Fayemi Hails Opposition’s Remarkable Performance, Recommends A Government Of National Unity

• Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential election on Wednesday.

• Messages of congratulations have continued to pour in for him.

• Fayemi has also sent a message, adding a crucial request.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the former governor of Ekiti State and immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory in the 2023 presidential election.

INEC declared Tinubu the winner of the election in the early hours of Wednesday.

According to the commission, Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

He was followed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 6,984,520 votes.

The Labour Party’s flagbearer, Peter Obi, who defied the expectations of millions of Nigerians, was not far behind with 6,101,533 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) scored 1,496,687 votes.

Reacting to the president election result in a statement issued on his behalf by Ahmad Sajoh, the head of the Fayemi Media Office in Abuja, Fayemi commended the political resilience, brilliance, and shrewdness of Tinubu, stating that over the years, the president-elect had mentored a vast number of Nigeria’s political leadership and worked hard to develop and sustain progressive ideology in Nigeria.

“Tinubu was the leader of opposition politics when it was not fashionable to be in the opposition in Nigeria, but through hard work, foresight, and compromise, he, working with other leaders, formed the APC, which has now won three consecutive presidential elections,” he said.

The former governor, who initially ran against the president-elect for the APC presidential nomination, also acknowledged that the opposition parties had an “excellent” performance.

He, therefore, urged Tinubu and the APC to consider a government of National Unity.

Former Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi

Excerpts of the Statement from Fayemi:

‘’I congratulate the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in the 2023 presidential election. It was a hard-fought win, which demonstrates the crowning of Asiwaju’s efforts and vision for Nigeria.

‘’With the Asiwaju I know, I trust that his administration will fight for the interests of ordinary Nigerians and work hard to achieve our national goals of peace, unity, and economic prosperity. While Asiwaju might have been the presidential candidate of the APC, he would be President of all Nigerians and promote unity, equity, and fairness.

‘’I thank all members of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and loyal party men and women across the length and breadth of the country who worked hard for our Party’s victory at the polls. This victory would not have been possible without the diligence and faithfulness of our members.

‘’I also wish to thank Nigerians who have trusted our party with presidential leadership again. I want to assure Nigerians that we will not disappoint and implement as faithfully as possible our presidential campaign manifesto.

‘’I use this opportunity to reiterate my earlier appeal that political leaders and actors should shun inflammatory remarks, and encourage their followers to do the same. We cannot burn down our country or truncate this precious democracy because of one electoral loss. There will be more electoral opportunities in future

“I would also like to urge the victorious candidate and our party to seriously consider a government of national unity given the excellent performance of the opposition political parties. In this historic election cycle, there is no victor and no vanquished. This is not a time for triumphalism but a time to celebrate the resilience of ordinary Nigerians with sobriety.”

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