5 Things Fashola Plans To Do At Ministry Of Power, Works And Housing

It’s no longer news that immediate past Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola has been appointed Nigeria’s minister of power, works and housing.

Minister for power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola and President Buhari

Some have described the position given to Fashola who undoubtedly turn around the fortune of Lagos state while he was governor as the defacto vice president. Some described Fashola’s position in Buhari’s administration as Buhari’s real change agent.

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Here are 5 things he promised to do to turn the fortune of the newly merged ministry around.
1. “I’m interested in how best to harness the available human resource assets in the ministry and the physical assets.”
2. “All information will assist us as we hit the ground running. We need to do more so as to regain lost time.”
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3. “Nigerians are anxiously waiting for result, which in this case, is improved power supply nation-wide.”
4. “Willingness to hit the ground running, we are here to work with you in solving problems on ground as quickly as possible.”
5. “We want information on what has been done, what remains to be done, and what are the future plans. We want to continue from there.”
Fashola was received with ovation by workers at the Federal Secretariat at 3.15 pm on Wednesday, November 11 and was ushered into the office by Mrs Grace Papka, the Director in charge of Human Resources of the ministry.
Nigerians have also reacted to Fashola’s portfolio stating that the former governor is a three-in-one individual, and in a related development, the new minister was received by his new workers with cheers when he resumed for work.