We want total victory: Sanwo-Olu sends message to candidates in Lagos LG polls

We want total victory: Sanwo-Olu sends message to candidates in Lagos LG polls

  • Candidates of APC in the coming local government elections in Lagos state have been asked to defeat other opponents
  • Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the call when he met with the 20 local government and 37 local council development areas chairmanship candidates
  • Going further, the governor said he hope the candidates if elected, will not disappoint the people that voted them in

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A message has been sent to candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming local government elections in Lagos state.

The message was sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu according to a statement made to Legit.ng.

We want total victory in LG polls, Sanwo-Olu says.
Sanwo-Olu sends message to candidates in Lagos LG polls. Photo: Lagos state government
Source: UGC

The message is this: Replicate the political victories of the party being witnessed across the country in the poll.

We want total victory, Sanwo-Olu sends message to candidates
Candidates in Lagos LG polls have been asked to ensure total victory.
Source: UGC

He said this at the handing over of party flags to the 20 local government and 37 local council development areas chairmanship candidates ahead of the poll.

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He said:

“This is a very important and significant event, which is the official handing over of our flags to all of our candidates. We are handing over the flags to the chairmen and the vice-chairmen.
“They are to go forth to the various local governments and campaign in all the nooks and crannies of the state. We are believing that this significant event will signpost our seriousness in our next local government election. And we are certain that the success we're are currently enjoying at the national and states will also be translated at the local government elections as well.’’

The governor added that the local government is a critical arm of government. He also asked the candidates to key into the state's agenda if elected.

He said:

“We pray that APC will come tops; we hope these candidates will do well and they will not disappoint the people that would vote them in.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that former Lagos state governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spread his wings to the northern part of the country.

This time, the respected former governor and 2023 presidential candidate hopeful funded an upgrade of the Arewa House Library.

The kind gesture of Tinubu is contained in a statement made available to Legit.ng by the Lagos state government.

Source: Legit.ng

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