Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday urged Nigerians to stay hopeful of better prosperity that might be recorded within the nation as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration continues to deal with the myriad challenges going through the nation.
Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed this perception in an interview with journalists after attending a Holy Communion Service on the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos in celebration of Christmas.
The governor, who was accompanied by the First Girl, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, promised to work for Lagos higher and sooner in his second time period in workplace in order to speed up developments throughout the recognized areas in his THEMES+ agenda, expressing his administration’s dedication to the Federal Authorities and its Renewed Hope agenda.
“We’re at a time as a folks when issues are certainly at numerous ranges of challenges. Our case is like that of a affected person who had been identified with an ailment within the hospital and who had additionally obtained some medicine however he’s now within the technique of recovering. And through that restoration course of, there would nonetheless be ache that might be felt.
“The world has gone by rather a lot and so it’s not peculiar to us alone. So, we’re on the restoration stage and it’ll seem as if we nonetheless have a little bit of ache right here and there. However I can guarantee us that with all of the medicines that we have now taken with all of the insurance policies of the present Federal Authorities’s Renewed Hope agenda, there’s gentle down the tunnel.
“My message to all Lagosians is to stay hopeful. What we’re going by will not be peculiar to us and I wish to guarantee you that higher instances are forward of us,” Sanwo-Olu stated.
“In Lagos, we’re grateful to God. We’re grateful for what God has performed for us. We’ll proceed to stay the industrial and financial nerve middle of our nation. We’ll proceed to draw investments on the highest degree into the nation. We’d proceed to be a beacon of social financial transformation in our nation. We’ll proceed to stay essentially the most peaceable a part of our nation.
“Our authorities is dedicated to the Federal Authorities and the Renewed Hope agenda. And extra significantly, we’re dedicated to giving hope to the hopeless. Certainly the rising of Lagos is about us and several other issues will occur as we enter the brand new 12 months,” he added.
Governor Sanwo-Olu additionally congratulated Nigeria President and Vice President Kashim Shettima for celebrating their Christmas in Lagos, wishing them the easiest.
The governor equally wished all Lagosians the easiest this Christmas, assuring all of them of higher causes and better pleasure of their hearts to have a good time the event “by this time subsequent 12 months.”
“We’re pleased and I wish to congratulate Mr. President and Mr. Vice President for coming to Lagos to have a good time Christmas with us. We don’t take it with no consideration. We wish to want them the easiest of Christmas.
“We additionally wish to want all Lagosians the easiest this Christmas. We’re coming again to say by this time subsequent 12 months, we are going to all have higher causes and better pleasure in our hearts to have a good time,” Sanwo-Olu assured.
In his sermon, the Bishop of Lagos Diocese, Rt. Revd. Ifedola Okupevi, stated the delivery of Jesus is about excellent news that introduced civilisation and adjusted the historical past of the world.
The bishop counseled Nigeria President and Governor Sanwo-Olu for offering management on the Federal and state ranges, urging governments to offer palliatives for the folks and cut back poverty within the nation.
He additionally urged governments to handle the difficulty of change charges and work towards decreasing the mass exit of Nigerians to international international locations.
In a associated growth, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu final evening attended the Christmas Eve Dance of the Yoruba Tennis Membership and Island Membership respectively on the Lagos Island space of the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, whereas talking on the two foremost Golf equipment in Lagos, appreciated members and the complete Lagos residents for re-electing him for one more 4 years in addition to electing Asiwaju Tinubu as president of Nigeria.
The governor, who spoke passionately about a few of the capital tasks commissioned by his administration in 2023, amongst which have been the primary section of the Blue Line Rail, Lagos Rice Mill in Imota, Lekki Deep Sea Port, the primary section of the Lekki-Epe Expressway and three bridges in Yaba, Ebute Metta and Ikeja, stated he was dedicated to delivering good governance and dividends of democracy by the THEMES+ agenda for residents of the state.
He additionally urged Nigerians to not lose hope primarily based on the present challenges within the nation, saying that Nigeria President-led administration was dedicated to turning across the financial fortune of Nigeria with the Renewed Hope agenda of the Federal Authorities.