President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the weekend’s by-elections held in five constituencies across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta States.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, won four of the five seats, while the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, secured one seat.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the APC winners are Kallamu MaiJama’a, who won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in Gombe State; Husseini Datti, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency in Kano; Okolosi Ator, Udu State Constituency in Delta; and Yakubu Ali, Disina State Constituency in Bauchi.
Adamu Yakubu of the APM won the Sakwa State Constituency seat in Bauchi State.
President Tinubu said the victories recorded by APC candidates demonstrated what he described as continued confidence in the party’s capacity to govern effectively and deliver shared prosperity.
The President urged the elected lawmakers to justify the confidence placed in them by their constituents through diligent and effective representation.
He also called on the other candidates to accept the results in good faith and continue contributing to the democratic process.
Tinubu commended voters and security agencies for maintaining peace and order during the elections, while applauding the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for conducting the polls.
The President urged INEC to build on the progress recorded in the by-elections and address any shortcomings ahead of future elections, particularly the general elections scheduled for January and February.
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