Babajide Sanwo-Olu has broken his
silence after he was declared winner of Tuesday’s Lagos governorship primary
conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sanwo-Olu was announced winner of
the Lagos governorship primaries, against the wishes of the National Working
Committee (NWC).
APC chairman in Lagos, Tunji
Balogun, announced that incumbent, Akinwunmi Ambode polled 72,901 votes, while
Sanwo-Olu got 970,851 votes.
In a statement signed by the
Director General, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu Campaign Organisation (BOSCO),
Tayo Ayinde, Sanwo-Olu expressed gratitude to all who voted for him.
“We hereby unreservedly express
our gratitude to our faithful members for the loyalty, commitments and
determination to our great party by participating in the direct gubernatorial
primary election in Lagos State on the 2nd of October 2018.
“In the same vein, we also like
to appreciate the overwhelming moral supports received from non members of our
great party during the exercise.
“Our sincere appreciation also
goes to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and all
the leaders of our great party for holding true tenet of democracy.
“At this juncture, it is
pertinent to acknowledge the gallantry displayed by the security agencies, the
cooperation of the press and exhibition of close observation by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the just concluded direct primary
of our great party.
“Most importantly, we are
grateful to members of the state chapter of our great party who voted for
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu en-masse during the gubernatorial primary election
and making him emerge as flag-bearer of our great party for the general
election in 2019.
“We urge our entire members to
remain focused and work assiduously towards the general election in 2019.
“To all my party faithful members
and 970,851 people who voted overwhelmingly for me during governorship primary
election yesterday in Lagos, you all deserve my profound appreciation. You are
the hero of our democracy. Thank you once again,” the statement read.
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