Babajide Sanwo-Olu, All
Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Lagos, says his
aspiration was to be appointed chief of staff but “God has turned the table
around”.
Sanwo-Olu on Sunday promised to
“carry everyone along” if elected.
He made the pledge at a special
prayer session organised by the Nasrul-Lahil-il-Fath Society (NASFAT) at its
headquarters in Alausa, Ikeja.
The governorship candidate said
his priority would be infrastructure development.
“I will carry everyone along as a
governor. In the NASFAT’s prayer for me, they advised me to choose good adviser
and be a listening governor,” he said.
“Four years ago, my deputy wanted
to be the governor and I was aspiring to be the chief of staff but now God has
turned the table around.
“I will concentrate more, if
elected the governor, on expansion of roads, building bridges and traffic
control.”
Sanwo-Olu said he would give
education the desired attention if elected.
“We will also be looking at the
area of empowering the youth. The private sector is the engine of growth and
development; so opportunities will be given to private sector by ensuring easy
way of doing businesses in Lagos,’’ he said.
Obafemi Hamzat, deputy
governorship candidate, urged religious leaders to place a premium on the
well-being of every Nigerian citizen, saying that government cannot do it
alone.
“We have more religious houses in
Lagos State than schools. Why are the religious organisations not making an
impact?
“Religious houses have a duty to
make life more meaningful and abundant to the citizens,’’ he said.
Sanwo-Olu said bad leadership is
the cause of the ongoing brain drain in the country.
“It’s a shame our youths are
seeking greener pastures outside the country. In spite of our human and natural
resources we are still poor due to bad leadership,’’ he said.
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