The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has called on the state House of Assembly to probe the debt profile of previous administrations in the state.
The party also gave the immediate past governor of the state who is the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola seven days within which to confirm or debunk allegations that his administration left the state with monumental debt burden.
The party, which insisted that Mr Fashola must do this to show responsibility to Lagosians, said; “he may also go further to also let us know how much debt he also inherited if any.”
In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the party said: “The Lagos State House of Assembly must immediately constitute a committee to look into the disclosure and at the same time demand that governor Akinwunmi Ambode should furnish it with facts and figures to confirm or debunk the allegation. The governor must make a declaration of the debt burden he inherited from the past administration.”
The party hinged its argument on the disclosure by former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that Governor Ambode inherited huge debt burden but is still carrying out developmental projects.
The party stated that; “Whilst we shall look into and demand the actual report of service of governor Ambode, it is expedient at this time to voice out on behalf of Lagosians that the immediate past governor, Mr Fashola, must answer to this indictment of his administration.
”The silence of Fashola since this assertion by the national leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has indeed also vindicated us, as we had persistently maintained that Fashola’s government was extortionate and propagandists. That in spite realising average of N23 billion monthly IGR, local and foreign loans, domestic and international donations, his assumed achievements in security, beautification, schools renovated, roads etc were actually the making of individuals, cooperate bodies, federal government, concessionaires and international organisations.”
It, however maintained that any further delay in probing Fashola’s wastages as governor “we will name Ambode as accessory after the fact.
“Lagosians must know why they are in debt.”
The party also gave the immediate past governor of the state who is the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola seven days within which to confirm or debunk allegations that his administration left the state with monumental debt burden.
The party, which insisted that Mr Fashola must do this to show responsibility to Lagosians, said; “he may also go further to also let us know how much debt he also inherited if any.”
In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the party said: “The Lagos State House of Assembly must immediately constitute a committee to look into the disclosure and at the same time demand that governor Akinwunmi Ambode should furnish it with facts and figures to confirm or debunk the allegation. The governor must make a declaration of the debt burden he inherited from the past administration.”
The party hinged its argument on the disclosure by former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that Governor Ambode inherited huge debt burden but is still carrying out developmental projects.
The party stated that; “Whilst we shall look into and demand the actual report of service of governor Ambode, it is expedient at this time to voice out on behalf of Lagosians that the immediate past governor, Mr Fashola, must answer to this indictment of his administration.
”The silence of Fashola since this assertion by the national leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has indeed also vindicated us, as we had persistently maintained that Fashola’s government was extortionate and propagandists. That in spite realising average of N23 billion monthly IGR, local and foreign loans, domestic and international donations, his assumed achievements in security, beautification, schools renovated, roads etc were actually the making of individuals, cooperate bodies, federal government, concessionaires and international organisations.”
It, however maintained that any further delay in probing Fashola’s wastages as governor “we will name Ambode as accessory after the fact.
“Lagosians must know why they are in debt.”
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