Newly re-elected Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, on Tuesday presented their certificates of return to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
Governor Aiyedatiwa expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for his support and for ensuring a level playing field during the state election.
Accompanied by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, and Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, Aiyedatiwa praised the APC’s sweeping victory across all 18 local government areas in the state.
Addressing reporters, Aiyedatiwa said: “Yes, coming here today to meet with the president is to express my gratitude to him as the leader of the country and of our party for providing enabling environment for everyone, a level playing ground, and also as leader of our party, to present my certificate of return to him.
“Having gone through the election, and with the outcome that I returned myself and the deputy with an unprecedented figure that no governor in Ondo State election has ever gotten, and they spread also across the 18 local government of the state.”
Governor Aiyedatiwa expressed gratitude to the people of Ondo State for voting en masse for the ruling party.
He lauded Civil Society Organisations, the security agencies media and all stakeholders for their roles during the November 16th, Ondo State governorship election.
“So both of us, they myself and the deputy guy wherever went, with joy, with gratitude.
So the good people of Ondo State, the leadership of our party, my brother, governors, the media as well, for reporting.
“You know, having a balanced reporting of the entire activity, the observer, the CSO and everyone including the critical stakeholders that were on ground during the election, the security agencies, everyone played their their role, and we had a very, very credible, transparent and conclusive election. So I am so glad.”
