The meeting would also be rotate in the three senatorial districts in the state. This he said would make the people at the grassroots major players in governance.
“Today, we have started with the west axis in Abesan, the next quarter will be the Central axis of Lagos. This way, every part of the state will have an opportunity to engage to engage with my administration.”The meeting afforded the people the opportunity to raise questions on the impact of government policies. Some of the questions, which border on youth unemployment, roads construction, banning the use of loud speakers for prayer, street trading and banning of heavy duty vehicles from plying Lagos roads during the day, were put before the governor.
The Iyaloja of Ikeja Market Association, Alhaja Adia Apeno, asked Ambode to tackle the menace of bad roads in the state. She said if the road were in good shape, the cost of goods in the market will be affordable.
She said transporters were taking advantage of the bad roads to increase their charges on the goods being conveyed to the markets.
The governor expressed satisfaction with the school health programme, saying that about 4,890 pupils from eight primary schools in six local government benefited in the first quarter.
According to him, two new molecule machines were installed at the Isolo General Hospital and the Ikorodu General Hospital. This was done with the collaboration of the Federal Ministry of Health and National AIDS Control Agency.
The molecule machines could be used to detect persons infested with Tuberculosis within two hours when the test is carried out.
Credit: The Nation
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