hardywaltz:

@ Ziga, thanks Old Man, but i don't remember castigating Fashola in my post, as eairlier stated most problems bedeviling Lagos precede Fashola's Governnent, all i'm saying as a political office holder he shouldn't be afraid of criticism and should be subject to accountability checks which they (Politicians) always preach.

forpeace:

Babapupa is mischevious to say the least and it is quite obvious that his target audience on this fora are ignorant people. .If rivers state draws up a bigger and more ambitous budget than fashola does that not show incompetence on fashola's part?He definitely has access to funds so why doesn't he draw up a bigger and more ambitous budget than amaechi's?

Babapupa,pls speak if u may.

forpeace:

Mischief cannot get us anywhere.Lagos didn't get to where it is today in two years alone.Apart from being the capital for decades and benefitting from infrastructural dev past govs like jakande,mobo johnson,marwa and asiwaju did a lot, wetin fashola dey do na to put salt for food wey don dey done. .babapupa my brother,I don't have d facts and figures but I'm sure lagos generates far more in monthly revenue than rivers. .if you indeed have d figures paste them here and prove me wrong

tpiah:

what's with the blanket ban?

kindly restore my tpia. account. You can delete the tpia one while you're at it.

I posted a simple article of less than 100 words and was told I posted spam, while wowo90 has been spreading gay indecency all over the forum all day without any hassle.

Is wowo90 seun or one of the mods?



even forpeace wey dem suppose ban them no ban am.

You people should mind yourselves oh.

forpeace:

RT @ Babapupa:of all u mentioned that BRf has exclusivity over,it is only the metro rail that is fa0tual. .and it hasn't come to pass yet, BRT is asiwaju's legacy. .shey na brf build lasuth and all the other hospitals?abi na Brf build eko bridge?pls be factual while justifying your paycheck

forpeace:

RT @ Babapupa:of all u mentioned that BRf has exclusivity over,it is only the metro rail that is fa0tual. .and it hasn't come to pass yet, BRT is asiwaju's legacy. .shey na brf build lasuth and all the other hospitals?abi na Brf build eko bridge?pls be factual while justifying your paycheck

hardywaltz:

@ Babapupa, i don't think you have been to Rivers State but lets leave that for another day  I have been to Lagos three times this year alone and thoug i commend Fashola for his effort, but i still maintain that he should reply his critics in the open to end wild speculations and unfounded/misguiding rumors(i know thats what Ameachi would have done).
Ps: Lagos state IGR+Fed Allocation  is far more than Rivers State IGR+Fed. Allocation+ 13% derivation.

igbo boy:

babapupa you are right FG did not lay produce BRT, but dont argue blindly,

Years of being the federal capital has given Lagos the advantage other states dont have, E.g the most used international airport, established industry/commerce due to the attraction it had as a Federal capital, more people and businesses equals more tax money from doing business alone,


ALso more population means a larger slice in the federal allocated naira,


SO basically Lagos had the foundation for sucess there, And its true that even with the foundation it takes a hardworking man to turn lagos around and fashola did, But to credit solely fashola without looking at other factors is wrong,

babapupa:

It's ridiculous reading about Lagos being the federal capital hence gaining some advantage.

How come same warped thinking didn't apply to Lagos state before Fashola got there?

Warped thinking?Meaning all the former Governor's including Asiwaju did nothing?

How come same warped thinking didn't apply to Lagos state 3 years ago when Lagos was dirty and filthy?

Who established LAWMA and actually began to engage street sweepers and laid and implemented the foundation for the somewhat clean lagos we have today? Asiwaju

Did the fact that Lagos was the federal capital helped Lagos or prevent it dancing at the edge of abyss? Was the population any different?

Who said lagos was on the edge of abyss before your boss took the reigns? Were you actually living in lagos?What is the truly significant meteoric change your boss has made?What will he really be remembered for after all the press propaganda has calmed? JAKANDE = HOUSING ,MARWA = SECURITY + INFRASTRUCTURE, TINUBU = MASS INFRASTRUCTURE + TRANSPORTATION + HOUSING etc , BRF =

Did the federal government maintained or give Lagos state 1 kobo to maintain everything they left behind? Nealy everything they left is crap.

