My fellow Lagosians,

I am passionate about the people of Lagos and I remain committed to creating a better future for all residents.

As we countdown to Saturday, lets look back on some of our work in the last four years and how they confirm that indeed a #GreaterLagosRising. On education, we have made significant progress in Lagos by demonstrating our commitment to preserving the future of our children, that’s why in the steps of the great Pa Lateef Jakande, we turned our focus to our primary and secondary educational system.

My dear people of Lagos,

Today marks 8 days to the elections and I am happy to share some thoughts as well as some highlights of our journey so far.

Our first 4 years have shown our capability and commitment to making Lagos a place that works for you. Lagos has always been the heartbeat of Nigeria, but, of course, every good thing can always be better.

And we have proven beyond doubt that we are committed to making it the absolute best city for every Lagosian.

Dear Lagosians,

We have seen emotions arise across the country and in our melting pot, Lagos.

I acknowledge these feelings because this is the beauty of true democracy—we all have different views.

However, we accommodate those differing views thoughtfully and peacefully. Lagos remains the greatest city in Nigeria and one of the largest economies in West Africa.

Despite sitting on only 1% of Nigeria’s landmass—a third of that being water—we house 10% of Nigeria’s population.

Fellow Lagosians,

This is necessary in view of the ongoing situation in the country, regarding the change of currency notes and the attendant hardships being faced by ordinary Lagosians.

First, let me thank you for your patience and unwavering perseverance.

1/14 Lagosians, this is a heartfelt call to you to please remain calm at this time, and avoid all forms of violence, arson and rioting.

Even in the face of the difficulties and frustrations being faced by all, violence and destruction should not and will never be the answer.

2/14

Dear Lagosians,

I hereby commend your patience and calmness, following the sad controversy generated by the Naira shortage crisis.

I would like to inform you that we have joined the dispute at the Supreme Court, which adjourned the hearing of the matter till Feb 22. When the matter first came up on February 8, the apex court said the old notes remained legal tender.

That position has not changed. Therefore we hereby warn those rejecting old notes to desist from doing so or face prosecution. It is against the law to reject the old notes.

Today, at a dialogue with the Organised Private Sector to unveil my comprehensive economic plan, I assured the Business Community of our commitment to sustain strategic investment in infrastructure to bolster productivity, energise business growth and protect private capital. At the interactive session, I elaborated on our economic redistribution plans aimed at expanding the Lagos business district to suburbs in the Western and Eastern parts of the State.

Our economic blueprint captured in the six-pillar THEMES Agenda has been rolled out…

Lagos, today, it begins.

In a powerful show of support, our party leaders and members came out to join me in kicking off the journey to our second term which I have called a #GreaterLagosRising .

I am humbled but energized for the vision that was written and is now in motion. My deputy @drobafemihamzat & I hold forth a report card of service to the people with proof that is beyond mere words, cutting across every sector in our #THEMES agenda as we promised to build #ForAGreaterLagos in our first term.

Now we say a Greater Lagos is Rising.

After receiving over 3,000 applications for the Lateef Jakande Leadership and Fellowship Academy, 36 participants emerged after going through a rigorous screening process.

When our administration thought about setting up the Academy, we said to ourselves that we didn’t… … want to name another street or estate after the late Jakande, because his name has had a lot of that. We thought about establishing an institution that will sustain and project the values for which he was known.

The Leadership Academy was initiated with the objective to…

Congratulations to the over 100 students who graduated from the Del-York Creative Academy last night.

They were trained in acting, screen writing, post production, public relations, digital marketing, sound, stage and lighting amongst other things. An important pillar of our THEMES transformative plan for Lagos is the entertainment and creative industry, and we will continue to support programs like this even as we drive towards the Lagos Film City project for which 120 hectares of land has already been allocated.

17 months after we sealed a Joint Venture Agreement with CIG Motors Company, for the establishment of a Vehicle Assembly Plant in the State, we visited the plant on WEMPCO Road in Ogba, to inspect the progress of the automobile facility.

The plant, expected to be delivered by… …the end of the year, will have a jointly-run factory, for the production of different classes of brand new cars.

I am indeed glad that this dream project is becoming a reality, as the site is live with structures and assembly equipment.

729 days ago, I made a promise that my government will consistently match our words with actions, and we have worked tirelessly to transform into reality our shared aspiration of making Lagos one of the most functional and habitable cities in the world.

