Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said he had not bought an official vehicle for himself since he became governor in 2019.
Mr Sanwo-Olu spoke at the 22nd annual tax conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) held at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island in Lagos.
“We need to look at our expenditure profile as chief executive of our state and ask ourselves, where can I cut the red tape; what can I do away with so as to increase the revenue of my state or even make available more money for my state,” he said.
“What I have done till date is that I have not purchased any single official vehicle for myself, for any of my personal staff or any of my family members from the government purse. If you see me have a convoy of 10 vehicles, these are all vehicles I was using during my campaigns.
“Governor Nasir El-Rufai joined me in one of my cars this morning and I can tell you that vehicle was one of the vehicles I used for my campaign; it is not brand new.”
“So, I said to my people that, it is not a fanciful thing that every governor must begin to buy brand new vehicles when you do not need to. So, all of those millions have gone back into the treasury of the state and we are using it to develop the state very well.”
Speaking at the event, Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai commended Sanwo-Olu’s leadership in managing the affairs of the state and his effort to rebuild Lagos after the destruction that marred the #EndSARS protests.
