Former Minister of State for Defence and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has promised to ensure the rapid development of abandoned rural areas in the state if elected as the governor of the state in next year’s election.
Speaking yesterday at the National Stadium Lagos during the
formal flag off of his gubernatorial campaign tagged ‘Walk With Me’, Obanikoro said it is time upgrade the infrastructure in the rural areas. According to him: “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, I less I see. Any system that takes from the poor to benefit the rich, that system cannot be working for us.” The governorship hopeful 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. Obanikoro stated that if voted in as governor, he will leverage on his experience to work with the National Assembly to create a better Lagos and fast track the development of the state.