Governor Aiyedatiwa congratulates Monday Okpebholo on his Edo election victory

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been congratulated by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on their victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.

Aiyedatiwa, the APC’s chairman of the Election Planning and Strategy Committee in the Edo election, also congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the party’s candidate for governor, and Hon. Dennis Idahosa, his running mate, on becoming Edo State’s new governor and deputy governor, respectively.

This was said in a statement made in the state capital of Akure by his chief press secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan.

The governor expressed gratitude to the kind people of Edo State for giving the APC control over the state’s governance.

Aiyedatiwa said “I want to congratulate our party, the APC, Senator Okpebholo and Hon. Idahosa on the well deserved victory in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State.

“I join millions of our party faithful to give glory to God for granting us a peaceful victory to reclaim Edo back into the fold of the progressives where is rightly belongs.

“I thank Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for providing the exemplary leadership that guaranteed a free, fair and peaceful election in Edo and I also congratulate him on the success of the party in the contest.

“I commend our party’s leadership headed by the National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, as well as the national and state campaign committees of the party for the efforts they put in to achieve the much needed victory.”

Aiyedatiwa who commended the peaceful conduct of the people of Edo before, during and after the election, expressed confidence in the vision of Senator Okpebholo to change the face of governance in the state by implementing progressive policies and programmes that will make positive impacts on the lives of Edo people.