Lagos APC to Lagos PDP: Stop this Bedtime Stories

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has described
the allegation that Governor Fashola led government of Lagos State is a
bad model of democratic governance as baseless and the biggest joke of the
21st Century.

PDP Lagos in a recent statement has accused Governor Fashola led
Government of not showing signs that it is willing to conduct local
government election as the tenure for the present dispensation ends in
October 29 2014.

“Now contrary to this bedtime stories of Lagos PDP, we want to make it
clears that Lagos State government is prepared to conduct LGA elections
as it has been doing in the past when INEC concludes its delineation
exercise in some states in the country”.

“INEC is creating new wards and new polling units in some states in the
country including Lagos and until it finalises that very important
exercise, it may not be feasible to conduct LGA elections because we need
to know the new wards and the new polling units before going to the
polls”.

“ If the new Voters Cards and the new Voters Register are yet to be seen,
please tell us how you can conduct elections. Once these structures are
put in place LASIEC will move into action”

“Some PDP controlled states have not conducted local government elections
in the last eight years but we are not PDP. We do the right thing, we
follow the rules and we get results. However, if these issues are not
resolved before the October deadline, Lagos State Government may appoint
caretaker committees to replace the outgoing LGA Chairmen.”

“On the allegation that Lagos State government officials are provoking PDP
members by removing and destroying PDP signs, please let it be known that
Lagos State has a Signage Agency called LAASA and if Lagos PDP wants its
services they know what to do. Advert Agencies in Lagos know that it is
not business as usual as LAASA has cleared the mess in Lagos and set up
new standards for Outdoor Advertising”

“Lagos State government has not provoked anybody or any group but
sometimes decisions are taken in the overall interest of 25 million
Lagosians, rather it is Lagos PDP that has been provoking Lagos APC. We
saw the provocation when a junior Minister in the Ministry of Defence
Senator Obanikoro went with armed soldiers to Ilubirin Housing Estate to
harass contractors building homes for Lagosians. We see this provocation
when one of our leader in the island Alhaji Azeez Asake was brutally
murdered by PDP thugs after their rallies at TBS. We see these
provocations on a daily basis at old toll gate Lagos where Lagos PDP is
training thugs for 2015 elections in the name of SURE-P. PDP is on the
wrong side of history in Nigeria, and the same history will remain our
witness”