Tinubu speaks on defeat in Lagos, says ‘as a democrat, you win some, you lose some’

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has urged Lagos residents to shun violence after his loss to Peter Obi in the presidential election held in the state.

In a statement released on Monday by one of the spokespersons of the APC campaign council, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed concerns about about pockets of violence in some parts of the state.

Lagos has always been considered as Tinubu’s stronghold and Nigeria’s most cosmopolitan state, which has a large population of Igbos.

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According to him, “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 former Lagos governor decried reports of violence in parts of the state especially recent reported attacks on some traders of Igbo origin after the loss.

Tinubu lost to Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate with a margin of 9,848 votes, having secured 572,606 votes while his closest rival, Obi, scored 582,454 votes.