The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. has approved the training of 1,960 persons who will serve as his agents across 245 wards and 20 Local Governments Areas where the direct gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State chapter, would be taking place.
In a statement made available to Daily Trust in Lagos by the Directorate, Media and Strategy, Ambode Campaign Organisation (ACO), the group stated that Ambode has inaugurated coordinators and offices in the three senatorial districts in the state, with functional outposts across the 20 local governments.
The statement noted that “the agents have been selected and trained to be the eyes and ears of Governor Ambode as the candidate of choice in the primary election.”
The statement added that while being vigilant and uncompromising, the agents have been tutored to conduct themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner as loyal members of the All Progressives Congress who want the best for the party and for democracy by ensuring that the best candidate emerges on a level-playing ground.”
Governor Ambode had on Wednesday reiterated his intention to participate in Saturday’s primary election in line with the preference of the party and the influential Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC).
The governor’s position has sent jubilation and encouragement to the teeming supporters of the governor who believe that Governor Ambode deserves a second term in office in order to consolidate on his numerous landmark socio-infrastructural achievements in the past three and half years.
In his declaration on Wednesday, Ambode had stated his intention to seek re-election with a “grateful heart, open arms and a pledge to open and deeper attention to the concerns of this one, big family.”
He also stated that a return of the party’s ticket to him will “guarantee the stability of the state’s growing economy; ensure continuation of the growth and development it has witnessed over time and ensure that the opposition does not take root in Lagos State.”
