ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has presented Certificates of Return to the Governor-elect of Ondo state, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami.
The event which took place at the INEC headquarters on Tuesday had dignitaries including the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and some members of the party’s National Working Committee NWC in attendance.
The certificates were presented by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Ondo state, Prof. Kunle Ajayi.
Ayedatiwa who was accompanied by the Ogun State Governor , Dapo Abiodun, in his remarks thanked the people of Ondo state for exercising their franchise and renewing his mandate.
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“The mandate you have just renewed via your huge votes across the 18 LGAs where we won convincingly has placed a burden on me to serve you better than I did before now”, he stated.
He also thanked President Bola Tinubu who he said provided a level playing field for all parties.
While he thanked other stakeholders for their commitment to the electoral process, Ayedatiwa praised INEC for “conducting a free, fair, transparent, credible and inclusive election”.
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