Delafruita:
how will anyone in his right senses make such a postulation?how does anyone even start to compare lagos to akwa-ibom?lagos is a state that has a population almost 5times that of akwa-ibom and that population increases daily.those in akwa-ibom presently are seeking ways of moving down to lagos.does it mean akpabio's roads are not beautiful enough a sight to keep them happy?

akpabio didnt start many of the projects that have been listed on this thread just like fashola didnt start many of those he is finishing.the truth is when you compare their revenues vis a vis population,fashola has done a darn good job.akpabio keeps building roads and beautifying,what has he done to boost industries in akwa-ibom?why dont the masses feel the impact of the billions that flow into that state?for those that dont know,akwa-ibom receives the highest federal allocation in nigeria of roughly 19billion naira every month.lagos reeives an average of 7billion and the bulk of its revenues come from IGR.that is the first achievement.the fact that people make money and are able to pay their taxes shows that the government is foing its job.government isnt just supposed to build roads and plant flowers,it should create the enabling environment for people to make wealth and give back.if akpabio has received trillions over the years and his state can only boast an IGR of 20billion in a year,it shows that something is wrong.even ogun state generates 4billion naifra monthly which is roughly 50billion in a year.if the people of akwa-ibom cannot buy cars,how will they benefit from the roads?how many cars ply the roads akpabio has built?

the numbr of inner-city roads fashola has built in lagos are astounding.its easy to construct a new road and make it beautiful,the hard part is in making everywhere in your city accessible.besides most of these projects are located in uyo.what of eket?ikot-ekpene and many other cities in akwa-ibom?can they boast inner-city roads that connect everywhere?the misconception about lagos is in seeing it as a whole entity.this is because there is no massive seperation between the different local governments.everywhere is jojned at its boundaries and those boundaries have disappeared.lagos state has become a huge city so when people view lagos,they view it wholistically.akpabio enjoys the benefit of his state been a big village.he can spend billions on uyo and show the world he is an achiever because the nearest city is still about one hour away.

the number of workers in lagos alone is more than the entire population of akwa-ibom.the number of primary school pupils alone is more then the entire population of akwa-ibom.i still dont understand what the basis for comparison is.but since some goons are hellbent on comparing,perhaps they can compare this

lagos generates roughly 30billion naira monthly and receives 7billion as allocation.thats about 37billion monthly

akwa-iom generates about 2billion monthly and receives about 20billion as allocation.thats about 22billion

akwa-ibom has a population of about 3million people.based on its funds thats roughly 7000naira PCI

lagos has a population of more than 15million people which makes its PCI about 2460naira

akwa-ibom has more money per person than lagos.infact it has almost triple what lagos has per person.

akwa-ibom should be able to pay unemployment benefit to its people

it should be able to bring up innovations to encourage job creation for its people.

people shouldnt judge akpabio based on roads and bridges.judge akpabio based on how much his state receives and what impact it has had on the people of his state

You are wrong, Akwa Ibom only has 700 people and not 3mill as you stated. Akpabio has only completed 3 roads in only Uyo city and after that nothing. Does that make you happier?

You guys just rush to write things without reading to see if it makes sense.
First let me ask some questions from the rubbish you wrote above.
What is the budget of Lagos state in 2013 ? - 499Bill
What is the budget of Akwa Ibom statte in 2013? - 470Bill
From this we can see that Lagos clearly intends to spend more money than Akwa Ibom.
Now let ask ourselves what do they spend the money on?

In Akwa Ibom , at least we can see world class contractors like Juluis Berger building world class roads all around the state in a timely manner. We are building an international airport, we are building a world class stadium, a seaport, an underground drainage system to combat flooding and still it hasn't stopped him from providing FREE education in conducive classrooms for the 700pple in Akwa Ibom. It hasn't stopped him from renovating/building health centres and upgrading them? It hasn't stopped him from providing water to the most interior village even if its mere bore hole? It hasn't stopped him from repairing decayed FG roads? It hasn't pushed him to introduce over bearing taxes? It hasn't pushed him to introduce tolls on the roads? It hasn't pushed him to deport non-indigenes who enjoy the FREE education.

