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Henry Tutor

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IELTS Instructor. | MD. | #ChoosePsychiatry | We Raised Baby Eliora's Surgery Fund, Thank You | Kwechiri

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Hi, my name is Dr. Henry Eze. I am helping to raise funds for a child who needs urgent open-heart surgery. She was born with multiple congenital heart defects. There are several holes in her heart that cause abnormal blood flow, blood that should be separated is mixing. These holes cause oxygen-poor blood to mix with oxygen-rich blood. They also cause leaking and pooling of blood, increasing pressure in her lungs. As a result, her body does not receive the oxygen it needs. Her heart is forced to work far harder than it should, and her lungs are under constant strain. This is not something a child outgrows. Without surgery, the heart progressively weakens, infections become more frequent, irreversible lung damage develops, and there is a real and increasing risk to her life. The plan is to perform corrective surgery to close these holes, giving her a chance at a normal life. This surgery will be carried out in India. We need £10,000 to make this possible. To preserve the dignity and privacy of the child and her family, some materials are not posted publicly with this message. Full details are available via the donation links below, and additional documentation can be provided on request. The family is personally known to me, and I have their full consent to organise this support. Please do not look away. If you cannot donate, your sharing may be what allows this to reach someone who can. We need both your donations and your social capital. Thank you. (Links added in reply as Twitter deprioritises external links)
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The BLUE WAVE is sweeping across the world. We can’t afford to be left out. So many issues are on the ballot in 2027, and we must make an informed electoral decision. Vote NDC. Go Blue.
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Twitter will be to document not cry for help! Self Defence is a right!
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Guess those on the run?????
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It’s today the nonsense APC decided to host another rally after hosting Shettima and co on Monday. Well, they met their match today. I even witnessed an APC thug pull out a pistol. Just as he pulled it out, some Kwankwasiyya guy pulled out their dagger. We are winning in 2027.
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Guess those on the run?????
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Guess those on the run?????
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Thugs are trying to attack our convoy.
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Moghalu has resigned from partisan politics because of how dirty it was, proper presidential material right there but Nigeria get as e be. Rigid will, broad understanding, impeccable integrity.
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I rooted shamelessly for Moghalu when he ran. Even against Obi's ticket under Atiku. We're lucky that Obi is bothering to engage with the politics. Good men should come forward for service. The qualities we need aren't in certificates, but capacity competence and compassion.
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I wish our electoral system could also take into account people we don't want, so that votes can show who we want and then who we don't want. A way to do this might be ranking people's choices and giving them weights. There might be a way for a popular candidate to emerge that way without being zero-sum. I haven't thought it out well, but I know what I'm thinking.
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WHAT IS IT CALLED when you’re not suicidal but JUST uninterested in living ?
