‘Edo people have spoken,’ Speaker Abbas congratulates Okpebholo, Idahosa, APC

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election held in Edo State, on his victory at the polls.

He stated that Edo people have spoken with their votes.

On Sunday night, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Senator Okpebholo the winner of the election.

The Speaker equally congratulated the Deputy Governor-elect, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, a member of the House, on the victory.

Speaker Abbas, who noted both the governor-elect and the deputy governor-elect are serving members of the National Assembly, said more parliamentarians are now holding significant stakes in politics and governance in Nigeria.

He, therefore, urged the duo to work together for the common good of the Edo people, adding that they should remain good ambassadors of the National Assembly.

With the victory in Edo, the Speaker said Nigerians are still keeping faith with the APC to bring positive changes to the country, especially under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the GCFR, and its Renewed Hope Agenda.

Speaker Abbas extended his congratulations to President Tinubu and the leadership of the APC at the national and state levels, as well as the people of Edo, for “voting positive change” in the state.

While urging Senator Okpebholo and Hon. Idahosa to be magnanimous in victory and extend an olive branch to their opponents, the Speaker called for calm in the state, saying the outcome of the poll is the will of the people.

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