Encomiums have continued to pour in on Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the sustainable implementation of the ‘Eko Cares’ initiatives aimed at mitigating the current economic challenges experienced not only in the state, but across the country. The ‘Eko Cares’ Initiatives, launched in April this year by the governor, is the umbrella signature for several poverty-alleviating campaigns by …

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will today (Monday) launch a comprehensive package of interventions tagged EKO CARES. A statement on Sunday by the state government said the initiative was aimed at further alleviating the economic hardship faced by Lagosians. The initiative, which aims to provide relief in transportation, education, health, and agriculture, is designed to cushion the effects …

Before a crowd of excited community leaders, workers and ordinary Lagosians, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday that he had fulfilled his promise to stand by the vulnerable amid the global economic hardship. “We have fulfilled the promises we made during the Media Chat in February – that we will not leave the vulnerable among us on their own – …

Casting my mind back to the Lagos gubernatorial electioneering campaign and what some of the candidates said, I remember the incumbent, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu asking Lagosians whom they would rather call at odd hours or moments of crisis among the candidates vying for the Alausa seat. That question was a trigger of how important it is to choose an empathetic …