The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said The
Economist’s opinion on the performance of the Lagos State Governor, Mr.
Akinwumi Ambode is wrong headed and based on faulty assumptions that
have no linkage with the reality on ground. The party said that The
Economist merely passed a judgment on a governor that has a four year
renewable mandate by flashes of incidents that are not only correctable
but are being corrected by the governor.
In a release in Lagos, sighed by the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of
the APC, Joe Igbokwe, the party says that the conclusions the magazine
drew about the capacity of Governor Ambode is pedestrian and is clearly
in sync with the street lingo of the opposition in Lagos. It said that
Governor Ambode is displaying a deep commitment to governance in Lagos
that will ensure he will emerge one of the best governors in this
dispensation.
“We wonder how a reputable institution like The Economist could rush
into quick judgment on the capacity of a governor elected for four years
on traffic and security hitches that have traceable origins and are
therefore solvable. The traffic and security glitches have endured for
few weeks and the governor has openly identified the causes and had gone
cracking while, as at today, results have come in as the traffic hitches
have gone down while security has greatly improved.
” We did state last week that the traffic snarls were as a result of the
governor’s directive to traffic managers to be more humane and
considerate in dealing with motorists. The abuse of this directive and
the sabotage of the traffic officers led to increased traffic snarls
which has made the governor to wield the big stick and effect changes at
the echelon of the traffic management agency. We can report today that
the traffic situation has significantly improved and promises to get
better in the coming days.
“We did also report that the momentary upsurge in crimes was an attempt
to dare the good natured face of Ambode’s regime. The governor has not
only beefed the security manpower in the state but has procured numerous
security gadgets, including helicopters and raided numerous black spots
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in the state to deal with the issue. It is worthwhile that the security
glitches have given way to better security of lives and properties in
Lagos.
“Because The Economist did not go further in its analysis beyond these
two issues, we are minded to believe that it believes other critical
sectors of governance do not matter. But we can tell The Economist and
other naysayers that Governor Ambode is fully meeting the huge
challenges of governance in Lagos. Such areas that are witnessing huge
activity like road construction, employment, education, infrastructure
maintenance, health, judiciary, etc are receiving the energetic
attention of Governor Ambode, in line with the rich governance tradition
in Lagos. We want to assure The Economist that Governor Ambode is fully
wedded to his demanding job and is making great impact on governance in
Lagos.
“We recognize The Economist as a strong and dynamic institution, a
reputation built over the years through dint of hard work and
commitment. We therefore expect that The Economist should do everything
humanly possible to defend this hard-earned respect and recognition. It
amounts to great a disservice to this well respected institution when it
goes into gutter journalism and sensational publications to score cheap
political points. When gold rust what will iron do?”
” Lagos APC wants to assure Lagosians that they have a hard working
governor who has been in the system and understands the problems and
prospects of the state very well. As Lagosians have seen, the governor
has tremendous energy to work and has continued to traverse the state to
feel the problems and direct solution to them. We want to firmly state
that there is no doubting the capacity of Governor Ambode to govern
Lagos and at the end of the first four years, Lagosians will be the best
judges.”
Joe Igbokwe
Publicity Secretary,
Lagos APC.
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