Losing To Desmond Elliot At The Primary Was Painful—Lukmon Lawal
A re¬searcher and chartered accountant, Lukmon Oyewole Lawal, who was one of the contestants in the All Progressive Congress (APC) prima¬ries for Lagos State House of Assembly but lost the contest to Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, has revealed that he was pained to have lost in his political ambition to the actor.
According to Lukmon in a chat with sun newspaper, losing to Desmond is not a problem because he still remains a brother to him but was happy that he was able to make his points known to the masses and has been able to distinguish himself.
"To be honest with you, it was a painful loss. The vehicle for representation is the political party and the party is supreme. To that extent, the emergence of Desmond Elliot is not a problem. He's a brother and friend. I'm happy that in the course of my campaigning, I was able to distinguish my¬self with a clear vision and laudable pro¬grams and today, I am a positive reference point. And that's why my vision on educa¬tion and youths empowerment programs will thrive. We really need to do a lot. Today in Lagos, you will agree with me that the goals of qualitative education is something we must address. It's really giving us a lot of nightmare in different aspects of our lives. Young people are not asking questions, they don't even know what to ask anyway. We need pep talks on qualitative educa¬tion and if we can do that, we will spend less on security and on prison projects. The issues are education, youth empower¬ment, healthcare, and reduction of okada accidents. It's appalling that some people still look at these as political gimmicks. It will only take an educated electorate to say “No, what you are giving me is not true, I'm better informed” but when thousands are not educated, then anything will fly," he said.
He added that after losing to the actor, they had agreed that God's willing, he emerges the winner, they were going to work together as he will also I avail him bills that could be sponsored.
“Very fantastic. He was supposed to be here to listen to my presentation. The party is having a lot of campaign rallies he has to attend; he gave his word that he would at¬tend even if it's for thirty minutes. He has also promised that we are going to work on my vision together. He'll be in the House of Assembly by the grace of God and as a friend and brother and being of the same generation, I will make sure I avail him bills that I know he could sponsor on the floor to move our generation forward,” he said.