Former Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the reelection of Governor
Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.
Saraki on Sunday, while
congratulating Obaseki and PDP, urged the Edo State Governor to use his next
term to deliver on his promises to the people.
In a statement posted on his
Twitter page, he wrote: “I call on @GovernorObaseki to see his re-election as
an opportunity to deliver on his campaign promises and to continually work to
actualize the wishes and aspirations of the Edo people.”
Saraki mentioned that the result
of the just-concluded election also represents the fact that Nigerians desire
to be governed by a truly democratic government headed by those they genuinely
voted for.
The statement read: “The result
of the Edo governorship election represents the true wish of the people who
stood firmly behind their Governor against power mongers who were determined to
foist their choice on the people. It represents the will of the people to vote
in free, fair and credible elections.
“Edo election result is a victory
for our country, her people and democracy. We have shown that the glory of the
country is more valuable to the citizens than the wish of a tiny power clique.”
Saraki commended Buhari for the
free and fair election and keeping the military away from the electoral
process.
“We can see that the result
represents realistic figures from one local government area to the other. No
case of outlandish figures being reeled out. That is also a sign of some level
of credibility in the process.
“It is for the above reasons that
I have to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping the military out of
this election and for giving the instructions that led to the apparent
neutrality of INEC officials and other security officials involved in the
entire process,” his statement added.
Saraki further applauded the PDP
leadership for accepting Obaseki into the party and supporting him.
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