AGBAJE VOWS TO CANCEL LEKKI-EPE TOLL GATE The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has promised to cancel the controversial Lekki-Epe toll gate, if elected into office. He hinged this on the fact that the toll-gate is untenable as it is standing on an existing road. Agbaje, however, disclosed that the Lekki Phase 1 inner bridge would remain, in view of it having been started from scratch by the concessionaire company. According to Agbaje’s Directorate of Media and Publicity, the PDP Candidate, who was accompanied by his deputy, Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem spoke during an interactive session with the Muslim Community in Lagos on Wednesday Agbaje, who commended Governor Babatunde Fashola for some of the successes recorded in the State, however, said Lagos was in urgent need of change and not continuity. He hinged this on the fact that most of the problems afflicting the State are products of what he referred to as “vested interest.” The PDP governorship hopeful noted that these successes were however not been felt by ordinary Lagosians who were totally alienated from governance. He said the citizens are therefore not positively lifted by the APC government in the areas of health, education and more. Specifically, he said despite the promises of the state government on free health services, Lagosians paid heavily at government hospitals, promising to address this problem through a free health insurance scheme that would be paid for by government. Agbaje also assured his Muslim hosts, which included the National Missioner of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik Abdurahman Ahmad, that the problem of allowing Muslim children to wear the hijab veil to school would be solved through a synergy between the state and the mosque. He however said those interested in hijab must be ready to wear it at all times, in order not input negative motives into the idea.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:51:12 +0000
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