Nigeria: Ban On Boreholes - Unwanted Parting Gift From Fashola

Lagos — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has endeared himself to most residents of the state with some of his populist policies since 2007. This was highlighted during the 2011 general elections, when he won the poll convincingly for a second term.

During the 2011 governorship election, voters chose Fashola over his party such that if he had contested on the platform of just about any other party, he would have won, easily.

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