Politics

Fashola: I don’t need appointment to serve in Tinubu’s administration

The immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says he does not need an appointment to serve in President Bola Tinubu-led administration.

Fashola, a close ally of Tinubu, said the president’s administration is birthing the next generation of leaders.

The former Lagos State Governor said these in an interview with journalists at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

Responding to a question on his role in the present administration at the federal level and the possibility of an appointment, Fashola, who served as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff when the president was governor of the state, said: “I do not need a title to serve: the president can only appoint at least one minister, for example, from each state which he has done that.

“There are just enough places in parastatals, they are doing that; we are estimated to be 200 million, so there are not enough offices to take everybody.

“All of us must play our roles as citizens, and a citizen does not need a title to serve.

“The biggest title you need is that of being citizen and play our role; we are also talking about the next generation.

“If some do not move on, where is the place for the next batch?”

Fashola stated that there was the need to bring more outstanding public spirited people to occupy spaces as they evolve.

Fashola added that he looked forward to more youths being part of Tinubu’s administration.

The Star