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Leaders and stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Lagos State person unanimously expressed enactment for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, urging him to question a tally for a 2nd word successful 2027.
The determination was reached connected Tuesday successful Lagos by thousands of the party’s chieftains and members during the APC Stakeholders Forum 2025 held astatine Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island.
The gathering was attended by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his predecessors, Mr Babatunde Fashola and Mr Akinwunmi Ambode; Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; his wife, Oluremi; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Mudashiru Obasa; members of the APC National Working Committee and State Working Committee; serving and erstwhile national and authorities lawmakers; appointees; assembly chairmen; and traditional, religious, political, women, younker and pupil leaders.
The question endorsing President Tinubu to tally for different word successful 2027 was moved by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, and seconded by Obasa, saying the President has done a batch successful the past 2 years to tally for presidency successful the adjacent wide elections.
In his remarks, Governor Sanwo-Olu said President Tinubu deserves to beryllium supported for different word due to the fact that helium has fulfilled galore of his run promises to Nigerians.
“Our president, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was erstwhile the 12th Governor of Lagos State. We person listened to each of our stakeholders present today. And each of the representatives of the stakeholders successful the Lagos APC person travel to the decision that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should instrumentality arsenic our president successful 2027.
“I judge that this connection volition get to Aso Rock, it volition get to the Villa and volition get to each the nooks and crannies of this large country,” helium said.
While moving the motion, Oba Shotobi said, “We endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to spell for the 2nd time. So I move.”
Seconding the motion, Obasa said, “In presumption of the submissions made by each the stakeholders and the question conscionable being moved by our Royal Majesty of Ikorodu, I bash hereby 2nd the question of my colleagues from Lagos State and of our assembly and the radical of Lagos State. I truthful second.”
Speaking connected wherefore President Tinubu should beryllium considered for different term, Dr Hamzat said, “As we look toward the future, we indispensable recognise the value of continuity. The enactment astatine the national level, nether the visionary guidance of His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has continued to show courage, vision, and committedness to nationalist transformation.
“The reforms being experienced nether the enactment of our revered leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are being driven by renewed hope, productive governance, and economical recovery. It is, therefore, successful our corporate involvement and successful the tone of advancement that we, arsenic loyal members of the APC household successful Lagos State, endorse and enactment the enactment astatine the national level for a 2nd term.
“We beryllium it to our party, to our state, and to our federation to proceed to physique upon the achievements we person made. Let america spell backmost to our wards, our section governments, and our constituencies arsenic ambassadors of the APC, spreading the connection of bully governance, unity, and progress. Let america mobilise, sensitise, and promote others to basal firmly down our leaders, assured that the continuity of progressive enactment volition bring adjacent greater prosperity to our people.”
Speaking connected the show of the incumbent authorities successful Lagos State, Dr Hamzat said residents successful the past six years person witnessed a singular translation crossed each sectors nether the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration.
He said, “Over the past six years, nether the enactment of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and guided by the THEMES+ Agenda, an acronym for Traffic Management and Transportation; Health and Environment; Education and Technology; Making Lagos a 21st Century Economy; Entertainment and Tourism; and Security and Governance, we person witnessed a singular translation crossed each sectors.
“I accidental with boldness that THEMES+ Agenda was not conscionable a slogan; it was a blueprint for progress, a program anchored connected deliberate, inclusive, and sustainable development, from infrastructural renewal to quality capableness building. Lagos has continued to determination guardant with unthinkable vigor and purpose.”
“Today, Lagos stands gangly arsenic a exemplary of excellence and a beacon of bully governance. Other states crossed Nigeria proceed to sojourn Lagos to understudy our systems, from taxation and gross medication to postulation management, healthcare delivery, and municipality planning. This is not by chance; it is the merchandise of consistency, planning, and execution.”
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