My Name is Hon. Babajimi Benson, I am a member of the Federal House of Representatives, I represent the finest constituency in Lagos State, Ikorodu Federal Constituency.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been a great mentor and a big brother. I’ve known him for a couple of years and I have always loved his antecedents, pedigree and he comes with a lot of work experience.
He has worked in the private sector and the public sector.
Mr. Sanwo-Olu is a trisector athlete, he can view things from three different lenses or dimensions. Looking at his history, he has worked in a lot of private sectors, public sectors and done social works.
He is someone I also look up to, he has capacity and wisdom. I am sure he is bringing something fresh and new to Lagos.
I think he has the capacity to take Lagos to great heights.
He was commissioner for budget, planning and establishment and M.D of LSDPC. So that gives him the requisite skills and should be able to add value to what he meets on ground.
I was extremely happy to hear about his candidacy and fortunately, LSDPC breeds super intelligent people which I am one of them. I used to be the company secretary and legal adviser before he assumed office as the M.D.
Anybody that comes out of that institution and establishment, comes with a rich pedigree of experience and capacity to change things positively.
I am happy that he is our number 1 citizen in Lagos and I know he is going to add value and ensure that the GDP of Lagos increases and improve. I am sure he is going to put Lagos in the pride of world smart cities.
I know that BOS will assist Ikorodu in attaining its eminence that the good qualities offer. We have infrastructure deficit, we need more political positions so that our people can enjoy the dividends of democracy. If you look at the last election Ikorodu really surpassed all expectations, Ikorodu came first in delivery of votes to its candidature, so we expect a very good thing and he has promised to deliver.
My name is Moses Patrick and there are quite a few things I expect from the new governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu:
1: Reduction of Traffic on our Roads
2: Cleanliness of the state; Virtually everywhere is dirty, so we have to engage people that will do a thorough
cleanup of the state.
3: Unemployment: I would expect him to Create New Jobs for Lagosians, so that more people will be recruited into the working class level.
This also means that more roads need to be built in order to reduce the traffic that might be created as a result.
As for people in my field of work, which is engineering, I believe the governor can ensure that every household and business in the state, have a prepaid electricity meter. People all over the country are clamouring for that and I believe it’s something he can look into.
My name is Akintade Olayinka Victor, I work in Dolphin Estate for Gosslink Engineering Limited.
I believe God himself anointed Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to be our governor and not any man. If it were to be by the will of man, he will not be successful during the past elections.
I will like to encourage him to continue the projects left behind by his predecessor. Most governors would not continue from where the previous governor stopped, but I would encourage him to promote continuity.
I would also like him to look into improving the standard of education in the state.
Another area I would like for him to look into are street roads.
We all are praying for better Lagos, we want Lagos to be like the U.K, US, Dublin, and Canada and this means that there’s a lot of work for him to do in order for Lagos to reach the heights that those cities have attained.
I expect him to visit other countries and come with results that will improve the state.
As an engineer, I think the current issue of PHCN delays with distributing prepaid metres, is one pressing issue that needs to be looked into and resolved as soon as possible. I will like him to look into this as I believe it’s very important.
My name is Temitayo Israel, I work at Gosslink Engineering Limited.
First and foremost I would like to welcome the new governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu into office.
I expect him to focus on the educational sector of the state. I understand that there are other sectors in the state that demand attention but I feel like the educational sector is poorly monitored and it is the same sector we might all turn to in a few years time as it is the bedrock for the future of the state.
Let the school be a training ground when it comes to developing skills. What we need in Lagos state is people who are great with creativity who can actually mentor students who can bring in something new to the state.
I work in the power sector and in Lagos, I must admit that power supply is nothing to write home about. The power sector is very cogent; when you channel more resources on building human efforts it will go a long way towards yielding increase concerning the capital aspect. So I expect the incoming governor to look into the building of manpower.
There are many other areas of energy; we have the solar, wind, hydro, and renewable energy through biomass and other sources of renewable energy, yet we are not actually making use of any of them. We are not taking advantage of their resources.
