Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday declared his intention to run for the Lagos State governorship on ticket of the All Progressives Party.

The former Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pension,made his declaration at the City Hall on Lagos Island .

Sanwo-Olu promised he would consolidate on the feats of the builders of modern Lagos if given the chance to govern the state. He said: “If elected, I shall immediately embark on full restoration of the glory of the state and make the people the cornerstone of government.

“I will restore the environment that has become the source of serious anxiety to Lagosians. I will relieve residents of the state of the persistent gridlock that has made life brutish for all of us.

“Our government’s focal point shall be to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of the people of Lagos State. I have invited you all here to join me in this journey to take Lagos to a new dimension by transforming the manifesto of our party into the programme of action.

“Modern Lagos is blessed with innovators and visionary leaders. And that is why I must recognise the man that led the modernisation of Lagos, a celebrated tactician and national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

“The press has planted in the hearts of everyone the courage displayed by our national leader in reforming revenue collection in the state, the conversion of government operation from analog to digital and the establishment of a transparent system of running Lagos as a smart city. This vision put together by eminent Lagosians prepared our state for the challenges ahead.

“I declare that I shall be a true party man in the real definition of the words and in running an inclusive government according to the ideology of the APC.

“Loyalty in my view is the currency of politics. I shall be loyal to the people of the state and the leadership of the party.”

Members of the National Assembly from the state attended the event, including Senator Gbenga Ashafa, Jimi Benson (Ikorodu Federal Constituency), Jide Akinloye (Eti-Osa), Rotimi Agunsoye (Kosofe), Joseph Bamgbose (Badagry) and James Faleke (Ikeja).

Others were party leaders  such as Cardinal James Odunmbaku, Demola Seriki, Chief Kaoli Olusanya, Dr Tola Kasali and  Omolola Essien, the chairman of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area and chairman of Conference 57, the group for all the council chairmen in the state.