From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Ahead of Saturday governorship elections across Nigeria,the former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani has expressed excitement over Lagos politics especially between the Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
To this end, Senator Sani said he is backing the re-election bid of the APC candidate and current Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu.
According to him, though the recent presidential election results revealed the overt threats from the Labour Party in Lagos State, it was time the voters in the State shun all forms of sentiments and consider experience; capacity and ability to work and deliver on campaign promises of Sanwo-Olu.
Fielding questions from Journalists about the next Saturday elections and why as a PDP member, he decided to support Sanwo-olu of APC for Lagos Governor instead of the PDP candidate, Senator Sani said, ” It’s true that I am a member of the People’s Democratic Party ,but from the PDP’s performance during the Presidential election in Lagos State , it obvious that the battle is between APC and Labour Party .For me, the leadership record of Sanwo-olu is inspiring.I’m not from Lagos, but Lagosians should vote for him”.
He also noted that in a cosmopolitan State such as Lagos, “people shouldn’t vote along line of sentiments, especially when Sanwo-olu is a working clock and working machine,who has consolidated on the good works of all his predecessors. Stopping Sanwo-olu is stopping the wheel of progress.”
On attacks on Igbo and their property, Senator Sani said ,”Lagos is not a no man’s land, but it’s wrong to attack the Igbo.They are there, because they believe in one Nigeria. The constitution guarantees every citizen the right to live anywhere.
“I don’t know about the Labour candidate but it appears he is a man of honour and with great ideas. The challenge he poses is good for democracy.”