The All progressive Congress (APC), Governorship Candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In his acceptance speech, Sanwo-Olu
praised the APC's national leader, Bola Tinubu, for his fatherly role in his
emergence as the party's flag bearer. He also thanked the entire structure of
the party that endorsed him over Ambode and ensured his victory on Tuesday.
He said, "I think it's appropriate
I thank our national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has provided the
platform for all of us, so many of us that have looked up to him, the fatherly
role, a political landscape that one cannot take for granted.
"I want to also use this
opportunity to thank the national chairman of our great party, the All
Progressives Congress, His Excellency Adams Oshiomhole and the national working
committee for giving us tremendous support, for encouraging us and for letting
true democracy reflect, for sustaining this direct primary and for letting it
be the true test of what it should be.
He also thanked his opponent Lagos State
governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for putting up a good fight in the race to win the
governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
I wish him the best in the remainder of
his tenure," he said.
He thanked the entire leadership of the
party from the GAC, fathers has demonstrated leadership to the highest level, who
have demonstrated impeccable integrity at all levels.
"I want to thank all the 57
chairmen and all our 57 local government areas. I want to thank all our ward
chairmen, our councillors."
Sanwo-Olu noted that he'll not take the
party's trust for granted and run an inclusive government if elected governor
next year.
He said, "Lagosians, I think with
what you have done for me, I cannot take you for granted, I cannot take this
mandate and this confidence for granted, I'll cherish it for the rest of my
life but more importantly, like I've always said, I'll remain committed, I'll
keep an inclusive government, I'll be responsible, integrity will not run far
from me and I will not do things that in any form would make you to begin to
doubt my capacity or capability."
Ambode
concedes defeat, congratulates Sanwo-Olu
The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Governor
Ambode conceded defeat during a press conference on Wednesday, October 3, and
congratulated Sanwo-Olu over his victory.
He said, "Dear Lagosians, APC is a
great party and the interests of our beloved State must always supercede that
of any person or group.
"It is in this regard that I
wholeheartedly congratulate the winner of the Lagos State APC primaries, Mr.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urge all Lagosians to immediately support our party's
gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections and work for the success of the
party."
The governor further noted that he is
committed to working towards a smooth transition for the next governor of the
state and beckoned on all party members to ensure the party is successful at
the polls in 2019.
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