Editorial Staff
Governor Yahaya Bello has congratulated sen. smart Adeyemi for his triumph at Saturday’s Kogi West re-run senatorial District poll declared by the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed issued in Lokoja, represented the victory ”as a collective manifestation of intellectual, moral and cultural virtues, and mandate given by the good people of Kogi West”.
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Bello counseled the APC supporters and also the people of Kogi West for exercising their civic rights in a peaceful manner.
He also lauded INEC officials and security agencies for doing their best
within the ambit of the law to ensure free, fair and credible elections
in the re-run.
”The APC as a party is particularly grateful to the people of Kogi West
for their peaceful conduct at the polls and embracing the promise of the
party to work assiduously to ensure development of the area and the
state in general.
”Now that we are having all three APC senators representing Kogi at the
National Assembly, my administration will work in synergy with them and
other APC lawmakers to attract more projects to our state, to make life
more meaningful for its citizens”, Bello said.
The returning officer, Prof. Olajide Lawal, announced on Saturday that
Adeyemi polled 88,373 votes to defeat the candidate of Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye who recorded 62,133 votes.
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