Yes,its an old easy route to blame it on the FG. . .It is also incompetence because Lagos makes enough money to turn lagos into London

Who is building the new 10 lane Lagos Badagry express  after years of federal neglect?

That is an ECOWAS project.Lagos is only paying compensation to victims along the corridor.

Who is reconstructing the federal airport road? The Lagos state government of course.

Lagos i definitely going to request payback on this one. .so why speak as though not?

And your established industry/commerce due to the attraction it had as a Federal capital claim is bogus, lagos became an industrial power house way before it got decreed in the 60's as the federal capital and the federal government did not establish the industrial estates in Lagos, they were established by The Old Western Region Government under Awolowo.

What level of industralization did we have pre-Awo? can it be compared to post independence?

Besides the crappy airport and sea port, what Fashola has done in less than 3 years doubled what ever obsolete infrastructures the federal government left behind. What ever they left is a burden, not an advantage.

and what is this Super-infrastructure fashola has put in place to even match the obsolete FG structures of the 70's?

And about allocations, Lagos is getting peanuts from the federal government, states with smaller population collects more money,  there's a state with just 5 million people collecting quadruple what Lagos is collecting. Some states have bigger budget than lagos Lagos sef. My friend, get your facts rights.

Lagos is getting what the FG feels its due because of geographical size. .Lagos has far more than it needs for it's Geographical development. .The struggle for population is for provision of welfare and other social amenities which every state has to provide for its citizens according to their independent financial muscle. .with over 20billion monthly Fashola should be giving me breakfast in bed.

And where were you when the state got starved of funds for 8 long years while other states didn't miss a penny?

Did Fashola not eventually collect the money from yaradull when he came into office? ?did he not spend it how we liked?

It's not about what you have, it's about good leadership and what you do with the little you have.

Fashola dey try dont get me wrong. .but to say he has little is a grave fallacy and there are people who can do far better.

Funny how people didn't say ish When Lagos was down and out, now that the state in coming back to life it's because of some federal capital.

Lagos was always the cynosure of all eyes and the pride of Nigerians. . it was never down and out. .dont misrepresent facts to suit your ill agenda.

It's like saying and doing anything to avoid sending credit where it's due.

He's trying but we deserve more.

gbengapro:

Babapupa is a big fool, an ignorant, loud mouthed paid agent of Fashola who peddles falsehood and cheap propaganda on Lagos.

For his information,most previous Governors of Lagos did better than Fashola and left legacies behind. Jakande did wonders in education, housing and road development. Mudashiru built medium income houses and modern schools, Marwa and Oyinlola developed many new estates, built roads, schools and health facilities. Tinubu built many new roads, introduced the waste management system, the BRT, modernnise health and educational facilities etc.

Despite all past efforts and Fashola's so called good performance, Lagos is still a big slum, crowded, congested, dirty and crime ridden.

Fashola has even created more problems: Displaced thousands of traders without providing alternatives, rendered many jobless and in penury through its LASAA agency that has driven many in the advertising industry into poverty. He has introduced double taxation in new 5% hotel tax thereby putting restaurants and hotels in dire straits and throwing thousands out of jobs.

Upon all these and more, he is busy throwing N250M to NBA, dashing N200million to face of africa, wasting our taxes on Elizabeth to plant flowers and xmas decoration, wasting tax payers money in buying sunborne yatch etc

Overall, Fashola is a thieving Governor who learnt the act of stealing from his boss Tinubu using the same front-Tunji Olowolafe that Tinubu used.

forpeace:

What you fail to remember babapupa is that fash doesn't have half of the occult like following tinubu had as Governor. .let's see what his fortunes in terms of popularity and acceptance becomes when he's left officem .all those displaced traders and residents, anyway,BRF is excellency now but even julius ceaser had to leave office one day.

forpeace:

What you fail to remember babapupa is that fash doesn't have half of the occult like following tinubu had as Governor. .let's see what his fortunes in terms of popularity and acceptance becomes when he's left officem .all those displaced traders and residents, anyway,BRF is excellency now but even julius ceaser had to leave office one day.

forpeace:

Babapupa loves lagos,forpeace loves lagos. .babapupa is content with fashola,I know someone better is coming very soon, God bless lagos. .Babapupa my brother,lagos will attain greater heights.