In Lagos, Fashola has spent 7 years trying to complete a 50KM road, which is tolled at every 10km interval. He still unable to complete Lagos - Badagry expressway after 6 years . He builds schools with support from corporate bodies, yet education isn't free, rather LASU students have to pay 300K as school fees. He hasn't been able to provide water for even 40% of Lagosians because we all know everyone including you drink from private bore hole. The security vehicles and gadgets he donates to the police are from donations of coporate bodies. Even the so-called BRT u guys brag about which to me is just a glorified Molue, you guys still pay to use it. Everything the Govt provides for you from this budget, the citizens pay for it,.
Now going back to your population argument, if Lagos state has the 15mill population as you claimed, it means recovering the investment used in providing these amenities should be faster and the burden on the citizens should be lesser, but has this been the case in Lagos?
For example, how much would it cost Lagos state govt to complete a 50KM road ? Let's say at 1 billion a kM, that should amount to 50Billion, now how much has LASG collected so for from the toll plazas for 3 years now? If LASG is a responsive Govt, dedicating 18Bill annually from a 499Bill budget for 3 years would had completed that road without any resultant impact on the citizens.

Besides I forgot to remind you that LASG still owes 610Bill despite all these, yet Akwa Ibom state only owes just 80Bill!!

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I will be glad if Afam, OMA4J or Sexkillz can organize this type of thread that is void of abuses, insults and disorderliness.
I will be glad if Gbawe and Sincere9gerian can take up the challenge.

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You are wrong, Akwa Ibom only has 700 people and not 3mill as you stated. Akpabio has only completed 3 roads in only Uyo city and after that nothing. Does that make you happier?

You guys just rush to write things without reading to see if it makes sense.
First let me ask some questions from the rubbish you wrote above.
What is the budget of Lagos state in 2013 ? - 499Bill
What is the budget of Akwa Ibom statte in 2013? - 470Bill
From this we can see that Lagos clearly intends to spend more money than Akwa Ibom.
Now let ask ourselves what do they spend the money on?

In Akwa Ibom , at least we can see world class contractors like Juluis Berger building world class roads all around the state in a timely manner. We are building an international airport, we are building a world class stadium, a seaport, an underground drainage system to combat flooding and still it hasn't stopped him from providing FREE education in conducive classrooms for the 700pple in Akwa Ibom. It hasn't stopped him from renovating/building health centres and upgrading them? It hasn't stopped him from providing water to the most interior village even if its mere bore hole? It hasn't stopped him from repairing decayed FG roads? It hasn't pushed him to introduce over bearing taxes? It hasn't pushed him to introduce tolls on the roads? It hasn't pushed him to deport non-indigenes who enjoy the FREE education.

In Lagos, Fashola has spent 7 years trying to complete a 50KM road, which is tolled at every 10km interval. He still unable to complete Lagos - Badagry expressway after 6 years . He builds schools with support from corporate bodies, yet education isn't free, rather LASU students have to pay 300K as school fees. He hasn't been able to provide water for even 40% of Lagosians because we all know everyone including you drink from private bore hole. The security vehicles and gadgets he donates to the police are from donations of coporate bodies. Even the so-called BRT u guys brag about which to me is just a glorified Molue, you guys still pay to use it. Everything the Govt provides for you from this budget, the citizens pay for it,.
Now going back to your population argument, if Lagos state has the 15mill population as you claimed, it means recovering the investment used in providing these amenities should be faster and the burden on the citizens should be lesser, but has this been the case in Lagos?
For example, how much would it cost Lagos state govt to complete a 50KM road ? Let's say at 1 billion a kM, that should amount to 50Billion, now how much has LASG collected so for from the toll plazas for 3 years now? If LASG is a responsive Govt, dedicating 18Bill annually from a 499Bill budget for 3 years would had completed that road without any resultant impact on the citizens.

Besides I forgot to remind you that LASG still owes 610Bill despite all these, yet Akwa Ibom state only owes just 80Bill!!

can you see how myopic you are?while akpabio only has to worry about building stadiums,roads etc,fashola has to pay a civil service whose budget alone will build that stadium.fashola has to think of how to connect every single part of lagos.this doesn't require major roads,rather it requires intra-city roads which are much shorter but are required in almost every nook and cranny of lagos.even worse,construction of such roads aren't noticeable because they are just meant to serve a certain area but their functionality is noticed.I wonder why fashola will need to build a stadium .before u can compare fashola to akpabio,fashola should be receiving triple what akwa-ibom receives.but in a case where both states have almost d same budget,you need to consider the population and requirement of both states then you determine who is making more efficient use of the resources available

