Fashola said it under the influence of either alcohol or he smoked weed.

I can't fathom how a sensible Governor can make such pronouncement before the media.

BedLam: Brother na wa o....this Fashola of a Co/rk self! very soon na Lagos 2nd best economy after US.

stop talking like a dumbledoor.... The statistics are there.... Do a little research

nitrogen:
God bless you!

I asked him a question the other time, I was expecting him to substantiate his assertion, but he never did.

They are disgruntled trolls, they say meaningless things with no basis just to get attention.

Eko Ile:


We are not talking about some rural village.

GTFOH.
The citizens of that 'rural village' enjoy basic amenities that lagosians can only dream of.

Ngwakwe: Fashola said it under the influence of either alcohol or he smoked weed.

I can't fathom how a sensible Governor can make such pronouncement before the media.

Maybe too much of the highlighted and obvious tribalism is what's preventing you from read and comprehending what he said.

Fashola needs to stop smoking weed

Economy of Ghana


CurrencyCedi (GHS)
Fiscal yearCalendar year 1 January to 31 December
Statistics
[B]GDP $82.571 billion[1][/B]
GDP growth8.7% (Q1 – 2012)[2]
14.337 % (2011 est.)[3]
GDP per capita$3,256.848 (2012 est.)[4]
GDP by sectorservices: 48.5%; industry: 25.9%; agriculture: 25.6% (2011 est.)
Inflation (CPI)8.1% (2011 est.)
Population
below poverty line27% (2011 est.)
Gini coefficient39.4 (2005-06)
Labor force10.33 million (2009 est.)
Labor force
by occupationservices: 28%; industry: 20%; agriculture: 52% (2011 est.)
Unemployment3% (Q1 – 2012)[5]
Main industriesCrude Oil Production and Refining, Offshore banking, entrepot trade, financial services, Higher education, electronics, mining, lumbering, tourism, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, cement, small commercial ship building, Electricity generation, food processing
Ease of Doing Business Rank64th[6]
External
Exports$13.13 billion (2011 est.)
Export goodsgold, cocoa, Petroleum Products, Liquefied Natural Gas, Electric energy, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, horticulture
Main export partnersNetherlands 11.7%, United Kingdom 7%, France 5.7%, United States 5.6%, Ukraine 5%, Belgium 4.6% (2011)
Imports$14.03 billion (2010 est.)
Import goodscapital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs
Main import partnersChina 16%, Nigeria 15%, India 5.6%, United States 5.6%, France 4.5%,
United Kingdom 4.5% (2008)
Gross external debt$5.84 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Public finances
Public debt67.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Revenues$4.547 billion (2009 est.)
Expenses$6.124 billion (2009 est.)
Credit rating
Standard & Poor's:[7]
B+ (Domestic)
B+ (Foreign)
BB+ (T&C Assessment)
Outlook: Stable[8]
Fitch:[9]
BBB+
Outlook: Stable
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

Source: Wikipedia.

Fashola should really stop all this unnecessary silly statements and his obnoxious slanders on countries that are superior to him,,,besides we all know that his main aim is to deceive d whole of Nigerians to vote him as president in 2015.. ...#sighs

solomon111: GTFOH.
The citizens of that 'rural village' enjoy basic amenities that lagosians can only dream of.

What are the basic amenities they are enjoying that lagosians can only dream of?


Please answer and don't make me ask you again.

nitrogen:
God bless you!

I asked him a question the other time, I was expecting him to substantiate his assertion, but he never did.

you didn't ask me to substiantiate any claim,you only asked for my certainty.
If you want anything anything substantial,take a trip to the state and compare it with lagos.

dplomaticVal: Fashola should really stop all this unnecessary silly statements and his obnoxious slanders on countries that are superior to him,,,besides we all know that his main aim is to deceive d whole of Nigerians to vote him as president in 2015.. ...#sighs

So in your world, stating facts = slander?


You people need to start trying out for comedy...

shymexx:

Even with fitch ratings, there's no way in hell or heaven where Lagos would have a better rating than the UK... UK's ratings should probably be A- or something... Lagos is nowhere close to that...

UK was downgraded from Triple-A to Aa1 (Moody's Rating) with Stable Outlook.However both Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings have the U.K. on negative outlooks.Lagos is on AA with POSITIVE OUTLOOK

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323549204578320613007137362.html

Soloblincus: The football sector in uk alone outweighs fashola's economy

lmao are u kdding me?

solomon111: you didn't ask me to substiantiate any claim,you only asked for my certainty.
If you want anything anything substantial,take a trip to the state and compare it with lagos.

This is what you people say when you get called out for your lies. It means you are lying and you can not back up your lies with facts.


Lying is not a good virtue.

So ghana is no longer juicy enough for their shambolic talking point, he's now dragging the world's 6th largest economy into it? Putting it in the same sentence with a state from the 36th largest economy in the world? Someone should do an alcohol breath test on the confused governour.

