Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on residents to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, citing his contributions to the development of Lagos State and the Federal Government’s ongoing infrastructure interventions across the country.
Sanwo-Olu made the appeal at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos East Senatorial District rally held at Epe Recreational Ground, Epe, where party leaders and supporters gathered to mobilise voters ahead of the next general elections.
The governor said Tinubu laid the foundation for Lagos’ sustained growth and development more than two decades ago, arguing that the state’s transformation into one of Africa’s leading economic and investment destinations was driven by policies, strategic planning and governance initiatives introduced during his tenure as governor.
He urged Lagos residents to demonstrate their appreciation for the President’s leadership by supporting his bid for a second term, while also encouraging voters to participate actively in the electoral process.
According to Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu’s transition from governor of Lagos to President has provided an opportunity to extend his development philosophy to other parts of the country, with infrastructure and development projects being implemented across the six geopolitical zones.
He identified the proposed Green Line Rail project and Lekki International Airport among the Federal Government-supported infrastructure initiatives expected to strengthen Lagos’ connectivity, stimulate economic activities and reinforce its position as a major investment destination.
The governor also called on residents to support his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, as his preferred successor in Lagos State, arguing that his emergence would ensure continuity in governance and sustain the state’s development agenda.
Sanwo-Olu further urged voters to support all APC candidates contesting in the 2027 general elections.
In his remarks, Hamzat, who is the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, said the campaign visit to Lagos East was aimed at consolidating support for the party’s candidates at both state and federal levels.
He urged residents not to stay away from the polls, but to turn out with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and mobilise eligible voters within their communities.
Hamzat highlighted the Tinubu administration’s interventions in infrastructure, education, healthcare and other critical sectors, stressing that continued support for the APC would enable the party to sustain its development programmes.
He also called on voters to take responsibility for encouraging participation in their neighbourhoods, noting that electoral victory would depend significantly on effective grassroots mobilisation and voter turnout.
Similarly, the Senator representing Lagos East, Tokunbo Abiru, urged residents to support Tinubu’s second-term ambition and other APC candidates, expressing confidence in the party’s capacity to sustain its development agenda.
Abiru maintained that Lagos had experienced considerable development under successive APC administrations and called on voters to retain the party in power to consolidate the progress recorded.
Former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, also appealed for support for the APC, highlighting the party’s longstanding political presence and experience in governance.
Ambode emphasised the importance of mutual cooperation between political parties and the electorate, arguing that sustained political engagement and grassroots support were necessary for the party to maintain its position in the state.
The Lagos State APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, used the occasion to urge eligible voters who had yet to collect their PVCs to do so ahead of the elections.
He described the voter card as an important instrument of democratic participation and encouraged residents to exercise their civic responsibility by turning out to vote.
Earlier, the Director-General of the PBAT-KOH Campaign Council in Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, called on party members and supporters to remain committed to the APC and mobilise voters for its candidates in the 2027 elections.
Obanikoro described Tinubu and Hamzat as experienced leaders with the capacity to advance development at the federal and state levels, urging residents to consider their records and experience in making electoral choices.
Also speaking, the Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government and Chairman of Conference 57, Sesan Olowa, called for stronger grassroots mobilisation across the Lagos East Senatorial District.
Olowa urged party members to take the APC’s campaign message to households, neighbourhoods, villages, communities and towns, stressing the importance of direct engagement with voters in building support ahead of the elections.
The rally forms part of the APC’s political mobilisation activities in Lagos as the party seeks to consolidate its support base and secure electoral backing for its candidates in the 2027 general elections.