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One of the perks of being jobless is it makes you very observant. The dogs on my street are in a gang and i recently noticed they've ostracized one. i suspect it's because he tried to leave so he has been home more often now. i should learn dog coz this gist looks interesting
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I went from trying to find out who the 9 passengers were on that Florida Learjet 60 crash to finding out how "Mayday" started as a radio distress signal in the early 20s in London, from the French phrase m'aider (venez m'aider, as in "come help me"). Most flights then were London to Paris
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How many records has Kimi Antonelli broken since he’s been in Formula 1? Easy answer: YES - Youngest world champion: 20y 2m 7d (Mexico 2026) - Youngest pole sitter: 19y 6m 17d (China 2026) - Only teenage pole sitter - Only pole sitter before turning 21 - Youngest sprint pole sitter: 18y 8m 7d (Miami 2025) - Youngest pole sitter in any format: 18y 8m 7d (Miami 2025 sprint) - Youngest to start any F1 race from P1: 18y 8m 8d (Miami 2025 sprint) - Youngest front-row starter in any format: 18y 8m 8d (Miami 2025 sprint) - Youngest winner from pole: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest to start a GP from P1: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest winner from P2 on the grid: 19y 8m 29d (Canada 2026) - Youngest winner from outside the top 10 on the grid: 20y 0m 12d (Italy 2026, from P19) - Youngest to lead a lap: 18y 7m 12d (Japan 2025) - Youngest to lead the opening lap: 19y 9m 13d (Monaco 2026) - Youngest fastest lap: 18y 7m 12d (Japan 2025) - Youngest win with fastest lap: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest hat-trick: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest to 2 hat-tricks: 19y 7m 4d (Japan 2026) - Youngest to 3 hat-tricks: 19y 9m 13d (Monaco 2026) - Youngest grand slam: 19y 9m 13d (Monaco 2026) - Only teenager with a grand slam - Youngest to win leading every lap: 19y 9m 13d (Monaco 2026) - Youngest championship leader: 19y 7m 4d (Japan 2026) - Only teenage championship leader - Youngest 2nd in the championship: 19y 6m 11d (Australia 2026) - Youngest in the championship top 4 and top 5: 18y 6m 19d (Australia 2025) - Youngest top-3 GP qualifier: 18y 8m 8d (Miami 2025) - Youngest top-3 GP starter: 18y 8m 9d (Miami 2025) - Youngest points scorer on debut: 18y 6m 19d (Australia 2025) - Youngest top-4 finisher on debut: 18y 6m 19d (Australia 2025, P4 from P16) - Youngest podium from outside the top 10 on the grid: 19y 2m 28d (Las Vegas 2025) - Youngest home GP winner: 20y 0m 12d (Italy 2026) - Youngest home GP podium: 20y 0m 12d (Italy 2026) - Youngest home GP fastest lap: 20y 0m 12d (Italy 2026) - Youngest to lead his home GP: 20y 0m 12d (Italy 2026) - Youngest winner of a circuit’s first race: 20y 0m 19d (Spain 2026) - Youngest to win on his first race at a circuit: 20y 0m 19d (Spain 2026) - Youngest street circuit winner: 19y 8m 8d (Miami 2026) - Youngest street circuit pole sitter: 19y 8m 7d (Miami 2026) - Youngest street circuit fastest lap: 19y 8m 29d (Canada 2026) - Youngest to lead a lap on a street circuit: 18y 9m 21d (Canada 2025) - Youngest Driver of the Day: 18y 6m 26d (China 2025) - Youngest to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 wins - Youngest to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 poles - Youngest to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 wins from pole - Youngest to win from pole in 2 consecutive races: 19y 7m 4d (Japan 2026) - Youngest to win from pole in 3 consecutive races: 19y 8m 8d (Miami 2026) - Youngest to every podium count from 9 to 19 - Youngest to every fastest-lap count from 1 to 10 - Youngest fastest lap in two consecutive GPs: 19y 7m 4d (China–Japan 2026) - Youngest to every front-row count from 2 to 11 - Youngest to every top-2 count from 6 to 13 - Youngest to 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 points - Youngest to 1, 10, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 400 laps led - Youngest to lead 1 GP, and every count from 5 to 18 GPs led - Youngest to lead the most laps of a GP: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest to every top-3 qualifying count from 5 to 14 - Youngest to every top-3 start count from 6 to 15 - Most consecutive wins from a driver’s first win: 5 (China–Monaco 2026) - Only driver to convert his first 3 poles into wins in 3 consecutive races - Won from each of his first 4 poles (shared with Brabham) - Only driver whose first two wins were both hat-tricks - Youngest to win 2, 3, 4 and 5 consecutive GPs - First teenager to win back-to-back GPs - Longest winning streak by a teenager and by an under-21 driver: 5 (China–Monaco 2026) - Youngest to 3, 4, 5 and 6 consecutive podiums - Longest podium streak by an under-21 driver: 6 (Australia–Monaco 2026) - Youngest to 2 and 3 consecutive poles - Longest pole streak by an under-21 driver: 3 (China–Miami 2026) - Youngest to 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 consecutive front-row starts - Longest front-row streak by an under-21 driver: 6 (Australia–Monaco 2026) - Youngest to score points in 7, 8, 9 and 10 consecutive GPs - Longest points streak by an under-21 driver: 10 (Belgium–Mexico 2026) - Most consecutive GPs leading a lap by an Italian and by an under-21 driver: 13 (China–Spain 2026) - Youngest for every streak of 3 to 13 consecutive GPs leading a lap - Most consecutive top-5 finishes by an under-21 driver: 10 (Belgium–Mexico 2026) - Most consecutive top-3 qualifying results by an under-21 driver: 7 (Australia–Barcelona 2026) - Most consecutive top-5 qualifying results by an under-21 driver: 12 (Australia–Netherlands 2026) - Most consecutive points-scoring GPs as a teenager: 6 (Australia–Monaco 2026, shared with Verstappen and Lindblad) - Suzuka race lap record: 1:30.965 (Japan 2025) - Most overtakes in a GP in recorded data (unofficial): 26 (Italy 2026) - Most points in a debut season: 150 (2025) - Most points in a driver’s first two seasons: 530 (2025–2026) - Fewest races to reach 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 points - Most wins in a second season: 9 (2026) - Most podiums in a second season: 16 (2026) - Most points in a second season: 380 (2026) - Most laps led in a second season: 430 (2026) - Most GPs led in a second season: 16 (2026) - Most wins in the season of a driver’s first win: 9 (2026) - Most podiums in the season of a driver’s first win: 16 (2026) - Most top-2 finishes in the season of a driver’s first win: 12 (2026) - Most laps led in the season of a driver’s first win: 430 (2026) - Most GPs led in the season of a driver’s first win: 16 (2026) - Most fastest laps in the season of a driver’s first win: 7 (2026) - Most wins in a season by a driver who did not win the year before: 9 (2026) - Largest championship lead after 5 rounds: 43 points (2026) - Largest championship lead after 6 rounds: 66 points (2026) - Most points after 5 rounds: 131 (2026) - Most points after 6 rounds: 156 (2026) - Most points after 4 rounds: 100 (2026, shared with Rosberg 2016) - Lowest grid position for a win at Monza and the Italian GP: P19 (Italy 2026) - Most wins as a teenager: 6 - Most poles as a teenager: 6 - Most wins from pole as a teenager: 5 - Most hat-tricks as a teenager: 3 - Most GP podiums as a teenager: 13 (16 including sprints) - Most top-2 finishes as a teenager: 9 - Most fastest laps as a teenager: 9 - Most front-row starts as a teenager: 9 - Most top-3 qualifying results as a teenager: 12 - Most top-3 starts as a teenager: 12 - Most points as a teenager: 392 - Most laps led as a teenager: 346 - Most GPs led as a teenager: 13 - Most top-4 finishes as a teenager: 15 - Most top-6 finishes as a teenager: 22 - Most sprint starts as a teenager: 11 - Most sprint points as a teenager: 41 - Most laps led in a GP as a teenager and as an under-21 driver: 78 (Monaco 2026) - Most places gained in a GP as a