Governor Ambode Makes Serious Accusation Against His Predecessor, Fashola
Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has described the road
linking Oshodi to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport as a
“national embarrassment”, accusing the ministry of works, power and
housing of frustrating efforts of his administration to reconstruct the
road.
Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos, is the one in charge of the ministry.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Ambode said despite having the funds to repair the road, the ministry of power, works and housing has insisted on repairing it.
Ambode said if given the approval, his administration was ready to hit the ground running and begin construction of the airport road within two weeks and finish same within a period of six months.
Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos, is the one in charge of the ministry.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Ambode said despite having the funds to repair the road, the ministry of power, works and housing has insisted on repairing it.
He lamented that despite the fact that the federal government was indebted to the state to the tune of N51 billion, the state government’s effort to immediately transform the airport road to world class standard was being frustrated.
“The state currently has a design of 10 lanes to come from Oshodi to the international airport with interchange and flyover that would drop you towards the local airport.
“The contractor is already set to go, and everything, as I said has been completed and we already have the cash, but we are having challenges with the federal ministry of works and housing. This is a federal and not a state road. The federal ministry of works believes that they should do the road, but they have not been able to do it all these years past.”
Ambode said if given the approval, his administration was ready to hit the ground running and begin construction of the airport road within two weeks and finish same within a period of six months.
TheCable
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