My recommendation is a compelling urgency for decentralisation. There is a necessity to decentralise the Police. We are under policed.
My knowledge of Abuja is not as deep as my knowledge of Lagos.
Actions must have consequences.
Every state need not start with state policing if they can't fund it.
There are times we spent money when we shouldn't, the choices we make define the results we get
We should have a debt that grows our productivity, we cant borrow to pay salaries. I can borrow to build power plants.
For every citizen that was robbed, I had failed.
Well, by all means please let's decentralize policing.
The unfortunate thing about money is that it always raises suspicion even amongst brothers.
The abuse of political power is not as important as the loss of lives. Plus there is a process for curing the abuse of institutions.
As governor of Lagos, I never signed a cheque and never fixed contract prices.
The concept of loyalty is a very strange concept. When loyalty is to be tested, the real answer is that may it never be.
The economy needs a stimulus. We MUST borrow. The notion of debt as a sin or something evil should be reviewed.
who want to benefit from the commonwealth must contribute to the common purse.
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Babatunde Fashola: Biography and Life Work
Babatunde Fashola was a notable Politician. The story of Babatunde Fashola began on 28 June 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Babatunde Raji Fashola CON SAN ( Yoruba : Bàbátúndé Rájí Fáṣọlá ( Listen ⓘ ) ; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the federal minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. He was the minister of Power, Works and Housing from 2015 to 2019. He also served two terms as governor of Lagos State from 2007 to 2015.
Legacy and Personal Influence
Personally, Babatunde Fashola was married to Abimbola Fashola.
Philosophical Views and Reflections
Fashola embarked on land reclamation without which urban planning would not be possible under the prevailing conditions. This includes Banana Island and Eko Atlantic City, both of which have been filled. Eko Atlantic City is expected to house millions of Lagosians in the future and, unlike the rest of the city, is equipped with sewers, its own electricity supply and other features of a modern city.
Across party lines, Fashola is mostly valued for his expertise. However, in later years, he would become more absent from the public scene, skipping voting which was held at the Lagos polling unit near where he resided in both the 2021 and 2025 Lagos LG elections.
