With an internally generated revenue that surpasses the annual budget of many state Lagos seats on the largest allocation to any tier of government outside the federal govt.

The state is also plagued with an overflowing population which tend to stretch facilities as one of the smallest state (in terms of land mass ) lagos also have the luxury of left over federal government infrastructure as the former capital of the country.
Some have argued that Gov Babatunde Raji Fashola has done excellently well in the management of lagos and its resources while others are pointing to the fact that despite an internally generated Revenue of Over 30 billion Naira monthly in addition to the monthly allocation from the federation account Fashola has only succeed in making life Easier for the rich at the Expense of the greater population of Lagosians who live outside the posh areas the government have been concentrating her developmental efforts
,they are quick to point at the dilapidated and crumbling BRT scheme ,excessive taxation, lack of transparency in govt transaction, tolling of roads built by taxes collected from them and the sorry state of most inner city roads in lagos .
Most lagosians Have boreholes sunked in their houses as most areas lack access to clean drinking water .
Identifying an address could also be a nightmare in lagos as the ministry of concerned seemed to have turned a blind eye to the need .
Flooding in lagos is an issue that pre dates the Fashola Administration however, despite the efforts of the administration in this regard most parts of Lagos still groan under the effects of massive floods yearly.
'' The suffering of Lagosians especially the low and middle income earners has been tied to the Neglect of the Core parts of lagos which houses or accommodate the greater population. The lack of Basic Amenities in those Areas,and the deplorable state of roads linking most communities is a menace that must be tackled by the Fashola administration if he is to bow out on a high.
''Watering flowers and grasses when most of the people who voted for him are busy queuing at boreholes'' as one Man puts it very regrettable.
Most analyst argue that the initial steam and that accompanied Fashola's First term seemed to have fizzled out as he seemed to have abandoned lagos choosing rather to concentrate on the Politics of 2015,this decision if true could backfire as Lagos has one the highest voting population in Nigeria.

Leftover of fedreral assets?
Go to festac town and national art theatre, you will see what left over of federal assets looks like .
You see the police college in Lagos and what the place looked like.
That was what federal assets was before tinubu and fashola.
Do you call such a thing or place an asset.
Is Lagos -Ibadan road an asset.
I can never forget that eyesore called 1004 estate before OBJ sold that building
Most of the so called left over were property of the western regions.like OAU, UNILAG
A few of the rests(more than the so called federal asset) were colonial .
The federal secretariat in obalende and a few of the other adminstrative block which had become an eyesore

Third mainland bride and a few other ugly bridges plus pedestrian bridges which were not being maintained by the federal government.
Some of those bridges had holes you can almost drive a car through them.
Oyinlola ,bode George , Marwa could not do anything about the heap of refuse you find on every street.

NO ,THE FEDRAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT LEAVE LAGOS WITH AN ASSET.
THE FEDRAL GOVERNMENT LEFT LAGOS WITH A BURDEN
MOST ESPECIALLY. HAVING TO DEAL WITH A SIXTH OF THE COUNTRY'S POVERTY STRICKEN POPULATION ,BOMBED OUT BUILDING WITHOUT HAVING THE DUTY OF CARE TO THE INHABITANTS
THE ONLY THING OF INTRINSIC VALUE OF MANY OF THOSE SO CALLED ASSET IS THE LAND ON WHICH THEY STAND.

MY ADVISE TO YOU IS TO READ WOLE SOYINKA ARTICLE ON LAGOS OF THE 1940's AND WHAT THE MILITARY JACKBOOTS LEFT BEHIND.
ALL THE SURULERE,IKEJA,ALLEN ,OJOTA ETC WERE THE MOWES OF THOSE DAYS.A SWAMPY BUSH UNTIL PEOPLE STARTED SANDFILLING AND STARTED BUILDING ARBITRARILY RIGHT UNDER THE NOSE OF THE SO CALLED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

How old are you?

Have you seen someone curse his deceased father because he fails to manage the real estate he inherited.

