The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has congratulated Seyi Makinde, who was declared winner of the governorship election in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a statement on Monday by the party’s spokesman, AbdulAzeez Olatunde, the Oyo APC congratulated its governorship candidate, Adebayo Adelabu and Mr Makinde for a good race.
The party also appreciated its party supporters and voters.
The party said, “The elections have come and gone, won and lost and the people of Oyo State have spoken. We respect the INEC declaration of Engr. Seyi Makinde as the Governor elect and wish to congratulate him.
“Similarly, we commend the gallantry of Chief Adebayo Adelabu who gave a good account of not only himself but the APC in Oyo State. Our commendation also goes to all the victorious candidates in our party.
“Meanwhile, we will watch developments and use this opportunity to appeal to our party members and supporters to be calm and conduct themselves in a peaceful manner as the unprecedented eight year tenure of the APC led by Governor Abiola Ajimobi has been a season of peace, safety and security which yielded monumental developments in various sectors of the state’s economy.”
The party also condemned the recent spate of violence witnessed in the last 48 hours in the state, stressing that it would be unfortunate if the state returns to the era of violence, brigandage and chaos with the turn of the PDP being in charge.
It further reminded the perpetrators of violence that the APC government was still in charge of the state and no one should seize the opportunity of victory at the polls to take laws into their hands.
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, had also congratulated Makinde in a separate statement.
