Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presided over the Executive Council Meeting on Monday, marking the resumption of full government activities following a four-day nationwide protest.
In a televised address on Sunday, President Bola Tinubu had called on protesters to end their demonstrations and engage in dialogue.
In response, Governor Sanwo-Olu commended the protesters in Lagos for heeding the President’s appeal and ceasing their actions.
At a press briefing held at the Lagos House in Ikeja, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso confirmed that the state has returned to a state of peace and that government operations have fully resumed.
“Lagos is peaceful, and that is what Lagosians want,” Omotoso said. “The Governor has resumed the business of the state, and government workers are back at their desks. Members of the public are returning to engage with government services”, he said.
Omotoso emphasized Lagos’s role as Nigeria’s commercial hub and expressed gratitude to the protesters for their contribution to the city’s stability. “Lagosians have chosen peace and rejected chaos,” he added.
He also reported that since the state government issued three contact numbers for dialogue, thousands of calls have been received from individuals and groups seeking to engage with the government.
Check on major markets across the state and the state secretariat confirmed the position of the commissioner on state of things in the state.