The badagry expressway u mentioned is a federal road which is been financed by a world bank loan.unfortunately the federal government stood in the way of lagos receiving the second tranche of the loan with ngozi giving the flimsiest of excuses.but the state has restrategised and sought another avenue to fund the project and work has continued.that's what you call determination.as for the lekki-epe expressway,its unfortunate the concession didn't work as planned but at the stage it is,those of us who knew how the area was before can attest to the vast improvement.that road has served to open up that area more and with the LASG buying out the contract,its only a matter of time before the road is finished.the government has said it would issue bonds to raise the funds so as to lessen the burden on tacxpayers

Therez the LFZ,eko atlantic city and many other futuristic projects which the fashola admin has embarked that only serves to prove that he's a visionary.and that's outsside also making sure government takes care of "little" people-oriented projects like mass housing,health centres,roads,schools,etc

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Delafruita:
how will anyone in his right senses make such a postulation?how does anyone even start to compare lagos to akwa-ibom?lagos is a state that has a population almost 5times that of akwa-ibom and that population increases daily.those in akwa-ibom presently are seeking ways of moving down to lagos.does it mean akpabio's roads are not beautiful enough a sight to keep them happy?

akpabio didnt start many of the projects that have been listed on this thread just like fashola didnt start many of those he is finishing.the truth is when you compare their revenues vis a vis population,fashola has done a darn good job.akpabio keeps building roads and beautifying,what has he done to boost industries in akwa-ibom?why dont the masses feel the impact of the billions that flow into that state?for those that dont know,akwa-ibom receives the highest federal allocation in nigeria of roughly 19billion naira every month.lagos reeives an average of 7billion and the bulk of its revenues come from IGR.that is the first achievement.the fact that people make money and are able to pay their taxes shows that the government is foing its job.government isnt just supposed to build roads and plant flowers,it should create the enabling environment for people to make wealth and give back.if akpabio has received trillions over the years and his state can only boast an IGR of 20billion in a year,it shows that something is wrong.even ogun state generates 4billion naifra monthly which is roughly 50billion in a year.if the people of akwa-ibom cannot buy cars,how will they benefit from the roads?how many cars ply the roads akpabio has built?

the numbr of inner-city roads fashola has built in lagos are astounding.its easy to construct a new road and make it beautiful,the hard part is in making everywhere in your city accessible.besides most of these projects are located in uyo.what of eket?ikot-ekpene and many other cities in akwa-ibom?can they boast inner-city roads that connect everywhere?the misconception about lagos is in seeing it as a whole entity.this is because there is no massive seperation between the different local governments.everywhere is jojned at its boundaries and those boundaries have disappeared.lagos state has become a huge city so when people view lagos,they view it wholistically.akpabio enjoys the benefit of his state been a big village.he can spend billions on uyo and show the world he is an achiever because the nearest city is still about one hour away.

the number of workers in lagos alone is more than the entire population of akwa-ibom.the number of primary school pupils alone is more then the entire population of akwa-ibom.i still dont understand what the basis for comparison is.but since some goons are hellbent on comparing,perhaps they can compare this

lagos generates roughly 30billion naira monthly and receives 7billion as allocation.thats about 37billion monthly

akwa-iom generates about 2billion monthly and receives about 20billion as allocation.thats about 22billion

akwa-ibom has a population of about 3million people.based on its funds thats roughly 7000naira PCI

lagos has a population of more than 15million people which makes its PCI about 2460naira

akwa-ibom has more money per person than lagos.infact it has almost triple what lagos has per person.

akwa-ibom should be able to pay unemployment benefit to its people

it should be able to bring up innovations to encourage job creation for its people.

people shouldnt judge akpabio based on roads and bridges.judge akpabio based on how much his state receives and what impact it has had on the people of his state

You talked about population, as a person, is there anything you enjoy from Lagos State govt? I challenge you to mention just one thing that the masses in Lagos are enjoying from LASG. We pay for everything through our nose. They jacked up LASU school fees to 260,000 naira. How many people around your neighbourhood will be able to afford that amount?

Now, let us go to Akwa Ibom

1) Primary and Secondary education is free

2) Tuition fees of the state owned University is about 35,000

3) Free medical treatment for infants, the aged and pregnant women

4) Their water taps run unlike Lagos where we patronise MaiRuwa and pure water

5) Taxation is very low

6) Regular foreign scholarships and bursaries

7) Free sanitation. Akpabio does not surcharge indigenes to pay for keeping his state clean

I can go on and on. . .

the revenues by each inhabitant

Akwa ibom - $2600
Lagos - $270

If akwa ibom gives $1000 per year to every man ,woman and child , Akpabio will still have $1600 to spend per head.

