 It is the Greater Lagos vision and I'm your host, Love Ikuku Oyedoku. Lagos State Governor Babajidesa Oumu Lu has signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of 1.758 trillion Naira into law. Capital expenditure stands at 1.16 trillion Naira, representing 66% of the budget estimates. Development expenditure is 591 billion Naira, representing 34% to maintain the 66.34% richer budget tradition of Lagos State. The 2022 budget is to consolidate infrastructure development across the state, in line with the administration's themes developmental agenda. This is aimed at addressing education, infrastructure, health, technology, social intervention, re-projects and other critical areas. Welcome once again, this is the Greater Lagos vision. This episode features Governor Sawa Lu signs 1.7 trillion Naira Lagos 2022 budget into law, full implementation is expected. Red-blue line-red projects completion deadline on course. Lagos on base consolidated transport levy for commercial drivers, these are many more where we return. Lagos State Governor Babajidesa Oumu Lu has signed the year 2022 Appropriation Bill of 1.75 trillion Naira into law. The budget has a slight increase from the initial 1.38 trillion Naira to 1.758 trillion Naira. Budget of consolidation, that's what Governor Sawa Lu called the 2022 budget. He signed it into law at the state house, Alausa Ikeja. The budget has a slight increase in the grand total from the initial 1.38 trillion Naira to 1.758 trillion Naira. Governor Sawa Lu explained reasons for the increase. It's not that the house assembly are appropriating budgets to themselves or just, you know, we had that conversation and it's because we both agree and realize that we need to capture in the full budget, you know, all of our financing options that were deployed for the blue line and the red line projects, which were raised sufficient funding for and to be able to put up a level that will not also put pressure on our cash flow and on our debt sustainability. The deficit financing according to Governor Sawa Lu would be from a combination of external and domestic loans and bonds. The budget has a capital and recurrent expenditure ratio of 66.34 while the recurrent expenditure is 591.280 billion Naira. The capital expenditure is 1.166 trillion Naira which brings the budget total size to 1.758 trillion Naira. The 2022 budget recognizes several other funded projects transactions that are now being also accounted for using copy transactions, the IFC transactions and there are some other, you know, of Balanchi transactions that we've all seen together and that is what has given us this very well-detailed budget size. House Speaker Chairman on Appropriation Honorable Ishaou Bolaho represented the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Ishaou explained that the estimate includes leftovers from previous allocations in the 2021 budget. Yes, it is a budget of consolidation and by the time the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Project probably goes to that budget, we realize that most projects that his Excellency initiated are going to be completed. Governor Saouen Loo had on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, presented the year 2022 Appropriation Bill of over 1.38 trillion Naira before members of the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The Lagos State Government has assured that it would leave no stone unturned to ensure the full implementation of the 2022 budget. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egubi stated this while giving a detailed analysis of the 2022 budget in Acacia. The approved budget size is 1.758 trillion Naira. Capital expenditure stands at 1.166 trillion Naira, representing 66% of the budget estimates. Recurrent expenditure is 591 billion Naira, representing 34% to maintain the 66.34% budget tradition of Lagos State. Christianed, Budget of Consolidation, Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egubi described it as a major landmark in the history of Lagos State. He said the 2022 budget analysis was a demonstration of the present administration's commitment to completing all ongoing projects. The budget focus is quite heavily and deliberately by 66% on our capital spend around our infrastructure. Total revenue is estimated at 1.237 trillion Naira, while deficit funding requirement is 521 billion Naira. Egubi further gave analysis of the year 2022 budget estimates. The total budget size of 1.75 trillion Naira will be funded from a total revenue estimate of 1.2 trillion Naira, which is broken down to as follows. Total internal generated revenue of 980 billion Naira, capital receipts 142 billion Naira and federal transfers 256 billion Naira. 73.5% representing 599 billion of the projected total internal generated revenue is expected to be contributed by LRS, which is the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service. The Commissioner also gave a sectoral analysis of the 2022 budget. For the general public service, the recurring expenditure will be 181 billion while the capital expenditure is 103 billion, totaling 284.7 billion, representing 16% of budget size. To public order and safety, we have 32.38 billion recurrent and 38.62 billion capital. Earlier, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egubi, appealed to citizens to participate in governance and fulfill their civic responsibilities by paying their taxes, as and when due in order to ensure optimal performance of the budget. Two sets of 10 target trains have been acquired by the Lagos State Government for the Red Line Rail Project. This is in fulfilment of Governor Babaji de Sao Wung Lu administration to make transportation easier, faster and affordable. Governor Sao Wung Lu completed the acquisition deal of the trains at the Milwaukee Facilities of Spanish Train Manufacturer target incorporated in the United States. The acting Milwaukee Mayor, Cavalier Jansen, receives Governor Sao Wung Lu and his team to the city. The Governor and his delegation inspect the interior design of the newly acquired target trains with a speed limit of 330 km per hour. The intra-city metropolitan trains are a boost for the Red Line project to kick off. A train is not just going on the shelf and pick up. We are very