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Setting up of brain Trust and

Resources Committee

Priorities of the New State Government

Cardinal Programmes Free Education at all level; Qualitative free education. Concentration

on building and improving of physical facilities at Lagos State

Schools with emphasis on. i.e. building of Technical centre,

laboratories, library, computer centres, home and economic studies,

craft centres in each local government area.

Free Primary Healthcare. Building of Healthcare centre in all localgovernment. Concentration on building, upgrading of community

health care clinic etc.

Introduction of Comprehensive and integrative Transportation

System; A comprehensive and integrative transportation system is

combination of multiple transportation system to achieve maximum

efficiency of road for street trams, rejuvenate usages of ferries and

introduce special road for busses etc,

Keep Lagos Clean; waste management plan, re-introduction of

sanitary inspector

How to Governance (Principle):In order to facilitate the acceptance of the reforms programmes, the state

government will endeavour and adopt and involve in all its developmental

projects the principle to tripartite governance in the developmental stage of

the projects: namely, the government, OPS, NGO’s, labour leaders, religious

leaders, and other stakeholders in its programmes.

The intention is to through this medium to

• Create awareness of the government programmes,

• Get the support and make them take ownership of this programme,which will reduce waste, and vandalization of such programmes.

• Create social peace and harmony

• Facilitate development

• And mobilize funds for projects (the government will encourage co-

funding of projects)



Litmus Test for all Projects and ProgrammesBefore any project or program is embarked upon the state government will

review the proposed project and the said project must meet and pass the

following cardinal points and test before been considered

Ascertaining percentage of employment (to be calculated in no of

peopled likely to be directly and indirectly employed)

The cost of the project (to ascertain the percentage of State and

Private participation)

Is the cost going to be once-off or recurring (emphasis to be placed on

once-off funding, to reduce dependence on state the budget)

Sustainability of such projects (i.e. can the project sustain itself?)

Contribution to the development of that local government

Spreading of industries and other facilities to all local government(facilitation of equal development and rural development)

Does the project has direct has direct effect on the people or is it

strategic in nature (direct and visible impact on the community)

And any other points considered by the state executive committee

(1) To Provide Employment Opportunities for all

Premise (civil service)Presently Lagos State has over 40 thousand work force bzw. 46,000 staffs

payment of N1,6 bio every month to the civil servant-each civil servant costaverage of N34,000-per month

A. Employment: as a product of Cardinal policy

The centerpiece of the new administration is creation of job opportunities

and employment for the indegenes of the state. It is intended to create over

500,000 direct and indirect jobs for people in Lagos state. For this purpose

direct job, are jobs created as result of implementation of government

policies, programmes and or projects, whilst indirect jobs are created asresult of government supplying and provision of support that geared towards

implementation of government programmes.

Advantages

Reduction of crime

Creation of wealth



Triple effect on the economy

Mobilizing the positive of otherwise used resources to the advantage

of the state

Methodology

Establishment of Public Works Dept (PWD). There is to be creation of the pwd. The purpose of pwd is to make use of direct labour in providing the

needed infrastructure or the state.

These scope of operation are as follows

Carrying out simple task that makes the difference for the populace

i.e. filling of potholes or patching of potholes, clearing of verges, road

markings and signs in state government owned roads, hih ways

Maintenance of the roads,

Purchasing of the needed raw materials in carrying out their duties,

Proving other services as may be deemed necessary by the state

government

There is to be liaising offices and officers in each local government to

provide economic stimulus for that area

The agency is to be coordinated by commissioner of works and operational

heeded by state works officers or something like that.

Free Education

Education and Schools 950 primary schools

660 secondary schools

Over 1 million students

“NN” no of teachers

1 state university (LASU)

1 college of education (Adeniran Ogunsanya College of education)

Improvement of Education StandardPremise:It must be mentioned that the aim of the government is free education at

primary schools and secondary schools. However, successive government in

Lagos has not continued the good policy that was started by Alhaji Lateef

Jakande.



The schools built by Alhaji Jakande have dilapidated, the infrastructures are

not available when available it is obsolete, the morals of the teachers are low

because there is no incentives to teach. According to our information,

teachers have resorted to buying and selling at schools to complement their

income. The pupils have resorted to attending compulsory lesson instead of

the normal teaching.

To this end, we view that in order to re-introduce free education, we need to

upgrade the facilities, build infrastructure and retrain the teachers in

preparation of the new policy. To achieve this we have divided the policy

formulation into stages.

Phase I

Immediately after swearing ceremony, the newly elected state government

will commence building of Trade centres, computer centres, andlaboratories, in all the local government with the aim of sharing the

facilities.

The ventures are to be fully funded by the state government and we will

invite the private sector to participate and the government will work out the

modalities.

