March 01, (THEWILL) – The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory in the presidential election held last Saturday.
“I congratulate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his election as the next President of Nigeria”, Fayose said in a tweet on Wednesday.
Fayose’s tweet came a few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared that Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), won the election after receiving majority of the votes cast.
THEWILL reports that INEC, on Wednesday, declared that Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to beat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 6,984,520, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), who secured 6,101,533 votes.
In his response, the former Ekiti governor implored the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat in the interest of the nation.
He also called for the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.
“As for the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, I call for his immediate resignation for his inability to move the party forward.
“As the presidential election comes to an end, I urge other contestants, especially Atiku Abubakar, to accept the outcome in the overall interest of our country. There will always be another day”, he added.
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