Fashola to Nigerians: Vote out PDP, get stable electricity. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Friday, urged Nigerians yearning for uninterrupted power supply to use the forthcoming 2015 general elections to vote out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying that only when such is done, can the feat be achieved. Fashola, who spoke at an event to commemorate his 2,600 days in office held at the Blue Roof, Lagos Television premises, said the crisis in the power sector is aided by the lack of ideas and insincerity of purpose on the part of the Federal Government. Fielding questions from residents who attended the event, on the dwindling electricity supply, Fashola said: “Yes, I agree with you that it is possible to generate electricity and to make sure that everybody in this country has electricity. I agree with you, it is simple; what we have done in Lagos within the areas where we are constrained showed that it can be done. But you know that the only way that you and I will have electricity in this country will be to vote out the PDP.” He added: “In 16 years hundreds of billions of naira, trillions of naira and we cannot switched on electricity and in seven years, we have created four plants, it showed that something is missing. So, unless you vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) and do away with an inefficient government it is going to be difficult to have electricity. “They started from vision 2020-20 and I told you then that they were having nightmare that there was no vision. They moved to seven-point agenda and now they are transforming. “Let me also say that in the last seven years, ask how many new power plants the Federal Government has commissioned because sometimes the power that is coming to Lagos at most is 1000 mega watts and often times it is 600 and at most 800 mega watts.” Fashola said his administration in the last 100 days gave priority attention to provision of homes for Lagosians through the Lagos Home ownership Mortgage Scheme, (HOMS). He explained that the state government in a bid to reduce the housing deficit in the state had continued to give out 200 housing units every month to subscribers to the scheme, adding that the government intensified efforts to ensure that those in the informal sector benefited from the scheme. On infrastructure development, he said the state government completed so many road projects across the state within the period, noting that 205 roads projects were at various stages of completion. Fashola assured residents that his government would strive to sustain the momentum of development in the state till the end of his tenure.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 06:36:55 +0000
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