The Resident Electoral Commission, REC, Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, urged losers and Aggrieved parties in the 2023 Gubernatorial and House of Assembly to go back to the drawing board to restrategise for another time as the commission would continue to create the needed level playing field for all those that aspire to take part in any election in Nigeria.
Agbaje gave the advice in his address at the presentation of Certificates of Return to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and other winners of the March 18, Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Lagos.
It would be recalled that the gubernatorial election was held on March 18 in which Governor Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressive Congress, APC, emerged winner with over 700,000 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party who polled over 300,000 votes, while Dr Olajide Adeniran, popularly called Jandor of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, came distant third with about 75,000 votes.
Agbaje also urged them to embrace peace and shun any form of viol£nc£.
According to him, “The political class must however change its “do or di£” attitude to good conduct in politics. Political culture of viol£nc£, malpractices, thuggery, vote buying and all other forms of election vices has to be done away with by Political Party leaders.
This they can do by letting their followers know that viol£nc£, malpractices, thuggery and all other election vices are not only crimes but evil forces that can hinder the progress of the country’s democratic process.
Government must be seen by all as enhancing good governance for the benefit of the good people of Lagos State. For those that could not make it this time, all they need to do is to go back to the drawing board to re-strategize for another time as INEC will continue to create the needed level playing field for all those that aspire to take part in any election in Nigeria.”
