August 18, (THEWILL) – Lagos-based Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have praised Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for returning some members of his cabinet in the first term to work with him again in his second term, describing the step as a right one in the right direction.
The CSOs under the leadership of the renowned activist, Comrade Razaq Olokoba, said having taken a critical look at the new list of the incoming Commissioners and Special Advisers, it observed that those returned must have convinced the Governor beyond reasonable doubt that they can also weather the administrative storm of the second term that is promised to be better than the first one.
Some of the names that gladden the hearts of the CSOs are Mrs Aramide Adeyooye, who was the Governor’s Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure; Professor Akin Abayomi of the Ministry of Health; and Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, who was the Commissioner of Information among others.
In a statement on Friday, Comrade Razaq Olokoba, who doubles as the Convener and National President of the Campaign for Dignity in Governance (CDG), said with the re-appointed ones teaming with the new blood infused into the cabinet list, Sanwo-Olu’s promise of a better second term appears a foregone conclusion, saying going by the roles they played during critical periods in the first term, strategy for improvement has been established.
Giving instances, Olokoba reminded Lagosians of the role developed and standard infrastructure play in the growth of any country worldwide, saying Aramide Adeyooye’s duties as the Governor’s Adviser could not be overlooked as she gave correct advice at the right time and Lagos is good for it observing that her second coming would be obeying clarion call for more hard work.
On Akin Abayomi, a Professor in the medical field, Olokoba said the importance of his duty during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic could not be down-played, reasoning that his expertise that assist the Governor to save Lagos, albeit the whole country, has made his reappointment a welcome development by the populace.
He praised the Governor for being sensitive to the feelings of the people in his appointment.
On Gbenga Omotosho, Olokoba praised the Governor for not forgetting the very man that highlighted his achievements and his superlative performance to the world, which led to his being assessed correctly and thus paved the way for his second term, saying Omotosho’s second coming is a deserved reward for a job well done in the first term.
The CSOs, therefore, urged the good people of the State to double their support for Governor Sanwo-Olu and his new team just as they did for him in his first term so as to enable him to fulfil his promise of a better second term, reminding that, “the Sanwo-Olu we all know is a man who walks his talk.”
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
