Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro , on Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest for the Lagos State governorship seat in 2015 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with a resolve to build a popular government, if elected.

Obanikoro, at the declaration tagged “Walk with Me,” held at the National Stadium, Lagos, commended the ingenuity of Governor Babatunde Fashola for running the affairs of the state despite the domineering tendencies of former Governor Bola Tinubu.

While berating the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state for running elitist programmes and ostracising the poor from its scheme of development, he vowed to upgrade infrastructures in the rural areas.

His words: “We have seen billions spent on sand-filling our waters, we have seen billions spent in repairing Bourdillon road and I believe it is time for a new change. I believe it is time for government to spend billions on upgrading infrastructures in Alimosho, in Shomolu, Kosofe and other parts.

“A greater Lagos is where hard working families can be successful in Lagos and where the down-trodden will benefit from government. We must all stand together to ensure that we have a new and better Lagos. A new Lagos, where the masses of the state will not be left out. That is the kind of Lagos that I offer in 2015.

“The more I look, I less I see. Any system that takes from the poor to benefit the rich, that system cannot be working for us.”

Highlighting some of his plans, if elected as governor, the former envoy said, “The Obanikoro administration will create a malaria centre across the 20 local government areas of the state; we will ensure our schools stand with others.

“Because every business transaction must factor the emperor of Bourdillon into it, that has become a burden on our families. I stand here promising Lagosians that the burden brought upon them in the last 15 years by Alpha Beta, will come to an end in May 2015.

Source -www. dailyindependentnig.com