challenged knowing where we can get brand new trains like this. We are very lucky that our partnership and our conversations with some of our partners here started with Talgo about a month and a half ago. And because of Christmas and New Year, we couldn't close it up. But I'm so, so excited that within the first month of the year, we're able to take a trip. A very deserving one for that matter. And we've seen a beautiful white and red train. You know, coincidentally, the real line is called a red line. It's called a red line. And so you can see they've given us the colors. So we're just going to brand it and put our seal there. Chief Executive Officer and President Talgo USA, Antonio Perez, warns against not putting the trains to use. He shows gratitude for the purchase. With a capacity of 500,000 passengers daily, the Red Line will have 11 stations. And when completed, we'll be the first operational metro systems in West Africa. From Lagas, Love Ikuku Uyiduku, reporting for PLUS TV, Africa. Road transport workers' union is now to pay 800 Nairu as a consolidated levy to the legal state government. The agreement between the state and the transport union is a move to harmonize Jews collected by the government from commercial motorists at parks and garages across the state. This is according to the Commissioner for Finance, Rabi Lo. The official launch of the consolidated informal transport sector levy has no doubt upon the new visa in the transportation business in Lagos state. Every commercial driver in the state will now pay 800 Naira to be shared among government agencies and local governments. The Commissioner for Finance, Rabi Lo, says the harmonized levy will help reduce multiple taxes, dues, and levies to all agents of state. Is to organize the collection process to make it more structured so that those collecting dues will not be running after vehicles because I can't do not run after me, NBA do not run after lawyers. So we have come together to say that we want to put in a structure of the collection process so that we can improve the look and feel of our transport sector. Want to reduce the multiplicity of taxes. You have complained a lot, you know, we pay parking fees, we pay motor fees, we pay this and you know, and all sorts of taxes, dues, and levies either due to government or association. This consolidated informal transport sector levy would consolidate all taxes, all dues, all levies due to government and association bodies. In addition to this, we have seen some people, they are not local government staff, they are not nationality, they are not rural, they are called or no agents. You see them flagging their stick, they collect the money or receive threats. So if anybody say I pay 3,000, I pay 3,000, they might not be lying. We have not sat down, I do with you, when I say okay, if you are taking off from Badaigre, just collect this 800 naira. If you like, go to Ikorodu 20 times, once you flash that 8 naira, nobody in Ikorodu will have to pay another government levy again. The chairman of the state's chapter of road transport workers, Musulu Akinsoya, popularly known as MC Oluwomo, seems to disagree with the arrangement. The process is built to take effect in February 2020. The security of lives and property obligations as enunciated in the security and governance pillar of the Governor of Badaigre, so we look, themes, development agenda seems not in doubt. Legers can be said to be presently safer and more secure. With me on the program is the newly promoted assistant inspector general of police, Hakim Udumusu. Until his elevation last December 2021, he was a commissioner of police, Lager State Command. And together, we shall be looking at security generally in Lager State. You meet my guests right after this break. Please don't go away. Congratulations once again AIG, Hakim Udumusu, on your promotion. And thank you for being with us on the Greater Lager's vision. Thank you. Good morning. You're considered as being successful, one of the most successful CPs that Lager State has had. You've recognized some more sources during your tenure. Tell us exactly. What is the experience like? It's in Lager's, it's states like Lager's. It was a collective participation that made Lager's to be. All the stakeholders in Lager's were co-opted to the security architecture of Lager's. And that's why any Lager's has been successful. It's not a one man show and not only police show, because you know that security is everybody's business. My starting point was being able to let all stakeholders bring them on board and let them know their relevance, their importance, and the need for them now to collaborate and assist us to succeed. Tell us exactly how the same agenda has been able to aid you in your job. The team is succeeding in Lager's because there is security in Lager's. In education, the teachers can go to school, the students can go to school. So talk about traffic now, those in that type of management now, so the last man that can go and work successful without anything. In the economy now, they are the security. And that's why it's good to know that. Bank security in Lager's is one of the targets that I laid out and I succeeded. So when there is security, economy grows. So the team agenda in Lager's, for you know, security is part of the agenda. To me, security is the beginning of an agenda and it's the end of the agenda because we are able to prepare the ground, make the environment safe, and that's why every other policy of the government, both at the federal, the state and local government now, could be executed because there is security. You were at the hallowed chambers, I think last year, yes, you were there and you addressed the members of the House and there was something very striking that you said that policing Lager's is not a tea party. Tell us exactly what you meant, how do you mean by that, sir? It's not a tea party. And part of why it's not a tea party is what I've told you. Number one, I said I do not have any life and I do have social life. You can't be in Lager's now and have more of that. The time is supposed to be the social life period now and the period that the bad boys and I want to plan. But once you are out on your own and everybody says that, definitely. So coming