Former President Muhammadu Buhari extended his congratulations to the All Progressives Congress (APC) for their success in the recent gubernatorial elections in Imo and Kogi State.
Governor Hope Uzodinma, the APC candidate, was declared the winner of the Imo governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Additionally, Usman Ododo, also from the ruling party, secured victory in Saturday’s governorship polls in Kogi State.
Reacting, Buhari, in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, thanked the people of the states for reaffirming their confidence 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”.
The former president also wished the newly elected governors the “best for their tenure