Time frames defined in stages:

Stage I

General overhaul of schools building etc

Building of laboratories, libraries, computers room, trade centres, etc

Stage II

Retraining of teachers

Legal framework of

Stage III

Free education

Education: (scholarship or bursary)It is recognized that past government has invested a lot in this area. It is also

recognized that there cannot be enough investment in this area because it

represent generational investment. In view of the scarce resources and

competing demand for budgetary attention, the state government will



provide a cushion to students and parents to complement their effort of

sending their wards to school. Hence the state government will revive

scholarship system for students and parents for secondary schools and

tertiary education.

The state government will furthermore provide incentive for teachers and

improve the infrastructure for schools. We shall build laboratories, renovate

the existing schools and provide a framework and including setting a

minimum standard private run schools in the state.

Returned (Missionary) Schools in Lagos StateThere are complaints from some source that the some of the schools returned

to the former owner are facing serious financial crises, which has adversely

affected their operations i.e. unable to pay salaries for their teachers andnon-teaching staffs. Some are blaming state government reneging in

honouring and paying counterpart funding to the schools as fees for the

schools as the cause;

The new state executive will examine the situation and act accordingly. It

must be mentioned that in arriving at a solution the quality of education in

Lagos state should not be affected

Science and Technical Subjects as new focusIn order to make the students self reliant after school, it is imperative to

focus the school curricular more on science and technical oriented. An

expert committee will be inaugurated to work out a blue print to be

implemented by the state government.

Re-introduction of Civics and Government EducationIn view of lack of faith in the country and to facilitate the nationhood, the

sate government will once again re-introduce civics and government

education to tech the youth through general studies and citizenship education

programmes, to shape the minds of our youth to appreciate what is theirs andlook to the future with greater enthusiasm and hope. By this the stae will

contribute its quota to nation building.

University Education (Reviewing Admission System)



In view of the high numbers of secondary schools and its high numbers of

high schools students in comparison to other states, who although qualified

but can not be accommodated in the present JAMB admission system, the

need has arisen to view the present JAMB admission system which has

caused some disadvantages to the citizens of Lagos state, hence leading to

high unemployment, under employment, etc in order to create level playing

field for students from Lagos State, who are qualified but can not be

accommodated in the present system, the new state government will

establish a committee with aim of providing a workable solutions for the

citizens of the state.

The aims of this policy among other things is to address a solution where the

average youth of Lagos state is in a hurry to leave this country because of

lack of faith in the state and the country particular, ability to provide

opportunities for them. These will reduce a situation where our youth areexposed to negative influence abroad and help improve the image of the

country.

Free Primary Healthcare for allPrimary Health CareOne of the cardinal programmes of the new government is provision of free

primary health care system for all Lagos residents.

To accomplish it the new government will modify the newly installed health

management board with full authority to run the health care clinic, which

will be community, based.

As a matter of policy, there will be a Health care clinic in all 57 local

governments and will be run by a management board. The board

memberships will comprises of community leaders i.e. balles, community

based groups to ensure that the result are community oriented.

The health care clinic are attend primary needs of their community e.g.

treatment of curable diseases thereby reducing mortality rate e.g.

Treatment of malaria

Wounds

Dispensing drugs

Anti natal cares

Children care



To do list

Identification of suitable place for construction of modest health care

clinic

Contacting the respective Baale/Chiefs/Obas for land

Awarding a contract to, mostly to local indigene contractor and ensure

that that specifications are met and distribute responsibilities

To get in place management board

State General HospitalIn addition to provision of free primary healthcare, the state government will

increase investment in stage general hospital with the intention of

complementing the efforts of primary healthcare.

The state government will review the possibilities of financing the statehealthcare through social insurance policy

To do list

A study of suitability of introduction of health insurance policy

Involvement of Organized Private Sector with the aim of co-funding

the pilot project

Introduction of insurance based healthcare systems:

Upgrading of some rural public centre to state general hospital

a) In some area e.g. (Olorunda Local Government) the state government

is to review the possibility of upgrading some local public health

centre to state general hospital.

The advantages of such moves is to take cognizance of increase in

population of such areas and reduce traveling distances of patients in

the case where the nearest hospital is more than 100 km. e.g.

Olorunda local government the nearest hospital in Badagry which has

been overstretched. b) Asogbon Primary Health Centre, in Bariga local Govt. likely to be

upgraded to general hospital



Infrastructure development and urban

planningTransportation system

PremiseThe average cars per kilometer in Nigeria 11 per km

In Lagos, the average is 222 per km. In addition all the trailers and tankers

that comes to the ports to pick up goods and petroleum drive through Lagos

roads. The luxurious buses that convey traders to the east also drive through

Lagos, whilst some of those roads are were not made for heavy-duty

vehicles.

The reasons, for traffic jam are many namely; bad roads, broken-down

vehicles, indiscriminate stopping by commuter vehicles, parking by theroadsides, floods are some of them. According to press reports over N42bn

are lost annually to traffic jams.

Introduction of Comprehensive and integrative Transportation

SystemIt is imperative to have a comprehensive and integrative transportation in a

mega city like Lagos. In order to make provision for increasing population

of Lagos, which is expected to increase up to 25 million inhabitants in the

next decade to this end.

