oduastates: First of all, I wrote Nigeria off a long time ago. Like my cousin said, you are beating a dead horse if you think the country will come good. The problems the government is struggling to deal with is child's play compared to what is piling up. The population growth alone is destined to make the country a basket case ,not to talk of desertification.
Those asking for special status are stupidd. You are asking for special status out of your own money again? When Awo was building industrial estates all over the place, the rest were conspiring on how to destroy him. That is when they weren't looting. What they should be asking for is derivation or else. If they disagree, get mathematicians to model a state domicile tax on corporate gross income on all companies in yorubaland. The companies can take as deductibles on their corporate tax to the federal government. If the FG resist, the FG can go to court. In the meantime, Ambode and other yoruba governors should move quick and clear all those illegal settlements along the coast and creeks of yorubaland. The illegal settler are destroying the wildlife which are necessary for tourism in an independent yorubaland. Not a day goes when an alligator, python etc is killed. This guy broke it down
The sea ports you boast off plus all other major infrastructure in Lagos was built using oil proceeds.
Nigeria has well over 800km of coastline with Apapa and Tin Can ports not having berthing space of more than 5km max.
If the other coastal cities in the Niger Delta were developed with their rightful proportional revenue from their oil wealth which happened to have been diverted to Lagos, Abuja and Kano do you think your overcrowded slum village can compete?
If anything Lagos owes Nigeria and not the other way as the financial transactions entered in Lagos are geared towards other regions and not only Lagos.
And finally, what is this useless appellation for?
You guys ridiculed and dismissed the last confab as a waste of time which was meant to start Nigeria back on the road of genuine restructioning only for you to now employ almajiri tactics to beg for more money to fund Lagos?
FYI : Salt was a major trade commodity in the trans sahelian trade with Borno providing salt from Lake Chad. Some of the salt mined from the salty beds of the Chad lake found their way inland. And if you must know before any yoruba set foot in Lagos, the Binis had already occupied it as a war camp. You guys should as a matter of urgency stop claiming Lagos as a yoruba achievement because you had little or nothing to do with its initial occupation, development and financial progress.
Gbam, you just said my mind By the way are you a girl?
Sadly for people like you, Lagos is shouldering the leadership failures in your states, towns and villages and your poor and jobless people can not put food on the table unless they enter the next bus heading to Lagos to add to the already congested situation in Lagos, to overstretch the already stretched infrastructure, health systems, roads, bridges, schools and and so on..
Or you are just too clueless to understand that Lagos can not keep up with the influx from all over Nigeria hence gridlocks, homelessness, lack of housing, not enough schools, not enough jobs and so on.
Lagos is spending billions every year catering to FG neglects like roads, bridges and so on when in fact the money should be going to housing for the poor, job creation and other alleviating programs that in return generates more more for Nigerians and Nigeria as a country.
More money for Lagos means more money for Nigeria.
More money for Nigeria means more FG projects and services in your towns amd villlages.
Beats me why you people reason so shallow and grossly backward to even hurt and deny yourself.
The Abuja clowns and mentally lazy fools including people like you think you are denying Lagos when in fact you are denying yourselves.
You are clearly a dunderhead. Every one knows why the whole of Nigeria is domiciled in Lagos. It dates back to history and it has continued till now and not necessarily cos other state governors are performing badly.
AnambraDota: When Yorubas talk how much lagos made others i start wondering why lagos aint making all these army of jobless yoruba youth living with their parents in lagos squatter without ventilation.
What is lagos waiting for to make millions of yoruba youths that flock pubs by 6AM to drink while every weekend they troop to betting centers to play football pools thinking that billions is on the horizon.
Go tot major markets, parks and shops in Lagos and weep for yoruba youths, i wonder how they stay in those houses at agege, ajegunle, mushin, orile, shomolu etc with its poor states.
Why isnt lagos making those yorubas living in makeshift structures at isale eko, makoko and ilaje?
Why do yorubas think everybody owns lagos a rattass for being successful there, why are all these fuss about lagos self.
If lagos is favorable to people why isnt she favoring her citizens first instead of foreigners?
The simple truth is that yorubas are eternally lazy people.
