The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says he’s not too young to be a state governor.
The speaker stated this on Sunday at the annual Obasa Youth Crusade in Agege LGA of Lagos State.
The event was organised by Obasa Youth Alliance (OYA) in Agege to celebrate the speaker’s birthday,
Obasa will be 52 years old on Monday, Nov. 11.
Obasa said that he would continue to hearken to directives and progress of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, this is paramount as against focusing on his political ambitions.
He said that the party’s decision was superior to personal ambitions.
“Though, I am not too young to become Lagos State governor, but I want to let you know that we will continue to work toward the progress of the party, rather than focusing on personal ambitions.
“We will not stop in whatever we are doing, particularly when it comes to issue of mandates. It is not about personal aspirations.
“It’s not because we want to become something or aspire to become governor of Lagos State. No!
“Our concern is to develop our party, to encourage our party in the grassroots and all over the state. That is our major concern.
“This will tell those who believe that what we are doing is purely about selfishness, let us correct their impression.
“We are party people. We believe in the party and we have reason to deliver, positively,” he said.
Obasa said that, as beneficiaries of the party, the members must work and focus on party’s success during election and not personal political agenda.
The speaker added that party members must not allow the party to fail, under any circumstances.
“We all witnessed the last election; and it was a terrible one. People voted along tribal, ethnic and religious sentiments.
“My concern is that such must not happen again.
“Many reasons have been alluded for our failure in the first election to our Igbo people. But that was not the first election we had in Lagos State.
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