Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola has urged voters to choose experience and not experiment with their votes in the forthcoming elections.
Fashola made this statement during the annual thanksgiving church service organised by Lagos State in partnership with General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye at Lagos House, Ikeja.
He said “Choose experience. I hope you will not experiment. I have said repeatedly that I do not see ethnic groups. I see Lagos residents, who contribute to the development of their state. But I cannot change the way people choose to see themselves.”
He also warned prophets of doom not to make evil predictions for the country in 2015, he said “I will like to appeal to all those who predict bad things for our state and our country to see the glass as half-full. I have no doubt that this country and this state are part of the earth that God created. Yes, men may have passed laws and given names to territories.
“But the earth is the Lord’s. So, let men be men, and let God be God, because his will shall be done. Finally, as you all know, there is a time and season for everything. There is a time to start and a time to end.”
He also admonished citizens to focus on our common humanity, he said “Focus on our common humanity, and those things that we share together and focus less on those things that are different about us. Our languages, our religion, our ethnic origins are accidents of our birth and not the essential content of our humanity.
“If our creator wanted us to be the same it is not difficult for him to do so. Your faith is not better than mine, and if you think it is, I cannot quarrel with your opinion. You must respect my right to practice mine. That is why we gather today in the Centre of Excellence to thank and praise God together, Christians of different denominations, Moslems with different affiliations and traditionalists, because we are all grateful.”
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Buhari’s running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo also attended the thanksgiving service.