by Kolapo Olapoju
Dear Lagosians, Governor Fashola wants you to know that he did not sack the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, while he served as the Accountant-General of the state.
Recently, the Peoples Democratic Party had said Ambode was sacked by Fashola for financial impropriety.
According to a statement released by Fashola through his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, on Saturday, the claim by the PDP is a desperate to win Lagos state from the APC during Saturday’s governorship election.
“Governor Fashola has repudiated the insinuation that the APC governorship candidate was dismissed from the state’s civil service, describing it as one of the many lies of the PDP aimed at deceiving voters into voting for them.”
“He explained that Mr. Ambode retired voluntarily from the public service after 27 years of meritorious service to the state, adding that he (governor) wrote him a letter of commendation.”
“The governor noted that the PDP had done nothing in the last 16 years but lie to Nigerians about practically everything, including the state of the economy and the security situation as well as other sensitive issues that affect the lives of the people.”
“Urging the people not to be deceived by such lies, Governor Fashola pointed out that in the last 16 years, the PDP-controlled Federal Government had ignored the state in federal appointments and not only failed to maintain its numerous infrastructure in the state but refused to pay back to the state the money it (Lagos) has spent in maintaining federal assets in the state including roads and bridges, amounting to N51bn.”
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