Fashola writes to Jonathan

Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Governor of Lagos has written to the President of the federation, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan over the subsidy reinvestment funds program and Federal Road Maintenance Agency. On 27 November 2014, Thursday, at the Eight Town Hall meeting on security which was held at the City Hall, Lagos around the island axis of the state. While addressing the participants comprising police officers, businessmen and others, with the program themed “Maintaining our collective resolve in fighting crime”.


Most blames have gone to the state government and the All Progressives Congress, APC on the SURE-P/FERMA task force for occupying the old toll gate axis of the state without observing due process. The task force is expected to commence operation before the end of this year, 2014.

Citing from the Governor's statement, he said that “I have written to President Goodluck Jonathan and I want action to be taken immediately. This is because when you gather people like that, without any clear mandate, it is a worrisome assembly. And lately, they (SURE-P/FERMA task force) brought out their responsibilities and they said that part of their responsibilities was to manage the federal highways. And one would ask, what happens to the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC. They also claim that they would be controlling the erection of advert billboards. But that was a local government responsibility in the country. It is obvious that little regards is paid at the centre to the ‘broken window’ theory, a theory that propounds that small acts disrespect for the law, unaddressed over a long period will ultimately snowball and lead to a break-down of law and order.”