Lagos rerun Election: Gbajabiamila casts vote, says Tinubu working on security challenges

The Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila on Saturday, cast his vote at Ward 08, Polling Unit 014, Mercy Eneli Street, Elizabeth Fower Primary School, Surulere Constituency l, in the ongoing re-run election into the House of Representatives of the constituency.

Gbajabiamila, who arrived in company of his wife, cast their votes about 11am amid cheers from party members in the constituency.

The foremost candidate in the contest is the All Progressives Congress, APC, Fuad Laguda, who is aiming to succeed Gbajabiamila.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after voting, Gbajabiamila, said “the insecurity in the country is not peculiar to Nigeria alone,” expressing optimism that the present administration would tackle the problem head-on.

He said the President was actively working to solve the security problem in the country and had devised new strategies to deal with the situation.

“The security challenges are not peculiar to Nigeria alone, but we are confident that necessary steps are being taken to solve the situation”, Gbajabiamila said.

Speaking further, he said that the removal of fuel subsidy was inevitable, considering the fact that the country was being defrauded by few Individuals who were benefiting from the system.