13th April, 2011
A lawmaker representing Lagos Island Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Abdul Wahab Olawale Alawiye-King, has commended the people of Lagos State, especially the residents of his constituency, for shunning the incentives offered by opposition parties and for voting massively for candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the National Assembly elections held last Saturday.
In a statement released on Monday and made available to LG Circuit, Alawiye-King said that more than ever before, he believed in the potency of the power and the resolve of the people of the state to vote for candidates of their choice.
According to him, the resounding victory the ACN recorded at the polls on Saturday, in spite of the gang up and campaigns of calumny against the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders, was a clear indication that Lagosians were ready for continuity of good governance.
Alawiye-King, who is the ACN’s candidate for Lagos Island Constituency 2 in the 26 April elections, congratulated the winner of Lagos Central Senatorial seat at the National Assembly, Chief (Mrs.) Oluremi Tinubu, who he said, would give good account of her wealth of experience and effect positive representation of her constituents at the National Assembly as well as other ACN candidates.
He also lauded the support of the voters who stood by their votes and shunned the lures from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and others, to make the derail.
“The massive turnout of the electorate last Saturday has clearly showcased the good people of Lagos State as agents of development, progress and unity,†the lawmaker remarked, adding, “we must ensure that the remaining elections are won by us in the interest of the state and the nation in general.