Jimi Agbaje Manifesto

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESContentsPreface by Jimi AgbajeOur Vision & Themes for LagosThe S.H.E.L.T.E.R frameworkBold Ideas, New OpportunitiesFull Policy OutlineFinancing strategy3

Lagos:BeyondLagos:Beyond20152015BOLDBOLDIDEASIDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESNEW OPPORTUNITIESPreface byJimi Agbaje

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESPrefaceOur Lagos.This great State has been recognised by the vast number of people who live, work and visit. My team and I, working withyour support and co-operation, envision a Lagos that will be defined by rapid growth and development over these next fouryears – growth and development for the benefit of all who live, work and visit; unrivalled by any city of its size andcharacter in the world.Over these next four years, Our Lagos will bring opportunities within reach of all. We shall ensure that all our people canidentify and participate in existing and emerging opportunities and also pursue their legitimate ambitions in a relaxed andsecure environment.Education is the key that provides access to opportunity – the evidence is irrefutable. Therefore I am alarmed that after adecade and a half of administration by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the overwhelming majority of our children stilldo not pass WAEC exams. With their aspirations and potentials so heavily undermined by this current education system,how can our youths hope to maximise opportunities?Our Lagos will have the development of our children and youth – across all ages - at the forefront. Basic education will befree and of demonstrably high quality, matching the best standards in the world. We will also ensure that within these fouryears all our children attend and stay in school. They will achieve skills and knowledge driven by current and future needsand demands of industry and the economy.As a health professional, I see no reason why this great State must contend with inadequate health facilities. Access toaffordable, good quality care is an important priority for a PDP Administration in Lagos State. We are committed, overthese four years, to gradually raise the share of our budget devoted to health to meet the standards recommended by theWorld Health Organization (WHO).5

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESWe will also work, especially with healthcare professionals and civil society, to increase the availability and spread of highquality healthcare facilities whilst helping all our people gain access to them. Our Lagos must become one where citizensare free from the fear of ill health and death from preventable diseases.In my professional and working life, I have come to see that the realisation of our ‘people’ agenda depends on reaffirmingthe national pre-eminence of the Lagos economy and making it an important continental hub.If our Lagos is to continue to attract and retain investment, it cannot continue to be the 137 th worst place to live in out of140 cities ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit. We will over the next four years deliver improvements in the quality oflife offered by our megacity unmatched by any other in the world.Whilst we remain a commercial and industrial hub, there is little doubt that our economy can do a lot better. On-goingexpansion and upgrade of infrastructure must be accelerated to enhance the competitiveness of our economy andultimately the creation of jobs for our people. The water resources of our State must be harnessed to add the dimensions ofan ‘Ocean Economy’ to our current character.I am clear that success in government will surely come through a robust relationship which enables the deployment ofprivate capital, methodology and expertise to meeting the various challenges which our State faces.Entrepreneurial Governance will be the approach of the PDP Administration inaugurated in Lagos after the forthcomingelections. Our approach is that while the government will provide direction, determine priorities and monitor performance,the private sector will, as far as possible, be charged with bringing our ideas to life. Enlargement of the Private Sector in thisway will create work for our people and provide revenue to the government.Our Lagos cannot be comfortable knowing that about 70% of our people live in slums and unsuitable neighbourhoods. Weenvision a Lagos State where decent, affordable housing is available. We will ensure that our programme to upgrade slumareas brings succour to our people in the shortest possible time.6

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESOur Lagos, will be lifted on the hands of an able civil service. I envision a Civil Service, comparable with the best in world.Beyond the Civil Service, a PDP-led Administration in Lagos will work closely with various communities and Civil Societygroups to ensure rapid development of our State. Ours will be an inclusive Administration, providing widespread access toinformation about the processes, opportunities and developments in the government - accountable to the people of Lagos forour every action and omission.The Local Government will also be restored to the effectiveness envisioned by our Constitution. As we anchor citizenexpectationof the role of the State Government in a PDP-led Administration in Lagos, we are also clear that all citizens ofLagos must also accept that they have obligations to be responsible citizens. We will define our charter for citizenresponsibility.Our Lagos will be open, safe, law-abiding and conducive to all. We will ensure the comfort and safety of all – visitors,residents and indigenes. To enable us all successfully pursue our legitimate ambitions, we will continue to strengthen ourjudiciary and capacity of law enforcement in order to restore respect for law and order.For those who are doubtful that the kind of long-lasting change towards which we will work can be achieved in 4 years – theexample of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s government in the old Western Nigeria is instructive. Much of the unique andfoundational developments were achieved in slightly over 4 years.I am Joseph Olujimi Kolawole Agbaje, I am and have been many ‘Me’s in this life – a pharmacist, a politician, a father,a husband and a leader; yet today… I come to you as a servant, a servant of this great State of ours; and I invite you tojoin me in building this Lagos, Our Lagos, together in the next four years.8

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Lagos:BeyondLagos:Beyond20152015BOLDBOLDIDEASIDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESNEW OPPORTUNITIESOur Vision

