March 21, (THEWILL) – The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has congratulated his Kano State counterpart, Abba Kabir Yusuf, who emerged as the governor-elect in Kano State under the platform of the NNPP in the March 18, gubernatorial election.
Oguntoyinbo, who described the victory as a landslide, noted that the people of Kano have demonstrated their trust and confidence in the governor-elect.
Yusuf emerged victorious in a keenly contested election in which he polled 1,019,602 votes to defeat Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 890,705 of the votes cast.
Congratulating the Kano State governor-elect, the Ogun state NNPP guber candidate declared that the victory was a lesson for all that everyone matters in politics, particularly the masses.
Oguntoyinbo maintained that Yusuf’s feat was a manifestation of his popularity among his people and thus, the right person to take the mantle of leadership in the State.
He prayed that almighty God will give him the wisdom and grace to direct the affair of Kano state.
According to him, “I wholly congratulate you for this feat, which has shown your level of popularity and acceptability with the people of Kano.
“I want to also congratulate all the party leaders and executives in the State, starting from the party chairman and secretary, and all other party executives. I want to also commend the courage of the party members and the masses, who stand by good governance by voting en masse for Abba as the next governor of Kano State.
“This victory is a result of the sagacity, hard work, teamwork, skilful campaigns, efficient resource allocation, openness and humility exhibited by Abba and his team players.
“You concentrated on issues that mattered most to Kano people and they responded in kind, bestowing on him and the NNPP an earth-shaking victory of historic proportions, which also confirms the famous dictum that the voice of the people is the voice of God.
“It is also a testament to the value that you have brought to the former positions you have occupied.
“It is my prayer that the Almighty God would lead you to deliver value to the Kano people, who have shown implicit confidence in you,” Oguntoyinbo concluded.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
