By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday October 11, 2020, congratulated the Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, for his re-election in office at the weekend.
The president also advised the governor, who was re-elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), not to betray the trust of those who gave him the second-term in office.
The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, also commended the Ondo voters for displaying maturity by conducting themselves peacefully during the election, stressing that their conduct had positively rubbed off on the nation’s diplomatic image.
He also hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies for their positive roles in making the election smooth and peaceful.
His words: “President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on his re-election as Governor of Ondo State for another four-year term.
“The President lauds the resounding victory of the Governor at the election held on Saturday, October 10, 2020.”
He noted that the votes garnered showed that one good turn surely deserved another. The president thanked the people of Ondo State for keeping faith with their Governor, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that ‘the people know the person and party that truly serves them, and have spoken in clear voice and unmistakable terms’.