By Oluseyi Beecroft (Lagos Island City Correspondent)
The Epetedo Indigenes Association has describe Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's new cabinet as a rather disappointing cabinet composition that falls short of the expectation of the Lagos State electorates.
In a statement by the Chairman, Alhaji Maroof-deen Babatunde Oshodi; the Vice Chairman, Alhaji (Dr) Mondiu Babatunde Sarumi and the Secretary, Alhaji (Hon) Nosiru-deen Adegboyega Oshodi, the association asserts that, "Our decision to ventilate our stance derives from the seeming hard stance of the governor after all the citizens sacrificed for him to shield him from electoral defeat."
The statement continues: " We hereby register strongly the disappointment of EPETEDO Indigenes with the contemptuous disposition of the governor to the people that stood for and with him when the going was rough, really rough.
Accordingly, "We feel shortchanged by his list of Commissioners. It is outrightly unacceptable to us"
The association added that, "With all sense of responsibility, we view with utmost dismay, the lopsided distribution of the said list and strongly request an urgent review of the composition, so as to give all the much desired equity and equal opportunity as provided by both the Nigerian Constitution and sense of fairness.
The association further asserted that their resolve is to pinpoint to both the authority and the generality of the concerned, any questionable development that we may or might have noticed and or brought to our attention for our esteemed contribution.
Finally, "It's in this regard, that we call on the Lagos State Government, the APC Leaders in Lagos Island and all others concerned in the exercise of appointing, nominating, recommending, etc, to revisit the 39 names as published and do an holistic reappraisal to justify equity and balance of distribution."
The association restates its commitment to God being trusted as they look up to Him always for cherished goals. NNL.
