The judge adjourned the suit to December 5.






The Federal Government on Monday said Lagos State Government did not obtain the approval of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to construct the Lekki-Ikoyi Suspension Bridge.

The Federal Government said this in a counter-affidavit filed before a Federal High Court, Lagos, by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and NIWA in a suit instituted by a lawyer, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa.

Mr. Olu-Adegboruwa filed the suit to challenge the propriety of the construction of the bridge and imposition of tolls on its users by the state government.

The AGF, NIWA, the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Attorney-General are respondents in the suit; and Justice Saliu Saidu on Monday fixed December 5 for hearing.

In their joint counter-affidavit dated August 7, the AGF and NIWA maintained that the only option available to the state government was to have sought written permission from NIWA to use the lagoon for the construction.

The counter-affidavit deposed to and filed on behalf of AGF and NIWA, by their counsel, Queen Ubah, stated that the law conferred on NIWA exclusive authority over “navigable waterways, inland waterways, river ports, including the Lagos and Lekki Lagoon, upon which the bridge was constructed.’’

Contrary to the contention of the Lagos State Government and its Attorney-General in their own counter-affidavit dated February 1, the AGF and NIWA denied that Federal Government agencies were notified of the bridge design.

The state government in their own counter-affidavit had stated that the regulation of inland waterways in Nigeria had always been within the regulatory control of the state governments.

(NAN)

agbameta: Let's just assume that the FG is making sense which of course they are not as usual, where were they when the state of Lagos mobilized to the site and before construction? Where were they for 3 long years? They just realized the fact that they have the sole authority to regulate the Nigerian waterways almost a year after completion and commissioning of the bridge?


What's the meaning of this blind and antagonistic silliness? Ar they going to demolish the bridge or what?


Sometimes I wonder about the sanity of the tards, kleptomaniacs and sociopaths in Abuja.

homesteady:

Why aren't you questioning the sanity of lagos state government? Is Fashola not a SAN? Isn't he meant to know more of this things??

agbameta:


Why should I question Fashola? He built the best and the most sophisticated bridge in West Africa in front on the whole world including the FG of Nigeria and he not only notified the FG, he took his case including the bridge design to the then President of Nigeria Yaradua (RIP) who not only supported Fashola and this very bridge, but also removed all the FG obstacles needed to facilitate the construction of this bridge, Yaradua even handed over to the state of Lagos 2 FG properties standing in the way/Blocking construction.

This is why Fashola praised Yararua during commissioning for his steadfast support and generosity.

Instead of honorable and progressive people like Yaradua, what we have now in Abuja are rretards, lazy, aimless, incompetent and anti progress elements with nothing better to do with their time but happily obstruct and stand in the way of progress.

Yar’Adua Facilitated Construction Of Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge – Gov Fashola







He said that while enemies of the state were busy as usual trying to halt the progress, some patriots “pulled out all the stops to accelerate the turning of the wheels of progress.”

The governor particularly commended the effort of late President Yar Adua recalling that despite the seeming differences between the state and the federal government, the late president did not hesitate to give his support to ensure the speedy success of the project.

According to him, “on the completion of the design of the bridge, four properties were earmarked for demolition at the Ikoyi end of the bridge with two of such belonging to the federal government.”

Fashola added that at the height of the dispute between both arms of government over the properties, there were feelers from members of the state executive council that the President Yar’ Adua-led federal government would not be willing to cede the properties to a state controlled by its main opposition.

“While President Yar’ Adua surprised them, he did not surprise me. This was the same president who released our local government funds that were illegally withheld.”

agbameta: Let's just assume that the FG is making sense which of course they are not as usual, where were they when the state of Lagos mobilized to the site and before construction? Where were they for 3 long years? They just realized the fact that they have the sole authority to regulate the Nigerian waterways almost a year after completion and commissioning of the bridge?


What's the meaning of this blind and antagonistic silliness? Ar they going to demolish the bridge or what?


Sometimes I wonder about the sanity of the tards, kleptomaniacs and sociopaths in Abuja.

homesteady:

From the article -
"Contrary to the contention of the Lagos
State Government and its Attorney-
General in their own counter-affidavit
dated February 1, the AGF and NIWA
denied that Federal Government
agencies were notified of the bridge
design."

Sunny_bobo: Where was Fashola and Lagos state govt. when those street traders mobilized to site, built their stalls and stocked it up for business only for LASG to wake up from their slumber to declare them illegal structures and demolish them after many years. Where were they

Sunny_bobo: Where was Fashola and Lagos state govt. when those street traders mobilized to site, built their stalls and stocked it up for business only for LASG to wake up from their slumber to declare them illegal structures and demolish them after many years. Where were they

Our political difference cannot stand in the way of our peoples’ development.’ That was President Yar’Adua as a statesman, not a politician.

homesteady:

Why aren't you questioning the sanity of lagos state government? Is Fashola not a SAN? Isn't he meant to know more of this things??

ba7man: Instead of them to focus on constructing 2nd Niger Bridge........and even tolling it to generate mony (Taking the cue from LASG), they're playing stoopid politics.

Garri the 1st: GEJ and Ogogoro Politics..

agbameta:


Though you are too lazy and incompetent to stick to the topic of discussion with your pointless and moronic analogy, but let me just for the sake of argument reason with your warped analogy.

Are you saying it is OK to steal because your neighbor stole too?

You people's abakaliki logic is always upside down logic..

Sunny_bobo: My argument is this, do not condemn one wrong while turning a blind eye to the other.

alaoeri:
I hear say GEJ like ogogoro too much Infact he can't do without it, is it true?

agbameta:

What wrong? The one you made up and yet to substantiate with facts?

Were you not asked to produce facts to back up your pointless and irrelevant analogy?


Please do that or keep quiet?

dridowu: Let assume Fashola/Lagos break the law , like the ops ask where are FG when they are mobilising pple to start work ? That shows FG has an hidden agenda also

Sunny_bobo:


Lagos — Unprecedented in the history of physical planning, restructuring and urban renewal, the Lagos state government had pulled down no fewer than 2000 houses in Ipaja Local Council Development District in the last one week in its bid to rid the state of slum settlements.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200811180717.html?maneref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dfashola%2Bdemolishes%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26hl%3Den-gb%26client%3Dsafari&mstac=0

Sunny_bobo: Where was Fashola and Lagos state govt. when those street traders mobilized to site, built their stalls and stocked it up for business only for LASG to wake up from their slumber to declare them illegal structures and demolish them after many years. Where were they

agbameta:






Your initial post was about traders and the Lagos state government and market stalls and after asking you to produce facts to back up your irrelevant garbage, you produced another irrelevant nonsense about the state destroying slums.

What's destroying slums got to do with your initial rubbish about market stalls?


Like I said, you are too lazy, dishonest and incompetent to stay on task. If you have nothing better to contribute, please STFU and move on...

Sam xiu lee: @ agbameta,please you need to objective with this your post,the court suit was instituted by a private citizen not the fg,truly inland water ways are control by the fg,take note that both the AGF,FIWWA and lasg are respondents in this case,those FG guys are just trying to save their asses,that all,I dnt think there should be bad blood about the project.

The Federal Government said this in a counter-affidavit filed before a Federal High Court, Lagos

Sunny_bobo: Where we're they when the slum builders mobilized to site, built the slums and occupied it?

Destruction of stalls is something I witnessed myself.