Akinwumi Ambode, arguably the most prominent
of members of the All People’s Congress (APC)
who aspire to be governor in Lagos next year
formally declared his interest in the race Friday,
October 24. The event which took place at the
Onikan Stadium in the heart of Lagos was witnessed by an estimated 30,000 crowd of
party faithful, who started congregating as early
as 6 am on the said day. The enthusiastic crowd waited patiently for the
arrival of the man of the moment. And as they
waited, popular Fuji artiste, Wasiu Alabi popularly
known as Pasuma Wonder and Sensational rap
artistes, M.I and Olamide kept the massive
audience happy and dancing to one popular song after another. But when Ambode drove in, in the company of a
number of close associates, not even the thrill of
the tunes from these superstars could restrain
the frenzy with which he was received.
Not to deny his supporters the urge to have a
feel of their candidate, Ambode, sporting a white
three piece white native attire and a blue cap
moved around the stadium waving two brooms
with either hands, to the ecstatic crowd. On mounting the podium to speak, the aspirant
thanked the enthusiastic crowd for the support
which they have given him since he started
consultations one year ago saying that the
gathering of the day was the result of these year-
long discussions,. Ambode, in his speech titled: “Continuing the
Progress, Securing the Future” noted further that
Lagos State has witnessed huge development in
the past 15 years and that it was important to
ensure that the tide of development continues
without interruption. He promised that he was the most competent candidate for the job. “The
last fifteen years have witnessed an irreversible
growth and development of our great state with
a foundation laid concretely by Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu between 1999 and 2007. The
consolidation of that growth, of which we are all living testimonies, have been achieved by the
indefatigable incumbent Governor, Babatunde
Raji Fashola. (SAN) “I stand before you today in the spirit of the
continuity of excellence that Lagos is known for.
My mission is to create a clean, secure and
prosperous Lagos State that is driven by a
vibrant economy and supported by quality
service, equity and justice,” Ambode said Identifying that Lagos remains the most
cosmopolitan state in the country, the Epe born
aspirant promised that an administration led by
him would make Lagos more livable and provide
equal opportunities for everyone one
irrespective of origin, gender or religion. According to him: “Whether you are Igbo, Efik,
Ijaw, Hausa, Fulani, a foreigner, whoever you are,
so far you live or work in Lagos, our government
will work for you and you will be adequately
represented. “We want a Lagos that will protect
Abdullahi; that will address the issues of Chukwuma and uphold the well-being of
Yewande. We want a Lagos that will not deny any
Nigerian citizen the right of political participation
and access to services. It is not about
sectionalism. This is the new Nigeria that we want
to build and Lagos is the focal point from where we would build the Nigeria of our dreams.” Although the multitude of supporters at the
declaration hailed every sentence that Ambode
made in the course of his speech, a party stalwart
who requested not to be named told us that the
most impressive part of the declaration “is that it
brought massive flame to APC in the South West. This is the first rally that the party would hold in
Lagos since its formation and so this was not just
about Ambode’s declaration but a veritable signal
to the opposition party in the south west that the
APC is never short of quality offerings. This is a point that Ambode himself may have
unwittingly endorsed when he said as follows in
his speech: “Every family is represented in Lagos
and have benefited from the purposeful APC
government. If you believe Lagos can do more, it
is imperative that we do not only win in Lagos but we must also take over the centre at Abuja. So
when we say change, we mean change in its total
ramifications. Change at the Centre. We want to
have more. We deserve more…” A call which his
party members hopw that Nigerians would yield.


Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/well-work-tribes-living-lagos-ambode/

Hmm..
This Mr. Ambode's making lots of sense. One of the best APC materials for the governorship sit yet.
BAT sure do have the eyes of a bat oo!