Sanwo-Olu’s Zik award

LAGOS State is not only known as the Centre of Excellence because of the array of state-of-the-art infrastructure that dots its landscape. It is not the  Centre of Excellence merely because of its massive industrialisation or its impressive credentials as Nigeria’s economic capital: the fact is that the state has been able to set itself apart because of the ability of its people to always elect as leaders, seasoned and well-groomed individuals with a knack for excellence. Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu might be in his first term as the governor of Lagos State, but he has been able to create a niche for himself as a true progressive, a man who loves the people and is greatly loved in return. He exhibits amazing qualities which rank him as one of the best governors to have ever served the great people of Lagos State.

The excellent record of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been noted far and wide, and it can be no wonder that it has continued to attract awards and accolades. For him, qualitative service delivery in Lagos State is not negotiable. And he has demonstrated this credo time and again.  The achievements in health, security, housing, sports, the economy and educaion have not gone un-noticed, and they really couldn’t have been. The most recent one that came the way of the Executive Governor of Lagos State is the 2020 Zik Prize in Good Governance. The prestigious award was organized by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre, in honor of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, a foremost Nigerian President. It is indeed encouraging and inspiring to see the Executive Governor of Lagos win this award in recognition of his strong commitment to transforming Lagos State into a mega city using the THEMES development agenda, while quietly solidifying Lagos State’s position as the Centre of Excellence.

This feat is better described in the words of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who stated quite candidly: “This well-deserved award is another feather to your already-full cap of honors. A recognition of your strong commitment to transforming Lagos into a mega city and enhancing its status as the Centre of Excellence, the award is also a call to do more.” While we congratulate Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the well-deserved accolades, we must also commend him for his penhant for attracting the very best for Lagos State. It will be recalled that the governor recently went to Rome, Italy, where he attended the European Corporate Council and Middle Est Summit which was themed, “Finding New Ways to Care.” Although he left the summit to attend to an urgent matter of state, there is no doubt that the state will benefit massively from the trip.

Alongside other economic issues, the Lagos state governor was able to make a case for the economic advancement of the state by further opening it up for more international partnership and investment. Also, Governor Sanwo-Olu joined an open and honest dialogue on such issues as healthcare, education, education and philanthropically funded projects, offering perspectives on how to move the development narrative forward. The governor is on record as striking a great partnership with the neighbouring Ogun State on matters of common interest, and solidifying the plan for regional integration. He works for a Lagos that is alive to its historical responsibility as the Centre of Excellence, but also aware of the demands of cultural and linguistic affinity with the other states of the South-West geopolitical zone. The Zik prize is well-deserved.

• Salako, publisher of Triangle Magazine, writes in from Akure, Ondo State.

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