A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Epe, Mr Abiodun Tobun, Lagos state,Sunday urged the governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to ensure people of the area feel the impact of his government.
Tobun, a two-term member of the Lagos state House of Assembly, representing Epe constituency, made the appeal in an interview in Lagos.
According to Tobun, who has been re-elected for the third term to represent the constituency, the area is the most backward in the state.
“If you are coming from Ibeju-Lekki, there is no link road to Epe; if you are coming from Ikorodu, there is no link road there; even the road there is bad.
“The road from Ijebu Ode to Epe, Ogun State is bad. There is no industrial estate in Epe; but there is one in Ikeja.
“Also, Epe does not have BRT (Bus Rapid Transit). There are no traffic lights in Epe and no pedestrian bridge in Epe.
“There is no good housing estate in Epe. We have a lot of things that should be attended to. We have land. The incoming governor should give our people a vision.
“Let our people expand and let them feel the impact of the government. Our ‘baales’ should be upgraded to ‘obas’ so that they can also have better benefits,” Tobun said.
Tobun, who is the chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure, lamented that there is no link road to Epe from the city and from other parts of the state and country.
The lawmaker said that most of the markets in Epe were bad, saying that the main market in the area should be upgraded to an international standard.
Tobun advised Sanwo-Olu to select the people that would serve the interest of the majority of the residents of the state as his commissioners and advisers.
He said that the cabinet members should uphold the tenets of the party and do the bidding of the generality of the people in line with the manifestos of the party.
“There are a lot of qualified party men that can serve. They should look for people that are qualified and competent to do the job”. (NAN)
