Modupe Onitiri-Abiola told
newsmen that her intention to run for the highest seat in Lagos was born out of
her unquenchable desire to assist in the eradication of poverty from the state.
However, she is yet to name
the party on which she will run.
Read Ontiri-Abiola’s speech
below after the cut:
‘There
should be no more poverty in this state or in this country. There is so much poverty
and the situation on ground is extremely terrible, worse than what we thought
it was at that time. But I am trying to look at what exactly is in the interest
of the people.
What
I am trying to do now is eradicate poverty and I know once you remove poverty,
you remove everything and for you to be able to remove poverty, you need to
have programmes. Some of these programmes include social welfare, free
education, free health, affordable homes, good roads, providing for people that
are not employed, helping people that are in business and who want to get into
business.
When
all that is put in place, you will eradicate poverty. Poverty should not exist
in this country, not even in Lagos State’.
Today
is the 20th anniversary of the annulled elections, generally agreed to have
been the freest and fairest in Nigeria, ever.
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