According to a Project Appraisal Document for Lagos Urban Transport

Project prepared by World Bank, the state has a total road network of 5,180

km of which

The state roads = 2,743 (53%)

Local govt. roads = 1,846 (35%)

Federal roads = 591 (11.4%)

Accordingly the operational efficiency of Lagos roads network is low with a

limited number of primary corridors, operating at or near capacity, carrying

the bulk of the traffic. Opportunity to access the primary corridors is limited

by a lack of interchange facilities and, where possible, the interchanges are

often inadequately designed and provide only a partial access to the primary

network



Combined Transportation system, which will include the following

Completion/Modification of Metro line and or light rail system and

construction of railroad along some express road to complement road traffic

and reduce congestion:

Rail Transportation:The new government will introduce rail mass transit transportation system; it

is expected and must be able to carry to over 30,000 passengers in each

direction per hour. To save cost, the Jakande Metro-line plan, can be

reviewed taking into consideration the latest infrastructural and urban

developments.

Likely routes or corridors are

T 1 Agbado/Agege – Iddo (Lagos Bound travelers takes Train E 1 or E2)

T 2 Yaba/Ojuelegba – National Theatre (Lagos Bound travelers take Train

station Epetedo/Adeniji Adele)

T 4 Okokomaiko – Mile 2 (Lagos Bound travelers to continue with ferry to

Apongbon)

Investment

Construction of railroads along some express roads as defined above

Purchase/leasing of rail car or wagons about 8 wagons initially tooperate the system

Employment of labour

Water Transportation:Re-Introduction of Ferry service. The government will private investment

driven coupled by rehabilitation of this existing terminal facility. The

government will provide encouragement to private investors; the ferry

service is expected to carry xx passengers in each direction per

hour/30minutes.The commissioner is expected to provide a detailed and strategic plan for

Metropolitan Lagos.

Likely routes/corridors

F1 Badagry – Mile 2 – Apongbon (Train station)



F2 Apapa – CMS – Bonny Camp – Marroko – Lekki – Ajah – (Ultimately

Epe)

F3 Ikorodu – Igbogbo – Majidun – Ojota – (Adeniji Adele Ultimately)

Investment;

• Rehabilitation of existing terminal facilities

• Linking the hinterland with primary corridor routes by constructing

road/clearing of roads to facilitate effective usage

• Creation of access roads to the terminal stations in hinterland

• State to operate a limited number of boats to compete with private

sector

• Creating employment for riverine areas who are predominantly

fishermen and opening up the areas so that their will not be incentive

to migrate to the city

Road Net Work Traffic:The road network is the backbone of the bus system: the focus is the ability

to move people en mass. Presently private investors are relatively active in

this area by provision of minibus (danfos) with the present estimation ca

75,000. In additional there are about 5000 registered taxies. The number of

unregistered taxies, which is increasing in view of unemployment, is also

factor. Lately the increasing number of motorcycles (okadas) is also

complementing these efforts.

In view of the high parentage of private sector in this area, the stategovernment is will concentrate on the following

Providing regulatory frame work for public transportation operators

and capacity building

Maintenance and rehabilitation of main road network

Application of traffic systems and control

Establishment of bus lanes and

One-way street system

According to the studies it is upon implementation of the policies, about200,000 people are projected to engage to work in the project.

Total cost USD 135 mio of the projects to be financed by World Bank

Fourth Mainland Bridge?The project to be reviewed



2.1.1.5 Lagos Airport:Do we need a second airport? Preferably to be located at Epe, to help

decongest local airport Ikeja, which will be convenient for residents of

Victoria Island, Lekki, Ajah, Ikoyo and Lagos Island thereby easing the need

to travel across the state to Ikeja to travel2.1.1.6 or alternatively Helicopter link-up form Epe or Lekki to Ikeja local

airport.

Useful for corporate customers!!!!

Waste ManagementWaste Management:For effective management and conceptual management of waste

management in a mega city like Lagos, there is a need to create and or

establish waste management disposal agency.The waste management agency will establish an integrated waste

management services, which will collect solid waste, transfer, recycling and

resource recovery and disposal services to residential houses, municipal –

local government customers, industrial customers in the and neighbouring

state.

Agency will provide

The agency will coordinate, create framework and be responsible for

formulation of policy of waste management operations.

Operations:

• The company is to operate following no of

• NN landfills disposal sites

• Operations of major dumpsites presently at Olusosun, Abule-Egba

and Ejigbo into landfill

• NN waste-to-energy plants

• Hauling companies

•

Examine waste-to-wealth initiative (i.e. private sector collecting wasteand selling it to government)

Legal Frame Work

Private run or joint venture

- if joint venture is opted for, efforts will made to acquire up to

25% voting rights for strategic reasons



- the agency will be operated as commercialized venture to

facilitate efficiency and reduce budgetary constraints in

carrying out its duties

Lagos Government will provide

Land for operations or lease same to the company

Rehabilitation of the dumpsites

Repair of access roads

If the return on investment is low, the state government may provide

subsidy for operations to enhance private sector participation

Tax incentives and or breaks to facilitate investment

Guarantee some municipality payments (and deduct such from local

government funds) to provide minimum earnings

Creation Commercial Business District (CBD)

Lagos Island Consequent upon establishment of comprehensive and integrated system,

there is to be creation of CBD for Lagos Island. This model is to be adopted

in other area of the state. In order to stem the migration of business entities

away from Lagos Island and reduce congestion in Victoria Island, there shall

be CBD Lagos Island.

