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From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
Igbo youths have backed the candidature of the Labour Party (LP) governorship flag bearer in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, ahead of the forthcoming elections on Saturday,urging citizens of the state to vote massively for him.
The youth group under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders(COSEYL) in a statement by its President General,Goodluck Ibem noted that a vote for the LP candidate will enhance rapid transformation of the state.
Ibem while also soliciting for votes for all the LP House of Assembly candidates has warned against the alleged assassination plot against Rhodes-Vivour.
“Gbadebo Patrick is coming on board fully prepared to deliver quality democracy dividends . His antecedent clearly shows that he is a man of his words and he never reneges on his promises.
“He is a man who believes in justice and fair play which is why is stood firmly with Nigerian youths even during the Endsars protest when Nigerian youths were mercilessly murdered.
“We condemn in strongest terms the evil plot in Lagos State to assassinate the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate Architect Gbadebo Patrick. We warn them to drop such evil plot.
“We urge all Nigerians to brace up and be strong knowing that what played out in the last presidential election is one of the little set back in our democratic journey to success which is right before us.
“We assure Nigerians living in Lagos State that Architect Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour when elected as governor of Lagos State, will use the federal allocations to the state and Internal Generated Revenue, IGR, generated in the state judiciously for the betterment of the people who elected him.
“We call on INEC to ensure that they conduct a free, fair and credible governorship and state Assembly Elections as Nigerians will not tolerate any form of criminality or rigging perpetrated by INEC staffs.
“Finally, the National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu must ensure that result must be transmitted from the polling units to the INEC portal or IREV immediately after counting of votes,” Ibem warned.
