Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed 4 positive factors that his successor would inherit as his administration attracts to a shut.
Sanwo-Olu mentioned his administration had began drafting a complete Legacy and Transition Invoice that might legislate key coverage frameworks of his authorities and people of the earlier administrations into everlasting institutional constructions that might information succeeding governments on governance observe.
The invoice, the governor mentioned, would be transmitted to the Home of Meeting in the midst of the yr, stating that the subsequent administration wouldn’t solely inherit accomplished initiatives, but additionally environment friendly methods.
Sanwo-Olu spoke on the ongoing nineteenth Govt-Legislative Parley organised by the Workplace of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement of the Lagos State Authorities.
The three-day occasion with the theme: “Equal Participation in Governance: Highlighting the Significance of Collaboration in Reaching the Current Administration’s THEMES+ Agenda”, is holding on the Eko Lodges and Suites, Victoria Island.
In attendance had been members of the State’s Govt Council, all members of the legislature, Nationwide Meeting lawmakers of Lagos origin, All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Lagos, members of Governance Advisory Council (GAC) led by their chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, and members of the Physique of Everlasting Secretary in Lagos State civil service.
Sanwo-Olu acknowledged that his administration’s remaining full yr can be devoted to finishing and delivering excellent infrastructure initiatives within the State.
He emphasised that he wouldn’t abandon any “venture of strategic significance” to the state’s {economic} progress.
By the third quarter of this yr, the governor disclosed that his administration would publish a full, publicly accessible “State of Lagos Report”, which might be a data-driven account of what his administration had completed within the final seven years.
“This remaining full-year Govt-Legislative Parley within the lifetime of my administration have to be greater than a overview; it have to be a platform for commitments.
“I wish to make the pledges to the legislature and to the individuals of Lagos that we’ll full and fee excellent milestones on our transport infrastructure earlier than the tip of this administration’s time period.
“No Lagos Authorities venture of strategic significance can be deserted mid-stream.
“Secondly, we’ll current earlier than the Home a complete Legacy and Transition Invoice that legislates key coverage frameworks into everlasting institutional constructions, in order that the subsequent administration inherits not simply initiatives, however methods.
“We are going to convene a Residents’ Meeting on Equal Participation, bringing collectively ladies, youth, individuals with disabilities, and underrepresented communities, to provide a concrete roadmap for inclusion.
“The fourth dedication is that, we’ll publish a full, publicly accessible State of Lagos Report by the third quarter of this yr, which is an trustworthy, data-driven account of the place we began, what we’ve got achieved, and what stays.
“Lagos deserves to know. As a accomplice on this journey, I search the Home of Meeting’s continued engagement over these remaining months with the identical vitality and dedication it has proven all through.”
Times Nigeria