3.1. Aims and objectivesCreation of mega city where friendly business environment is created

alongside residential house. (it is important to combine both to avoid

creation of ghost city, where only travel to work)

Beautification of Lagos Island and

Establishment of necessary infrastructure

Introduction of strict one way traffic system within the Island (bus

may be operated by the local government council) and prohibition of commercial vehicles within the Island

In addition to the police station at the Adeniji Adele, other police

station in the Island is to be created

Establishment of fire brigade office and ambulance station to

Creation of a – model market taking into consideration the special

peculiarities of the area



In a ddition of mall to cater for urban

To regulate the area and provide necessary infrastructure

To set minimum standard for office building located in the area

Minimum standard for private and residential building

To adhere to strict urban planning and necessary regulationFinancing

Private developers

World ban, African bank and other multilateral agencies

The state government to provide regulatory functions

Other areas that CBD’s might likely be extended to,

subject to its viability

Ikeja Badagry

Epe

Isolo

Mile 2 and Mile 12

Agege

ElectricityElectricityThe present government has invested some money in generation of

electricity. Although little information is available at the public domain how

much was spent and how state has profited from the investment, nonetheless

the new government will on environmentally generated energy (see waste

management chapter) to provide electricity for the state use

Priorities The state is to work with federal government in provisioning adequate

electricity to the state.

The national assembly is to be encouraged to changed the present

laws to facilitate foreign investment in this sector

The state government is to encourage foreign investment in this sector



Emphasis on Construction of street lighting in the city

centreTo construct state lights

and maintain same

1st Phase

Each local government is to identify and create each local government

council, a city centre, where shopping, local government council secretariat

and other infrastructure are located.

2nd Phase:

Street lightings are to be contracted and financed by Lagos State

Government

Maintenance is to be done by local government through contribution fromOPS (organized private sector) and resident associations and the local

government themselves

Advantages:

Reduction of crime

Creating of Job

Sustaining of the economic power in the respective local government

Beautification of the environment and contribution to Tourist

objectives

Reduction of un-economic movement of people from one local

government area to the other thus reduction of go-slow and traffic

related accident

Facilitation of urban development

Alternative Energy generation Project(s)The state government is to commence a feasibility study on introduction on

practicable usage of environmental friendly alternative energy. i.e. Solar

Energy, Waste recycling, wind etc.

Drainage SystemsLagos state is bedeviled with flooding most especially when it rains. This

due to inadequate attention to drainage issues in road design process and



poorly developed tertiary and secondary drainage infrastructure combine to

make many roads impassable at times during the rainy season.

The commissioner of works is to identify areas that needed urgent attention

and those will alleviate the suffering of the masses

The solution will be affected through PWD initiatives

E.g. LUTH and Idi-Araba area

Provision of Pipe water for all house holdPremiseLagos provides over 1 trillion gallon waters everyday and buys chemicals

for its treatment

Situation AnalysisLagos state through Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC) supply watersthrough 21 water works about 40% of the needs of Lagosians. The Adiyan,

near Abule Egba and Ipaja is the largest water works while the Iju water

works; in Agege is the second largest. Incidental while places like Surulere,

Ajao Estate gets water place close to the water works i.e. Ogba Ijaye, Abule-

Egba, Ipaja get nothing and had to resolve to buying water from private

vendors (hawkers etc), private boreholes supplying waters of questionable

quality and at a cost much high than the corporation charges. Consequently,

the following hazards happens namely Health hazards. Because the

commercial vendors do not care about the hygiene of their kegs or containers because they interest is sole on making profit or area like Baruwa,

who that smell of petrol and is brownish due to burst pipes which

contaminates water. The result is incidence of typhoid disease, which is

costing the state more money to heal and the lost man power etc, Children

had to trek long distances to fetch water hence exposing them to accidence

e.g., being knock down by okada and vehicles etc.

Target solution:

To increase the supply from the present 40% to 60-70% and cover more aresin Lagos state:

Private sector initiativesThe new state government will introduce private sector initiatives to

complement state government efforts. In view of the fact the good people of

Lagos state are desirable of having good pipe water with reliable quality, the



state government will do the following: creating of water works or mini

water works in all local government to facilitate distribution of waters.

