Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has charged his
counterpart in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki to be magnanimous and
graceful in victory.
Okowa gave the charge when Gov. Obaseki led a team on a “Thank
You” visit to Okowa in Asaba.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the media unit of the
Delta Government House, Okowa congratulated Obaseki for the victory recorded in
the election and urged him ‘not to allow the lions and the tigers to torment the
people again’.
Okowa expressed appreciation to God for the victory, saying
that he was inspired to support Obaseki because of his humility and the fact
that he was being oppressed.
“I want to congratulate you once again, and I feel very
excited that you won the election.
“I believe God did this in your life because you have proven
to be a very humble man and people who boast too much don’t usually end well.
“I urge you to show lots of magnanimity and grace, but do
not allow the lions and the tigers to torment the people again.
“May God give you the enabling grace to fulfil all your
campaign promises.
“Your people are expecting a lot from you because of their
huge support, and I pray that God assists you with more funds to provide for
the needs of the people.
“I thank all our party members and the Edo people for their
resilience in ensuring your re-election.
“Now that we are all in the same political party, it makes
it easier for us to relate with ourselves in this region,” he said.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, had on September 20 declared Obaseki winner of the Saturday’s
governorship election in Edo State.
Obaseki who is the PDP’s governorship candidate, defeated
his closest rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) with a total of 307,955.
Ize-Iyamu, however, polled a total of 223,619.
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