 In Lagos, Governor Bajideh Sao Oulu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzad, have been sworn in for their second term in office. The oath of office and oath of allegiance were administered by the Chief Judge of the State, Kasim Aluba. All of this is happening as a fluke. Nothing has happened by accident. Everything has been a product of long planning, painstaking implementation and the right economic terrain from 1999 when we kick-started a current democratic journey. As I noted on this day four years ago, since 1999, a tradition of progressive governance has set Lagos apart and strengthening people's belief in our ideology. That tradition of progressive governance of a lighting leadership has consistently yielded fruit for us and set us up as a model for other states across the country. It has delivered the dividends of democracy to you, our people, and has given us the opportunity to export our public sector innovation to the rest of the country. For many days, when we were at a stage in opposition to the federal government, we were handed on every side by those who sought to empower us and undermine us. We never strayed from the progressive part. We did not seek to be like our opponents in order to make them take it easy on us. We held fast and firm and each being has always been dedicated to us again and again. We are lined up to a destination as Nigeria's centre of excellence and a day like this is an opportunity for us to celebrate that fact.