Toluwani Eniola

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos has accused the All Progressives Congress-led state government of allegedly spending N3.2bn to do a facelift of the state in anticipation of the botched visit of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The PDP slammed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for embarking on a hasty beautification of Lagos, particularly by placing flags and pictures around the areas marked for the passage of the President.



In a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson for the PDP in the state, Gani Taofik, the party described the preparations for the aborted visit of the President as a fraud.

The party stated, “The purported preparations for the aborted visit of President Buhari to Lagos State was a fraud and another confirmation that the APC is too haphazard in governance, hence the disconnection between the state governor and the Presidency. This made the state not to know that the President had changed his mind on visiting the state.

“Governor Ambode must be accountable for the over N3.2bn claimed to have been expended on the botched visit of the President. In the opinion of the PDP, inviting the President to inaugurate ordinary rehabilitation of roads, which are not even more than seven in a state with 245 wards, is a clear mismanagement of public funds, misplacement of priority and evidence of the APC propagandists’ style. Governor Ambode must, therefore, refund what was purportedly spent.”

Reacting to the allegation in a text message sent to our correspondent, the spokesperson for the APC in the state, Joe Igbokwe, said Governor Ambode would never spend such an amount on a visit.

Igbokwe described the PDP as a lazy group of people seeking attention.

He said, “The Lagos PDP, if it still exists, has become a pathetic party led by people with a third-rate sense. Tell me the meaning of this insinuation that N3.2bn was spent for just a visit to Lagos by the President. Does it make sense at all? What point is the PDP trying to make with this gaffe?

“The PDP is a group of idle minds. Lagos PDP is confused, helpless and hopeless. Now, the PDP needs to get a life. If you know Governor Ambode very well, his training and public service, it will not be too hard to know that he can never waste that kind of money for just a visit.”
http://www.punchng.com/ambode-spent-n3-2bn-cancelled-buharis-visit-pdp/

Surely he will deny

Sai PDP....you guys are learning fast

Where is lalasticlala sef

“Governor Ambode must be accountable for the over N3.2bn claimed to have been expended on the botched visit of the President. In the opinion of the PDP, inviting the President to inaugurate ordinary rehabilitation of roads, which are not even more than seven in a state with 245 wards, is a clear mismanagement of public funds, misplacement of priority and evidence of the APC propagandists’ style. Governor Ambode must, therefore, refund what was purportedly spent.”


Wastage everywhere meanwhile somewhere in Nigeria some people cant afford atleast two meals....

That na small money nah

Ambode should come and defend himself. But as usual, people do not care to know how much their governors spend on frivolities.

Ok

i dont want to believe this story, but wen i saw those posters and all those big bill boards something tell me it may b true..

So PDP too can open their mouth to rant about mismanagement of public funds. Na God of the masses go punish all of una.

PDP never make sense ever since they were relegated to opposition party

During the APC days,they always back up this kind of news with lot of pictures coupled with fake Oluwole document then fire it through sahara reporters and premium times

The amount may be exaggerated however the sudden cancellation of PMB visit was a big blow to a lot of APC members in Lagos state
Just that most of them could not complain openly ...

Wailers, how market and where is Metuh. Biko?

Ambode just let us know how evil he is. Waiting for Buhari to show up before he could think of repairing roads and others.

Hypocrisy.

APC and waste.If you can spend such amount of money for visit by a local president like Buhari how much will you spend when you host the Pope, Obama or even Biden US vice president?This is waste of resources mixed with hypocrisy.Thanks.

The PDP seems to have found its lost voice. This is how it should be--lay their sordid acts bare before everyone.
Ambode is a member of a party that preaches austerity yet he shelled out 3.2 billion naira on an aborted visit.
CHANGE really has many variants.

Ambode would certainly beat Fashola in corruption matters..

APC= All Politician Corrupt

the way and manner moneys is spent in Nigeria is been blunted calls for concerns. example is buhari China trip cost Nigerians $2 Million dollars. a big chunk of our foreign reserves had been spent on Buhari fruitless foreign trips that never yielded any fruits.

one will wonder the amount of dollars had been siphon out of the country and yet they claim fighting corruption.

smh

The sad part is the fact that there is no good opponent to stand against this man in 2019

wdf

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Originality007:


...Igbokwe described the PDP as a lazy group of people seeking attention.

He said, “The Lagos PDP, if it still exists, has become a pathetic party led by people with a third-rate sense. Tell me the meaning of this insinuation that N3.2bn was spent for just a visit to Lagos by the President. Does it make sense at all? What point is the PDP trying to make with this gaffe?

“The PDP is a group of idle minds. Lagos PDP is confused, helpless and hopeless. Now, the PDP needs to get a life....

Chaii

PDP pls furnish us wit evidence

So we can WAIL alongside

This is corruption but Buhari will not see this. He will form def and Dom as usual because that governor. belongs to his caucus.

Is this what PDP should be doing, is PDP the media, what wrong with them, don't they know how to play opposition. They think this cheap lie will scored them point. Smh for PDP.

Looters everywhere

Imagine the shit

Nnemuka:
“Governor Ambode must be accountable for the over N3.2bn claimed to have been expended on the botched visit of the President. In the opinion of the PDP, inviting the President to inaugurate ordinary rehabilitation of roads, which are not even more than seven in a state with 245 wards, is a clear mismanagement of public funds, misplacement of priority and evidence of the APC propagandists’ style. Governor Ambode must, therefore, refund what was purportedly spent.”


Wastage everywhere meanwhile somewhere in Nigeria some people cant afford atleast two meals....

a ministry should be able to function without a minister, thats why there is a permanent secretary.