Fashola inaugurates 10,000 foot soldiers for APC
Coalition of 29 opposition parties and groups in Lagos State, yesterday, endorsed All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for the February 25 election.
It also pledged support for the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The endorsement came as the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, who governed the state between 2007 and 2015, inaugurated 10,000 Eko O ni Baje vote canvassers for the ruling party in the state.
Convener of Coalition of Political Parties in Lagos State (COPPILS), Akinola Obadia, said Tinubu was endorsed based on his track records as former governor of the state.
He said: “Based on his achievements, we openly endorse Tinubu today as the best man for the job, to govern Nigeria and take it out of the woods if he becomes the President.”
The coalition promised to give two million votes for the presidential candidate and the governor.
Among the parties that endorsed the APC candidates AD, UPN, UPP, NPC, ACPN, CPN, BNPP, PPP, PPA, NUP, UP, LM, MMN, FJP, NCMP, GDPN, APA, AGAP, RPN, ID Party, Mega Party, Green Party, Hope Democrats, DA, C4C Party, NPM, and Independent Democrats.
Obadia said: “We have all agreed to go all out to our teeming supporters, who are non-APC members and let them know reasons Tinubu is the best option and why Sanwo-Olu should be given a second term to complete all the laudable projects he started in Lagos.”
The convener recalled Tinubu’s achievements in Lagos and drew attention to his scorecard as a pro-democracy crusader, who, as a committed National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) chieftain, fought for the restoration of popular rule.
He said Tinubu sustained the Awoist legacies as the only surviving Alliance for Democracy (AD) governor in 2003, and built a bridge of understanding between the South and North in 2015.
Justifying the coalition’s support for Sanwo-Olu, he described the governor as a hardworking administrator, who faithfully implemented his T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda.
Obadiah applauded the governor for his achievements, including the Blue Rail Line to ease commuters’ stress and reduce man-hours wasted on the road; completion of the biggest rice mill in Africa, which produces 32 metric tonnes per hour; and the Deep Blue project.
He added: “We, the opposition registered political parties under the coalition, endorse Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima as well as Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat.”
