Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Sunday hailed the appointment of former President Goodluck Jonathan as the leader of a 33-nation observer mission to the October 25, 2015 general election to be held in Tanzania.

A government statement on Sunday, made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, described the appointment of Jonathan as “a global recognition of the former president’s democratic credentials.” Tribune report

Fayose said “Jonathan’s appointment to lead the Commonwealth observer team, comprising of 33 countries, is recognition of his remarkable role in the last presidential election, in which he conceded defeat, thereby saving Nigeria from catastrophe that even the international community thought would befall the country.”

Fayose who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said “Jonathan should be celebrated and I am happy that the world is beginning to give him the deserved recognition and celebration less than five months that he left office.”

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State House of Assembly has congratulated Governor Fayose on the occasion of his one year in office, stating that he should be more resolute in taking the state out of the woods in the years ahead.

Speaker of the House, Honourable Kola Oluwawole, said “this occasion calls for thanks to the Almighty God. With the enthronement of Governor Fayose, He (God) provided the golden opportunity to save the state from imminent collapse.”

Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Chief Olugboyega Aribisogan, also called on the people to continue to support and be patient with the government, adding that the process of returning the state to a strong footing cannot but be with sacrifices.

Students in Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, also expressed their appreciation to the state governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over yesterday’s restoration of electricity supply to Iworoko-Ekiti, where majority of the students reside.