Following their victory at the council and bye elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rivers and Kano States, President Bola Tinubu, has sent his congratulatory message the winners.
The elections were held on Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT and by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, as well as in the Kano Municipal and Ungogo constituencies in Kano State.
The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged the winners to serve with humility, patriotism, and dedication and to view the mandate given to them by the people as a sacred trust.
Tinubu commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for his remarkable achievements in the territory, which have yielded political dividends to the governing of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The President congratulated the APC national leadership in Kano and Rivers States and all members of the party on the victories at the polls.
President Tinubu lauds the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, and voters for the peaceful and successful conduct of the elections.
He further commended the courage and discipline displayed by all the contestants, stating that democracy is enriched with the vibrancy of participation and competition.
President Tinubu affirmed that the successful conduct of the elections further strengthens democratic culture and institutions and calls on INEC to continue improving its efforts to deliver even more exemplary electoral processes.
