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Silent Achiever’s : TEN REASONS WHY GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU SHOULD BE REELECTED
Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu BOS, The Okepopo born Administrator is a silent achiever, who believes that service delivery is the fundamental purpose of governance.
Here are ten caches of the projects he either inherited or initiated that he has completed, or are at various stages of completion.
This signature projects, all part of the THEME agenda, are pivotal in the drive towards making Lagos’ Megacity status a certainty.
1. THE BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL.
From CMS on the Marina to Okokomaiko on the Badagry Cross boarder highway, The Blue line light rail is projected to move an estimated 500,00 commuters a day, equivalent of 15 million Commuters every month when fully operational. With stations constructed at Okokomaiko, LASU, Volks, Trade Fair, Alakija, Festac, Mile 2,Alaba, Iganmu National Theater and the Marina.
2. THE RED LINE RAIL.
From Iddo to Alagbado, the Red Line is easily the most ambitious mass transit system in this part of the world. Projected to move one million commuters everyday, which is equivalent if 30 million passengers a month, with stations, some of which are elevated, at Marina, Ebutte Ero, Iddo, Oyinbo, Elite Meta, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, MMA , Agege, Iju and Agbado.
3. LAGOS RICE MILL, IMOTA.
Undoubtedly the biggest rice mill in Sub-Saharan Africa and the eighth biggest in the world, The LRM is not only a major component in the food chain, but with the ability to employ thousands of people and provides hundreds of thousands of jobs for the support industry, makes it the hub that will drive development and real estate in that part of the state.
4. ROADS, FLYOVER AND BRIDGES
Because Lagos is one giant construction site, people tend to take for granted that some projects have always been there. But the Pen Cinema flyover, the Ikeja along flyover and the attendant expansion of the Obafemi Awolowo way, the Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge, the Underpass at Odo Iya Alaro, the expansion of the Executive Expressway, all inherited or started by this government, are either completed or at various stages of completion.
All these are complemented with new bus stop shelters constructed with CCTV video feeds for monitoring.
The fourth Mainland Bridge is of course, a whole chapter by itself.
5. BUSES, FERRIES AND RIDES.
The Sanwoolu-Hamzat Administration invested not only on critical transport infrastructure but also provided the tools for mass movement on our roads. With 600 busses injected to the road transit system, a robust Lagride initiative for the cab hailing crowd, , and dozens of ferries for the waterways, the administration is providing options for moving around the state in relative ease and comfort.
There are also integrated Control and Monitoring Centers of the Waterways via MS radio, Ship trackers and CCTV video feeds.
6. HEALTH AS WEALTH
Apart from the massive upgrade of LASU THE and other General Hospitals in the State, there are also specialized facilities built across the zones. There’s 110 bed Maternity and children Center at Etim Osa, in Badagry,, Epe. 149 bed center at Alimosho, and the cherry on top is the 150 bed center at the largest maternity and Children Hospital in Africa, The Massey Street Children Hospital, which now has an ultra modern Fit for Purpose Pediatric Service.
There also a 1500 bed psychiatric hospital and rehabilitation center at Ejire in Kentucky, as well a Floating Clinic equipped with sterilization unit, oxygen bottle and first aid.
7. EDUCATION
To modernize the learning environment at all levels of the education sector, the administration embarked on a massive school projects intervention. 1,097 projects were undertaken and 87, 000 single-deck composite furniture was delivered to schools across the state.
To provide quality manpower for the state in particular and the larger society, the government upgraded the Lagos State Polytechnic to a University of Technology, as well as the College of Education to a University of Education.
3000 teachers were also employed while 135,445 pupils were nourished every weekday through the 976 school feeding program. While LASU’s conversion to a residential university also means the construction of 8,272 bed spaces through the PPP template.
1,058 students are on scholarship while 4, 641 students are Bursary beneficiaries of this administration.
8. HOUSING AND SHELTER
The government’s intervention in the provision of shelter has led to massive construction of houses across the State. .Ilupeju, Lekki, Iporin Badagry, Ikorodu, and Ogba serve as the first phase and the Housing program needs is expanded to the parts of the state.
9. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Apart from the structured support system for the youth and their aspirations, the state government also ensured an expanded bracket for start up as well as providing critical intervention and support for their upward mobility.
280 youths were trained for global certification in Solar farm Construction, 720 were trained in Enterpreneurship based mentoring, 150 small scale business owners were also trained while 21,262 reside, mostly the youth, benefitted from the 1st,2nd and 3rd trenches of the conditional cash transfer payment exercise.
10. A MAN WITHOUT AIRS.
The first thing Mr. Sanwoolu dropped when he resumed office was to drop the His Excellency as a title.
Not only is he extremely humble, he has displayed an uncommon touch by leading from the front. During the Covid 19 pandemic, he was not only in the forefront as the Situation Commander, but still kept working even when it was obvious he was exposing himself to clear and present danger.
