Governor Akinwumi Ambode came under fire from a London based newspaper-The Economist, which accused him of not being able to maintain the progressive strides of former Governor Raji Fashola.
In a response to the article by the The Economist, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said, in a statement that “The
said article has since gained frenetic, orchestrated spread in both
social and traditional media in Nigeria, helped in part, ostensibly, by a
push from a recalcitrant legion of traducers still struggling with the
reality of a new helmsman whose idea of progress in Lagos State factors
in electoral promises and respect for human dignity.”
Governor Ambode confronting a traffic offender
Adding that “If we excuse the fact that the
offensive article in The Economist came out last weekend just about the
time that Lagos State Government added some bite to its security and
traffic management efforts, what shall we call the curious ‘culling’ of
the said article by some local media?”
“That
The Economist sees nothing wrong in recalcitrant officers refusing to
carry out a directive by their employer is as surprising as it is
shameful. Shockingly still, the veil finally came off this curious
article when it states that by choosing a compassionate approach to
enforcement, Governor Ambode is less competent and has deviated from his
predecessor’s template,” Ayorinde said.
The Economist criticised Ambode’s passive method of handling traffic
situation in Lagos, adding that it had further made the city less
navigable.
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