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESOur VisionWe envision a Lagos State thato Embraces its position as a global mega-city State populated by welleducated,skilled, healthy people living in a secure and prosperousenvironmento Enables ‘Lagosians’ to achieve their personal, entrepreneurial andprofessional aspirations, regardless of origin, socio-economic background,physical limitations and gendero Confirms its place as a regional hub for financial and professional servicesand commercial enterprise through genuinely business-friendly reformsand initiativeso Works for all, based on inclusive partnership with the private sector, othertiers of government, non-governmental interest and community groups toimprove access and delivery of economic goods and servicesTo achieve our vision for Lagos State, government policies and actions must have theinterests and aspirations of Lagosians at heart, and firmly in the centre.11

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESOur Vision (cont’d)Our key policy themes for Lagos•Citizens resources to be usedefficiently and transparentlywith full accountability to thepeople•All projects must haveclear, achievable goalsand are monitored frominception to completionValue formoneyDoing thingsdifferently andeffectively•Sustainable developmentthat focuses on the needs ofLagos as a megacity todayand the futureBuild anefficient anddynamiceconomy fortoday and thefutureA kinder morehumane Lagos•State policies that arepeople friendly and arealways for the benefit ofthe people and the State.13

Lagos:BeyondLagos:Beyond20152015BOLDBOLDIDEASIDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESNEW OPPORTUNITIESTheS.H.E.L.T.E.RFramework

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESThe S.H.E.L.T.E.R FrameworkOur vision is of a Lagos State where all can find, recognise and accessopportunities; and which provides a secure and liveable environmentin which to pursue legitimate ambitions. These objectives arecaptured in our S.H.E.L.T.E.R Framework. In normal usage, ‘Shelter’ isabout the provision of protection. A PDP Administration in Lagos willprotect and advance the course of Lagos indigenes, residents,investors and visitors.The policy framework we set out in the following pages points theway to renewal and rapid expansion. It is the outcome of strategicthinking by a cross-section of stakeholders over many years. It setsout a broad framework for the recovery of our State, not based ondogma, but on reason; on creative, efficient, transparent and honestgovernance; above all, on the liberty of our people under the law. Thethings we have in common as a State far outnumber those that set usapart. It is in that spirit that I commend to you this manifesto.The different aspects of the S.H.E.L.T.E.R framework work together toensure that our vision is achieved. In every area of the framework, wehave our flagship policies which we believe will be catalysts for thedynamic change that will enable Lagos leapfrog competitor cities inNigeria and abroad.S – Security, Safety and the rule of lawH – Health of the body and environmentE – Education and Youth empowermentL – Leadership and GovernanceT - TransportationE – Economic empowermentR – Residential Housing15

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESBOLD IDEAS, NEW OPPORTUNITIESThe flagship policies will be delivered effectively through our policy themes. We intend to give the people value formoney; build an efficient and dynamic economy for today and the future; do things differently and effectively and;develop a kinder more humane Lagos. These policies will have an effect on the key areas of the economy.S – Security, Safety and the rule of law• Community-based neighbourhood watch integrated into the State security framework.• International standard State crime lab facilities to enhance crime detection.H – Health of the body and environment• Universal Health Coverage through the Eko Contributory Health Insurance Scheme, targeting in the first phasethe poorest residents as well as the vulnerable in society.• Mobile and community-based micro-clinics.• Eko Medical City (health tourism resort).17

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESE – Education and Youth empowerment• Free High quality education below tertiary level.• Effective funding for primary education and technical / vocational education.• A review of teachers’ remuneration.• Strengthened inspectorate division for schools.• An average pass rate of 65% in WAEC over 4 years.Youth Empowerment• 100,000 vocational and internship places annually.• Local and international certification and standards for artisans and technicians.• An IT-based job matching recruitment system and portal, incorporating pre-employment screening,retraining and remedial programmes and real job opportunities and placements.• 5% of the State procurement budget for young entrepreneurs and recent graduates of any educational level.L – Leadership and Governance• Transparent public procurement process• Greater autonomy to local government administrationT – Transportation• Integrated multi-modal transport system; including safe and efficient use of railways and waterways

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESE – Economic empowerment• Set up a Technology Village in the Yaba area to consolidate public and private investments and initiatives;Provision of Free wi-fi and hotspots in specific public areas and spaces.• Epe and Ikorodu as National Fisheries Processing Hubs and focal points of the new ocean economy• Fairer taxes especially for businesses• One-stop investment promotion and regulation centre to assist businesses with government processes.• Local content legislation to ensure that residents and small businesses participate in all Lagos State projectsthrough either employment opportunities or training programmesR – Residential Housing• 150,000 housing units to be delivered by 2018Asides our flagship policies, we also have other policies embedded into our S.H.E.L.T.E.R Framework that we intendto pursue in all key areas of the life of our State and its people.19

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESFull Policy OutlineS – Security, safety & the rule of lawSecurity is one of the most important pre-conditions for human existence. Economic prosperity thrives in a situation ofsafety and security. Our goal is to improve the rule of law and the framework for security to ensure Lagos is a 24-houreconomy that recognises the importance of the security of life, investment and property..FLAGSHIP POLICIES• We will build a properly integrated community-based neighbourhood watch into the State’s security framework.• Working with the Nigerian Police, we will invest in an international standard State crime lab facilities to enhancecrime detection.JudicialWe will:Strengthen the State’s Judiciary• Continue with the process of modernising judiciary infrastructure.• Appoint more judicial officers to ensure speedy delivery of justice and ensure that judicial officers remain motivated.• Create mechanisms which ensure enforcement of judgements.21

