Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, has advised the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, against making hasty decisions, and to beware of hypocrites.
Akiolu, in a meeting with the governor on Thursday flanked by the state council of obas at the Lagos House, Alausa, warned that many of those who would throng Sanwo-Olu’s office with advice were hypocrites mainly concerned with their interests alone.
Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat was also part of the meeting.
Akiolu said attending the meeting became necessary because all those elected and given leadership positions must be respected by all, including monarchs.
The monarch told journalists shortly after the meeting that he also spoke with the governor on security and socio-economic development of the state.
Akiolu said the visit was to felicitate with the governor on his success at the polls and bring greetings from the kingdoms overseen by the traditional rulers.
He promised that the monarchs and their chiefs would work with the governor to ensure that his administration succeeds especially security-wise.
Speaking in Yoruba, Akiolu debunked claims that he was a puppet to some bigwigs in the country.
Sanwo-Olu thanked the traditional rulers for the visit and promised to foster a working relationship with the traditional institutions for the state to be safe and be a destination of choice for investors.
