Edo Governor elect, Godwin Obaseki has accepted his victory, thanks Edos'

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Godwin Obaseki,the winner of the Edo state governorship election on Wednesday  has accepted his victory in the election and promised to work tirelessly to transform the state.

Obaseki speaking to the Independent National Electoral Commission returned him as winner of the election. He said: “With great humility, I accept this announcement of my victory as the governor-elect of Edo State,” said Obaseki, who secured 319,483 votes in the election as against the 253,173 votes polled by Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party.

He added: “More importantly, by your votes you have clearly affirmed you faith in my ability to lead our state forward into a new era. This is a responsibility Philip Shuaibu, my running mate, and myself do not take lightly.”

Noting that he and his party made many promises during the election, Obaseki pledged that his administration would strive to deliver on all the promises and build “a state which will be anchored on a productive economy that will transform and empower our citizens to the best level”.

“I promise to work tirelessly for the good of all Edo people irrespective of gender, social status, ethnicity, religion or political affiliation,” he said.

He thanked the people for their courage in coming out to vote.  “You are the heroes of this election; you saw through their propaganda and lies and you made the right decision,” he said.

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