He said being a product of the Lagos State Public Service system, any of the candidates who emerged would be able to carry on the task of sustaining the rapid development going on in the state since the return of democratic governance in 1999
Browsing: Babatunde Fashola (SAN)
The breakdown shows that education got N82.11 billion or 16.6 per cent as against N77.42 billion or 15. 81 per cent recorded in 2014
Whether the flick will turn good remains in the realm of conjecture, but the expectation is high as the group said it is set to carry out a thorough research and produce an award winning film
The governor, who addressed the protesters at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos House, Ikeja, noted that going by the calculation of three days that was earlier earmarked for the exercise, 24 hours would have been available to the residents of the state to participate in the exercise
Governor Fashola, who spoke after an inspection of ongoing projects in Ikorodu and Epe and while also interacting with residents on the distribution of the PVC by INEC in various communities across the state, said the evident lack of preparedness by the Commission should not be allowed to overshadow the love for democracy for which the state is known
He appealed to residents to seize the opportunity to ensure they collect their PVCs and register at a polling unit close to their homes
Governor Fashola, who spoke in an interview with journalists at the Nigeria Police College Parade Ground, Ikeja, venue of the 5th Year Anniversary of Uniformed Voluntary Clubs in Lagos State Public Schools, said the Transition Council, to be comprised of politicians, would hold forth during the transition period when the process of conducting voter’s registration update and ward delineation would be concluded preparatory to the State holding elections
The project, which consists of 11.8 kilometres of public lighting, is broken into two sections, with one section consisting of 1.2 kilometres from Ikorodu Road to Jibowu, while the second consists of 10.6 kilometres on Murtala Mohammed Way (from Jibowu to Iddo)
On August 19, 2014, we handed over a total of 31 classrooms in two government schools, Sonmori Senior Comprehensive High School, College Road, Ifako-Ijaiye and First African Primary School, Iju-Ishaga
The Lagos State Governor disclosed these in an address entitled: “Rebuilding the Nation – Lessons from other lands,” which he delivered at the Leadership Annual Conference and 2013 Awards Presentation at the Thisday Dome in Abuja
Buhari, who arrived the Lagos House, Marina, in company with members of his team, said he decided to convey the invitation personally because Lagos is the biggest and most viable constituency of the APC, adding that he would also do same to all the other governors in the South West
Speaking at the state’s first “Lagos Drivers’ Appreciation Day” held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry House, Alausa, Ikeja, Governor Fashola said the horn-free day was an initiative of his administration to persuade citizens that there is a better way to live than indulging in noise pollution, which has been found to be harmful to their health
In a statewide broadcast, Fashola said the resolve was based on the courage so far shown by the first set of health workers at the state and federal levels as well as the leadership of the state and federal ministries of health, with the support of the government’s international partners
Fashola revealed these figures at a meeting with traditional rulers and religious leaders on Monday at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos
Fashola, who spoke at the 10 Degrees Event Centre, Oregun Industrial Estate, venue of the event, said the State Executive Council has approved a pilot project of providing solar power in all the public schools in the state, adding that 172 schools would benefit in the first phase, which will run between now and May next year
In a lecture delivered at the ceremony, which took place at the Surulere Junior Secondary School, Ladipo Labinjo Crescent, Surulere, the Chief Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdur Rahman Ahmad, urged everyone to live in full recognition that a day of judgement would come
The governor, who made the call while hosting the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, at the Lagos House, Marina, noted that it is the responsibility of the military to defend and support democracy to grow once any society has moved to embrace it as its system of government
The Governor, who was responding to a question from a State House Correspondent at Lagos House, Marina who wanted to know if the All Progressives Congress was willing to learn lessons from the Ekiti election as being advanced by some commentators, said the supposed lessons from there raise frightening and disturbing dimensions to conduct of politics and questions on human behaviour
Fashola, who gave the explanation in Lagos while launching a book entitled: “Eko Project: A Legacy of Excellence,” said that there was nothing to hide as the funds had been deployed judiciously
Yusuf said: “We hereby appeal that the payment and registration portal be closed till the government makes pronouncement on LASU fees as proposed by the students union