Kayode Fayemi, winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ekiti state has called on other contestants to join him in ensuring APC wins the governorship election on 14 July.
The APC flag bearer said his victory was not his alone, but belonged to all the contestants.
He announced the formation of a Candidate Advisory Committee, with all the contestants as members and said he would be ready to work with all of them to achieve victory for the APC.
Fayemi, who is a former governor of Ekiti was followed to the podium by all the other aspirants, said he was delighted to emerge as the winner of the party’s primary election.
He won 941 delegate votes, out of the 2,313 valid votes cast. Another former governor of the state, Segun Oni won 481 votes.
“I am delighted to have won the party’s primary election, and am also happy because the delegates voted for me.
‘It shows they believe so much in my abilities to change the lives of the Ekiti people for the better compared to what they are currently experiencing.
“All other aspirants are my friends and colleagues, am going to work with them to ensure that our great party emerges as the winner in the forthcoming gubernatorial election,” he said.
Governor Tanko Al-Makura, who chaired the election committee announced the result after 11 pm today in Ado-Ekiti and thanked all the delegates and contestants for their show of maturity, patience and perseverance.
He reserved special praise for the security agents, who were able to maintain peace, unlike last week’s show that ended riotously.
He congratulated Dr Fayemi for winning the party’s primary election and charged him to work together with the other aspirants to enable him achieve his desired goals and objectives in the forthcoming July,14, gubernatorial election.
