Tasks Acting
Chief Judge on integrity, wisdom
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state Assembly on re-order budget
Lagos State
Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, pledged to make Lagos the safest city to
live and work in Africa.
He said this
while handing over 120 new 5KVA generators to the state Police Command to power
all police formations in the state and promised to continuously support
security agencies to enable them perform optimally.
He said his
administration would ensure the enforcement of rule of law and safety of lives
and property in the state, adding that his vision was for the state to be among
the safest places to live and work in Africa.
Ambode, who
was represented by the Chairman of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF),
Oye-Hassan Odukale, said the security of residents and investors remain one of
the cardinal objectives of his administration and that government would not
relent in initiating policies and programmes to guarantee the people’s safety.
The Governor
also congratulated the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Imohimi Edgal,
promising to work with him to ensure the safety of the people.
He said
besides the provision of the generators, the LSSTF had also been mandated to
carry out the installation of the new equipment in all the Divisions and Area
Commands in the state.
Ambode,
however, urged police officers to take good care of the generating sets and use
them for the purpose meant for the overall benefit and safety of the people.
Earlier, in
his welcome address, Executive Secretary of LSSTF, Abdulrazak Balogun, said the
generators would be distributed across the 107 Police Divisions and 13 Area
Commands in the state.
He said the
procurement of the generators was to enhance the Light Up Lagos Project aimed
at ensuring that every part of the state is well lighted.
Responding,
Edgal thanked Governor Ambode for the gesture, saying the generators could not
have come at a better time.
Meanwhile,
Ambode has charged the Acting Chief Judge of the state to discharge her duties
with exemplary wisdom, candour and integrity.
Ambode said
this yesterday after swearing-in Justice Opeyemi Oke as the Acting Chief Judge
of the state.
Justice Oke,
who was appointed to the bench of the Lagos State High Court about 20 years
ago, is taking over from Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade who retired on September
24, 2017 having attained the statutory retirement age of 65.
In a related
development, the governor yesterday wrote to the state House of Assembly to
seek its support for a supplementary budget.
Ambode made
the request in a letter that was read on the floor of the House by the Clerk,
Azeez Sanni, during plenary.
The sum of
N42.028 billion made up of N31.105 billion for capital expenditure and N10.922
billion for recurrent expenditure would be re-ordered, if the request is
approved.
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