As preparation towards 2019 general election is gathering momentum, top politician and former National Vice Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Engineer Adedeji Doherty is set to battle Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode over Lagos governorship, Prestige Online can authoritatively reveal. It was gathered that the astute politician is leaving no stone unturned to be the next governor of Lagos State come 2019.
It was also gathered that the successful businessman turned politician is a leading contestant on the platform of PDP.
On his developmental agenda he once said in an interview with the media:
“The main thrust of our administration just as I have always said is a drive towards rural development. If rural development is achieved, every other thing falls in. And as such, we will have a revolution in terms of youth employment, housing, civil service, education, transportation and all that. These are all the areas of interest. But if you don’t have the rural development plan, every other plan will not work. This is because the urban areas of Lagos are already congested. And you have to decongest the areas. Once you do that, you will be able to move people into the rural areas. And once that happens, the development in those rural areas will automatically occur. So, in retrospect, what we are looking at is the rural development as the main front of our administration ,which will be followed by education, youth empowerment, health, employment, urban development. Also, to enhance the infrastructure of Lagos State. These are just the summary of what we’re looking at”
