The frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has congratulated Dr. Kayode Fayemi in what he described as a “hard fought victory” in last Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election.
Ojougboh stressed that the emergence of Fayemi shows that the people of Ekiti State like other opposition states in Nigeria, particularly Delta State, have seen the development strides of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and they have realized that the APC is the largest growing party in Nigeria, which has the interest of the masses at heart.
He assured that the victory of the APC in Ekiti State will also be witnessed in Delta State.
Ojougboh, a former member of the House of Representatives, had in an earlier message via his official handle Twitter handle: @CairoOjougboh, congratulated Fayemi.
He tweeted: “Congratulations to Dr. Olukayode Fayemi for this victory and also to our party faithfuls and stakeholders. I’m optimistic he will rewrite the wrongs. It’s a new dawn for the good people of Ekiti State. By God’s grace we shall see a New Delta State come 2019.”
In a statement issued from Abuja by his campaign media assistant, Kenneth Udeh, Dr. Ojougboh said: “The emergence of Dr. Kayode Fayemi is a true reflection of the choice of people. The victory of Dr. John Kayode fayemi is unprecedented it also sends a very strong signal that Nigerians are better off under the APC. It also shows that the good people of Ekiti State understand the need and benefits of being part of the party at the central.
“Despite the challenges we are facing as a nation due to the monumental failure of the last administration Nigerians are beginning to feel the impact of the positive changes that the President and his Team have embarked towards re-writing the wrongs of the past. I have always been of the opinion that it pays more to be part of the center rather than being in ‘opposition; because this will fast track and attract more developments to the region. The Southwest like every other region plays a very important role in the democracy of our country and it is very pleasing that they are now fully integrated with the APC at the Federal Level. I also want to thank our party stakeholders and leaders for their efforts and dedication towards this historical victory, I urge them to also use the same spirit of commitment to ensure the Delta state is rescued from the corrupt led PDP Government. It is a victory for the people who have said a loud ‘NO’ to years of intimidation, inducement, corruption and economic backwardness in the state. It is also very clear that the good people of Delta state are will also say ‘NO’ to the fraudulent ‘OKOWA’ led administration in DELTA State come 2019. I call on Dr. Fayemi to immediately kick start the restoration process in the state and also channel the state to the numerous development programmes of the Buhari led administration.”
Ojougboh also commended the President for keeping to his words by ensuring that the election process in the state, like that of Anambra State, was not manipulated.
He also thanked the people of the state for conducting themselves in an orderly manner towards the success of the peaceful election.