The Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages (LASPG), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo); Fuji music king, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall; and Nollywood stars have launched a campaign platform, Connecting Grassroots Initiative (CGI), for the actualisation of the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The event, held at Time Square, Ikeja, featured the unveiling of dozens of vehicles for easy movement of the campaign train.
Director General of CGI, Ebun Oloyede said the team consisting of Nollywood stars have decided to forgo locations and embark on a campaign for Asiwaju Tinubu and Governor Sanwo-Olu.
“We’ll be going from one local government to another till the date of the election. None of us will go to locations. Wherever the night meets us is where we’ll sleep and continue the following day,” he said.
Tinubu, he said, had done a lot for their industry, hence the decision to stand by him.
“This is the time to pay his kind gesture back. We’re all committed to the actualisation of Tinubu’s project,” he said.
Alhaji Akinsanya promised to assist the team with the necessary logistics to achieve their goal.
He announced the donation of 27 vehicles to ease their movement. The vehicles were unveiled by Fuji maestro, K1, who announced the donation of N10 million to support the group.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, represented by the state Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, assured the team of security.
Akinderu-Fatai, who is the Director of Mobilisation for the Sanwo-Olu Campaign Group, promised to assist the team with members of the Sanwo-Olu Campaign Group, to aid their work.
He listed several achievements of the governor, enjoining the group to build their campaigns on them.
A tax expert with CSDC Consulting Enterprise Solutions, Akinyele Oladeji, commended Akinsanya and the Nollywood stars for coming up with the initiative.
Oladeji told the gathering that the Lagos State government has generated over N1 billion from the parks and garages since its establishment some months ago.
“Tell those who are asking questions that these funds have been put into the construction of roads and building of bridges and those using the roads and bridges are not only commercial bus operators. This is one of the numerous achievements of establishing the Lagos State Parks and Garages,” he said.
