Ondo State governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu receives Certificate of Return, promises unbiased administration
Chief Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday received his Certificate of Return as the next Ondo State governor at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akure.
Akeredolu, a member of the All Progressives Congress, said his victory in last Saturday’s governorship election in the state was not only for himself nor his party, but for the people of the state.
He also promised to serve without bias against people who didn’t vote for him during the election.
“Today’s victory is of God through the good people of Ondo State. It is not for me or APC alone. It is a victory for the people of Ondo state, irrespective of which side of the divide you stood during the election. For me it is a call to service and a challenge to perform,” the governor-elect said.
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“Although we all had different points of view before the election but today, as members of one strong, vibrant and indivisible Ondo State family, we are all united and resolute with one single objective to save our beloved Ondo State.
“With this new dawn, it is now time to rediscover and reinvent ourselves. It is time to find what we lost, to rescue this land and its people from the myriad of poverty and pains which daily assail their lives,” he further said.
Akeredolu called for support from members of the party to help him actualise his vision for the state, saying the cooperation will enable his administration to “take deliberate and decisive steps to optimally harness our overall potential for greatness, prosperity, peace and stability.”
The Certificate of Return was presented to the governor-elect by the INEC Supervising National Commissioner, Mr. Solomon Soyebi.
Akeredolu will take over the reigns as governor of Ondo State in three months’ time.