Just compare the resources.

Even at that , Fashola has
Done more roads
Thousands of paved residential street.
Continuos maintenance and repairs.
Equipping/maintaining largest and most competent security operation
More bridges
More schools
More hospital.
Ordinary the ongoing 8 lane ikorodu road construction has 7 bridges.
everything while creating a thriving environment for business .

Less than Half of the recurrent expenditure(salaries) of Lagos will pay for those 2 flyovers and 3 roads you guy like displaying ;for a state that receives the highest allocation without any effort.

I ADMIT THAT AKPABIO IS BETTER THAN DELTA AND BAYELSA GOVERNORS IN THAT HE HAS A FEW ROADS AND MONUMENTS TO SHOW FOR OVER


$24,000,000,0000

24 BILLION DOLLARS

That is 24 with a B and the dollar
Essentially 24B For a rural and docile state.

HE SHOULD BE WEIGHTED AGAINST BAYELSA AND DELTA
SIMILAR PROFILE
THAT IS HIS GRADE.
THAT IS HIS LEVEL
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE AGAINST WHOM,HE SHOULD BE COMPARED .
EVEN AMAECHI IS NOT OPERATING AT AKPABIO'S LEVEL.
Akpabio level no reach.

AKPABIO IS RUNNING A STATE.

FASHOLA IS RUNNING A COUNTRY
THE REPUBLIC OF LAGOS

Delafruita: can you see how myopic you are?while akpabio only has to worry about building stadiums,roads etc,fashola has to pay a civil service whose budget alone will build that stadium.fashola has to think of how to connect every single part of lagos.this doesn't require major roads,rather it requires intra-city roads which are much shorter but are required in almost every nook and cranny of lagos.even worse,construction of such roads aren't noticeable because they are just meant to serve a certain area but their functionality is noticed.I wonder why fashola will need to build a stadium .before u can compare fashola to akpabio,fashola should be receiving triple what akwa-ibom receives.but in a case where both states have almost d same budget,you need to consider the population and requirement of both states then you determine who is making more efficient use of the resources available

The badagry expressway u mentioned is a federal road which is been financed by a world bank loan.unfortunately the federal government stood in the way of lagos receiving the second tranche of the loan with ngozi giving the flimsiest of excuses.but the state has restrategised and sought another avenue to fund the project and work has continued.that's what you call determination.as for the lekki-epe expressway,its unfortunate the concession didn't work as planned but at the stage it is,those of us who knew how the area was before can attest to the vast improvement.that road has served to open up that area more and with the LASG buying out the contract,its only a matter of time before the road is finished.the government has said it would issue bonds to raise the funds so as to lessen the burden on tacxpayers

Therez the LFZ,eko atlantic city and many other futuristic projects which the fashola admin has embarked that only serves to prove that he's a visionary.and that's outsside also making sure government takes care of "little" people-oriented projects like mass housing,health centres,roads,schools,etc

I chose to engage you in an argument despite all the numerous comments on this thread because only your comment had a semblance of sense in it though its flawed due to ignorance of some facts, hence reducing yourself to act like the numerous goons on this website by insulting me instead of attacking my points raised smacks of stupidity.
I asked you a simple question and you are still yet to answer those questions yet you chose the ones to defend, especially if you can rope the FG in.
I said and proved that all the social amenities provided by LASG as reflected in the budget are charged or tolled. Education isn't free , Healthcare isn't free, Water isn't available and the little available isn't free, Sanitation which has failed still isn't free, Transportation isn't free, Housing isn't free, Roads are tolled, Security is supported by private / corporate bodies, None of the social amenities yet ur governor claims he is spending 499Bill (plus 610Bill loan) on these things.
So what are the proceeds from this investments used for, since you said the 499billion is used to take care of civil service, and the broken down facilities aren't even repaired or maintained.
Please ask someone more educated than you to explain these things in a simple manner you brain can comprehend

How can any sane being compare a FRAUD called Apkabio with Fashola? This thread just exposed the reasons why bittered PDP paid agents and sad ibo bigots like Afam always try to downplay the efforts we Yorubas the owners of sw Nigeria put in turning her into what it is today.

The funny thing is, Apkabio himself don't believe in Akwa Ibom since he even relocated his family members to Lagos. . What a shame!!!

Well done @ Agbameta

Talk is cheap. Akpabio shud try keeping his family in AKS Not LAGOS.

