Governor Ambode
Governor Akinwumi Ambode came under fire from a London based newspaper-The Economist, which accused him of not being able to maintain the progressive strides of former Governor Raji Fashola.
In a response to the article by the The Economist, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said, in a statement that
“The
said article has since gained frenetic, orchestrated spread in both
social and traditional media in Nigeria, helped in part, ostensibly, by a
push from a recalcitrant legion of traducers still struggling with the
reality of a new helmsman whose idea of progress in Lagos State factors
in electoral promises and respect for human dignity.”
Governor Ambode confronting a traffic offender
Adding
that “If we excuse the fact that the offensive article in The Economist
came out last weekend just about the time that Lagos State Government
added some bite to its security and traffic management efforts, what
shall we call the curious ‘culling’ of the said article by some local
media?”
“That The Economist sees nothing
wrong in recalcitrant officers refusing to carry out a directive by
their employer is as surprising as it is shameful. Shockingly still, the
veil finally came off this curious article when it states that by
choosing a compassionate approach to enforcement, Governor Ambode is
less competent and has deviated from his predecessor’s template,” Ayorinde said.
Governor Ambode
The
Economist criticised Ambode’s passive method of handling traffic
situation in Lagos, adding that it had further made the city less
navigable.
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