14th April, 2015
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State has thanked all Lagosians for speaking with their votes once again and consequently renewing its confidence and trust in the party and the leaders they have known in the past sixteen years.
In a release signed by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the State Publicity Secretary, the party says “words are not enough to express its depth of gratitude and satisfaction for the boldness and courage displayed by Lagos voters in voting for continuity in the Centre of Excellence.
“In the face of harassment, intimidation and brigandage from the powers that be, APC lovers showed infectious and contagious love to the party and its leaders they have known for years now.
“APC lovers in Lagos did not succumb to blatant lies, hate campaigns, politics of the stomach, ethnic and tribal politics and politics of naira, dollars and pounds sterling. They were not swayed because they understand what is at stake. They did not see these inducements as low hanging fruits to take advantage of. They were smart, courageous and determined to use the power of votes to sustain the intelligent leadership and governance in Lagos.”
The party further stated that “if money was the determining factor in this election, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would have won; if police, army, DSS and SSS and other security agencies were the determining factor, PDP would have won the Presidency and governorship in Lagos. If lies, hate campaigns, newspaper, TV and radio adverts, etc. were the determining factors, PDP would have won the election in both the state and federal level. But there was no meeting point between light and darkness. We relied heavily on common sense revolution.
“We appreciate Lagosians for understanding the urgent need at this critical point in the nation’s history to connect Lagos effectively to Abuja. Lagosians saw this great opportunity and grabbed it with both hands and the rest is now history.
“We have no doubt in our minds that the synergy between Abuja and Lagos will add great value to the project Nigeria and consequently make our country to remain credit positive in many years to come.
“Lagos APC appreciates Lagosians for their unflinching support, we celebrate their courage and steadfastness, we honour their patriotic disposition to continuity, we value so much their sense of judgement and the power of their strategic political decision at a time like this.”