A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Lanre Razak, has said the effort of the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, since the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, is another pointer that the state deserves a special status.
Razak, a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos and a former Commissioner for Transportation in the state, who stated this in a chat with newsmen, commended Sanwo-Olu and his team for doing “a fantastic job ever since the COVID-19 first occurred in the state.”
According to him, Sanwo-Olu’s success story had turned Lagos State to a trusted destination and referral point for other states, including the seat of power in Abuja, praising the governor and his team for turning the state into a saving grace for the country.
“Sanwo-Olu’s swift reaction in handling the fearful ailment showed the level of preparedness of his administration towards tackling the dreaded disease that has become the talk of the town globally.
“With the trending performance of Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State would soon attain a special status it deserves under the APC federal administration.
“With some of the developments in the state, coupled with the friendly National Assembly, the state is moving closer to attaining the status. The situation is very clear and even clearer now.
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“Lagos, as an APC state, has achieved a lot. One, the Federal Government House at Marina has been transferred to Lagos State; all the outstanding bills for roads repaired on behalf of the Federal Government had been paid, except the new ones embarked on in recent time.
“In the last 10 years, Lagos State has appealed for Federal Government’s support and approval of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to continue the deep sea projects at Lagos Free Trade Zone in Ibeju Lekki and Badagry, which was not given, but under this administration, we are doing fine and our developmental efforts are being fast-tracked. And they will do more.
“All these are clear indications that Lagos State is gradually moving towards attaining the required special status we are all yearning for in the interest of all and sundry.
“And going by the magnanimity of President Muhammadu Buhari, our aspiration for the status would soon become a reality,” Razak enthused.
While urging Nigerians to continue to appreciate President Buhari as a God sent, he appealed to Lagos residents to also appreciate Sanwo-Olu by giving him maximum support and encouragement for them to do more in their onerous task of taking us to the promise land.
