Kayode Congratulates Ayodele

Some people sees that Nigeria is growing with the new development. News reaching us has it that  Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has
congratulated the State Governor-Elect, Dr
Ayodele Fayose on his victory in yesterday’s
election.
He said; “If indeed this is the will of the Ekiti
People, I stand in deference to your will. If the
result of the elections is an expression of the
voice of our people, we must all heed your voice.
“I have just spoken with my brother, Mr. Peter
Ayodele Fayose, congratulating him on his
victory. In a few hours from now, I would be
meeting the Governor-elect to discuss the future
of our dear state and how we would work
together to institute a smooth transition
programme.”
Below is the Full Text Of Fayemi’s Speech,
Accepting Results of Ekiti Guber Poll
In o kun o Ekiti kete.
Yesterday, Ekiti State decided. Following the
gubernatorial elections held in the land of honour,
Ekiti State, Nigeria, the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially
returned the candidate of the People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) as the winner of the election.
If indeed this is the will of the Ekiti People, I
stand in deference to your will. If the result of the
elections is an expression of the voice of our
people, we must all heed your voice.
I have just spoken with my brother, Mr. Peter
Ayodele Fayose, congratulating him on his
victory. In a few hours from now, I would be
meeting the Governor-elect to discuss the future
of our dear state and how we would work
together to institute a smooth transition
programme.
It has been a hard fought election. As expected, in
the course of the campaigns, there were unsavory
episodes as the candidates toured the nooks and
crannies of the state to sell ourselves to the
people. Elections tend to be highly divisive affairs
that often see brother rising against brother.
Despite our diverse party affiliations, and
regardless of which way we voted on Saturday,
we must remember that we are all sons and
daughters of Ekiti State. Ekiti is ours to build
together.
On our part, over the course of the campaigns, we
presented our scorecards before the people of
Ekiti State. We never at any point took your
support for granted. We campaigned, we
canvassed and we traversed the nooks and
crannies of this State.
Our performance and achievements in office will
remain the backdrop against which the next
government and indeed future governments will
be assessed. We are proud that with the support
of Ekiti people, we have raised the bar of
excellence in governance. In all, we gave our best,
for conscience and for posterity.
Indeed a new sociology of the Ekiti people may
have evolved. However, the task of understanding
how the outcome of this election has defined us
as a people will be that of scholars. For us as an
administration and a cadre of political leaders in
Ekiti State, we have fought a good fight, we have
kept faith.
To members of our party, our campaign team and
indeed all Ekiti people who defied the siege on
our state to cast their votes for our party, I salute
your exemplary courage and doggedness in the
face of harassment.
Thank you for staying the course. The incidences
of brazen harassment, intimidation and allied
infractions on fundamental human rights, which
many of you suffered in the hands of agents of
the state, would be documented and
communicated to the appropriate authorities, for
the records.
I thank you all for listening.
May God bless the land of honour, Ekiti State,
Nigeria.
May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Dr. Kayode Fayemi
Governor, Ekiti State
Sunday, June 22, 2014