By Abdulrahman A. Abdulrauf
Abuja
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated winner of the Ekiti State governorship election, Mr. Ayodele Fayose.
Ekweremadu, who observed that it was an important win for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the South-west, however, stressed that the free and fair electoral processes that threw up the winner was vital for the growth of democracy in the country.
He said: “I send hearty congratulations to Mr. Ayodele Fayose and our party men and women who worked hard for this important victory.
“I equally commend all the candidates, the good people of Ekiti State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the civil society, security agencies, and other democratic structures and institutions who ensured that the election was peaceful, free, fair, and credible.”
Ekweremadu also extoled the incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for his efforts at developing the state for the almost four years he has held sway, but called on “him and the rest of the candidates and good people of the highly erudite state to join hands with the winner to move the State forward”.
He enjoined Fayose to justify the confidence reposed in him by his people by aggregating the bountiful human resources available in Ekiti for the speedy transformation of the state, irrespective of political leanings.
