By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Ijeoma Nathaniel

Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) of  Lagos State, has said the state government will not be derailed from its set goals for the people, in spite of the daunting problems facing the nation.

This was coming as the Governor commended the efforts of Old Students Association of Anwar-ur Islam College, Agege, (ACAOSA) for not resting on their oars towards development of the school. He noted that with the little they (old students) were doing, the standard of education in the state will get a boost.

Fashola, who decried the state of security in the nation, noted that so much resources have been channeled to provision of adequate security and welfare packages for the people, which he said ate deep into resourses meant to cater for provision of infrastructure for the people.

Speaking as a guest of honour at the programme organised by the old students association of the collegein Agege, to mark the 65th anniversary and reunion of the old students, Fashola commended their efforts in supporting government to provide qualitative education for the pupils.

Represented by Dr. Idayat Adegbule, one of his special Assistants, the governor said; “I congratulate you once again for not leaving the school behind and not relenting on the development of the school and education in general.

”This is quite commendable because we know as government, we cannot do it alone, that is why I call you partners in development.”

Adegbule said the state government is not sparing any move to ensure that public schools in the state are rated high and compete favourably with other good schools on the continent.

In his remark, the chairman of the occasion, former Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola (SAN) noted that Muslims must regard every progress recorded in the school and other Muslim schools as “progress for us all. He, therefore, charged the alumni to be up and doing in the restoration of the old glory of the college.