Inauguration: Sanwo-Olu takes second term oath of office

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The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has taken the oath of office for a second term in office.

The Oath of Office, which was delivered by Justice Kazeem Alogba, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, marks the start of the governor’s second four-year term.

At 11:38 a.m., the governor was sworn in.

Earlier, the deputy governor of the state, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, took the Oath of Office as Deputy Governor for his second term in office.

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.