Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said he is ready to participate in Saturday’s governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Lagos state chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has opted for the direct primary option to chose its candidate for the scheduled primary.
The embattled governor in announcing his readiness for the primaries assured that his reelection will guarantee the stability of the state’s growing economy; ensure the continuation of the growth and development it has witnessed over time and ensure that the opposition does not take root in the state.
The governor’s declaration was contained in a statement by his commissioner for information, Kehinde Bamigbetan.
The statement read, “As our great party approaches Saturday, September 29th, 2018, earmarked for the direct primary election to choose the candidate to fly our party’s gubernatorial flag at the next general election, I am happy to restate my commitment to participate in that process having procured and submitted my nomination form and having formally declared my intention to seek a second term to continue on the path of unprecedented growth and development that our State has witnessed since 2015.”
The governor also conveyed his gratitude to the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, party elders and executives, GAC members; all APC members and every Lagosian whose support, understanding and prayers have assisted him in no small measure in being used as an instrument to develop the state.
The statement added that the governor in seeking re-election is approaching the founding fathers and teeming members of the party with a “grateful heart, open arms and a pledge to open and deeper attention to the concerns of this one, big family”.
Ambode also congratulated Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat, his co-contestants for their courage and commitment to the party and urges party faithful to come out en masse and vote peacefully.