The governor-elect, Dr. Fayemi has been presented with the Certificate of Return as the governor-elect by INEC.
National Commissioner in charge of Oyo, Ekiti and Osun States, Prince
Adedeji Soyebi, presented Fayemi with the Certificate of Return at a ceremony held at state INEC office, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Also, the Deputy Governor-elect Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi received his Certificate of Return at the event.
The governor-elect commended the electoral body for doing what he described as an “excellent job” of conducting the governorship poll.
Contrary to the claim of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Fayemi contended that the election which returned him as the winner was “seamless, free, fair, credible and violence-free.”
He said: “For INEC, the work has just ended and for us, the work has just started. We have a responsibility not to disappoint our people.”
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Prof. AbdulGaniy Raji, expressed delight that the election was held despite the tension that preceded it.
