Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday asked to be addressed “simply as Mr. Governor” instead of “Your Excellency”, a popular title among politicians elected into executive positions in Nigeria.
In a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu said he would issue an executive order on Thursday “to give official effect to this announcement” and “formally ensure full compliance with this new policy”.
“Only God, the Almighty, the Creator, the Protector is the Most Excellent. No man can share His eternal qualities,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu said the simple title of Mr. Governor “sanitises the paraphernalia of office and reminds us all of our imperfections and mortality”. He said it would constantly remind him that he has been chosen out of “so many fellow compatriots to lead a collective salvage of our political economy”.
CHUKS OLUIGBO
