Nigeria, June 7 -- The new governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in this interview with State House reporters, outlines his plans for the South-west state in the coming months especially in the areas of security and traffic gridlocks. Mr Sanwo-Olu recently took over from Akinwunmi Ambode, who lost his bid for a second term.

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Q: One of the issues discussed today was on security, how does it relate to Lagos, and what is your strategy?

Sanwo-Olu: Security is everybody's business. But as a governor, we also have a major responsibility to ensure that as number one security officer of the state, the security of lives and properties is also paramount.

But beyond the fact that everybody has some responsibilities or the other, ...