…APC urges PDP, LP to join in moving Lagos forward
The 2023 governorship election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has expressed his displeasure over the ruling of the state governorship election petition tribunal.
Adediran in a statement signed by the head of media and communications of his campaign organization, Gbenga Ogunleye, said it is quite unfortunate that the tribunal in its wisdom refused to accept the credible and convincing evidence present by his legal team on the non-qualifications of the APC and the LP candidates in the election.
He posited that the decision of the tribunal does not reflect the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act 2022 on issues bothering on qualification of a candidate in an election.
Adediran, however, assured the good people of the state that Lagos PDP would study the judgement and decide on the next step to be taken.
He said, “This is not the end of the electoral process, it is just another stage. We will study the judgement and take decisions in the best interest of Lagosians.”
However, the APC in the state asked the PDP and LP to join hands with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in moving the state forward. The spokesman of the party, Seye Oladejo, said the verdict of the tribunal is an affirmation that the governor won an overwhelming majority of voters during the election.
Oladejo said, “We wish to congratulate Governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat on the re-affirmation of their victory by the election petition tribunal.
“We also congratulate all Lagosians and most especially members of the All Progressives Congress who worked painstakingly during the elections.
“The affirmation is an eloquent testimony to the free choice made by the overwhelming majority of voters of their preference for developmental, progressive, passionate, responsive and responsible governance over needless and risky experiments.
“Our unshakable belief that the petitions of our opponents amounted to mere academic exercise by sore losers was undoubtedly upheld by the verdict.
The Lagos APC wish to assure all Lagosians through our various elected and appointed representatives of our age-long traditional service delivery in order to provide the desired dividends of democracy in the state. May we now extend the olive branch to all and sundry, including our opponents to come on board in order to move our dear state forward?”
