THE Lagos State Executive Council Friday urged the governor, Babatunde Fashola to seek a second term in office.

THE Lagos State Executive Council Friday urged the governor, Babatunde Fashola to seek a second term in office.

The State Commissioner for Youth Sports and Social Development, Prince Adeniji Adele, revealed the council’s endorsement, in his short remark, at the celebration of the administration’s 1,200 days in office, which held across the three senatorial districts of the state.

Adele spoke on behalf of the other cabinet members at the venue at Akande Dahunsi Memorial College, Lagos Central Senatorial Districts.

The event featured prominent personalities, among whom were: former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Rear-Admiral Ndubusi Kalu; State Deputy Governor, Princess Sarah Sosan; former Commissioner for Finance, Olawale Edun; ACN chieftains and executive members, among others.

He explained that the cabinet’s support was based on the insightful leadership and vision of the governor in the last 1,200 days.

“Those of us who have had the opportunity to work with Fashola in the last 1,200 days have an insight into the vision of the gentleman and because of what he has done and what he is still going to do for Lagos state.

“We are giving him our support for a second term, because we know that he has a very good team and we are confident of what they can do. What we have seen in Lagos is just a tip of the iceberg, we sit with him every Monday and we share his vision for the state,” Adele said.

Also, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olasupo Sasore, who gave the breakdown of the activities of the government in the last 100 days, assured residents that the government was on top of the situation to effectively address issues concerning the tolling on the Lekki Epe expressway.

He explained that the agreement on the Lekki toll project specifies that an alternative route will be provided before the concessioner can commence the toll fee, adding that the committee set up by the state governor will in the next 30 days submit its report, which will effectively resolve the crisis.

In his address, the State Governor, Mr.Babatunde Fashola, commended the citizens for their continuous support. He also commended Lagosians for complying with the government tax regime which, he said has increased the state Internally Generated Revenue to N18 billion per month.

The governor, who was represented by Sarah Sosan, said: “This gives us some latitude to improve but not enough for the required resources for the quality of service delivery envisaged for our dear Lagos State. Nevertheless, the review of our Y2010 budget in the last quarter points to about 80% budget performance.

“Today, our Lagos State is a huge work in progress as we are renewing and developing infrastructure which have been designed to be human and environmentally-friendly through the provision of ramps, walk ways, fire hydrants and service ducts. Till date, we have delivered 151.45km of high grade roads spread across all the three senatorial districts.”

The governor stressed that the development of the rural areas was meant to ensure that they play a critical and complementary role to the cities.

“As a test-run of the ability to provide communities with electricity, various pilot schemes were initiated at Bishop Kodji and Sabo Kodji villages in Amuwo-Odofin, Dadd Kesse, Agbojetho and IIogbo in Badagry,” the governor said.

He said the government has aggressively pursued the development of mini-water works in Maryland, Ikeja; Ajegunle in Ajeromi Local Government, Apa in Badagry and Ajangbadi in Ojo Local Government Area, Magodo in Kosofe and Ikorodu.

He said: ” Through the Green Lagos programme, the introduction of climate change clubs, provision/cleaning of drainage channels, institution of regulatory frameworks and hosting of international fora to extend the frontier of action, we have drawn your attention to the need to treat the environment with care.”

He equally informed that the government places piority on the security of lives and properties of citizenry, adding that funds provided by citizens and coporate organisations through the state Security Trust Fund have been used to procure more operational and communication equipment and plants, including helicopters and multi-million naira security control and command centres.