Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, were on Monday, sworn in for a second term amid downpour at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Island.
Amid pomp and pageantry, the governor took his oath of office administered by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, at exactly 11: 41am, while the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, earlier took his oath of office at 11:32am.
Sanwo-Olu was declared the winner of the 2023 governorship election having polled 762,134 votes, while his closest rival, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, polled 312,329 votes. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olajide Adediran, came third with 62,449 votes.
Prior to his swearing in, Sanwo-Olu inspected the combined parade of the Nigeria Police Force and paramilitary and voluntary organisations in the rain.
In his inaugural speech after the swearing-in ceremony, Sanwo-Olu recounted the place of Lagos state as the heartbeat of the Country and reiterated his commitment towards improving on existing projects in Lagos State.