teenager: 14 (Las Vegas 2025) - Most places gained in a GP as an under-21 driver: 18 (Italy 2026) - Largest winning margin by a teenager: 13.722s (Japan 2026) - Only teenager to win a sprint, take a sprint pole and finish on a sprint podium - Teenage single-season records for wins, poles, podiums, points, laps led, fastest laps, front rows and GPs led (2026) - Most points by a teenage rookie: 150 (2025) - Most podiums by a teenage rookie: 3 (2025) - Most wins before turning 21: 9 - Most podiums before turning 21: 19 - Most poles before turning 21: 7 - Most fastest laps before turning 21: 10 - Most front-row starts before turning 21: 11 - Most laps led before turning 21: 441 - Most GPs led before turning 21: 18 - Best season by an under-21 driver in every major category: 9 wins, 7 poles, 16 podiums, 380 points, 430 laps led, 7 fastest laps and 10 front rows (2026) - Youngest sprint winner: 19y 10m 9d (Great Britain 2026) - Youngest to win both a GP and a sprint: 19y 10m 9d (Great Britain 2026) - Youngest sprint podium and top-2 sprint finish: 19y 2m 14d (São Paulo 2025) - Youngest to 2 and 3 sprint podiums - Youngest sprint starter: 18y 6m 25d (China 2025) - Youngest sprint points scorer: 18y 6m 25d (China 2025) - Youngest to every sprint points-finish count from 1 to 11, and to 10 and 25 sprint points - Youngest sprint fastest lap: 19y 8m 28d (Canada 2026) - Youngest podium in both the sprint and the GP of a weekend: 19y 2m 15d (São Paulo 2025) - Most sprint poles by a rookie: 1 (Miami 2025, shared with Piastri) - Most sprint points by a rookie: 15 (2025, shared with Piastri) - Youngest Monaco GP winner: 19y 9m 13d (2026) - Youngest Monaco GP pole sitter: 19y 9m 12d (2026) - Youngest Monaco GP podium and fastest lap: 19y 9m 13d (2026) - Youngest Italian GP winner: 20y 0m 12d (2026) - Youngest Italian GP podium and fastest lap: 20y 0m 12d (2026) - Youngest Belgian GP winner: 19y 10m 24d (2026) - Youngest Belgian GP pole sitter: 19y 10m 23d (2026) - Youngest Belgian GP fastest lap: 18y 11m 2d (2025) - Youngest Belgian GP podium: 19y 10m 24d (2026) - Youngest Japanese GP winner: 19y 7m 4d (2026) - Youngest Japanese GP pole sitter: 19y 7m 3d (2026) - Youngest Japanese GP fastest lap: 18y 7m 12d (2025) - Youngest Canadian GP winner: 19y 8m 29d (2026) - Youngest Canadian GP podium: 18y 9m 21d (2025) - Youngest Canadian GP fastest lap: 19y 8m 29d (2026) - Youngest Chinese GP winner: 19y 6m 18d (2026) - Youngest Chinese GP pole sitter: 19y 6m 17d (2026) - Youngest Miami GP winner: 19y 8m 8d (2026) - Youngest Miami GP pole sitter: 19y 8m 7d (2026) - Youngest United States GP winner: 20y 2m 0d (2026) - Youngest United States GP pole sitter: 20y 1m 29d (2026) - Youngest British GP pole sitter: 19y 10m 9d (2026) - Youngest British GP fastest lap: 19y 10m 10d (2026) - Youngest Silverstone sprint winner: 19y 10m 9d (2026) - Youngest podium at 12 circuits: Albert Park, Montreal, Monaco, Spa, Hungaroring, Zandvoort, Monza, Marina Bay, COTA, Miami, Las Vegas and Madring - Youngest fastest lap at 9 circuits: Suzuka, Spa, COTA, Shanghai, Montreal, Monaco, Red Bull Ring, Silverstone and Monza - Youngest to lead a lap at 8 circuits: Suzuka, Montreal, Shanghai, Miami, Monaco, Spa, Zandvoort and Monza - Youngest Mercedes driver in an official session: 18y 0m 5d (Italy 2024 FP1) - Youngest Mercedes starter and points scorer: 18y 6m 19d (Australia 2025) - Youngest Mercedes podium: 18y 9m 21d (Canada 2025) - Youngest Mercedes driver to lead a lap and set a fastest lap: 18y 7m 12d (Japan 2025) - Youngest Mercedes pole sitter: 19y 6m 17d (China 2026) - Youngest Mercedes winner: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest Mercedes championship leader: 19y 7m 4d (Japan 2026) - Youngest Mercedes hat-trick: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest Mercedes grand slam: 19y 9m 13d (Monaco 2026) - Youngest Mercedes sprint pole sitter: 18y 8m 7d (Miami 2025) - Youngest Mercedes sprint podium: 19y 2m 14d (São Paulo 2025) - Youngest Mercedes sprint