The sea ports you boast off plus all other major infrastructure in Lagos was built using oil proceeds.
Nigeria has well over 800km of coastline with Apapa and Tin Can ports not having berthing space of more than 5km max.
If the other coastal cities in the Niger Delta were developed with their rightful proportional revenue from their oil wealth which happened to have been diverted to Lagos, Abuja and Kano do you think your overcrowded slum village can compete?
If anything Lagos owes Nigeria and not the other way as the financial transactions entered in Lagos are geared towards other regions and not only Lagos.
And finally, what is this useless appellation for?
You guys ridiculed and dismissed the last confab as a waste of time which was meant to start Nigeria back on the road of genuine restructioning only for you to now employ almajiri tactics to beg for more money to fund Lagos?
FYI : Salt was a major trade commodity in the trans sahelian trade with Borno providing salt from Lake Chad. Some of the salt mined from the salty beds of the Chad lake found their way inland. And if you must know before any yoruba set foot in Lagos, the Binis had already occupied it as a war camp. You guys should as a matter of urgency stop claiming Lagos as a yoruba achievement because you had little or nothing to do with its initial occupation, development and financial progress.
omonnakoda: How come when the Military left in 1999 they never generated more than 500 million Naira Lagos today is different from Lagos of IBB or Abacha. Everything Lagos gets from Nigeria it repays with interest The fact is since 1999 Lagos has been transformed by having its destiny in its own hands and that is what should happen every where else
So the question now is why isn't it happening every where else and what can be done in other places to replicate the Lagos model.
We are asking for 100% resource control and from there (if we choose to remain in Nigeria) to pay our corporate tax to the central govt. What nonsense 13%!!
When did the ND begin to draw the paltry 13% sef? Is it not just from 2004 and you expect us to be like Dubai already forgetting that other than infrastructural deficits we needed to invest heavily in social welfare programs and poverty alleviation schemes as well.
Don't you dare mention that rubbish 13% because Lagos, Abuja have drawn more than that on an annual basis since 1970 and these twin cities are no where near dubai so why do you expect the ND to have transformed over night?
100% ke, u were giving 13% u use it aquire guns and were killing ursef, what happen wen u r giving 100%? u wil order misile and then sieze to exist, bunch of lazy ppl, if nigeria part ways today and u guys follow Biafra, swords wil never depart frm u ppl
So the question now is why isn't it happening every where else and what can be done in other places to replicate the Lagos model.
That is like asking why everyone is not a herdsman. Some people have not yet evolved from a villager/clannish mentality and so their political choices are based on different priorities. Go back to the history of regional government and what happened then you will find some answers there
Afam4eva: I hope those shouting for a special status to be given to Lagos are aware of other perks that comes with that and that is the fact that, should Lagos be given a special status, Nigerians, irrespective of state of origin, ethnicity and state of residence may also be given equal rights with the indegenes in Lagos.So, when we are clamoring for something, we should also look at all sides of the coin and not be myopic in our reasoning.
We make it sound as if people are benefiting from Lagos before putting anything into Lagos. Could the indegenes of Lagos had built a Lagos without the help of Nigerians from all over. Infact what is the contribution of Lagos indegenes to what Lagos is today? On the contrary, i think Lagos should be grateful for what Nigeria has done for it. Nigeria made Lagos and not the other way around.
mr nigeria. Neber made lagos rather lagos made nigeria is just u ar all greedy n selfish people,lagis is d obly state dat gave equal right to peopl,how many local governmt or cosntituency in ur state give a lagos indigene a position in politics igbos av a commisioner in lagos,kogi,oyo,osun,ogun,kwara etc tell who can try dat in ur state n I wud give u names of people eating from lagos politics dta ar not born in lagos
Bloody conehead, yolobas don't own a shit in lagos I will always say it, anytime, anyday. If you don't like it go and die. [/quot dats why igbos sell land in lagos n ar kings in all yoruba lands in lagos, and all political sits ar occupied by igbos,d local government ar igbo es n I forget d deupty governor n governnor ar igbos?
