tomakint:
I share your sentiment too (by believing in democracy) but my headache has been, Democracy may never be practiced in the ideal way as far as Nigeria is concerned don't you think so?

mikeansy:

I think your missing the point. Fashola was touring Lagos to inspect Projects executed by the State Government, Labaran Maku is not inspecting Projects executed by the Federal Government. In fact Labaran Maku does not have the legal right to assess State Governors. He Maku as information Minister has his own responsiblities which has not been fully completed and the last time I checked the remit of his office is not to be an ombudsman for State Governors.

Labaran Maku clearly mis-understands his job description and this is a clear example of a Government that lacks focus.

Its up to the citizens of the individual States to judge their Governors and reflect their will in the next election. If However there is a clear case of corruption by any State Governor then the Governor can be impeached by State House of Assembly or EFCC can move on him. I really dont know where this Good Governance Excersize was plucked from!!!

Fhemmmy:

Yes, and that is the reason why we need fresh people and idea to get involved, cos it is important we stop recycling the older folks with nothing else to offer . . As long as it remains a dirty game, no hope to see changes to how our democrazy is done

tomakint:
Nigeria is a far bigger and more complex structure to govern compared to Lagos, this I know! However, I am arguing on the point that Fashola is working according to people but the issue is, with over N30 billion being generated monthly and Lagos is still like that, then I can only wonder what he will do with power if elected President! Trust me, Lagos with her never-ending potentials should be like Seoul, Frankfurt by now despite the fact that ACN has been in charge of Lagos since 1999! My point is PDP, ACN, CPC, ANPP, APGA etc lump them together, they are still the same thing I don't believe in party politics and would never will, my take is individuals matter and a system of government that is different from what we have now (democracy with a wasteful Presidential system of government) might just be the saving grace for Nigeria and Nigerians

ba7man: Very true. With N30Billion Lagos still looks like that. Bayelsa, Delta, Port-Harcourt and Akwa-Ibom states should look like Dubai too.

tomakint:
Seriously, if I may understand your 'fresh people' I want to believe you were actually referring to the youths of our time (above 30 to 45) I have more shocking news for you, 'even the youths are far worse' than those people we tagged 'older folks' the more reason I weep for Nigeria if in doubt, just check through the many posts of Nairalanders especially at the 'politics section'!

seunajia: I was really surprised too when I saw the good governance thread. Mr. Maku was inspecting projects started and finished by state governors

Smh. Jonathan is a fraud. Corruption and lies have never been this circulated. They are keeping quiet about the FCT budget signing now probably because the 4bn pet-project house for Mrs. Jonathan was included --whether citizens agree or not. 2015 please come fast.

PS: Innoson is doing a great job. They should market those vehicles more! Do they have a showroom in Lagos?

chizel: [b]All this morons that are condemning the good gorvernance tour of the 36 states of the federation embarked upon by the federal govt are nothing but a bunch of hypocrit,and for fashola to condem it is unfortunate,I think its high time the people in the opposition more especially the Yorubas grow up,president of the federal republic of Nigeria has the right to know how any politically elected or appointed office holder in any part of Nigeria is performing irrespective of the party such a person belonged in,obasanjo did it and I didn't hear the Yorubas condemning it,[/b]if the federal govt has no right embarking on the project then fashola has no right embarking in all this media propaganda he has been doing,common street light of about 190 poles that was fixed in two streets of lagos,the media was there to show it to the world,what a shame.i think it's high time this people grow above petty politics.to the opposition,only the politicians elected in their platform is doing well,those from the ruling party are not performing,they will never see anything good from them,and am yet to see the magic that the opposition is performing in their various states,the other day in Abeokuta,we were told of billions being spent on a small flyover bridge by the state govt,the media was there to cover it as if it was the first to be built in any part of Nigeria.

chizel: All this morons that are condemning the good gorvernance tour of the 36 states of the federation embarked upon by the federal govt are nothing but a bunch of hypocrit,and for fashola to condem it is unfortunate,I think its high time the people in the opposition more especially the Yorubas grow up,president of the federal republic of Nigeria has the right to know how any politically elected or appointed office holder in any part of Nigeria is performing irrespective of the party such a person belonged in,obasanjo did it and I didn't hear the Yorubas condemning it,if the federal govt has no right embarking on the project then fashola has no right embarking in all this media propaganda he has been doing,common street light of about 190 poles that was fixed in two streets of lagos,the media was there to show it to the world,what a shame.i think it's high time this people grow above petty politics.to the opposition,only the politicians elected in their platform is doing well,those from the ruling party are not performing,they will never see anything good from them,and am yet to see the magic that the opposition is performing in their various states,the other day in Abeokuta,we were told of billions being spent on a small flyover bridge by the state govt,the media was there to cover it as if it was the first to be built in any part of Nigeria.

