The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has berated the commissioners' list submitted by the governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, on the ground that the list comprised of persons who have been nominated outside competency.
In a release signed by its publicity scretary, Barr. Taofik Gani consequently urges the Lagos state House of Assembly to reject the list, particularly to weed out persons whose inclusion in the proposed cabinet will be liability rather than asset to the development of Lagos State.
As stated by the PDP, the eventual list is short of the high expectation generated by the delay and the promise by Ambode to move the state forward, “rather the list reflects imposition of personal assistants, relatives, friends, thereby exposing the governor as not independent minded, a hapless situation inimical to genuine development of the state”.
Lagos PDP said some of the nominees had either been failures in previous responsibilities or are personal staff and relatives of former governor of the state.
“Thus, it will continue to be business as usual in the governance of the state as the state resources will continue to be superintendent by the former governor who is the incumbent governor's god-father.
“We are disappointed in the governor for producing an eventual commissioners' list that is just a recycle of persons who had done very poorly in their previous responsibilities as commissioners, Council chairmen. This list is so mediocre, self serving, embarrassing, that it cannot justify the delay and waste of days. Lagosians should not expect any change from Ambode. By this list, his hands are tied. He will only succeed to the extent that his godfather allows this list to serve Lagosians,” Lagos PDP stated.