Airport, Seaport, Bridges, Housing Estates, Assess Roads, Monuments and making Oil Companies to cite their headquarters in Lagos and paying unnecessary tax as against the areas of their operations etc are now a curse.

bloggernaija: Leftover of fedreral assets?
Go to festac town and national art theatre, you will see what left over of federal assets looks like .
You see the police college in Lagos and what the place looked like.
That was what federal assets was before tinubu and fashola.
Do you call such a thing or place an asset.
Is Lagos -Ibadan road an asset.
I can never forget that eyesore called 1004 estate before OBJ sold that building
Most of the so called left over were property of the western regions.like OAU, UNILAG
A few of the rests(more than the so called federal asset) were colonial .
The federal secretariat in obalende and a few of the other adminstrative block which had become an eyesore

Third mainland bride and a few other ugly bridges plus pedestrian bridges which were not being maintained by the federal government.
Some of those bridges had holes you can almost drive a car through them.
Oyinlola ,bode George , Marwa could not do anything about the heap of refuse you find on every street.

NO ,THE FEDRAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT LEAVE LAGOS WITH AN ASSET.
THE FEDRAL GOVERNMENT LEFT LAGOS WITH A BURDEN
MOST ESPECIALLY. HAVING TO DEAL WITH A SIXTH OF THE COUNTRY'S POVERTY STRICKEN POPULATION ,BOMBED OUT BUILDING WITHOUT HAVING THE DUTY OF CARE TO THE INHABITANTS
THE ONLY THING OF INTRINSIC VALUE OF MANY OF THOSE SO CALLED ASSET IS THE LAND ON WHICH THEY STAND.

MY ADVISE TO YOU IS TO READ WOLE SOYINKA ARTICLE ON LAGOS OF THE 1940's AND WHAT THE MILITARY JACKBOOTS LEFT BEHIND.
ALL THE SURULERE,IKEJA,ALLEN ,OJOTA ETC WERE THE MOWES OF THOSE DAYS.A SWAMPY BUSH UNTIL PEOPLE STARTED SANDFILLING AND STARTED BUILDING ARBITRARILY RIGHT UNDER THE NOSE OF THE SO CALLED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

I agree with the writer. Robbery and kidnapping is an everyday occurrence in Lagos too. So what attention has he paid to security. Hookers and beggy beggy corrupt police are the order of the day. A British citizen kidnapped a year ago who left this country after his release, was appalled that when he was taken hostage at night, the kidnappers tipped police men on every post and in turn the officers hailed them while they made their way out. Fashy Fashola and Tin Tinubu.

Always quick to blame Fashola because he's not rolling with the PDP.

What does the federal government do with all the taxes collected in Lagos state ? What tangible project has the federal government executed in Lagos ? What is the state of the major roads in Lagos state ? Viz lagos-ibadan,Lagos-Apapa and Lagos -Abeokuta ? Should the FG be competing with state government in their territories ?

I think it's time we started deliberating on fiscal derivatives in this country else this FG madness will continue !

~Bluetooth:


Always quick to blame Fashola because he's not rolling with the PDP.

What does the federal government do with all the taxes collected in Lagos state ? What tangible project has the federal government executed in Lagos ? What is the state of the major roads in Lagos state ? Viz lagos-ibadan,Lagos-Apapa and Lagos -Abeokuta ? Should the FG be competing with state government in their territories ?

I think it's time we started deliberating on fiscal derivatives in this country else this FG madness will continue !

True federalism is the answer but your northern APC bros will not agree because they can't even generate their own revenue....lol hilarious country.

