Lagos guber: We’ll give the SSG slot to a woman - Sanwo-olu
problem solved. We must begin to talk to those who can give us right counsel. There is so much pressure in society. People must not pretend that all is well, when indeed they need help,” he said.
He also said that part of his programmes would be how to ensure that his administration gets the best out of women.
“We need to put our money where our mouth is. If indeed to empower a woman is to empower a nation, we must begin to see how to empower them through laws that would enable them go about their business without harassment; laws on how a girl-child would have a chance in Lagos of tomorrow without having to go through assault, intimidation and harassment, so that anybody who goes against them must be quickly punished. Those are the things that must be on our to-do list,” he said.
The gubernatorial candidate also said that enabling laws would be enacted, not only to create more opportunities for women, but to protect them from unnecessary assaults, intimidations and multiple taxes in the course of their drive for survival in society.
In response to some questions raised, particularly on infrastructure in Lagos, in relation to some of the on-going projects in the state, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governorship candidate, said that the Sanwo-olu administration would continue all the infrastructural projects that the current Ambode administration would be leaving behind, particularly the Lagos-badagary road project. He explained that Lagos was not shying away from mega projects despite their huge financial demands.
Expressing delight at the promise of zoning the SSG slot to women, Jumoke Okoya-thomas, women leader, APC Lagos State, and convener of the interactive session, said: “It’s exciting. That’s good news for me. I am sure one of us by the grace of God will get there. Knowing Sanwo-olu very well, that is what we will get.”
Earlier in her opening remarks, Idiat Oluranti Adebule, deputy governor, Lagos State, described Sanwo-olu and Hamzat as good brands.
She urged women in the state to give the candidate and his running mate the necessary support on the Election Day, adding that “Our programme as government is to promote the economic prosperity of Lagos State.”
Tunde Balogun, state chairman, APC Lagos State, in his brief remarks, described Sanwo-olu and Hamzat as level-headed and brilliant individuals, saying that the pair reminds him of the cooperation between former American President Bill Clinton and the vice president Al Gore.