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Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by dridowu: 9:04am On Sep 17, 2015
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is planning to buy a new helicopter for the state.

Lagos State currently has two Bell 412 helicopters, with each costing $6.7m (N1.319bn), according to aircraftcompare.com estimates.

The purchase of the new helicopter and other security gadget was pegged at N5.3bn in the budget re-ordering letter sent to the House of Assembly for approval.

The Assembly on Tuesday had set up a committee to review the request and report back to the House in a week’s time.

In the letter sighted on Wednesday, the governor had asked the Assembly to approve N23.975bn re-ordering of the 2015 budget in order to meet up expenditure on capital projects.

Ambode said approving the re-ordering of the budget would enable the government to construct a pedestrian bridge at Ojodu Berger, start the construction of fly-over bridges at Ajah Roundabout and Pen Cinema, Agege, among others.

In the 2015 budget, the initial vote for security intervention was N1.5bn, but the governor is seeking the House’s approval for additional N3.8bn, making it N5.3bn to accommodate the purchase of the helicopter, among other “security interventions”.

Other re-ordering by the governor include the increment of the N55.75bn for the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to N59.23bn.

The governor also earmarked N1.077 bn for the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure for the completion of ongoing projects of the defunct Ministry of Rural Development.



http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-to-buy-new-helicopter/

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Abbeyme: 9:07am On Sep 17, 2015
OK o. Money spender. Since you resumed duty, we haven't seen much effect... Do something oooo

It appears this is the year of private jets, helicopter, chopper and all other flying objects.. Lol

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by dridowu: 9:08am On Sep 17, 2015
buying new helicopter ? I don't think it's right cos lots of infrastructure still need attention. Or probably he should buy more patrol van and empower th for the security department of the state. Maintaining 3 helicopter will cost a lot.

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by SonOfTheLion(m): 9:09am On Sep 17, 2015
grin CHECK MY SIGNATURE

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Nobody: 9:38am On Sep 17, 2015
OK
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by GabrielSuswam(m): 9:38am On Sep 17, 2015
Lagos needs over 6 security surveillance helicopters...

Lagos is a Mega City with over 20million residents..

3helicopters should be allocated to Oshodi..

One Helicopter @Mushin

One Helicopter @Ajegunle

One Helicopter Lagos Island..

NB ....... Lekki, VGC, Ikoyi don't need any......

Ps Don't Quote Me

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Austin4lif: 9:38am On Sep 17, 2015
GEJ era was an introductory to incompetence, this is the real incompetence. Since this man resume office he was busy spending money in an effort to transform lagos into Osun state. No wonder yoruba states always go bankrupt more then any other states in Nigeria.

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Feranmicharles(m): 9:38am On Sep 17, 2015
How much am I seein saw shocked
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by kennyman2000(m): 9:38am On Sep 17, 2015
Hmmmm..
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Timoleon(m): 9:39am On Sep 17, 2015
Keneking:
OK
Austin4lif:
K
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Timoleon:
k
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caught in the act!!!

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by doublewisdom: 9:39am On Sep 17, 2015
Thought they had one.
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by DONSMITH123(m): 9:39am On Sep 17, 2015
MONEY SPENDER.
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by dapsoneh: 9:39am On Sep 17, 2015
Year of helicopter and private jets
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Leyemoshood: 9:40am On Sep 17, 2015
Lord dont lemme carry last in this helicopter season grin


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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Neduzze5(m): 9:40am On Sep 17, 2015
Is that the first gift Tinubu requires from Ambode??


There is much more work to be done in the No Man's Land.



Buying a helicopter is the least of the problems of No Man's Land especially as it already has two.

There are the slums to be rearranged, there are the brown roofs to be changed grin and so much dirt on the streets to be cleared out angry
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by OrIandoOwoh(m): 9:40am On Sep 17, 2015
south south oil money in action..
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by eagleeye2: 9:41am On Sep 17, 2015
Na so we go dey, dey?
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by marcus12345: 9:42am On Sep 17, 2015
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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by 3treelong(m): 9:42am On Sep 17, 2015
Is buyin helicopter what dis man should be thinking of @ d moment? He should look into infastructures and how 2 empower d citizens.

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by apexcut: 9:43am On Sep 17, 2015
It all depends on the use.


quote me anywhere www.apexcut.com

Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Badgers14: 9:44am On Sep 17, 2015
So among all the needs of lagos and its inhabitants, purchasing a new helicopter is a top priority shocked. Another case of Misplaced priority angry

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by TechRev: 9:44am On Sep 17, 2015
apexcut:
It all depends on the use.


quote me anywhere www.apexcut.com

lol ....
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by philfrey08: 9:44am On Sep 17, 2015
grin
Traffic too much.... i wan buy also o
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by topblaze(m): 9:44am On Sep 17, 2015
waste of money..

Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by johnsonjosbles(m): 9:45am On Sep 17, 2015
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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by mytime24(f): 9:46am On Sep 17, 2015
Wen sme1 is crossin lagos road nw
U'v to luk left,rite nd up for fallin helicopters grin

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by 1love4all: 9:46am On Sep 17, 2015
ok
Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by philfrey08: 9:46am On Sep 17, 2015
uselessgoat:
[b]There is a popular saying that to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done. We need ourselves more than ever. There is strenght in our diversity and if properly utilized we can build a stronger Nigeria. The Igbos really need to drop this idea of Biafra because it is dead on arrival. Secession is not the solution to the high poverty rate in the south east neither will it eliminate greedy politicians who have refused to let the SE thrive. The igbos need to look inward and look for ways they can develop their region within the Nigerian context. We the Yorubas are not bothered about breaking away. We worked so hard to develop Lagos and the South west so everyone can thrive and this is why the igbos and other tribes keeps flocking to the SW to tap from the potentials and opportunities Yoruba land has to offer. This is the kind of mentality the Igbos need to develop. South sudan broke away from sudan and still nothing has changed because they remain poor and depend on aids to survive. The igbos need to work together with every section of Nigeria so they can be relevant in the Nigerian system instead of calling we the Yoruba's slaves to Hausa-fulani. The igbos are the real slaves here because they are the ones in bondage and yearning for freedom.The igbos should remember the last civil war and never allow Nnamdi Kanu to lure them into another blood bath. Biafra is a dream that cant be realized. We will support the Hausa-Fulanis to resist any form of secession. We will defend the unity of One Nigeria just like we did in the late 60's. A word is enough for the wise.


SAY NO TO BIAFRA

GOD BLESS OUR UNITED NIGERIA.[/b]

You are truly a "useless goat".
What's the relevance of your comment to the post?

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Pamelayoung: 9:47am On Sep 17, 2015
uselessgoat:
[b]The greatest irony of all is that, generally speaking, the Igbo detest Awolowo so much and have done everything that is physically possible to malign and discredit him since 1967. Yet this was the man whose party went into an alliance with them at the most critical point in our history (between 1964 and 1966) and who wanted the Yoruba to work closely with them. Due to Ojukwu's greed and willingness to be president of Biafra, He failed to honor the terms of the Aburi Accord signed in Ghana which eventually led to the civil war. The Igbos do not teach their children all the good works of Awolowo to the Igbo tribe and instead they tell them that Awolowo was the devil incarnate, a murderer of children, a genocidal maniac and an Igbo hater who ended up committing suicide out of frustration. These of course were all lies and well orchestrated fabrications that were designed to rubbish the man’s memory and legacy. They demonized Chief Awolowo, their friend and political ally, and on the night of Jan 15th 1966, during the course of the Ifejuna-led Igbo coup, amongst many others, they murdered Chief S.L. Akintola and Sir Ahmadu Bello (the Premiers of the Western and Northern Regions respectively) who were both their political adversaries, who saw through them at an early stage and who had open contempt for them. This is one of the reasons why u see many bitter Igbos of this generation on Nairaland venting their anger and frustration and screaming they want Biafra due to the lies they have been fed with.

Till today only the Igbo can explain why they hated and still hate Awolowo and Yoruba so much. This is because he was their friend and ally when the crisis in the Western Region took place. I guess that their hatred stems from the role that he and the Yoruba played during the civil war. Yet I believe that Col. Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Igbo rebel leader, made the greatest mistake by attempting to secede at the time that he did (against Awolowo’s advice) and worst still he attacked the Western Region with his Biafran forces even when many of our people had sympathy for their cause and plight.

It was Ojukwu that betrayed Awolowo and the Yoruba and not the other way around. This is because they fired the first shot and tried to overwhelm, capture and enslave us by attacking our territory with their forces. They overwhelmed the people of the south south and Midwest very easily but when they got to the Western region at a place called Ore they were stopped in their tracks by the Yoruba forces and the famous 3rd Marine Commando which was a 98 per cent Yoruba fighting force. That is how they were prevented from entering Yoruba land and they were pushed back, inch by inch, from the Midwest and south south (by the same 3rd Marine Commando) back into Igbo land until they were broken, defeated and forced to surrender.


The moral of the story is Yoruba's have always stood by the Igbos and we always loved them until Ojukwu became greedy and decided to break away hereby betraying our trust and support for the Igbos.


Say no to Biafra

God bless our united Nigeria.

[/b]

What has this got to fo with the issue at stake

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Re: Lagos Government To Buy New Helicopter by Magomago007: 9:47am On Sep 17, 2015
uselessgoat:
[b]There is a popular saying that to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done. We need ourselves more than ever. There is strenght in our diversity and if properly utilized we can build a stronger Nigeria. The Igbos really need to drop this idea of Biafra because it is dead on arrival. Secession is not the solution to the high poverty rate in the south east neither will it eliminate greedy politicians who have refused to let the SE thrive. The igbos need to look inward and look for ways they can develop their region within the Nigerian context. We the Yorubas are not bothered about breaking away. We worked so hard to develop Lagos and the South west so everyone can thrive and this is why the igbos and other tribes keeps flocking to the SW to tap from the potentials and opportunities Yoruba land has to offer. This is the kind of mentality the Igbos need to develop. South sudan broke away from sudan and still nothing has changed because they remain poor and depend on aids to survive. The igbos need to work together with every section of Nigeria so they can be relevant in the Nigerian system instead of calling we the Yoruba's slaves to Hausa-fulani. The igbos are the real slaves here because they are the ones in bondage and yearning for freedom.The igbos should remember the last civil war and never allow Nnamdi Kanu to lure them into another blood bath. Biafra is a dream that cant be realized. We will support the Hausa-Fulanis to resist any form of secession. We will defend the unity of One Nigeria just like we did in the late 60's. A word is enough for the wise.


SAY NO TO BIAFRA

GOD BLESS OUR UNITED NIGERIA.[/b]
who ask you all this...na wa oo

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