Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has identified lack of adherence to law and order as the greatest challenges facing Nigeria.
Fashola, who made this known yesterday at the 32nd Synod of the Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion), lamented that the problem pervaded the Nigerian society.
He stressed that not until the issue is properly addressed, the nation would be scratching the surface for solutions to its problems.
The outgoing Governor, who described his eight years as helmsman of Lagos State as hills and valleys, traced the disappearance of the abducted Chibok girls, daily theft of Nigeria’s crude oil and more to the negligence of law and order.
He reasoned that fighting the problem was a major challenge as religious and ethnic sentiments added salt to the injury.
Fashola associated the recent deaths in Ode-Irele in Ondo State, occasioned by methanol as a consequence of non-adherence to law and order.
He, therefore, called for a change of attitude, as the consequences of failure to comply with laid down regulations were far more expensive.
In an earlier remark, the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus of the church, the Most Rev. (Dr.) Ephraem Ademowo, emphasized that Nigeria needed more Fasholas for the growth and development of the country.
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