Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has restated his administration’s commitment to implementing the Lagos Development Plan. According to him, his administration has fashioned out a framework to commence the implementation.
Speaking when a delegation of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) led by the Country Representative, Mr. Ben Mellor paid him a courtesy visit in his office, Ambode said his administration is setting up a framework which the Permanent Secretaries are already working on.
“I would like our development plan and issues which DFID would be assisting us in to be germane to our people. The bottom line has always been to do things and carry out programmes that are of tremendous benefit to the people of Lagos state and that is what DFID also stands for.
We would like you to also know that whatever it is that we are doing, will open up areas that we believe will be of benefit to Nigerians in general,” he said.
He said the Development Plan is geared towards achieving the vision of the government in all sectors, on the long-term.
“Lagosians must be able to speak about the kind of government they want. We must also be accountable to them. We should be able to explain to them, in every facet of our administration, what we are doing and then government should also be participatory,” he said.
Governor Ambode said he will, therefore, embark on a tour of the 57 local governments in the state.
“We believe strongly that we should scale up community governance in this state. It is more about communities; it’s more about our people and what they want”.
He commended the partnership of the State Government and the DFID over the years.
“I want to thank the DFID, you’ve always been a partner-in-aid and you have always felt everything good about Lagos. I have been a beneficiary of one of your programmes while working here, so obviously you have a good friend in the governor and in this administration,” he said.
Speaking earlier, Mellor commended Governor Ambode for his strides since he assumed office.
“On economic growth for the private sector, I commend you for the formation of Lagos Global to provide investment promotion and facilitating services for prospective Foreign Direct Investors,” he said.
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