Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, commented on the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in Saturday’s Ondo governorship election.
The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) declared Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa of the APC the winner of the election after he secured 366,781 votes, defeating his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Folks’s Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 117,845 votes. Adeyemi Nejo of the African Democratic Party got here third with 4,138 votes.
In a press release by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau famous INEC’s conduct of the election.
He additionally talked about the management of the APC’s nationwide chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, whose efforts contributed to occasion unity and electoral successes in Ondo and different states like Imo, Kogi, and Edo.
“This victory is for the individuals of Ondo State,” Senator Barau acknowledged. “It displays the boldness of the individuals within the management of President Tinubu and the occasion.”
The Deputy Senate President, who additionally serves because the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, urged Governor Aiyedatiwa to work together with his opponents and concentrate on the event of Ondo State.
Barau concluded by acknowledging Governor Aiyedatiwa and APC supporters whereas encouraging all political stakeholders to unite in selling the state’s progress.
