10 Gubernatorial Candidates announce Support for Ambode
The Lagos state gubernatorial candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and the Accord party, Adeshina Olayokun and Adeshina Buruji, alongside eight others have stepped down and declared their support for the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, ahead of the April 11 governorship elections.
The candidates stated this in a press statement, saying: “Without mincing words, we collectively as candidates of various political parties, have decided to join hands together with Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of APC to give Lagosians a deserving government at this time.
“We unanimously give our unwavering solidarity to work together with Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the APC come 11th April 2015, slated by the Independent National Electoral Commission for gubernatorial election.
“We enjoin all our teeming supporters across the state to take this declaration and sound it loud and clear that Akinwunmi Ambode, is the candidate to take Lagos to the next level.”
The other candidates are candidates of the Independent Democrats, Obadia Akinola; Action Alliance, Ishola Aregbesola; Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Babatunde Sarumi, the African People’s Alliance, Abiodun Oyegunle.
Others are the candidates of KOWA Party, Victor Adeniji; New Nigeria’s People Party, Sesan Olatunde; the Citizens Popular Party, Sylvester Eze; and the Progressives People’s Alliance, Pauline Ojochide.