Looking back at the activities of the last twelve months, it seems just like yesterday. It is quite amazing what has been accomplished by the combined \u201cwill\u201d<\/em> of a people who desired \u201cCHANGE\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n Steve Ayorinde is an unassuming personality whose professional work has impacted on our national life in many ways as a social commentator, moderator of social commentary and now as the Chief Information Manager of Lagos State Government.\u00a0\u00a0 I am sure the fire that runs through his veins have been compressed to flow through his latest publication \u201cCascades of Change\u201d: A Decade of Liberal Thoughts\u201d<\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n The participation of Steve Ayorinde in the campaign that brought this government into office, as the arrowhead of the media and strategy team, brought him closer to me as we traversed the landscape of Lagos politics. His efforts were instructive of what we can achieve as a team if we key into the same focus.<\/p>\n Steve Ayorinde represents a generation of conscious journalists who have committed to working towards a better society. We are proud to have him in the Lagos State Executive and he has been involved in various stages in the implementation of our Change Agenda.<\/em> He has deployed his professional skills, competence and experience in promoting our socio-political reforms through a liberal and focused policy implementation strategy.<\/p>\n I am sure that this book, a collection of articles written over a 10 year period, will make interesting reading to any student of history and politics. As you can imagine, the articles of the past two years had strong political leaning, echoing the call for \u201cCHANGE\u201d at the Federal level and a \u201cContinuity with Improvement\u201d in Lagos.<\/p>\n Lagos State has the largest collection of media houses in Nigeria and this implies massive media coverage of all activities in the State. Every Journalist, Editor, Columnists and Blogger has a role to play in the development of Lagos State.<\/p>\n This calls for transparency and constructive engagement with the media to spread our message. Our government will always do its part and we call on the media to be our partner as we build a Lagos State where everybody has a voice, a chance and opportunities.<\/p>\n In the last one year we have laid the foundation to make Lagos a globally competitive City-State. In the coming years, we will build on this foundation to move Lagos to the next level, a level of first class infrastructure, services, economic growth and opportunities for all.<\/p>\n![\"061A1802\"](\"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/061A1802.jpg\")
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