Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday told
visiting Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anniken Huitfeldt that he won
his re-election with a landslide.
He spoke when he received the Norwegian Minister and her
entourage, on a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina.
Sanwo-Olu, who appreciated Huitfeldt for congratulating him
on his re-election victory, thanked every Lagosians for believing in his
administration and giving him the democratic power to run for another four
years.
“We are happy that at the end of the (gubernatorial) elections, the voice of the people, especially Lagosians was very loud and clear, and they gave us an overwhelming majority.
“It wasn’t an election in which anybody was in doubt. It was
indeed a landslide victory; thanks to every Lagosian for believing in us again
and giving us the constitutional and democratic power to run for another four
years. We feel very humble,” he said.
The governor, however, reiterated the state government’s
commitment to further develop relationships and build partnerships with the
Norwegian Government and companies in the area of energy, infrastructure and
technology to create a thriving economy.
Sanwo-Olu said his government was committed to ensuring
clean energy, providing infrastructure, and investments in the technology,
health, and educational sectors so that the state could continue to remain
resilient.
The governor added that the state had been pushing itself to
tackling all its challenges, especially the ones that had affected its Gross
Domestic Product over the years and appreciated Lagosians for believing in his
administration.
“We have created an economy where investment is real, where
there is the ease of doing business, both local and foreign, and they can
believe in the stability of the State. Yes, we are sub-national but we want to
continue to remain the destination of choice for investors.
“So, we are open to investments in new areas, especially in
technology, which is one area, in which we know that all the unicorns have a
career in Lagos. We want to become the destination, where people can come and
sort resources in terms of the skills that are required.
“We know that Norway, Finland and few others were the
powerhouse for technology at a time but Nigeria also, especially Lagos, wants
to develop that capability that we must be big, large and technology companies
require young people who can actually come here and take charge.
“These are some of the economic drivers that we will see and
we will continue to push in the next couple of years for our government so that
the city can continue to remain resilience, forward-looking, and a safe home
for all of the residents, citizens, and international markets and audience,” he
said.
Earlier, Huitfeldt reinstated her country’s support and
cooperation toward Energy Transition Plan in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos.
“We are trying to do our best to support and improve the
cooperation between the two countries in the area of Green Transaction. We will
like to contribute to your action plan. We are looking forward to more business
opportunities and areas we can collaborate with you,” she said.
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U are not even ashamed of ur self saying u win ur election did any election take place in Nigeria
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