We Need To Rescue Lagos, Obanikoro

THE immediate past Minister of State for Defence and governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has vowed to reposition Lagos for the best, if he wins the party’s primary and eventually emerge as governor of the state.
  Obanikoro said there is more to developing Lagos other than the ‘kangaroo development’ and lopsided policies of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which he claimed has completely cut off the masses, but favours few elite who are closer to government.
  The former minister disclosed he is not in the governorship race for the fun of it “as some people were already insinuating. Rather my passion is to build a Lagos that would be conducive, comfortable, affordable and worth living for everybody.”

  Obanikoro, who has also served as the nation’s ambassador to Ghana, chided those questioning his integrity and qualification to rule the state as unrealistic, pervasive and full of petty jealousy “because my qualification, public service and impeccable family background do not only qualify me, but the standard I had set everywhere I served in public capacity are there to speak for me.”
 While calling on all Lagos PDP stakeholders on the need to join forces with him and deliver the helpless people of the state from the maladministration of the APC, Obanikoro said, “those who have the wrong notion that the APC led government under Governor Babatunde Fashola has done anything spectacular should take a tour of all local government roads, public health facilities, schools and other infrastructure before jumping into conclusion.
  “There is the need to compare what the APC government has done with the stupendous wealth of few individuals in the party. There is urgent need to rescue Lagos State.”
   While speaking on his declaration to contest next year’s election, Obanikoro expressed  optimism of winning the PDP’s primary and also the governorship election.
   
He further called for peace and unity to reign among members, adding that he was in the race to liberate Lagosians from the burden of the APC administration in the state.

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