Ambode accepts defeat, promises to back Sanwo-Olu

Ambode accepts defeat, promises to back Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has given up on his pursuit of a second term ticket, by conceding defeat to rival Babajide Sanwo-Olu In a conce

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has given up on his pursuit of a second term ticket, by conceding defeat to rival Babajide Sanwo-Olu In a concession speech, the Lagos governor pledged to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, to emerge winner of next year’s governorship election.

Sanwo-Olu, defeated Ambode in the primary conducted in 245 wards in Lagos on Tuesday. The electoral panel sent to supervise the primary initially rejected the result. But in a dramatic volte-face, the Clement Ebri committee on Wednesday accepted the result as submitted by the APC chapter in Lagos.

Read Ambode’s concession speech below: