Education is His Legacy as Sanwo-Olu Commissions Another School

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There have been many Lagos governors since the creation of the state. Because Lagos is essentially the commercial capital of Nigeria, whoever ends up with the mantle of gubernatorial leadership faces many challenges. The key to unravelling this Gordian Knot, as many intellectuals have argued, is infrastructural development. This is a secret that the current governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has realized and begun to take advantage of.

Much has been said about Governor Sanwo-Olu since he came into power in 2019. Regardless of the divided opinions on his approach to handling problems, nobody can deny the fact that the man has the best intentions for the state and its people. Even so, the best thing anybody can say about Sanwo-Olu’s administration is that it is committed to education.

Given this assessment, Sanwo-Olu recently commissioned a structure for education, with 18 blocks serving as classrooms. The newly-constructed Elemoro Community Junior Secondary School was also furnished with sporting facilities, showing that Sanwo-Olu intends to drive the potentials of young Lagosians to the maximum, squeezing out every gift they have for formal (classroom) learning and extracurricular activities.

The Elemoro school is only the latest of Sanwo-Olu’s grand momentum in reviving the education sector in Lagos State. For some time now, the bulk of Sanwo-Olu’s attention has been divided between empowering the members of this progressive cabinet with the resources they need for good governance and gunning for the achievement of his digitalization of secondary school education in Lagos.

Sanwo-Olu’s efforts have yielded very ripe fruits, including a mass transformation in mentality regarding formal education. Apart from underprivileged Lagosians who now have access to educational resources and tutoring, even older people can now stretch their minds and allow innovative learning to recondition their lives for the better.

Will Sanwo-Olu be remembered for prioritizing and improving education? That is very likely, all things considered. As things stand, it might even become the core of his legacy in the years to come.