He understands that as a Governor of a cosmopolitan state, he cannot afford to ignore the need of every Lagosian, either those with an ancenstrial ties or those sojourning for economic survival.
A vote for the Sanwoolu – Hamzat ticket is a vote for continuity. A vote for focused leadership, and a vote for undated competence.
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress.
The announcement was made on Wednesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, by Senator James Manager, shortly after a meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba.
Manager stated, “All PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the state party chairman, all the local government chairmen and others, have agreed to move to the APC.
“We cannot continue to be in a sinking boat,” he said.
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Aniagwu Charles, officially confirmed the governor’s defection and the collective decision of Delta PDP leaders and stakeholders to join the APC.
Political observers have described the move as a major realignment that could reshape the political landscape of Delta State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
While Governor Oborevwori has yet to make a public statement on the defection, sources say further details on the rationale behind the move may emerge in the coming days.
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“There is a need for us to adjust our drinking patterns. And in adjusting that drinking pattern, we needed to make a decision that would further help to cement the development in our state, to build the court of law that has existed in our state, to further advance the cause of security and the welfare of our people, and, to a large extent, ensure that development in Delta is not truncated,” Aniagwu stated.
He continued, “In taking that decision, we concluded that leaving the PDP was very necessary for us to be able to collaborate and build a state that every Deltan will be proud of. We believe that what is happening, and the state of the PDP, is akin to that palm wine whose taste has changed — and there was a need for us to change the drinking party.”
Charles added that the decision was unanimously made by party leaders and stakeholders, hinting at a formal public declaration soon.
“By the grace of God, on Monday next week, we will be able to make a very big statement confirming that we are moving into the APC,” he said.
The move marks a significant turning point in Delta State politics, signalling a broader political recalibration that could reshape party dominance in the South-South region.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship Candidate in 2023 general election, in Cross River State, Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe, has resigned her membership from the party.
In a letter dated
march 28,2025, and addressed to the chairman of Edem Odo Ward, in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State, the former Deputy Governorship Candidate,explained that the resignation was with immediate effect.
She said her decision to leave the party was not made lightly, but she remains committed to serving her community and contributing to the progress of Cross River state and nation in other capacities.
In her words, “i am writing to formally resign my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect.
” I sincerely appreciate the opportunity given to me over time to contribute my quota to the growth of the party and the chance to serve as the Deputy Governorship Candidate in the last general elections.
” It was a privilege to be part of the PDP’s vision and engage with our people in meaningful ways. However, after much reflection in light of the current state of affairs within the party, I believe it is time for me to move on.
“This decision was not made lightly, but I remain committed to serving my community and contributing to the progress of our state and nation in other capacities.
Continuing ” I appreciate the relationships and experiences gained during my time with the party and wish the PDP success in its future endeavours.
Amawhe, an embodiment of competence, capability and capacity,
was the Deputy Governorship Candidate to Senator Sandy Onor in Cross River State during the 2023 elections.
She was also an aspirant to the House of Representatives for the Bakassi/Akpabuyo/Calabar South Federal Constituency on the platform of the PDP.
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Breaking : Sule Lamido blasts El-Rufai over call to join SDP, Says how can a grandson claim his grandfather knows nothing’
Former Governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has fired back at former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, over his call for opposition politicians to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
El-Rufai, who recently announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to SDP, urged opposition leaders including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola to join him in his new political movement.
However, Lamido in an interview with BBC dismissed El-Rufai’s invitation, questioning his political ideology and commitment to national development.
“With all due respect, how does he expect us in PDP to leave and join another party? The PDP that we built is the same party that made him who he is today. How can a grandson claim his grandfather knows nothing?” Lamido said.
He recalled that El-Rufai once declared there were no political elders in Nigeria, insisting that he and his allies were the true power brokers.
“But now he claims he advised Buhari. If he truly had the power he once boasted of, why did he have to seek Buhari’s counsel?” Lamido asked.
The former governor stressed that, despite PDP’s internal challenges, it remained his political home.
“If PDP is struggling today, it is still the party that nurtured El-Rufai. If he claims PDP is dead, then he must remember that it is the party that gave him his political foundation. Whatever he has achieved today, PDP made it possible.”
“If I didn’t join APC in 2014 when I was invited, and they left PDP out of anger, why are they now leaving APC? What has APC done to them?” he asked.
He maintained that governance should not be driven by emotions or personal grudges.
“Leadership is about patience, foresight, and working for the peace of the people and the nation. If you allow emotions to dictate your decisions, you will never lead objectively.”
He stressed that if the goal is to unseat President Bola Tinubu, it should not be based on personal grievances but on national interest.
“We should not fight Tinubu just because we are angry at him or seeking revenge. Leadership should be about prioritizing the country’s well-being rather than personal emotions.”
Lamido concluded by urging politicians to focus on strengthening the country rather than making decisions based on resentment.
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