Upward review of distribution districts

Present the state has 10 distribution districts. We shall review the number of distribution upward to facilitate effective and efficient distribution of water

(according to press reports presently it require about N10mio to N50mio

investment per distribution area)

Rehabilitation of corporation infrastructure (presently there existed World

Bank programme that is aimed at helping the state government)

The purpose of the rehabilitation is to increase output so that more places

can be served promulgation of enabling law to induce private sector

participation

General principles of thee government. The governor will motivate high networth individual to invest in their area of domicile of facilities development.

Instead of putting their money in the banks or starching it away abroad, I

will invite individual to invest in their area. I have a feeling everybody wants

to be an oil contractor, owner of banks, importation, or merely doing buying

and selling, in view of my background as a bankers am sufficiently qualified

to advise them of the alternatives investment form and create legal frame

work for them to invest.

Water PlantsCreation of a committee to study the estimation population in each local

government. The state of the existing state water works, including the newly

created micro-water scheme. Formulation of appropriate water works

schemes in conjunction with local government. Focus should be provision of

pipe borne water to all households including industrial entity. Lagos state

government should look into ways of providing adequate subsidy. However,

the venture should not be budget-draining exercise.

Housing policyPremise (Affordable Houses for all)Introduction of Building Cooperatives/Associations SystemThe successive government has built houses that are termed low cost

housing estate but in view of the exorbitant cost to the populace, these good



initiatives have not met its objectives, because it remains unaffordable to the

low income earner. Also the efforts of the state government to provide

housing through the housing developer has also not helped the situation,

because built their respective houses consequently, the state government will

introduce a new policy paradigm of housing cooperatives.

For the purpose of the paper, housing cooperatives are associations, which

statues will be to build affordable houses for its members. The housing unity

may be a combination of leasehold and or ownership basis. The cooperatives

will be responsible for management of the estate, fulfilling all regulatory

requirements and carry out any other duties as may specify by the law. The

state government will through approval assist the estate in creating

infrastructure. The targets consumers are low-income consumer

Low Income Housing Project:Creation and or overhauling of the existing housing agency or board. There

is to be a new policy change in the housing programme in the state. Whereas

the state government in the past provides housing for people at exorbitant

rate or which they cannot afford, the new state government will make a

paradigm shift and build a house for the populace with a rent at competitive

rate.

Monitoring Agency:Creation of a new agency to monitor and mange the respective properties

including collection of rents

Advantages:o Reducing the housing cost for each house hold

o Abrogation of equity, which they cannot afford

o Making house available for all

o Option of ownership title after 10 years of rent age

What Lagos State Government must provide• 1st phase building of houses in three respective senatorial

district

• 2nd phase federal house constituencies

• 3rd phase in each local government



Finance: Budget

Bank/Mortgages institution

Housing associations

Provision of Fire ServiceIn a mega city like Lagos, provision of fire service, is a vital aspect of

government’s onerous responsibility of securing live and property. In this

respect, the state government will overhaul the present – obviously –

outdated fire service system in the state and provide a new policy

framework, which will then be enacted by the state house of assembly. The

new fire service policy will be structured as an autonomous independent

agency of the government but not appendage of a ministry, which has in past

led to the non-performance.

The new policy will shift focus on fire prevention because if fire outbreak

were adequately prevented there will be no need for fire to attack. In this

wise we shall work with corporate organizations, multi-national companies,

market new and women, communities and schools including NGO

The aim of the new fire policy will among other things and however, not

limited to:

Define the new standard for fire protection in Lagos state

Defining the standard and codes for buildings in both residential and

industrial purposes

Safety approval of buildings plans

Inspection of buildings and advising on safety measures

Carrying out regular fire investigation

Carry out other duties as related to be actively involved in fire

prevention

Enforcement of compliance with minimum safety standard for fire prevention in private and public building

Procurement of fire prevention technology that could detect, raise

alarm and help to attack fire before fire prevention technology that

could delay the spread of flame during a major fire outbreak



FundingAdequate will be provide through government support and subsidy

Private sector participation in the funding

The recipient of the service is to participate in the funding

However, the government will work modalities of subsidizing the poor masses so that the fear of payment of any fees will not hinder proper usage

of the fire service facilities.

Pension and Social Security SystemPension/Social Security SystemIn order to provide adequate finance pension and sustain its payment

thereafter, it is desirable to establish a government agency to manage, pay

and provide means of sourcing of pension of pension schemes and gratuities.The pension schemes is to be based on contributory and participatory system

i.e. employee and employer contribution. The % of the contribution is to be

determined by the civil service commission and the state government.

Participation in the schemes to be made compulsory for the state

government civil servants, probably local government council workers and

voluntary for he private sector.

Function of Pension supervisory board (to include staff

members, state governments officials etc)Oversight function of the management

Setting up of parameters of investment

Advisory role

Statutory function

Management Board Payment of the respective benefits

Actuaries of the funds

Calculation of the benefits

Trading with funds

Responsible to the supervisory board

1st Phase



Formulation off pension policy by the state government and establishment of

the agency. Submission of the policy to state house of assembly for approval

The agency is to operate like commercialized insurance schemes. The state

government will provide guarantee for the schemes to simplify and subsidize

the funding cost of the operations.

