Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the state administration will continue to improve people’s lives because it is democracy’s ultimate purpose.
This was said by Sanwo-Olu in his Democracy Day statement on Sunday.
He claimed that successive Lagos state governments had worked hard since 1999 to meet the aspirations of the people, who had continuously given them their mandate.
”The ultimate goal of a democracy is to improve the lives of the people. As your elected government, we do not take this responsibility lightly at all.
”We are grateful to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for kickstarting this journey, and for laying the foundation for a truly modern and prosperous Lagos state.
”In education, healthcare, housing, transport, environment, technology, security, and many other areas, Lagos has continued to live up to its ”pacesetter” status,” he said.
As the current administration enters the final year of its first term, the governor stated that the focus would be on finishing the many commendable programs and initiatives that it had started.
Even though this period coincides with campaign season, he claims that the people of Lagos state may rest certain that politics will never get in the way of governance.
He stated that construction on a “Greater Lagos” will continue even while the administration pursued re-election to a new term.
Sanwo-Olu expressed gratitude to his cabinet colleagues, the Lagos State Civil Service, Traditional Rulers, and the leadership of the Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) for their unwavering commitment to the Greater Lagos vision.
”On this auspicious occasion of Democracy Day 2022, we celebrate all your efforts and commitment to the development of Lagos state, and to strengthening our democratic ideals.
”Let me also thank the leadership and members of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), for providing a platform for the manifestation of truly progressive ideas and solutions.
”To all Lagosians, our entrepreneurs, students, workers, homemakers, transport and market unions, religious and civic leaders, members of the civil society, and everyone else, thank you for your support,” he said.
He urged residents of the state to allow Democracy Day be a reminder of the importance of joining hands to build a solid future.
“Twenty-nine years ago on this day, Nigerians trooped enthusiastically to the polls, defying stereotypes of ethnicity and religion to prove to ourselves and the world that a new Nigeria is possible.
”Regrettably, the powers-that-be at the time truncated that dream. But it was merely a delay, not a denial.
”We have since been blessed with a new opportunity to build on the hope and the potential of June 12, 1993. That responsibility is now in our hands, and posterity will not forgive us if we squander it,” he said.
