The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has disagreed with 26 opposition parties in the state calling for the resignation of Governor Babatunde Fashola over an alleged loan taken by the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority for road and transportation related projects in the state.



The opposition parties under the aegis of Coalition of Lagos State Coalition Parties said its call was based on the fact that while it is true that the roads in the metropolis was bad, it was unnecessary for the state government through LAMAT to resort to borrowing to address roads and transportation challenges.



In a statement issued by the Convener of COLASOPP, Dr. Adegbola Dominic, the opposition parties said, “Can’t Fashola see that the problems of transportation in Lagos State are not shortage of buses? This fact has been appreciated as far back as three decades ago when Alhaji Lateef Jakande as governor of the state began the process of establishing the Metro line.



“Thirty years after Jakande proffered clear and standard solution to the problem, Fashola wants to just buy more buses and borrow from the World Bank to do that. It is clear that Fashola has no clear answer to the problem of Lagos. He should please resign immediately.”



But reacting, the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said it is obvious that the so-called coalition is a disoriented bunch of charlatans who are being used by those that are nursing the wild dream of taking over Lagos to distract the Fashola’s regime.



The Lagos ACN said the incoherence in the groups’ statement showed that the coalition was a one-man show who do not understand governance, talk less of governing a state like Lagos.


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Cheap publicity and unwelcome statement from group of pple who cant find solution to the problems of nigeria. If Gov. Fashola borrowed money for world bank, you pple think world bank will release any loan without due diligence. Did u forget to mention abt the New lagos Train(metro) project that is ongoing, with the procurement stage of the project completed and at construction stage. If you guys have nothing to say just keep quite.This is a coalition of thieves and corrupt pot belly PDP etal