BEVERLY HILLS, JULY 22, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared that the State would witness massive transformation in critical sectors in the next six months, stressing that his administration is totally committed to the actualization of the various initiatives aimed at making life better, simpler and more prosperous for the people.
He stated this on Friday at the opening session of a two-day retreat themed: “Reflect, Reappraise, Restrategise: Raising The Bar Of Governance,” held at the VIP Chalets, Badagry, by the state government for members of the State Executive Council and Body of Permanent Secretaries.
Ambode, who declared that creating value for the people remained top priority for him, stated that the government was ready to partner with any individual, corporate organization and indeed the private sector towards achieving the set goals.
He asserted that the everyday challenge for him and his team in the last thirteen months was all about adding positive value and taking decisions only in the best interest of the people.
According to the Governor, “This government is about creating value for our people. That is the whole essence of our coming together as a team. It is all about seeing to what extent can we create value for Lagosians.
“That is our everyday challenge that the people have seen in the last thirteen months. I believe strongly that creating value is the central focus of everyday decision we have taken at the Exco level and even the Body of Permanent Secretaries level.
“We are all out to give positive value to Lagosians. We don’t want to make life difficult for people and we also want to ensure that in every decision that we make, the overall interest of the larger populace is actually affected positively.
“In the next six months, a totally different Lagos you will see because the kind of initiatives that we have set up that are actually work in progress now, we will release and unleash them and the people will obviously see that we are very focused on making life easier for them,” Ambode said.
