Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos has labelled the Peoples Democratic Party as shameless over its recent rally at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota for a political rally.
Speaking at the 2014 Tree Plant Campaign in Eti-Osa Local Council Development Area, Fashola said, “The PDP has before now criticised our government, saying the parks were built for elites.
“You will recall that the Gani Fawehinmi Park is one of the products of this Greening and Tree Planting initiative; there was no park there before we started.
“When the people held rally at that park to protest against the anti-people policy of the subsidy removal by our opponents, they were repelled by heavily-armed security personnel.
“They always turn security personnel against the people they are supposed to protect instead of against those who threaten the people. But our opponents have no shame. In their unthinking inconsistency, it was at the same park, the same Gani Fawehinmi Park that they now chose to hold their party rally last week.
“They lie, they forget what they said. They have forgotten that the park is cosmetic, that the park is elitist, or indeed are they the elites? For me, they have shown us who they are ─ a party that is unworthy of trust and lacking in consistency.
“For the people of Lagos, our employers, this is the last tree planting day that I will address you as your governor.”
“But you know now what our opponents think about this programme, they have told you. So if you value this job, if you value the economic benefit, you must vote to keep this programme going,” Fashola added.
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