The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on his re-election for a second term.

Obaseki, who issued the congratulatory message on Wednesday, shortly after President Buhari was declared winner of the Presidential election, said:

“On behalf of the government and people of Edo State, I congratulate our President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on your well-deserved victory.”

Obaseki added:

“I salute the renewed resolve of Nigerians to cast their ballot for uprightness and honesty, exemplified by your leadership and for endorsing the people-centred programmes of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under your guidance.”

He explained that another four years of President Buhari’s leadership

“will provide the much-desired impetus for good governance, the ongoing war on corruption, completion of ongoing infrastructural projects and boost our new image in the comity of nations.”