- salutes Nigerians’ ballot for uprightness, honesty
- says president’s 2nd term will provide impetus for good governance, war on corruption
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on his re-election.
Obaseki who issued the congratulatory message in the early hours of Wednesday, shortly after president Buhari was declared winner of the Presidential election, held on February 23, said: “On behalf of the government and people of Edo State, I congratulate our President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on your well-deserved victory.”
Obaseki added: “I salute the renewed resolve of Nigerians to cast their ballot for uprightness and honesty, exemplified by your leadership and for endorsing the people-centred programmes of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under your guidance.”
He explained that another four years of president Buhari’s leadership “will provide the much-desired impetus for good governance, the ongoing war on corruption, completion of ongoing infrastructural projects and boost our new image in the comity of nations.”