The Lagos State Planks and Building Materials Market Association has endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the 2023 general elections.
The endorsement came at a news conference to mark the association’s 30th anniversary slated for November 1.
President of the association Alhaji Abdullateef Adelodun said the trade group, which operates in 170 markets within the state, is also supporting other APC candidates in the state.
He said: “Among those jostling to get the presidency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu stands head and shoulder above the rest. If we, as a nation, are ruled by the desire to tap our most competent, most able, best tested and adroit consideration for the presidency, Asiwaju is the impeccable choice.
“Lagos today serves as a refuge to other Nigerians who are fleeing from the farcical misrule and gross incompetence in their home states. Lagos is not playing this role by accident. Tinubu deliberately planned Lagos for this role when he involved other tribes in the governance of Lagos and ensured that the all-encompassing policy was enduring till date.
“We are supporting Asiwaju Tinubu because we know he has the capacity to serve all Nigerians in equal measures. When Tinubu is elected president, he will be a Nigerian first before being a Yoruba man, and he did demonstrate this cosmopolitan carriage when he was Lagos governor.”
Adelodun also urged the Southwest to rally around Tinubu as the best for the nation’s top job with its second largest votes in order to bring the dividends of democracy to ordinary Nigerians.