Babatunde Fashola Accused of Stealing N68bn SURE-P Funds

Babatunde Raji Fashola, the Former  Governor of Lagos, has been accused of failing to account for the N68billion his administration received from the Federal Government under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P.
The allegation made from the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday,asked his successor,Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to immediately commence the probe of the eight years administration of the former governor.
A statement the opposition party issued through its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani read;

“On behalf of all concerned Lagosians, we call on the governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to immediately set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the eight years administration of former Governor Fashola.

“The need for this is apt in view of the cases of human rights abuse witnessed during the period, especially the ones perpetrated by the State Task Force and Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, officers.

“There is no doubt that the hands of the former governor are not clean considering that despite the officially corroborated monthly Internally Generated IGR Revenue, IGR of

N27billion; N9billion to N13billion monthly Federal Government allocation; SURE-P Funds;

corporate donations and concessionaires’ interventions, the former governor yet left office leaving over 85percent of his projects and

promises unfulfilled.

“Till now, the former governor cannot

categorically explain the whereabouts of over N68billion SURE-P funds meant for the state.

We demand to know!

“The bogus cost of the Falomo Bridge

must also be probed. The cost of buying over the Lekki-Epe toll system must also be investigated. Imagine all the canals purportedly contracted to be cleared and channelled are all blocked. Lagosians are now suffering from consequential flooding.

This must be investigated.

“As a matter of urgency, Mr. Ambode should review or terminate some elephant

projects that were initiated by Fashola’s administration. Most of the projects are really

prodigal and of no relevance to the masses.

An example is the huge Lagos funds sunk as partner/investor in the ongoing Eko Atlantic Project.

“Mr. Ambode is administratively, legally and morally compelled to commence these inquiries if only to clear the doubts. Lagosians are eager to supply evidence of corruption in the eight years administration of Fashola,”

the PDP said

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