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Sanwo-Olu Commends Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda In Tribute To MKO Abiola

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Jun 13, 2024.

Sanwo-Olu Commends Tinubu's Renewed Hope

Governor Sanwo-Olu praises President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, linking it to MKO Abiola’s vision.
Former President Buhari commended for declaring June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day.
Deputy Governor Hamzat underscores the significance of June 12 and Tinubu’s role in democracy.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, praised President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aligning it with the vision of late MKO Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

Sanwo-Olu, represented by Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, commended former President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day and honoring Abiola with the highest national honor.

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Speaking at an event in Ikeja organized by human rights groups and the Moshood Abiola Mandate Movement, Hamzat acknowledged the significance of June 12, recalling how it once shook faith in Nigeria.

He emphasized the pivotal role of President Tinubu in the democratic process, noting that the “Renewed Hope” initiative resonates with Abiola’s legacy.

Abiola’s first daughter, Lola Abiola-Edewor, said the ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra of President Tinubu, aligned with that of her father’s.

Edewor said it was significant that Tinubu chose the mantra, which, she said, aligned with the Hope ‘93 slogan used by Abiola during his presidential campaign in 1993.

“This day in particular is very memorable. If we recall, the mantra of this present government is Renewed Hope. Remember also that the mantra of MKO Abiola during his campaign was Hope ‘93. It’s very significant in my opinion that our President chose his mantra to be Renewed Hope,” she told the audience in the hall filled with government officials, Abiola’s family, pressmen and members of the public.

Sanwo-Olu Commends Tinubu’s Renewed Hope

She said, “He (Tinubu) knows; when we say Renewed Hope, he knew where he took over from the past government. He’s a grassroots politician, he has been through this political work for a long time and he’s very close to the people. So, for him to have chosen the mantra Renewed Hope, he knew that Nigerians were beginning to lose hope, and he made many promises to us. I have confidence that those promises will come to pass.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde, and the Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, were also at the event alongside the Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Abimbola Akinajo.