Speaking at an interactive session with State House correspondents at his Marina residence, Fashola said his administration has added value to governance.
He described attacks on his administration by the opposition as ‘’unfair’’, insisting that he had done so much to improve the living standards of the people since he assumed office in 2007.
According to him, all the sectors of the state’s economy, including housing, education and revenue generation, have witnessed significant improvement under his watch as governor. His words: “Let me say that in every election, the records of the government in power must be an issue, and I am happy that at least our record is the issue.”
“But our record as a state government is a record of performance and promises kept and development fulfilled.”
“I have listened to criticisms and allegations about my performance and I must defend my record. As Chief of Staff; go to the Chief of Staff’s office, I added value when I took over from Alhaji Lai Mohammed. That is what leaders do. They add value to what they met.’’
“I employed more people into the civil service and increased salaries. I also paid pensions. Everywhere you go, you will see the touch of our government and party.’’
According to him, since governance is a continuous process, there will always be room for improvement, saying ’it is not a finished job and I will never pretend to anybody that the job has finished.’’ In this regard, the governor described the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, as an experienced technocrat capable of moving the state forward.
Answering question on why the state retained death penalty in its criminal law, Fashola said it was based on a survey, which showed that residents favoured death sentence for armed robbers and murderers.
The governor restated his commitment to the development of the state.
Source: The Sun
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