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIES• 0.97 Judges per 100,000 cases. (1)• 7 years average length of case. (1)• 169 average number of civil cases filed per High court judge and 78 per Magistrate in 2005. (1)• 144 average number of criminal cases filed per Magistrate. (1)• ~60 high court judges and under 120 magistrates (2)Source:(1)Lagos State Development Plan (2012-2025), (2) www.nigeria-law.org (Lagos State Judiciary Judges)CommunityWe will:• Strengthen and empower Neighbourhood Watch as a community-based mechanism for supporting security and lawenforcement.• Boost the capacities of communities to be integrated into the State’s security framework. Ensure orderly developmentof local community governance as provided for in the Constitution.• Engage with the road transport unions and local governments to move ‘collections’ into designated motor parks toease congestion and traffic on the roads• Cooperate with law enforcement agencies, like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the IndependentCorrupt Practices Commission to ensure probity and minimise the influence of corruption in the State22

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESSecurity forcesWe will:• Continue to work with and support the Police Force.• Work with the other security forces – Army, Navy and Air force, Civil Defence– deployed in Lagos to integrate them into operational arrangements forsecurity in the State.• Explore a framework for working with Private Security Organisations.• Establish a Crime Lab to enhance the crime detection and dispensation ofjustice.• Partner with the Federal Government to further police reforms and plans forState police.H – Health of the bodyOur goal is to ensure that good quality healthcare is accessible, affordable andavailable to all. A healthier workforce is beneficial to the State and a way ofenhancing our main competitive advantage - the people of LagosAccording to a 2010 UN HabitatStudy:• 70% of respondents in Lagos Statewere fearful of becoming victims ofcrime• 90% feared the prospect of beingkilled in a criminal attack.• Lagos State accounts for a sizeableproportion of crime in thecountry.(1)This is in spite of the amount ofspending allocated directly to publicorder and safety which increased toN18.03BN in 2014 about 3.7% of thebudget. (2)Source: (1) UN HABITAT: The dawn ofan urban world 2010; (2) Lagos StateBudget 201423

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESFLAGSHIP POLICIES• We will offer Universal Health Coverage by inaugurating the EkoContributory Health Insurance Scheme, open to all residents of LagosState.• We will deepen access to healthcare by providing mobile andcommunity-based micro-clinics in all LGAs and LCDAs, especially ruralareas.• We will partner with local and international healthcare investors tobuild the Eko Medical City (health tourism resort).PreventionWe will:• Empower Health Inspectors who have the responsibility of ensuring cleanlinessacross the State to:• Initiate effective and continuous training for Health Inspectors through a reinvigoratedand expanded School of Health Technology.• Expand the mandate of the “Kick Against Indiscipline” (KAI) force toincorporate service as sanitation inspectors with responsibility for enforcingsanitation laws in public spaces; while Health inspectors will be responsiblefor non-public spaces.• Encourage Sanitation Inspectors to work with the Community – LandlordAssociations etc.• Sensitize Lagosians through massive education campaign of the dangers ofindiscriminate waste disposal and poor sanitation practices.As at 2013 estimated 21.7 millionLagosians were served by:• 277 primary healthcare facilities;• 26 secondary health facilities;• 1 school of Nursing & 1 College ofHealth Technology;• Approximately 10 Maternal & ChildCentres;• 1 State owned tertiary healthinstitution - LASUCOM/LASUTH. (1)Lagosians therefore largely depend onthe approximately 3,500 registeredprivate health care facilities and aneven larger unknown number ofunregulated clinics and hospital – allof varying quality and standards. (1).Source: (1) The Revitalisation Programfor the Primary Healthcare SystemJune 2013 – IHF OSLO 2013 – Dr.Yewande Adeshina24

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESProvisionWe will• Ensure Universal Health Coverage through the Eko Contributory Health Insurance Scheme which we will create.• Our health scheme will be based on the NHIS model incorporating delivery of health services through HMOsand public and private health institutions.• In the first phase, we intend to enrol over 2 million people – offering free medical services to the vulnerable, theunder 5s, over 65s, pregnant women and the poorest in the State.• When it is fully rolled out, it will be opened to all Lagosians and will offer comprehensive access to medicalservices which will be free at the point-of-use.• Work with the Federal Ministry of Health to set/review the regulatory framework for private clinics (including thelevel of equipment required and competence of health workers).• Deploy mobile and community-based micro-clinics to augment primary healthcare in all the LGAs and LCDAs,especially in the rural areas.• Refurbish various health-related training institutions while instituting exchange programmes with institutionsoutside Nigeria.• Promote the Eko Medical City• The Eko Medical City will provide a one-stop platform for local and diaspora health professionals as well asinvestors to provide critical high quality under-served specialist services to Nigerians.• This project will serve as a model PPP transaction for the private health sector to offer services across all areas.• The quality of healthcare provided will be monitored through an effective regulatory system which willincorporate users, health care professionals, health management professionals, administrators and otherstakeholders.25

