A former Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, has urged Lagos residents to support the aspiration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat,for 2027. Ashafa made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Lagos.
He said that Hamzat possessed the competence, experience and leadership qualities required to sustain the development strides of the state. According to him, support for Hamzat is support for continuity, progress, stability and accelerated socio-economic development in the state. “Dr Hamzat is a tested and trusted public servant with an outstanding record of performance.
“Lagosians can confidently entrust the future of the state to him because he has demonstrated capacity, integrity and commitment to public service,” Ashafa said. He said that the APC governorship candidate as a widely accepted and marketable candidate whose achievements in public office had endeared him to many residents across the state. “Hamzat is a sellable candidate with proven competence and experience.
“I urge all residents to support him because he represents the continuity of purposeful and people-oriented governance,” he said. Ashafa called on party members and supporters to intensify grassroots mobilisation and community engagement ahead of the 2027 general election. “The strength of the APC has always been its grassroots support.
“Every member should become an ambassador of the party by reaching out to families, neighbours and communities with our message of continuity and development,” he said. He dismissed suggestions of disunity within the APC, insisting that members remained united and committed to ensuring the party’s victory at the polls. “There is no division within our party.
We are united, focused and determined to deliver victory for Dr Hamzat and President Bola Tinubu. “The challenges experienced during the last general election, 2023 in Lagos state have strengthened our resolve to work harder,” he said. Ashafa expressed confidence that the APC would secure victory by a comfortable margin in Lagos State and across the country in the 2027 general election.
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