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2023: Sanwo-Olu Asks Nigerians To Shun ‘Evil Predictions’ Ahead Of General Elections
Sanwo-Olu has asked Nigerians to shun ‘evil predictions’ ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, prayed for a smooth and peaceful transition of power as Nigerians prepare to elect a new set of leaders in February and March 2023.
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The governor said the prayer on Sunday at the 23rd Annual Thanksgiving Service tagged “Praising The Name of God,” organised by the First Family of Lagos State in conjunction with the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.
He urged people to disregard “evil predictions of anarchy and violence usually thrown out during election season by fake prophets and enemies of the country.”
Sanwo-Olu also enjoined Lagosians to continue to keep faith with his administration, saying that his government has lived up to the “excellent spirit associated with Lagos State in line with the THEMES developmental agenda.”
He said his administration during his first term in office has delivered many laudable projects in all the six pillars of his administration’s development agenda.
The governor disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos in two weeks’ time to commission some of the projects by his administration.
Some of the projects are the First Phase of the Blue Line Rail from Marina to Mile 2, Imota Rice Mill, First Phase of the Lekki-Epe Expressway and the J Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History, as well as flag-off of Phase II of the Blue Line Rail from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko.
“As we offer our deep and heartfelt gratitude to God, at this thanksgiving, I wish to enjoin all Lagosians to continue to keep faith with us, and rest assured that the Greater Lagos of our collective dream is within reach,” he assured.
The Thanksgiving Service, which coincided with the 56th birthday of the First Lady of Lagos, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, was celebrated by thousands of Lagos residents who attended the event as she cut her birthday cake with her husband.
Sanwo-Olu said the Annual Thanksgiving Service, which usually took place at the Lagos House, Ikeja since its inception in 2000 was held in TBS this year to give the opportunity for a greater number of people to participate, in line with his administration’s policy of inclusion.
He said: “This year’s Thanksgiving is significant because this is a general election year for Nigeria. Part of our supplications to God today is for us to witness another smooth and peaceful transition of government; a transition that will defy the evil predictions of anarchy and violence peddled every election season by false prophets and enemies of our dear land.
“Even as we seek the face of the Lord regarding this transition season, I am certain that the good people of Lagos State will once again choose the team that has been able to fulfill the mandate entrusted to it.
“We have done everything we promised, by the Special Grace of God. We have kept the promises we made to you, this time four years ago, when we were seeking your mandate to administer the Center of Excellence.
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“Indeed, we are well on our way to the Greater Lagos of our dreams, and even as we get to the end of our first term in office, our energy has not flagged. We are still going strong, because our goal is to finish strong, and start a new term on an even stronger note.”
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