Jonathan and Sambo have failed to make their academic qualification relevant - Fashola

The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan and his Deputy, Namadi Sambo have failed to make their high academic qualifications reflect in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress campaign rally in Ikorodu on Saturday, Fashola stressed that “we need someone who could address our challenges.”

“We prayed that if we have someone who has degree, he will be able to develop the country. And when the current president, a Ph.D holder, assumed office, we rejoiced that the country will improve. Rather than implement policies that would improve the standard of living of the citizens, we were having regression,”he said. “Also, his Vice-President is an architect but he cannot construct roads. But it is sad that a lawyer is the Commissioner for Works in Edo State and he has constructed several roads. In Ogun State, the Commissioner for Works is an architect and he has built several roads.

“So, let’s ask Sambo, the Vice President what has he done for the nation since he assumed office. All he could do was to inform the President that people are leaving Lagos because of tax regime. And I want everyone to ask the Vice President if the number of vehicles coming into Lagos has reduced.”

According to Fashola, the Peoples Democratic Party has demonstrated lack of governance experience. Reacting to claims by the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje at the third edition of the gubernatorial debate organised by the Diocese of Lagos West, Anglican Communion that the state government spends three percent of its budget on primary education, Fashola noted that this has been evident in the kind of candidates presented by the ruling party.

“For instance, their governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, is displaying his inexperience and ignorance on government budget with his recent comment on budget allocation for education in Lagos.”

“With this comment, he does not have knowledge on finance issues. If he listened to my budget speech, I said that we increased budget for education from 15 percent to 16.8 percent. I also explained that the 16.8 percent is not the entire budget for education.

But funds for some of the education programmes were left with the ministry that was saddled with such responsibility in the state.”