Akinwunmi Ambode,the Governor of Lagos State has stated that he is going to leave office as a person who is happy and much wiser because he has touched humanity by the services he gave to the people of the state in his four years tenure.
Ambode, who said this while receiving questions from State House correspondents, also showed his thanks to God for the privilege to govern the state for the past four years.
The governor said he came on board as the leadership of the state as a technocrat but now leaving as a more improved politician and wiser.
“Every politician learns every day. The mere fact remains that I came in as a technocrat so I used to call myself a techno-politician and I think I am wiser now, I’m more of a politician than a technocrat,’’ he added.
“I have a few days in office, may be 16 days or so to leave office but what is most important is that I was able to have that opportunity from God to be elected as governor of Lagos and also to touch humanity in a way that I deemed fit.
“We did our best and most of all our projects and the things we did in Lagos were more or less people friendly and I just think that a lot more people have enjoyed the benefits and the dividends of democracy than we actually met.It gives me joy that you are able to touch lives wherever you find yourself.
“You have to just make positive difference to people or Nigerians, that’s the whole essence of service. I’m grateful that I had that opportunity,’’ he said.
Ambode said he was in the State House to show appreciation to President Buhari for undertaking a State visit to Lagos few weeks ago, where he inaugurated some developmental projects executed by the state government