Lagos warns contractors against compromising on quality
Tinubu, Akande, others commend Fasanmi’s political consistency Sanwo-olu reiterates plan to digitise learning in public, private schools
POLITICIANS yesterday lauded the sterling principles and consistency demonstrated by the elder statesman and Afenifere Leader, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, in his over six decades involvement in politics in the country.
The politicians, who gathered in Osogbo to honour the nonagenarian politician at his 94th birthday anniversary, include the governors of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-west, who were represented by National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; former Interim Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande; Chief Biyi Durojaiye, Professors Olu Alabi and Mojeed Alabi; former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Titi Laoye-tomori; Dosu Oladipo and traditional rulers. Former Deputy Governor in old Oyo State, Chief Iyiola Oladokun, while delivering the birthday lecture, with the theme, “Ayo Fasanmi: An Epitome of Consistency and Loyalty To Progressive Ideals,” frowned at the inconsistent nature of some politicians in Nigeria, saying that lack of consistency and loyalty was the bane of party politics in Nigeria.
Oladokun commended Fasanmi for being a consistent and loyal party man, who stands firmly by the principles of his leader, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. He then prayed God to give Fasanmi the grace to celebrate many more years on earth and in sound health.
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, represented by his deputy, Benedict Alabi, described Fasanmi as a beacon of hope and pillar of light for the younger generation of politicians and administrators.
He said the unrelenting efforts and contributions of Fasanmi to progressive politics had helped to deepen democracy in Nigeria.
He further stated that Fasanmi’s democratic spirit pushed him to fight against military rule and bad governance with uncommon perseverance.
Akande urged Nigerian youths to always have another profession rather than depend solely on politics for survival.
The former Osun State governor said the only way for Nigerian politicians to be consistent and loyal to their party was to remain engaged in their profession instead of depending on politics.
He attributed Fasanmi’s political consistency to the love he has for his country and the fact that he had a profession, which he remained committed to. He never depended solely on politics.
LAGOS State government has warned contractors that it would not accept a compromise of quality on any job, standard regulations and scope of the projects.
Special Adviser to Governor Sanwo-olu on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, who gave the charge yesterday during an inspection tour of some of the ongoing projects, including Egan-ayobo Road and Agege Pen-cinema Fly-over
LAGOS State Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has pledged to digitise learning process in both public and private schools in the state.
Besides, he said the state would leverage technology and Internet connectivity to deliver quality education to pupils in public schools in line with Goals 4, 9, and 10 of the United Nations ( UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).
Sanwo-olu stated this at the Concordia Summit, a high power global side forum at the ongoing 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States (U.S.)
The governor joined three other panellists in the event that focused on the theme:
Declares zero tolerance for non-compliance
projects, warned that any contractor that compromises standards would be sanctioned.
While emphasising the need for quality jobs and total adherence to project guidelines, the special adviser directed that contractors should henceforth submit their work schedules to the ministry for verification before construction, insisting that government site Building Resilient Economies on the Basis of Education, Technology and Access.
In a statement, Sanwo-olu said Lagos would be witnessing fundamental transformation in the deployment of technology to deliver quality services in different sectors of the state’s economy.
He said the state had finalised partnership agreement with an international tech-based education consultant to begin the process of digitising school curriculum to promote accountability in the delivery of quality education.
“Lagos has a huge statistics in school distribution, which is greater than the total number of schools in some smaller African countries. Despite this huge number in supply, engineers must ensure conformity with government regulations and contract specifications for quality job delivery.
Adeyoye said: “Quality assurance is the hallmark of this administration. We cannot afford to compromise standards in all our projects. All these projects are being financed indirectly by the public through their taxes. Taxes are paid on mutual there is a little challenge in delivering quality instruction.
“We have been designing a process that will be leveraging technology as key enabler to upscale quality and promote openness in the delivery of education curriculum. “We are on the verge of digitising the school curriculum. This effort is being done in partnership with an international tech-based education consultant, which has elements of success in deploying tech tools to deliver quality and affordable education. We are embarking on extensive teachers’ training to ensure that the projected outcomes of this innovation are achieved. All of these are set in motion to boost human recourses, which would trust and we must not betray the confidence reposed in us as government. The only way to compensate them is to ensure that they have value for their money through quality infrastructure, good service delivery and good governance.”
She urged contractors to be security and safety conscious while on sites, directing that all site engineers and construction workers must put on their protective jackets, safety boots, helmets and result in increased productivity and the resilience of the Lagos economy,” Sanwo-olu said.
Public schools, the governor pointed out, would also have access to the Internet infrastructure to aid teaching and learning through tech devices that would be supplied later to the schools.
He said the tools would allow the government to determine the aptitude of individual pupils and monitor their academic progress, adding that private schools would be co-opted into the new system to ensure uniformity in learning culture.
“We are digitising the learning culture in our schools for them to be run in line with our education objectives,” the governor said. other necessary safety gadgets.
Adeyoye also cautioned that all sites must be kept clean, healthy and devoid of any form of degradation at all times.
Responding, one of the contractors handling the projects, Adeniyi Sarumi, the Managing Director of Nessarm Ventures Ltd, assured that his company would meet all government regulations and deliver in record time.
THE World Bank has congratulated Ekiti State Government for emerging the best performing state under the National Urban Water Sector Reform Project (NUWSRP) and third best performing state under the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP).
A statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said the recognition, which was part of the Nigeria Portfolio Performance Awards for 2019, was communicated via a letter signed by World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria and Africa Region, Rachid Banmessaoud.
Banmessaoud, in the letter addressed to Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said: “This is to congratulate you on your state’s commendable performance, which led to winning the award for the best performing state under the National Urban Water Sector Reform Project (NUWSRP) and third best performing state under the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP). “We hope to leverage on the gains and outcomes of this event and look forward to a deepened partnership in your state.”
In a related vein, the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) also commended Ekiti State government for recording the highest number of initiatives in the Forum’s Development Initiatives tracking.
The PGF, in a letter signed by Mr. Foluso Aluko, on behalf of the Director-general, said Ekiti State led with 18 initiatives ahead of Nasarawa and Lagos, which recorded 14 and 10 respectively.
The initiatives, according to the letter, spread across empowerment, job creation, healthcare, among others.
Meanwhile, Fayemi, who spoke at a meeting on the sideline of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said that the state would continue to partner with development agencies and relevant institutions in the bid to ensure all round development in the state.