The Lagos State chapter of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) has raised an alarm over the continued feud between the legislative and executive arms of government over the 2019 budget.
The party noted that the Lagos State executive and judiciary have allowed ego and personal interests to overshadow their duty to the citizens.
A statement issued on Saturday by the chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Kolawole Ajayi, said the inability of the ruling All Progressive Congress to control the issue is regrettable.
Ajayi, in the statement made available to newsmen, said the APC controlled government has failed the people of state and thus should be voted out of power.
The two arms of government have been up in arms against each other over the budget, and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has not been able to present it to the House.
“The issue has generated a lot controversies in the state, leading to a lull in commercial and economic activities in the state,” the part noted.
“It is unfortunate that the various arms of the state government have allowed personal ego and interests to overshadow their sense of duty to the state.
“It’s unfortunate that the aftermath of the last rounds of primaries conducted by the APC in Lagos State is impacting negatively on the people of the state, as seen in the needless schism between the two arms of government,” Ajayi said.
While lamenting that the current situation was a departure from the norm, he added, “I know that in the past, budgets are usually presented to the state House of Assembly by October and would have been passed by the House by the last week of December; but sadly, this is not the case.
“I, however, call on the people of the state to vote the AD and all its candidates at the forthcoming elections.”
The party noted that the Lagos State executive and judiciary have allowed ego and personal interests to overshadow their duty to the citizens.
A statement issued on Saturday by the chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Kolawole Ajayi, said the inability of the ruling All Progressive Congress to control the issue is regrettable.
Ajayi, in the statement made available to newsmen, said the APC controlled government has failed the people of state and thus should be voted out of power.
The two arms of government have been up in arms against each other over the budget, and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has not been able to present it to the House.
“The issue has generated a lot controversies in the state, leading to a lull in commercial and economic activities in the state,” the part noted.
“It is unfortunate that the various arms of the state government have allowed personal ego and interests to overshadow their sense of duty to the state.
“It’s unfortunate that the aftermath of the last rounds of primaries conducted by the APC in Lagos State is impacting negatively on the people of the state, as seen in the needless schism between the two arms of government,” Ajayi said.
While lamenting that the current situation was a departure from the norm, he added, “I know that in the past, budgets are usually presented to the state House of Assembly by October and would have been passed by the House by the last week of December; but sadly, this is not the case.
“I, however, call on the people of the state to vote the AD and all its candidates at the forthcoming elections.”
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