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You are wrong, Akwa Ibom only has 700 people and not 3mill as you stated. Akpabio has only completed 3 roads in only Uyo city and after that nothing. Does that make you happier?

You guys just rush to write things without reading to see if it makes sense.
First let me ask some questions from the rubbish you wrote above.
What is the budget of Lagos state in 2013 ? - 499Bill
What is the budget of Akwa Ibom statte in 2013? - 470Bill
From this we can see that Lagos clearly intends to spend more money than Akwa Ibom.
Now let ask ourselves what do they spend the money on?

In Akwa Ibom , at least we can see world class contractors like Juluis Berger building world class roads all around the state in a timely manner. We are building an international airport, we are building a world class stadium, a seaport, an underground drainage system to combat flooding and still it hasn't stopped him from providing FREE education in conducive classrooms for the 700pple in Akwa Ibom. It hasn't stopped him from renovating/building health centres and upgrading them? It hasn't stopped him from providing water to the most interior village even if its mere bore hole? It hasn't stopped him from repairing decayed FG roads? It hasn't pushed him to introduce over bearing taxes? It hasn't pushed him to introduce tolls on the roads? It hasn't pushed him to deport non-indigenes who enjoy the FREE education.

In Lagos, Fashola has spent 7 years trying to complete a 50KM road, which is tolled at every 10km interval. He still unable to complete Lagos - Badagry expressway after 6 years . He builds schools with support from corporate bodies, yet education isn't free, rather LASU students have to pay 300K as school fees. He hasn't been able to provide water for even 40% of Lagosians because we all know everyone including you drink from private bore hole. The security vehicles and gadgets he donates to the police are from donations of coporate bodies. Even the so-called BRT u guys brag about which to me is just a glorified Molue, you guys still pay to use it. Everything the Govt provides for you from this budget, the citizens pay for it,.
Now going back to your population argument, if Lagos state has the 15mill population as you claimed, it means recovering the investment used in providing these amenities should be faster and the burden on the citizens should be lesser, but has this been the case in Lagos?
For example, how much would it cost Lagos state govt to complete a 50KM road ? Let's say at 1 billion a kM, that should amount to 50Billion, now how much has LASG collected so for from the toll plazas for 3 years now? If LASG is a responsive Govt, dedicating 18Bill annually from a 499Bill budget for 3 years would had completed that road without any resultant impact on the citizens.

Besides I forgot to remind you that LASG still owes 610Bill despite all these, yet Akwa Ibom state only owes just 80Bill!!

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I am perturbed as to why this thread has not made the homepage yet! This is a very informative thread and quite relevant considering the political climate in the country, it will surely benefit from posts from a wider base on NL.

Kudos to the OP, he has balanced the "achievements" of both Governors reasonably well, my only criticism is that he/she should have provided all the pictures and analyses at once then the comments, posts can come after. A lot of posters have derailed the thread in between. Regardless this should make the FP.

All this talks about Lagos's huge population compared to akwa ibom state's irritates me.Does Fashola feed the people of lagos? Is he the one paying for teir house rent or scool fees.The huge population is a plus for him because it means more tax revenue.
To the dude who claimed the huge population will lead to Fashola building more schools and hospitals ,do you mind telling me what percentage of Lagosians attend public schools or make use of Government hospitals?

The Lagos state public school system is in a very bad state and
Their stsandard far below what is obtained in other states.less than 20% of lagosians attend public schools

Italiano1: I am perturbed as to why this thread has not made the homepage yet! This is a very informative thread and quite relevant considering the political climate in the country, it will surely benefit from posts from a wider base on NL.

Kudos to the OP, he has balanced the "achievements" of both Governors reasonably well, my only criticism is that he/she should have provided all the pictures and analyses at once then the comments, posts can come after. A lot of posters have derailed the thread in between. Regardless this should make the FP.

Thanks...


I asked people to refrain from posting just to keep everything cleaned and organized, I even asked the mods to clean out irrelevant posts, but of course, they don't show up when you need them and the one that showed up not only ignored the senseless posts, he contributed with his own senseless posts..

t-something:


