Five days to the governorship election in Lagos State, five governorship candidates in the state have stepped down for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The election will hold on March 18.
In what you will describe as assurance pouring in for the incumbent, more political parties are pitching their tents with him.
It is not the governorship candidates alone that are supporting his ambition to sit in the State Government House for another four years.
Just like the governorship candidates, nine political parties have also endorsed Sanwo-Olu’s re-election.
Unlike his first term, he seems to have stronger competition from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Only a few days to the election and the governor has intensified his campaign to fulfill his re-election goal.
Parties Endorsing Sanwo-Olu
The Alliance of Registered Political Parties (ARPP), a coalition of nine political parties endorsed the re-election bid of Sanwo-Olu.
The political parties are the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), and Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Others are the National Rescue Movement (NRM), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
The governorship candidates of five of the political parties also stepped down in support of Sanwo-Olu.
They are Adeyemi Abiola of APP, Adenipebi Mode-Adekunle of ZLP, Funmi Kupoluyi of APM, Ishola Bamidele of ADP, and Ajayi Adebayo of the YPP.
A Love-Driven Endorsement
The decision was reached after a thorough analysis of the performance of Sanwo-Olu, Ajayi Adebayo, leader of ARPP said.
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Adebayo said the group resolved not to sacrifice various achievements of the Sanwo-Olu-led administration on the altar of bitter politicking.
“We reached this decision sequel to our thorough analysis of all the good works and rapid development in Lagos state,” he said.
“We cannot sacrifice the various landmark achievements of the present administration scattered all over the state on the altar of bitter politicking.
“The governor’s consistency as a progressive democrat is worthy of due commendation and continuity.
“We observed at a close range his energetic campaign through the nooks and crannies of the state.
“It is worthy of note that he literarily saved the country from the scourge of COVID-19 through proactive measures that underscored his responsive and responsible attributes,” he said.
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Aligning With Tinubu
According to them, a Sanwo-Olu governorship would work with president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to move Lagos forward.
“It makes a whole lot of sense for Lagos state to be in tune with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency at a time like this to achieve our age-long desires and lofty aspirations.
“Lagos state at a time like this is better entrusted in the hands of experienced and patriotic leaders.
“A vote for Sanwo-Olu will indeed be an endorsement for continuity and for greater development.
“This support is born out of love and desire for a greater Lagos state which Sanwo-Olu has set the pace and deserves to drive to fruition.”
However, the party did not mention other achievements of the governor other than the response of the state to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although at the time, Lagos residents expected more from the government in terms of relief materials which many did not receive through the stay-at-home period.
The political parties urged their supporters to “vote massively” for the Lagos governor on Saturday, March 18.
