Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on his re-election in the just concluded Edo Governorship Election.
Saraki also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the free and fair election and keeping the military away from the electoral process.
Saraki in a statement posted on his Twitter page, called on Governor Obaseki 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.”
According to him ,”the result of the 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.”
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The statement reads “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.”
“The result of the just concluded election also represents the fact that our people actually desire to be governed by a truly democratic government headed by those they genuinely voted for.
“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.
“We are happy that throughout this election we did not see the military brutalizing the people or security officials supervising the snatching of ballot boxes and vandalization of votes. Thus, the military and other security agencies deserve commendation for this successful poll.”
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.
