The member-elect of the House of
Representatives for Apapa Federal Constituency, Hon Mufutau Egberongbe has
described Lagos as a state urgently in need of the experiences of Babajide
Sanwo-olu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
the forthcoming election.
Egberongbe, a former member of the
Lagos State House of Assembly, stated that being the economic centre of Nigeria
and boasting of over 22 million people, Lagos is a sensitive state that should
not be left in the hands of anyone who does not mean well for its growth and
future development.
According to the lawmaker-elect, the
combination of Sanwo-olu and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, is what the
state and its residents need to further lift the state up the ladder as a
business-friendly and favourable place to live in.
In a statement personally signed by
the lawmaker-elect on Thursday, March 7, he noted that Sanwo-olu is not a
novice in the plan to make Lagos compete with other cities across the world in
its category.
"Sanwo-olu has been in the
system since 2003. He understands that there is a direction. He has been a part
of that direction. He knows that every direction has a goal. He has played
major roles both at the background and in the open over the years to bring
Lagos up to this state in terms of economic and social growth and development.
"It is not out of place to
recognise that a state like Lagos with this huge population would put the
government constantly on its toes. The APC, which I am part of, recognises the
need to constantly bring in those who have been tutored in the art of
governance to carry on the task.
"For emphasis, Sanwo-olu and
Hamzat have been in the oven for years putting the right bolts and nuts where
they fit in the wheel of progress in the state.
"Don't forget that he worked
under former deputy governor, Femi Pedro, as special adviser on corporate
matters in 2003 because of his banking experience. Because he was so good at
the job, he was elevated to the position of commissioner for establishment as
the government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was winding down.
"He also served in the
government of Babatunde Fashola as commissioner in charge of establishments,
training and pensions.
Under Governor Akinwunmi Ambode,
Sanwo-Olu is the managing director of the Lagos State Development and Property
Corporation (LSDPC) thus making him the most qualified of all the candidates.
"Let's not also forget the his
unassuming and humble running mate was a commissioner in the government of
Fashola and we can tell till this day that the administration he served
commissioned projects up till its last day in 2015," Egberongbe argued.
He appealed to residents of the state
to give the duo the benefit of the doubt by coming out in their numbers to vote
for the APC in the coming governorship and House of Assembly elections in the
state.
"We all have one passion in
Lagos - the need for continuous growth. To make this materialise, we must all
play our roles," he added.
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