On 9 March 2019, the people of Lagos State elected Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the governor of Nigeria’s commercial hub, offering the topmost job to a man who had promised to serve and take Lagos to greater heights.
In his inaugural speech titled ‘Awakening Greater Lagos,’ Mr Sanwo-Olu promised to focus on six pillars of development tagged – “THEMES.” These are Traffic management and transportation, Health and environment, Education and Technology, Making Lagos a 21st-century economy, Entertainment, tourism, Security and governance.
The governor, who is seeking reelection in the 18 March elections, told Lagosians at the inaugural ceremony that “our ultimate goal would be to ensure that Lagos State remains one of the top destinations on the African continent to live, work and invest in.”
