8th March, 2023
Paul Iyoghojie
Concerned bus drivers plying Lagos metropolis have appealed to their colleagues and residents of Lagos of voting age to troop out in their numbers to vote for the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term in the coming governorship elections on March 11, 2023.
According to them, this is to enable him to complete the good work he started four years ago.
The drivers said they are soliciting support for Sanwo-Olu’s second term because of his sterling performances in his first term, especially the zeal with which he battled the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 to ensure Lagosians stayed alive.
They pointed to massive infrastructural developments in education, roads and railway construction, and the smooth operations of BRT buses which they said had brought relief to commuters in Lagos. They also mentioned security amongst others.
The drivers also Praised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC and President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for winning the keenly contested Presidential elections despite all odds.
According to them, with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the President of Nigeria, all the problems bedevilling Nigeria as a Nation would soon be a thing of the past.
Speaking on behalf of the drivers, Mr John Omena appealed to “all the drivers plying Lagos roads and other tribes living in Lagos to troop out en masse with their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs and vote for Gov. Sanwo-Olu for second term in the coming governorship election to enable Lagosians continue to enjoy the seamless dividends of democracy and good Governance they have been enjoying in Lagos State.”
He added that Gov. Sanwo-Olu deserved a second term because he had done well in the past four years.
Omena stated: “Before we drivers decided to declare our support for Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s re-election, we took so many things into consideration especially the humane policies of the Lagos State Government toward the residents and non-tribes.
“We observed that it is only in Lagos State that non-tribes can be a Councilor, LASTMA Chief Executive Officer, Special Adviser and Special Assistant to the Governor.
“We also took into consideration the humane manner with which the current destabilised LASTMA General Manager, Mr Bolaji Oreagba and the LASTMA Provost Department are rescuing drivers arrested illegally by its personnel to get justice as they always refund extorted money back to the arrested drivers after thorough investigation revealed that the arrested drivers did not commit any offence to warrant their arrest.”