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Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, born 25 June 1965 in Lagos, is a former banker who served in Lagos State public administration as special adviser and commissioner between 2003 and 2011, and as MD/CEO of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation from 2016 to 2018. Elected Governor of Lagos State on the APC platform in March 2019, he assumed office on 29 May 2019 and won re-election in March 2023. His administration has delivered the Blue and Red Line rail projects and an expanded waterways programme.
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Marked the second anniversary of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line, saying it had carried over five million passengers in two years without a single accident, and announced a 50% fare cut for 4 September 2025.
Unveiled a new official portrait ahead of his second-term inauguration on 29 May 2023, showing him in a white agbada and his signature brown cap with blue stripes, photographed by Ademola Olaniran.
The 37km Red Line rail was commissioned by President Tinubu on 29 February 2024, with the Agbado-Oyingbo first phase projected to move 250,000 passengers daily at full capacity.
Announced the arrival of 24 new train cars to strengthen the Red Line fleet, aimed at increasing capacity and cutting wait times on the 37km Agbado-Marina corridor.
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