- Extends olive branch to opposition
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Friday, assured that with the verdict of the Supreme Court affirming his election victory, governance will be quicker, faster and bolder.
The governor, who was among the 15 members of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) that met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, attributed his victory to the support of citizens across party affiliations.
Briefing State House Correspondents at the after the meeting , Sanwo-Olu pledged accelerated development with inclusivity, urging unity for the vision of a greater Lagos.
He said: “I think first, it is really to thank God that we’ve been able to get to the end of all of these courts process and it gives us the full profile to affirm victory at polls, but pretty much, it’s really just to thank all of our citizens in Lagos for their support, irrespective of what party affiliation you are, and to call everyone all Lagosians to join us once again, on our greater Lagos journey.
“It’s a journey where we have said no one will be left behind. We are transforming the state, the city where building structures and processes, institutions that will outlived us, and we’re putting in place a governance structure that would improve the economic relevance of Lagos in the country.
“So for us, it’s not just about the victory. It’s about the people that are putting all of their hope and aspiration into our governmental.
“So, really is to ask everybody to join us, irrespective of whatever party it is, and to see that indeed the train in Lagos is moving. Yes, we have a real physical train, but the train of governance is moving. And what we have assured is that we will do it quicker, faster and bolder.
“We’ve promised to pretty much use every energy that we have to ensure that the economic commercial nerve center of the country remains, you know, that reckoning not just by word of mouth but by action, by the benefit that the citizens see in all human capital index in education, health infrastructure, you know, in ensuring that foreign direct investment,
“I mean, tourism, insecurity, everything that makes Lagos resilient, city that it can stand with other cities of the size globally, is what we’re about.
“And so it’s not an APC victory. It’s not a Babajide Sanwoolu victory, it’s a Lagos call in action for all of us to work for the citizens to meet a lot of Lagosians, and to make meaningful development for our people.
“At the end of the day, people want to see good roads, people want to see security everywhere in the state.
“People want to see hospitals and schools being built. You know, that’s what people want and that’s what we’ve preached and that’s what we’re going to do”.
Asked what he will do to get a hold of Lagos again after Labour Party gave him a run for his money, Sanwo-Olu said,
“Well, we have Lagos, you know, politics, or election period is always a different kettle of fish and part of the things that pushes decisions making, right? The moment it’s all over, you see the convergence.
“There are people in other parties that right from the very next day, they’ve extended their hands of fellowship to me to say that we’re all together in this, let’s do it together and let’s work together because at the end of the day, why are you in government?
“It’s because you have the energy to say to people, you want to make life better for your citizens. So they shouldn’t be any other objective over other than that, right.
“So it’s a normally position which your people have given to you go serve us, go make life better for us. And so you should do it with everything you have. And so that’s that’s what we’re doing and that’s what we need to do.”