I generally will expect the incoming government to focus more and increase the capacity of power supply not only on the electrical and the manual part that we use as before but with the many available options that can be explored.
My name is Olatunji Olusogo, and I do not expect anything less from the incoming administration of governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu, than the level of success the outgoing administration was able to achieve.
Lagosians will be expecting Babajide Sanwo- Olu to actually complete all the projects that the outgoing governor was unable to complete because governance definitely is about continuity, and if that is broken, it will have a negative effect on Lagosians. Looking at the recent collapse of buildings in Lagos, I believe Babajide Sanwo-Olu should try as much as possible to raise the standard of engineering in the state, particularly when it comes to the building and infrastructure, to ensure that due processes are followed as well as the standardization of the materials that are being used.
I think the governor should look at ways to generate power for the state internally so that Lagosians can have a better power supply.
I am a Media Executive and I would expect the incoming governor to invest more in the media industry. I do know the field is doing pretty well for itself right now but it can get better… way much better, and I know Mr. Sanwo-Olu is into entertainment and media and I expect him to do a lot, to the extent of his capacity as governor of Lagos State.
During his campaign, he spoke about the media and has done a lot of things in that regard. So I expect him to supersede our expectations, really and just make sure the media sector in the state is working and improving.
My name is Kehinde Adegboyega, I am a sustainable development expert and a documentary filmmaker.
My expectations from this new government are first, the completion of abandoned infrastructural projects. I think the incoming governor needs to look at the huge number of uncompleted infrastructural projects in the state. Not just bad roads and transportation but all abandoned projects need to be completed in order to ease the living situations of Lagosians.
I also wish that Governor Sanwo-Olu will take a look at the power supply because when there is better power in the state, small and medium scale businesses will flourish, which will enable them to pay up their taxes. I think he has to look at alternative power generation and supply methods, such as renewable and solar energy.
Unemployment is another issue that needs to be looked into; I love the initiative of Lagos State Employment Trust Fund and I understand an MOU was signed with World Bank, I believe that should be judiciously used to reduce the unemployment rate in the state.
Another issue the state government needs to look at is the NURTW members. These people have become so unlawful and have started harassing citizens. This is a major security issue and in a 21stcentury, that should not be heard of as It’s very embarrassing to a state like Lagos State which has global recognition.
Lastly, I really hope the incoming governor looks for ways to support young filmmakers and documentary makers because apart from technology, we are still scratching the surface of this industry.
He can look at investing in buildings and structure for the filmmaking industry.
I am a corp member and I also do media related things.
My expectations from the new governor is continuity. I think it is very important that projects that have started from the outgoing administration are continued and completed as I believe that continuity is very important.
I also feel that he should tackle the seemingly never-ending issue of traffic in the state. Traffic is the major problem in Lagos and I know for sure that some of the issues that cause traffic are bad roads and bad drainage systems, because when it rains in Lagos, you already know that there’s going to be traffic.
Sometimes there are just too many cars on the road so transportation is something he should look into as well. I believe there is so much he can do with our waterways, he just needs to make sure that they are safe and people can make use of them properly. So I think proper water transportation can help reduce traffic.
We also have the railway transportation system that was started a long time ago, but we don’t know what has happened to it, I wish that can be worked on as well.
Transportation and traffic go hand in hand so I think this is something that should be worked on.
Traffic lights! yes, traffic lights before I forget, I feel our traffic lights should be wired in a proper way that works with traffic flow. You know, not just 60 seconds, 10 seconds and all that.
Something else Babajide Sanwo-Olu should work on, is tourism in Lagos. Lagos is a business hub and we have a lot of people coming in and going out and feel there are a number of places we could turn into tourism hubs for the many visitors that flood the city. I know that Badagry is one of those places that could be developed into a globally recognised tourism hub. I recently visited Badagry and the road was horrible and that should be looked into. As I said, transportation, our road system, Badagry itself should be at the top of the priority list as it is a great place for tourism which is a very good way for the state to make money.
I also think housing is another sector that needs to be worked on.
There are so many things, but I think for me, what is really important is transportation, our road system, good roads and all that. Also, continuity; continue projects that were started by the outgoing governor.