By Olasunkanmi Akoni

LAGOS—Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has charged residents in communities to take ownership of projects and protect such against vandal and all acts that would result in the reduction of the life span of the facilities.

Ambode also urged residents to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs in order to actively participate in 2019 election.

The governor gave the charge while presenting grants of N500 million to 275 Community Development Associations (CDAs), in Ikeja, at the weekend, aimed at enabling them complete ongoing self help projects.

Ambode, said it was not in doubt that the various self help projects, ranging from community halls, street lights, transformers, police posts, drainage and health centres by those communities were complementing the efforts of the state and local government to engender growth and development.

He said his administration was totally committed to supporting CDAs in the initiation and implementation of community based development projects, adding that apart from being in line with his administration’s policy of inclusive governance, such approach would guarantee ownership of such projects by the communities.