Adeola Ogunrinde

Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increment for Lagos workers

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved a 20 percent salary increment for workers in the mainstream civil service in the state.Also, the governor has concluded all arrangements to ensure that the staff start receiving their new salary arrears beginning from this month. The move was to improve welfare and wellbeing of public servants and boost their morale towards rededicating…

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Sanwo-Olu’s victory true reflection of people’s mandate- Election Observers

…kick against plunging Lagos into political, and security crisis Election Observers on the platform of the National Observer Group (NOG) on Monday adjudged the just concluded governorship and state Assembly elections in Lagos State as credible, transparent, free, fair, and gender-friendly. The group said the outcome of Saturday’s gubernatorial poll, won by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the victories of House…

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I will not pursue divisive agenda in Lagos – Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, after being declared winner of the governorship election in Lagos said he will not pursue divisive agenda. He said that there were those who tried to make the 2023 governorship election in Lagos about ethnicity and religion, when in fact they should only have been about capacity, competence and experience. In his address Sanwo-Olu said:…

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INEC declares Sanwo-Olu winner of 2023 Lagos guber election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the election having satisfied the provisions of the electoral act and the constitution. Sanwo-Olu won the election by a landslide, defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of…

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Lagos governor casts his ballot

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday cast his ballot in the gubernatorial and state House of Assembly elections with commendations of the electoral process. The governor, who came into the polling unit at about 10:13am voted at 10:18 am at St. Stephen Primary school Adeniji Adele, at Ward E3, polling unit 006, Lagos Island. After exercising his franchise, the governor commended…

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Sanwo-Olu assures Lagosians of peaceful elections

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday assured Lagosians of peaceful elections on Saturday.He said there is no need for people to entertain any fear about the election.In a statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, Governor Sanwo-Olu said his assurance became important because of the recent announcement of some customary rites by traditional rulers. He assured all residents…

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Former PDP guber candidate, top members defect to APC in Lagos

Barely three days to the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections in the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday received top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and more than 10,000 of their supporters in Lagos. This is as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also on Wednesday received another endorsement for a second term in office from the…

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Akere market fire: Sanwo-Olu compensates traders with N100m, lays foundation for new market

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday donated N100million to traders in the burnt Akere Motor Parts and Allied Dealers Association (AMPADA) in Ajegunle. He also laid the foundation for a new market building.Sanwo-Olu, who visited the burnt site, said the efforts were to help alleviate the plight of the traders who lost goods and cash in the fire. He said: “A…

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Accord Party dumps LP, endorses Sanwo-Olu, others

Lagos State chapter of Accord Party (AP) on Tuesday declared that it has opted out of an alliance with the Labour Party (LP). The party disclosed this at a press conference to announce it’s endorsement of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election bid and all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18, polls. Speaking at the press…

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Remi Tinubu visits train accident victims

Wife of Nigeria’s President-elect, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Friday visited victims of Thursday’s train accident involving a staff bus of the state government at the various health facilities where they are being treated. Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu were accompanied by the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, and other…

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