I would create more LGAs in Lagos State – Jimi Agbaje

The Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has said he would be creating more local governments in addition to the current 57.

Speaking at Kosofe Local Government Area, on the last day of his party’s campaign round the 20 local governments in the state, Agbaje debunked what he saw as insinuations by detractors that he intended to scrap the new 37 local council development areas (LCDAs).

“The lie they are spreading now is that we are against the existing 57 councils. That is not true. In fact, we are already considering the possibility of increasing the local governments beyond the present 57,” he told a cheering crowd of supporters at Ogudu G.R.A.,beside the Area H Police Command.

Agbaje, who also took his message to Shomolu Local Government Area, also took the opportunity to sue for peaceful elections, saying, he and his main rival in the competition for the Lagos governorship seat, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently signed an undertaking, supervised by the US Embassy, that the state would experience peaceful elections.

“I have always said it everywhere I go and I will say it again here: We are winning this election. So there is absolutely no reason why PDP supporters should succumb to perpetrating violence,” he said.

Accusing the current government of short-changing the civil service and teachers, he decried a situation where the APC regime in the state withheld the allowances of employees and refused to pay them the minimum wage of N18,000.

“They have refused to pay civil servants leave allowances for five years running,” he said, adding, “I assure you that I will pay you the minimum wage of N18,000.”

Agbaje also said that the government of the day had also rolled out policies that were inimical to the interests of market men and women, school children and commercial transporters.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.