Outgoing Minister for State for
Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro declared
yesterday that his interest in taking a shot at
the governorship of Lagos State, was to rescue
the state from unnamed individuals that have
put the state in bondage and to stop the
commercialization of its governance.
The minister who spoke when he inspected the
ministry's Quarter Guard set by the Defence
headquarters in his honour as part of
activities marking his sendforth yesterday also
expressed hope in the success of the ceasefire
deal struck between the Federal Government
and the Boko Haram sect, saying it will bring
about the much needed peace in the North
East.
Obaniokoro expressed gratitude to President
Goodluck Jonathan, the Minister of Defence,
General Aliyu Gusau and the staff of the
ministry for the support given him while in
office.
His words: "We came in at a very difficult
time for the country and I thank God we have
been able to strongly put in hard work to
ensure that value is added to what we met on
the ground, and some of the successes that
we have seen in terms of stability in the
country is part of the contribution that we
have also made as part of the ministry of
defence family.
"Funding will always be a challenge, the
commitment and the effort we have put in so
far with Mr. President at the helm of affairs;
we are making progress. From a nation of
anything goes to a nation where we are
bringing about stability. We have conquered
the issue of militancy in the Niger/Delta; the
Boko Haram issue will also be a thing of the
past.
"I'm excited; things like this don't come easy,
a lot of sleepless nights have gone into it. We
must salute Mr. President for the courage and
the conviction that we must have peace than
to have war," he stated.
On his ambition to govern Lagos state, he
said, "Lagos is under bondage and for the
liberation of Lagos; I want to liken it to
General Gowon's phrase that it is a task that
must be done.
"As a native Lagosian, I am committed to the
liberation of Lagos. Commercialisation of
Lagos as a way of governance is something we
must put an end to," Obanikoro said.
The permanent Secretary, Aliyu Ismaila and
staff of the ministry expressed happiness with
the minister for his commitment while he
served and wished him luck in his future
endeavour.
"ObaniKoro is going and leaving us with mixed
feelings. Firstly, he has created a gap, a
vacuum that will be difficult to fill. As staff we
see him as somebody who is result-oriented,
one who at any given time, wants to add value
to whatever he is doing.
"He is committed to his job, a patriotic
Nigerian who believes in the leadership of this
country. He has provided us a pact and we
are following. We wish we will also be with
him in Lagos so that he gets his ambition
fulfilled. We are sad but we are also happy
for him. We pray that God Almighty will
answer his prayers."


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Is best bet is to come to APC for deputy governor's ticket. Lagos = APC. Case closed!

Can't read this long post cos of someone we all know is a serial failure and non achiever.

Lol, he himself knows he's joking, well maybe if he uses jazz sha

All I saw was Koro bla bla bla.

This dude has too much time on his hands. He should be given another ambassadorial appointment to keep him busy biko