OSUN State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday described the victory of Dr Kayode Fayemi in the last Saturday governorship poll in Ekiti State as a triumph of progressivism in the South Western part of the country.
In a congratulatory message signed by his media adviser, Mr Sola Fasure, which was made available to the TribuneOnline in Osogbo, Aregbesola affirmed that the victory of Fayemi and APC is “a ‘hard fought and won the battle that brought liberation to the people of Ekiti State”.
The statement reads, “the victory of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) came after a hard fought and won battle that brought liberation to the good people of Ekiti. It is also an indication of the rising popularity of the APC across Nigeria in a swift sweeping of the electoral stakes in the country that began in 2015 and continues till now”.
“In spite of the challenges and the formidable opposition, the people of Ekiti stood behind the party and voted for our candidate on Saturday, giving our party, a fresh four-year mandate to provide leadership and good governance.
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That victory signposts the wrap up of the South West by the APC, Ekiti State being the last bastion of the dying PDP dinosaur that has wreaked havoc in the region and Nigeria in general”.
” It is a new dawn of progressivism in the South West and an opportunity to re-enact the golden era of Chief Obafemi Awolowo under whose progressive platform the region had unprecedented development, through regional integration and socio-economic cooperation. I, therefore wholeheartedly congratulate Dr Fayemi, his running mate, the progressive family in Ekiti State and across Nigeria, the leadership and all members of our party that worked hard for this victory.
“On behalf of my family, the government and the good people of Osun, I wish him a fruitful and successful tenure in the service of the people of Ekiti”, the statement concluded.
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