Supporters of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday staged a solidarity rally to reaffirm commitment to the election of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The supporters, who marched from the state secretariat in Alausa to the APC secretariat in Ogba, said there was no truth in the purported alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party as reported in some sections of the media.
Organised by the Ambode Mandate Support Group (AMSG), the rally was attended by scores of Ambode’s supporters who were received by the Lagos APC Chairman Tunde Balogun and other state executive officers of the party.
Leader of the delegation and director general of AMSG Akeem Sulaimon said the solidarity walk was embarked upon to reaffirm the commitment of Governor Ambode to the victory of the APC in 2019 elections at all levels in the State.
Sulaimon, who is also the special adviser to the governor on communities and communication, said it was to also important to emphasise that Ambode had truly accepted the choice of the party not to give him a second term ticket, adding that any contrary information was a hoax.
Speaking specifically on the alleged declaration of support for the opposition party by some supporters of the governor, Sulaimon said there was no truth in the said rumour, adding that the governor, as a loyal party man, would not do anything to rock the boat.
“We are organising this to show to Lagosians and Nigerians that our principal bears no grudge; he has no ill feelings. If he had wanted to fight at that time, he could have fought and so if he did not fight then, why would anybody be insinuating that he wants to fight now?
“We are here to let you know that he (Ambode) is not fighting. The Governor’s directive to us is that we should all go out and mobilise for Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Irrespective of how things might have happened, the Governor has equally benefited from the party and he says that he will not destroy the party that he has benefited from,” Sulaimon said.
Responding, Balogun commended the supporters for showing commitment to the party, saying the rally was a demonstration of Governor Ambode’s loyalty to the party.
