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Perform better than you did in your first term, Buhari tells Akeredolu
By Emmanuel Awosika
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to reward the people’s faith in him by performing better than he did in his first term.
Buhari said this in a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Sunday.
The President congratulated the people of Ondo for their orderly conduct during the election, noting that it had painted the country in good light.
He also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies who contributed to the free, fair and credible elections.
The statement reads: “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, noting that the votes garnered ‘show that one good turn surely deserves another’.
“He 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’.
“President Buhari appreciates the electorate in Ondo State for comporting themselves decently and in order, and for exhibiting conduct that indicates that the country is making progress in its electoral behaviour.
“He also gives kudos to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for organising credible, free and fair election, and to security agencies which ensured that orderliness was enthroned and maintained.
“The President urges Governor Akeredolu to be humble and magnanimous in victory, and serve the people of Ondo State even better than how he did in the first term, noting: ‘when you serve with heart and might, the people respond in like manner, and we can easily get to where we are headed as a country.”
Rotimi Akeredolu had secured a second term as Ondo State Governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress after receiving the highest votes in the Governorship Election held in the state on Saturday.
