Former President Muhammadu Buhari has conveyed his congratulations to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for their triumph in the recently concluded gubernatorial elections in Imo and Kogi State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Hope Uzodinma, the APC candidate, as the winner of the Imo governorship election. Similarly, Usman Ododo of the APC secured victory in the Saturday’s governorship polls in Kogi State.
In response, Buhari, in a statement released on Monday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, expressed gratitude to the people of the states for reaffirming their trust in the ruling party.
The statement reads, “Former President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the All Progressives Congress @OfficialAPCNg on winning the Governorship elections in Imo and Kogi States, and thanked the people of the two states for reaffirming their confidence in the nation’s most prominent political party.
“The former President thanks particularly the party leaders and the workers who laboured tirelessly to ensure the re-emergence of Senator Hope Uzodimma @Hope_Uzodimma1 for his second term in Imo State, and Alhaji Usman Ododo @OfficialOAU as the new Governor of Kogi State”.
Furthermore, the former president extended his best wishes to the newly elected governors for a successful tenure.
