Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has said that the two armoured cars bought at the cost of N255 million for the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, will purchase 51 patrol vehicles for the Nigerian Police.
The governor said this at the 7th annual Town Hall Meeting on Security, themed: ‘Sustaining Local Responding To Rising National Security Challenges,’ held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
“It is sad to know that the Federal Government that allocate three patrol vehicles for one state police command of 370, 000 police men, is unable to resolve how N255 million was used to purchase 2 saloon vehicles for one officer. It is a very grave irony.
“The cost of average vehicle needed to patrol the state is just N5 million. And with such fund, we will have put at least 51 patrol vehicles on the road, patrolling the streets of Lagos.”
“In spite of all this, they resist the idea of a state police. The money from the fund was in the last one year used to provide vehicles for the Nigerian Prison Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, National Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC and indeed the airport wing of the Nigerian police, is funded from this money. And it is the same aviation ministry that manage the airport that we had this very odious car scandal of N255 million.”
The governor noted that the upshot of central Government’s failure to confront security has continued for the past seven years.
“The residents of Lagos have borne the burden of that neglect, and there is no indication that anything will change soon, in spite of endless reform deliberation and proposals.”
On the crime rate in the state, Fashola said “Our crime data base now has record content of 92, 488 which helps us to keep track of all those who have been arrested, prosecuted, jailed or have any contact with the criminal justice system.”
He added that the state is preparing for a future of crime prevention, saying “it will be technologically driven, scientifically grounded and result assured.”
All I know is that no matter what we say and for how long this matter is discussed, the powers that be will surely sweep everything under carpet. A case is known when it's started but how it ends, no one knows. Uncle Fash, keep doing your best and leave the rest, generations yet unborn will remember you. Well done.
ReplyDeleteYour excellency sir, there was a question the opposition party PDP asked you some over two years ago which you have neglected to answer . That is the cost of the fly-over bridge that connects Okota and Surulere along Oshodi express way .
ReplyDeleteIs fasho exonerated in terms of corruption, nobdy is safe nd free from d act, besides wht is fash doing in his own state, now he know dat 255m will purchase 51 patrol police van. Deceiver u hv no power at d federal level, so mind ur state or if u do, go nd remove her.
ReplyDeleteSo also the ones you bought for Tinubu. Who is fooling who.....??? Mtscheeeew!!!!
ReplyDeleteNa person wey day break catch be barawo.....na same all of you be
ReplyDeleteFashola may be the face of those after or haunting Oduah. Yet he has looked away from the ones involving him and his like mind, the Lamidos. APC once called those nPDP members like-mind. No wonder, the sons of Lamido and their father have been using and lavishing state's money which everybody is condemning. Yet APC and indeed Lai Mohammed, Fashola, Tinubu, Femi (Falana & Kayode) have not joined to condemn it. Falana who rushes to call for punishment and usually demand for personal investigation has not said anything. The Governors who run and use the states' money as if the state is their family business or property. See how they're running APC as if it belongs to Tinubu, the APC Czar, he chooses and gives position to whoever he likes.No internal democracy in APC. Look at the level of wickedness and inhumanity non-indigenes of Lagos state are being subjected to. Multiple taxations, harrasments by govt sponsored tout (agberos). Hypocrites!!!!!!
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