The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said Nigerians are disappointed in the present administration because they are looking for results in the wrong place.

Fashola who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television said Nigerians should note that governance is not magic and the results they promptly need can only be delivered by state and local government which are the closest to grassroots.

“Governance is not magic. It is the act of the possible and our responsibility is to always project hope. Perhaps those who feel that way (disappointed) should be made to realize that what we expect of the Nigerian Federal government lies more with the state government and the local government…some of the most basic things.

“What we should do is to focus on the government that is closest to us. I will urge people to go and read the constitution, the powers the President has are about 45, many of them are categorised as power but they are even functions and duties.

“The government that can transform us and give us what we want quickly are the government closest to us – state and local government,” he said.

Fashola notes that basic infrastructure like primary healthcare, primary education, among others which Nigerians clamour for, can only be delivered by state and local governments.

“Looking for the Federal Government or a magic President is why we seem to have been disappointed. We are looking for the results in the wrong place,” Fashola said.

He urged Nigerians to read the constitution to understand better the divide between the state and the Federal Government.

According to him refuse management, water supply, primary healthcare, basic education, etc are all matters within the local and state government and the duties rest upon the state governors.


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The way buhari and his cabinet team are speaking I doubt if there's any hope again in this administration to deliver any of their promises to Nigerians.

always talking rubbish na so e talk say e wont take serious govt more than 6 months to fix electricity.. So make we dey hold our chairman if light no dey 24hrs

Always shifting goal post

So you are now pushing the blame to local and state government, thank GOD you didn't deny that Nigeria are disappointed in Buhari's government like lie Muhammad SAW, Garbage Shehu and idiot adeshina that claim Nigeria is doing well under Buhari

Well what he is saying is partly right, we do need to hold our state and local governments accountable.

However, I don't believe Nigeria has ever had a President who truly loved the country.

Anywho, by Gods grace, Nigeria will split up peacefully. No wars, No bloodshed, No spite, just each tribe going their own way.

They always have something to say ,to justify whatever is going on with the masse's.

These politicians(PARTY) has done, far worse what no other political party has done ever thought of DOING...

I don't think they will smell that seat Again..
That's if there's still A COUNTRY CALLED Nigeria by then...

VaselineCrew:
Well what he is saying is partly right, we do need to hold our state and local governments accountable.

However, I don't believe Nigeria has ever had a President who truly loved the country.

Anywho, by Gods grace, Nigeria will split up peacefully. No wars, No bloodshed, No spite, just each tribe going their own way.

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But do u know that all natural resources revenues goes to federal government and share to states and local government every month?