APC did not promise change in 4 years – Fashola

Minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) government-led Federal Government did not promise that it would transform Nigeria in four years.
Fashola said this Tuesday in Lagos, at the flag off of mobilisation of 5,000 political foot soldiers for President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osibanjo re-election, saying the President in his quest to turn the fortunes of the country around and bring change in different sectors never attached four-year time frame to it.
The 5,000 political foot soldiers are expected to comb all the wards in Lagos State and deliver at least 4.5 million votes for Buhari in the February 2019 presidential election. Buhari flagged off his re-election campaign on Sunday with theme “The Next Level.”
Fashola said the APC had remained focused from outset and made tremendous impacts in different sub-sectors of the nation’s economy, despite the challenges and economic woes caused by wanton mismanagement of the nation’s resources by previous administrations.
He explained that the Buhari-led government had laid the foundation for economic growth of Nigeria, judiciously utilised its first term in office by achieving more with fewer resources and had re-strategised to take the country to the next level.
According to Fashola, the country has recorded rapid infrastructural development across the country under President Buhari, saying, “We did not promise to change Nigeria in four years. We have done very well all the sectors including education.
“For instance in 2015, the total number of roads completed before we came was 80 kilometres nationwide. In 2016, the total kilometre of roads completed was 277 kilometres. In 2017, it became 488 kilometers and in 2018 it is now 497 kilometres.”
He said it would be retrogressive for the country to go back to the era of delivering 80 kilometres roads in 16 years, saying the notion that President Buhari is slow in implementing policies is erroneous given the results achieved within the period he has ruled the country.
In the area of Power he said for sixteen year the nation’s electricity generation hovered around 4,000 megawatts, saying,’’ within three years it had moved to 7,000 megawatts. We have added 3,000 meaning we were doing 1,000 per annum. Though they did not met power generation at zero level if you aggregate it means they were doing 250 megawatts per annum. Do you want to go back to 250 megawatts per annum or 1000 mega watts per annum,’’ Fashola fumed.
Chairman of the 5,000 campaign group, Oyinlomo Danmole, said Buhari, Osinbajo Support Group was designed to create a new system of presidential campaign in the state.
According to him, the people are from 347 wards, 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in Lagos State, adding that they have 15 in each LGA and LCDA.