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VP congratulates Gov Peter Obi, commends Anambra people
Feb 7, 2010, 17:57
| | The Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has sent warm congratulations to Governor Peter Obi, over his victory in the Anambra Gubernatorial election.
The VP also lauded the Anambra people for the generally peaceful conduct of the election, noting that this is an indication that Nigerians are determined to make democracy succeed.
In a release signed by his Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Mr Ima Niboro, on Sunday February 7, Dr. Jonathan acknowledged the roles played by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, as well as the Nigeria Police and other security agencies towards the successful conduct of the polls.
According to him, this was an indication that the electoral reforms of the present administration were beginning have an effect on the nation's political culture.
The VP lauded all the contestants in the polls for conducting themselves in an exemplary manner, stating that if the Anambra polls were any guide, then the country is surely getting out of the woods in terms of elections and succession politics.
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