The Lagos State Government
on Wednesday urged eligible voters in the State to come out enmasse on Saturday
to vote in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections, assuring that
adequate measures have been firmed up to ensure a hitch-free exercise.
Addressing Government House
Correspondents after a Special State Executive Council Meeting at the Lagos
House in Alausa, Ikeja, on the forthcoming polls, the State Governor, Mr
Akinwunmi Ambode said every necessary arrangement to ensure a smooth voting exercise
had been made, adding that the peace and security of the State was paramount to
his administration.
“I want to assure that we
would try as much as possible to ensure that the coming elections –
gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections go very well. We want to also
assure all Lagosians of their safety and also to let everyone know that Lagos
is a cosmopolitan State and it will remain so.
“The peace and security of
this State is very paramount to this government and we would ensure that
everybody that is eligible to vote goes out to do so and keep the peace.
“We encourage all voters to
come out on Saturday; I want to encourage all Lagosians to exercise their
rights so that we can have a large turnout. The security agencies have assured
us that there would be peace across the nooks and crannies of Lagos,” he said
The Governor, who is the
Chairman of the State Executive Council, recalled the unfortunate incidences in
some parts of the State during the Presidential and National Assembly
elections, saying while such had been properly addressed, he would nonetheless
want everybody to see each other as brothers.
He also urged the people to
support the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr
Babajide Sanwo-Olu and all the House of Assembly candidates of the party to
ensure continuity of good governance in the State.
According to him, “We are
also very aware of the incidences that happened during the presidential
election of which we have taken proper care of. We know that we are all brothers;
we are all the same in this State but I urge everyone to support our government
and also support our candidate because we believe in continuity in this
government and that is why you see that the executive arm of government is in
support of Jide Sanwo-Olu who is our flagbearer for the APC.
“We urge all Lagosians to
vote for continuity and ensure that all our candidates for the House of
Assembly elections also are voted for. I wish all of us a very successful
voting process on Saturday and then we implore all our security agencies also
to make sure that there is peace across the land.”
Besides, Governor Ambode who
addressed the briefing alongside members of the State Executive Council, also
clarified the news on social media to the effect that a public holiday had been
declared for Civil Servants on Friday to prepare for the elections.
“We like to inform all
Lagosians that contrary to what has been put in the media that there would be a
public holiday on Friday, what we have actually done was to declare mid-term
holiday for students across all our schools in Lagos State,” the Governor said.
SIGNED
HABIB ARUNA
CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
MARCH 6, 2019
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