Sanwo-Olu Details Four Key Legacies His Successor Will Inherit

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced four key benefits that will be passed on to his successor as his tenure approaches its conclusion.

Sanwo-Olu revealed that his administration has begun preparing a comprehensive Legacy and Transition Bill. This legislation aims to formalize key policy frameworks from his government and preceding administrations into enduring institutional structures, providing a governance roadmap for future administrations.

He indicated that the bill would be presented to the House of Assembly within the current year, emphasizing that the incoming administration would not only receive completed projects but also functional, efficient systems.

The governor made these remarks during the 19th Executive-Legislative Parley, organized by the Lagos State Government's Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement.

The three-day event, themed "Equal Participation in Governance: Highlighting the Importance of Collaboration in Achieving the Present Administration’s THEMES+ Agenda," is being held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island.

Attendees included members of the State Executive Council, all members of the legislature, Lagos-originating National Assembly lawmakers, prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, members of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) led by Chairman Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, and representatives from the Lagos State civil service's Body of Permanent Secretaries.

Sanwo-Olu further stated that his administration's final full year in office would be dedicated to the completion and commissioning of outstanding infrastructure projects across the state.

He affirmed that no project deemed strategically important for the state's economic advancement would be left unfinished.

By the third quarter of this year, the governor announced that his administration would release a complete and publicly accessible "State of Lagos Report." This report will offer a data-backed account of his administration's accomplishments over the past 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," Sanwo-Olu stated.

"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."