Lagos APC primaries: Sanwo-Olu vows to remain loyal to Tinubu
governorship primary election in Lagos state, has said the fatherly
role of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the party, cannot
be taken for granted.
Sanwo-Olu, who was Tinubu's anointed aspirant, said this while
reacting to the results of the primary on Tuesday.
He promised that if elected governor, integrity would be his watchword.
"Fellow Nigerians, I want to thank us, thank all of you for the
numerous support I have received from everyone, I should seize this
opportunity thank everyone. But first I need to thank the Almighty God
who has kept all of us, Lagosians, Nigerians, up until this very
moment; all glory, honour and adoration goes to the Almighty God.
"I think it's appropriate I thank our national leader, Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, who has provided the platform for all of us, so many of
us that have looked up to him, the fatherly role, a political
landscape that one cannot take for granted.
"I want to also use this opportunity to thank the national chairman of
our great party, the All Progressives Congress, His Excellency Adams
Oshiomhole and the national working committee for giving us tremendous
support, for encouraging us and for letting true democracy reflect,
for sustaining this direct primary and for letting it be the true test
of what it should be.
"In Lagos state, I think it is appropriate to thank the entire
leadership of our party from the GAC, our numerous fathers, our uncles
who have held on to this journey, who has demonstrated leadership to
the highest level, who have demonstrated impeccable integrity at all
levels, I think I owe them a deep level of appreciation, I thank you.
"I want to thank the entire structure that we have in APC, from our
national assembly members, distinguished senators from Lagos state,
members of the house of representative, especially the majority leader
and his entire team, the speaker and members of the Lagos state house
of assembly. I want to thank all the 57 chairmen and all our 57 local
government areas. I want to thank all our ward chairmen, our
councillors."
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