At least 70 civil society groups in Lagos State have endorsed the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Humanity Services Project (HSP), Centre for 21st Century Issues (C2CI), United Action for Democracy (UAD) and Free Bond Labour Services (FBLS) are among the seventy (70) groups that have given their commitment to support Mr Sanwo-Olu for victory in the 2019 election.
The groups said their decision to endorse the APC candidate was premised on the outcome of the integrity test conducted on all the governoship candidates in the state, in which Sanwo-Olu trounced other contenders in all the parameters used by the organisations.
The groups’ leader Rasaq Olokoba said at an interactive session with Sanwo-Olu on Thursday that the candidate symbolised the progressive thinking and yearnings of the generality of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Lagos State.
“We are very convinced that Sanwo-Olu is the answer. He has overwhelmingly surpassed other candidates in our integrity test. That’s the reason we are openly endorsing him and giving our commitment to his victory in the coming election.
“Lagos State is certainly on another glorious journey of welfarism and good governance, ” Mr Olokoba said.
Director of Centre for 21st Century Issues Titilope Akosa said it was important for the state to continue to lead on all development fronts, adding that she was certain Sanwo-Olu was up to the task of taking Lagos to greater heights.
Sanwo-Olu in reply said: “I want to assure you that you’ve found a partner in me. I value your role in building a better society. That’s why we are committed to opening access to government to achieve our dream of greater Lagos.”
