The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has challenged opposition parties to put forward credible ideas capable of competing with the transformation agenda of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), instead of seeking change for the sake of change.
Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday while delivering the Centenary Anniversary Lecture of the Yoruba Tennis Club. The event was attended by the First Lady, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor and Lagos State APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; public office holders, political and traditional leaders, members of the Yoruba Tennis Club and other dignitaries.
Titled, “Democracy, Governance, and the Lagos Spirit: A Century of Excellence,” the lecture was held at the Greetings Hall of the Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is the South-West Zonal Coordinator of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, declared that untested novelty was no longer an option for Lagos State, which, according to him, had experienced the benefits of continuity.
“We must keep insisting that it cannot be changed merely for the sake of change. We must never think we need to tear things up just to prove that we are in control. This is the message that I am taking into the political campaign, as my party strives to build on our legacy of transformation in Lagos State.
“And also, at the national level where our own Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will be flying the flag of our All Progressives Congress (APC) as the presidential candidate. As I have always said, the gains of the bold reforms he has undertaken are now visible in foreign exchange stability, education, agriculture and security, among many others.
“Our challenge to the opposition remains the same — to put forward credible ideas that are able to compete with ours, instead of seeking change for the sake of change. Untested novelty is no longer an option for a Lagos State that has tasted and felt the superiority of continuity,” he declared.
Governor Sanwo-Olu described the “Lagos Spirit” of courage, self-reliance, openness and continuous improvement as a major force behind the state’s democratic tradition, governance and development.
He described Lagos as a city that does not wait to be given, recalling its role in the June 12 pro-democracy struggle, the development of indigenous political institutions and its long history of civic activism.
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