Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has congratulated the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on his re-election for a second term. Fayose in a post on his verified Twitter handle described Wike’s victory as a historic one.
Taking a swipe at the All Progressives Congress, APC, Fayose said Wike’s victory showed that Nigerians were capable of defeating ‘tyranny’ threatening democracy.
According to him “I congratulate my friend and brother, Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike and the entire people of Rivers state for this sweet and historic victory over those forces of evil who for their own selfish reasons turned the state to a killing field.
“That the people of Rivers State stood by Governor Wike and the PDP even in the face of death is a sign that Nigerians are capable of defeating tyranny and this will just be the beginning of more victories over the forces threatening the survival of democracy in our country.”
Vigil360 had reported that Governor Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was on Wednesday declared the winner of the Rivers State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC .
The Commission said Wike polled 886,264 votes to defeat his closest rival Biokpomabo Awara of the AAC who polled one hundred and seventy three thousand, eight hundred and nine votes.
