- Speaking at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Ikeja, he presented a scorecard for the first year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term
The Lagos state government reaffirmed its commitment to grassroots development on Monday, aligning with the security and governance pillar of its T.H.E.M.E.S. Development Plus Agenda.
Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Bolaji Robert, highlighted the government’s stance while outlining his ministry’s achievements over the past year.
Speaking at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Ikeja, he presented a scorecard for the first year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term.
The commissioner emphasized that grassroots communities would remain central to the state’s development policies, ensuring that the benefits of democracy reach the common man.
“Mr Governor intends to actualise the dream of making Lagos a 21st-century economy and delivering the reality of a greater Lagos,” he said.
According to the commissioner, the state government has committed huge resources to paying insurance benefits to the families of deceased local government and State Universal Basic Education Board staff members.
“Three hundred and ninety-one million, two hundred and twenty-six thousand, six hundred and thirty-xix naira and five kobo (N391,226,636.05) have been disbursed to 164 beneficiaries of deceased staff in the last one year.
“This ministry remains undaunted, focused and unrelenting in its drive towards bringing the dividends of democracy to the doorsteps of the citizens of the state and fully actualising the T.H.E.M.E.S. Plus Agenda of this administration,” he said.
The commissioner revealed that in the last one year, the ministry had continued to engage critical stakeholders in the state and had direct interface with local government councils in its efforts to cascade development to the grassroots.
“This has yielded developments at the grassroots and has culminated in the on-going rural-urban renewal projects, which has aided in reducing rural-urban migration.
“One of these efforts is the two-day capacity building workshop the ministry recently organised for 376 councillors across the councils, being part of the state government’s role in improving the law-making capacity of councillors across the 57 councils,” the commissioner said.
Mr Robert also said that the ministry would continue to monitor and inspect projects and markets across the 57 councils.
He said this was to ensure proper hygiene, cleanliness, waste management and structural safety of facilities in the markets.
The commissioner said that the present administration has so far installed 50 traditional rulers without any rancour or dispute, attesting to the people’s support and belief in the leadership qualities of the governor.
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