Hmmmmm,

Wendyslim: Hmmmmm,

Your eye don clear?

its not a question of Blaming Fashola , he started real well an everyone wanted a spread of the dev and and not the gallivanting he now does leaving most areas in lagos unattended to or at the mercy of thugs in the LCDAs who do nothing but sing Tinubus praise,lagosians and those who work in lagos or have Hq in lagos pay the highest tax in this country and have the right to demand for basic amenities .
When has it become a crime to ask for how monies collected from us is utilised ? Fashola will never grant that request and 2 years to go it seems his only accomplishment might actually be environmental sanitation if does not rise to to fix the core areas of lagos which houses the middle.and low income earners becos as it is now his performance for 6 six years in those is almost zero let's stop the hype and face real issues , most contracts in Lagos are secret and closed to public scrutiny ? Why a govt that tag it self progressive behave like those it is criticising let them use Lagos money to dev Lagos and stop funnelling them To political campaigns to wrestle power from the PDP Nigerians are now wiser,they might ask for where the monthly 30billion IGR goes sooner than later

How much is Fashola's feeding allowance? How much does Fashola collect from tax payers money monthly as security allowance? Answers to these questions will give you an idea of the fraud you have in Alausa.

akpomeme:

True federalism is the answer but your northern APC bros will not agree because they can't even generate their own revenue....lol hilarious country.

Jonathan is not a northerner,so he has all the capacity to decentralize power between the federal government and the federating states.No point bitching about hausas here !

akpomeme: I agree with the writer. Robbery and kidnapping is an everyday occurrence in Lagos too. So what attention has he paid to security. Hookers and beggy beggy corrupt police are the order of the day. A British citizen kidnapped a year ago who left this country after his release, was appalled that when he was taken hostage at night, the kidnappers tipped police men on every post and in turn the officers hailed them while they made their way out. Fashy Fashola and Tin Tinubu.

robbery and kidnapping may be high in lagos but am 100% sure the rate in which the two occur in your state is far more higher (if not highest in d country) than lagos, most of dos dat commit the two are from other state of d federation, any state in Nigeria will try their best in terms of security but no matter what the FG controls the security department of the nation

akpomeme:

True federalism is the answer but your northern APC bros will not agree because they can't even generate their own revenue....lol hilarious country.

Is Jonathan a Northerner? When has GEJ and the many southerners working with him agitated for "true federalism"? Some Southerners now have the power to enact the change we all seek and feel is the panacea to our woes. Why are doing/saying nothing while you are comfortable with their silence and inaction only to prefer making the North the scapegoat for the inactions of a Southern President? Did GEJ not say a flat no to an SNC? What is the bedrock of his thinking? When has the man ever talked with conviction about realigning our federalism for greater efficacy? His actions/inaction show he is not interested in such and you would admit same if honest with yourself and able to accept responsibility for your own failings and that of those you support.

It is gradualist leaders, from all corners of Nigeria to include yours, who are preventing Nigerians from enjoying "true federalism" - not "the North" alone. I understand why the North are the convenient scapegoat but ask yourself honestly who is in charge of Nigeria today and why they cannot deliver the change you want if they are the virtuous and innocent men you infer ethnicity and region of origin mean they must be.

If honest with yourself, you will see issues are about leaders, from all regions, doing what is best for themselves which is usually opposite to what is best for Nigeria. The North simply has a reputation because most remember the region as enjoying power most. The truth is that our federalism did not become any more "true" under OBJ and it is not becoming more "true" under GEJ either. You should have the honesty to face what that reality reveals instead of peddling the convenient deceit that it is the North alone preventing "true fereralism".

Frank-C:
How much is Fashola's feeding allowance? How much does Fashola collect from tax payers money monthly as security allowance? Answers to these questions will give you an idea of the fraud you have in Alausa.

tell me the state where fraud is not practise in the country ? Pls lets critise constructively

akpomeme: I agree with the writer. Robbery and kidnapping is an everyday occurrence in Lagos too. So what attention has he paid to security. Hookers and beggy beggy corrupt police are the order of the day. A British citizen kidnapped a year ago who left this country after his release, was appalled that when he was taken hostage at night, the kidnappers tipped police men on every post and in turn the officers hailed them while they made their way out. Fashy Fashola and Tin Tinubu.

Fashola is not in charge of the NPF. Find out the governor championing the cause of State policing and those knocking back the idea yet failing to reform and significantly upgrade the NPF to make it more effective at protecting lives and property. After that, and hopefully, issues will become more clear to you over who is responsible for the security mess all of Nigeria is experiencing.