2nd PhaseProvision of start up and once – off equity including and making use of the

existing infrastructure to begin the operations. i.e. physical infrastructure and

manpower resource. Part of the money to be made free from the recurring

expenditure of the pension liabilities.

3rd Phase

The state government is to transfer all pension liabilities, obligationsincluding the management to the agency.

4th PhaseThe government can consider expanding the scope of participants

Finance• Once off budget grant state government

•

Transferring of deduction to the funds• Arbitrage from capital market

• Funds management

Special ConsiderationCompletion of Abandoned ProjectAbandoned ProjectsUpon assumption of office, the new state executive government will review

all existing and uncompleted projects, ascertain those that will contributemeaningfully to the welfare and wellbeing of the people with the aims of

completion. Most especially those areas that fall within government priority

areas. It will save the taxpayers a lot money and improve the dividend of

democracy.



We shall review the abandoned project. Where we found out that the

contractor has defaulted and had not performed we shall take the necessary

action to get the state money back.

AgricultureMuch as Lagos is an industrialized state, hence most of the foodstuffs come

from other states in the federation, it is necessary to create and maintain

strategic food reserve to cushion the effects of price vulnerability on

consumer. To this end the state government will put in place a selective

agriculture policy to achieve this purpose.

The state government will make use of its strategic location to its advantage

Food crop: Ibeju-Lekki, Isolo, Epe and Badagry

Fishing: Badagry, Epe

Animal husbandry: Badagry

The state government will provide following

Acquisitions of acres

Creating of legal frame work

Storage facilities

The government is to decide whether how best to achieve, i.e. through

private initiatives or government or hybrid,

Introduction of macro-credit scheme, guarantee from the state or

performance guarantee

Advantages

Creation of employment

Bringing down prices, thus increasing the availability income of Lagos

people

Rural development

Sport, welfare and youth developmentThe new state government is to use the instrument of sport management toimproving the image of the country

Sport management

Sport development is a process and not a project that is to be embarked

upon. In this respect the new state executive under my leadership will create

sport academy to achieve this purpose. It is recognize that harvest of this



policy might not necessarily tally with tenure of this administration or better

over the tenure administration, nonetheless, we shall embark immediately

upon assumption of office with the process

Time frames defined in phases

Phase I

Identification of possible facility for housing the project, efforts will make to

site the facility is supposed to house defined number of students. There are

to be large expanse of land to be able to be used for practical purposes and

hostel with feeding 3x daily.

Phase II

Subjects to be taking includes however not limited to the following;

Sport management First and training school (work with Nigerian red cross)

Football

Athletics

Weigh lifting

Decathlon

Long jump and triple jump

Table tennis

Badminton (Mobolaji Sport centre might be used)

Lawn tennis

Volleyball

Gymnastics and acrobatics

Judo and wrestling

Boxing (Alikoro and Hogan Bassey sport facilities might be used as a

possible outlet campus)

Swimming

Kano, Kayak and other canoe sports

Other Olympic sports, etc

Efforts are to be made to select few areas where we have strong chances of

achieving result.

Phase III

The tenor of the course depending on the subjects namely for sports

journalist, reporter, sport managers, sports students etc.



People from the street can be recruited to rid the streets from area boys and

girls. School certificates leavers and other interested people.

Efforts are to be made not on the theoretical acquisition of paper certificates

but rather on practical acquisition and improvement on talents can be easily

marketable and find work for themselves either as professional abroad or

locally.

Phase IV

To work with sport schools in Europe like Ajax Amsterdam in Netherlands

and facility either transfer

Phase V

Funding, initially efforts are to be made to give the academy start off grants

to able to successfully take off. However, it is expected that the sport

ministry will identify notable sport loving individuals as sponsors and makethem chairman of respective sport discipline. Corporate sponsors are also

going to be indemnified.

At the end of each academic, sports festivals are to be organized where the

winners of the tournament will win a trophy. The trophy can name after the

sponsor as appreciations. It is expected that the sponsor will make annual

and redeemable pledge to fund that choosing sports

Phase VI

To demonstrate the importance the governor is expected to grace the end of

the year tournaments or sport festival

Rehabilitations and re-integration of Area boysWe understand that the phenomenon of the emergence of the SO-CALLED

AREA BOYS was as a result of high level of unemployment, which resulted

to poverty and the affected has resulted to area boy’s activities to help them.

Consequently, the government would embark on programmes that will

alleviate this obviously bad practice. In this wise projects such as port

academy, re-introduction of trade integration in the society, we want them to

participate in such programmes with other members of the society in order

to avoid stigmatization. Programmes meant only for area boys and girls will

in our opinion not achieve the needed result.

(12) Legal SystemTotal reform of Legal system



It is the intention to of the new state executive to reform state judiciary, our

attention has been drawn to the long time that takes the judiciary to dispense

with judgment in view of the heavy backlog of cases etc.

