Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Kayode Fayemi, has declared that his victory in the Ekiti governorship election is to reclaim the land and restore the values of its people.
Fayemi made this declaration on Sunday at Isan Ekiti, shortly after he was declared the winner of the election.
“Our values in Ekiti are respect for our leaders, commitment to our people, non brigandage, nor criminality and so on. This victory is a victory for all, it is not a victory for only Governor Kayode Fayemi, it is a victory for all the Ekiti people,” he said.
The governor who spoke with journalists said his victory was not only important to Ekiti State, but the future of Nigeria.
His words: “The victory of this election, I believe, is for reclaiming the land and restoring the values of our people…
“This was just not an Ekiti election, I want people to understand that this election has a lot of significance to the future of democracy in Nigeria.
“The fact that we have witnessed a free, fair and transparent election process has huge importance for similar exercises like Osun State next door to us and eventually the national elections in February 2019.”
Fayemi thanked all those that contributed to his success in the election.
He made special mention of President Muhammadu Buhari; APC national leader, Bola Tinubu and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba, among others.