Let's contribute our quota towards rebuilding this country - Hamzat ----Foundation of Lagos solid - Hamzat

 Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos Deputy Governor on Friday says each and every citizens of this country should contribute their quota and work towards rebuilding the nation, so as to be habitable for all of us and the upcoming generation, just as he affimed that Lagos 

State is leveraging on the solid foundation laid by the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.

Hamzat said this at the Lagos State Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa, during the Special Jumat Service to mark the 3rd Year Anniversary of the Governor. Babajide Sanwo-Olu's administration in office. 

Hamzat said Nigeria belong to all of us and we should ensure we do all within our reach to rebuild it and we should also do what is right in the society, adding that none of the citizens should be self serving to bequeath a good legacy for our children.

He said that when Asiwaji Tinubu assumed office in 1999, there was no money in the state's coffers, hence, he had to take loan. 

According to him, Tinubu was accused of mortgaging the future of the state, but the loan was actually utilised for the development of the state, hence, the solid foundation that subsequent administrations are leveraging on. 

Reeling out some of the achievements, he explained that Lagos State had made enormous progress in development, had been able to pay pensions and gratuities of retirees, and staff salaries are up to date. 

''So we should not forget that things were not this good, but it can also be better. So I am saying that in 1999, we did not have one single public ambulance, in 1999, we could not afford to pay salary. But today, we are where we are. 

''In 2007, when the budget of Lagos State rose to about N400 billion, the Executive Council were saying it is audacious, but today it is N1.7, 1.8 trillion. So something has moved, our GDP has moved. 

''The GDP of Lagos is bigger than Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire put together those are two countries. So these are really moved and that's why you have this influx of people coming to Lagos,'' Hamzat said. 

According to Deputy Gov., 2023 will give Nigerians another opportunity to pick the right leaders and we should not miss it, hence the choice of Tinubu.

''A good leader must have the capacity, vision and ability to take decisions that are right for the majority of the people. 

''Asiwaju Tinubu has the trait, he is ready to take tough decisions, he has the intellect to interrogate ideas and the ability to pick brains of people who can do the jobs and deliver without being monitored. 

''Our problems are not insurmountable, that humans cannot solve, therefore l believe Tinubu has the quality of a great leader,'' he said.

Special prayers were offered for divine intervention, unity, love and peace to reign in the state and country ahead of the 2023 general elections. 

An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Saheed Ahmad said that the upcoming general elections was an opportunity for the Nigerians to choose the right president. 

Ahmad said that the citizens had to be united to make the right decision of electing the right leaders.