[Mhiz Rebecca]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, has expressed
delight after Governor Olusegun Mimiko sent a congratulatory
message to the Governor-elect, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN).
The party also urged the incumbent Governor, to ensure smooth
transition of power.
This was contained in a statement issued by APC’s Publicity
Secretary, Mr. Abayomi Adesanya, on Thursday.
He said: “We accept the congratulatory message of Mr. Governor on
our candidate’s landslide victory in the last Saturday’s governorship
election. “APC commends the outgoing governor for his statesmanship.
“We urge him to ensure smooth transition and genuine handover
devoid of discrepancies and imbalances experienced by President
Muhammadu Buhari when he took over from former President
Goodluck Jonathan.”
Akeredolu was announced as winner of the November 26 election ,
after polling 244,842 votes to beat his closest rival, Eyitayo Jegede of
the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 150,380 votes.