Former Lagos governorship candidate Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has met with President Bola Tinubu and briefed him on how local governments in the state are utilising funds allocated to them.
Jandor spoke after the meeting with the president at his Lagos residence during the Christmas holiday.
“I had the privilege of conferring with Mr President during his Christmas holiday in Lagos during which we had an insightful discussion,” he said.
According to Jandor, the discussion focused on governance and the need for cooperation between the federal government and the states to achieve development goals.
“His perspective was invaluable as he expressed the need for continued alignment of vision between the Centre and the component States,” he said.
Jandor said he used the opportunity to brief the president on activities at the local government level in Lagos State, particularly following the release of funds from the federation account.
“Having participated in some of our Local Governments’ 100-days celebration, I reported to Mr. President, the efforts our Local Government administrations in Lagos State are making with the resources released to them from the Federation account. Local Governments in Lagos now commission roads, health centres, customary courts among other developmental projects, in just 100 days in office,” he said.
He noted that these projects reflected increased financial capacity and accountability at the grassroots level.
Jandor also commended President Tinubu for economic reforms introduced by his administration, which he said had improved access to funds for local governments.
“I appreciated him for implementing courageous economic policies and accountability that made it easy for governments in the grassroots to have access to more funds,” he said.
He added that improved funding at the local government level was helping councils to deliver visible projects and services to residents across the state.
