According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, present Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has Congratulated the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the Lagos East senatorial district,Mr. Tokunbo Abiru and Mr. Obafemi over their victory at the by-elections held on Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier declared Senator-elect Abiru victory as he defeated his opponent with a total of 89,204 votes.
He said: “I want to congratulate Mr. Tokunbo Abiru and Obafemi Saheed on their victory in last Saturday’s by-elections in Lagos East Senatorial district and Kosofe State Constituency II polls. Your emergence as federal and state lawmakers is a validation of peoples’ confidence in our dear party, the APC.
“Right from the commencement of the process, we never doubted that Tokunbo Abiru and Obafemi Saheed would win the elections based on their credibility and the massive campaigns in all the nooks and crannies of Kosofe II Constituency and Lagos East Senatorial District.
“The victory of the two candidates of our party in the by-elections clearly showed that APC remains a party to beat in Lagos, based on her achievements in the State since the beginning of the current political dispensation in 1999.”
“The successive administrations in Lagos have put the people at the centre of its action, resulting in several people-oriented programmes. This has continued to manifest in the voting patterns in the State.” Governor Sanwo-Olu concluded.
