A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives
Congress, APC in Lagos,Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said he had a strong
conviction that God had prepared him to be the next governor of the state.
Sanwo-Olu made the statement at Lagos City Hall while
speaking at the formal launch of his governorship bid.
NAN reports that members of the National Assembly,
council chairmen and other chieftains were at the declaration. Sen.Gbenga
Ashafa, former minister, Mr Ademola Seriki, a federal lawmaker,Mr Rotimi
Agunsoye were among those present.
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It was a carnival atmosphere at the well-attended
declaration as party members danced and interrupted Sanwo-Olu’s speech with the
chants of “incoming, incoming !”
Gov.Akinwunmi Ambode had on Monday 17th
declared his bid for re-election while a former Commissioner for Works and
Infrastructure,Dr Obafemi Hamzat is also in the race for the APC governorship
ticket.
Sanwo-Olu said he believed God was moulding him to become
the next governor of Lagos by making it possible to have an understanding of
government through series of private and public service responsibilities.
“When I look at my experience in public service,I
realised that God has prepared me for this moment.
“I believe that my contribution to the public service
made it possible to be appointed as acting Commissioner for Economic Planning,
then Commissioner for Commerce and Industry and later Commissioner for
Establishment and Training.
“My public service career has crowned the glorious
achievements of my journey to the private sector where I had worked in the
financial industry,” he said.
He said his decision to contest the Lagos governorship
was out of the need to sustain the vision of the past great leaders of the
state.
Sanwo-Olu praised the achievements of Brig. Mobolaji
Johnson, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Mr Babatunde Fashola, saying their strides as
past governors contributed to the prosperity of Lagos
He said he would sustain the great legacies and further
reposition the state if elected as governor.
“If elected as the next governor,I shall immediately
embark on full restoration of the glory of the state and make the people the
cornerstone of government.
“I will restore the environment that has become the
source of serious anxiety to Lagosians.
“I will relieve residents of Lagos State of the
persistent gridlocks and hiccups that has made life nasty and brutish for all
of us.
“Our government focal point shall be to provide the
greatest good for the greatest number of people in Lagos State.
“I have invited all of you here to join me in this
journey to take Lagos to new dimension by transforming the manifesto of our party
to the programme of action
“I am sending a clarion call to all our members that
there is a lot to be done to achieve a Lagos of our dream.
“And I present myself as a capable and competent and
tested hands to make Lagos greater”,he said.
Sanwo-Olu promised to carry party members along and stick
to the ideology of the APC if elected.
He urged other residents to believe in his aspiration to
take the state to greater heights.
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