Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, yesterday hosted a
meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants, who contested the
governorship primaries of the party in the state, commending their conduct
during the primaries. He urged them to rally round the party’s flag bearer, Mr
Akinwunmi Ambode, for the campaigns ahead.
Those in attendance at the meeting included Ambode; his running mate and
Secretary to the State Government, Dr (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule; Commissioner for
Works and Infrastructure, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; former Commissioner for Special
Duties, Dr Tola Kasali; Senator representing Lagos West, Senator Ganiyu
Solomon; former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Supo Shasore,
SAN, Mrs Adetokunbo Tobun-Agbesanwa, Mr Abayomi Sutton and Mr Lanre Ope.
The governor, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja, added that there was
a need to build the team for the governorship candidate, suggesting that even
if meant offering the people who helped in their various campaigns, they should
all rally round the party’s flag bearer.
“The candidate has to get on the road from yesterday. And nothing would
be more enabling and more intimidating for the opposition than to see all the
aspirants together with the winner”, he said.
Fashola noted that it was a matter of managing time, stressing that once
or twice, the aspirants should find the time so that they can give the flag
bearer the needed push to go forward with the campaigns.
He congratulated the candidates for making Lagos proud with the way they
conducted themselves during the Lagos APC primaries, adding that it served as a
push for the bigger convention of the APC at the national level which turned
out to be a success.
He stressed that many of the presidential candidates borrowed a leaf
from the way the Lagos aspirants conducted themselves, adding that he is yet to
learn from any state where there were as many as 13 contestants in a delegates
election in the current dispensation where there was no bickering.
Governor Fashola said all of them embodied the spirit of excellence,
adding that this informed his delight at their conduct during the primaries.
Also speaking, the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Chief Henry Ajomale
thanked the aspirants for the spirit of sportsmanship that they displayed
during and after the primaries.
He said since the process has now been concluded, what is left is for
everyone to rally round Ambode to ensure the success of the party at the 2015
gvernorship polls.
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