Krucifax: Nigeria's GDP is US$413.402 Billion Pending revision from 2011 (i.e it is actually higher)= Source IMF

Ghana's GDP is US$90.0 Billion Current = Source IMF

U.K's GDP is US$2.316 Trillion Current = Source IMF

Lagos State GDP is US$33,679 Billion Old figures = Source Canback Global Income Distribution Database.

Yes Lagos try no be small but Fashola should stop cracking bad jokes!

Lagos economy is obviously larger than Ghana's or Kenya's economy.After re-basing of Nigeria's GDP, that fact shall be very clear to all.
But Lagos is definitely smaller than London's economy not to speak of the entire UK! I believe it was a slip of tongue from Fashola.

Symphony007: So ghana is no longer juicy enough for their shambolic talking point, he's now dragging the world's 6th largest economy into it? Putting it in the same sentence with a state from the 36th largest economy in the world? Someone should do an alcohol breath test on the confused governour.

He was talking about ratings which is a fact that you can not dispute.

Eko Ile:



What are the basic amenities they are enjoying that lagosians can only dream of?


Please answer and don't make me ask you again.

lol.
There is nothing i will say/post that you won't attempt to counter blindly,so i won't bother wasting my time.
Seeing is believing.
Take a trip out of your lagos and enlighten yourself.

Krucifax: Nigeria's GDP is US$413.402 Billion Pending revision from 2011 (i.e it is actually higher)= Source IMF

Ghana's GDP is US$90.0 Billion Current = Source IMF

U.K's GDP is US$2.316 Trillion Current = Source IMF

Lagos State GDP is US$33,679 Billion Old figures = Source Canback Global Income Distribution Database.

Yes Lagos try no be small but Fashola should stop cracking bad jokes!

can u post the link of those figures? And 4 hope u know that uk 4s not a country?

Warri _Pikin:


Lagos economy is obviously larger than Ghana's or Kenya's economy.After re-basing of Nigeria's GDP, that fact shall be very clear to all.
But Lagos is definitely smaller than London's economy not to speak of the entire UK! I believe it was a slip of tongue from Fashola.

It wasn't a slip, he stated pure facts about current financial ratings. That's a fact.

Symphony007: So ghana is no longer juicy enough for their shambolic talking point, he's now dragging the world's 6th largest economy into it? Putting it in the same sentence with a state from the 36th largest economy in the world? Someone should do an alcohol breath test on the confused governour.

United kingdom is no longer the 6th largest economy in the world.
Brazil has overtaken them.

Eko Ile:



It wasn't a slip, he stated pure facts about current financial ratings. That's a fact.

lol.

bigboyk: Economy of Ghana


Source: Wikipedia.......

STOP QUOTING WIKIPEDIA!!!
EVERY FOOL CAN EDIT AND WRITE CRAP ON WIKIPEDIA! I would quote Nairaland before i quote Wikipedia.
At least you need to submit an email address (even if it were fake) to post on Nairaland.
In Wikipedia, you don't need anything to change the comments and figures there!!!
If you make me angry,i will go to Wikipedia now and write Ghana GDP as N5 naira, and other fools somewhere will quote that ridiculous figure and try to build an argument around that.

Eko Ile:


He was talking about ratings which is a fact that you can not dispute.

Fashola is doing a superb job and no need make a dumb statement like this. So Lagos is rated above the City of London? Context matters when we say stuff.

solomon111: lol.
There is nothing i will say/post that you won't attempt to counter blindly,so i won't bother wasting my time.
Seeing is believing.
Take a trip out of your lagos and enlighten yourself.

Either I believe you or not, you should me man enough to make a point and support your points with facts regardless.

You really shouldn't have bothered to lie and say silly things you can not back up.

Toaskarity: uk!!! wow!! thats amazing! so lagos is doing this good and my two friends there are begging me for dollar, may God punish someone

So its everybody that is leaving in America that is doing fine. Mugun

occam:

Fashola is doing a superb job and no need make a dumb statement like this. So Lagos is rated above the City of London? Context matters when we say stuff.

You are free to like or dislike his statement which is OK with me, but he stated facts, facts that you can not dispute.

Red-Light:
stop talking like a dumbledoor.... The statistics are there.... Do a little research

Illiteracy is a disease and i have to be honest ur English is improving. Keep it up

Red-Light:
stop talking like a dumbledoor.... The statistics are there.... Do a little research

Where is the statistics? Lagos economy is better than that of uk, only in his dreams. Pls wake fashola its too early in the day for wishful thinking and dreams. What will he do at night, anyway its a nice dream but we are in reality,

eriegua83: Where is the statistics? Lagos economy is better than that of uk, only in his dreams. Pls wake fashola its too early in the day for wishful thinking and dreams. What will he do at night, anyway its a nice dream but we are in reality,

Reading and comprehension is your friend. Learn how to do both..

Eko Ile:


You are free to like or dislike his statement which is OK with me, but he stated facts, facts that you can not dispute.

Which agency rating is he talking about? Fitch, S & P rating are based on risk probability. What is the risk that an entity/govt will default on loan obligations. Tell me how Britain is more riskier to invest in than Lagos state

Trigger Happy:
Illiteracy is a disease and i have to be honest ur English is improving. Keep it up

why are u following me around? Do i knw u?