Lagos State government yesterday came down hard on Vice President Namadi Sambo over his comments during his recent visit to the state that people were leaving Lagos in droves as a consequence of heavy taxation imposed by the state government.

The state government in a statement signed by the special adviser to the governor on information and strategy, Mr Raji Lateef, said the Peoples Democratic Party-led federal government which Sambo is part of should be pitied for lack of viable message for the people of Lagos during the visit to the state.

The state government said, “For whatever it is worth, Arc Namadi Sambo deserves to be pitied. If his itinerary coming on this trip in an election year had included the inspection, not even commissioning, of any ongoing ambitious programmes or projects initiated by the federal government for the good of the people of Lagos State, he might have been better preoccupied and avoided the gaffe.

“It will be good to share with him and his fellows a simple narrative of what was done differently in Lagos State. It is never too late to learn.”

The government said it realised long ago that the state, with its enormous social and economic potential, cannot continue to depend on the allocation from the Federation Accounts if it must deliver on the popular expectations.

“Measures were then introduced to drive efficiency in the tax assessment and collection regimes by effectively plugging loopholes and leakages in the system. The result was the leap in the revenue accruable to the coffers of the state government.

“With this enhanced revenue profile, the government embarked on ambitious infrastructure upgrades to meet the critical areas of need like never experienced before. At any given time, not less than 200 roads, not leaving out those of the federal government, are being executed.”

“The Lagos State government is not just “doing it” on the tube and the press; the testimonials abound all over the state for the people to see, feel and put to use.

“Without doubt, Sambo himself would have, during this visit, marveled at the new look of Lagos even if he moved around all of his time in the city flying a helicopter.”

The state that prides itself as Center of Excellence pointed out that the confidence level reposed in the government by the residents appreciated significantly as the people keyed into the system voluntarily bringing down the cost of tax administration and enforcement.

[b]“The lesson for the Federal Government in all of these is that if the Presidency can summon the will power to rein in its members and ensure that oil receipts and accruals from other revenue heads are properly accounted for and remitted to the Federation Accounts, Nigeria would be better and the citizens would be happy.

“If the Federal Government had avoided situations where individuals present claims in billions of hard-earned money spent on hotel accommodation, air travels and all other such excesses in diversion of public funds, the Nigerian economy will not be in the sorry state it is today and we would all have been better for it.

“Nigerians would have been better secured and the people would feel the presence of government even in the remotest part of the country.”

They noted that though the Vice President is not known for courting controversies, but as a junior partner in Nigeria’s uninspiring Presidency, he cannot but speak during public engagements.

According to the government,” Rather than join the gabby gang in Abuja, simple greetings and a few compliments will do instead of making non-residential claims that are lacking in facts.

“If it is anything to do with Lagos the State Government will readily avail him of accurate data that could assist him to make informed deductions.”

They added that, “History will not forgive them for running a full course of four-year Presidency without any legacy. If they lack the capacity to contend with other complex challenges confronting the nation, they do not have to be geniuses to plant a block of classroom or a pediatric ward in each of Nigeria’s public primary schools or general hospitals in the remaining five months of their tenure to at least appease yet impressionable children.”
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http://leadership.ng/news/398501/lagos-blasts-sambo-alleged-heavy-tax

Lesson for SAMBOBORIBOBO, you don't wanna say rubbish about Lagos, The best governed and administered state in the whole Federation.

If the clueless government Sambo is part of had performed up to a tenth of what FASHOLA did in Lagos then Nigeria should be closer to the dreams of its heroes passed by now.

When a Dundee blinded by jealousy of the marvelous work done in Lagos and rather than come learn, open his mouth and spew rubbish, then he is deserving of whatever comes his way.

GEJ administration is such a joke and those that symbolizes it are mere clowns and jokers of the highest order.

Nice response from the Adviser.

Imagine an Ordinary Special Adviser replying a whole Vice President. That should tell you the level of uselessness the people in the Presidency are seen across the country, You got what you deserved samboribobo

See how government official are attacking them self daily.

too much drama just for next year election

Brutal finishing...Fashola Diaris Goduuooo

pendy79:
Lesson for SAMBOBORIBOBO, you don't wanna say rubbish about Lagos, The best governed and administered state in the whole Federation.

If the clueless government Sambo is part of had performed up to a tenth of what FASHOLA did in Lagos then Nigeria should be closer to the dreams of its heroes passed by now.

When a Dundee blinded by jealousy of the marvelous work done in Lagos and rather than come learn, open his mouth and spew rubbish, then he is deserving of whatever comes his way.

GEJ administration is such a joke and those that symbolizes it are mere clowns and jokers of the highest order.

Nice response from the Adviser.

Imagine an Ordinary Special Adviser replying a whole Vice President. That should tell you the level of uselessness the people in the Presidency are seen across the country, You got what you deserved samboribobo

They should not imagine that lagos suffers the same intellectual deficit that is apparent in Aso rock.

The oil price is down to $60 Jonathan has to show how he intends to finance his last budget and the Book Haram war which his generals are stealing from and is costing N100bn a month without a massive tax drive or drowning our children in debt.
Nigerians will soon know just how clueless and unintelligent the President and VP are.

“History will not forgive them for running a full course of four-year Presidency without any legacy. If they lack the capacity to contend with other complex challenges confronting the nation, they do not have to be geniuses to plant a block of classroom or a pediatric ward in each of Nigeria’s public primary schools or general hospitals in the remaining five months of their tenure to at least appease yet impressionable children.”

the above summed up the story of NIGERIA under jonaTAN.

No legacy whatsoever to be remembered with maybe BOKO HARAM CUTTING OFF TERRITORIES OF NIGERIA AS PART ITS EMIRATE could fly as a LEGACY THOUGH

Change2015:


They should not imagine that lagos suffers the same intellectual deficit that is apparent in Aso rock.

They prefer lagos and every state in Nigeria to be in tandem with their ideology of woeful performance and corruption edifying presidency.

Lol.....



Pendy your replies come pass the special Adviser own ooo......

khattab02:
Lol.....



Pendy your replies come pass the special Adviser own ooo......

I be patriotic adviser. only I don't earn a dime for my own.

Eko for show!

Eko for action!!


Lagos no dey tolerate nonsense from any baggar!!!

Alphaoscar:
Eko for show!

Eko for action!!


Lagos no dey tolerate nonsense from any baggar!!!

Eko o gba gbere in local parlance

pendy79:


Eko o gba gbere in local parlance

l'ojo monday Eko oni gbagbakugba.




Sambo came all the from Kaduna wa fi ori ko jappin l'Eko. he he he.

pendy79:


I be patriotic adviser. only I don't earn a dime for my own.

lol..

Alphaoscar:






l'ojo monday Eko oni gbagbakugba.




Sambo came all the from Kaduna wa fi ori ko jappin l'Eko. he he he.

lolzzzz. na serious fi ori ko jappin. Nigerians and slangs sha.....

pendy79:




lolzzzz. na serious fi ori ko jappin. Nigerians and slangs sha.....

Okun n ho yeeeeeeeee, Osa n ho yeeeeeeee Omo buruku Sambo k'ori bo.