Gbawe:

Is Jonathan a Northerner? When has GEJ and the many southerners working with him agitated for "true federalism"? Some Southerners now have the power to enact the change we all seek and feel is the panacea to our woes. Why are doing/saying nothing while you are comfortable with their silence and inaction only to prefer making the North the scapegoat for the inactions of a Southern President? Did GEJ not say a flat no to an SNC? What is the bedrock of his thinking? When has the man ever talked with conviction about realigning our federalism for greater efficacy? He is not interested in such and you would admit same if honest with yourself.

It is gradualist leaders, from all corners of Nigeria to include yours, who are preventing Nigerians from enjoying "true federalism" - not "the North" alone. I understand why the North are the convenient scapegoat but ask yourself honestly who is in charge of Nigeria today and why they cannot deliver the change you want if they are the virtuous and innocent men you infer ethnicity and region of origin mean they must be.

If honest with yourself, you will see issues are about leaders, from all regions, doing what is best for themselves which is usually opposite to what is best for Nigeria. The North simply has a reputation because most remember the region as enjoying power most. The truth is that our federalism did not become any more "true" under OBJ and it is not becoming more "true" under GEJ either. You should have the honesty to face what that reality reveals instead of peddling the convenient deceit that it is the North alone preventing "true fereralism".

Your unproductive north is blocking the passage of the pib bill too. What value do you bring on the table outside killing of innocent people in the name of God? Rubbish!

akpomeme:
Your unproductive north is blocking the passage of the pib bill too. What value do you bring on the table outside killing of innocent people in the name of God? Rubbish!

Beyond the "North is evil" staple diet you have been brought up on, can you prove conclusively and with facts that it is the North "blocking the passage of the PIB"?

Gbawe:

Beyond the "North is evil" staple diet you have been brought up on, can you prove conclusively and with facts that it is the North "blocking the passage of the PIB"?

Of course, don't you read the papers where your northern reps and senators says that the pib is not in the interest of the north because they lack knowledge of the full meaning of host communities in the draft bill? Was it not until a senator from the south south pointed out that oil blocks in Nigeria are apparently owned by northerners and that he is moving a motion to review the application of federal character laws in the distribution of our common wealth did northern member allow the bill to pass second reading. Where have you been?

Gbawe:

Fashola is not in charge of the NPF. Find out the governor championing the cause of State policing and those knocking back the idea yet failing to reform and significantly upgrade the NPF to make it more effective at protecting lives and property. After that, and hopefully, issues will become more clear to you over who is responsible for the security mess all of Nigeria is experiencing.

Who is the chief security officer of a state?

akpomeme:
Of course, don't you read the papers where your northern reps and senators says that the pib is not in the interest of the north because they lack knowledge of the full meaning of host communities in the draft bill? Was it not until a senator from the south south pointed out that oil blocks in Nigeria are apparently owned by northerners and that he is moving a motion to review the application of federal character laws in the distribution of our common wealth did northern member allow the bill to pass second reading. Where have you been?

Don't derail the thread . The question is was Labaran Maku right on Fashola's performance simple question and tell us why u think he is right or Wrong

akpomeme:
Who is the chief security officer of a state?

Look, stop the pedantism and critically look at what others are telling you instead of continuing to craft argument to suit how you are obsessed with sectional/ethnic blame game. Everyone knows the "Chief security officers" tag of Governors is another ceremonial title paying homage to Nigeria's love of glorified titles. Is it governors who direct the actions of the NPF? Are they constitutionally in charge of paying, training and equiping the NPF? Please, forget your redundant argument.

The FG is entirely responsible for making the NPF an effective crime fighting body or otherwise. It is as simple as that. Nigeria will never develop when many of her citizens cannot even rise above affiliations and sectional affinity to ascribe blame fairly. What yo are saying here is only designed to assist your need to blame Fashola for the security woes of Lagos so as to avoid the real culprit you may be sectionally affiliated with.

