The Lagos state chapter of the PDP have faulted the Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode over the issue of insecurity in the state.
Akinwunmi Ambode
Factional Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Kamal Olorunoje, at the weekend lambasted the Lagos State government and the All Progressives Congress over increasing level of insecurity within the metropolis.
In a statement against the backdrop of the attack on two banks in FESTAC last Monday, Olorunoje wondered the status of the billions of naira generated from the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, LSSTF
He alleged that the monies may have be embezzled at the expense of the security of lives and properties of the good people of Lagos.
The statement read in part: “We, as a party, are appalled by the insensibility of this administration on security, education and providing gainful employment to Lagosians.
"The state government has been hoarding funds donated to the LSSTF. The lives of all Lagosians should be regarded sacred and efforts put in place to provide security should not be abused.
"The police force is underfunded and if they are motivated, their performance will be optimal. At this juncture, I am calling on the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and other members of the security trust committee to render an account of how monies realised from the fund are being used.
"I am also calling on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to beam its searchlight on the activities of LSSTF.
“We have said it severally that the Lagos State Security Trust Fund is a conduit pipe organised by the All Progressives Congress to siphon money.”