Fashola Condemns Attacks On Jonathan
saying nobody has the right to attack the president.
Fashola who said this at an occasion to mark his 2,800 days in office, affirmed that the president has the right to campaign anywhere in country, adding that such behaviours must be condemned if the country wants to move forward.
The governor urged the president to dissociate himself from inflammatory and derogatory statements being made in his name, noting that such statements could spur attacks against him.
He said, “For example, it was reported that the governor of Bauchi, if that report is correct, said that those who attacked the president’s convoy were not APC members, that they were members of their own party who were disgruntled about the gubernatorial ticket in their state.
“Now, APC was accused of the attacks and nobody must attack the president. Let me be clear on that.
He has a right like anybody to move freely around especially at this campaign time, and this is not about violence; the vote is really the choice that we need to make, so I want to be clear on that.
“But you see, look at what the president’s campaign has done; they started campaigning before INEC said it was time. As if that was not bad enough, some people have come out to say that if the president loses, heavens will fall. Now it is not the president saying so but it is being said on his behalf. For me, if somebody is true to a peace accord, he must disclaim those statements.”
Speaking further on the peace accord signed by President Jonathan and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he added that the Peace Accord was a mere gentleman’s agreement, saying what is important is the conduct thereafter.
“Like I said to people, it is not the agreements that people make that are as important as the honour with which they make them.
Some of the best agreements that have been made in contracts have created disputes that lawyers have gone to courts over and some things have been done without any formal documentation.
Men and women just shake hands and give their words in honour, and say we will do this. So, this is important for us to understand.”
The governor who also took time to speak on his achievements explained that his administration made remarkable impact in various sub-sectors to achieve a budget that closed at 83 per cent performance.
He said his administration has made milestones in the areas of powers and electrifications, saying “We completed the public lighting system on 11 kilometre road network between Ikorodu road Jibowu , Murtala Muhammed way up to Oyingbo .”
Fashola said the public lighting system will help motorists and improve security at night , while affording the traders opportunity to trade far into the night and make more income.
He said the government also delivered on the Mainland Independent Power Plant making it the fourth built by the present administration in the state.
Other areas he list achievements were in the areas of housing, Healthcare, Judiciary and empowerment of the officer of the Nigeria Police Force, road infrastructure, among others.
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