LAGOS @ 50: Celebration galore as Gov, Ambode attend carnival

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd right); Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello (middle); Chairman, Carnival Sub Committee, Mrs. Chika Balogun (2nd left); Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde (left) and member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Ademola Kasunmu (right) during the Lagos Carnival as part of activities marking Lagos @ 50 celebrations at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday graced the Lagos @ 50 Community Day and Carnival Celebrations, assuring that his administration will continue to run an all-inclusive government where all Lagosians can have and feel a sense of belonging regardless of party affiliation, creed or colour.The Community Day and Carnival Celebrations was held simultaneously in 20 venues spread across the local governments in the State and featured series of fanfare activities including parade of various street carnival group parade, traditional dancers, children calisthenics display, dance competitions, among others. 

Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Ago Hausa, Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area venue, said that through the various infrastructural upgrades in areas that were hitherto neglected, Government was demonstrating that Lagos is a State of inclusion in which all law-abiding, hardworking and honest persons will earn their fair rewards.

He said: “Almost two years after you gave our party, the All Progressives Congress your vote, the majority who had their way and the minority who had their say can attest to the fact that our government has operated like the sun that shines brightly on everybody.”
While pledging his administration’s commitment to continue to deliver the dividends of democracy, the Governor attributed the successes the State has recorded in the last 50 ears to the good citizens who see Lagos as “a collective responsibility, an unfinished business that is always developing capacity to serve the citizens by making them safer, happier and wealthier”
Governor Ambode also said that the efforts of law abiding citizens have given his administration the confidence and courage to boldly combat the problems confronting the State.
“Whether it is crime, filth or social nuisance, we have left no stone unturned because you have entrusted to us your lives, day and night. I pledge, here and again, that we shall never betray that trust.
“So let us be merry even as we re-dedicate ourselves to the journey towards greater prosperity that lies ahead of us. Let our communities help our Local Council Development Areas and our Local Government Areas to rise to the challenge of a greater Lagos of our dreams”.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left); Chairman/CEO, Lagos ferry Services, Mr. Paul Kalejaiye (left); Ojora of Ijora & Iganmu kingdom, Oba Abdulfatai Aromire (2nd right) and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Taiwo Adenekan (right) during the Community Day as part of activities marking Lagos @ 50 celebrations at Ago Hausa, Ajeromi, Lagos, 

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), making a serve on table tennis with the Sole Administrator, Ajeromi/Ifelodun Local Government, Mrs. Fehintola Danmole Akaba (left) while others watch during the Community Day as part of activities marking Lagos @ 50 celebrations at Ago Hausa, Ajeromi, Lagos, on Saturday, May 13, 2017.