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESNumber of nurses / 1000 peopleNumber of doctors / 1000 people8.002.507.006.002.005.004.003.001.501.002.001.000.500.00Lagos Johannesburg São Paulo0.00Lagos Johannesburg São Paulo2000 20142000 20143.503.002.502.001.501.000.500.00Number of hospital beds / 1000 peopleLagos Johannesburg São Paulo2000 2014In 2014, an estimated amount of• 1.05 nurses/1000 people (2000 data – 1.00/1000)• 0.33Doctors/1000 people (2000 data – 0.2/1000)• 0.33 hospital beds/1000 people (2000 data – 0.70/1000) (1)The State’s health infrastructure is struggling to keep up with thedemands of a growing population and we are still lagging behindother comparable megacities (1) .Source: (1) Oxford Economics Group: Global cities 2030 forecastservices; Series begin for Johannesburg(2001); 2014 figures areestimates (Number of nurses, doctors and hospital beds 2000 –2014) (Population 2000 – 2014), (2) Lagos Bureau of Statistics, 2011Digest (Population 2006 – 2014) (Population estimates for Year2000)26

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESH – Health of the EnvironmentOur goal is to make Lagos cleaner, healthier, and safer through sustainableenvironmental policies. Our policies recognise the importance ofsustainability in the future development of Lagos.Water supply and managementWe will• Unbundle the Lagos State Water Corporation.• Localise water works where appropriate.• Localise power supply for waterworks.• Encourage Private Public Partnership in order to secure/guaranteefunding (local and international) to ensure realisation of water sectorgoals.• Engage interested private sector firms in BOT type arrangements toexpand the coverage of safe water.• Institute a differential tariff plan, which recognises variations in theeconomic power of water consumers.Current State water demand is 540million gallon per day (MGD) whileState water supply is only 210 MGDleading to a supply deficit of 61% (1)About 40% of water demand is metby the Lagos State watercorporation (1) .Lagosians are forced to use otheruntreated water sources such asboreholes, wells and streams.Source:(1)Lagos State WaterCorporation27

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESWaste managementWe will• Encourage the revival of existing and/or establishment of new waste processing plants.• License the clearing of long abandoned and waste vehicular relics for recycling.• Appraise mechanisms on ground for turning waste to wealth and why current initiatives failed to achieve desired goals.• License the establishment of more waste to wealth conversion projects.• As a matter of strategy, immediately establish mechanisms to augment private sector participation in the provision ofcompactor trucks and arrange for mid-way dump sites within the State.• Revisit Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the waste collection process at all levels i.e. Community level, LocalGovernment level, and State level• Partner with LAWMA, LGAs and communities (Street Associations/CDAs) to ensure informal landfills and solid waste at theneighbourhood/street level are routinely cleared.Air qualityWe will• Review policies relating to transportation as this is critical to reducinggreenhouse gases of which carbon monoxide is the most prominent;• Work with the industrial sector on strategies to reduce industrialemissions;• Revisit the Ministry Of Transportation policy in a way that will ensure iteffectively serves its purpose without the current extortion of citizens• Put in place appropriate air quality monitoring systems.Out of 16 land fill sites in Lagos only 5are active. (1)The State has only 570 public toilets toserve a population in excess of20million. (2)1.1 million people live in nine of Lagos’largest slums, Agege, Ajegunle,Amukoko, Badia, Bariga, Ijeshatedo/Itire,Ilaje, Iwaya and Makoko. (3)Source: (1) LAWMA (3) News Reports(3)World Bank: Lagos State MetropolitanDevelopment and Governance Project28

Lagos:Beyond 2015AlimentBOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESA focus on sports as an extension of our healthprogramme• We will• Collaborate with the private sector in creating a football league pivotedon local government based football clubs.• Work to revive participatory and competitive sports at all levels ofeducation across the State.• Convert some of the open fields to mini-stadia in the “57 DevelopmentCouncils” of the State, so our youth have proper venues for engaging insports. Each mini-stadium will be open to all within its vicinity. Toensure proper maintenance, each mini stadium or sports complex willalso serve other purposes.Main sources of pollution in LagosState:Mobile: powered modes oftransportationStationary: factories and incineratorsWith approximately a million cars onthe roads daily and 40% consumptionof Nigeria’s fuel, LagosInjects about 3 tonnes of lead into theair and causes about 43% of ambientair pollution in the State daily. (1)Source: (1) Lagos State DevelopmentPlan 2012-2025E – Education and Youth empowermentOur goal is to ensure that education is accessible, affordable, available and of high quality and that our children willleave the education system with industry-demanded skills and qualifications.“A child who has a good education is more likely to develop into a better parent, make informed decisions, earn a betterliving, adopt new technologies, cope with crises and be a responsible citizen”(World Bank, 2011).The education sector still faces problems such as:• Poor quality of teachers• Poor infrastructure• Dearth of educational aids and teaching materials29

