Barely a week after being ranked the second-worst city in the world, Lagos residents have passed a vote of no confidence on the state government in the area of governance.
According to a survey carried out by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, only five percent of the respondents expressed satisfaction with the Lagos State government’s overall performance, while the remaining 95 percent said the government had performed below expectations.
Also, more than half (61 percent of the respondents) said they had no understanding of the processes involving the drafting and implementation of Lagos State’s budget.
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The survey was presented to the public at a seminar themed “Leadership Approval Rating: A survey of Citizen Perception on Governance in Nigeria” released in June 2022.
Quest Times understands that this is coming days after the State was ranked the second-worst city to live in the world.
The survey, which was conducted in Lagos between January 19 to 21, 2022, collated the opinions of 457 respondents. The respondents were spread across both genders, comprising 236 men and 218 women.
Age-wise, 195 respondents were under 25 years of age, 163 respondents were between ages 25 and 34, while 101 respondents were above 35 years of age.
Out of the respondents, 53 self-identified as having a disability and overall, an average of 20 responses were received across each Local Government Area of the State.
According to the survey, about 40 percent of respondents believe that Lagos State Government needs to improve its performance in critical sectors.
It also indicated that only 15 percent of young people agree with the approach of the Lagos State Government towards effective education.
About 43 percent of them said the approach needs improvement.
Furthermore, the survey noted that 11 percent of female respondents consider the Lagos State Government effective in creating economic opportunities.
About half of them (45 percent) said the situation needs improvement.
The participants highlighted priority areas where Lagosians expect improvements, especially in the areas of employment, road network, education, health, and security.
A report based on the feedback of the respondents recommended that the State Government ensures a participatory budgetary process in managing and governing the state.
The State Assembly was also enjoined to publish copies of the budget for public appraisal.