Honest folks know that it it the FG, headed by GEJ, directly responsible for the failure of our centralised police force that takes its orders from the Inspector General of Police who is directly under our C-in-C i.e Jonathan. You cannot begin creating a phantom argument of the real roles of administrators to suit your leanings. If sincere, ask GEJ to stop saying "Nigeria not ripe for state police". Let the likes of Fashola have their own police force they can train,equip, motiviate and modernise to resemble what obtains in even our neigbhouring African Countries. If issues remain bad after that, then blame Fashola. For now, you cannot blame him for something he has no control over while you conveniently ignore those who have made the police force worthless and will not allow others to have their own State police models.

http://www.punchng.com/news/governors-not-chief-security-officers-aregbesola/

Governors not chief security officers – Aregbesola

OCTOBER 17, 2012 BY TUNDE ODESOLA


Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Argbesola, has said state governors are not chief security officers of their respective states.

Aregbesola, who spoke on Tuesday, in Osogbo said governors were not chief security officers in the true sense of the word, stressing that “no commissioner of police will listen to the directive or instruction of any governor.”

Aregbesola also made a case for the need to establish state police in the country, saying the idea remained the panacea for ensuring effective security nationwide.

A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said Aregbesola made the call when he signed state Security Trust Fund Law at the Governor’s Office, Abere.

He said, “The bogus appellation given to the governors as Chief Security Officers of their respective states is a mere expression.

“Those who say Nigeria is not ripe for state police are not sincere. I don’t know where they get their own reasoning from. Even school campuses have their own police to ensure that criminal activities are curbed in their institutions.”

akpomeme:
Of course, don't you read the papers where your northern reps and senators says that the pib is not in the interest of the north because they lack knowledge of the full meaning of host communities in the draft bill? Was it not until a senator from the south south pointed out that oil blocks in Nigeria are apparently owned by northerners and that he is moving a motion to review the application of federal character laws in the distribution of our common wealth did northern member allow the bill to pass second reading. Where have you been?

When it comes down to it, everyone will argue for what they believe is best for them but we must still deal with facts, statistics, real numbers and reality. David Mark and his deputy Ekweremadu should push for a vote and put issues to the test of statistical popularity so we see exactly how the North alone can prevent the passage of the PIB if this is indeed what everyone wants because what you and others do is present half of the picture when you say "the North is against the PIB".

Let us bear in mind that the Northerners against the PIB are not rejecting the bill in its entirety. They are against the inordinate power being conferred on the petroleum Minister. They also reject a section of it giving more money (10% equity advantage) to oil producing communities, on top of 13% derivation and other financial appendage help accruing to these communities.

My take is that they should all sit down and iron out their differences. I think oil-producing communities need optimal support but I don't think every money allocated to them should be above question from others simply because of the whole "victim and oppressor" picture which may actually be manipulated so that roles become reversed such as is the case with false utterances claiming the North own 80% of oil blocs which Femi Falana came out to debunk.

Let them all sit down and thrash out issues satisfactorily so that the bill can be passed as a result of negotiation. It is not good enough to just hold up the North as the convenient scapegoat becuase it suits our culture of blaming others.

If, as you suggest, the North is unyielding then why has Mark and Ekweremadu not led a situation , to break the impasse, where issues are put to the vote so that we see exactly who is voting for and against the PIB? Is it sensible for a Nation of Nigeria's size and importance to be confessing it is hampered passing a bill because of the oral objection of some lawmakers from the North? Why not let us all agitate for a decisive vote to determine a majority position? How will you tell , with 100% certainty, who will win a football match if the game is not actually played? It is not just to deem the North to be the enemy and hold them as such perpetually. Every case still has to be inspected on its own merit.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201304200159.html

Nigeria: Babangida Aliyu - Why the North Is Against PIB
BY YEMI ADEBOWALE, 20 APRIL 2013


Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State is uncomfortable with the Petroleum Industry Bill before the National Assembly because if passed into law, "oil producing states will be collecting over 40 per cent" of the federation account's earning at the expense of other states "and that is not a nice way to do public policy, public accounting and public economy".

