2023 Governorship Poll: MURIC Backs Sanwo-Olu for Second Term, Gives Reason
- The second-term re-election bid of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received a boost a few days before the election
- Ahead of the March 11 governorship election, the Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern, has urged Lagosians to vote for Sanwo-Olu to ensure the continuity of his great projects in the state
- Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group’s director, in a statement issued on Monday, March 6, maintained the governor’s scorecard would reveal giant steps in critical areas if re-elected
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Monday, March 6, said it supports Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s bid for a second term in office as the governor of Lagos state.
The group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, disclosed this through a statement issued to journalists on Monday.
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Why Sanwo-Olu should be re-elected, MURIC speaks
According to the Islamic group, the governor’s scorecard reveals giant steps in critical areas, hence he deserves a second term in office, following his performance in his first term, a Punch report confirmed.
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“It is our humble submission that Sanwo-Olu is the best option and we urge Lagosians, regardless of religious background, to give him their votes."
He called on all Muslims to see the Saturday, March 11 election in an entirely different light.
“It may also be necessary to remind Muslims in Lagos state that Sanwo-Olu gave instructions for the issuance of the hijab circular in the state.
“We therefore implore the good people of Lagos to troop out en masse to vote for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,” he said.
2023 Lagos guber polls: List of LGAs Sanwo-Olu might lose to LP's Rhodes-Vivour
There are reasons to believe that the race for who will become the governor of Nigeria's former capital, Lagos, will be for two strong horses - Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party's Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.
That said, a section of political observers and commentators in the state favour the notion that Governor Sanwo-Olu will have a tough time retaining his seat with a threatening possibility that he might eventually lose to Rhodes-Vivour.
This line of thinking stems from the performance of Peter Obi, the LP's candidate in the just-concluded presidential election, who was not just a force to reckon with but recorded victory in the state.
Nigeria 2023 election: Winner of Lagos' biggest LGA Alimosho, emerges from Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, swept the biggest local government area in Lagos state, Alimosho.
While Obi polled 71,327 votes, the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, whose most robust base is Lagos, polled 62,909 votes.
Coming far behind was Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered only 8,201 votes.
Obi also polled more votes than Tinubu in another local government in Lagos.
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