Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday commissioned a total of 11 projects in Badagry and Ojo Local Government areas with a call on the communities to keep the peace in order to enhance development.

In Badagry Local Government, the Governor handed over three major roads –Joseph Dosu Street, Old Cemetery Road and Market Street - and a Drivers’ Institute in Badagry town, , a Micro Water Scheme in Apa, a Water Jetty in Igbo-Igele, a community hall in Ajara Agelaso while in Ojo Local Government Area, the Governor Fashola also handed over a network of three roads – Shibiri Etegbin Road, Imude Road and Ajangbadi-Ilogbo Road and a Mini Water Works in Ajangbadi town.

Speaking in Apa Community where he commissioned a Micro Water Scheme, Governor Fashola, who reminded the people that it was in fulfillment of his campaign promise to them, pointed out that the water scheme was one of the priority projects demanded by the people during the need assessment tour of the area.

Governor Fashola said in embarking on such projects, the State Government is conscious of the need to bring development to the rural communities in order to stem the tide of rural urban migration which, according to him, has created problems both locally and internationally.

According to him, “Rural urban migration has created slums in many cities not only in Nigeria but other countries of the world”. It has added to the congestion problem in the urban areas and we know that it is not all of you that want to leave the rural areas if you have what you want here”.

“If you have Education, if you have Healthcare, if you have water supply, if you have electricity, many of you want to live very simple lives with your families, with your children and this is what we have set out to do, to provide what you want, to provide Education, to provide primary healthcare centres, to provide integrated facilities that will help those who want to do business, the farmers, the food processors, the fishermen”, the Governor said.

Handing over the project, Governor Fashola declared, “Make no mistake about it; this is not our solution to water supply in this area. This is a short term measure, to alleviate poverty, to stem water borne diseases, to give these little children the same chance that I had to live long to be somebody great”.

Highlighting the Tourism potentials of Badagry while handing over other projects in other areas, the Governor said, “The prospects that this part of our State- Badagry- holds for the future of our State, for the future of our country, are enormous. I have said often times that not only do Badagry hold many opportunities; it holds the key for releasing the Tourism economy of Lagos”. Adding, Tourism is about destination because if you can’t get there then there is no Tourism”.

“The tourism potentials of Badagry like the Zangbeto masquerades, the various historical points and places like the slaves relics can compete favourably with what is obtainable elsewhere”, he said, adding that it is the same set of tourist attractions that people pay hard currency to travel overseas to watch as tourist sites.

The Governor reiterated that this is one of the reasons that informed the decision of the State Government to embark on the expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway so as to make it easy to come in easily and go out without pains.

He expressed the commitment of the present administration to reach and meet the need of Lagosians and urged them to exercise patience, stressing that all parts of the State would feel the impact of the administration in one way or the other.

Calling on the people of Badagry to embrace peace at all times, Governor Fashola declared, “It is only in a peaceful atmosphere that development can thrive. There are several mechanism that could be made use of to resolve conflicts and you can embrace these mechanisms to ensure peace among you.”

At the Ajangbadi Water Works, Governor Fashola said the Water Works represents the sixth Waterworks to be commissioned by the State since the beginning of the year, adding a total stock of 12million gallons till date.
He revealed that a total of 15 Water Works are being planned for the State as one half of the measures to improve water supply in the State.

“The other half is the improvement which has come into place at the Iju and Adiyan Water Works which is now producing almost 100 million gallons a day compared to the 35million it was producing before due to the provision of an Independent Power Project.”

Governor Fashola reiterated that during the electioneering campaigns the people only asked for the upgrading of the Joseph Dosu and Market roads but that the State Government found it necessary to include Cemetery Road because of its belief that the road holds a key to the prosperity of the area because of its strategic importance to commerce and industry.

“Our State is growing in leaps and bounds. We are always thinking ahead. For all those who seek to come and live in our State, they are always welcome” Governor Fashola said.

Speaking earlier at the handing over of the Joseph Dosu Road, Cemetery Road and Market Street, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Ganiyu Johnson said in line with the standards set by Governor Fashola, the three roads have been rehabilitated and upgraded with walkways, street lights, drainage facilities and service ducts.

He added that the ancient town of Badagry is beginning to receive a facelift as quite a number of other works are still going on around the town while a few more are still in the pipeline and would commence very soon.

Also speaking at the handing over of Shibiri-Etegbin, Imude and Ajangbadi-Ilogbo roads in Ojo Local Government, the Special Adviser implored residents, road users, the corporate community and the CDAs to assume ownership of the roads and ensure that all forms of abuse, including cutting across or along the road are prevented as provisions have been made for service ducts to accommodate underground services.

The Governor who carried on with the commissions and handover of projects, which witnessed huge turn out of appreciative residents, in spite of rain showers at some of the venues was accompanied on the trips by members of the State Executive Council, members of the National Assembly representing Lagos, some members of the State House of Assembly, elected Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas Chairmen, leaders of the Action Congress and very enthusiastic members of the different host communities who trooped out in their thousands to witness the events

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Abeg, which place him take go Ojo lga as those roads are nothing to write home about.

Where are de pix?

APC all d way

biafran soul: Abeg, which place him take go Ojo lga as those roads are nothing to write home about.

I was about to ask thesame questions but then i remember that hin fit use helicopter...Plus today na sunday.

