Let grassroots people enjoy dividends of democracy — Sanwo-Olu, tells council chairmen

Cross section of the Lagos State Local Government chairmen, during their inauguration.

By Idowu Ajigboteso 

LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tasked the newly elected chairmen, along with their vice, on performance and to ensure that the electorate enjoy the dividends that true democracy brings. 

He said this during the swearing in ceremony of the elected 57 council chairmen, comprising 20 Local Government areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state.

The chairmen won last Saturday's council polls, held across the state, which was marred by voter apathy.

Sanwo-Olu, speaking at the ceremony, held at the Lagos State House Sports Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, said: “We are witnessing the dawn of a new era in local government administration in Lagos.

“Your victory at the polls on Saturday is an affirmation by the people of Lagos State, of their confidence and trust in your competence, capacity and capability to discharge the responsibility of the office you are stepping into.

“The only way you can reciprocate this trust is to give your very best and ensure that the welfare and wellbeing of your people take precedence in all your decisions. I urge you all to ensure that you build on the good legacies laid by your predecessors, and also ensure that you surpass the legacies and the expectations of the people who have very enthusiastically elected you." 

Chairman, Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Hon. Kehinde Oloyede Almaroof and his vice, Hon. Badmus.


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