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Governor
Babatunde Fashola of Lagos , Billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola,
Nigerian Breweries boss, Kufre Ekanem, among others ushered in the new year
with a countdown in Lagos.
Fashola,
who described the programme as a huge success, expressed profound gratitude and
appreciation to the corporate organizations who partnered with the state
government to organise the 2014 Lagos Countdown.
The 2014
Lagos countdown which was organized by the Lagos State Government through the
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA, came to an end yesterday
with the ushering in of the New Year with great fireworks.
Lagosians
list expectations
Meantime,
some residents of Lagos yesterday looked into the New Year, listing their
expectations from government at all levels in the country.
In
separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, the residents
said that political office holders should endeavour to restore hope to the
Nigerian masses.
Mr Gift
Wejem, a furniture dealer, said that government ought to raise the hope of the
Nigerians by reducing the level of poverty in the country.
“Government
should give us hope and create employment opportunities for the teeming youths
who roam the streets without jobs,” Wejem said.
Dr Nkechi
Asogwa, a medical practitioner, called on government to prioritise health care
at all levels and make it more accessible.
“Government
at the local, state and federal levels should give attention to health issues,”
she said.
Asogwa
urged the governments to stem the tide of losses to communicable and
non-communicable diseases in the country.
She called
for improvement in the public health sector, noting that many Nigerians do not
have the wherewithal to pay for expensive health facilities at private
hospitals.
Mr Deji
Makinde, an Insurance Marketer said that government should intensify its fight
against terrorism to restore peace and security to the affected areas in the
North.
Makinde
expressed sadness over the innocent Nigerians whose lives had been terminated
by the activities of insurgents.
Mr Godwin
Ayigbo, a pastor, also said that the attention of the government should be
centered on how to restore peace and end some senseless killings in the
country.
“I think
government’s focus should be on restoration of peace and unity.
“All
other development is subsumed in an atmosphere of peace,” Ayigbo said.
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