Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday in Ikeja met with the state`s delegates to the forthcoming National Conference on the state `s agenda for the conference.
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The six delegates include a former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu and a former Attorney General of Lagos State, Mr Supo Shasore.
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Others are Mr Rabiu Oluwa, Mr Waheed Ayeni, Prof. Tunde Samuel and Mrs Funmilayo Bashorun.
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Fashola said at the meeting that the state would present its position on issues affecting it and the country strongly at the conference, with a view to getting solutions to them.
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He said that a review of the revenue sharing formula, creation of state police and special status for Lagos State, if considered, would impact positively on the state and also promote national development.
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Fashola expressed his belief in the ability of the delegates to deliver, as they were accomplished Nigerians who had, over the years, contributed immensely to the country`s development.
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“I am confident they would do their best with their knowledge and disposition, I doubt if we can have a better set of people than this,“ he said.
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Speaking on behalf of the delegates, Okunnu, thanked the state government for finding them worthy to present the state`s position at the conference.
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He promised that the delegates would do their best to justify the confidence reposed in them.
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Okunnu said the position of the state on various issues were not too different from those presented at the national conference held during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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He said that the state would also push for independent candidacy in elections, true federalism and a just revenue allocation formula.
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According to him, the team will interact with delegates from other states in the South-West geopolitical zone, to forge a common position at the conference which begins in March.
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