Lagos State Gov, Direct PSP operators, to resume door-to-door evacuation of waste.

---Appoints former General Manager of LAWMA, Ola Oresanya as a consultant

The Lagos State Government has directed the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), known as PSP operators, to resume door-to-door evacuation of waste.

Government gave the directive during a meeting with the waste managers on Tuesday in Lagos.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello, said in a statement that the PSP operators should go back to their various areas of operation and restore the door-to-door evacuation of waste.

Bello said that the directive was in making good the government’s promise to achieve a cleaner and healthier environment.

He said that Lagos State Government had constituted a committee, headed by him, to thoroughly review the situation and design template for the restoration of the services of PSP operators.

”This move is to reassure you that we are set on a new beginning and it is to consolidate what we have achieved. Everybody must work together to restore the glory of Lagos,” Bello said.

He also said that government had appointed Mr Ola Oresanya, former General Manager of LAWMA, as a consultant to work with the state to fashion out a format for the restoration of door-to-door waste collection.

Bello urged the PSP operators to be ready for work and set aside any misgivings, adding that he was in constant touch with the leadership of AWAM who had assured him of their cooperation.

The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, urged all stakeholders to recognise the urgent need to clear the backlog of waste in the metropolis, while a holistic solution was being worked out simultaneously.

”Being aware that PSP operators were in business to make profit and sustain employment, government therefore enjoins residents to pay for waste collection by the PSP operators,” Durosinmi-Etti said.

The Chairman of AWAM, Mr Oladipo Egbeyemi, expressed appreciation to the government for the development.

Egbeyemi urged for thorough situation review and provision of enabling environment for unhindered performance by members of the association.

APC NATIONAL CONVENTION: 14.8M VOTES AFFIRMS BUHARI AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

APC National Chairman Adams Oshiomole and APC National Secretary Maimala Buni as PMB is declared the Presidential Candidate and Flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress at the APC Presidential National Convention at Eagle Square.

Buhari’s speech at APC’s convention

Acceptance speech by President Muhammadu Buhari at APC Special Convention in Abuja.

I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Chairman and members of the Convention Committee for planning and conducting this convention. The same appreciation goes to the chairmen of National and State Executive Committees of our party. Thank you very much for doing a difficult job well.

2. I would like to pay tribute to Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande the first chairman of our great Party and to Chief John Oyegun who led the party until this year and all the APC Governors.

3. The result of the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress this time is different because I am the only candidate. I thank all other eligible candidates who deferred to me in the interest of our party unity and over-all national stability.

4. Fellow party members, it is with a deep sense of humility that I stand before you today to accept the nomination of our party, the All Progressives Congress to be its candidate and flag-bearer in the 2019 presidential elections.

R-L:APC National Chairman Adams Oshiomole, PMB, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Deputy Speaker Hon. Yusuf Lasun, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Ahmed Lawan and APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

5. As I stand today before you, there is no honour greater than the confidence given to me by all of you when you affirmed my nomination. I thank you for your support. I thank you for your guidance. I thank you for staying committed to the CHANGE agenda.

6. I accept this honour as a tribute and mark of confidence to carry the responsibility as we all join hands to continue the good work of the APC government to 2023 and beyond.

7. We are very proud of our record from 2015 to date:

We have arrested and checked the slide to anarchy on the security and economic fronts.

Boko Haram is reduced to dastardly attacks on soft targets. Normalcy has returned to much of North East and neighbouring North West states.

Our currency has stabilised. Our reserves are now $44 billion, a lot higher than we had in 2015.

Power generation capacity has reached 8,000 megawatts against less than 4,600 when we came into office. As we invest in new power generation infrastructure we are strenuously working to address the legacy deficiencies and challenges of transmission and distribution networks across the country.

We are executing Independent Power Projects in 9 Federal Universities to deliver uninterrupted power supply and we intend to expand to a total of 37 Universities

We have revived most of our capacity to produce fertilisers locally.

The Government through its Anchor Borrowers Programme and other incentives has empowered more than 2 million farmers to go back to the land. We now produce 80% of our rice requirements. Many farmers who nearly lost hope are now millionaires.

We have introduced primary school feeding programmes to encourage attendance and enrolment. We also have introduced the conditional cash transfer to help small and medium businesses, the men, the women and young people who drive our economy.

We have repaired and are repairing major arterial roads and starting major railway projects with the aim of linking the 36 states with efficient road and rail transportation systems.

We are attacking corruption head-on. With international support we are recovering Nigerian stolen assets and applying them to infrastructural developments.

Today the corrupt are facing the wrath of law and leakages have been generally blocked.

Mr. Chairman, Your Excellencies, Members of the APC.

8. We can be proud of our achievements. CHANGE has come. Ladies and Gentlemen, fellow Nigerians, think how much PDP Governments earned between 1999 to 2015. Think what they did with it.

L-R: APC Lagos State Governorship candidate Hon Babajide Sanwo-Olu, APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

Infrastructure down!

Security down! 18 local governments of Nigeria under control of a hostile army of insurgents,

Reserves depleted!

Bankruptcy around the corner.

9. What did they do with your money?

10. Internationally, Nigeria is now respected. My inter-action with foreign heads of state and government has been very encouraging. The international community is very supportive of our efforts to put our country in order.

11. Ladies and gentlemen, Members of APC. I thank you deeply for your support and confidence in me. I will not let you or the people of Nigeria down.

On to victory in 2019!

Long live APC!

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Thank you and God bless you all.

ATIKU CLINCHES PDP’S TICKET TO FACE BUHARI, OTHERS

PDP Presidential Canididate Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as clinches the Peoples Democratic Party tick at the end of the count of the votes at the presidential primary of the Party in Port Harcourt, Atiku polled 1,532 to emerge as winner.

