I wish winners of Kwara polls best of luck – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday said that he wished the winners of Saturday’s elections in Kwara State best of luck despite the reported inadequacies during the polls.

Saraki said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu that while the election was generally peaceful, there were some inadequacies.

Some of the inadequacies, he said, were that the card readers were not used in over 70 percent of the polling units, while there were multiple voting, over-voting and other discrepancies as reported by agents of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) across the state.

He said, however, that the state chapter of his party would take a position on the right response to the inadequacies.

“However, whatever the final outcome of the election, I wish the candidates that have emerged all the best in their attempts to serve our people. It is my prayers that the good people of Kwara State will always have the best from any government both at state and federal levels.

“As a product of a family and a political structure that is, from its foundation, devoted to the service and development of our state and its people, it is my wish that our people will always have a good deal at all times. The new development will even provide the people the opportunity to compare and contrast. After all, the people who have emerged from last Saturday’s election are not my enemies. They are fellow Kwarans.

“As we prepare for the March 9, 2019Governorship and House of Assembly elections, let me reiterate my position that the candidates of the PDP in the election represent the best materials for our dear State, Kwara. Therefore, I enjoin our people to come out en masse on Election Day and vote for them. I am going to work with our party leaders to further sell the PDP candidates to the general public.

“I thank all Nigerians for their goodwill and to enjoin all of us that as we patiently await the outcome of the Presidential election, we pray for peace, unity and genuine development in our country. It is also our prayers that at all times, the wish of the people will always prevail in the choice of the leadership and the electorate will always enjoy the benefit of good governance,” Saraki said.