Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has advised Anambra governor-elect, Charles Soludo, to to include members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in running his government.
Kalu, in a statement, obtained from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), also commended the candidates of other political parties for the level of political maturity demonstrated before, during and after the poll.
The former governor of Abia called on the governor-elect to run an inclusive government. He urged the people of Anambra to support the political class to take the state to enviable heights.
Kalu cautioned politicians against heating the polity, adding that politics should not be seen as a do-or-die affair.
“Following the outcome of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra, I felicitate with the governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),” said Kalu. “All the candidates were patriotic and selfless before, during and after the election. The governor-elect should embrace a participatory approach in governance. I urge sons and daughters of Anambra to embrace peace and unity despite political differences.”
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Kalu applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, the media, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders for ensuring a hitch-free election.
Soludo won the election with 112,229 votes, while Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 53,807 votes.
Andy Uba (APC) scored 43,285 votes, while Ifeanyi Uba of Young Peoples Party (YPP) got 21,261 votes.
Soludo won in 19 out of the 21 local government areas of the state in the election results declared by INEC on Wednesday in Awka.
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