winner: 19y 10m 9d (Great Britain 2026) - Youngest Mercedes driver to top a practice session: 19y 7m 3d (Japan 2026 FP3) - Best debut season by a driver who debuted with Mercedes: 2025 - Lowest grid position for a Mercedes win: P19 (Italy 2026) - Lowest grid position for a win with a Mercedes engine: P19 (Italy 2026) - Most wins in a season by a Mercedes driver other than Hamilton: 9 (2026, shared with Rosberg 2016) - Most consecutive wins in a single season for Mercedes: 5 (China–Monaco 2026, shared with Hamilton) - Best race head-to-head against Russell by a full-season teammate: 11-4 (2026, provisional) - First Italian to win a GP and take a pole with Mercedes (China 2026) - Most career points by an Italian driver: 530 - Most career GP points (excluding sprints) by an Italian driver: 484 - Most different GPs won by an Italian driver: 9 - Most different circuits won at by an Italian driver: 9 - Most consecutive rounds as championship leader by an Italian driver: 17 (Japan–Mexico 2026) - Only Italian to win a sprint and to take a sprint pole - Every Italian sprint record: 12 starts, 1 win, 1 pole, 3 podiums and 46 points - Most wins in a season by an Italian driver: 9 (2026) - Most poles in a season by an Italian driver: 7 (2026) - Most podiums in a season by an Italian driver: 16 (2026) - Most points in a season by an Italian driver: 380 (2026) - Most fastest laps in a season by an Italian driver: 7 (2026) - Most wins from pole in a season by an Italian driver: 6 (2026) - Most GPs led in a season by an Italian driver: 16 (2026) - Most laps led in a season by an Italian driver: 430 (2026) - Most top-2 finishes in a season by an Italian driver: 12 (2026) - Most top-4 finishes in a season by an Italian driver: 16 (2026) - Most top-5 finishes in a season by an Italian driver: 17 (2026) - Most top-6 finishes in a season by an Italian driver: 17 (2026) - Most top-5 qualifying results in a season by an Italian driver: 17 (2026) - Most practice sessions topped in a season by an Italian driver: 11 (2026) - Most points finishes and top-10 finishes in a season by an Italian driver: 17 (2026) - Most top-3 qualifying results in a season by an Italian driver: 12 (2026, shared with Patrese 1992) - Most top-10 qualifying results in a season by an Italian driver: 18 (2026, shared with Fisichella 2005) - Lowest grid position for a win by an Italian driver: P19 (Italy 2026) - Youngest Italian starter and points scorer: 18y 6m 19d (Australia 2025) - Youngest Italian podium: 18y 9m 21d (Canada 2025) - Youngest Italian to lead a lap and set a fastest lap: 18y 7m 12d (Japan 2025) - Youngest Italian front-row starter in a GP: 19y 2m 15d (São Paulo 2025) - Youngest Italian pole sitter: 19y 6m 17d (China 2026) - Youngest Italian winner: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest Italian championship leader: 19y 7m 4d (Japan 2026) - Youngest Italian hat-trick: 19y 6m 18d (China 2026) - Youngest Italian grand slam: 19y 9m 13d (Monaco 2026) - Youngest Italian to top a practice session: 19y 7m 3d (Japan 2026 FP3) - Youngest Italian in an F1 session: 18y 0m 5d (Italy 2024 FP1)
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The map at the start is wrong. Alexander the Great reached as far as India, Pytheas possibly reached Iceland, and Hanno sailed as far as Gabon. There's also the Romans with the exploration of Africa, and the city of Cattigara (in Vietnam). thecollector.com/maps-resources… thecollector.com/pytheas-ancien… worldhistory.org/image/5255/voy… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattigara en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romans_in…
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HISTORY, MADE! KIMI ANTONELLI IS THE 2026 WORLD CHAMPION! 🏆🇮🇹 #F1 #MexicoGP
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Watch this video. If you're bored
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GOOGLE HAS RELEASED SOMETHING NO ONE EXPECTED. An 8-minute tutorial on how to build your first AI agents.
