Former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has
advised Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to shun the temptation of
initiating new projects unless they are very critical to the well-being of the
people, but should rather concentrate on completing ongoing ones before the end
of his tenure in November 2016.
advised Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to shun the temptation of
initiating new projects unless they are very critical to the well-being of the
people, but should rather concentrate on completing ongoing ones before the end
of his tenure in November 2016.
Fashola made the statement while speaking as a Guest Speaker
at a three-day retreat for members of Edo State Executive Council and Permanent
Secretaries, in Abuja, to brainstorm and re-strategise on raising the bar on
governance in the state, with the theme, “Finishing Well”. What Fashola said
after the cut.
at a three-day retreat for members of Edo State Executive Council and Permanent
Secretaries, in Abuja, to brainstorm and re-strategise on raising the bar on
governance in the state, with the theme, “Finishing Well”. What Fashola said
after the cut.
“This gathering is auspicious because for me, it
demonstrates the focus of your government. You are clearly mindful that the
time is up. Let me emphasise that time is up, time is not running out, it is
up, the government’s tenure is at an end. What you have now is the process to
walk out. It is easy to say you have not finished the job. So in that sense,
there is work to do, you must accept that and you must also be honest with
yourself that you can’t finish the work. The reason is that, it is the work of
the people, work of human beings and as long as the human civilization remains,
work will never end because it is a continuous undertaking.
demonstrates the focus of your government. You are clearly mindful that the
time is up. Let me emphasise that time is up, time is not running out, it is
up, the government’s tenure is at an end. What you have now is the process to
walk out. It is easy to say you have not finished the job. So in that sense,
there is work to do, you must accept that and you must also be honest with
yourself that you can’t finish the work. The reason is that, it is the work of
the people, work of human beings and as long as the human civilization remains,
work will never end because it is a continuous undertaking.
“If the work could be finished, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia would
have finished it. He had more time than you have and if it could not be
finished at that time, the late Ambrose Alli would have finished it and probably
John Odigie-Oyegun. So, in that sense, it won’t be finished. In the last few
days, there would be a lot of talk about what you did not do, and there will be
people asking you, before you go, come and do this, but you must be honest with
yourself and be honest with them, having regards to the realities of your
resources. The pressure can be enormous, but don’t see that it as negative, it
is not. See it as positive because they are asking you to do it only because
they trust in your ability to do it that is why they are asking you.”
have finished it. He had more time than you have and if it could not be
finished at that time, the late Ambrose Alli would have finished it and probably
John Odigie-Oyegun. So, in that sense, it won’t be finished. In the last few
days, there would be a lot of talk about what you did not do, and there will be
people asking you, before you go, come and do this, but you must be honest with
yourself and be honest with them, having regards to the realities of your
resources. The pressure can be enormous, but don’t see that it as negative, it
is not. See it as positive because they are asking you to do it only because
they trust in your ability to do it that is why they are asking you.”
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