The simple truth is that yorubas are eternally lazy people.
fool yorubas ar lazy but igbos ar d one buying prodicts form igbos n taken to abia,enugu,imo,anambra,why is dat some youth dis days don't reason before. Dey talk,yorubas ar lazy but u forget dat today in history wat ever d yoruba do is a headache for u people,yorubas ar lazy. In education dey lead,music,film dey started it all fela is not an igbo musician dey celebrate him,yorubas ar lazy but smart n very inteligent,igbos ar hardworking dats wat a slave does work n a master relax isn't it
Bloody conehead, yolobas don't own a shit in lagos I will always say it, anytime, anyday. If you don't like it go and die.
Shameless people. Go home!!! 99% of your people are tenants here. Sooner or later we will drive you out!! We need just one major political crisis, just one.
Shameless people. Go home!!! 99% of your people are tenants here. Sooner or later we will drive you out!! We need just one major political crisis, just one.
****They're in Lagos for the same reason Lagos and the SW at large attracts the highest FDI in the entire country and is home to the largest market in West Africa. They're in Lagos because it is a land of opportunities. So far this year, Germany (the powerhouse of Europe)has attracted billions in FDI from American, British, French and Chinese investors. Why? Because the economy is robust enough to attract that level of attention. It's the same reason the Indians, Lebanese, Americans and Italians you mentioned are stuck on Yorubaland like hand and glove, coz that's the only place worth investing in. Even Igbos would rather invest in Ogun state and Lagos than the SE. It's the same reason the Chinese are aslo investing billions in FDI in God's own country today.
It's not our fault that igboland is treated like a leper by your own people so much so that your leaders have to shout at the top of their lungs that you people should 'invest at home', yet una no gree. No be Yoruba people fault.
GworoChewinMaga: What does Lagos actually contribute to the National economy?
The FG and corporate environment are lamenting over recession induced not from a slump in business activities in Lagos but because of a fall in oil pricing at the intl market?
If Lagos was so economically relevant, why hasn't Lagos found a way to rescue our economy?
The answer to this is simply that Lagos is a mere beneficiary and not in any way a driving force of the nigerian economy.
There are now more functional operating companies in Ogun State and along Ibadan Expressway than there are in Lagos. That thus rules Lagos out as a leading industrial hub.
The only skewed advantage Lagos has over any state is the domicialation of corporate and financial headquarters (a throw back to the time Lagos was the political capital of Nigeria) and also the monopoly Lagos ports enjoy ( due to an intentional anti developmental policy towards the SS/SE by the FG after the civil war).
Even the VAT claimed is not only from yoruba Lagos but from Nigerians from every nook and cranny residing and working in Lagos.
So why should Lagos get more than it has unduly gotten from over the years?
I don't know u, but I like ur mind, great comment.
GworoChewinMaga: What does Lagos actually contribute to the National economy?
The FG and corporate environment are lamenting over recession induced not from a slump in business activities in Lagos but because of a fall in oil pricing at the intl market?
If Lagos was so economically relevant, why hasn't Lagos found a way to rescue our economy?
The answer to this is simply that Lagos is a mere beneficiary and not in any way a driving force of the nigerian economy.
There are now more functional operating companies in Ogun State and along Ibadan Expressway than there are in Lagos. That thus rules Lagos out as a leading industrial hub.
The only skewed advantage Lagos has over any state is the domicialation of corporate and financial headquarters (a throw back to the time Lagos was the political capital of Nigeria) and also the monopoly Lagos ports enjoy ( due to an intentional anti developmental policy towards the SS/SE by the FG after the civil war).
Even the VAT claimed is not only from yoruba Lagos but from Nigerians from every nook and cranny residing and working in Lagos.
So why should Lagos get more than it has unduly gotten from over the years?
How idiotic can a statement be? If Lagos gets higher derivation to spend on it's infrastructure, so someone will prevent non-Yorubas residing or passing through Lagos from using them? Go to New York and work and say you will not pay state taxes because you're from Nigeria.
We are asking for 100% resource control and from there (if we choose to remain in Nigeria) to pay our corporate tax to the central govt. What nonsense 13%!!
When did the ND begin to draw the paltry 13% sef? Is it not just from 2004 and you expect us to be like Dubai already forgetting that other than infrastructural deficits we needed to invest heavily in social welfare programs and poverty alleviation schemes as well.