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESThese factors have led to poor performance inWAEC over the years. In 2014, only 45.86% ofstudents passed (Grades A-C in 5 subjectsincluding English and Maths), dropping from56.03% in 2013. Comparatively in 2014, Studentsin Anambra (65.92%), Abia (58.52%), Edo(57.82%) Bayelsa (52.83) Rivers (52.78% Enugu(51.91%), did better than Lagos. (Source: WAEC) 107SUCCESS RATE6050403020LAGOS STATE WAEC RESULTS STATISTICS56.03392118191145.8602007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014% OF WAEC CANDIDATESFLAGSHIP POLICIES• We will provide free high quality education below tertiary level of education.• We will prioritise and increase the funding for primary education and technical/vocational education.• We will review teachers remuneration to restore the pride of place of teaching as a profession and as acareer for high achievers.• We will strengthen the inspectorate division in schools to improve and enforce standards.• We will achieve an average pass rate of 65% in WAEC over 4 years.30

Lagos:Beyond 2015Increased AccessWe will• Promote access to high quality education for all eligiblecitizens, ensuring that education continues to be free atprimary and secondary level.• Encourage enrolment of all eligible children.• Improve access and quality of programmes in vocational andtechnical schools.• Foster private sector partnerships to provide opportunitiesto graduates of vocational & technical schools.• Work with the Federal Ministry of Education to motivateprivate sector organisations to contribute to ensuring accessto education through improvements in supportinginfrastructure (e.g., roads, technology).Higher qualityWe will• Review standards and processes for monitoring performanceand achievements in schools at all levels.• Establish a reporting and feedback mechanism so thatschools can take appropriate remedial action based on thereports of inspectors.BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESMore than half of the students who sat for WAECfailed despite an estimated N432 Billion spent oneducation between 2008 and 2014 (1) .Education Data and statisticsPublic Primary Schools 2009/10 2010/11Classroom Student Ratio (2) 1:33 1:42Teacher Student Ratio (2) 1:28 1:30Text Books per Pupil (2) 5 51,001 public primary schools. (3)9,762 private primary schools (3)Lagos State largely depends on the private sector for primaryeducation.Junior SecondarySchools(J.S.S)2009/10 2010/11Classroom Student Ratio (2) 1:87 1:78Teacher Student Ratio (2) 1:26 1:28Text Books per Pupil (2) 5 5321 Public JSS Schools (3)31

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIES• Partner with the private sector and interest groups to deliverand ensure quality education via Charter Schools, Contractschools, Academy schools, Voluntary-Aided Schools.• Ensure urgent attention is paid to the renovation ofclassrooms, furniture, laboratories and other infrastructure.• Ensure high quality teachers and professionalization ofteaching in our schools through training, encouragement ofcertification and by instituting a programme of continuousprofessional development for teachers.• Upgrade the State college of Education by improvingexisting facilities and pursuing affiliation with LASU forappropriate degrees and certification.• Conversion of colleges of education – affiliate the Statecolleges of education with LASU so they can preparecandidates for LASU degrees.• Upgrade, renovate and properly equip special needs schools.Lower costWe will• Award bursaries and scholarships to Lagos State students inTertiary institutions.• Collaborate with private sector organisations to offer moreeducational scholarships especially in LASU and State ownedtertiary institutions.Senior SecondarySchools(S.S.S)2009/10 2010/11Classroom Student Ratio (2) 1:68 1:63Teacher Student Ratio (2) 1:26 1:28Text Books per Pupil (2) 5 5310 Public S.S.S Schools (3)631 total public secondary schools (J.S.S & S.S.S)4,025 Private Secondary Schools (3)Enrolment (3) 2009/10 2010/11Pre-Primary 57,463 57,663Primary 387,581 395,187Junior Secondary 320,183 318,064Senior Secondary 254,588 381,311Source: 1 Lagos State Budget 2014 (estimated figures),2LASG MOE 2013-2015 MTSS Report, 2013, 3 LAGOSSTATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012-202532

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESYouth EmpowermentOur goal is to use our youth empowerment schemes as a toolfor poverty eradication, employment creation, crime reductionand a means of developing our economy and its futureworkforce.The thrust is to ensure that our youths will be able to takeadvantage of available business opportunities and have skillsneeded for the Lagos of today and the future.Percentage Distribution of Lagos youth byEducation levelBelow primary 1.8%Primary 5.8%Secondary 60.3%Post-Secondary 32.2%Lagos State had the highest percentage ofyouths in Nigeria (6.1%) followed by Kano State– (5.7%) while Bayelsa had the lowest – (1.3%)In 2011, the NBS reports a nationalunemployment rate for youths (aged 15-24) at37.7% and 22.4% (aged 25-44)FLAGSHIP POLICIESYouth Empowerment• We will make available 100,000 vocational and internship places annually (in conjunction with theprivate sector).• We will create an IT based job matching recruitment system (Job Portal).• We will set aside 5% of the State procurement budget for young entrepreneurs and graduates.33

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESWe will:• Promote local and international certification and standards for artisans and technicians to increase industrialproductivity and demand for services.• Create an IT based job matching recruitment system (job portal) for youths of Lagos – incorporating• Pre-employment screening,• Remedial education programmes and;• Re-training opportunities (matching industry needs to skills development).• Real job opportunities and placement.• Ensure that all Lagos State projects offer employment and/or vocational training opportunities to residents.• Enforce 10% local content provision in all State projects – ensuring that Lagosians are given employment and/or trainingopportunities.WHY THE FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION• According to the NBS,• The probability of escaping poverty increases with thelevel of education• Vocational education is a powerful way to eradicatepoverty• In Lagos the proportion of the population withvocational level education reporting themselves aspoor was NILLEVEL Non – Poor PoorNone 58.6% 41.4%Primary 49.8% 50.2%Secondary 61.7% 38.3%Post-Secondary 74.5% 25.5%Vocational 100% 0%Degree 77.3% 22.7%Education level of Lagos population based onclassification as poor and non-poor – (AnnualAbstract of Statistics 2012)34

