The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has offered Certificates of Return to the governor-elect of Ondo State, Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, and the deputy governor-elect, Dr Olayide Adelami.
The presentation, which occurred on the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, was sequel to the declaration of Aiyedatiwa and Adelami of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the 2024 Ondo State governorship election.
Whereas presenting the certificates,
the INEC Nationwide Commissioner in-charge of Ondo, Ogun and Osun States, Professor Kunle Ajayi, pledged the umpire’s dedication to conducting credible and conclusive elections.
“This celebration marks the fruits of a democratic course of that displays the need and aspiration of the great individuals of Ondo state. First, I’ll wish to commend and congratulate the great individuals of Ondo state on the best way and method wherein they performed themselves within the simply concluded governorship election.
“The voters’ angle was usually spectacular and there was no main electoral violence incident recorded.
“INEC stays steadfast in its dedication to making sure free, truthful, credible, inclusive, and conclusive elections. The lately concluded Ondo state governorship election is a testomony to our dedication to upholding these values.
“I’ll wish to thank each stakeholder that contributed towards the profitable conduct of this election from the voters, for popping out,” Ajayi famous.
In his remarks, Governor Aiyedatiwa thanked the individuals of Ondo for casting their votes for him and guaranteed them of extra developmental initiatives as a mark of appreciation for his or her gesture.
“I can’t however specific my overwhelming gratitude to the individuals of Ondo state who got here out en masse on the sixteenth of November, 2024 to solid their votes for our social gathering, the APC, and by extension, for myself and my deputy in that governorship election.
“The mandate you may have simply renewed by way of your enormous votes throughout the 18 native governments of Ondo state, the place we gained convincingly, has positioned a burden on me to serve you higher than I’ve performed within the final ten months.
“I can’t but additionally thank the chief of our social gathering, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the management he has offered for our nation and our social gathering.
“He (Tinubu) was very unbiased in his strategy. He didn’t favour one individual over the opposite, no matter political social gathering. He offered a degree enjoying floor for all of us throughout that contest.
“I may even wish to thank the Nationwide Chairman of our social gathering, who can be right here with me at this time to establish with this success story, His Excellency, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, for the management he has offered for our social gathering since he got here on board as nationwide chairman.
“I additionally wish to commend the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, for conducting a good, clear, credible and conclusive election that returned myself and my deputy because the winners of that election.We commend you in your efforts,” he added.
