The chairman, council of
Eze Ndigbo in Lagos state, Eze Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu, has disclosed
why Ndigbo in Lagos endorsed All Progressives Congress candidate Babajide
Sanwo-Olu as their governorship candidate in the state.
Daily Sun reports that
Nwachukwu explained that the Igbo community believes in Sanwo-Olu and also
believe that he will fulfill his campaigned promises when he becomes the next
governor of the state.
Nwachukwu who made this
known in Surulere during a townhall meeting organised by Ndigbo in APC of the
state, said Sanwo-Olu has promised Ndigbo in the state inclusive government
when elected, while other candidates have not.
“Other candidates in the state have not made
that kind of commitment to our people. Sanwo-Olu is a friend of Ndigbo and he
has appreciated Ndigbo. He came to us to seek our votes, that made Ndigbo in
compliance of what Lagos state and Bola Ahmed Tinubu stands for in the state as
a friend of Ndigbo.
''In fact, he was given a
chieftaincy title of Ugochimereze. So he has been a part and parcel of our
people. All the 73 traditional rulers of Eze Ndigbo in Lagos state of which I
am their Council Chairman have endorsed him as our candidate.
''You can see that at this
town hall meeting that all the Igbo sons and daughters are here. We are here to
reconfirm our stand and position to continue to mobilise and canvass for
Sanwo-Olu.”
Nwachukwu reiterated that
all Ndigbo in Lagos want is a good governor that will stabilise the economy of
the state and allow Ndigbo to do their business with ease.
According to him, “We only
want a governor that can harness and stabilise the economy of the state,
whereby Ndigbo will do their business without any harassment, intimidation and
when there is any issue, Ndigbo will go and knock on his door and he will
answer.”
He admonished Ndigbo to
come out en masse to participate in the voting process, vote their conscience
and shun selling of votes.
The event was attended by
the APC ctate chairman, Tunde Balogun, deputy governorship candidate of the APC
in the state, Obafemi Hamzat, alongside the APC publicity secretary, Joe
Igbokwe.
Other are the House of
Assembly members Desmond Elliot and Jude Emeka Idimogu, Lagos Central APC
leader, Hakeen Bamgbala, a member of Sanwo-Olu campaign organisation, Wale
Adelana; Chief Chris Ekwilo, and other Prominent Ndigbo leaders in the state
among others.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had
reported that the aspiration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu to govern Lagos state
received a major boost on Tuesday, September 18 as he was endorsed by the
Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Lagos state chapter.
Sanwo-Olu who is the
managing director of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, is set
to challenge Governor Ambode's aspiration at the APC primary election scheduled
for Tuesday, September 25.
The LSDPC boss is the
candidate of the most powerful political group within the Lagos APC - Mandate
group, under the leadership of the former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu.
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