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESL – Leadership and GovernanceOur goal is to be a transparent and accountable government that is people-focused, mission-driven and resultsoriented and based on the principles of honesty and integrity.Although the current State government has made some improvements in the availability of data. We believe that;• Governance and administration is dominated by a few individuals.• Many laudable projects have been sacrificed on the altar of vested-interests.• Distributions of infrastructure projects have been concentrated in certain areas to the detriment of other areas.We will pursue Entrepreneurial Governance, in which the role of the government is to prioritise policies, providedirection, monitor and regulate; while the private sector and the community will be entrusted with delivery.FLAGSHIP POLICIES• We will ensure a transparent public procurement process through full public disclosure of the tenderingprocesses• We will grant greater autonomy to local government administration and ensure they are a true agent ofgovernance35

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESThrough our Leadership, we will:Demonstrate transparency and accountability• Provide access to information about government policies,activities and progress.• Openly communicate government plans and policies,especially vision documents, infrastructure projects andsector master plans.• Provide clarity into the public procurement processes andensure results are made openly available.• Fast-track the on-going initiatives of the Lagos Stateprocurement agency – information will be published aboutvarious activities of government which affect the people.• Pursue greater cooperation and partnership between thefederal government, Lagos State and Local government.• Continue to develop institutional capacity within the LagosState civil service to ensure the effective performance in itsrole to prioritise policies, provide direction, monitor andregulate the delivery of economic goods and services.• This will be achieved through training on internationalbest practices and partnering with Local and internationalcivil society groups and professional bodies.36

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIEST- TransportationOur goal is to implement an efficient and effective transportationsystem and ensure the free flow and movement of the people, goodsand services. As Lagos is the economic hub of the country, it is vitalthat we enhance our transportation channels.We will work with the private sector to upgrade, expand and maintaintransport infrastructure across the StateDespite the introduction of the BRT system to ease the masstransportation problems in the State, we find;• Congested State of roads and highways• BRT busses becoming increasingly dilapidated, bus stopscharacterised by long queues.This can be traced to the slow work on the light rail system, theinability to introduce an integrated mass transit system and poorutilisation of the water ways.Transport is predominantly roadbasedDemand for transport services is growingfaster than economic growth in LagosMetropolitan Areas (LMA). (1)71.5% of all trips made by publictransport are estimated to pass throughthe BRT system. (2)Number of passenger trips on BRT grewfrom 12.5million (2008) to 62million(2010). (3)FLAGSHIP POLICIES• A revised transportation plan for Lagos based on anintegrated multi-modal transport system; including safe andefficient use of railways and waterwaysSource: (1) Lagos State Metropolitan AreaTransportation Master Plan (Dec 2009),(2)www.brtdata.org, (3) Lagos Bureau ofStatistics 2011 Digest – (LAGBUS AssetManagement Limited)37

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESGeneralWe will:• Use transportation corridors as avenues of development.• Review and accelerate implementation of the TransportationMaster Plan to create an integrated Multi-modal mass-transitsystem.• Design each sub-system – aviation, road, rail, and maritime – withlinks at critical nodes so that one can feed the other, to achieve aunified, coherent and complete system.AviationWe will:• Establish Epe as an Aerotropolis; developing the supportinginfrastructure for the airport.• Work with the Federal Government to make Lagos the Aviationhub for West Africa. Leveraging on the existing MMA complex inIkeja and the new airport within the free trade zone.Lagos is one of the two megacities in the world without railbased mass transit, the otherbeing Karachi in India (1)The rail track right of way iscurrently occupied by traders,markets and even residences (1)Till date, none of the proposedlines for the Lagos Rail MassTransit(LRMT) has beencompletedThe estimated cost of the blueline LRMT corridor is $1.2bn 2Source:(1)Lagos StateMetropolitanAreaTransportation Master Plan (Dec2009),(2)Urrbanrail.net: Lagos,Railway-technology.com (Project:Lagos Rail Mass Transit System,Nigeria,38

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESRail and the Light Rail SystemWe will:• Finish the planned Metro lines and identify other routes that may require a metro line.• Revisit the framework for private sector participation in the light-rail system.• Resolve right-of-way with the Federal Government on light-rail routes through constructive dialogue and partnership.• Collaborate with the Nigerian Railway Corporation in using its railway lines to ensure Lagos does not lose its primeposition in the cross country carriage of goods and services.• Implement standards including but not limited to Health and Safety standards, Operational standards, Qualityassurance standards and Emission standards.WaterwaysWe will:• Re-activate and expand the utilisation of Lagos’ extensiveinland waterways for transportation of goods and people.• Implement and enforce health and safety operationalstandards to reduce the incidents of accidents on theferry system.• Offer full Government support to participants in thissector due to the long tenure for return on investments.• Revise the laws to allow easier private sector involvement.The potential demand for ferry services ishigh117 Vessels operated by 47 providersNumber of passengers moved from 1.5million monthly to 1.8 million between Juneand October 2013Source: Lagos State Water Authority39

