LG polls: if you did not take part, you will not be part of what is coming out - Ambode
Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday voted in the state local council polls with an appeal that voters should elect credible leaders.
Ambode voted at Ward A6, Polling Unit 033, located within the Ogunmodede College, Papa, in Epe.
He said that electing credible leaders would enable the residents to reap the dividends of democracy.
“We have tried at the state level, but we also need to put credible people at the local government level because that is the nearest government to our people.
“All that we have been advocating is participatory governance, if you do not take part, you will not be part of what is coming out, the whole essence is to elect people who will touch your needs,” he said.
Ambode commended Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on the conduct of the election.
He also described the security arrangement for the exercise as impressive.
“You know council election has not taken place in the state in the last five years, we are happy that we are able to do this and enhance democratic values that we are trying to build in the country.
“Lagos is too cosmopolitan for us not to have credible elections, we need to enhance democracy in the country, and that is what we are trying to do today,” Ambode said.
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