Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men! The aforementioned biblical wisecrack readily conveys the kind of admiration and respect the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has continued to command everywhere goes or at the mention of his name. A word of commendation came Sanwo-Olu’s way at the …

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 …