Posted on: 07:44 Tue, 05 Jan 2016



Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has assured Nigerians that the 2016 budget is his administration’s pact with Lagosians and he will ensure full implementation of the budget.

Ambode said this when he signed the
N662.588 billion Appropriation Bill into law.

While speaking at the ceremony at the
Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja, the
governor said: “This budget will enable our
government focus on the present challenges of security, traffic gridlock resolution, physical and social infrastructural development, which have thrown up new challenges quite different from our past experience.”

He explained that the budget will be driven
by internally generated revenue. He also
appealed to Lagosians to promptly pay their taxes.

He said “In conclusion, I will commend this budget to all Lagosians and enjoin them to continue collaborating with us in building the Lagos of our dreams.”

While giving a breakdown of “The Peoples
Budget”, Commissioner for Economic
Planning and Budget Akinyemi Ashade said it would go a long way to promote massive investments in security, transport/traffic management, physical and social infrastructural development, in addition to enhancing job creation/opportunities.