Na wa oo. Its as if other Govs arent commissioning any project cuz na only Lagos projects i jus dey read so far. Well, its not sth to celebrate abt cuz dats what he was voted in to do.

Godson201333:

I was about to ask thesame questions but then i remember that hin fit use helicopter...Plus today na sunday.

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Good one 4rm Fash.
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I v not been seeing news about Gov Fatai's development in Kwara State on the FP. Anyone who knows what's happening in Kwara?

like i said . . '' i dnt see why fashola shouldnt be a presidential candidate for ACN/APC! Even my oga Gej wouldnt stand a chance against bro fash, i would totally dump pdp 4 acn if he contest
#goodLEADERSHIPisALLweWANT

Good news

this is an old story, moreover those roads in question has been functional for over 5 years, there was no recent project commissioned by fashola in recent time...its political propaganda!!

Nigerians this Fashola is God's gift to Nigeria. Let make him president come 2015. While other Governors are busy fighting for power and money laundery, Fashola is busy commisioning projects here and there. He is too much. That is Physical UNCOMMON TRANSFORMATION, not the one on AIT and Channel TV like AKPABIO. Akpabio is always commisioning projects that has been commisioned before on AIT and Channel TV which he had bought over.

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what is the quality of those road in the term of aggregate and depth

can it be compare

to the ones in Enugu, Calabar etc?

look more like 419 roads haha

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and then if lagos could sustained without federal allocation, shouldn't fashola God doing better?

Okiki_Oluwa: Good one 4rm Fash.
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I v not been seeing news about Gov Fatai's development in Kwara State on the FP. Anyone who knows what's happening in Kwara?

nothing to write home about in kwara state,but claim that 600project executed in 2years.nd we can point out 1.com 2015 d downfal of pdp in kwara state

Stale news. This story is four years old and happened in May 2010. Fashola has not commissioned any new project in that axis in recent times.

A big shame on our moderators if you guys cannot make little effort to verify some junks overzealous Paid APC fanatics put up here before moving them to the homepage.

Afam4eva, OAM4J and Sexkillz you guys should stop toying with nairaland. We burn megabytes everyday to support this forum to grow from strength to strength. Whoever wants to play APC politics should resign as moderator forthwith. Enough of this rubbish. Lagosians do not have the commonest of the most basic things of life like pipe borne water yet you guys resurrect decade old trash about these fraud stars at Alausa and move them straight to the front page.

its a lie can the writer show us the road that he commision, first of all Joseph Dosu way was construct in 2008/2009 while cemetry road was construct in 2010/2011 and the market road is underconstruct. Its a false news am a badagry guy gangan. Iro nla

Ok

Who allowed this lie to make front page must be a smoker

Okiki_Oluwa: Good one 4rm Fash.
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I v not been seeing news about Gov Fatai's development in Kwara State on the FP. Anyone who knows what's happening in Kwara?

my brother dere is no development in kwara oooo, i was dere two months ago but sincerely speaking noting gud to speak off.

Okiki_Oluwa: Good one 4rm Fash.
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I v not been seeing news about Gov Fatai's development in Kwara State on the FP. Anyone who knows what's happening in Kwara?

my brother dere is no development in kwara oooo, i was dere two months ago but sincerely speaking noting gud to speak off. Xcept shoprite dat i c, every oda tin remain as poor as b4

stebell: Where are de pix?

I live in badagry, the construction of roads in badagry is really true...they have constructed 2 already, its just the market road that they are doing atm, and Im sure by next week they'd be through with it.

stebell: Where are de pix?

I live in badagry, the construction of roads in badagry is really true...they have constructed 2 already, its just the market road that they are doing atm, and Im sure by next week they'd be through with it.

chaxumu: its a lie can the writer show us the road that he commision, first of all Joseph Dosu way was construct in 2008/2009 while cemetry road was construct in 2010/2011 and the market road is underconstruct. Its a false news am a badagry guy gangan. Iro nla

stebell: Where are de pix?

I live in badagry, the construction of roads in badagry is really true...they have constructed 2 already, its just the market road that they are doing atm, and Im sure by next week they'd be through with it. Was it not Fashola administration that did all of them? That of 08/09 and 10/11!!!

Very very shameful indeed. Why should the moderators move very stale mal-odourous report to the front page? Who is the moderator or super moderator that did this very SHAMEFUL thing? Why cant some people be sincere? Even the source of the report alone is enough to throw the report into the thrash can. Smh

STOP SPREADING THIS LIE ON NAIRALAND...FASHOLA DID NOT COMMISSION ANY PROJECT IN OJO AND BADAGRY IN RECENT TIMES!!!

Shame on nairaland moderators. I was equally wondering where he passed to go and commision the so called project not knowing it is the normal shameless propaganda being astutely supported by the so called moderators. Nairaland gradually going to the dogs

Commissioning non existing project and white papers project.
Decieve a few but not all

bros856: Nigerians this Fashola is God's gift to Nigeria. Let make him president come 2015. While other Governors are busy fighting for power and money laundery, Fashola is busy commisioning projects here and there. He is too much. That is Physical UNCOMMON TRANSFORMATION, not the one on AIT and Channel TV like AKPABIO. Akpabio is always commisioning projects that has been commisioned before on AIT and Channel TV which he had bought over.

Have u been to akwa ibom b4?bad belle