How This Year’s Election Campaigns Almost Divided Lagos – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, Lagos state governor, shared his opinion on April 14, Tuesday, that the 2015 election campaigns almost divided Lagos along ethnic line and civil service administration.

Babatunde Fashola

The ruling governor and the governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode, delivered their speeches in the course of a “Thank you” meeting with the state civil servants at LTV ground, Alausa, Ikeja.

Fashola was quoted as saying by Vanguard:

“I have been involved in four elections. In 2003, I was the Chief of Staff to Governor Bola Tinubu, 2007 and 2011 as candidate while 2015 as governor. But not in any of those elections have I seen a campaign that tried to divide our public service.

“I have never seen posters in front of the state secretariat, Alausa and these posters distorted the reality of our condition in service.

“The posters alleged that the minimum wage wasn’t paid, that leave bonuses have been withdrawn. That was dangerous for public service. They didn’t reflect the reality.

“But today have decided to keep the model that we have developed. We have become the flagship government in Nigeria. Today, I like to thank all of you irrespective of the side you voted for.”

Ambode in his address vowed to run an open government to accommodate residents of different backgrounds and groups.

He also called for the cooperation from the citizens:

“When we make mistakes or we are trying to make wrong policies, you should be bold enough, as you have always been that what we are doing is not in the best interest of the people.”

It should be recalled that in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode secured victory by polling 811,994 votes versus Jimi Agbaje’s (PDP) 659,788.