Lagos Speaker Urges Sanwo-Olu To Prioritize Rail Network In The 2020 Budget

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, has asked Governor Sanwo-Olu to prioritized the construction of rail network across the state in the 2020 budget.

The speaker disclosed this at the budget presentation on Friday in Alausa, Ikeja.

The 2020 appropriation bill which has been tagged “The Budget of Awakening to a Greater Lagos” proposed a total of N1.168 trillion for the fiscal year of 2020.

It has a capital expenditure of N723.75 billion while the recurrent expenditure is N444.81 billion, giving a 62:38 capital to recurrent ratio.

Obasanjo said “To indeed move Lagos forward, there is the need to focus more attention on the rail to connect the entire Lagos.

“A rail from Ogun boundary down to Lekki Epe side, a rail from Ikorodu to also the same area should be urgently considered; and the ones under construction must be speedily completed”.

The speaker stressed the importance of rail network to solving the transportation challenges the state has been facing, adding that, no amount of road patching nor construction could solve the challenge of transportation in the state.

He said “With fund available or not, we have to start doing something and at the same time, more still need more to be done about water transportation.

“The Ilo Rivers running from Sango linking Alimosho, Ojo, Amuwo back to CMS and Odo Iya Alaro and runs up to Ikorodu must be given attention by the governor.”

The speaker also called the Governor’s attention to health and the education system in the state.

He said “Likewise, our education and health sectors need adequate attention. Year in, year out, provisions are being made for these sectors.

“However, they have not been well sustained. It is our hope that this time, it will take a different and positive dimension.

“Our local government chairmen must also be on their toes and collaborate with the state government.

“Their efforts will definitely impact positively on the achievements of the state government.

“Nevertheless, our dear governor, I charge you to be visionary and have a huge dream of paradise fo

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r our people.”