President Bola Tinubu don hail Monday Okpebholo say im do well as e win di govnorship election for Edo State.
Okpebholo, wey be APC candidate, shine pass for di election with 291,667 votes. E beat Asue Ighodalo of PDP wey get 247,274 votes, and Olumide Akpata of Labour Party wey manage gather 22,763 votes.
For one tori wey Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu big boy for media mata, release on Sunday, di President yarn say make Okpebholo no dey show himself too much because of im victory o.
Tinubu talk say na because people like APC well well naim make Okpebholo win. E come praise APC big boys say dem try for dis victory matter. But e still tell people wey no happy with di result say dem fit go court if dem like.
“President Bola Tinubu dey hail Senator Monday Okpebholo, wey be APC candidate for Saturday Edo State govnorship election, say e do well as e win,” na so di tori talk.
“E dey tell Senator Okpebholo make e no dey form big boy because e win, but make e see am as work wey dey call am. E dey tell am make e show say im get big heart by reaching out to im political enemies and make e try join all Edo people together so dat development go dey.”
“I dey commend INEC and our security people wey work round di clock to make sure say di election dey successful, peaceful and e no get too much wahala.”
For anoda side, former President Muhammadu Buhari sef don congratulate Okpebholo say e do well well for di election.
Buhari, wey call di outcome “historic electoral victory”, come beg di people wey win and di ones wey lose make dem work togeda to make democracy strong for di state.
Di former president still praise di security people say dem try for making sure say di election dey peaceful.
“I dey congratulate APC and di person wey win di election, Senator Monday Okpebholo for dis historic victory and I dey pray say new life go enter Edo State and im people,” na so Buhari talk am.