The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed its part in the recent demand for the investigation of Babatunde Fashola, the immediate past governor of Lagos state.
The PDP issued a statement by Taofik Gani, its spokesman, advised the APC chieftains in the state face the numerous accusations instead of the attempt to blackmail or drag the opposition into their burdens.
While asking governor Akinwunmi Ambode to probe Fashola’s term, the party repeated that it will stay resolute and not shy away from being a vibrant opposition party in the state.
The party said: “As long as we notice any misgovernance, we will blow the whistle. We shall not relent in doing this constructive opposition. It does not matter whether it coincides with efforts of other groups or interests in the state. We shall commend when appropriate and condemn when inevitable in good faith for good governance and expected growth in Lagos state”.
“Indeed, several times during his reign, we had shouted that the governor was running a propagandists Government and that the state was being plunged into avoidable local and foreign debts. “With over N27 billion monthly IGR the state need not borrow for projects”
“The former governor deliberately embarked on projects that were not feasible within another twenty years, got loans to complete such projects within eight years only to mismanage and or divert such loans. Under Fashola, the SURE-P funds well over 32 billion Naira meant for the state could not reflect in any project and not accounted for.”
It should be recalled that the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, a coalition of anti-corruption organisations in Nigeria, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the “questionable expenditures” of the government of Babatunde Fashola.
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