Governor Raji Babatunde Fashola was praised on Twitter after he left his administration of Governor of Lagos state, he was praised with his brilliancy and his choices of words, as many recommended him for Vice-president in the past election, while some Nigerians believes he will be an excellent Minister for works if appointed. In this story you are about to read, you will believe all politicians are all the same.
Raji Fashola Website Saga
Last week, Governor Fashola name started trending on Twitter after an allegation that he designed a new website for 78 Million Naira ($392,403). A lot of users were raging at what sort of website he was going to build to cost that much. After a few days of rage and talks on Twitter, the firm released a statement saying that the website was quoted 12m Naira only, and the administration had paid less than 10m Naira.
Read their statement :
Our attention has been drawn to the Twitter campaign alleging that the Lagos State Government, led by Governor Babatunde Fashola spent N78m to upgrade the www.tundefashola.com website, a site dedicated to giving citizens unfettered access to the governor’s daily activities and open access to information.
It is imperative to state here that the website in question is not Mr. Babatunde Fashola’s personal website but an official website which reports and documents his official activities as a way of accounting for his stewardship to the people of Lagos State.
While we do not hold brief for the Lagos State Government, the selective loading of contracts awarded and executed by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency is itself suspect and aimed at a pre-determined end. The statement of the contract line item and the cost ascribed to the website of the agency are therefore misleading and mischievous.
N12.5m was quoted for the upgrade of the www.tundefashola.com website, which includes the complete re-design of all the hundreds of page templates. Meanwhile, the LASG spent less than N10m on this and not N78m being circulated on the social media.
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Info Access Plus Limited will manage the contents of the site, which consist of press releases, speeches, photos, videos, etc., for one year.
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Employment Not On Merit, Wasteful Permanent Secretaries
You might not see it yet, but Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is trying to clear the wrong of Fashola after he noticed that the former governor had been using 53 permanent secretaries in his administration, and also has been employing people that are friends and colleagues, bring backwardness to the Lagos state civil service. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Federal government has only known to only use 43 permanent secretaries.
Governor Ambode has reviewed the permanent secretaries, and has said all career permanent secretaries go back as directors, while all others that had been employed for political reasons will join their family soon.
Lagos State Resident Registration Agency (LASRRA)
In a move that was very sensitive when he assumed office, Governor Ambode sacked the head of all Boards of parastatals and agencies, Lara Fashola (Tunde Fashola sister) and another 75 people were affected by the sack. This is what had happened.
The Lagos State Resident Registration Agency (LASRRA), which is tasked with the capturing and issuing of identity cards to Lagos state residents has collected 7 Billion Naira for the project, but LASSRA was only able to register only 400,000 people out of an estimated 18 Million people in the state.
Also, when Lola Fashola was in LASSRA, news of the people reported that the government single-handedly paid 150 Million Naira to repair a room that was destroyed by a thunderstorm. According to a source who spoke to the news of the people, “How much did we rent the entire building that we spend N150million to repair a room?” the source said.
Ambode Revokes C of O
Another maladministration by the Fashola administration is the issuance of C of O's. The new government is being revoking C of O's after Fashola was said to have hurriedly signed a lot of it, weeks before the end of his administration.
Some of the C of O's revoked includes the land that had been allocated to top government officials without due processes.
Governor Fashola had established an agency which was also heavily funded to repair and handle all maintenance of Lagos state government properties. The agency was headed by a general manager that was allegedly said to be having a romantic relationship with Governor Tunde Fashola. The agency was said to be very corrupt that he angered Governor Ambode, and the general manager was the first to get attacked by the operation clean Lagos state.
Nike Animasaun Saga
Nike Animashaun is known for being another corrupt person in the Fashola administration, but Tunde Fashola will not blink an eye. A source close to NOTP reveals that the 2Billion Naira allocated to in the 2014 budget was squandered and not well accounted for.
The accomplice of Nike is Debola Omoboya, Omoboya works as director at the Ministry of Science and Technology. He was said to have diverted 200 Million contract job for his own company. He was directed to face the panel of service commission last week, but was later fired last week.
Nike Animashaun who still wants to enjoy her position in the ministry had met with the Oba of Lagos, Oba Akiolu to help intervene on her behalf, and help her get mercy from Ambode, and be transferred to the Land ministry, but the Oba told her to pray to leave the service in peace, as everyone already knows of her excesses and he won't be a party to that conspiracy, she should go.
Nike is said to be having in a romantic relationship with one of Tunde Fashola best friend, Tunji Olowolafe.
Rumours have it that Akinwunmi Ambode was not Governor Fashola best candidate for Governor of the state, and he never supported his mandate. But the Asiwaju of Lagos, Bola Ahmed Tinubu supports him, and since he is the APC leader, Fashola gave in, but he was not happy with the decision.
Fashola had sacked Ambode from the Lagos state civil service. A report that was denied by the office of the governor during the campaign.