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Lagos’ political scene will never be the same again - what with Supo
Shasore, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, joining the guber race. Shasore, already
being tipped as the breath of fresh air that Lagos needs, especially with what
is currently going on, on the scene, was at a time the out-going governor,
Babatunde Raji Fashola’s Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the
State. He also represented Lagos at the just concluded Nigerian National
Conference in Abuja where he gave a good account of himself as the leader of
the delegation.
Born on January 22, 1964, and called to the Bar on October 22, 1987, the
universities of Ife and Lagos – trained lawyer rose to the apex of the legal
profession in 2006 when he was conferred with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria
(SAN) title. Very well respected and regarded in his profession, especially
because of some landmark cases that he has handled and won, Lagosians are
excited about his joining the race. Some of them who spoke to us had this to
say about him: “I am not a politician. But if integrity, hard work and a
governor without any baggage, both past and present, is what we are looking for
in 2015, then Shasore is the man to beat. All through his tenure as a
commissioner, no single stain was attached to his name. And even at the
National Conference, he still came out sparkling. In his profession also, you
and I know that it is not easy to become a Senior Advocate. Yet he became one
at such a young age. That, of course, points to how serious and hard working he
has been”.
One Lagosian who gave his name as Adegoke Adebiyi added that: “If what
Fashola has done as a lawyer and also a Senior Advocate is anything to go by,
then having another Senior Advocate take over from him won’t be a bad idea”.
Taking over from him, one more Lagosian, this time a woman, whose gave her name
simply as Fatima Olajuwon added: “Of all those now jostling to take over from
Fashola, I think he is the most qualified. Besides that, he has no skeletons in
his cupboard. But above all that is the fact that he looks so much like Fashola
– very, very serious; he doesn’t look to me like someone who will have time for
frivolities. I think when elected, he will occupy himself with the issue of
governance; not owambe and things like that. Again, because he has been
in government, he will hit the ground running since he already understands to a
large extent how government works”. Shasore’s beautiful posters, with different
messages, are now all over Lagos. Talks also abound that he is the All
Progressives Congress joker for the 2015 gubernatorial election. Especially
with the groundswell of endorsement coming his way now from left, right and
centre.
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