I chose to engage you in an argument despite all the numerous comments on this thread because only your comment had a semblance of sense in it though its flawed due to ignorance of some facts, hence reducing yourself to act like the numerous goons on this website by insulting me instead of attacking my points raised smacks of stupidity.
I asked you a simple question and you are still yet to answer those questions yet you chose the ones to defend, especially if you can rope the FG in.
I said and proved that all the social amenities provided by LASG as reflected in the budget are charged or tolled. Education isn't free , Healthcare isn't free, Water isn't available and the little available isn't free, Sanitation which has failed still isn't free, Transportation isn't free, Housing isn't free, Roads are tolled, Security is supported by private / corporate bodies, None of the social amenities yet ur governor claims he is spending 499Bill (plus 610Bill loan) on these things.
So what are the proceeds from this investments used for, since you said the 499billion is used to take care of civil service, and the broken down facilities aren't even repaired or maintained.
Please ask someone more educated than you to explain these things in a simple manner you brain can comprehend

education isnt free in lagos?please tell me how much is paid in lagos state public schools.

healthcare in lagos state medical centers is still free for children under 5 and the elderly.

how and why has sanitation failed?

transportation isnt free anywhere but its subsidised here in lagos via BRT

the only lagos state roads tolled are the lekki toll gate at admiralty and the suspension bridge.perhaps you can also castigate the federal government for tolling the road to the airport.

security isnt the responsibility of the state government but despite that lagos state has a security fund which does more for the police force than the federal government

overall,fashola has done a darn good job

chukwudi44: All this talks about Lagos's huge population compared to akwa ibom state's irritates me.Does Fashola feed the people of lagos? Is he the one paying for teir house rent or scool fees.The huge population is a plus for him because it means more tax revenue.
To the dude who claimed the huge population will lead to Fashola building more schools and hospitals ,do you mind telling me what percentage of Lagosians attend public schools or make use of Government hospitals?

The Lagos state public school system is in a very bad state and
Their stsandard far below what is obtained in other states.less than 20% of lagosians attend public schools

what sort of beer parlour statistic is this?

Afam4eva:
I've told you people to stop bringing in population as long as Lagos or any state does not feed it's population. If anything, it's to the advantage of the state with a higher populaton cos that will mean more money via taxation. We're looking at the number and quality of projects executed and only a blind man will not give it to Akpabio but if we were to rank them based on people oriented projects then it may not even go to either of them. An obscure governor may win it ahead of them.

It is you that needs to sharpen your understanding.



Lagos annual IGR ---- N240 billion (from tax partly due to population) Lagos Federal allocation---- N120 billion

Akwa ibom annual IGR------- N20 billion Akwa ibom Federal allocation---- over N350 billion.


The real deal is in the IGR, as it takes hard work to get that, Federal allocation is like receiving pocket money from your father.

For Obvious reasons, population pressure and many others, Lagos will definitely spend a greater fraction of its money on recurrent expenditure compared to Akwa ibom state, what this means is that Lagos will have less money to spend on capital expenditure projects compared Akwa ibom.

Akwa ibom has a lot of money to spend on capital projects than Lagos state ------FACT 1

The real issue is that since Akwa ibom has more money to spend on capital projects than Lagos States( at least over 50% more than that of Lagos state), where are the projects to justify such huge income.

Water works...














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chukwudi44: All this talks about Lagos's huge population compared to akwa ibom state's irritates me.Does Fashola feed the people of lagos? Is he the one paying for teir house rent or scool fees.The huge population is a plus for him because it means more tax revenue.
To the dude who claimed the huge population will lead to Fashola building more schools and hospitals ,do you mind telling me what percentage of Lagosians attend public schools or make use of Government hospitals?

The Lagos state public school system is in a very bad state and
Their stsandard far below what is obtained in other states.less than 20% of lagosians attend public schools

Your post exemplifies the reason why it acutely important that education is made mandatory in all regions in Nigeria at least to the age of 18.

You ask daft questions like "is the Lagos State Government paying house rents or school fees"- laughable! Is the road that you traveled from the motor park when you arrived in Lagos maintained from your pocket? Do you think it is free to fund the largest state civil service sector in Nigeria?

Do you even have a cursory knowledge of the financial implications of dealing with a population of over 20 million people in a state that was meant to accommodate less than 5 million people? Public hospitals in Lagos with all the facilities procured by the Fashola administration are far better than a lot of private hospitals in Nigeria!

You ask a question about the population of the number of Lagos residents that attend public schools and you conveniently and dubiously answered your own question- Can you please provide evidence that less than 20% of Lagos residents attend Public schools? Any verifiable reference to support that statement?

As for your ridiculous statement about tax revenue generated by the huge population in Lagos, can you also tell us the percentage of the working age population in Lagos that pay tax, while you are ruminating on that, can you also provide a comparative analysis on the difference in the tax earnings from Lagos that goes to the National coffers compared to that of Akwa Ibom.