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SPECIAL INAUGURAL EDITION
deliberate; they are going to be quite
considered.”
Tunde Falase
My name is Tunde Falase, I am the MD of Brain
craft, a consulting firm.
I am a former classmate of our incoming governor
of Lagos state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
When I heard that BOS “as we know him” had won
the election, I was really excited because I had the
privilege of being his classmate for 18 months
during our MBA studies in the University of Lagos.
He has always impressed me with his unique
qualities, if I have to summarize, I would say that
in class BOS was always very composed, he was
very calm and he was also very considered in
terms of his contributions. He was a man of good
contribution and they were also deliberate
considerations, he was somebody that stood out
for being deliberate in his thinking.
The class actually did well by having BOS as a
member of the class and it's a bit of a paradox
because it is almost from one legacy to another. I
was the first governor of the class and to hear that
he is now becoming the governor of the biggest
and perhaps the most considered state in Nigeria, I
think to him it is an honor and of course, it also
does us, his classmate an honor as having to be
part of what we hope is the shaping of BOS.
“BOS doesn't strike me as a person who is going to
rush and then access the consequences of his
actions later. His actions are going to be quite
One of the things we saw a couple of weeks ago
was BOS preparing himself for this new role,
attending a leadership class at the Harvard
school of leadership. That speaks volumes to
the type of person he is.
I know that BOS will have a legacy in mind, this
is not a small mantle that he has taken on and I
know that he is not coming into the office to
enjoy the role of a governor. I know he is going
there to deliver what the role demands and I
think Lagosians should lookout and expect a
person who has a legacy in mind, which is one
of the things you look forward to in the great
leaders of today.
Personally, I think I would like him to work on
improving the quality of life of Lagosians, and by
saying the quality of life, it allows me to speak
about a variety of things. We do know that Lagos
is probably the envy of all the states but this
doesn't hide some opportunities that people
like BOS will be able to address. We start from
the seemingly mundane; what people are
talking about at the moment it's almost a
distraction in a mega-city like Lagos, we
shouldn't be talking about roads and potholes
and the likes. I know these are things that are
with considered leadership, likely to be a thing of
the past and then we can focus on the things that
actually touch the common man on the streets,
like the ease of doing business, quality of life and
the comfort of life. When you go home to your
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