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESRoadWe will:• Work with Federal Government to redesign, reconstruct, beautify and illuminate access roads to the Lagos Airport• Review the town planning process to reduce the debilitating traffic jams occasioned by poor town and countryplanning.• Construct all-season rural roads and develop a network of terminus and motor parks.• Ensure adequate law enforcement to prevent roads from being turned to markets, bus stops and trailer parks.• Ensure that the design of roads takes cognisance of all users by including, bus-stops, walkways and cycling pathswhere appropriate etc.Improvement of Road Mass TransportationOptionsWe will:• Provide institutional support for the swift implementation ofidentified Road Mass transit routes• Allow greater regulated private sector participation in roadmass transportation• Ensure the development, enforcement and regulation of theoperations of all types of Mass Transit systems on our roads.This will ensure that the service providers meet operationaland customer service standards and operate according tothese standards• Increase High Capacity vehicle options on our roadsRoad TypeTotal Length/kmArterial Roads 468Collector roads 1,287Local roads 5,843Source: (1) Lagos State Metropolitan AreaTransportation Master Plan (Dec 2009)40

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESParking and Illegitimate Stop RestrictionsWe will:• Re-introduce and effectively enforce Parking Regulations.• Work with the private sector to provide Parking Facilities at strategic locations• Provide new and upgrade existing ‘Danfo’ motor parks and bus-stopsImplement Intelligent Transportation systems for Traffic Incident ManagementWe will:• Introduce time limit for the removal of traffic incidents on major roads (arterials) – 2 hours maximum• Implement a process for the evaluation of response teams and individuals to ensure accountability and theutilisation of best practices• Introduce compulsory Traffic Incident advisory notice for road users by LASTMA (Real Time Updated Information)• Develop a Traffic Incident Management plan that highlights the responsibilities of each transport stakeholder in theevent of an incident• Engage in Public awareness campaign on Traffic Incident Management tips to be carried out by road usersthemselves for increased safety and reduction of incident impact on congestion• Develop a database of road incidents to identify congestion trends and deploy resources to those identified areas41

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESE – Economic empowermentOur goal is to transform Lagos into a specialised economy and develop new competencies and new competencies andcompetitive advantage. We will ensure that Lagos maintain its status as Nigerias economic and commercial hub andeffectively compete as a regional and financial hub. The business of Lagos will be open to all and we will facilitate theprivate sector to create jobs. Our main thrust is even-development; development that spreads to all. We aim for aspecialised economy which seeks to gain new areas of competitive advantage and facilitate the private sector to createjobs.N4.079 Trillion budgeted expenditure between 1999-2014 (1)GDP has grown from USD21BN (2000) to usd77bn (2014)(Constant 2012 prices) (2)However Lagos ranks 137 / 140 cities in the livability indexwhich ranks cities based on best and worst livingconditions (3)Lagos is ranked 119/120 cities in the 2025 CityCompetitiveness Index which benchmarks the economiccompetitiveness of cities across the world. (4)40% Absolute poverty rate(per capita) for Lagos as at2009/2010 (5)Source: : (1) Lagos State Government, Ministry of EconomicPlanning and Budget – 1999-2014 Budgets and TeamAnalysis, (2) Oxford Economics: Global Cities 2030 forecastservices;GDP: Constant (2012) prices and exchange rates(3)EIU Global Liveability Rankings 2014, (4) EIU Hot Spots2025 benchmarking the future competitiveness of cities,(5)National Bureau of Statistics,42

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESFLAGSHIP POLICIES• We will integrate and leverage the on-going public and private sector initiatives in the Yaba area by setting up aTechnology Village and providing free Wi-Fi and hotspots in specific public areas and spaces.• We will promote Epe and Ikorodu as National Fisheries Processing Hubs to jump start an ocean economy.• We will strive for fairer taxes especially for businesses.• We will establish a One-stop investment promotion and regulation center to assist businesses with governmentprocesses.• We will pass the local content legislation to ensure that small businesses can participate in all States projectsInfrastructureWe will:• Utilize the private sector for the provision of infrastructure and delivery of services which will ultimately leads to jobcreation• Encourage continued private sector investment in power supply.• Ensure the implementation of a revised transportation Master Plan with defined frameworks for private sectorparticipation.• Ensuring that regulatory bottlenecks are eased significantly• We will aim to ensure that within the next 4 years, Lagos, at least, matches the best performing mega-cities asmeasured by the benchmark parameters in the World Bank ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking• Pass the local content legislation to enforce 10% participation of residents and small businesses in large scale StateProjects – This will be achieved through employment, sub-project and/or training opportunities.43

