By Jimmy
Before Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the president of Nigeria, he was governor of Lagos state; in fact, he was the first governor of the state under a democratic Nigeria.
And while many see him as a corrupt individual who would do anything for power, there are those who ascribe his tenure as what shaped Lagos into the economic powerhouse it is today.
That said, Ikejabird brings you a list of projects that Tinubu initiated as governor of Lagos, especially in Ikeja, the state’s capital.
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- He revamped the civil and criminal procedure rule as well as the creation of the Citizens Mediation Centre; a well-staffed and independent Office of the Public Defender, offering legal services for the poor.
- He provided free healthcare services including free ante-natal care for women, free eye treatments and free glasses, popularly called ‘JIGI BOLA’.
- Tinubu decentralized the Health Management Board, which led to the establishment of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to provide pre-hospital care services in case of medical emergencies.
- He established an additional 5 general hospitals in Lagos state
- He upgraded facilities at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)
- Tinubu instituted a reform plan that greatly improved the welfare of judicial officers, including magistrates.
- He pioneered the Bus Rapid Transit System and LAGBUS, a project that was eventually finalized by his successor Babatunde Fashola.
- He established the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)
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Tinubu’s administration in Lagos might not have been all-round perfect — after all, he did promise to build at least a model “millennium” secondary school in each of the 20 local councils of the state but only succeeded in building four at the end of his tenure. Still, the evidence does show that his achievements indeed set a blueprint for what Lagos is currently.
Now, it remains to be seen if he can replicate this success at the national level.
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