February 22, 2015 – Lagos State Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola today challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to visit and spend five days in Chibok town where over 200 girls were kidnapped some months ago.
Fashola who was speaking in Lekki while inspecting a private vault alluded to recent visit of the President to Lagos and his decision to spend five days in the state.
Jonathan was in Lagos in the past five days during which he commissioned four warships for the Nigerian Navy and 220 megawatts Egbin Thermal plant in Lagos and received visitors from leadership of market women in the South West, representatives of Igbo community and Yoruba Council of Elders, Islamic clerics among others.
Fashola also said that he bought his own vault where his remains will be buried at his demise four years ago and that death is a necessary end that will come when it will come, saying there is need for people to prepare for it.
“We are here to inspect a cemetery , we often don’t like to talk about but there is a need for it because the population continue to expand and the Lekki Sub- region is growing very fast.
” If you look at it the Ikoyi Cemetry, the Abari and all of that are more than a 100 years old and they were built by colonialists and left behind for us and when you look at the way they have also managed them , many families cannot even visit the vaults where their loved ones are resting.
” We have this strategic partnership now with private sector and they are going to deliver a cemetery like no other. They will manage it and make the cost also competitive. There will be high, medium and low density vaults for people who really want to make a statement at their exit .
” It is the truism of life everyone who comes must go so as we are building hospitals , roads , schools imbibing survival strategy we must also plan for the end .
“This sounds as something people don’t want to discuss. I have bought my vault . It surprises people. I paid for it four years ago . As I always tell people if you come here for life you must plan to go. Those who don’t want to go should not come.
Fashola who reacted to President Goodluck Jonathan’s assurance to rescue the residents from oppression and bondage by winning the state in the forthcoming election challenged him to dare to spend the five days he spent recently in Lagos State in Chibok .
