Babajide Sanwo-Olu & Jimi Agbaje. |
Worried
by the poor state of power supply and its negative impact on the state economy,
the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos state, Mr.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu has vowed to get the state out of the National grid if
elected as governor.
Sanwo-Olu
further promised to work with the generation and distribution companies
operating in Lagos to deal with legal and commercial issues that are inhibiting
power supply so that Lagosians and businesses can enjoy regular electricity to
boost social life and economic output.
The
APC standard bearer made the pledge on Friday during a gubernatorial debate
organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, between him and his
closest rival in the race, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Sanwo-Olu
who gave a hint that preliminary discussions have started with Eko and Ikeja
Discos, the two power distributors in the State and his team is working with
them to fashion out a lasting solution to the power crisis in the State.
‘’I
have in the last two months, held meetings with the two discos in the State.
I’m aware of what the challenges are and they are certainly not about
generation. It goes beyond that. There are 40 to 50% commercial and technical
loses that the discos are recording right now. There are huge receivables
sitting on the tables. I understand what the issues are and I will tackle them
head-on once we assume office.
‘‘The
beauty of the whole thing for me is not even in increasing the megawatts but to
take Lagos out of the national grid. I am promising you today that I will work
towards removing Lagos from the national grid,’’ Sanwo-Olu stated.
The
APC candidate also promised to bring innovation into revenue generation, noting
that more people need to be included in the tax net. He explained that
government should make visible impacts in the lives of the citizens adding that
this will encourage them to perform their civic responsibilities without anyone
forcing them.
‘’We
will work on regeneration, create wealth for people in places such as Ajegunle,
Ijora Badia and the rest. When you give Titles to people in such places, it
automatically shoots up the commercial value of their property. They will have
a bankable document they can leverage to increase their wealth.’’
Sanwo-Olu
emphasized on how he will solve the seemingly intractable traffic gridlocks in
the State which he said he has come up with creative solutions to adopt once he
is elected as governor.
‘‘My
deputy and I have undergone a study of the traffic situation in the State and
we have discovered that there are about sixty three heavy traffic points in
Lagos. The interesting thing is that it is not one solution fits all. There are
some of them whose solution I will describe as low hanging fruit such as
removal of roundabout or erection of traffic lights while some others require
long term solutions.
Above all, we are set to fix the Lagos traffic
gridlocks,’’ Sanwo-Olu reiterated.
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