to Lager's now, you should be ready to sacrifice. You should be ready to have a team work. You should be ready to leg work. Not just like when I went to the National Assembly. I wanted to appreciate what I've done because I'm a police officer. As a police officer, I'm a law enforcement officer. I'm to enforce the laws passed by both the bylaws at the local council level, the state laws, as well as federal law by the National Assembly. If the laws are not there, that's what I'm going to do. So I need to thank there now the parts of law that assisted us. And more importantly, the law unquantitative example. Now let's look at answers. It's something that every right-thinking Nigerian or Lagerians had wished never happened. The instructions, the killings and most of some of your officers were killed in the process. And one year after, tell us how you were able to manage the situation. Right. My police officers, we lost police officers. Personal properties of there, and they call it government properties, vehicles. Because of the nature of the job in Lagerians now, because of the traffic in Lagerians, because of our commitment to the job in Lagerians. Almost all of us live in office. So when the SS issue came up now, and police stations were attacked, many personal effects of police officers got in that. Many of the personal cars, even their houses, even when the evils succeeded in getting into the barracks, like go through the barracks, all their whereabouts were like in Ajah police station, where barracks attached to it, everywhere. All the personal effects. So the trauma was much. But parts of what we are signed for is sacrifices, if, happens, and explains even our life. We have that one behind our mind, that we are to serve the country. We are to be 100% loyal to the constitution of the country. And because of serving the country now, because of the hassles of the job now we have, we should be prepared, and we are prepared to pay supreme price for the country. And that's what happened. So having this one behind, so we are not totally, totally, 100% if a state, because we knew along the lines it's going to happen. And it has happened. Community policing, what is your take on it? Community policing is very, very useful. Very, very. And that is part of the benefits that assisted me in policing Lagos. Because what's the population of police? The totality of police in Nigeria. Compare with the Nigerian population. Definitely, we are not up to one quarter of Nigerian population. Put all security agents together in this country. Let me talk about police, precisely. Now we're down to police. Put all police officers in this country together. The totality of police in this country. We are not up to one quarter of Nigerian population. I can tell for free that police in this country, we are not up to one million. Police in this country. And we're all being circulated now. Nigeria is almost 100 million or more than that. So we are not up to one million. So which means that we can all be everywhere. We need communities. Community policing. We need Kachemiak and Raleigh Res. So we want the younger ones now to be involved in police advocating. If at the primary secondary schools, yes, community policing. Now from the beginning, once you start doing that one now, you're already introducing policing to them. You're already communicating. So love and affection of police. The trust, you build that into them. And the police will now know that all what I'm doing, this young lad knows. He knows my levitation. He knows what I should do, what I should not do. And now he serves as a questionary home to the police. So the police will not be in excess. So the police officer at the Kachemiak and Nigerian community of the Republic are misbehaved. But if all the sisters are taught right from the youth, you'll be able to bring everybody home. And it's good to assist. So through that one too now, some will develop interest in joining the police in the future more than those who just decided to join police, maybe out of niche, not out of interest. Just like any other profession. Not everybody has joined the same profession, they joined out of interest. All professions in the world. One of your dreams or wishes is to see that you legacy security in legacy is better than the way you met it. Now, what is your parting words to your officers and men as you move on? And would you say that that dream of yours has been achieved? I can boldly say that I met Lagos and I'm living Lagos better, safer than. The other artists are there. If you all mentioned one now now, there has never been any bank robbery. It's an achievement. When I came into Lagos now, there are these few of one million boys. The issue of Awawa. They are writing everywhere in Lagos. They've been writing letters boldly, audaciously, giving letters to the community we are coming so to date. We are coming so to date. It has nothing to do with the past in Lagos. You can't tell you there's one million boys anywhere in Lagos. You can't see there's, oh, Awawa boys, they're stopping. You can't see anybody now for the past one year or so they're writing letters. We are Awawa boys. We are 15, 20 of us coming, if you like, call police. You can't see we are members of our rights to communities. Right here, they are coming to attack them. Because of what you put on. People now sleep with their eyes closed and not only that one now snoring. So I'm ploughing my officials. Those that are living behind, in the service entirely, not only in Lagos, but Lagos in particular. Because I'm a Nigerian police force officer. Not Lagos, the police force officer. I'm only serving in Lagos. So to let them have the fear of God in policing. But yeah, the fear of God in policing, you'll be able to carry out other members of the public. Members of the public will see you now as somebody who can run to solve their security challenge problems. I find that we are dealing with a fellow human being who equally has blood running in his or her veins like us. Thank you. Thank you so much for your time with us on the Great Alligers' Vision. God bless you. And I wish you more success. That's all we have for you in this episode of the Great Alligers' Vision on Plus TV Africa. I'm Lovie Kuku Oyeduku. Bye for now.