Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola says Lagos State is too big to be handed over to the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje to experiment with as he lacks experience.
Fashola, who spoke on Tuesday at a Town Hall Meeting with artisans and tradesmen, said the All Progressive Congress, APC, candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, should be trusted to govern and lead Lagos State in the right direction as he has the needed experience to do so, having beein in government for 27 years.
Though the governor did not mention Agbaje’s name, he was referring to him when he advised Lagosians not to trade experience in government business for experiment and trial and error that the opposition (PDP) wanted to bank on.
According to him, Ambode is better suited for the state’s number one job because of his competence saying he worked with him for over six years as Accountant General of the State and would start from where he handed over the baton to him.
He said he could thump his chest and vouch for the governorship candidate of the APC in Lagos State as one who would be a worthy successor to him.
Backing his contention with several anecdotes, the governor urged residents of Lagos not to make the mistake of electing someone without cognate experience who would only end up wobbling and fumbling with the fortunes of Lagos.
Fashola stated that he was ready to defend his stewardship in office at any time and at any forum if called upon to do so because his government had been very impactful to the lives of the average residents of the state.
He thanked the artisans, tradesmen and farmers for their honesty and truthfulness about the positive change that has come into their lives through the activities of the State Government in the informal sector.
The governor said he wholeheartedly supports their request for a continuation of the prosperity that is being enjoyed in the informal and agricultural sector under the present administration, adding that the only way such continuity could be actualized is by voting to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerges victorious at all levels in Lagos State and the federal elevel in 2015.
He stressed that this is the time and period for Nigerians to make very important decisions about their lives as the elections approach and that the people should be bold to take up their leaders on what they have done with the time they have spent in office before asking for renewal of tenures.
The governor added that when President Goodluck Jonathan was seeking the votes of Nigerians before his first term in office, one of his sloganeering catch phrases was that as a child he had no shoes and walked barefooted but that now the campaigns would be about issues as the era of having no shoes to curry sympathy was gone.
Fashola said the President also made several promises such as the one he made in Lagos during the campaigns in 2011, where he promised to reconstruct the road leading to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, adding that four years after, nothing had happened in Lagos.
Speaking at the event, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, running mate to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential candidate, called on Nigerians not to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan, as doing so will only attract hunger.
He said Nigeria under Jonathan had already entrenched deep poverty and that retaining him for a second term would mean more hunger, and that the time had come for power to change hand at the centre.
Also speaking, the APC Lagos governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode said APC from the period of Bola Tinubu to Governor Babatunde Fashola has continuously provided good governance to the people of the state, saying if voted into power, his government would not deviate from the principle.
He appealed to Lagos residents to vote massively for him during the governorship election and for General Buhari at the presidential election next year.
“Our promise to you as a party is to provide good governance and able leadership. We want to take good care of your businesses. If you have been making N1000 profit before, what we want for you is, after providing all the facilities you need for your business, that your profit swells to N10, 000.
“We know that when you make more profit, you will have more to take care of yourself, your children and your home. We promise not to stress you with our policies. I also want to remind you that no matter what we do, if we do not take over the central government, we may be hindered in a way and may not be able to provide all that we want to provide for you,” he said.
According to Ambode, “there must be change of government at the Federal level. APC must take over in Abuja. In Lagos, we remember where the former Governor Bola Tinubu started from and how Governor Fashola consolidated on his achievements and raised the bar, that is what we want to continue in Lagos.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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If that is the truth, Why then are you supporting an inexperienced semi illiterate against a confirmed incumbent PHD holder to govern Nigeria? OR is Lagos bigger than Nigeria?
ReplyDeleteApc are all hypocrites.
DeleteMr Fashola how about you focus on finishing your term and stop wasting time tearing down other candidates. Your candidate should come out to say what he has to offer Lagosians, cos that is what we are interested in. This your bullying tactics will not work.
DeleteTrying to be relevant in a party that doesn't give a hoot about you. How does it feel to be relegated to insignificance. Fashola is working my arse.
He used many words to say one thing. pure Bull s;;;t. That is not an issue based campaign
ReplyDeletehahahahahaha.honestly APC arw d most set of confused ppl I kw.PDP al d way
ReplyDeletehmmmmm bros u dat u re Tinubu boy u re also talking, tell us wot u can do without ur oga Tinubu
ReplyDeleteInexperinced semi illiterate who is recognised by one of the best military academies as one of their best ..agaiinst a confirmed phd holder whose phd thesis cant be found online...supported by a vice whose certificates have been " burnt " in a fire...a phd holder who says stealing isnt the same as corruption....a phd holder who says he shld be called useless if he cant fix power in 4 years n he shldnt be given a 2nd term in office shld he fail,which am sure u know he has....GMB n d APC are a breath of fresh air just like the failed jona was in 2011 wen he fooled us with his story of being shoeless as a child...as of now GEJs cluelessness has engendered a new undesirable level of hopelessness in nigeria...blind sentimentalism will only spell doom for ur ilk...thats ur bizness anyways...u can stick to ur clueless president n be blown into antiquity wen tha APC tsunami comes to town next month...or wake up n see the light before its too late for u n urs
ReplyDeleteFashola you are truly confused. APC would say one thing and another thing the next minute. You people know what is going to happen, Jimi has come to stay, stop making your self look bad. We should vote experience in Lagos? Whose experience? Tinubu's experience of stealing which he perfected during your regime. No we say enough. Lagos is not one man's throne. APC do as you preach
ReplyDeleteWhich APC open your eyes and smell the coffee. APC is out of lagos. They are not a breath of fresh air, just the same politicians as the other party. They are not better. I am voting for the person and not party. Jaykay is Okay. Fashola is trying to talk down on a men's ability because he knows he is the person for the job. Fashola please tell us what ambode plans to do and not focus on Jimi.
ReplyDeleteAPC poster boy why are you soooo focused on Jimi Agbaje, is APC that scared.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how you paint the whole issues as far as i am concern Jimi Agbaje is the man for Lagos State for now is the only man who has won the heart of Lagostians, therefore, no matter what APC said about Jimi Agbaje, as for me i will vote jimi agbaje while i vote APC out of Lagos State, we are tired of them misusing our Revenue
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