Cross River State Governor,Ben Ayade has congratulated his Edo counterpart, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, on his re-election describing his victory at the poll as a well deserved one.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita in Calabar,Ayade urged Obaseki to see his victory as a clarion call to do more for Edo people who had reposed their confidence in him in the last four years.
Ayade’ said, “I extend my warm felicitations to you on your well deserved victory in the just concluded Edo gubernatorial election.
“For those of us who have keenly followed your giant strides in Edo, your victory did not come as a surprise.
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“Your re-election, therefore, represents a bold and emphatic testimony to the good works you had done in the past four years.”
The governor who expressed his delight that Obaseki’s re-election had now brought the entire South South zone under the PDP family, urged him to be magnanimous in victory.
He also commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies for their neutrality in the election.
“The election has been fought and won and it is refreshing to note that our great party, the PDP, has maintained its total control of our geo-political zone, the South south.
“Having won a hard-fought election, I encourage you to be magnanimous in victory by extending an olive branch to your opponents on the other side,” he added
