…says he’s in the race to serve

The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, has explained why he is interested in becoming the governor of the state.

The renowned Accountant, speaking over the weekend at an event held at the MUSON Centre in Onikan, Lagos, stressed that his main reason for putting himself forward for the highest job in Lagos State is ‘service to humanity.’

The APC candidate, according to a press statement signed by his Director of Media and Communications, Steve Ayorinde, reassured his supporters, stakeholders as well the electorates that he is in the race to serve and lead by example.

Ambode said Lagos has witnessed a record of excellence service in the past 15 years and the more than 17 million people living and working in this Africa’s largest city-state “deserves a tested hand who will continue in that tradition of excellence.

“The governor that Lagos State deserves at this period of our continued growth and development is a man with a track record of performance and excellence; a man who is tested, who understands governance and is an experienced administrator who will not experiment with the resources and growth template of this state. I, Akinwunmi, Ambode, is that man,” he announced at the 3rd Annual Lecture of the January 9 Collective, J9C, where he was a Special Guest.

According to Ambode, who is a Fulbright Scholar, selfless service and leadership by example should be the hallmark of an elected official who is desirous of making a meaningful change and lasting impression in the lives of the electorates.

“Selfless service becomes non-negotiable if the process that brought elected leaders into office is free, fair and credible. But often, we see leaders who derail and abandon their promises to the electorates because the process that brought them to office is flawed. They feel they do not owe the voters.

“This is why we in APC have been very vocal about the need to have a credible election; to have a process that is fair and transparent and to have an election that does not seek to systematically disenfranchise electorates,” the former Accountant-General of Lagos State said.

He added that APC would not relent in urging the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to do everything in its power to ensure that all the eligible six million registered voters in Lagos State get their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in order to exercise their civic duties, failing which those with Temporary Voters Card should be allowed to exercise their constitutional rights.

“This is the only way to ensure that INEC’s preparedness is beyond rhetorics so that the February elections can produce leaders that the people want.”

More here: http://www.aproko247.com/2015/01/12/lagos-deserves-a-tested-hand-ambode/

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