The
Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has called on the
Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, and
others who contested against him to join hands with his administration
to build the state.
Ambode spoke
on Sunday while delivering his acceptance speech at the APC secretariat
in Lagos shortly after he was declared winner of the governorship
election.
Ambode was
announced winner of the Saturday election after securing 811,994 votes
against his PDP’s closest rival, Agbaje who scored 659,788 votes.
“To my main
opponent, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the PDP, I thank you for a keen contest and
invite you, alongside other governorship candidates, to join hands with
me in moving Lagos forward,” he said.
Ambode also
promised Lagos residents that his administration would build on the
legacy and achievements of his predecessors, Gov. Babatunde Fashola and
Chief Bola Tinubu.
“I am humbled that you have placed your trust and faith in me.
“The love of
this state and our common belief in what we can accomplish, our belief
in what this state already is, and in what it is destined to become
binds us together in a social and moral contract of high purpose.
“I shall honour that contract with every fiber of my being.
“This day I
pledge to you that I shall devote myself to bringing even greater
prosperity, growth and development to every inch of this state.
“I also pledge that I shall build on legacy and progress of my predecessors,” Ambode said.
The
governor-elect promised to bring the best of Lagos into his government
saying that the people would be proud and glad for choosing him as their
governor.
“The people
of Lagos have demonstrated that Lagos is not about ethnicity or religion
but about a common desire to enthrone good governance.
“Lagos under
my watch will not discriminate. It has not in the past, and will not in
the present; not even in the future, there will be no political
victimisation.
“By
affirming your faith in the APC and in me, you have, for the first time
in 16 years, married progressive governance at the national level with
progressive government at the state level,” he said.
Ambode noted that finally, Lagos state government and the Federal government would be of one vision, one mind and one accord.
“The ramifications of this harmonious unity are completely positive.
“This is a chance that we have worked toward for many years.
“The joint
infrastructural and employment projects and collaboration between the
state and the federal will quicken the improvement of our roads,
schools, power generation and the entire array of social services.
“This new
era of cooperation between the state and federal government promises to
be a golden period for Lagos and for all Lagosians to share equally
therein,” he said.
Ambode said
Lagos would enjoy optimal development and growth through APC governance
working in tandem at the state and federal levels.
“This cooperation and enhanced policy harmony will surely pay handsome dividends,” he said.
Ambode congratulated INEC for a job well done and keeping alive Nigeria’s hope for a brighter democracy.
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