November 10, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the governor-elect, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, on his victory at the just-concluded 2021 Anambra governorship election.
THEWILL had reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Soludo the winner of the election, held on November 6.
Buhari urged the Anambra State governor-elect, a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Committee, to rally other stakeholders to tackle the enormous challenges confronting the State and the Southeast in general.
He praised the security agencies for their determination to ensure that the election went on as smoothly as possible, and the INEC for the successful conclusion of the exercise despite the initial challenges encountered.
The president, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday, said he looks forward to working with the incoming governor for the peace, security, and development of Anambra State and the entire country.
The statement read, “I congratulate Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) — and a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Committee (PEAC) — on his victory in the Anambra State gubernatorial election.
“I commend the security agencies for their determination to ensure that the election went on as smoothly as possible, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the successful conclusion of the exercise, despite the initial challenges encountered.
“I enjoin Prof Soludo to rally other stakeholders to tackle the enormous challenges confronting Anambra State and the Southeast in general.
“I look forward to working with him for the peace, security and development of Anambra State and the entire country.”
