Governor Ambode calls for peaceful elections in Lagos

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has advised residents to eschew any acts of violence or misconduct that could threaten the peace at the forthcoming elections.

Mr. Ambode gave the advice on Wednesday in Lagos, saying that the nation was on a threshold of history as the outcome of the elections would be a defining moment in Nigeria’s political and economic landscape.

He urged residents to see the election as one that they must not sit on the fence, but come out to exercise their franchise albeit in a peaceful and orderly manner, devoid of rancour and all forms of electoral violence.

“As we prepare for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, I appeal to every Lagosian to ensure that the peace we have enjoyed in the last four years in the state is replicated across all the polling units and voting centres on Saturday.

“Your PVC is your voice and it is what you will need to cast your vote.

“I urge you to come out, be orderly, take your place on the queue and avoid any form of violence that can mar the process or put the lives of our peace loving citizens at risk,” he said.

Ambode said that he would be cast his vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Presidential and all the National Assembly elections.

According to him, Lagos in the last four years had benefitted immensely from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

He listed some of the key capital projects which the state had initiated with the support of the Federal Government.

According to him, they include the release of Oshodi-Muritala Muhammed Airport Road for reconstruction; release of land space in Oshodi for the construction of the interchange and terminus.

Others were the release of Oshodi-Abule Egba lane for BRT and the release of the Presidential Lodge, Marina for the Lagos History Centre project; the ongoing road infrastructure works in Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Badagry-Seme and Ikorodu axis.

Ambode said these were the intervention projects that President Buhari expeditiously approved to be carried out in the state.

“The fact is that since 1999, Lagos has never benefitted from the Federal Government under the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) government, the way it has benefited in the last three and half years.

“Most of the interventions that we have carried out have made life more meaningful to the average resident of the state.

“Beyond reasonable doubt, President Buhari has shown his love for Lagos and under his administration, Lagos has thrived.

“It is important that we continue on this trajectory for another four years,” Ambode said.

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Source: NAN