Lagos governor to fight traffic, insecurity with N665.588bn budget

The governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode, is set to fight traffic and insecurity with the new N665.588bn budget proposal for 2016.

While presenting the budget to the House of Assembly, he said the budget was for the good of Lagosians, hence, the name, “The Peoples Budget”.

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Next year's budget shows a 26% increase, compared to 2014 and 2015 budgets.

Governor Ambode says this is due to his administration's plan to eliminate traffic and insecurity in the state.

“The increase will enable our government to focus on the present challenges of security, traffic gridlock resolution including physical and social infrastructural development which has thrown up new challenges quite different from what we used to experience and have always known.”

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Do you think this new expensive budget will remove traffic and insecurity in Lagos state?