Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly resumed plenary on Monday with a resolution to write commendation letters to the Northern governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) for their decision which helped the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the party’s convention.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Southern governors in the APC, the Conference of Speakers and the National Assembly will also receive letters of appreciation from the Assembly.
The House, which also resolved to send a congratulatory message to Tinubu, who the lawmakers called a ‘golden fish’, thanked the presidential aspirants who stepped down from the race and supported the former governor to victory.
Obasa said the outcome of the primary was worth celebrating, especially in relation to the number of people who supported and played various roles to ensure Tinubu’s victory. According to him, the action of the Northern governors has further deepened democracy and unity.
“That singular action of the Northern governors is proof and testimony that Nigeria’s democracy has come to stay, and that Nigeria will continue to exist as one. It goes beyond giving Asiwaju support, and shows that in togetherness, we can take this country forward.
“The emergence of Asiwaju gives hope that there are better days ahead where we would have an egalitarian society. We have absolute confidence that just like he did it before, he can do it again,” Obasa said.
The speaker also urged lawmakers who lost at the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) primaries to continue to discharge their legislative duties to their constituents.
Of the 40 lawmakers, about 20 are not returning to the House of Assembly in 2023 as they lost out in the primaries.