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| Chief Olabode George |
Former National Vice Chairman of the People’s Democratic
Party, (South), Chief Olabode George, saturday called on the Governor of Lagos
State, Babatunde Fashola, to review
current policies in the state with a view to ameliorating the suffering
of the people.
He spoke yesterday at a rally in Obalende, organised by the
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party to protest what he
described as a subtle “stalemate” to delay the swearing-in of PDP candidate in
the last local government election, Obalende-Ikoyi Local Government, Mr.
Babajide Obanikoro, who has since been declared as the legitimate winner of the
election by the Local Government Election Tribunal.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state has,
however, gone to court to appeal the
verdict of the tribunal.
George, who said his advice was informed by current
realities as informed by the complaints of Lagosians, said such review would
allow the people to be heard and their complaints addressed though within the
context of what were critical to the overall progress of the state.
He noted that such policies of the government had alienated
the people in such a manner that many are now jobless and others groaning for a
fresh lease of life,saying that because government everywhere exist for the
people, the state government should take urgent steps to review current
policies to align with the basic interest of the people.
“Without doubt, I feel touched and quite obliged to appeal
on behalf of our people that the state government have a second look at
prevailing policies so that we can have a breather, Lagosians are complaining
and even if I have recently returned to the country, I have been inundated with
such gory tales of hardship which we must look into and tell our brother,
Governor Babatunde Fashola, to review such policies that have made life pretty
tough for our people”, he said.
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