The All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday it would heal the wound created by the primary that produced its candidate that won Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election.
In a statement in Abuja, National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said: “With the 2016 Ondo State governorship gone, the task before the party leadership is uniting the party and healing wounds.”
After the primaries, some of the aspirants kicked against the outcome. One of them, Chief Olusola Oke, defected to the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and ran on its platform. He came third in the poll.
Oyegun said the victory was a result of the belief the people had in the party and the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He congratulated Governor-elect Rotimi Akeredolu, and Deputy Governor elect Agboola Ajayi on their victory.
While thanking the electorate for voting APC, Oyegun expressed gratitude to the people of Ondo State for their impressive turnout and peaceful conduct during the election.
He praised Buhari and other party leaders for their invaluable support towards winning the election. He called for calm and appealed to the opposition parties and their candidates to accept defeat in good faith.
He said: “The APC thanks the Ondo electorate for voting for the party in the keenly-contested election. The Ondo electorate have voted for the candidate with a proven track record of performance and who will bring about the kind focused leadership and multi-faceted development which the state deserves. The party assures that we will deliver on this expectation.
“Also, the outcome of the Ondo State governorship election powerfully demonstrates the confidence and trust by our people in the overall leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC-led administration. The party and the President hold sacred this trust.”
END
Be the first to comment