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| Gov. Sanwo-Olu, his deputy with their wives. |
In Lagos, the wheel of governance will now race on higher gears, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu pledged, Thursday, when he received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The
Governor won his re-election in a landslide victory in the gubernatorial
elections conducted penultimate week, polling 762,134 votes to defeat his
rivals.
Sanwo-Olu
and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, were joined by their wives, cabinet members
and All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to receive their Certificates of
Return at the INEC office in Yaba.
The
electoral commission also presented certificates to all the 40 House of
Assembly members-elect at the event.
Sanwo-Olu
said his second term mandate was won on the strength of Lagos’ diversity,
proclaiming that his re-election reflected the wishes of all residents,
irrespective of faith, creed or tongue.
The
Governor declared it was time for the State to move forward and forge new
frontiers for its progress. He extended hands of fellowship to contestants in
the opposition parties to join APC in leveraging the State’s diversity to bring
about new prosperity for Lagos.
He
said: “Today, I stand before you older, wiser, more experienced, and more
committed than ever to deliver on the contract that binds me to the good people
of Lagos. We have made promises and we have also delivered on so many of them
over the last four years, in line with our THEMES Agenda.
“Now,
we must take the work to a new level of performance and delivery. We will
complete all the ongoing projects and ensure that new ones are funded,
prioritised and delivered. As we countdown to May 29, when this renewed mandate
will commence, I assure Lagosians that together we are unlocking four more
years of peace, progress, and prosperity for the State.
“It
will be four more years of massive infrastructure renewal and development, four
more years of forward-looking policies in transportation, health, education,
environment, agriculture, security, wealth creation, entertainment and culture,
and youth development. We are more determined to march into the future. Let us
hold fast to all the lessons we have learnt and use them as valuable building
blocks for what lies ahead.”
Sanwo-Olu
expressed gratitude to the electorate for giving him and his party an
overwhelming victory and renewing the mandate to lead the State for the next
four years. He promised never to take people’s confidence in him for granted.
The
Governor recognised and showed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and the
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for “laying solid foundations for
future generations to build upon”.
He
urged the residents to continue to uphold the ideals of hard work, tolerance,
innovative energy and quest for excellence, which, he said, united and bound
Lagosians together more than their individual faith, tongue and social status.
Sanwo-Olu
further made a passionate appeal to the residents to remain law-abiding,
promote citizenship, and fulfill their civic obligations, including obeying
laws, paying taxes and being brothers’ keepers.
He
said: “Every day, regardless of where in Lagos we live, or what mother tongue
we claim, or the faith we embrace, we all set out full of hope and expectation
that our hustle will pay off, that today will be better than yesterday, and
tomorrow will be better than today.”
Resident
Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Lagos, Mr. Segun Agbaje, said the 2023
general elections had good outcome despite challenges that characterised the
process.
The
commission, he said, remained undaunted and focused on doing all required
within the ambit of the laws to avail all registered political parties that
nominated candidates for the election equal opportunity to participate in the
process.
He
said: “The nation’s electoral process that INEC under the leadership of Prof.
Mahmood Yakubu, will never do anything that will alter the gains it has
achieved in terms of credibility. The commission will continue to build on the
credibility in line with the rule of law to ensure it does its best to meet the
aspirations of the people.
“I urge all stakeholders to join hands with INEC as the commission continues to improve the electoral process by positively playing your roles. The political class must change its ‘do or die’ attitude to good conduct in politics.”
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