Publisher and Chairman of Ovation Media Group, Dele Momodu, has commended Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, saying the latter has succeeded in proving that governance in Nigeria is not rocket science.
Mr Momodu, who led members of the Ovation Media Group on a courtesy visit to Mr Ambode at the Lagos House in Ikeja on Friday to formally present Ovation magazine’s Lagos @ 50 special edition, said that the visible achievements in the state in the last two years was a testament to the fact that the governor has kept his eyes on the job.
He said: “I wrote an article not too long ago, you have made us proud, you have shown us that governance is not rocket science, you make it look so simple and people wonder how you do it. But I think the secret is that you are hands on, you go out to see for yourself so nobody is going to come and embellish anything. Please continue doing what you are doing sir.”
The publisher, who presented a copy of the special edition to Ambode, said they decided to be part of the project to amplify the achievements of the governor and promote it to a global audience.
“The hallmark of greatness is not just about your achievement, it’s about how many people you are able to touch and your leadership is touching a lot of people and that is why Ovation decided that we would do our little bit to enhance and amplify what you are doing and promote it to a global audience,” Momodu said.
Responding, Governor Ambode thanked the Ovation team for deeming it fit to partner the state government to document the landmark celebration of the state’s golden jubilee, saying that it would go a long way to tell the story to the generation yet unborn.
“I believe also that this particular special edition is going to go down as a historic edition and I don’t want to miss that point because it’s something that we must be able to put in all our institutions. So, like I said, we are going to get many copies to be able to give to embassies, our hotels, our schools, our libraries, all our institutions, in the secondary schools and also to be able to keep for those yet unborn to be able to see in pictorial form of the things we have tried to do in the last 50 years and maybe inspire some other people to do greater things than what has been recorded here,” the Governor said.
Governor Ambode said his administration has operated on a mantra to demystify governance and make life better for Lagosians by providing platforms through which they can channel their positive energy to the development of the state.
