Residents Task Lagos On Better Health Services, Road Network

Residents living in Lagos state have tasked the government to improve its healthcare delivery, road network and security in the state.

In a survey titled: ‘Leadership Approval Rating: A Survey of Citizen Perception on Governance in Nigeria (Focusing on Lagos State),’ about 40 per cent of residents believe that Lagos State government needs to improve its performance in these critical sectors.

For instance, on education findings of the survey which was conducted in Lagos between January 19 and 21, 2022 with 457 respondents, showed that 15 per cent of young Lagosians consider the approach of the Lagos state government to Education effective.
Up to 43 per cent of them say the approach needs improvement, 11 per cent of female respondents consider the Lagos state government effective in creating economic opportunities, while about half of them (45 per cent) said the situation needs improvement, the survey revealed.

Chairman, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, at a press briefing for the public presentation of the survey, in Lagos, said the survey focuses on assessing public perceptions about the leadership of the Lagos state government, specifically with respect to its delivery on budget, promises and general expectations of the citizens, adding that the report is the result of an independent survey of people’s perception of the Lagos state government’s performances.

Explaining further on the report, Suraju said considering the spate of insecurity and increasing rate of unemployment, the state government is under renewed obligation to rededicate attention towards creating sustainable job for the teeming youths and also providing security across the state.

The HEDA boss said the roads of Lagos state are unbefitting of the economic hub of Nigeria and sixth largest economy in Africa, adding that the Internally Generated Revenue of the state government should be sufficiently deployed to build mass-oriented infrastructure for the State. “Health is wealth. The health of the average citizen and resident epitomises the health of the state. The state government should prioritise affordable and quality health for the citizens,” he added.