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESBusiness ReformsWe will:• Reform and simplify the property registration process.• Avoid the use of regulation as a means of taxation.• Review and rationalise the list of fees, taxes and levies payable by businesses.• Establish a One-stop investment promotion and regulation centre to assist businesses with government processes;this will be in conjunction with both Federal and State agencies such as the CAC.The World bank in a report -Doing Business 2014 - comparesBusiness Regulations for Domestic Firms in 35 States and Abuja,FCT and ranks them accordingly based on 4 indicators, Lagosranks as follows;• Starting a business4th /36, Cost (% of income per capita)- 54.9• Dealing with construction permits36th /36, Cost (% of income per capita) - 3,504.9• Registering a property31st /36, Cost (% of income per capita) – 20.8• Ease of enforcing contracts –28th /36 Cost (% of income per capita) – 20.8 .(1)Source: (1) World Bank Group; Doing Business in Nigeria(2014)44

Lagos:Beyond 2015PartnershipBOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESWe will:• Encourage agriculture in Lagos State• Work to attract and partner with major local andinternational companies and agencies to improve theproductivity and attractiveness of agriculture in theState.• Encourage significant private sector investment inaquaculture;• Upgrade and aggressively expand Extension Serviceprovision• Collaborate with other land-rich States to facilitate theproduction of food for consumption in Lagos45

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESIndustrial clusteringWe will:• Encourage the concentration of specific economic activity in parts of our State that offer the best comparativeadvantage. Such concentration will see the development of activity Value-chains and Clusters. We intend todevelop –• IT and new technology hub in Yaba; integrate and leverage the on-going public and private sector initiatives in theYaba area by setting up a Technology Village and providing free Wi-Fi and hotspots in specific public areas andspaces.• Fishing and fish processing hub in Epe and Ikorodu; to jumpstart an ocean economy. The ocean economy wouldinvolve the development of marinas, seafronts, supporting logistics and other infrastructure.• Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Regional Trade in Badagry; Badagry and environs will, in addition to being thebase of agriculture and large scale trading of goods, be the hub for downstream extractive industry services,including, we hope, refineries to supply finished products to the West African coast.• Logistics, Shipping and Marine hub in Apapa; orderly development of Apapa to be the Centre of Marine,Shipping and cabotage activity in Lagos.• Aerotropolis in Epe; leveraging proposed airports and developing supporting infrastructure in the area• Establish Industrial Parks in partnership with local and international partners which will enable development offacilities to aid business• Ikeja and environs and Ikorodu will remain our primary industrial hub.• Agriculture production and processing in Ikorodu• Financial Services in Victoria Island46

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESR – Residential housingOur goal is to effectively deliver sustainable housing units to address the problem of inadequate and unaffordablehousing; we will not only provide shelter but use this as a means of creating jobs for the peopleFLAGSHIP POLICIESWe will deliver 150,000 housing units by 2018 through fostering partnerships withthe private sector and promoting sustainable and effective building methods.47

Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESReformsWe will:• Remove the bureaucratic and regulatory bottlenecks that affect theregistration of property title and land availability• Create a legal and regulatory framework to facilitate the establishmentof a housing market in Lagos which will:• Liberalise the process of creating charges on property in the State,• Shorten the enforcement process of mortgage and credit defaulters,• Ease the process of obtaining ‘consent’ for land transactions,• Create sectional interest in real estate by providing site and servicesfor developers and individualsIncrease supplyWe will:• Partner with the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Corporation (NMRC),State housing MDAs, Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs) and privatedevelopers to invest heavily in housing development and mortgageprovision.Housing deficit in Lagos is in excess of2 million units 1LSDPC has delivered ~22,000 housingunits since its inception. (2)Lagos State Ministry of Housingdelivered only 5,000 units between1999-2010. (2)LHOMS was expected to deliver just10,000 units between 2010 and2014. (2)According to the Lagos Stategovernment, about 75% of thepopulation live in slums 1Source: (1) Lagos State DevelopmentPlan 2012 – 2025, (2) HOUSING,POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTIN LAGOS, NIGERIA – LookmanOshodi, 201048

Lagos:Beyond 2015Lower costWe will:• Make use of industrial-scale house building methods• We will encourage standardisation across the buildingprocess• We will review the cost of registering land titles• Set up various housing schemes that would targetdifferent income classesBOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIES49

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESFinancing StrategyStrategy and planned actionCost recoveryWe will:• Constructively engage with the Federal Government on cost recoveryPublic-private partnershipsWe will:• Design creative projects within our programme to ensure they are viable and attractive to the private Sector• Encourage schemes with matching contributions from the Federal Government of Nigeria.• Seek resources in the form of grants from donor agencies and international funding sources – World Bank Grants,Non-Multilateral Agency grants etc.Greater efficiency of taxWe will:• Streamline the heads and points of taxation so as to encourage more voluntary compliance• Invest in technology to widen tax coverage and improve efficiency to reduce leakages51

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESFinancing Strategy (cont’d)Strategy and planned actionCost recoveryCapital marketsWe will:• Use the instrumentality of financial markets and expert advice to restructure existing debts where appropriate.• Continue to use capital market resources and the securitization of cash flow from assets for development whereappropriate.• Invest funds as deemed fit.• Utilise borrowing as a last resort in the short-medium termCo-financingWe will:• Enforce initiatives that mean citizens will pay even minimal contributions to services such as health (micro-insurance)in the medium term53

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Lagos:Beyond 2015BOLD IDEASNEW OPPORTUNITIESJoin Us on February 28 th 2015 as we marchinto the Lagos of our FutureVote The Peoples Democratic PartyVote for Jimi Agbaje