Sanwo-Olu Drops ‘His Excellency’ TIttle Adopts ‘Mr Governor’

The executive Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asked Lagosian to simply address him as Mr Governor instead of His Excellency.

The Governor disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday via his official twitter handle @jidesanwoolu.

Sanwo-Olu noted that his decision was inforned as a result of the executive arrogance that have been attributed to the title ‘Your Excellency’. Adding that, being addressed as ‘Mr Governor’ would send the right signal to all politicians and civil servants.

He stressed that only God Almighty is Most excellent adding that, he was elected to serve the people and not the other way round.

His tweet reads “Fellow Lagosians, as I embrace the name Mr. Governor, I have come to the conclusion that for us to change the narrative of governance, we have to strip down this seeming symbol of executive arrogance that commands popular obeisance.

“Executive arrogance that undermines the democratic role of citizens as the masters of those they have elected and appointed to serve. It is a conviction that I believe will send the right signals to all politicians and civil servants that service to the people has brought us here.

“It is the duty we are obliged to do. It is the responsibility that we bear wherever we find ourselves; whenever we are called to serve.

Only God, the Almighty, the Creator, the Protector is the Most Excellent. No man can share His eternal qualities.

“Thenceforth, I wish to be addressed simply as Mr. Governor, a title that will constantly remind me that I have been chosen out of so many fellow compatriots to lead a collective salvage of our political economy.”

The Governor also noted that he would issued an executive order to the see to the effect of the new title.

He said “A salutation that sanitises the paraphernalia of office and reminds us all of our imperfections and mortality. To give official effect to this announcement, I shall issue tomorrow an executive order that will formally ensure full compliance with this new policy.”