₦airaland Forum

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, on Friday abolished some ministries in the state and relieved Taofeek Oki of his duties as the managing director of the Lagos state development and property corporation (LSDPC). He also scrapped all parastatal monitoring offices (PMO) and ordered that all the ministries assigned with the responsibility of superintending over some parastatals and boards to henceforth sorely undertake such erstwhile responsibilities of the defunct PMO on such parastatals, agencies and boards. Ambode also abolished the ministry of rural affairs and directed that the legislative powers bureau be merged with the new office of civic engagement.

The governor ordered that the ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs be renamed ministry of local government and community affairs, with additional responsibilities. He also re-assigned the debt management office and office of the special adviser on taxation and revenue to the ministry of finance.

The governor ordered that the former ministry of tourism and inter-governmental relations be relieved of the inter-governmental relations mandate and the ministry of home affairs and culture be added to the ministry of tourism. “It is now to be known and addressed as the ministry of tourism, arts and culture,” he said. “The hitherto distinct responsibilities of the office of drainage services and office of environmental services have been merged.” Meanwhile, the governor said the state would consider adopting a ‘rent and own’ policy in resolving its housing deficiency. He acknowledged that it was not easy for a winner of a three-bedroom flat, under the state government’s housing scheme, to make an initial payment of about N5 million – half the cost – before spreading out the balance through monthly payments.

Ambode noted that it was unnecessary for a bachelor or spinster to own a three-bedroom flat, saying that it was better for those in this category to get studio apartments and upgrade to more spacious accommodations when they get married and started having children. He appreciated the solid foundation already laid by his predecessors in office and called for suggestions and constructive criticism by all residents, including the media, so as to build on what was on ground. On dwindling federal allocation, Ambode said that the state would enlarge its internally generated revenue drive, without bringing hardship to residents. He said less than half of the taxable adults in the state currently meet their civic obligations and it was time more were made to key in without increasing taxation.

Ambode also said that more effort would be put in place to promote tourism in the state and use this to provide jobs for the teeming unemployed, adding that a summit would soon be convened to address the critical issues in the sector. He was speaking during a chat with media executives, who paid a courtesy call to his office in Ikeja, capital of the state.

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Up Ambode

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Yeye man


Those ministries are far better than the ministry of employment he created






...Smh

This is what you get when you have a fufu head governor

This got me lmao...

I hope all these governors sacking and replacing people up and down remember to fulfil their campaign promises.

That's how my own state governor is busy going round inspecting abandoned projects whereas the people are dieing of hunger as a result of unpaid salaries.

They should set their priorities right!

Great

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Yeye man


Those ministries are far better than the ministry of employment he created






...Smh

This is what you get when you have a fufu head governor

u just one pained igbo taniod fuvk

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Yeye man


Those ministries are far better than the ministry of employment he created






...Smh

This is what you get when you have a fufu head governor

ediot cant you see ambode is cutting governance cost by scraping such unnecessary ministries and parastatals??
foolishness is what you get when you would not read to understand

Ambode carry go
Lagos is working haters can swim in the lagoon

adaweezy:
ediot cant you see ambode is cutting governance cost by scraping such unnecessary ministries and parastatals??
foolishness is what you get when you would not read to understand

he is cutting cost by creating ministry of employment

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chamboy:
u just one pained igbo taniod fuvk

[/s]am not from SE dumbo








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ok robot

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he is cutting cost, yet he went on to create ministry of employment, when there is ministry of works already





...Keep defending that your FUFU HEAD governor

...Smh

Olodo , no Ministry of works under state only federal. Obviously your own head is full of shit

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www.nairaland.com/2345667/ambode-creates-ministry-employment-two

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/ambode-creates-ministry-of-employment-two-other-offices-in-lagos/

What's your point? You said he created ministry of employment when there's already a ministry of works and I'm telling you the ministry of works is under federal so it's not duplication for him to create ministry of employment in Lagos state. Agree you goofed poo brain fellow

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he is cutting cost, yet he went on to create ministry of employment, when there is ministry of works already





...Keep defending that your FUFU HEAD governor

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Reveal how obtuse you are. Do you actually know what the 'works' ministry is about? So so dumb.

#change
#PMB
#APC

Change2015:
Reveal how obtuse you are. Do you actually know what the 'works' ministry is about? So so dumb.
#change
#PMB
#APC

[quote author=aderonila18 post=34965238]Don't mind the child, so many of them on Nairanland. They know nothing but are always quick to insult those that are a hundred times more intelligent than their entire families

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he is cutting cost, yet he went on to create ministry of employment, when there is ministry of works already





...Keep defending that your FUFU HEAD governor

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Ediot
Ministry of works (Roads, rail, housing, infrastructure, environment )
So we should now put employment again
Read to understand not read to reply .....

[quote author=bamidele029 post=34965368][/quote]

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Yeye man


Those ministries are far better than the ministry of employment he created






...Smh

This is what you get when you have a fufu head governor

Ich dachte, ich habe alles auf Nairaland
gehört, bis ich hörte Fufu Head

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...opuno

It's oponu

APC supporters hate PDP supporters and vice versa,you are all the same