The All Progressives Congress (APC) has established a reconciliation committee aimed at engaging with aggrieved presidential candidates from other political parties who participated in the recent presidential election held on Saturday. According to Rotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State, the purpose of this committee is to address their grievances and foster collaboration among all parties involved to support the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, in promoting the growth of Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially declared Tinubu the winner of the February 25 presidential election on Wednesday.
In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, Akeredolu emphasized the importance of initiating a healing process. He stated, “The President-elect has set up committees to meet with the gentlemen who contested in the election for us to start the healing process. I belong to one of the committees. We are going to meet them and appeal to them so that we can work together.” Akeredolu also characterized the election as the freest in Nigeria’s history, noting, “This is an election that was not padded. People who voted were counted; that is the way I see it. It’s not one which shows millions of votes. You can see the candidates; everyone won 12 states each; it has never been like that before.”
Furthermore, Akeredolu expressed gratitude to the residents of Ondo State for their support during the election, commending them for voting for the APC candidate. He described this support as a testament to the people’s affection for his administration. He remarked, “Ondo People are progressives, and we will always at least be on the side of progressivism. From the onset, we have been at the forefront of the clamour for a Southern President, and so we had to put everything we had into it, which is why we were able to make it.”
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