The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, has urged communities to be actively involved in development projects across the state.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr Afolabi Tajudeen, stated this, according to a statement on Saturday, during the quarterly community development sensitisation and enlightenment programme organised by the Office in Agege.

He said, “This sensitisation will be held across all the five divisions of Lagos State and its target is to ensure all state government policies are passed down to the grassroots while providing insights into ongoing legislative efforts at alleviating the suffering of Lagosians, and encouraging active community involvement in development projects of Lagos State.

“It is our responsibility and our mandate to enlighten the citizens of Lagos about the programme and initiatives that have been embarked upon by the state government. If we don’t come to the grassroots for engagement such as this, the people will be ignorant of how beneficial these programmes are to them.”

Speaking on the mandate of the Office, the Permanent Secretary of the Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Abiola Kosegbe, noted that the Citizens Gate App has been developed as “a one-stop shop for everything about the state, to address several issues, enquiries, complaints, suggestions, commendations and give the citizens direct access to the 100 Ministries, Departments and Agencies on the platform.”

The Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government, Gbenga Abiola, also urged the state government to partner with the Local Government specifically on its Deradicalisation Process, a scheme “where young touts and area boys will be taken away from the streets to be rehabilitated, trained and employed as security personnel.”