According the state will refocus the judiciary to makes sure that cases are

dispense as soon as possible because justice that takes a long time is justice

denied. Quick dispensation of justice will hinder engaging in self-help

efforts, which may not be in the interest of the society

We shall promote alternative judicial approach and look at setting up new

ones to try special cases to facilitate efficient judiciary.

12.1. Adequate Funding and renovation of magisterial court.

A close cursor of the magistrate court will reveal that the state of magistrate

court is deplorable. Over the years the magistrate court has suffered from

successive government neglect in terms of under funding and lacking of

basic infrastructure.In view of fact that magistrate court is supposed to be the court closer to

common man, the new state government has decided to improve the basic

infrastructure of the magistrate i.e. renovation o the building, provision of

basic amenities like chairs, tables, ceiling fans, type writers/PC.

In addition the government will work with NBA and other stakeholders to

see what could be done in terms of motivations to magistrate judge so that

they can quickly dispense justice denied

Example: Igbosere, Tapa, Botanical Gardens in Ebute Metta, Badagry

12.2. Lagal system: (Liaise with an NGO by name Access to Justice)

Whereas it is recognized that perpetrators of crime are punished in

accordance with criminal code of the land, it is noted that nothing is done to

rectitude the victims (see study of psychology of he victims). In these

circumstances it is intended to create and expand the scope of restitution by

creating victims restitution scheme.

We should study the report in details and analysis how much it is going tocost and the effect it will have in reducing crime in the society.

12.3. Establishment of Public complaints officer in all local government

(ombudsman) in order to serve the people better and monitor the government

performances, there shall be creation of public complaints officer. The post



of public complaints officer is to be manned preferably by an NGO and to be

situated at each local government secretariat.

The complains are to be forwarded to the local government chairman. The

local government is expected to respond to the legitimate complains within 6

weeks. In the event of non-respond, the public complains officer can follow

up by sending a reminder to him with a copy of the complains forwarded to

officer of office of the secretary of the state government for information.

(13) Communication and Public RelationsIn advance economies and democracies, efforts are placed on

communication government policies to the governed. In this aspect, the

government will place very important emphasis to this area. It is intended

that the governor, as the chief servant of the state must look for ways to

communicate its government policies top the people, explain or clarifygovernment policies, thereby soliciting support for the government. In order

to achieve this feat it is important to attract a high profile and reputable

journalist in the capacity and presently working as an editor of daily

newspaper and weekly magazine to be the government spokes man.

We will require from the intending spokes man to provide a blue print of

how best to get across to the populace. Emphasis will be given to new ideas.

Whilst not discounting the fact that we can adopt already existing

methodologies because of the intention of not wanting to re-invent thewheel, I will like and welcome new ideas to signal new to signal new

change, which the new governments represent.

In addition to the blue print that is going to be presented, following methods

are likely to be introduced namely;

Holding a weekly executive council meeting at the government secretariat

and holding of press conference to communicate the decision reached by the

governor. (the government will endeavour to introduce a day where all

commissioners will be available at the secretariat and it is at that day the

state executive council will meet. To this end all schedule are to be

coordinated to this effect)

Interethnic agency (to be structure as an NGO)Lagos is inhibited by almost ethnic national in Nigeria. In order to facilitate

peaceful co-existence among all ethnic national resident in Lagos state, the



state government will create and fund an interethnic agency to liaise with all

stakeholders, community leaders, security agencies and state government.

Finance and Revenue GenerationPremise Revenue and Tax A population of over 12 million, there from 6 million adults

However less than 250,000 pay tax in Lagos state

Target: minimum of 2 million should pay tax

A solution to revenue short falls according to the

government

Introduction of electronic tax card that will be issued to all the people of Lagos, as a pre-requisite to make use of any service in Lagos state.

Improvement of Revenue ProfileRevenue Generating Formula

Instead to hitherto the system whereby OPS are regularly harassed with

series of tax systems, thereby causing a lot off confusion and which is

leading to some companies relocating to the neighbouring state because of

uncertainties caused as result, the new government will overhaul the present

tax systems, with the aims of reducing multi-payment and un-coordinatedtax regime. i.e. state government, local government etc.

New:

Creation of business friendly tax regime, i.e. tax breaks for companies that

creates job, tax incentives for companies that invest in government priority

area.

The blind pursuits of revenue generation by all means and at all cost, fair or

foul are capable of causing capital flight from the state. Hence, the new

government will avoid multiple tax collection system to create friend

business environment, which will in turn facilitate investment climate.

Harmonization and coordination of tax system between local government

and state government.

In order to avoid double taxation, multiple taxation, the government will

decide together with local government and arrive at a central tariff for



taxation. The present system where we have indiscriminate tax system and

or regime, whereby each local government without any coordination and or

approval from LSG, levy or tax introduce and collect. This system is not

conductive for job creation initiatives of the government and inimical to the

progress of the state.

