The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has shared perspectives and practical ideas on governance at a three-day induction for new and returning governors, held at the Presidential Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja.
He said, “The most significant and troubling challenges you will face as a new governor will not be anticipated. A lot of events will happen without warning. The ability to be responsive always, and to be able to quickly deploy mechanisms to attend to unexpected challenges will make a huge amount of difference. Negative news about your government and your person will receive more attention than positive developments, especially in social media.
“It is, therefore, important to keep sharing and amplifying the positives, while also responding to the negatives with action. Lagos has a unique challenge, in that it enjoys the highest degree of media and social media visibility for obvious reasons. Lagos is the hub of the Nigerian traditional media. It also has the widest Internet coverage and the highest number of Internet users in the country.
He advised the incoming governors to set a governing agenda just as he used the success of Lagos as an example of how agendas set by successive administrations could help governance.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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