The immediate past Secretary to Government of Lagos State, under Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, former Lagos State governor has said that the main drawback of Ambode’s government is the lack of enough emotional intelligence in the administration of the state. as gigantic projects without the Soul were undertaken.
In a volte face, Bello in a statement entitled ‘Time to say goodbye to colleagues on this platform,’ he personally signed said: “The exit bell has sounded and it is time to say goodbye to colleagues. We must seriously thank our Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for bringing all of us together in the last four years. “We must praise him for the successful strides in bringing Lagos to the present level. All the accomplishments and success stories of this administration should go to him. ‘Ambode the working Governor has touched every nook, cranny
“We should be happy too, because we are directly or indirectly part of that success stories being his lieutenants. We should be happy for the opportunity provided and experience gained. It is not what you can buy on the shelf even if you have all the money. We should also be happy and thankful to God for seeing us to the end.
“Yet as we depart on our individual sojourn, we must never forget to learn from our glaring weaknesses and failures. Since we are all part of the success stories we must also share in the weaknesses and failures. “Our main drawback is our government’s inability to apply enough emotional intelligence in the administration of the state.
Surprisingly, Bello emphasized that “We undertook gigantic projects without the soul. We were too self opinionated and narrow in our approach to governance. “It is a big drawback which prevented the administration from returning because it was punished for its lack of inclusiveness in a democratic setting. In leadership, emotional intelligence is 70 per cent of application while individual brilliance is only 30 percent.
“But dear colleagues, irrespective of all the setbacks and disappointments, let us thank God Almighty for his mercies and benevolence and we leave with strongest belief that tomorrow belongs to HIM.”
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