Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed four gains that his successor would inherit as his administration draws to a close.
Sanwo-Olu said his administration had started drafting a comprehensive Legacy and Transition Bill that would legislate key policy frameworks of his government and those of the previous administrations into permanent institutional structures that would guide succeeding governments on governance track.
The bill, the governor said, would be transmitted to the House of Assembly in the course of the year, pointing out that the next administration would not only inherit completed projects, but also efficient systems.
Sanwo-Olu spoke at the ongoing 19th Executive-Legislative Parley organised by the Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement of the Lagos State Government.
The three-day event with the theme: “Equal Participation in Governance: Highlighting the Importance of Collaboration in Achieving the Present Administration’s THEMES+ Agenda”, is holding at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island.
In attendance were members of the State’s Executive Council, all members of the legislature, National Assembly 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 Body of Permanent Secretary in Lagos State civil service.
Sanwo-Olu stated that his administration’s final full year would be dedicated to completing and delivering outstanding infrastructure projects in the State.
He emphasised that he would not abandon any “project of strategic importance” to the state’s economic growth.
By the third quarter of this year, the governor disclosed that his administration would publish a full, publicly accessible “State of Lagos Report”, which would be a data-driven account of what his administration had accomplished in the last seven years.
“This final full-year Executive-Legislative Parley in the life of my administration must be more than a review; it must be a platform for commitments.
“I want to make the pledges to the legislature and to the people of Lagos that we will complete and commission outstanding milestones on our transport infrastructure before the end of this administration’s term.
“No Lagos Government project of strategic importance will be abandoned mid-stream.
“Secondly, we will present before the House a comprehensive Legacy and Transition Bill that legislates key policy frameworks into permanent institutional structures, so that the next administration inherits not just projects, but systems.
“We will convene a Citizens’ Assembly on Equal Participation, bringing together women, youth, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented communities, to produce a concrete roadmap for inclusion.
“The fourth commitment is that, we will publish a full, publicly accessible State of Lagos Report by the third quarter of this year, which is an honest, data-driven account of where we started, what we have achieved, and what remains.
“Lagos deserves to know. As a partner in this journey, I seek the House of Assembly’s continued engagement over these final months with the same energy and commitment it has shown throughout.”
