As the country celebrates the attainment of democratic governance, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday assured Lagosians of more dividends of democracy.
The governor, who handed over Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1 FM to Lagosians as part of the dividends of democracy to achieve happy and safe motoring in the state, also suggested a way out of the face-off between his government and sacked doctors.??
Fashola who marked his fifth anniversary in office urged the doctors to appeal to the Health Service Commission to clear the issues that put them at logger heads with the government to end the lingering crisis in the health sector.
The governor who appeared on a live panel discussion on LTV which had panelists like deputy managing director of the SUN Newspapers, Mr. Femi Adeshina; Editor of THISDAY Newspaper, Mr. Simon Kolawole; Talk Show personality Agatha Amatha and seasoned broadcaster, Aderoju Adepoju to commission the Traffic Radio he said was meant to give first hand information about the traffic situation in the state.
He said the broadcast on the radio would help pedestrians and motorists to decide on the best way of getting to their destination on time, adding that the radio would avail motorists, the opportunity of managing their time and money well.
The governor who also used the opportunity offered by the Democracy Day to launch a new BRT route to cover the Yaba- Oyingbo axis said it would provide sustainable mass transit services in the state.
He said his government has also decided to give priority attention to the agricultural sector to provide employment for the teeming youth who had taken to commercial motorcycle riding as a means of livelihood.
Fashola who assured that the problem of homelessness will soon be a thing of the past in the state, said the state government would soon flag-off Lagos Homes Ownership Mortgage Scheme (HOMES) driven by a single digit mortgage facility.
According to him, the mortgage payment pattern would improve productivity in the state, as the beneficiaries would want to work harder to retain their jobs to offset their mortgage.