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I have been begging @MTNNG to restore my SIM, and have done everything they asked me to do, but I'm still stuck. If I lose access to my SIM, I lose access to my security.
Eric Okafor (@KneWKeeD) profile pictureEric Okafor
@KneWKeeDNov 1
Opting for @MTNNG esim is like choosing to be stranded at some point in your life. Might not be the first esim transfer or the second, but eventually, they will show you SHEGE!!!! and there's nothing customer care can do online/on-call.
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Still less scarier than 2024
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Islam is very political and never passes upon the opportunity to press leverage. The mosque in Rome is one of the most important buildings in the world for understanding this and the Muslim Brotherhood comment by Trump. The mosque story was state level diplomacy not necessarily Muslim brotherhood but the principles and tactics are the same. It wasn't built as a necessity but as a very intentional international rage bait. If you build a mosque in Bradford or Leicester or Frankfurt, it'd be because of local needs, but there wasn't any significant Muslim population where it was built. Parioli, Rome. They demanded land in the most affluent least Muslim part of Rome. They wanted it to be the largest, and the minaret was meant to be even taller than St. Peter’s dome. They reduced minaret by only one meter as a 'compromise', lol. Build one small chapel anywhere in Saudi Arabia and they may behead you without informing your country. All this was possible because Italy was on its knees , Saudi Arabia held the keys to its energy security. Saudi Arabia exploited this to extract concessions from Italy. So when Trump says what he's saying, mad man, but you kinda see it too.
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Henry Tutor (@_diGREAT) profile pictureHenry Tutor
@_diGREATOct 29
I've been setting up a lean home gym as I'm struggling with time management. Currently, - Air Bike, - Adjustable Dumbbells/Barbells set 50kg, extendable with standard cast iron plates when I plateau - door pull up bars - protection gears (gloves, straps, cushions, the works) If I'm able to do 52 minutes of work out 4x a month for 12 months, would be worth it financially. My goals are overall health and fitness and my metric is a lower resting heart rate.
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So he was involved with the killings of our youth at lekki toll gate? Are you asking to extend the rot and upending of democracy?
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) profile pictureBabajide Sanwo-Olu
@jidesanwooluOct 30
Most of you know this story, but none of you have heard it from me. Back in September 2018, Femi Hamzat wanted to be Governor of Lagos State. He had thirteen years of public service under Asiwaju and BRF, with the record and backing to win. Then party leaders asked him to step aside for me. It takes a rare man to put down what he wants without nursing a grudge. Femi shook my hand and five weeks later, agreed to run beside me. I have never forgotten that. Anyone can read a CV but only the person in the room with a man when the cameras leave can tell you who he really is. For 2,711 days, I have been in that room with him. When COVID-19 hit, when we faced our hardest weeks, when the Blue and Red Lines ran and when the Lekki Deep Sea Port opened, Femi was there. Long before any ribbon was cut, he was asking the tough questions an engineer asks. In many states, deputies are kept in reserve. On day one, Femi promised to be the best deputy governor in Lagos history. He kept his word. In seven years, there has not been a single day I wondered whose side he was on. We have had one government, one direction, and one voice. Lagos runs on a relay system. The baton is never passed to a runner standing still. You run at full speed inside the exchange zone, together, before the pass. That is how Lagos has been governed for 27 years, from Asiwaju to BRF, to Ambode, to me. Femi is a deputy governor like no other. He built the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge under Fashola, digitized government under Asiwaju and holds a doctorate in engineering. His father served Lateef Jakande. This is in his blood. Critics say Lagos keeps choosing from the same pool. I say Lagos trains its people. With major projects underway and a master plan stretching to 2052, this is not the time to experiment. What Femi presents today is not a campaign promise cooked up on a bus, it is the next leg of a race we have been running since 1999. Lagos does not hand the baton to a man standing still. Today, you have seen the man who is already running. Let us move forward together with The Lagos PROMISE.
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