‘Ambode Successfully Managed Our Finances Ensuring Our Newly Created Councils Survived When FG Illegally Seized Funds’ -Governor Fashola

Governor of Lagos state, Babtunde Raji Fashola has disclosed his party’s candidate for the February 28 gubernatorial election, Akinwunmi Ambode as the individual that successful managed the state finances and ensured newly created council development areas survived when the People’s Democratic Party controlled federal government seized local government allocation over increased council areas.

The PDP is currently battling to take over reins of government in the state.

The incumbent state head man made the disclosure as part of reasons he claims the
All Progressives Candidate, Ambode is a better choice that PDP flag bearer, Jimi Agbaje whom he alleges knows nothing about governance.

Here are the details

The campaign train of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode hits the ancient town of Ikorodu on Saturday, 17th January, 2015 with the leadership of the party assuring Lagosians in general and Ikorodu people in particular of continuation of its excellent performance in the state.

Led by the state Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, the campaign train arrived to a tumultous reception from the mammoth crowd who have been waiting eagerly for the Governor and the APC candidate.

Speaking at the event, Governor Fashola described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of not knowing anything about governance.

“The PDP candidate said a few days ago that only three percent of the state budget is allocated to education. This revelation shows that this man does not know anything about governance and does not even study the budget of the state he aspires to govern. He should come and learn from us. We have been well tutored in art of governance by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and we are delivering the goods to the people of Lagos State,” the Governor said.

According to Fashola, apart from the fact that 16 percent of the budget is allocated to the education sector, there are other education-related allocation in other ministries.

“Budget for renovation, rehabilitation and construction of schools is domicilled in the Ministry of Works; the one for which we feed school pupils is in the Ministry of Health,” he said.

Fashola advised the people to vote for Ambode because he has experience in governance and has been proved to be capable.

“This man worked with me for six years and he was excellent. When their party (PDP) unjustly and illegally seized money belonging to Lagos council, it was Ambode who managed our finance successfully ensuring that our newly created councils survived. I was managing the
legal aspect with Professor Yemi Osinbajo while Ambode was in charge of finance and the result was the survival of the councils and the resounding success of grassroots governance you are witnessing today in Lagos State,” Fashola said.

Ambode on his part, assured that he will build on the remarkable achievements of Fashola to make life better for Lagosians. “For the past 15 years, Lagos has been run on the path of excellence. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu laid a solid foundation of infrastructure development on which Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has built and is still building durable and remarkable structures. We will continue from where Governor Fashola might have stopped with desire to continue
the administration of excellence in Lagos,” Ambode, former Accountant General of the state, said.

Ambode assured further that he will work hard to protect, consolidate and improve on the solid infrastructure development of the state.

Apart from Fashola and Ambode; others present at the rally are: the state Deputy Governor, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire; the party Chairman in the state, Chief Henry Oladele Ajomale; Ambode’s running mate, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule; the state Commissioner for Transport, Comrade Kayode Opeifa; his Information and Strategy counterpart, Lateef Ibirogba; Women Leader of APC in the state, Mrs. Kemi Nelson; House of Representatives member for Ikeja Federal Constituency, James
Abiodun Faleke; and the First Lady of Lagos State, Dame Emmanuella Fashola,chief Olorunfunmi Bashorun,former Lagos speaker Pelumi,chief Lanre Razaki among others.