Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday shunned the governorship ambition of Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, and endorsed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a second term in office.
Wike was the Special Guest of Honour at the 2022 National Women’s Conference organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), with the theme: ‘Spring Forth, Stand Out’, held at Eko Hotel and Suites on Victoria Island.
He donated N300 million to COWLSO.
According to Wike, Governor Sanwo-Olu’s performance in office has earned him a second term.
He hailed him for giving women the opportunity to serve in capacities in the state, especially the judiciary.
Wike said the involvement of women in politics and decision making in Lagos State was helping the state to continue to set the pace.
He expressed his amazement at all COWLSO had been able to achieve, and promised to replicate all he had learnt from the conference.
“By the grace of God, you will be a second term governor. Lagos State is doing better than other states in this country because Lagos has allowed women to participate in governance in various capacities. I am very happy to participate in this conference. I don’t play politics of ethnicity. Even if Sanwo-Olu is in my party but is not doing well, I wouldn’t have come. I do not regret saying I am in support of you,” Wike told Sanwo-Olu.
He added that his administration had emulated Lagos by ensuring a woman became deputy governor in 2015, as no woman had ever served in that capacity since the state was created in the 60s.
