Be magnanimous in victory, Soludo tells Uzodinma

Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, has urged Senator Hope Uzodinma to be magnanimous in victory by extending a hand of fellowship to his co-contesters. Soludo gave the advice in a congratulatory message issued by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, following Uzodinma re-election as governor of Imo State on Saturday. Governor Soludo also urged […]

Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, has urged Senator Hope Uzodinma to be magnanimous in victory by extending a hand of fellowship to his co-contesters.

Soludo gave the advice in a congratulatory message issued by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, following Uzodinma re-election as governor of Imo State on Saturday.

Governor Soludo also urged Senator Uzodinma to see his victory as one for all Imo people.

Soludo expressed confidence that Senator Hope Uzodinma would continue to serve the people of Imo State dutifully and wished him well for another tenure in office.

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Recall that the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, had announced the results on Sunday morning, declaring Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election with 540,308 votes to defeat his closest rival, Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who came second with 71,503 votes.