Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the economy of
the state cannot be managed by someone who lacks the requisite experience in
governance and leadership.
On March 18, Sanwo-Olu will contest with Gbadebo
Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP), and Abdul-Azeez Adediran of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship position.
Speaking in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Wednesday,
Sanwo-Olu said the economy of the state is crucial to the nation.
The governor said he is the most qualified of all the candidates, adding that he has both private and public experience to move the state forward.
“What have you done
in your own life, what is the pedigree, and what experience you are bringing to
the table? What level of knowledge do
you have that this job entails? What are your previous roles?” he asked.
“A governor of the sixth largest economy can certainly not
be a test run activity. You’re driving the largest black city in the world, it
cannot be a test run. It is not driven by emotion. It is certainly will be
driven by the people, who choose to have the capacity.
“The youngest candidate that is also competing in this race
is a 40-year-old Lagosian and a Nigerian. So, I said let us discount our age to
age 40 and let us see what has everybody done at age 40. I’m 57, so I’m going
to tell you what I have done at age 40.
“At age 40, I left
the banking industry as a general manager, heading investment banking. I had
been in that sector for 15 years prior to then. I have had to develop
competence and experience in very strong structured investment banking.
“I have been treasurer in three banks. I moved into the
public sector and by 40, I had done about four years in the public sector. I
had become a commissioner of economic planning. I had been an adviser to a
sitting governor at that time.”
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, lost Lagos state to Peter
Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in the presidential election.
Tinubu, the political mentor of Sanwo-Olu, is a former
governor of the state, serving from 1999 to 2007.
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