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Viewing cable 07LAGOS672, LAGOS COMMISSIONERS ON SECURITY & DEVELOPMENT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07LAGOS672 2007-10-10 15:19 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Lagos
VZCZCXRO5823
PP RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHOS #0672/01 2831519
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 101519Z OCT 07
FM AMCONSUL LAGOS
TO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA PRIORITY 9248
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 0135
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9482
INFO RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH AFB UK
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RHMCSUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 000672 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC NI
SUBJECT: LAGOS COMMISSIONERS ON SECURITY & DEVELOPMENT 
 
REF: LAGOS 30 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Theodore Craig, Office of 
Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, two Lagos State 
Commissioners explained that relations between Lagos Governor 
Fashola and President Yar'Adua are strong, that Yar'Adua has 
agreed to expand a major expressway from four to 16 lanes, 
and that the GON has released approximately USD 82.4 million 
to the state for local development.  Governor Fashola is 
committed to transparency and reportedly provides the state's 
budget to a stakeholder's forum.  A Security Trust Fund, to 
which private companies can contribute, will augment the 
city's Rapid Response Force to which the state government has 
already allotted 200 vehicles. End Summary. 
 
2.  (SBU)  During a September 29 visit to Lagos, Theodore 
Craig, Adviser on West African Affairs, Office of Policy and 
Planning, U.S. Department of State, met with Opeyemi 
Bamidele, Commissioner for Information and Strategy for Lagos 
State and Jide Sanwo-Olu, Commissioner for Training in Lagos 
State. 
 
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Good Relations Between Fashola & Yar'Adua 
----------------------------------------- 
 
3.  (SBU) Bamidele told Craig and Poloffs that relations 
between Lagos State Governor Fashola and President Yar'Adua 
are good, despite being from opposing political parties 
(Yar'Adua is with the People's Democratic Party and Fashola 
is with the Action Congress) and that their parties would 
equally benefit from the positive relationship.  Bamidele 
said Lagos State fully supports Yar'Adua, as witnessed by the 
fact that Yar'Adua and Fashola recently traveled to the 
United States together.  President Obasanjo, on the other 
hand, was often at odds with Lagos State's former AC Governor 
Bola Tinubu.  Bamidele put this down to the fact that 
Yar'Adua is better educated than was Obasanjo.  People are 
comfortable offering Yar'Adua advice and opinions as he 
settles into his position, unlike under Obasanjo who readily 
expelled people from the party for offering candid opposing 
views, our contact said. 
 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
State & Local Government Development Responsibilities 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
4.  (SBU) The Federal Government agreed to expand the Badagry 
Expressway, which connects Lagos city to Cotonou, Republic of 
Benin, from four to 16 lanes.  Lagos State expects to see the 
funds by 2008 and Bamidele thought the Nigerian-owned 
construction firm Hi-Tech would be hired for the project. 
Governor Fashola's "good working relations" with President 
Yar'Adua left Bamidele confident projects such as this would 
move forward.  Further, Lagos state will begin building a 
fourth "mainland bridge" between the Lekki peninsula and 
Ikorodu on the mainland in September 2008, Bamidele told 
Poloffs. 
 
5.  (SBU) According to Bamidele, the State Government 
consulted with local government stakeholders to identify the 
communities' priority development projects.  President 
Obasanjo withheld from Lagos State naira 10.3 billion 
(approximately USD 82.4 million) because he did not accept 
the increased number of local government areas (LGAs) in the 
state.  However, Yar'Adua released these funds to the state, 
which then visited local government project sites to ensure 
that projects were funded and completed.  LGAs are 
responsible for providing waste management, market 
development and management (such as providing the 
infrastructure necessary for markets), and running primary 
health centers and elementary schools.  Lagos State, like 
many others, opposed President Yar'Adua's attempt to remove 
health care from the purview of local governments, Bamidele 
said.  State officials believe the federal and state 
governments should fund research institutions and teaching 
hospitals and leave primary health care to the LGAs. 
 
--------------------------------- 
Internally Generated State Income; 
Budgets Shown to Stake Holders 
--------------------------------- 
 
LAGOS 00000672  002 OF 002 
 
 
 
6.  (SBU) Lagos State government receives naira 2.8 billion 
from the federal account; it has managed to raise over naira 
5 billion (approximately USD 40 million) through capital 
development and internally generated revenue, Bamidele said. 
Major revenue sources include state income tax, property tax, 
and a value added tax (VAT).  Foreign investment and air and 
sea ports also generate substantial amounts of revenue. 
 
7.  (SBU) Credible state accountants monitor spending and 
file budgets with professional budget monitoring 
institutions, according to Bamidele.  The state opens its 
books to civil society and interest groups at a stakeholder's 
forum where it receives suggestions and recommendations from 
experts and those involved in decision making.  Sometimes 
local government allocations are also publicized, he added. 
 
------------------------------------ 
Lagos Government Invests in Security 
------------------------------------ 
 
8.  (SBU) To increase the capacity of federal police forces 
in that Lagos megacity, the state government has invested in 
a Rapid Response Force, providing 200 new security vehicles 
equipped with vehicle tracking systems to ensure they can be 
traced, personal protective vests, and housing for Rapid 
Response workers.  (Note: There are no state controlled 
police in Nigeria; all police are federal level employees. 
End Note.)  According to Jide Sanwo-Olu, Commissioner of 
Training in Lagos State, the Rapid Response Force will be 
privately managed but paid for by government through a trust 
fund.  A bill authorizing the Security Trust Fund was sent to 
the Lagos State House of Assembly to fully legalize the fund 
and allow private companies to contribute funds to cover the 
Force's costs.  Sanwo-Olu said there is "absolutely no 
pressure on companies" to contribute to the Trust Fund.  In 
the alternative they could buy items on a "wish list" and/or 
make in-kind contributions to the management and 
administration of the Force. 
 
9.  (SBU) Sanwo-Olu said it is the government's 
responsibility to prioritize solutions to the Lagos 
megacity's problems of security, waste, crime, pollution, 
traffic, etc., in order to attract investment.  Crime in 
Lagos is poverty driven, he asserted, as the city was planned 
for 5 million people but is now home to approximately 18 
million, and does not generate sufficient job opportunities 
to employ them all.  (Note: The 2006 national census 
announced Lagos's population to be 9 million people; many 
Lagosians estimate the city's population to be between 16-18 
million. (Reftel) End Note.) 
 
------------------------------------------ 
State Politics: Civil Servants & Judiciary 
------------------------------------------ 
 
10.  (SBU) Reorganization of the civil service, which employs 
130,000 people, is a huge challenge, explained Sanwo-Olu. 
The state government is now using software and consulting 
services provided by Oracle to facilitate the state's 
restructuring.  The systems Oracle put in place help 
government identify ghost workers and to eliminate them by 
directly depositing salary payments into the bank accounts of 
legitimate workers.  Improvements to justice administration, 
such as upgrading buildings and "remunerating judges well," 
have been made to prevent corruption, Sanwo-Olu said. 
 
11.  (SBU) Over eight million land reform dispute and title 
transfer documents have been put online, according to 
Bamidele.  He believes this will effect positive change by 
improving the efficiency of mortgage payments and personal 
transactions. 
 
12.  (U) Theodore Craig did not clear this cable before 
departing post. 
HUTCHINSON