#SanwoReports Today, I gave an account of some of the work we have done across every strata.

Daily, we experience some discomfort because of the multiple construction work going on concurrently but this is the sacrifice we need to make towards the actualisation of our vision.

#SanwoReports

Today, I declared open the two-day @NGRSenate Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

I spoke on the importance of amending the constitution to address many of the issues that are fundamental to our development as a people. For Lagos, the issues of State Police and Fiscal Federalism are top priorities.

Equally important is the issue of a Special Economic Status for Lagos considering our place in the national economy. The need for this Special Status has been sufficiently articulated and justified.

Nigeria is the second largest film producer in the world and Lagos is the centre of this huge creative enterprise.

To further support practitioners and enhance the sector as a significant contributor to our state and national GDP, today, I inaugurated a 9-member committee on... ... Film Production Empowerment for Lagos State made of core industry practitioners.

Our administration will continue to invest to support the industry to create thousands of jobs and boost the economy. We trust members of the committee...

I flagged off the commencement of the construction of the 37km Red Line Rail Mass Transit project today. The rail line will traverse from Agbado to Marina, moving more than one million commuters daily. The project will be in 3 phases. The first phase (Agbado-Iddo)... (1/5) ... will be completed in 24 months and will share the FG’s Lagos-Ibadan track up to Ebute Metta. It will run on its dedicated track from there to Oyingbo and reduce travel time from 2.5 hours to 35 minutes. The Red Line project is to raise mass transportation capacity... (2/5)

Today, at the commissioning of LagosHOMS Phase 2 Scheme at Igbogbo, I presented a 3- bedroom apartment to Mama Awero, a Nollywood veteran. I believe our cultural icons should be celebrated when alive and not only after they are no more. The 360 unit estate comprising 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments symbolises our unwavering commitment to the Greater Lagos Project, and our determination to build and deliver modern homes that will cater for the need of Lagosians irrespective of social or economic status.

I thank H.E President @MBuhari, WTO DG @NOIweala, @AfDB_Group President @akin_adesina, Founder and Chair @Mo_IbrahimFdn Mo Ibrahim and other dignitaries who joined me as I unveiled the 10 year infrastructural ambition for Lagos State at the Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit today Lagos is the economic capital of Nigeria and I invite our residents, visitors and investors to look ahead to the next decade, and the possibilities that lie ahead for Lagos as we set this great city up for accelerated progress.

Lagos,

There is an urgent need for us to be more circumspect in the way we live, interact and socialize with our friends and family. Many people are ignoring #COVID19 warnings and guidelines, thereby exposing themselves and others to the virus. We are well into the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yesterday, Lagos scarily recorded its highest number of infection in one day (712. We have already recorded a frightening spike in infection cases.
This spike brings positive cases to a total of 32,720 in Lagos alone.

At our annual state thanksgiving service today, I underscored the importance of showing gratitude to God in all situations even as we reflect deeply on all that transpired in the just concluded year 2020. As a State, we cannot but give unending praise to God considering all that happened last year.

We did not only survive, we triumphed, and we can look back and say that we emerged from 2020 stronger and more confident about the inherent greatness and resilience of our State.

Today, on our journey across Lagos, we paid respect to the ones we have lost. It was an emotional time for everyone, and we will find a way to remember them in the coming days. Lagos belongs to us all. No other state has this unique combination of people living in peace, harmony and progress so it saddened me when I went round for an on-the-spot assessment to ascertain the level of destruction to public assets and private properties.

Good morning Lagos,

Today seems like a good day to get on to the work of rebuilding Lagos and ending police brutality.

To show our commitment to the latter, here is a list of ongoing prosecution of police officers for offences related to the violation of human rights in Lagos. 1. State of Lagos v. 1. Insp. Surulere Irede 2. Sgt. Sunday Ogunyemi 3. Corp. Hezekiah Babatunde - Manslaughter. Adjourned to 13/11/2020. Justice Ogunsanya

2. The State of Lagos v. Ogunyemi Olalekan - Murder. Adjourned to 5/11/2020. Hon Justice Coker.

Dear Lagos,

We mourn the lives we have lost across the state and to the families that we could have better protected, I sincerely apologise.

To the police and law enforcement that have lost members, we mourn these important members of our community. I was on Arise TV where I spoke on what we are doing to return normalcy to our state.

I mentioned my call to the President after which the Chief of Defence Staff called to assure us on helping to restor security to our state.