Tompolo warns against repeat of 2023 setback in Lagos – Daily Trust

Leader of the PBAT Door-to  Door Movement, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly referred to as Tompolo, has urged Lagos residents to make sure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu secures a convincing victory in the 2027 presidential election.

Tompolo, who known as on residents to acquire their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) forward of the election, stated the result of the 2023 presidential election in Lagos should not be repeated in 2027.

He made the decision on Tuesday throughout a marketing campaign rally in Lagos, the place the motion offered 57 autos to its state coordinators as half of efforts to mobilise help for Tinubu’s re-election.

Represented by Kestin Pondi, Tompolo described Tinubu as a brave and selfless chief who had continued to implement financial reforms regardless of the political implications, including that Nigerians had been starting to learn from the insurance policies.

“What happened in 2023 must not repeat. He must win convincingly in 2027,” he stated.

He urged Lagos residents to take benefit of the continued Continuous Voter Registration train by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register and acquire their PVCs, stressing that electoral victory might solely be secured by votes.

Tompolo attributed Lagos’s growth to the muse laid by Tinubu throughout his tenure as governor of the state between 1999 and 2007, arguing that successive administrations had constructed on his achievements.

He stated Tinubu’s expertise in Lagos had positioned him to duplicate comparable growth throughout the nation, including that the president wanted the help of his dwelling state to maintain his reform agenda on the nationwide stage.

“Lagos is the city for all Nigerians because someone stood firm to restructure and reform it. From the time he came into office in 1999 up to 2007 that he left, Lagos was the envy of other states,” he stated.

He added that the president’s present duty supplied a possibility to increase the event mannequin related to Lagos to different elements of the nation.

“Today, he has a higher responsibility, an opportunity to replicate the Lagos success story in Nigeria through reforms. There is massive development across the states today because reforms are working,” he acknowledged.

Tompolo urged members of the motion and different supporters to take the re-election marketing campaign to households throughout Lagos, saying sustained grassroots mobilisation was essential to safe Tinubu’s victory.

Also talking on the rally, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence in the Tinubu administration, saying the nation was shifting in direction of financial stability beneath the president’s management.

Sanwo- Olu urged voters to reject opposition politicians whom he accused of missing clear plans for the nation, arguing that frequent motion between political events demonstrated inconsistency in management.

The governor additionally highlighted what he described because the administration’s achievements in infrastructure, staff’ welfare and training, citing highway building, help for college kids, the rise in the nationwide minimal wage and the supply of funds for pension funds.

“Why won’t we vote for him? The entire Lagos is for Tinubu. All our votes are for Tinubu. You’ve done it before, you’ll do it again,” Sanwo-Olu stated.

He urged marketing campaign coordinators to accentuate their mobilisation efforts throughout the state and persuade residents to help the president’s re-election bid.

“We will touch every corner of Lagos with our message to reelect Tinubu. Go out and convince everyone that Tinubu is the candidate to vote,” he acknowledged.

Earlier, the National Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Sunday Asuku, known as on Lagos residents to acquire their PVCs and use them to precise their help for Tinubu on the polls.

Asuku stated the motion was dedicated to securing the president’s re-election by lawful electoral participation relatively than intimidation.

“We must stand our ground and deliver Tinubu with PVCs, not with guns or intimidation. Lagos must not put their son, Tinubu, to shame,” he stated.