Atiku will face the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of APC and Mr. Donald Duke of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and some others in the February 2019 presidential election in the February 2019

About 3,274 delegates were at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt and took part in the primary which produced the following results.

The Score:

Atiku Abubakar – 1,532

Aminu Tambuwal – 693

Bukola Saraki – 317

Sanator David Mark – 35

Sule Lamido – 96

Kabiru Turaki – 65

Donald Jang – 19

Datti Ahmed – 5

Attahiru Bafarawa – 48

Ibrahim Dankwanbo – 111

Ahmed Makarfi – 74

Rabiu Kwankwanso – 158

AMBODE CONGRATULATES SANWO-OLU, THANKS TINUBU

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as Congratulate Babajide Sanwo-Olu after NWC declare him winner of governorship primary.

He ask Lagocians to support All Progressive congress (APC) come’s 2019. “I congratulate the winner of the Lagos State APC Primaries, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urge all Lagosians to immediately support our party’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections”

Ambode also thanked Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, all the party leaders and members.

“I wish to use this opportunity to thank our national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the leadership of our great party at state and national levels, all party faithfuls and all Lagosians”

The full text of his message:

“Fellow Lagosians, the last few days have witnessed intense political activities that have gripped the attention of the nation and created palpable tension in the polity. I strongly believe that the time has now come for the State to move forward in order that the gains of the last three and half years are not lost.

Dear Lagosians, APC is a great party and the interests of our beloved State must always supercede that of any person or group. It is in this regard that I wholeheartedly congratulate the winner of the Lagos State APC Primaries, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urge all Lagosians to immediately support our party’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections and work for the success of our dear party.

As Governor, I will do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition in the remaining period of this administration and ultimately to the new Governor, come May 2019.

I therefore appeal to all our party members that we remain one family and unite behind the candidate of the party, so that we can continue to move this state forward.

The progress of Lagos state is non-negotiable. It is a project that I have passionately worked for in the last three and half years as your Governor and one to which I will forever be devoted.

I wish to use this opportunity to thank our national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the leadership of our great party at state and national levels, all party faithfuls and all Lagosians.

I thank all Lagosians for their faith and trust in me. I urge you not to relent in your support for our party as we prepare for the General Elections.

Long Live Nigeria

Long Live Lagos State

Long Live APC

Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko, lo jewa Logun”

SANWO-OLU THANKS AMBODE, APC LEADERS

The All progressive Congress (APC), Governorship Candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In his acceptance speech, Sanwo-Olu praised the APC's national leader, Bola Tinubu, for his fatherly role in his emergence as the party's flag bearer. He also thanked the entire structure of the party that endorsed him over Ambode and ensured his victory on Tuesday.

He said, "I think it's appropriate I thank our national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has provided the platform for all of us, so many of us that have looked up to him, the fatherly role, a political landscape that one cannot take for granted.

"I want to also use this opportunity to thank the national chairman of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, His Excellency Adams Oshiomhole and the national working committee for giving us tremendous support, for encouraging us and for letting true democracy reflect, for sustaining this direct primary and for letting it be the true test of what it should be.

He also thanked his opponent Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for putting up a good fight in the race to win the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

I wish him the best in the remainder of his tenure," he said.

He thanked the entire leadership of the party from the GAC, fathers has demonstrated leadership to the highest level, who have demonstrated impeccable integrity at all levels.

"I want to thank all the 57 chairmen and all our 57 local government areas. I want to thank all our ward chairmen, our councillors."

Sanwo-Olu noted that he'll not take the party's trust for granted and run an inclusive government if elected governor next year.

He said, "Lagosians, I think with what you have done for me, I cannot take you for granted, I cannot take this mandate and this confidence for granted, I'll cherish it for the rest of my life but more importantly, like I've always said, I'll remain committed, I'll keep an inclusive government, I'll be responsible, integrity will not run far from me and I will not do things that in any form would make you to begin to doubt my capacity or capability."

Ambode concedes defeat, congratulates Sanwo-Olu

The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Governor Ambode conceded defeat during a press conference on Wednesday, October 3, and congratulated Sanwo-Olu over his victory.

He said, "Dear Lagosians, APC is a great party and the interests of our beloved State must always supercede that of any person or group.

"It is in this regard that I wholeheartedly congratulate the winner of the Lagos State APC primaries, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urge all Lagosians to immediately support our party's gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections and work for the success of the party."

The governor further noted that he is committed to working towards a smooth transition for the next governor of the state and beckoned on all party members to ensure the party is successful at the polls in 2019.

SENATE 2019: I AM STILL IN THE RACE – OSINOWO

Hon. Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo popularly called Pepperito

as affirmed his intention to contest for the Lagos State Senatorial seat he denounced the rumor going round on the social media that he was disqualified from the race.

Hon. Osinowo represents Kosofe Constituency I in Lagos house of Assembly since 2015 – 2019 till date.

He is an experienced politician that understand the game very well, a well respected politician.

“My attention has been drawn to news circulating over the social media that I was not cleared for the Senate election taking place next year.

I want to inform my supporters and party members in the All Progressives Congress (APC) particularly at the Lagos East Senatorial District that the report is not true and unfounded.

Our opponent and detractors faced with obvious defeat at the coming primaries of our party cooked up this lie to cause confusion especially among our supporters.

For the avoidance of doubt, I fulfilled all conditions put forward by our party. I was duly screened and cleared by our party in Abuja.

I urge our supporters to remain calm and prepare to cast their votes for me during the coming primaries.”

Other contenders for the seat are; the incumbent Senator Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa, a second term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Otunba Ganiu Abiru, former Clerk, Lagos State House of Assembly and current Chairman, Ikorodu Development Association and Chief Lanre Razak.