Since Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is serving his second term, according to Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights attorney Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, he has no excuse for not having his cabinet in place one month after taking office.
A cosmopolitan state like Lagos, according to Adegboruwa, merits a functional cabinet for consistency in governance and predictability in policymaking.
He said, “Presently, Lagos State is operating without an Executive Council in place. The House of Assembly has since been inaugurated and its officers duly elected.
“Money is being spent daily without Commissioners and an Executive Council duly constituted.
“His Excellency, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu is on the saddle for his second term in office, so he is not new. Dr. Alex Otti, who is a first-term governor, has since constituted his cabinet, and so too has Mr. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. Governor Sanwo-Olu was sworn in for a second term in office on May 29, 2023. It is now well over one month and he seems to be running a one-man show. So too, the governors of Oyo and Ogun States, who are also on their second terms in office.
“A State as cosmopolitan and complex as Lagos deserves a functional cabinet, for certainty of administration and predictability of policies.
“I, therefore urge the governor to promptly constitute his cabinet without further delay so Lagos will not be on autopilot.”
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