It was a massive turnout as the Mobolaji Johnson Arena was filled to capacity on Saturday as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate and Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat of Lagos State officially flagged off their re-election campaign.
Party faithful and support groups gathered at the venue of the rally as early as 9.00am. The slogan of the campaign is, ‘A Greater Lagos Rising.’.
Governor Sanwo-Olu said with all that he has done, he deserved a second term from Lagosians and urged them to cast their votes for him.
He said the fact that Lagos State was not submerged by the flood that recently ravaged many parts of the country despite the fact that the state is less than two metres above sea level was not a fluke, saying his administration took proactive measures to avert the disaster.
The governor thanked the electorate for their support and solidarity for his administration and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He urged them to reelect him, the Presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other candidates of the party for continuous efficient service delivery.
Sanwo-Olu said his administration did not take the support and mandate given to him over three years ago when he was elected as the governor of the state for granted, saying his administration worked so hard to overcome challenges caused by the global economic meltdown and other upheavals that shook the world.
According to him, the campaign slogan, which is Greater Lagos Rising, was informed by the giant strides his administration recorded through the THEMES agenda, saying tremendous progress was made in the areas of transportation and traffic management in the state.
“You can see the completion of our rail projects, you have seen rail in Lagos for the first time in over 40, 50 years there will be an intra-city rail system. We have completed it and we are going to be handling it to you. You have seen our commitment to all of our BRT corridors, first and last-mile buses, new taxis, you have seen our commitment on ferry terminals, the development of ferry terminals in seventeen locations across Lagos.
“We have resolved the Apapa gridlock, you have seen a new energized LASTMA that is working tirelessly, and you have seen the construction and completion of the Lekki Deep seaport. You have seen the Regional Road that we are doing, and you have seen the road going to Epe. You have seen the roads being constructed in Ikorodu, Alimosho, Ikoyi and Victoria Island, every part of the state,” he said.
Chairman, of All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State, Cornelius Ojelabi said the party has been the ruling party in the state since the advent of democratic governance in the country, assuring the electorate that the party would not disappoint them.
