A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Victor Akande, has pleaded with the state Governor-elect, Mr Babaide Sanwo-Olu, to implement the promises made to the Badagry division while he was campaigning.
Akande who is representing Ojo Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the plea during an interview with the press on Monday in Lagos.
He, among other things urges Sanwo-Olu to focus massively on rehabilitation of roads in Badagry division.
Akande advised the Governor-Elect to pray for wisdom to make true his promises and to break the record of the past administrations.
According to him, Sanwo-Olu is an embodiment of knowledge as his past records have shown, saying: “We want him to look at the roads in the state, especially the ones in Badagry division.
“We don’t have a solid government presence in the division and our roads are so bad.
“We want Sanwo-Olu to look into this and meet the promises he made to our people by giving us access roads.
“He should give us electricity to change the commercial activities of the state.
“We want Lagos state to be industrialised and the only way that can be done is through power supply, which is another aspect he wrote down in his diary during his electioneering.”
Akande, being the Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology, canvasses for huge investment in the youths, saying that “a state or country that does not develop the youth will be in comatose.
“The government should help the youth to develop, support them to become somebody and actualise their dreams; some of the youth are inventors and they only need a little support to excel.”
On questions about the type of members to be in the cabinet of the governor-elect, Akande said that the choice of members will be carried out by the leadership of the party who have the technical know- how of over the years.
He added that, “Since the time of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to that of former governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and now Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, we have been having best brains as our cabinet members in Lagos and we have been achieving.
“Now, our agitation is that we are going to the next level. We will do that by harnessing the best brains to work with the governor-elect.
“It is not just for one person to do. The governor-elect cannot do it alone. The leaders will sit down and select those people that will make the dreams of the state become a reality.”