Edo guber poll: Muhammadu Buhari congratulates APC, Gov-elect Okpebholo

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s governor-elect in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on what he described as a “prized, historic electoral victory.”

In a statement signed by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari expressed optimism that both the incoming administration’s leaders and those from the parties that lost would collaborate to strengthen democracy and continue advancing the state’s development.

“Congratulations to the APC and the election winner, Senator Monday Okpebholo on the historic electoral victory, and my warmest wishes for a new lease of life for Edo State and its people.

“I very much hope the winners and the losers will work together to strengthen democracy and maintain the trajectory of development in the state.

“I commend the law enforcement agencies for the efforts that they put into ensuring a peaceful election, and the multitude of election officials who strive to improve with each election.

“I pray that the Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country, will continue to achieve remarkable progress under democracy.”