Governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode said the decision was to ensure free flow of traffic in the State, as according to him, activities of the affected agencies contribute to traffic congestion along the roads.
Lagos State’s finance commissioner, Akinyemi Ashade, revealed this during a ministerial press briefing to mark the second year anniversary of Governor Akinwumi Ambode’s assumption of office.
The fate of an estimated 30,000 people, including women and children in Otodo Gbame, a slum community in Lagos, hangs in the balance after the vicious demolition of their homes by agents of the Lagos state government.
The law which was passed by the State Assembly not long ago, prescribes a life sentence for anyone found guilty of kidnapping for ransom. It also provides that if a victim dies in the captivity, the suspect, if found guilty, will be liable to death.
Notable leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the South West were conspicuously missing at the party’s campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State, in preparation for the governorship election holding on November 26.
Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State has said that the Badagry Deep Sea Port project, when completed would be a major turning point in the economy of the state which was lately recognized as the fifth biggest economy in Africa.