The governor who apparently reflected the position of the North in an exclusive interview with THISDAY in Minna last Sunday said [b]it would be better for those clamouring for an extra 10 per cent for oil producing communities in the PIB to come out and re-negotiate the 13 per cent set out for derivation in the constitution with the rest of the country instead of trying to increase it through the back door.

Aliyu said: "You said that there should be 10 per cent for the communities. Now, you have not taken the 13 per cent derivation that is there. By derivation, meaning because we get it from that place you have 13 per cent and this 13 per cent is taken out before the sharing; so if we have a N100, N13 is going to that place. Then you say 'no, no, no, give another N10 to the communities.' So, by the time you add the N13 to the N10, you already have N23.

"Then NDDC has been on the ground; take the budget of NDDC and what they are doing and add to this money; take the budget of Niger Delta Ministry and add to this money; take the budget of amnesty office and add to this money because it is not coming from derivation; derivation goes to the states. By the time you add up all these monies, we are already coming to 40-something per cent of the federation account. If you are arguing that 13 per cent is not enough given the devastation, then come out clear. What do you want? No, we want 50 per cent; no you can't have 50 per cent. We can give you 25 per cent. You get what I am saying?"

The governor said it would have been better if the promoters of the 10 per cent allocation to oil producing communities had argued publicly that "look the money that is given for derivation is not enough," and not coming through the PIB.
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Governor Aliyu is hoping that Nigerians will come out and debate the PIB during its public hearing without emotions: "Lucky enough, at the Senate, it has gone through the second reading and they have given it to the committee. The same thing in the House of Representatives; between 22 and 23rd of this month, the House of Representatives is having a public hearing in all the zones. The House of Representatives is an aggregate of Nigeria's interest or the National Assembly as an aggregate of Nigeria's interest would be able to look at these issues and be able to balance it up properly."

The governor also cautioned those speculating about the likely break up of Nigeria, warning that they really don't have a good idea of how a break-up will affect them.

"They (those talking about break up) don't know that Nigeria cannot break up that easily. Let me give you an example. In the South East and South South, many people will think that they have a common interest. By the time of a break up, you will see that that interest is no more. Each group will want to go on its own. In the north, many people see us a monolithic, fine, but by the time you are talking of breaking up, you are not sure how the break up will affect us. I still remember the Orkah coup, and nobody has been able to explain to me why Orkah will excise some parts of Nigeria and say until they do this before they come back to Nigeria. That gives you an impression of something."

State like Akwa Ibom earn more from FG than Lagos o. But the internal revenue generation in Lagos surpasses all.

the issue is most nigerian are upset that the federal govt own and maintain federal roads in lagos while their own state built and maintain their own road from the same federal allocation. while lagos enjoy its road been maintain by the federal govt. it is unfair to other state if you look at it, because their own allocation is spent on maintain,

the correct procedure is to hand over all federal road to state and let them maintain and own it. that way it will not be unfair to other state, because this system is unfair to state which does not have federal road.

it will be better that every state is equal. because this system is like animal farm. some state are more equal than others. it is wrong. when they transfer federal road to state ownership. all state will be equal.. but when plateau is building and maintaining its road and lagos is not. it is not fair to [size=38pt]plateau or benue, taraba, adamawa, oyo, ondo, edo, delta, kwara, kogi, abia, imo, cross river, akwa ibom, katsina, kano, borno, yobe, state etc[/size] to use its own allocation to maintain its road while lagos is not.

even in health and other ministry, maintain should be done by state to make all state equal. since you are collecting same allocation.


it should be build and tranfer BT and not build and maintain BM

what fashola does not seem to understand is that, when Okorocha spend 20% or 30% on road maintianance. He does not have that problem. In state like kwara, kogi, ondo, osun, edo, ekiti, ogun, oyo,delta they dont have that privileges.. so fashola is the only person that enjoy such because it was former capital and had britain there. so he does understand what other governors go through.