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APC Professionals Council Congratulates Laguda, Passes Vote of Confidence on Tinubu

APC Professionals Council has congratulated the incoming House of Representatives member for Surulere Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Fuad Kayode Laguda on his election on Saturday, saying it is an indication that the people’s satisfaction with the leadership of APC is intact.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Saturday declared Laguda winner of the Saturday’s bye-election after he polled a total of 11,203 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Jerry Afemikhe of the Peoples Democratic Party, who garnered 278 votes

Laguda will replace Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu who had resigned his membership of the tenth National Assembly to take up the appointment at the executive.

The Council in a congratulatory message on Sunday signed by the National Director General, Dr. Seyi Bamigbade said the victory of the party’s candidate is an indication that the people of Lagos are happy with the track record of APC in the state and the fine antecedents of the former representative of the constituency, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.

He expressed confidence the Laguda will justify the mandate of the people of the constituency by entrenching effective performance as the people’s representative.

The Council also passed vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and his economic blueprint, expressing hope that the economic challenges facing the country will soon be a thing of the past as the policies being put in place to create wealth, generate employment and alleviate poverty will soon be on their full swing.

It also appealed to governors in the states to make more efforts towards wealth creation do that prosperity will trickle down to the grassroot with the aim of improving the living standards of the people.

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