Olumakaiye to Sanwo-Olu: remember the downtrodden

Diocesan Bishop of Lagos Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion Rt. Revd Humphrey Olumakaiye has advised Lagos Governor-elect Babajide Sanwo-Olu to tackle unfavourable economic situation impacting heavily on the downtrodden.

He asked Sanwo-Olu to alleviate their sufferings to earn the favour of men and God.

Olumakaiye the charge at the thanksgiving service for the governor-elect and his wife, Ibijoke at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Okepopo, Lagos.

Also at the service were immediate Bishop of Lagos and Dean, Church of Nigeria Emeritus Most Revd. Adebola Ademowo, Deputy-governor, elect, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and his wife, Oluremi.

He also advised the governor- elect to tackle traffic congestion situation, which he described as annoying and disturbing with its negative impact on the economy.

While assuring Sanwo-Olu of the church’s continued prayer and support for the incoming administration, he urged him to serve the people of Lagos State diligently, selflessly and with total dedication.

This, he said, would also make the people to follow and honour him.

“During his campaign, he came for prayers and today, he has come to give thanks to God that saw him through the period of elections and my counsel to him is that he should not forget the good Lord Who made it possible.

“I have known him to be a committed child of God in God’s vineyard and this virtue must have led to his being given this opportunity by God to lead his people in the State and my counsel is that he should serve the people with integrity of heart, carry the party members along in all his programmes as a tree cannot make a forest and to know the fact that good leadership commands absolute followership.”

Olumakaiye told Sannwo-Olu to respect everyone under his leadership and not to forget those that helped him to get to power.

To be successful, the cleric said the governor-elect must do the right things, moment by moment, day by day and distance himself politicians after self- interests.

Olumakaiye charged Sanwo-Olu to be strong and courageous, obey all the laws of God, respect the Word of God by reading it and make it his guide as well as cultivating a life of praying.

The governor-elect coveted prayers of Christians in the state for the incoming administration, saying he knows that to whom much is given, much is expected.