The Deputy
President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has described the re-election
of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko as the Governor of Ondo State as “people’s verdict and
democracy in action”.
Senator
Ekweremadu stated this in a congratulatory message to the Dr. Mimiko and the
people of Ondo State.
While
expressing satisfaction with the efforts by the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC and the security agencies at ensuring a credible poll, the
Deputy President of the Senate commended the people of Ondo State for their
peaceful conduct.
Ekweremadu
noted that the Ondo election in many ways indicated that the electoral reforms
carried out by the 6th National Assembly through constitutional
amendment was yielding greater results by the day.
He said: “In
the end, it is not just about who won, but about a democratic, violence-free,
and mature electoral process where the people freely express themselves and
realise their will that count above everything else”
He urged Dr.
Mimiko to work to justify the confidence reposed in him by the people by “being
magnanimous and humble in victory, while also rallying all capable hands
towards the development of Ondo State irrespective of political persuasion”.
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