As the nation prepares for Presidential election on Saturday, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agege Federal Constituency stormed the markets in the locality to woo voters.
Our correspondent learned that the sensitization tour was meant to sensitise the people on the negative effects of not voting during the coming election but also voting right.
Commenting on the development, the Lagos State Speaker Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa said there is need to educate the people to avert void voting by using their middle finger to thumb-print rather than using the thumb.
He said, “The reason for this is simple: there are many political parties now on the ballot paper and the space provided for thumb-printing is very small. If you use your to thumb-print, it may
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spill over to the next space thereby invalidating your vote. So use your middle finger to vote.’’
Obasa and his team reminded the people on the need to vote for all the candidates of the APC, urging them that it is the only party that can serve their interest.
“For us in Agege Federal Constituency in particular, we must ensure that we vote for APC candidates. Since the community produced the
Speaker in 2015, I can with all sense of modesty claim that the community has witnessed tremendous development in terms of socio-economic development.
“So this is not about the individual called Mudashiru Obasa but about the development and growth of this community called Agege.
The Lagos Speaker and his team have met with leaders of South South community in Agege, the Nupe community in Agege, the Ebira community, various youth and community development associations in the area, the tailor association, the artisans, the tyre dealers association, the hairdressers association and Okada riders association.
