“Everybody sleeps. So, it is okay to dream.”
These were the exact words of Babadeji Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, while referring to the APC members who allegedly began campaigning ahead of the Presidential Elections set to take place in over three years from now.
At a meeting with spokespersons and Commissioners of Information of all APC-controlled states held at the secretariat of the Progressive Governors Forum PGF in Abuja, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, speaking through his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said;
“Everybody sleeps. So, it is okay to dream. The reality is that INEC will come up with time tables and that means that whatever people do, it may work and it may not work. I have not seen any campaign office in Lagos and in Kaduna but that does not mean that they may not exist. But that is the essence of democracy, we all signed up for constitutional democracy which means that I have the right to gather anybody together and say that I want to be president. As long as my activities do not negatively affect any other human being, then it is okay”.
While congratulating President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the supreme court, he noted that his victory is important to Nigeria’s democracy, and advised the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to know that there is an end to every election and all litigations.
“We want to congratulate Mr President and the leader of our party for the Supreme Court decision to uphold his election. We think this is important for our democracy, we think the Judicial arm has done its job and then we can focus fully on governance. The other party should also understand that elections must come and go, somebody will win, somebody will not, this is the time to move forward and to all come together as Nigerians and continue to build our country.”
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“Why did they (Atiku/PDP) go to the court if they didn’t believe in it? They went to court to file a case, why did they go there to file the case when they believe the courts don’t have what it takes to deliver justice? I think that is ridiculous. We all went there, but because you don’t like the outcome, because you cannot prove your case, you don’t need to desecrate the institution. Our judges have been at the head of other countries’ judiciary; The Gambia and other places, so why will a party desecrate that institution because they lost a case? I think that is so very unfair. Why do you go to a house, when you don’t believe in that house?”, the governors queried.
Speaking on the essence of the meeting, Dr Hamzat said Buhari
“We deliberated on programmes that the various APC states are embarking on, how to better improve our communication strategies in engaging our citizens. It is okay to do a lot of things, but it is equally important for citizens to know what we are doing and why we are doing it. We believe that as a party,