Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state,
says he has been describing himself as techno-politician but having spent four
years on the saddle, he is wiser.
Speaking with state house
correspondents during what he referred to as a “thank you visit” to President
Muhammadu Buhari for inaugurating some of projects in the state, Ambode said
politicians learn everyday.
Asked to state what lesson he has
learnt as a politician in Lagos and in a very unpredictable terrain as Nigeria,
the governor said: “You see, every politician learns every day. The fact
remains that I came in as a technocrat, so I use to call myself a
techno-politician but I think I am wiser now. I am more of a politician than a
technocrat.”
Since the return of democracy to
Nigeria in 1999, Ambode goes into history as the first Lagos governor not to
serve two terms.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
governor-elect of Lagos, beat him to the ticket of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) last year.
APC leaders in the state,
including Bola Tinubu, a former governor, supported Sanwo-Olu over Ambode.
On what he wants to be remembered
for after bowing out of office in two weeks, the governor said: “Well, in
another 16 days or so we will be leaving office but what is important is that I
was able to have that opportunity to be elected as governor of Lagos State and
to touch humanity in a way that I deem it fit.
“We did our best and most
importantly the projects we did were people friendly and people central. I just
think a lot more people have enjoyed the benefits and dividends of democracy
than we actually met it. And that gives me joy that we were able to touch
lives.
“Wherever you find yourself just
make positive difference to people and Nigerians, that is the whole essence of
service. I’m grateful that I had that opportunity.”
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