All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked Lagos residents to avoid any act of violence in the wake of his loss to Peter Obi in the presidential election held in the state.
Gatekeepers News reports that this was disclosed in a statement by Director, Media & Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga.
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has been declared the winner in Lagos — a state which has always been a stronghold of Tinubu.
Tinubu, In a statement released hours after Obi was announced as the winner, said the outcome of the election should not be a source of provocation.
“The fact that the APC narrowly lost Lagos state to another party should not be the reason for violence. As a democrat, you win some, you lose some. We must allow the process to continue unhindered across the country while we maintain peace and decorum,” he said.
The statement read, “All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order.
“Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice.
“The APC candidate further said that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of any election whether favourable or not.”
The former Lagos State Governor condemned any form of violence against people of any ethnic group in Lagos.
“The fact that the APC narrowly lost Lagos State to another party should not be the reason for violence. As a democrat, you win some, you lose some.
We must allow the process to continue unhindered across the country while we maintain peace and decorum,” the statement said.
