AMBODE HANDS OVER MILE12-IKORODU BRT EXTENSION TO THE PEOPLE
In many ways the governments of Lagos state (since 1999) have
consistently shown to Nigerians the ultimate value of governance -- continuance
in delivering tangible assets to the industrious people of Lagos State.
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| NEW BRT BUS DEPOT AT MAJIDUN, IKORODU |
While in many other States of the federation a transition
from one regime to the other (even within the same party) almost always results in countless abandoned
projects, revocation of contracts and a re-kindling of 'bad blood' among politicians and civil servants alike, Lagos state on the other hand, continues to sprint on a different track
ensuring that baton handovers do not blur the view of the end point : In 2003, the Jagaban of Africa, Asiwaju Bola
Hamed Tinubu and his team including
these 3 key players -- Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, (then Commissioner of
Works, Lagos State now Governor Osun State), Akinwunmi Ambode ( then Accountant
General of Lagos State, now Governor of Lagos State) Dr. Dayo Mobereola (then
MD Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority now Commissioner of Transport ,
Lagos State) set out a road map to
redefine the infrastructural landscape of Lagos. Working mainly from revenues
earned within the State itself, (The Federal government withheld funds from
Lagos State at the time), the then governor of Lagos State took the
first giant strides in this transformation journey.
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| PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE & BUS SHELTER |
In 2007 Babatunde Raji FASHOLA (now Federal Minister of Works
Power and Housing ) took the baton as Governor of Lagos State and 'bolted' with
it .
In 2015, the current governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi
Ambode has already indicated his commitment to the vision (of which he was a
part in 2003), by ensuring ongoing projects receive the support they need from
his government.
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| Generator /Power House at AGRIC BUS STOP, IKORODU |
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| EXPANDED MAJIDUN OGOLONTO LINK BRIDGE |
On Thursday 12th November, 2015 Governor Ambode officially opened and handed
over the massive Mile 12 to Ikorodu BRT extension project, a project which has
virtually elevated Ikorodu to the status of a city . The atmosphere at the
Majidun BRT Depot, Ikorodu was electrifying.
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| AT THE OPENING/HANDING OVER OF THE MILE 12-IKORODU BRT EXTENSION |
The people could not control their
joy at seeing the real architects of this transformation right in front of
them: The Jagaban himself, Aregbesola also , and of course Governor Ambode. People
jostled and pushed, almost trampling each other just to touch "Aregbe"
as his convoy drove into the venue. There was even greater excitement when the
Jagaban's convoy drove in too. It was unbelievable: A cult like following for
these three and there in that instant I
got the message : In Africa, in Nigeria, we do not ask for 'heaven on earth' from
our leaders but just the basics and they will be our heroes for a long time to
come.
Victor O. Sawyerr
13/15/2015
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