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Enugu State
governor Sullivan Chime, who was yesterday declared winner of Tuesday’s
governorship election, has invited those who contested the election to
join him in the task of rebuilding the state.

Mr Chime, who will
run Enugu for another four years, pledged in his acceptance speech to
run an open administration with a view to making the state the best in
the country.

The governor
contested on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and
garnered 419,790 votes to beat his closest rival, Okey Ezea who got
30,135 votes.

Others in the race
were Dan Shere of the People for Democratic Change (PDC) who won 29,565
votes; Valentine Nnaedozie of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with
5,086 votes; Obinna Obiegue of the All Progressive Grand Alliance
(APGA) who had 2,658 votes; Osita Okechukwu of the Congress for
Progressive Change (CPC) with 504 votes; and Emma Orji of the
Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) who won 1011 votes.

“I shall continue
to run an open administration which welcomes that all hands must be on
deck to make Enugu the best state in Nigeria. In this wise, I extend my
hand of fellowship to my brothers who contested the election with me. I
invite them to join us in the onerous task of re-engineering our
state,” Mr Chime said.

“We are all
winners today and shall remain so as long as the best interests of our
people are served. With God on our side, I am confident that the gains
of the last four years will be multiplied. Together, let us march
forward with the burning desire to recreate our state and make it the
destination of choice in our country.”

The elated
governor, who expressed gratitude to God and the people of Enugu State
for his victory, said he accepted their verdict and that he was humbled
by their endorsement, as amply demonstrated by the overwhelming number
of votes which resulted in his landslide victory. He thanked the people
for the confidence reposed in him and his deputy, Sunday Onyebuchi, to
renew their contract for another four years.

Winners all

Mr Chime also
congratulated all the PDP candidates in the house of assembly election
who have emerged victorious, as well as the leadership, members of the
party and his campaign organisation for a job well done. “In a special
way, I congratulate all our party’s House of Assembly candidates who
also emerged winners in yesterday’s election. In equal measure, I
congratulate the entire leadership and membership of our party, the PDP
and our campaign organization for a job well done. My gratitude equally
goes to the security agencies for ensuring the peaceful conduct of all
the elections in the state,” he said.

The governor also
extolled the critical role played by Enugu’s traditional rulers,
religious leaders and other individuals and groups which, he said,
ultimately resulted in not just his victory but in the building of a
virile democratic culture in their state.

He assured that he and his team will continue to offer selfless
service and good governance to the people, stressing “our four-point
agenda shall remain our guiding blueprint with which we will continue
to deliver democracy dividends that shall take Enugu State to the next
level.”