The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday assured residents that if elected, his administration would address the volatile issue of sundry crimes to ensure security in the state.
Ambode gave the assurance in the Mushin area of Lagos; an area of the state widely acknowledged for criminal and gangster activities.
He said: “What is most important right now is for us to create an enabling environment for everyone of you living in this part of the state to be able to do whatever you are doing successfully and comfortably. We have made Lagos to be safer in the last eight years.
“We will make it more secure so that you will have a 24 hours economy in a week. So that you can move around any time of the day and night so that Mushin will be a better place to live.
“My administration, if voted into office, will encourage community policing and you will be the ones watching over your own locality. We are going to have community watchers, we will have people here who will be engaged to watch over all of us and there will be peace and safer city to live in Mushin.
“When we are able to get a safer city here, people will do their jobs and business well. Then you can work in the day and night. Our parents will be able to work safely without fear of being robbed or molested. We want a more comfortable life for all of you.”
Also speaking at the rally, the state governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, urged the residents and supporters of the APC to remain calm, focused and avoid violence in spite of the provocation by the opponents of the party.
He stressed that the opponents were looking for an opportunity to foment violence and get an excuse to postpone the elections.
Urging residents to see politics like a football game where players remain friends no matter the outcome, Fashola pointed out that politicians who are vying for elective posts would still remain friends after the elections. He urged the people to fight for their rights by using their votes, adding that that violence will always lead to loss of lives.
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