Biography - Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu was elected the 15th Governor of Lagos State on May 29, 2019. As the 15th Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Sanwo-Olu has spearheaded and re-engineered many socio-economic development programs in the State, under his people-focused development agenda, aptly named project T.H.E.M.E.S. representing Traffic Management and Transportation; Health and Environment; Education and Technology; Making Lagos a 21st Century state; and Security and Governance.
At the core of his belief is the vision of a Greater Lagos, a Megacity and State in which no one is left behind; in which all residents can aspire to and enjoy a progressively better, more secure, and more prosperous existence, regardless of age and gender, and of ethnic, religious or partisan affiliation.
Beyond Lagos State, Mr. Sanwo-Olu currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Media and Communications Steering Committee, a member of the National Economic Council (NEC) Technical Sub-Committee on Privatization of Power Projects, and a member of the Management Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, the largest privately held power generating company in Nigeria.