My successor will inherit completed projects, efficient systems – Sanwo-Olu

…pledges to publish State of Lagos Report

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has given assurances that his successor will inherit a deluge of completed projects and efficient systems.

Sanwo-Olu make this known at the ongoing 19th Executive-Legislative Parley organised by the Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement of the Lagos State Government.

This is as the Governor disclosed that his administration has started drafting a comprehensive Legacy and Transition Bill that would legislate key policy frameworks of his government and those of the previous administrations into permanent institutional structures that would guide succeeding governments on governance track.

The Bill, the Governor said, will be transmitted to the House of Assembly in the course of the year, pointing out that the next administration would not only inherits completed projects, but also efficient systems.

The Governor further stated that his administration’s final full year would be dedicated to completing and delivering outstanding infrastructure projects in the State.

He pledged that he would not abandon any project of strategic importance to the State’s economic growth.

By the third quarter of this year, the Governor also disclosed that his administration would publish a full, publicly accessible Sate of Lagos Report which would be a data-driven account of what his administration had accomplished in the last seven years.

As the State moves towards transition, Sanwo-Olu warned that political pressures would intensify and institutional focus could falter. He urged political office holders not to give in to resist the temptation, admonishing them to focus on delivering on their goals.

The Governor thanked members of the legislature for the mutual understanding and cooperation they had with the Executive arm, noting that the progressive legislations passed by the House of Assembly were critical to the success of his administration’s ambitious programmes.

The three-day event with the theme: “Equal Participation in Governance: Highlighting the Importance of Collaboration in Achieving the Present Administration’s THEMES+ Agenda”, is holding at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island.

In attendance are members of the State’s Executive Council, all members of the legislature, National Assembly lawmakers of Lagos origin, All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Lagos, members of Governance Advisory Council (GAC) led by their chairman, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, and members of the Body of Permanent Secretary in Lagos State civil service.