Yesterday, after several unconfirmed results flooded the Internet, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in an emergency press conference with newsmen by 5.00pm Nigerian time, asked that the general public discard the results, saying they were fake and illegal.
But later that night, Lagos State APC chairman, Tunde Balogun called a press conference too, which saw him declare Sanwo-Olu the winner.
BREAKING: Lagos APC Chairman, Tunde Balogun declares Sanwo-Olu winner of Primary.
—> Babajide Sanwo Olu got 970851
—> Akinwunmi Ambode 72901#APCLagosPrimary pic.twitter.com/9qnoD61EY6
— TheInfoNG.com (@TheInfoNG) October 2, 2018
Sanwo-Olu has reacted to the news which confirmed him the winner, his team released the statement below;
“We express our gratitude to all our faithful members for the loyalty, commitments and determination to our great party by participating in the direct gubernatorial primary election in Lagos State on the 2nd of October 2018.
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In the same vein, we also like to appreciate the overwhelming moral supports received from non members of our great party during the exercise”
‘our sincere appreciation also goes to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and all the leaders of our great party for holding true tenet of democracy’.
At this juncture, it is pertinent to acknowledge the gallantry displayed by the security agencies, the cooperation of the press and exhibition of close observation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the just concluded direct primary of our great party.
Most importantly, we are grateful to members of the state chapter of our great party who voted for Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu en-masse during the gubernatorial primary election and making him
emerge as flag-bearer of our great party for the general election in 2019.
We urge our entire members to remain focused and work assiduously towards the general election in 2019.”
Comrade Olusesan Daini, Director Media and Publicity, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu Campaign Organization (BOSCO)
2nd October 2018
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