“The victory belongs to you dear Lagosians.”
These are the words of the Governor-elect of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The statement was made in reaction to his victory at the Lagos State governorship election which was held on Saturday.
Sanwo-Olu who is of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Jimi Agbaje.
While Sanwo-Olu recorded 739,445 votes Agbaje recorded 206,141 votes.
Sanwo-Olu who spoke with party stakeholders in Ikeja on Sunday expressed his appreciation to all for sharing in his vision and having confidence in him.
He promised not to betray the trust they had reposed in him.
His words: “INEC has released the results for the governorship election in Lagos State and this means the people have spoken and clearly too.
“I accept the mandate given to me and I understand that it bestows the most profound honour and sober responsibility on me.
“I thank and commend those who contributed to this campaign. You have laboured and toiled countless hours and done so much.
“You have exerted yourself not just for me but because you believe in the vision we share.
“You are too numerous to name at this time; in the next few days, I wish to personally thank each one of you for this progressive and collective efforts.
“Most of all, I must commend the voters and honour them, though this victory bears my name, the victory actually belongs to you dear Lagosians.”
