President Muhamadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for securing a second term in the governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo on Saturday.
Buhari charged the governor to justify the trust and confidence of his people and ensure he continued to deliver the dividends of democracy that will lift up his state.
The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina commended Ondo voters for demonstrating maturity and by conducting themselves peacefully adding that their conduct has rubbed up positively in the comity of nations.
He also commended the security operatives for their gallant conduct in making the election peaceful.
The congratulatory letter reads:
“The President lauds the resounding victory of the Governor at the election held on Saturday, October 10, 2020, noting that the votes garnered ‘show that one good turn surely deserves another’.
“He thanks the people of Ondo State for keeping faith with their Governor, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that ‘the people know the person and party that truly serves them, and have spoken in clear voice and unmistakable terms’.
“President Buhari appreciates the electorate in Ondo State for comporting themselves decently and in order, and for exhibiting conduct that indicates that the country is making progress in its electoral behavior.
“He also gives kudos to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for organizing credible, free and fair election, and to security agencies which ensured that orderliness was enthroned and maintained.
“The President urges Gov Akeredolu to be humble and magnanimous in victory, and serve the people of Ondo State even better than how he did in the first term, noting: ‘when you serve with heart and might, the people respond in like manner, and we can easily get to where we are headed as a country,” the statement reads.