{"id":63014,"date":"2018-07-15T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T15:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63014"},"modified":"2018-07-15T16:51:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T15:51:09","slug":"saraki-congratulates-fayemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/saraki-congratulates-fayemi\/","title":{"rendered":"Saraki Congratulates Fayemi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his victory in the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">just-concluded Ekiti gubernatorial election.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Saraki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that the Governor-elect of Ekiti State<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">should use his second-coming to continue the people-centered policies and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">programmes of his first term, while urging him to also work to grow the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">State&#8217;s economy in order to leave behind a sustainable legacy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He said the victory was a sign that the people of Ekiti State still have<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">confidence in the former minister&#8217;s ability to provide good governance and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">render efficient service to the state and its people. He also advised the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Governor-elect to maintain his focus on how to bring more development to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the State and improve the standard of living of the people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Senate President also urged the Independent National Electoral<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Commission (INEC), the law enforcement and security agencies, the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">government and entire electorate to learn some lessons from the Ekiti<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">State gubernatorial election, which has served as a fore-runner to the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">2019 General Elections and ensure that all areas of complaints and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">inadequacies are corrected before a similar election in Osun State and the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">2019 general elections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cTo ensure that the Nigeria people have continued trust and faith in our<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">electoral system, we must continue to work to improve our electoral<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">policies and practices. We must look into the issues that have been<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">identified in this last election to ensure that they are not repeated in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the upcoming Osun Gubernatorial election, and during the 2019 elections.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Definitely, the 2019 elections must be better in all ramifications than<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the 2015 polls&#8221;, he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Saraki prayed that God will bless and guide the Governor-elect as he<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">prepares to assume Office, and called for a smooth transition between the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">outgoing government and the incoming one.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\" data-test-id=\"toolbar-hover-area\">\n<div class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his victory in the just-concluded Ekiti gubernatorial election. 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