I will not shy away from improving Lagosians’ lives - Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said he will not shy away from improving Lagosians’ lives.

He said governance goes beyond securing lives and property, adding that it also involves ensuring the daily upkeep and welfare of the citizens.

The governor spoke yesterday at Alausa, Ikeja at the second edition of the ‘Sanwo-Olu Listens’, a programme organised to help the needy.

He said he would not abandon his responsibility of making the lives of the citizens better than he met it, hence the second edition of ‘Sanwo-Olu Listens’ initiative packaged by the Office of Civic Engagement.

“I am delighted to be at this event and listen to some of the beneficiaries as they table their priorities. This is what government entails. Not only for the security of lives and property. We know you will face health challenges, house challenges, children school fees, etc and we will find a way of giving succour and lifting citizens out of the problems,” Sanwo-Olu said.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale, hailed the governor for the laudable initiative to support struggling individuals and to cushion the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beneficiaries poured encomiums on Governor Sanwo-Olu for organising the programme.

Cheques were presented to vulnerable Lagosians, especially those whose sources of income were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A couple with triplets, namely Abdul Rasheed, Abdul Ramon and AbdulRaheem, were full of praises for the assistance received from the governor, particularly through the Office of Civic Engagement.

Other beneficiaries who commended the governor included Mr Lawal Fatai Olalekan, who said through the initiative, his son, Oyinlola Lawal, an undergraduate of the Lagos State University, Ojo, travelled abroad for an operation of a hole in the heart.