Olayiwola Matthew
A 2027 Lagos State APC Governorship aspirant, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has said that local governments now have no excuse not to perform following improved funding by President Bola Tinubu.
Adediran, the Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, stated this on Wednesday at the 100 days in office celebration of Oto-Awori LCDA Chairman, Mr Abiodun Kareem
The 2023 PDP governorship candidate said the council’s achievements showed what effective use of unrestricted funding could deliver within a short period.
“We must thank President Bola Tinubu for increasing local government funds. Local Governments have not reason not to perform again.
“We appreciate the wonderful works chairmen of various councils are doing here in Lagos,” Adediran said.
He added that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserved praise for releasing full allocations to all councils in Lagos State to ensure implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu at the grassroots.
He praised the chairman for completing a legislative building and donating patrol vehicles to security personnel in the LCDA.
Adediran also presented a N5 million cheque donated by Kareem to the G12 Women Development Fund Cooperative.
He said councils across the state were performing better because funds now reach them without deductions.
Also speaking, Lagos APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, said improved grassroots funding had strengthened local government achievements.
He noted that Oto-Awori LCDA completed its legislative building within 100 days because resources were now available.
Ojelabi urged youths to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and use them to support continued development across the state.
In his remarks, Kareem said he met infrastructural decay in schools, health centres, roads and drainages on assumption of office.
He said the council had begun addressing the challenges despite limited resources and competing demands.
Kareem listed the legislative building, patrol vehicles and N250,000 support for 100 beneficiaries as major accomplishments within 100 days.
The event was attended by party leaders, council staff, residents and youths from the LCDA.