Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has
urged residents to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship
candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, to sustain the programmes of his administration.
Before the APC primary election, the governor
said he would support whoever emerged the candidate.
Speaking at the Lagos Sea Food Festival 2014 at
the Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Fashola said supporting Ambode and the APC
would ensure that the state continued to enjoy good governance and high
performance.
Noting that this year’s edition of the festival
would be his last as governor, he said: “I urge you all to support the new APC
governorship candidate; support him, support the party and make sure that the
festival continues”.
He told the crowd of fishermen and women as
well as other stakeholders at the event that “if you want this to continue, you
have a role to play; you have to register and you have to collect your
Permanent Voter Cards and then you can use your vote to choose what you want”.
“So, if you want this Sea Food Festival to be
here next year, if you want Count Down to be here next year, if you want Beach
Soccer to be here next year, the only way you can get them is to vote the
government which is providing these activities in Lagos. So, if you want to
keep them, you must do your part. Vote APC.
“I hope that you will all do what is necessary
to sustain these activities.”
Also speaking at the 10 Degree Events Centre,
Oregun, venue of the fifth edition of the Youth Stakeholders’ Forum organised
by the State’s IGNITE Enterprise Partnership Project in conjunction with the
After School Graduate Development Centre (AGDC), Fashola said the people must
do the right thing to sustain the government’s programmes.
“This intervention and several others that have
uplifted the lives of unemployed youths have been made possible with taxpayers’
money.
“So if you want continuation, you know what
steps to take during the next election,” the governor said.
Ambode has reiterated his intention to open up
Lagos for a more conducive business environment and investment opportunities.
He spoke at a thanksgiving service at the
Redeemed Christian Church of God, Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos and later at a
Meet-the-People reception in Epe.
“We have a legacy to build upon, and it is our
collective responsibility to build on the progress that Lagos has witnessed in
the last 15 years,”he said.
According to the former State
Accountant-General, the last 15 years had witnessed an irreversible growth and
development “of our great state with a foundation laid by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu between 1999 and 2007”.
“The consolidation and actualisation of that
growth, of which we are all living testimonies, have been achieved by Governor
Fashola.”
The candidate added that it was important to
reiterate that the foundation laid by the two administrations must never
be destroyed but built upon.
“I wish to restate my promise, therefore, that
I commit to the continuation of excellence and the progress of all Lagosians.”
Ambode said his core message stood on the
acronym LAGOS, which, he explained, meant Leadership, Accountability, Good
Governance, Opportunities and Service.
“My mission and vision, therefore, is to create
a clean, secure and prosperous Lagos State that is driven by a vibrant economy
and supported by quality service, equity and justice; a Lagos where no one is
left behind and where no one is discriminated against on account of age,
religion, creed or origin.
“In building on the legacies of the last 15
years, it is important to expand the frontiers of doing business in this state
that has the potential to be one of the top five economies in Africa.
“Lagos deserves nothing less and this shall
continue to be part of my message to every Lagosian as we begin to solicit
their votes.”
The candidate said his sterling experience in
public service over 27 years would be a priceless asset to his administration,
if elected governor in 2015.
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