{"id":5876,"date":"2023-02-27T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T09:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:00:21","slug":"defeated-apc-reps-candidate-in-kogi-congratulates-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/defeated-apc-reps-candidate-in-kogi-congratulates-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Defeated APC Reps Candidate in Kogi Congratulates Winner\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Folorunsho Olafemi, the All Progressives Congress candidate for Yagba Federal Constituency in Kogi State for the 2023 general election in Nigeria, has congratulated <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2023\/02\/26\/adcs-leke-abejide-retains-yagba-reps-seat\/\">the winner o<\/a>f the election, Leke Abejide of African Democratic Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recall that Abejide polled 23,271 votes, while Olafemi polled 10,426, and the People\u2019s Democratic Party trailed behind with 6421 votes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI take this opportunity to congratulate you on your well deserved victory,\u201d he said in a statement on Sunday in Lokoja.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Olafemi added: \u201cWith this victory, I am confident that the issues and challenges facing our people will be addressed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI also pray you will help create a platform where new and young minds will emerge to build a better Yagba land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged Abejide to strive to fulfill all the promises he made to the people of the constituency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWith the elections behind us, please, let me know how we can collaboratively work for a better Yagba Land. 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