Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured residents that the year 2025 will be a better year than 2024, saying that his administration was poised to deliver many projects and services that would improve the lives of the people of the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu gave this assurance on Wednesday at the first-year service held at Marina, just as he equally charged the state workforce to be dedicated and committed to their duties towards making his administration realize his goal.
The governor, while giving the assurance, said he was convinced that the year 2025 would be better because his administration was committed to rendering more services to the people of the state to improve their standard of living.
“I am convinced, and that is why my voice is bright this morning. I am convinced that, indeed, this year, 2025, will be far, far better than the year 2024 in all aspects of endeavours, but it is beyond just mouthing or saying it. Yes, there is power in what you say, but you have to put it into action, we have to take a further step to action it.
“So the action will be taken this year as your leader. As your governor, we have to work twice as hard we work twice as smart; we work twice as fast to ensure that what the man of God has said to us falls into order and that we can deliver it quicker, faster, and better,” he said.
Governor Sanwo-Olu commended the state workforce for putting in their best but quickly noted that it was not the time for them to give up or rest on their oars.
“It is not the time to give up, in difficult times. In difficult moments, God will show up, but for God showing up, we have a part to play, we have a role, we have a commitment, and we have our part of it. As I have said, it is a command: rise; things will not happen if we don’t activate it.
“It is only when we do that, that course of change we are talking about, that upliftment, that better service to our people will indeed come to pass,” the governor said.
“We will do a better job in 2025; I am convinced we are going to do a better job in 2025. I am certain that we are going to do a better job in 2025, I know that 2025 has a lot more in stock for me.
I have every reason to be thankful but we need to be committed to the opportunity God has given us,” he added.
Governor Sanwo-Olu further charged the workforce not to be carried away, just as he noted that they had done much but needed the commendation of the public, which serves as a good testament that their commitment was being noticed by the public.
“To a larger part of Lagos State workers, who have dedicated themselves to serve the people of the state, let us serve and serve well. Let us serve knowing fully well that people are watching us. Let us serve to know fully well that it is not in us to always acknowledge that we serve; no, it is for the people that will come and tell us that,, indeed, we serve them well. Let us be there, believing and hoping with that, stronger faith,” the governor said.
