The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been eulogized for his courage and resilience that earned him election victory.
He was also congratulated on his well-deserved victory in the February 25 Presidential poll despite barrage of coordinated criticisms from the opposition.
Commending the President-elect for being undaunted in the face of attacks from different directions, which later earned him victory, a member, Asiwaju/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Civil Societies Group and Deputy Director, Inter-Party Affairs, ICC, Lagos, Comrade Shola Omolola, noted that going by the barrage of criticisms, vilification, back-stabbing, open confrontation, cyber-bullying, name calling and dirty politics that characterised the attacks on his person and his ambition to be President, he still emerged the winner.
Omolola stated that no Nigerian, living or dead, has been so publicly attacked, condemned and maligned like Asiwaju in his quest for contesting for public office. “To our Surprise, despite all the attacks on Asiwaju he was cool, calm and collected. He was focused on the ball and only threw jabs when he was pushed to the wall and forced to speak out. And whenever he does that, it becomes the hottest topic of the day and also came new into our lexicon. From “Emilokan, Eleyi” of Ogun State, “Folarin maa rin”, If you like hide Money and Fuel we will Still Vote and Win the Election, etc. Some of the developments that happened right from his declaration for President to his being President-Elect will be articulated and analysed by me soon. Worthy of mention here is the Jump-shipto PDP of Hajia Naajatu Mohammed, the Director of the Directorate of Civil societies which I also belong to as a Member in the Asiwaju/Kashim APC- PCC. To put it mildly, she has already chosen where history will place her in the history of our dear Country Nigeria. “The Win by Peter Obi in Lagos in the Presidential Election raised the Obidients hope that they can also win the Governorship Election in Lagos but they were with No Strategy to do so, just the euphoria of the Feb. 25th Election, but then it was a wake up call for APC and its Leadership, All the Progressives and Yorubas across board. And of course Lagosians will not Sacrifice Competence, Character and Capacity for Sentiments and an accident of history Leader who wanted to ride on the so called “Obidient Revolution”, he stated.
Comrade Omolola also congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwoolu for his tenacity and sense of direction.
According to him, Sanwo-Olu fought a good fight and got a well-deserved Victory.
“I want to thank Lagosians for standing tall and doing the needful when it mattered most and securing the Future of our children. In moving forward, the APC led- government and its leaadership in Lagos must not be caught napping again. They must take the mantle of Leadership and do what is right henceforth. APC in Lagos has a Poor Remuneration Plans and Strategy for its Members and admirers and they must change that Strategy henceforth,” he advised.
He added that the party should make it a duty to compensate people and groups who have worked with it to achieve this hard fought Victory.
In his words: “It was a serious battle and we thank God for Victory at last. There is a saying that the Harder the Battle, the Sweeter the Victory. We look forward to a better Lagos Under the Sanwoolu-Hamzat Second-term administration. “Lagos State will Flourish now more than ever before. For the First time in the history of Nigeria, Lagos will be in the Same Party with a President of Lagos Origin and extraction, and this will Naturally translate to a Better, Safer and Prosperous State, Comrade Omolola noted.
