Holding government accountable has become a mantra within civil society and many other spaces, particularly in developing societies like ours. Accountability is indeed one of the major ingredients that give life to representative democracy. Parliamentarians at every level and their counterparts in the executive arms of government are required to periodically report their activities to their constituents and be subjected …

From achieving a flood-free state, to converting the enormous waste generated in the city to wealth, massive clearing of drainages and canals, in addition to initiating policies to address the climate change, for which Lagos State is most vulnerable, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is changing the narrative on how to make the environment work better for both human living and businesses. …

The current cholera crisis in the country would have spiraled out of control if Lagos State Government had not been proactive in controlling the spread of the water borne epidemic, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. At this year’s Lagos International Water Conference held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, the governor said that the best way out …

To say that Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is one leader who cares so much and even does so much within the limits of the scarce resources, is certainly stating the obvious. Of course, people might choose to query the fact that, isn’t serving Lagosians part of his constitutional mandate in the first place? That’s a no-brainer, really. But …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, celebrated his 59th birthday on Tuesday with children living with disabilities at Lagos House, Ikeja. The birthday event organised by the State Executive Council was attended by about 250 special needs students and their teachers, who sang various thanksgiving songs and displayed their talents to celebrate Sanwo-Olu. The governor, accompanied by his wife, Dr. …

On a visit to one of the towns along the Badagry Expressway, the remarkable impact of the reconstructed highway could not escape this writer, having passed the same route some years ago when it was for – lack of a better word – a mess! The community, which is after Agbara, was almost impassable some years ago as passengers were made to alight from their …

Lagos Governor attends AfriCaribbean business forum, makes case for sub-national inclusion Economic prosperity recorded by Lagos State over the last two decades has shown the strength and potential which any sub-national government can offer in shaping the African growth narrative, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu told a transatlantic forum in Bahamas on Wednesday. Sanwo-Olu said with a strong focus on internal revenue …

Regional economic integration, food production and regional security are the main items that top the agenda at the meeting of the South-West Governors’ Forum held in Lagos on Monday. At the meeting held behind closed doors in Alausa, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the host, was unanimously elected to lead the Forum as chairman. Sanwo-Olu stepped into the position, following the vacancy …

Lagos State has welcomed a newly built healthcare infrastructure to expand access to care for children living with sickle cell disorder. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, formally inaugurated the two-storey Paediatric Sickle Cell Centre sited in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The purpose-built medical facility was donated by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed the immediate past Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Sam Egube, as Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS), replacing former occupant of the office, Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo, who passed on earlier in the month. Egube took the oath, on Thursday, in a brief ceremony held in the State Executive Council chamber and …