10.3 improvement of tax collection system whilst the government will

business friendly tax system, measures will be taking to improve tax

collection, increase of the population that pays tax. And tie enjoyment of

states services o appropriate payment of tax.

Employment of consultant to advise the state government concerning the

improvement tax collection etc.

Example of State Finance: Budget 2005According press reports the governor presented a 2005 budget of N99.5bn

(E585, 294 Mio) to the state house of assembly. The breakdown is as

follows

Uses N61, 58bn (E362, 1 mio) = recurrent expenditure

N37, 92bn (E223, 8 mio) = capital expenditure

Sources N60, 20bn bzw 60, 5% (E354, 12 mio) = internally generated revenues

(IGR)

N25bn bzw 2525, 1% (E147, 1 mio) = statutory allocation form federation

account

N14, 3bn 14, 4% (E84 mio) = deficit

Sectaoral Breakdown

N19, 6bn (E115, 3 mio) = economic sector i.e. road development, schoolrehabilitation and rural development

N6, 7bn (E39, 4 mio) = social services

N4, 7bn (E27, 7 mio) = environmental and regional plaining

N2, 8bn (E16, 5mio) = special expenditure

N33, 80bn (E198, 8) = sub total

N4, 12bn (E24, 3mio) = others



N37, 92bn (E223, 1mio) = capital expenditures

Highlights of government Tinubu’s expenditures in 2005

N5, 9bn will take care of Lagos Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority

of rehabilitation of 101 roads through out the state

Other infrastructure to be undertaken;

Electrification or 100 rural communities,

Rehabilitation/reconstruction of all magistrates’ court

Dredging of drainage channels

N2, 5bn for education sector. This will be expended for

100 primary schools

30 secondary schools and

Rehabilitation of 20 dilapidated pro-types secondary schools built byGbolahan Mudashiru administration

Improvement of revenue profile of he state by

making necessary investment in tourismTourismIn view of the fact that tourism is an area that envisaged creating

employment, generating income for the state and stimulating commercial

activities for the state, it is hereby declared that tourism will be givingspecial attention in the state.

There is to be policy change in this area. Whereas in the past tourism is

termed to development of land and or properties around Lekki area, this

effort is to be complemented by making use of the bar beach to facilitate

recreation not of the residents but also for tourist.

There is to be creation of tourist board to coordinate, formulate and manage

tourist activities in the state

The board will identify tourist areas are make appropriate recommendation

to the required investment in this area. Creation o waterfronts as means of

relaxation, parks. It is to be ensured that in the newly constructed residential

estate, parks and other recreation are created for the residents.



The tourist agency is to liaise with Nigeria embassy abroad and foreign

travel offices and include their programme package for the interest of tourist

in the foreigners.

Investments may include however not limited to provision of Hotels and

guest house at a commercial rates, tourist buses, guides etc.

Likely tourist areas and or parks

Campus, sndgrouse play ground, onala-Idumagbo, Mobolaji Sport centre,

Evans Square Ebute-Metta, Badagry, Ibeshe, Epe, Ikorodu etc,

Federal Government related issuesIn order to avert the persistence labour strike which is determental to federal

government image and the party that sponsored the government to power. Itis recommended to adopt a different methodology to economic issues that

are vital for the interest of national security, in line with what is done in

USA and Europe.

Given the economy of FRN is developmental in characters it is advisable not

to subject the masses to the full force of the market. It worth mentioning that

in Europe an USA some goods are also not subject to full market forces i.e.

utilities, agriculture, healthcare, oil retail etc.

Consequently it is recommended to introduce a utilities commission toapprove a price increase before it comes into effect.

Terms of reference may be regulation of

Price

Investment environment

Defining parameters

According press information, the “petroleum products pricing regulatory

agency” according to the act is only an government agency that fixes

petroleum prices, it is recommended to create a new layer between PPPRAand the government, hence their decision to be approved by this newly

created commission.

The aims and advantaged of such is to create a new red tape and burocratic

bottle neck but rather to create a layer between the government and the

people. This method further affords to anticipate the people response to such



policy and rake preventive measures instead of waiting and then be forced to

make a policy reversal.

For this purpose of this paper; goods and services that are vital for national

security are goods and service, which arouse over proportional sensitivity

from the populace. The sentivity may be emotional or otherwise,

nonetheless, it is important to note that any actions on the price parameters

will affect or cuase political uproar. Such goods many classified

Oil

Electricity

In this wise it is recommended that government define some services as

strategic services and goods and such goods and services must pass certain

test.

The government is factually correct in embarking on privatization policy,

although we do not intend list its merits here. However, where such services

and goods are defined as strategic goods, the government should play an

umpire role between corporate interest and the people interest. Given that

the main interest of the government is provide among things welfare to its

people and the interest of the cooperate investors is to earn return on its

investment, the government must balance this conflicting interest by

introducing a price control mechanism where the corporate has to make its

case for increase in price and the government acts as umpire. By so doing

the government will not be taking political blames for actions he does not

have direct influence

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