The immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has said the All Progressives Congress will mismanage the resources of the Federal Government just as it has been mismanaging that of Lagos if it gains power at the centre.
He, therefore, called on the people of the state to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party at all levels next month.
The former minister said this at the inauguration of the Goodluck/Sambo independent support team in Lagos on Saturday.
He said, “In Lagos State, they have killed public schools at all levels. Just last week, the Lagos State University reduced its cut off mark to 180. In the whole of Nigeria, only 300 students applied to LASU.
“In order for LASU to get more students, they reduced their cut off mark to 180. The minimum used to be 280 and on top of that, they were only able to get a paltry 300 applicants. That is the level of decadence that Governor Babatunde Fashola has introduced to education in Lagos State.
“In the case of Jonathan, he has created 12 additional universities in Nigeria. But our governor has run down what he inherited from Alhaji Lateef Jakande. There are no schools in Lagos, even my security guard refused to send his own kids to public schools. That is how bad public schools are in Lagos State.”
The former minister said the APC was incapable of fighting corruption as most of the projects in Lagos were done at inflated prices.
He said the several bridges and roads constructed by the APC-led government were conduit through which money was siphoned.
He said, “The APC is talking about corruption. They did a 500-metre bridge for N27bn. Lagos State House of Assembly put it at N17bn. The World Bank put it at N9bn. And they want to fight corruption.
“To rehabilitate a kilometre of an existing road is done at the cost of N1.3bn. The flyover bridge at Ozumba Mbadiwe that connects you to Falomo Bridge was done at N2.3bn. The bridge should not have cost more than N541m. And yet they want to fight corruption.”
Obanikoro said the presidential candidate of the APC, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) did not invest in power during his 20 months in office as Head of State.
He, therefore, urged Nigerians not to be fooled by his promises. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Bros hope you're okay? Even PDP cannot entrust you with Lagos state governorship candidacy. They would rather let APC continue.
ReplyDeleteThe way all this politicians bandy around wrong figures is really amazing...
ReplyDeleteObanikoro you are confuse,you've been able to clear yourself for your two fruldelent names,you are a shame to PDP and Lagosian,if i have the like of you as a brother i will dis-brother you.
ReplyDeleteBros it seems you are still not see the hand writing on the wall. You will be totally rubbish when the time comes by your party PDP. The mere fact that you were settled to stepped down for Jimi will not make you rule Lagos state now and even in future.
ReplyDeleteObanikoro only express his feelings about Lagos and Lagos belong to all of us, stop conderming him, he is a free citizen of Naija like you, Jimi will rule Lagos State and not APC, all that APC did to the poor business women and men, the okadas' using police, kai etc to disturb poor Nigerians' when they did not make provision for the poor masses, they are only using our tax to benefits their pocket, i did not see the effect of the tax i am paying as a Lagostians, they want to remain in power so that all the revenue money they lavish will not be expose, take note Nigerians' they are corrupt too, vote wisely. Jimi is the man on board, period.
ReplyDeleteIf u r not feeling d good governance under Fashola and apc then u must a resident of sambisa!!!
DeleteShut up Koro, do u even live in Lagos that u r talking? What do u know? Pls Fashola don't even justify his gibberish with a response. Even Lagos state is not a better place today, which state is in Nigeria? Hiss @ Koro
ReplyDeleteThis tout is still talking. No be your fault. It is only in a country like Nigeria that failed politicians like Koro will be celebrated. When you were defense minister, what was your achievement? PDPigs don't even trust you, ask Bode George.
ReplyDeleteis it true or false that LASU struggled to obtain 300 applicants? is it true or false that even peasants won't send their children to public schools in Lagos anymore? is it true that a project world bank estimated at 9bn was done at 27bn by Fashola? if you can not discredit what koro has said and yet you stand abusing him you are the problem of this country. It is people like you that will ensure politicians continue to take us for a ride.
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