Ahead of the March 11 guber election, the Southern Youth Forum (SYF), Lagos state, has endorsed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term.
The Southern Youth Forum Lagos is the umbrella body of young professionals from the Niger Delta States residing and working in Lagos, with professionals in tech, entertainment, law, finance, consulting, sports, engineering, health, real estate, media etc. with over 20,000 registered members.
The convener, Wilson Osaretin, announced the endorsement of Sanwo-Olu at a briefing today in Lagos.
Wilson said the endorsement was based primarily on Sanwo-Olu’s performance and nothing else.
“His achievement in the critical sectors of the economy of the State is endearing to the youths, his support for tech, entertainment, health, real estate etc and we are convinced that it needs to be sustained,” he said.
Osaretin also noted that it was important to make it abundantly clear that the young professionals in Lagos demanded a governor who was passionate about the growth and development of young people, which was granted.
His ExcellencyBabajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has created an enabling environment for young people to thrive in their careers.
- The giant strides in basic education with STEM is phenomenal and highly commendable with state-of-the-art facilities that no other governor has provided in Nigeria.
- We will not forget too soon the role he played during the COVID-19 pandemic
- His reforms in the health sector and the effectiveness of LASHMA bring affordable healthcare to all residents of Lagos.
Meanwhile, Osaretin clarified that SYF’s endorsement of Sanwo-Olu does not mean the group is against other candidates.
“We would like to place on record that in no way are we against any candidate by this endorsement. We support and encourage all of them. ‘’But as a people guided by an objective sense of history on how we got to where we are and based on what we have seen and experienced so far, putting trust in Governor Sanwo-Olu who has done extremely well the first time around is the safest and right thing to do,” he said.
Osaretin calls on all young Lagosians to support and Vote for APC – Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for second term on Saturday 11th March 2023.
Sanwo-Olu’s major rivals in the forthcoming election are Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the candidate of the Labour Party, and Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
