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Fayose Congratulates Tinubu, Calls For Ayu’s Resignation

The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu on his victory in the presidential election held last Saturday.

Fayose did this in a tweet he dropped on his Twitter page on Wednesday. The former governor congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for emerging as a winner in the recently concluded presidential election.

“I congratulate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his election as the next President of Nigeria.”

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In the same tweet, Fayose also called for the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, for failing to advance the party forward.  The former Ekiti governor implored the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to accept defeat in the interest of the nation.

“As for the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, I call for his immediate resignation for his inability to move the party forward.

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“As the presidential election comes to an end, I urge other contestants, especially Atiku Abubakar to accept the outcome in the overall interest of our country. There will always be another day.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Tinubu the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu polled a total of 8,794,726 votes, while Atiku came second with 6,984,520 votes. The  Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi emerged third with 6,101,533 votes.

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