Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has said the
economy of the state is rated above Ghana and the United Kingdom. He also said
his administration is currently executing about 1,966 projects across the
state.
He said the projects would boost government’s plan to
transform the state and turn it into “Africa’s modern” mega city.
The governor said this on Tuesday during the inspection
of ongoing projects in Lekki and Victoria Island in Lagos.
Fashola said, ”Currently we are executing about 1,966
projects across the state. The projects we have visited really are the ones
that have problems. We have been going round to see what the problems are
instead of just reading reports.
“Now we are having a feel of the challenges and see whose
ministry is responsible and what we can do to ensure that the ministries and
contractors are communicating. These inspections are to ensure that we get many
of those projects completed.”
Fashola insisted that on completion, the projects would
further endear the Action Congress of Nigeria to the electorate.
He said the party would beat the opposition with a wide
margin during the 2015 general elections in the state.
He assured the residents that the Ikoyi-Lekki Link Bridge
would soon be inaugurated, saying the bridge required finishing work and toll
plaza.
The governor, who also flayed the Minister of
Information, Mr. Labaran Maku’s assertion that the ongoing national good
governance tour was muted at the Governors’ Forum, said it did not mean all the
governors supported the initiative.
He said, “The question I asked then was of what purpose
is the tour? Do the people of Nigeria need a tour to know that they are being
well governed? What is the tour supposed to achieve? Are they resolving
problems at project sites? Where are their projects? What is the value of tour
when you can’t implement a budget? I can go on tour of projects because my
budget performed 89 per cent last year.
“I am not on a good governance tour. I am on a project
inspection tour trying to solve problems at project sites.”
Fashola argued that the yardstick for measuring good
governance could only be done by those who know, adding that the economy of
Lagos is now rated ahead of Ghana and the United Kingdom.
The governor said, “Currently, the Lagos State economy is
being upgraded from stable to positive, that’s good governance, you don’t need
any campaign to do that.”
Source: Punch
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