Sanwo-Olu’s Sterling Stewardship Puts Lagos on Global Map 

Sterling outcomes often come from sterling leadership. On this front, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is matchless. Since 2015 until now, the man’s dedication to putting Lagos on the global map has not waned, evidenced by his progressive commitment in the form of timely infrastructural development projects and social initiatives taking the nation by storm.

Few Nigerian governors at any time can be compared with Sanwo-Olu in terms of sheer vision and grand accomplishments. At the beginning of his tenure, the bespectacled governor took things slow and steady, only starting to gain some momentum after the first year of governance. But by the second year in office, Sanwo-Olu was winning the hearts of the people and his detractors were drooling in shock at his achievements.

At this point, one might think that there is very little that Sanwo-Olu can do to amaze or astound. But that is exactly it – he continues to do so. The latest of his projects, the Ikeja Flyover, has people talking in excitement since it is generally recognized as a key component of the Red Line Rail Project.

At the inauguration of the project, even the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, was carried away with emotion at the prospects of Lagos. Given the completion of this project, the anticipated Red Line Rail has become more tangible.

For Sanwo-Olu, every aspect of the Lagos economy has seen some action. Transportation became the loudest with the Blue Rail Line. But before that, there was education and initiatives such as the Eko Digital project. What about the agricultural sector or health? Which one has not felt the golden transformation brought on by Sanwo-Olu?

With Sanwo-Olu, it is first-class leadership indeed, the kind that steers economies from mediocrity and affixes them on a summit for the world to see.

That is exactly what Sanwo-Olu is doing at and with Lagos.