STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT JONATHAN CONGRATULATES OSHIOMHOLE ON
HIS RE-ELECTION
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulates Governor
Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on his re-election yesterday for another term in
office.
President Jonathan also commends the Independent National
Electoral Commission, its personnel and the nation’s security services for
ensuring that the elections were free and fair in keeping with his
administration’s commitment to continually strengthening democracy in Nigeria
through the establishment of a more credible electoral system.
The
President urges Governor Oshiomhole to receive the fresh mandate given to him
yesterday by the people of Edo State as an endorsement of his outstanding
performance in his first term and an expression of their desire for a
continuation of his focused, purposeful and dynamic leadership.
He
expects that the Governor will work even harder in his second term to justify
the confidence in his leadership clearly expressed by the Edo State electorate
yesterday and assures him that the Federal Government will continue to give all
possible support and assistance for development in the state.
President
Jonathan wishes the Comrade-Governor continued good health and a successful
second term in the service of Edo State and Nigeria.
Reuben
Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media
Publicity)
July 15, 2012
