Ambode Woos APC Elders, Unveils Action Plan A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the weekend wooed the party leaders in all the local government areas in the state ahead of the party primaries slated for December 2. This came as 34 lawmakers of the state House of Assembly declared their unalloyed support for his governorship aspiration despite the fact that the Speaker of the assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, is an aspirant in the 2015 race. He disclosed this in a statement by the Lagos Deserves More campaign group, promising to run an inclusive government in which, he said, every view and voice would be treated fairly irrespective of his ethnic background, religious inclination and political affiliation. Ambode, who served as the Auditor-General for Local Governments and later as Accountant-General in the state between 2001 and 2012, also unveiled his programmes of action, which he said, would be people-focused if he emerged the party’s candidate and finally elected in February 2015. He acknowledged the landmark achievement recorded by the state government, especially in infrastructure development and urban renewal since the return to democratic rule in 1999. He said the state government had done well in justice, agriculture, tourism, road reconstruction, flood control, skill acquisition, security, education and others under the administration of former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu and of his successor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. The governorship hopeful explained that he had already designed an action plan to touch lives at different strata of Lagos metropolis and suburbs in line with the APC manifesto, which he said, was designed to make Nigeria Africa’s hope and pool of human resources. Ambode said the focus of his action plan “is to deepen a tradition of continuity in government programmes and projects,” which he said the APC-led government in the state “has been implementing since 1999.” He said the action plan “centres on employment generation, food security, affordable health care, integrated transport network, affordable housing schemes and free basic education among others.” According to him, “the present and previous administrations had been rated high in each of these areas. If given opportunity, our plan is to take Lagos to the next level. We have developed people-centric programmes of action. We have, also, worked out strategies to ensure effective their implementation. But we need your support at all levels to make good our plans.” Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, the Deputy Speaker of the state assembly, Hon. Kolawole Taiwo, explained the decision of the lawmakers to support Ambode’s aspiration, which he said, was in the interest of the party. According to him, “we have listened to him with rapt attention. We are a party with a lot of battles won. We assure him of total support for whoever the party presents.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:02:11 +0000
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