Don't you dare mention that rubbish 13% because Lagos, Abuja have drawn more than that on an annual basis since 1970 and these twin cities are no where near dubai so why do you expect the ND to have transformed over night?
What % of the 13% ended up as houses, Cars Jets, for Ibori, Alams etc in London, USA, Paris, Lagos Abuja
The sea ports you boast off plus all other major infrastructure in Lagos was built using oil proceeds.
Nigeria has well over 800km of coastline with Apapa and Tin Can ports not having berthing space of more than 5km max.
If the other coastal cities in the Niger Delta were developed with their rightful proportional revenue from their oil wealth which happened to have been diverted to Lagos, Abuja and Kano do you think your overcrowded slum village can compete?
If anything Lagos owes Nigeria and not the other way as the financial transactions entered in Lagos are geared towards other regions and not only Lagos.
And finally, what is this useless appellation for?
You guys ridiculed and dismissed the last confab as a waste of time which was meant to start Nigeria back on the road of genuine restructioning only for you to now employ almajiri tactics to beg for more money to fund Lagos?
FYI : Salt was a major trade commodity in the trans sahelian trade with Borno providing salt from Lake Chad. Some of the salt mined from the salty beds of the Chad lake found their way inland. And if you must know before any yoruba set foot in Lagos, the Binis had already occupied it as a war camp. You guys should as a matter of urgency stop claiming Lagos as a yoruba achievement because you had little or nothing to do with its initial occupation, development and financial progress.
Why are u talking like a tout.. Just running your mouth with fake stats.
The sea ports you boast off plus all other major infrastructure in Lagos was built using oil proceeds.
Nigeria has well over 800km of coastline with Apapa and Tin Can ports not having berthing space of more than 5km max.
If the other coastal cities in the Niger Delta were developed with their rightful proportional revenue from their oil wealth which happened to have been diverted to Lagos, Abuja and Kano do you think your overcrowded slum village can compete?
If anything Lagos owes Nigeria and not the other way as the financial transactions entered in Lagos are geared towards other regions and not only Lagos.
And finally, what is this useless appellation for?
You guys ridiculed and dismissed the last confab as a waste of time which was meant to start Nigeria back on the road of genuine restructioning only for you to now employ almajiri tactics to beg for more money to fund Lagos?
FYI : Salt was a major trade commodity in the trans sahelian trade with Borno providing salt from Lake Chad. Some of the salt mined from the salty beds of the Chad lake found their way inland. And if you must know before any yoruba set foot in Lagos, the Binis had already occupied it as a war camp. You guys should as a matter of urgency stop claiming Lagos as a yoruba achievement because you had little or nothing to do with its initial occupation, development and financial progress.
the sea ports in Lagos are older than your great grand father and most of Lagos was developed before the discovery of oil,,,
funkyibodude: when people try to knock common sense into your empty skulls, it's now an IPOB nonsense.. Why not counter the quote with reasonable facts.
The sea ports you boast off plus all other major infrastructure in Lagos was built using oil proceeds.
Nigeria has well over 800km of coastline with Apapa and Tin Can ports not having berthing space of more than 5km max.
If the other coastal cities in the Niger Delta were developed with their rightful proportional revenue from their oil wealth which happened to have been diverted to Lagos, Abuja and Kano do you think your overcrowded slum village can compete?
If anything Lagos owes Nigeria and not the other way as the financial transactions entered in Lagos are geared towards other regions and not only Lagos.
And finally, what is this useless appellation for?
You guys ridiculed and dismissed the last confab as a waste of time which was meant to start Nigeria back on the road of genuine restructioning only for you to now employ almajiri tactics to beg for more money to fund Lagos?
FYI : Salt was a major trade commodity in the trans sahelian trade with Borno providing salt from Lake Chad. Some of the salt mined from the salty beds of the Chad lake found their way inland. And if you must know before any yoruba set foot in Lagos, the Binis had already occupied it as a war camp. You guys should as a matter of urgency stop claiming Lagos as a yoruba achievement because you had little or nothing to do with its initial occupation, development and financial progress.
