Vice President Namadi Sambo has said that people are fleeing Lagos because of heavy taxation and squandering.
Sambo made this statement during a reconciliation meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship aspirants in Lagos.
He said “Lagos has for years been yearning for change from the burden of excessive taxation and squandering, you all know about. Today, people are leaving Lagos. The huge resources accruing to the state are used to the detriment of the good people of Lagos State. We are poised more than ever before to rescue Lagosians from the bondage and sufferings of taking back with the left hand and then, taking it away by the right hand.
“I will like to mention part of the tricks of the opposition where some governors put their pictures on projects in newspapers. In one of them, I saw the Lekki Deep Sea port. This is a PPP (Private-Public Partnership) programme where the Federal Government has large shareholdings with the Nigeria Ports Authority.
“The site of that Lekki Deep Sea port was the site where the Federal Government was to build a methanol plant. That methanol plant could not continue because we had spent over $200m on which has been converted to our share.
“Apart from that, the NPA is a 20 per cent shareholder in that port and then the private sector has the largest share. Some states are claiming that it is their projects. Our own pictures are there and we are confident that anything that we print and show you can be verified. I believe that with the coming of our new governor, we will have realistic development in Lagos State.”
Sambo also added that if the PDP Gubernatorial Aspirant, Jimi Agbaje is elected next year, he will bring an end to the suffering of people in the state.
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro who was also present at the meeting said “Despite the inadequacies experienced in our governorship primary, a lot has been said, we have disagreed but we have agreed that Jimi Agbaje is our candidate. I want to express my appreciation to my supporters that stood by us. There is time for everything and that is why I want to implore all of you that yesterday belongs to yesterday.”
Jimi Agbaje also thanked the Presidency for intervening and he promised to deliver Lagos next year. He said “Today, a new chapter is being written in the annals of the PDP Lagos: A chapter of unity, a chapter of power, chapter of hope, a chapter of change, a chapter of victory. And by the grace of God, in 2015, the PDP will record resounding victory in Lagos.”