The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday congratulated the party’s governorship flag bearer in Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji, on his victory in Saturday’s election in the state, IgbereTV reports
Oyebanji polled 187,057 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party who garnered 82,211 votes in the election.
In a statement issued by his media office, Tinubu said Oyebanji’s tenacity had paid off with his impressive victory in the election.
The ex-Lagos State governor commended the party’s governors and members of the National Working Committee for achieving their first major electoral victory, and urged them not to relent in the efforts until the party achieves victory in the 2023 general elections.
He said: “I congratulate our Governor-elect, Abiodun Oyebanji and his Deputy, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, for their great success at the election
