My political future is unknown to me – @TundeFashola

by Kolapo Olapoju

As the expiration of his tenure as Governor of Lagos state draws to an end, Babatunde Fashola says he ‘honestly’ as no idea what his next political sojourn willl be.

During an interview with Channels TV, Fashola declared that his party, the All Progressives Congress, would retain Lagos State in 2015, in spite of the efforts of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The governor was queried on his next political post, and he responded saying: “I don’t know honestly. I do well in multitasking. I have a job to do that runs until May 2015. And up till now people haven’t stopped asking me and my government for services. My mandate expires on the 29th of May and I’m going to give my best shot until the very final hour.”

Fashola stated that he hopes the next governor of the state will do a better job than him, adding that it was left for the electorate to decide which of the aspirants would represent the party at the 2105 polls.

He said, “I’ve met those who are running for governor on the platform of my party and I think all of them are good enough to lead us but the ultimate choice of who will lead us will depend on the larger body polity and the registered voters.”

The governor also commented on the ongoing distribution of permanent voter cards in the state, chastising that the Independent National Electoral Commission for its shoddy handling of the process, thus far.

“I don’t know what else an electoral commission would be doing after an election other than to be planning for the next election. Let me be fair and admit that election planning is a very huge logistics. I know election do not achieve 100 per cent. That is why election monitors look out for a minimum standard; not what the umpire says but what the participants say. If the foundation of the election which is the voters’ registration is faulty then we may be heading for trouble.”

“This is what should have been over four years. When INEC started this exercise, they started with six states; another six states and one expected that they would get better. Suddenly, they took 12 states at the same and halfway they said they were abandoning some states. What kind of message are you sending? Look at the states involved Lagos, Kano and Rivers, in the South-South, easily the largest in that area. Ogun State, densely populated, sharing borders with Lagos. These make up a significant voting population.”

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