South West Youth Drum Support For Sanwo-Olu Second Term Bid
By Samuel Ogunsona
Ahead of the 2023 Gubernatorial Election in Lagos, the coalition of South West Youth Forum has thrown it weights behind the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu, for his second term bid.
This was contained in a statement by the National Coordinator, Engr Abiola Ottun-Coker, during a news press conference on Wednesday in Maryland Lagos .
Speaking at the conference, Engr Abiola urged every Lagos resident to mobilize families and friends including neighbors to vote the All Progressive Congress candidate, Sanwo-Olu, come next week Saturday.
In attendance are youths from the entire 20 local government areas (LGA) and 37 local council development area (LCDA) of Lagos state.
Engr Abiola who described the seating governor and his deputy as men of their word also said they both have perform excellently well in the last four years.
She said, ‘’Sanwo-Olu would be reelected because of his achievements and “the sustainability of peace, unity and development”
‘’Lagos has given so much to all of us, let us pay back by showing gratitude to a Governor (Sanwo-Olu) who we believe has done his best.” She added.
She also appealed to Lagos residents, especially youths, Ndigbo in the State and religious leaders not to allow ethnicity and religion be a dividing factor in the forthcoming governorship election in Lagos State.
“We are solidly behind the governor, the present administration up to the federal level.
“Let’s forget the past and face the future’’
“His achievements in the critical sectors of the state’s economy are endearing, and we are convinced that it needs to be sustained. The recently completed multi-billion naira Imota Rice Mill project, foreign direct investments coming through the Lekki Free Trade Zone, the recently completed first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line, and the commencement of the second phase called the Red Line, repositioning of the health sector through the building of more health centres at the grassroots, and a free health policy for children below 18 years and adults above 65 years of age not minding your ethnic background or religious affiliations are just a few of the things we have seen and consistency is what we need.
“Sanwo-Olu needs peace, he wants progress for Lagos State, the country and the whole world.
“We are saying this with one voice that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by God’s special grace on Sunday, will be celebrating his return to office for a second term.
“We use this opportunity to congratulate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the victory, which is for everyone of us,”
I will urge our people, especially the youths not to make the same mistake that they made where they voted blindly out of frustration. And the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, told them he will address their frustration.
“I appeal to my Igbo brothers and sisters, don’t let us make this an ethnic issue. Anywhere in the world where ethnicity has become an issue, it becomes destructive.
‘I will plead that the youth, our religious people, and our Igbo brothers and sisters in Lagos should think of the past. Nnamdi Azikwe, the father figure of Igbo land, started and all his political life was in Lagos. The first Igbo lawyer, Sir Louis Mbanefo went to Methodist Boys High School and King’s College; he had his education in Lagos.
“There is no place that you don’t have Youth, neighbours and colleagues. I am appealing to all youths to go back home and work out their strategies for everyone of us.
“It is not a matter of fighting; we have to call our neighbours, our parents, community members and everyone to come out en-masse and vote for Sanwo-Olu.
Engr Abiola Ottun-Coker said: “What Sanwo-Olu has been able to achieve in Lagos and what he wishes to complete, it is the wish of Lagosians that he should be allowed to complete them.”
‘’ Governor Sanwo-Olu should be allowed to sustain and consolidate his achievements in his first term, “We don’t want disruption again. The breaking of policies and government has negatively affected Lagos State and we must avoid it at all costs”. She said.
