{"id":100680,"date":"2023-11-13T11:01:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T10:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ex-president-buhari-lauds-apc-over-outcome-of-imo-kogi-polls"},"modified":"2023-11-13T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:41:19","slug":"ex-president-buhari-lauds-apc-over-outcome-of-imo-kogi-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ex-president-buhari-lauds-apc-over-outcome-of-imo-kogi-polls","title":{"rendered":"Ex-President Buhari lauds APC over outcome of Imo, Kogi polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over its victory in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Imo and Kogi State.<\/p>\n

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had declared Governor Hope Uzodinma, the candidate of APC, winner of the Imo governorship election.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Usman Ododo of the ruling party also secured victory in Saturday\u2019s governorship polls in Kogi State.<\/p>\n

Reacting, Buhari, in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, thanked the people of the states for reaffirming their confidence in the ruling party.<\/p>\n

The statement reads, \u201cFormer President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the All Progressives Congress @OfficialAPCNg<\/p>\n

on winning the Governorship elections in Imo and Kogi States, and thanked the people of the two states for reaffirming their confidence in the nation\u2019s most prominent political party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe former President thanks particularly the party leaders and the workers who laboured tirelessly to ensure the re-emergence of Senator Hope Uzodimma @Hope_Uzodimma1 for his second term in Imo State, and Alhaji Usman Ododo @OfficialOAU as the new Governor of Kogi State\u201d.<\/p>\n

The former president also wished the newly elected governors the \u201cbest for their tenure\u201d.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over its victory in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Imo and Kogi State. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had declared Governor Hope Uzodinma, the candidate of APC, winner of the Imo governorship election. 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