The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as the
governor of Edo State.
The chairman of the APC national caretaker committee, Mai Mala
Buni said in a statement that the peaceful conduct of the election
and its outcome represents a victory for Nigeria’s democracy.
He said the party and the president remain committed to free and
fair elections to strengthen the foundation of the country’s
political and moral authority.
He commended INEC, security agencies, and all political parties
that contested the election for the successful conduct of the
election.
He also commended the party’s flagbearer Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu
for his tenacity and leadership while appreciating the efforts of
the immediate past national chairman of the party, Adams
Oshiomhole, and other members for demonstrating unwavering support
for the party and its candidate in the election.
Governor Buni added that it is time to unite to move the
country’s democracy forward and put an end to the era when the
electoral contest becomes warfare.
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Below is the full speech by Governor Buni.
Edo State Governorship Election: Victory for Democracy
September 21, 2020
The September 19, 2020 Edo State Governorship election is over,
the winner has been declared by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) in the person of the Mr. Godwin Obaseki,
candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP). We hereby
congratulate the winner of the election, the people of Edo State
and all Nigerians. The peaceful conduct of the election and its
outcome represent victory for Nigeria’s democracyAs a party, we join our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR,
to affirm our ‘commitment to free and fair elections’ in order to
strengthen ‘the foundation for our political and moral authority’.
We commend INEC, our security agencies and all political parties
that contested the election for the successful conduct of the
election. As a governing party, we will take every step necessary
to support the Federal Government to consolidate all the gains
achieved.We, in particular want to salute our candidate in the election,
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamuh for his tenacity and leadership. We
similarly commend our Edo State leaders, especially our immediate
past National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and all our
members in Edo State for demonstrating unwavering support for our
party and our candidate in the election. In the face of all the
challenges, we collectively remained faithful and worked tirelessly
during the campaigns. We appeal to all our members to be
strengthened by the outcome of the election and unite in order to
correct all the problems that worked against our party and our
candidate in the just concluded election.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Finally, we specially hereby celebrate our Edo State 2020
Governorship Campaign Council led by His Excellency Dr. Abdullahi
Umar Ganduje, Governor of Kano State. We acknowledge and appreciate
the contributions of all members of the Campaign Council. As
progressives and democrats, we are confident that all leaders and
members of the party will celebrate the outcome of the election as
free and fair as acknowledge by our leader, President Muhammadu
Buhari.Let us unite to move our democracy for forward. We must put an
end to the era when electoral contest become warfare. We urge our
candidate and all our members to join us in congratulating Mr.
Godwin Obaseki and the PDP, being the declared winner of the
election. Our attention must now shift to Ondo State and ensure
that we win the October 10, 2020 election. September 19, 2020 Edo
election should present a new watershed. We will work hard to win
the Ondo election. Having reaffirmed our commitment to free and
fair elections, it is our expectation that all opposition parties
in the country will also commit themselves to free and fair
contests. We will therefore accordingly expect congratulatory
message from all parties just as we similarly guarantee that once
we are defeated in a fair contest, we will congratulate the
winner.May God continue to bless our democracy, our nation and our
people!His Excellency, Mai Mala Buni
Chairman, APC Caretaker Extraordinary/Convention Planning
Committee