By Innocent Anaba

LAGOS—THE Social Democratic Party, SDP, Lagos governorship candidate, Mr. Kunle Uthman, has promised to make water transportation effective, if voted into office in 2023.

Uthman, who also lamented the filth and dirt in the state, promised to create mass jobs for the youths by engaging them in cleaning Lagos.

Addressing newsmen in Lagos, Uthman said: “If you move around Lagos, you will be embarrassed by the filth and heaps of rubbish you see in most parts of the state, and this is not a good image for the mega city the state should enjoy.

“If my party wins the 2023 governorship election in Lagos, I will strengthen the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, by employing more youths, and the agency’s mandate will be strengthened, that way jobs are created and the city is kept clean.

“With the Okada ban, which I support, by the way, I will make water transportation effective. In those good old days, you will from Mile 2 and Festac town take a ferry to CMS, but today, they have sold the jetties.

“With the current Okada ban, the riders that would be made jobless should be engaged in one empowerment or the other.”

“Also on the Lekki toll gate exploitation, I will address that if I emerge. We know that Lagosians living on that axis are going through hard times as they have to pay each time they in and out. I will check that.

“I will make sure Lagos is a mega city in all respect if my party wins the election in Lagos.”