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2019: APC Will Replicate Ekiti’s Victory In South-East

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Ekiti People Rejected Fayose’s Third Term By Voting Fayemi – BSO

Loyalists of President Muhammadu Buhari, under the aegis of Buhari Support Organisation, Enugu State chapter, stated that the victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the governorship election that took place in Ekiti state on July 14 will be replicated in South-East come 2019.

The Buhari Support Organisation chapter in Enugu State, revealed this in their congratulatory message to Kayode Fayemi, the Governor-elect, for his victory on Saturday.

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Fayemi, the candidate of the APC and a former minister of Mines and Steel Development, garnered 197,459 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Professor Olusola Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 178,121 votes.

Godwin Onwusi, the Enugu State Secretary of BSO, who reacted to the victory, praised the people of Ekiti State for electing Fayemi.

The Enugu BSO scribe noted that by electing Fayemi, the people of Ekiti State rejected a ‘third term’ for the incumbent, Governor Ayo Fayose, who wanted to handover to his deputy, Eleka.

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We of BSO Enugu State chapter foresee the Domino effect of Fayemi’s victory sweeping the South-East in the 2019 general elections, as Ndigbo cannot be left behind the progressives train.

The domino effect is natural as whatever is good for Nigeria, Ndigbo will benefit,” Onwusi said in the statement.