Fred Itua, Abuja
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has revealed how he lost his third term re-election bid to the chamber.
According
to the Kwara Central senator, inadequacies, including Card Readers not
used in over 70 per cent of his polling units, multiple voting,
over-voting and other discrepancies, aided his defeat.
He stated
that in spite of the reported inadequacies that attended the
presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State, he wishes
the candidates who emerged from the election the best of luck.
Saraki,
in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that while the election was generally peaceful,
he still had issues with the outcome.
He added that the state
chapter of his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will take a
position on the right response to these inadequacies.
“However,
whatever the final outcome of the election, I wish the candidates that
have emerged all the best in their attempts to serve our people. It is
my prayers that the good people of Kwara state will always have the best
from any government both at state and federal levels.
“As a
product of a family and a political structure that is, from its
foundation, devoted to the service and development of our state and its
people, it is my wish that our people will always have a good deal at
all times. The new development will even provide the people the
opportunity to compare and contrast. After all, the people who have
emerged from last Saturday’s election are not my enemies. They are
fellow Kwarans.
“As we prepare for the March 9, governorship and
House of Assembly elections, let me reiterate my position that the
candidates of the PDP in the election represent the best materials for
our dear state, Kwara.
“Therefore, I enjoin our people to come
out en mass on election day and vote for them. I am going to work with
our party leaders to further sell the PDP candidates to the public.
“I
thank all Nigerians for their goodwill and to enjoin all of us that as
we patiently await the outcome of the Presidential election, we pray for
peace, unity and genuine development in our country. It is also our
prayers that, at all times, the wish of the people would always prevail
in the choice of the leadership and the electorate will always enjoy the
benefit of good governance,” Saraki stated.
Source:- Sunnewsonline
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