Lagos LG Polls: "Close Ranks and Work for Collective", Tinubu Charges Lagos APC Members
By: Olufemi Orunsola
Ahead of the July 12, 2025 local government elections in Lagos state, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the aquatic state to double up efforts at closing ranks within the party and avoid political complacency.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that the Nigerian President made the appeal in a address delivered by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the “Stakeholders’ Meeting with Mr. Governor”, which held at the State House, Marina.
Tinubu charged the party members to give premium priority to the upcoming council polls,describing the elections as critical to consolidating the APC’s dominance in the state.
He therefore warned that the party must not take the election for granted or allow complacency to set in at any level and for any reasons.
In his speech , Sanwo-Olu emphasized the importance of party unity and voter mobilization.
The governor who conveyed Tinubu’s call for reconciliation, particularly among aspirants who lost out during the APC primary elections, urged them to bury personal grievances and work in unity for the overall success of the party.
In his words, "This is not the time for division or rancour. We must close ranks and work collectively for victory. The local government administration is closest to the people. Let the people feel your presence and impact."
The Stakeholders parley, OTN News further reports, had in attendance chairmanship and councillorship candidates, key party leaders, and grassroots mobilizers from across the state.
Insisting that a four-year tenure is sufficient for any council chairman to make a significant difference, he told candidates not to betray the confidence reposed in them by party stakeholders.
He further maintained that, "This is a joint ticket for chairman and vice-chairman. I expect synergy and mutual respect. You have been given an opportunity to serve—use it well."
In his own speech at the Stakeholders parley, the Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, defended President Tinubu over recent accusations by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, who alleged that Tinubu supported the annulment of the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election.
Olusi, who waved off the claims as, “a desperate attempt to rewrite history,” affirmed that Tinubu had always stood on the side of democracy and justice.
Similarly, the Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, urged all candidates to align their campaign plans and eventual administrative policies with the development blueprint of both the state and federal governments to guarantee the effectice delivery of dividends of demicracy to the people at the grassroots.
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