Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has admonished local governments and local council development areas chairmen to take advantage of the administrative and financial autonomy they enjoy to initiate policies to engender development at the grassroot.
Sanwo-Olu explained that the state government has enabled autonomy for the third tier of government for almost two decades in a bid to facilitate a bottom-up growth model for the acceleration of coordinated development across the state.
He urged them to justify their autonomy by initiating people-oriented policies and programmes, which must focus on improving the lives and livelihood of citizens at the grassroots.
Sanwo-Olu gave the charge yesterday at the swearing-in of local governments and local council development areas chairmen elected in the council elections conducted last Saturday.
The chairmen and their deputies took the oath at a ceremony held at the State House, Alausa.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) swept the chairmanship seats across the 57 councils.
The governor advised the chairmen not to take position as an opportunity to eliminate their political opponents, but should use their energy to work for the people.
He said: “Today, we are witnessing the dawn of a new era in local government administration in Lagos State. A resounding statement has been made, once again, that Lagos is APC, and that the people of Lagos continue to regard our party as the most viable and most credible political choice.”
