Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos
September 14, 2015 – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday unveiled plans to commence render quarterly account of stewardship to residents of Lagos State.
The decision to render a quarterly account is a little departure from the tradition established by the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola who throughout his eight year reign rendered account of stewardship every 100 days.
In a statement, Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said the quarterly account of stewardship which will take the form of town hall meetings, will take the government to the nooks and crannies of the state .
He said the town hall meetings will also go a long way to assist the governor to feel the pulse of the people and get firsthand knowledge of their needs and concerns.
“The maiden edition of our quarterly report will be rendered in the first week of October and would continue in that tradition every three months going forward. At the end of each quarter, our government would report to the people of the state on the journey so far and the task ahead”, he said.
He said his administration’s efforts in the last three months have been geared towards making sure that public institutions work in the interest of the people, alluding to the fact that public institutions have been animated to measure up to the expectations of the people of the state.
“We are committed to making the various public institutions work to the benefit of the people of the state. That in my view is why we were elected”.
“So, our government will use the town hall meetings to get feelers from the populace on how government affects them and what they want from government. The populace will also have the opportunity to know what we have been doing and what we intend to do to make the state safer, cleaner and more prosperous for all who have chosen this state as their home”, Governor Ambode said.