The flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, said he has accepted the result of the presidential election from Lagos State.
Tinubu in a statement by the Director of media and publicity, APC presidential campaign council, Bayo Onanuga, appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order.
The Quest Times reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi polled 582,454 votes to defeat Tinubu, who scored 572,606 votes in Lagos state.
Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice.
The APC presidential candidate further said that as a democrat, he is bound to accept the outcome of any election whether favourable or not.
Tinubu however expressed serious concern over reports of violence in parts of the state especially reported attacks on some traders of Igbo origin.
The former Lagos State Governor condemned any form of violence against people of any ethnic group in Lagos.
“The fact that the APC narrowly lost Lagos State to another party should not be the reason for violence. As a democrat, you win some, you lose some. We must allow the process to continue unhindered across the country while we maintain peace and decorum,” the statement said.