A-ZeD:
I said it on the Oshimole thread and i will say it again, the good governance tour is a waste of public funds. I used to live in Ikorodu and i saw the Ibeshe road Fashola talked about, i don't need Maku to tell me that. Someone on this forum has said, the Oko-Oba road has been abandoned since last year, i also don't need Maku to tell me that. Romanlaw has given us a report without spending "our collective" wealth. That's all the GGT Nigerians need.

tomakint:
Nigeria is a far bigger and more complex structure to govern compared to Lagos, this I know! However, I am arguing on the point that Fashola is working according to people but the issue is, with over N30 billion being generated monthly and Lagos is still like that, then I can only wonder what he will do with power if elected President! Trust me, Lagos with her never-ending potentials should be like Seoul, Frankfurt by now despite the fact that ACN has been in charge of Lagos since 1999! My point is PDP, ACN, CPC, ANPP, APGA etc lump them together, they are still the same thing I don't believe in party politics and would never will, my take is individuals matter and a system of government that is different from what we have now (democracy with a wasteful Presidential system of government) might just be the saving grace for Nigeria and Nigerians

romanlaw: PLS FASHOLA U CAN SAY EVERYTHING BUT STOP LYING OH!! THE OKOTA-AGO ROAD U JUST MENT5IONED HAS BIN ABANDONED SINCE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, SO FAR I AM CONCERNED I DONT INCLUDE ANY ABANDONED PROJECT AS A PROJCT UNTIL COMPLETED. CHIKINAAAA!!! i expect Eko Ile to come up with her pictures again , that has an August 2012 date on it.

romanlaw: PLS FASHOLA U CAN SAY EVERYTHING BUT STOP LYING OH!! THE OKOTA-AGO ROAD U JUST MENT5IONED HAS BIN ABANDONED SINCE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, SO FAR I AM CONCERNED I DONT INCLUDE ANY ABANDONED PROJECT AS A PROJCT UNTIL COMPLETED. CHIKINAAAA!!! i expect Eko Ile to come up with her pictures again , that has an August 2012 date on it.

Riba_man:

Wake up and smell the coffee, at least he is better than the idiots (governors) some of us have to deal with/put up with.
Pls stop hating! He is light years ahead of all the PDP governors! Here, I have said it!

Red-Light:
if u can govern lagos state successfully ... u can govern nigeria without a single problem.... lagos is just a small replica of nigeria

tomakint:
You keep repeating "I" as if governance in Nigeria starts at your desk and ends there, if you don't need to be told what the states are doing then what happens to the millions out there who may not be as privileged as you?

Fhemmmy: I just would love to know how much it will cost the tax payers for the Tours

tomakint: Fashola is coming out strong as a "Marketable Presidential Candidate" for APC, the question is still this, if Lagos can generate N30 billion monthly and the same Lagos is still like that? Then one can wonder what to expect if someone like Fashola (Tinubu's boy-boy) eventually make it to the Presidency! I am still watching

Fhemmmy:

Lagos govt or the federal govt?

freshdew: How exactly do think Lagos can look like right now?

romanlaw: PLS FASHOLA U CAN SAY EVERYTHING BUT STOP LYING OH!! THE OKOTA-AGO ROAD U JUST MENT5IONED HAS BIN ABANDONED SINCE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, SO FAR I AM CONCERNED I DONT INCLUDE ANY ABANDONED PROJECT AS A PROJCT UNTIL COMPLETED. CHIKINAAAA!!! i expect Eko Ile to come up with her pictures again , that has an August 2012 date on it.

mikeansy:

Please provide evidence of where and when it was agreed between the FG and State Governments to engage in this good governance tour.

Please also provide the list of who attended the so called agreement meeting.

I dont do abuses I do facts!

chizel: All this morons that are condemning the good gorvernance tour of the 36 states of the federation embarked upon by the federal govt are nothing but a bunch of hypocrit,and for fashola to condem it is unfortunate,I think its high time the people in the opposition more especially the Yorubas grow up,president of the federal republic of Nigeria has the right to know how any politically elected or appointed office holder in any part of Nigeria is performing irrespective of the party such a person belonged in,obasanjo did it and I didn't hear the Yorubas condemning it,if the federal govt has no right embarking on the project then fashola has no right embarking in all this media propaganda he has been doing,common street light of about 190 poles that was fixed in two streets of lagos,the media was there to show it to the world,what a shame.i think it's high time this people grow above petty politics.to the opposition,only the politicians elected in their platform is doing well,those from the ruling party are not performing,they will never see anything good from them,and am yet to see the magic that the opposition is performing in their various states,the other day in Abeokuta,we were

told of billions being spent on a small flyover bridge by the state govt,the media was there to cover it as if it was the first to be built in any part of Nigeria.

taharqa: Come on keep that yr mouth SHUT there. I hate HYPOCRISM. Who told you that Maku is accessing State Govts and not inspecting Federal Govts; majority of d Projects seen are Federal projects. Moreova, dis tour was a joint unanimous decision by d Federal and State Govts (rep by d Govs forum); but sm Govs cos of need to scoring cheap political points are backing out at d middle of d programme they all agreed on. Imagine Fashola that almost ALWAYS engage on Media tour of his projects, and uses a lot of Media propaganda, now saying that 'Govts do not hv to go on tour to show their projects'. Imagine that!... Anyways, d Tour would go on; how wud I hv known of the very many oda tins d FG was doing in Edo State than I presentd on my recent thread here (how wud I hv known that d notorious Esan Waterworks that hv bn a terrible project since b4 independence, has bn virtuali completed).