I want to be Governor so as to rescue Lagos State from bondage and commercialization - Obanikoro

Musiliu Obanikoro during an inspection of Quarter Guard set by the Defence Ministry in his honour declared that one of the reasons for wanting to take another shot at the governorship of Lagos is to rescue the state from bondage and the commercialization of its governance.

He thanked President Jonathan for giving him the opportunity and support to serve Nigerians and expressed hope in the success of the ceasefire the Federal Government has entered into with the Boko Haram Sect.  His words: “We came in at a very difficult time for the country and I thank God we have been able to strongly put in hard work to ensure that value is added to what we met on the ground, and some of the successes that we have seen in terms of stability in the country is part of the contribution that we have also made as part of the ministry of defence family.
 

 

“Funding will always be a challenge, the commitment and the effort we have put in so far with Mr. President at the helm of affairs; we are making progress. From a nation of anything goes to a nation where we are bringing about stability. We have conquered the issue of militancy in the Niger/Delta; the Boko Haram issue will also be a thing of the past. “I am excited; things like this don’t come easy, a lot of sleepless nights have gone into it. We must salute Mr. President for the courage and the conviction that we must have peace than to have war,”

 

Musiliu Obanikoro has tendered his resignation as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as instructed by the presidency to enable him pursue his ambition of becoming the governor of Lagos State in the forth coming 2015 election.