Jide Sanwoolu, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, says people are yet to know the kind of person that he is.
Sanwoolu said this while
addressing reporters at the headquarters of the APC in Abuja when he submitted
his nomination form on Wednesday.
Sanwolou, who is challenging
Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state, is believed to have the backing of
Bola Tinubu, estranged godfather of the governor.
But the APC aspirant denied the
reports, though he acknowledged the role of Tinubu in the ruling party.
“I have just submitted my
expression of interest and nomination forms to contest 2019 election under our
great party. Just to formally let you know that, the exercise has been
concluded and I will be taken formal declaration speech when I get back to
Lagos state,” he said.
“Like I said, I am 53 years
myself. There is no doubt that things would be said here and there. A man that
is standing in front of you, fully grown-man with several years of experience…
People have been asking questions, people are yet to know the kind of person I
am.
“Like I said, it is about the
Lagos of our dream, it is about the Lagos we want to take to the next level.
“I think it has nothing to do
with our leader and there is no denial that he’s our national leader. And he
takes back position not only in the state but in the national and you know he
has interest in the well-being and improvement in Nigeria’s dream.
“So, by extension, Lagos is a
dream that he is pertinent about and we will continue to refer to him as our
leader but most important thing is I am in front of you, this is who I am, this
is what I have come to express to you and Lagos, certainly will be a better
place to live for all us ”
He added that with his vast
experience in private and public sector he has what it take to take Lagos to
the next level.
“But why especially is to give my
number of years experience, the pedigree from the private sector and from the
public sector and I think it is appropriate for me now when people of
Not-too-young are with us and put that aspiration in place,” he said.
“I am in the wide range of
experience as I have a dream to obviously contribute a lot more as a Lagosian and
son of the soil, I will just be able to let our people get to where they know
that governance is all about people, it is about what we expect, it is about
what will go back to them, improve the cause of life, course of security and
there are lot of other things we are going to be rolling out.”
He said he is part of the
policies and initiatives which has transformed the face of the state.
“A whole lot of us have to
redefine the Lagos project and it is not before where I will begin to rate you
debate many first that people think we are done with some other individuals,
there are real people behind them that have offered those initiatives and I
discovered those initiatives, that have brought out those policies, that have
brought out those implementations of various plans,” he said.
When asked to confirm the report
that he has been endorsed by 57 local government chairmen in the state,
Sanwo-Olu said endorsement is a work in progress.
He also said he is in “the same
family” with the Mandate Movement, the pro-Tinubu group coordinating his
campaign.
“In terms of endorsement, it is a
work in progress. Soon, whoever emerges
is the best, it will be very preemptive of me to stand before you and say I
have been supported by 57 people, that means I am going to sleep. Mandate Group
is my people, we are in the same family and we will continue to work together,”
he said.
” At the end of the day, it is
Lagosians that will elect us and we are not going to be restricted, we will get
to everybody that we need to get to. We will not take anybody for granted.”
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