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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn-in two Permanent Secretaries and redeployed three others for effective performance and service delivery. Speaking during the ceremony in Lagos on Monday, Sanwo-Olu urged the permanent secretaries to key into the realization of the current government’s agenda. The governor told them to take practical steps towards achieving the developmental agenda established by his administration. ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Supreme Court. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described the judgment as another landmark in the country’s annals. He said that the Supreme Court’s judgment had strengthened the nation’s democracy and the belief of the citizenry in the ...

As part of measures to give Lagos the befitting status of a maga city, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a state of emergency on Lagos bad roads and ordered massive repair work on critical highways across the state, beginning from Monday Oct. 14. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said in a statement that Sanwo-Olu’s directive followed series of ...

Svores of Lagosians have lampooned  the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the terrible condition of roads in the State. According to Daily Post, they wondered why Sanwo-Olu has not taken any major step towards addressing the bad roads in the state, despite his campaign promises. Reacting to the anger by Lagosians, Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, assured that the ...

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appeled to residents of Lagos State to pay their taxes to enable the state government to carry out its developmental projects. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice on Tuesday while answering questions on the ”The Platform Nigeria”, an event organised by The Covenant Christian Church Place, Iganmu, Lagos, with the theme: ”Re- designing the Nigerian Economy with new ...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that the relationship between VP Osinbajo and his boss is strong. According to Daily Post, the Governor said any claim to the contrary exists only in the realm of gossips and rumours. Report emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to, henceforth, seek presidential approvals for agencies under ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has spoken against the protest staged at the state House of Assembly, calling for the probe of former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. A statement by Mr Taofik Gani, Lagos PDP spokesperson on Thursday in Lagos, said that the protest lacked sincerity of purpose and obviously calculated at embarrassing the immediate past governor. A ...

An Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has struck out a petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) against the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The tribunal reaffirmed Mr Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected Governor of Lagos State in the March 9 polls. The tribunal described the petition as a “futile and wasteful exercise”, noting that the petitioners (LP and Ifagbemi ...

The Association of Lagos State Artisans and Technicians (ASLAT) has begged to Governor. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to include their members in his government. Mr Jacob Fayeun, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the association, made the appeal in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Feyeun said that artisans had been suffering many setbacks in Lagos ...

Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed happiness over President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday described the victory as a final lap of a relay race where the real victor was evidently seen at the finishing line. PDP and its ...