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| Jumoke Okoya-Thomas |
Women Leader of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas has assured that the
state would ensure victory for the party's governorship candidate in the state,
Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu in the Saturday 9 March, 2019 general
elections as they did for President Muhammadu Buhari two weeks ago.
Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas said in a
press statement released and signed on her behalf by her media aide, Oladipupo
Awojobi on Thursday that members of the APC and the residents of the state were
fully ready to ensure continuity in the centre of excellence.
Okoya-Thomas stressed that the
people of Lagos State know what is good for them and that they would not leave
the reality for the unknown by allowing another party to take over power in the
state.
According to her, "residents of
Lagos State are progressives minded, so they would troop out enmasse on
Saturday to vote for the candidate of the APC, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu,
who would continue from where the incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode would
stop on May 29, 2019.
"The revolution to rescue Lagos
State from underdevelopment started in 1999, when our National Leader, Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the Governor of the state. We are all witnesses to his
achievements before Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola took over after eight years in
2007.
"Of course, Fashola's
achievements are for the records, no wonder he was given three ministries to
handle by President Muhammadu Buhari.
"What of the incumbent Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode, his government has been benevolent to the good people of
Lagos State since he took over in 2015.
"All these combined to make
Lagos State the 5th largest economy in Africa and the commercial nerve centre
of Nigeria.
"These achievements are too
intimidating for us to allow the hawks to come and take over power and destroy
what we have been building over the years," the statement read.
The Women Leader was quoted in the
statement to have urged the residents of the state to come out in large number
on Saturday to give victory to the APC in the election and to jealously guide
their votes.
She said that members of the APC in
Lagos State and lovers of development in the state were ready to give massive
support to Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu, who she said has all the qualities a
Governor should have, adding that the best was yet to come for the state.
"We are fully ready to vote for
Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu as the next Governor of Lagos State.
"All hands are on deck to vote
for the man with special qualities to make things happen in Lagos State and
continue the giant strides of the past and present governors of the state.
"Lagos became home to all
tribes in Nigeria because they are sure that their lives and businesses are
protected in the state.
"Mr. Sanwoolu would not
jettison this, infact he would do better based on his blueprint for development
in the state.
"I just want to urge our people
to support the candidates of the APC in the state for the governorship position
and all the candidates of the APC in the 40 constituencies in the state house
of assembly election," the Women Leader said.
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