party hails Gov Abdulrazaq for his democratic credentials

By Olufemi Oni, Ilorin

The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has commended the people of the State for the large turnouts reported in the Saturday local government election, expressing its gratitude for the huge support for all of the party’s candidates in the election.

In a statement by the Chairman of the Party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi,, the APC said official results trickling in from across polling units in the 16 local government areas showed impressive performance by the party in the chairmanship and councillorship elections.

“We thank the people of Kwara State for their show of support and the confidence reposed in our party. We commend them for coming out to vote for APC in spite of the intimidation by the opposition elements,” party chairman Prince Sunday Fagbemi said.

“We commend the electoral body, KWSIEC, for the good showing, the impartiality of its officials, and its prompt and professional responses to late arrival of materials and procedural hitches in a few areas. Also, we commend the people of Kwara State for their peaceful conduct throughout.

“We condemn the futile attempts of the opposition PDP to disrupt election in some parts, especially in Offa where miscreants made fruitless efforts to undermine the process. A popular party had no reason to disrupt the process of the election. But that was what the PDP tried to do after its initial plan to stop the election through the courts failed woefully. We thank the electorate for resisting their antics and voting for our party.

“So far, so good, our party is poised to emerge victorious in a superlative way in this election. It is all too clear, from Central to South and North. We commend Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his leadership, his peaceful disposition, and his clear democratic credentials that have all played out in this election,” the statement said.