The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Friday in Lagos said that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) did not suffer any set back from the last gubernatorial election in Ondo State.
Ikuforiji told newsmen during the Eid-el Kabir prayers at the Epe Praying Ground that the ACN made tremendous progress in the election since it had not been on ground in the state.
“You need to understand that, two years ago, ACN did not have any ground at all in the state.
“ ACN has been able to prove that it is a party to reckon with.‘’
The lawmaker said that since the re-elected Gov. Olusegun Mimiko could not score twice the votes secured by the ACN, it showed that much would soon be desired by the party.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission on Oct. 21 declared Mimiko of the Labour Party, the winner of the election.
The commission declared that he polled 260,199 votes while the PDP and ACN candidates, Chief Olusola Oke, and Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, polled 155,961 votes and 147,512 votes respectively.
On the PDP’s recent win of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area of Lagos State through an election petition, Ikuforiji said that the ACN would regain the council area through an appeal.
NAN reports that the Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal recently declared Mr Babajide Obanikoro, of the PDP, the winner of the council election.
The tribunal upturned the election of the ACN’s candidate as announced by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission.
In a message to Muslim faithful on the Eid-el-Kabir, Ikuforiji said that Nigerians should be willing to make sacrifices that would move the country forward.
He urged leaders to always see themselves as servants.
Ikuforiji urged that the leaders and the led should reason together on how the country would overcome its challenges.
‘’We should not look at leaders as if they come from another planet; we should cooperate with them for the betterment of this nation.’’
The speaker appealed to all Nigerians to embrace peaceful coexistence and tolerance in the interest of Nigeria’s advancement.