President Bola Tinubu has congratulated winners of the by-elections
conducted on Saturday across sixteen constituencies in twelve states,
commending the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for
what he described as hitch-free elections, mostly devoid of violence.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information
and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President hailed the conduct of the
electoral body and called on political parties to embrace sportsmanship.
The President also thanked the electorate for their confidence in the All
Progressives Congress, APC, assuring them that his administration’s
Renewed Hope agenda would deliver a better, more secure and
prosperous Nigeria.
President Tinubu further applauded all political parties and candidates who
took part in the polls, urging them to continue to be guided by the spirit of
sportsmanship, fair contest and magnanimity, which are enablers of
enduring democracy.
Meanwhile, INEC said the by-elections were held to fill vacancies created
by resignations and deaths of sitting lawmakers, with polls conducted
across senatorial, federal and state constituencies in Jigawa, Edo, Ogun,
Oyo, Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Niger, Enugu
and Zamfara states.
