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People's Democratic Party, PDP governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Senator
Musiliu Obanikoro Tuesday promised to ensure the rapid development of abandoned
rural areas if voted governor of the state in 2015.
The
former Minister of state, defence stated this during the formal commencement of
his campaign which he tagged ‘walk with me’, at the National Stadium in Lagos.
Though
he commended the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola for running the
affairs of the state in the last eight years, Obanikoro berated the
administration for abandoning the downtrodden in the state.
He
said that it is time to upgrade infrastructures in the rural areas.
“We
have seen billions spent on sand filling our waters, we have seen billions
spent in repairing Bourdillon road and I believe it is time for a new change. I
believe it is time for government to spend billions on upgrading
infrastructures in Alimosho, in Shomolu, Kosofe and other parts.
“A
greater Lagos is where hard working families can be successful in Lagos and
where the down-trodden will be benefit from government. We must all stand
together to ensure that we have a new and better Lagos. A new Lagos where the
masses of the state will not be left out. That is the kind of Lagos that I
offer in 2015.
“The
more I look, the less I see. Any system that takes from the poor to benefit the
rich, that system cannot be working for us.”
On
his agenda in office if voted in, he said “the Obanikoro administration will
create a Malaria centre across the 20 local government areas of the state; we
will ensure our schools stand shoulder with others.”
Taking
a swipe obviously at his former boss, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Obanikoro
lamented the cost of governance saying it has gone up astronomically “because
every business transaction must factor the emperor of Bourdillon into it. That
has become a burden on our families. I stand here promising Lagosians that the
burden brought upon them in the last 15 years by Alpha Beta, will come to an
end in May 2015.”
“Lagos
belongs to all of us; we are going to put an end to an era where Lagos belongs
to one man. Power comes from God. I am going to ensure that my wealth of
experience, having served at all levels of government, will come to bare in May
2015 and I will ensure we have a constructive engagement with the Federal
Government of Nigeria. I don’t know of any mega city in the world that has
managed its affairs on its own without the involvement of other tiers of
government,” he said.
Speaking
further, he said “I will use my wealth of experience to work with the National
Assembly to ensure that we create a better Lagos for the people of Lagos to
fast tract our development. I want to urge the people of Lagos to stand with me
to ensure we achieve that greater Lagos.”
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