Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi. Twitter
The governor-elect of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday said he would immediately restore the values of the people of the state when he takes over office from governor Ayo Fayose.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday morning, declared the APC candidate as winner of Saturday’s poll.
Fayemi polled 197,459 to beat his rival, PDP’s Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, who got 178,121 votes.
And Fayemi, who is returning to the seat after losing to Fayose in 2014, told reporters Isan-Ekiti that “the victory of this election, I believe, is for reclaiming the land and restoring the values of our people.
“Our values in Ekiti are respect for our leaders, commitment to our people, non-brigandage, non criminality and so on.
“This victory is a victory for all, it is not a victory for only Gov. Kayode Fayemi, it is a victory for all the Ekiti people.”
Fayemi also described his victory as significant to the future of democracy in Nigeria.
”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,” he also said.
”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.”