Ambode Hosts Fashola, Promises Support For FG's Projects

Lagos state Governor, Akinwumi Ambode has assured that his government will work hand in hand with the Federal government towards executing Projects for the good of the citizenry.

Governor Ambode gave the assurance while hosting his predecessor and the minister of Power, works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Saturday.

"The Lagos State Government will collaborate with & support the Federal Government to execute projects for the benefit of Lagosians & Nigerians"

 The governor while welcoming the minister, appreciated him for the good job done during his tenure as the governor of the state.

"We welcome the Honourable Minister and appreciate him for his years of meritorious service to the Government and People of Lagos"

Earlier, Fashola who described the visit as home-coming for him, said he had come with his team to Lagos as part of a nationwide project monitoring exercise to inspect the job done so far on Federal Government projects.

He assured that the Ministry had made representations to the Federal Executive Council on modalities to pay debts owed State Governments including Lagos State for rehabilitation of federal roads over the years, saying that the debts would be paid through bond instrument.

The Minister also expressed readiness to assist Lagos State power initiative, especially in the rural areas.

It would be recalled that Governor Ambode recently set machinery in motion to attain 24-hour power supply through generation of 3,000 megawatts of electricity by 2022.