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Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by DapoBear(m): 10:43pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
buzugee: Eko Atlantic will provide most of these things. Depending on how much it costs to live there (either buy property cash down or rent) and what type of job offers (namely salary) I can get when I graduate, EA would be enough to convince me to move back to Nigeria. There is something very important psychologically (at least for me) about living in a world-class place. If you build it in Nigeria, I will go. And I doubt I'm the only person thinking this way. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by Nobody: 10:51pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
buzugee said: You've no idea what you're talking about. Already as we speak, firms around the globe are laying their stake on Eko Atlantic, and you're here saying no new jobs will be created? I really don't know where to start with you. Don't forget that the Asian tigers like South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia etc started their journey to industrialisation as outposts of western capitalist expansion, effected by western 'predators, opportunists etc', yet look at the Asian Tigers today. We CAN make this work. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 10:53pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
what you guys have to understand here is that you are building a SERVICE industry. you are not building a manufacturing industry. a service industry is dependent on 'punters' and not on foreign investors. the big sell will be convincing the world that this is the place to be. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE MONEY. the question is will the world buy into it ? |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 10:55pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
ROSSIKE:so you are comparing south korea, singapore and malaysia to nigeria ? now i know you are just arguing for argument sake. have you been to those places ? they look better than the western world. if you misappropriate govt funds into your own account in those places, even something as little as 1000 naira, you will face the firing squad. they are fiercely patriotic from the govt officials down to the man on the street. are you seriously comparing nigeria to these places ? plus it doesnt hurt that they have skin that somewhat looks white and hence white people feel safer going there to blow their dough. their hospitals are world class, their roads are perfect, its the perfect tourist and business destination. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 11:02pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
DapoBear:this is an argument between you and yourself. trying to include the rest of the world in it is preposterous. trying to convince yourself that you will go is all well and good considering you are nigerian and rich (if you can afford it ). the question is how many people like you will it take to keep this place 'functioning' and how many people are out there like you ? (very miniscule ). you gotta remember now that nigeria is not a 'user-friendly country' |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by DapoBear(m): 11:11pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
buzugee: I am not at all rich, dude. I'm actually relatively poorish now. But I know what the market rate of my services will be in 1.5 years or so when I finish graduate school. If I can find a job in Nigeria that can pay something close to this market rate, I'll be happy to move back. If not, then I'll investigate starting my own company to earn something close to this #. And I think there are lots of Nigerians abroad who are in a similar position, who would like to move back to Nigeria if they could, but aren't interested in running a loud generator all day, moving from very nice cities/suburbs to the generally subpar infrastructure in Nigeria. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 11:25pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
DapoBear:i hear you loud and clear. me myself ? i would love to go home someday. the state of infrastructure will not phase me because i plan to live, work and send my kids to school all within the same block i aint driving to no work. my work will be in my house (maybe i will become a auto-mechanic and i will fix all the cars in my big backyard ? jus sayin. but yeah when i come home everythin i do has to be on one strreet or at most, walking distance. as per water ? i can hook myself up. light ? i can hook myself up too. so my life will be easy, relaxed and enjoyable. everybody around me is black, house paid for, work from home. what else do i want right ? |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 11:58pm On Dec 08, 2010 |
maybe i can export one of those crane things and install it in my pad in nigeria. hook up and outfit an american style auto repair shop in my backyard. and the only cars i will fix will be range rovers and mercedes i know someone in chicago with that plan. he is in auto-mechanic school |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by Nobody: 12:04am On Dec 09, 2010 |
buzugee said: Err, ''comparing them'' is not the approriate term to use in the context of my post. Re-read what I posted and try to understand. have you been to those places ? they look better than the western world. Their development is a very recent phenomenon, the reasons for which I gave earlier. In the 1950s South Korea was no more developed than Gambia. if you misappropriate govt funds into your own account in those places, even something as little as 1000 naira, you will face the firing squad. I've no idea where you get these false and wild claims. South Korea is embroiled in all sorts of corruption scandals as we speak: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/nov2000/kor-n09.shtml As for Malaysia, far from rogues getting the ''firing squad'', corruption there is actually skyrocketing at an alarming rate: Malaysia suffered a major blow in terms of combating corruption today when it fell to its worst ranking and score in 15 years in Transparency International’s corruption perception index for 2009. In the ranking which was revealed today Malaysia plunged nine places from last year’s 47th CPI ranking to 56th position. At the same time, Malaysia’s CPI index score plunged to the lowest in 15 years to 4.5. It's previous worst scores below 5 were 4.8 in 2000 and 4.9 in 2002. Malaysia has been continuously sliding down in the TI index since it best ever placing of 33 in 2002 http://dinmerican./2009/11/17/worst-ranking-for-malaysia-on-tis-corruption-perception-index/ they are fiercely patriotic from the govt officials down to the man on the street. Not according to the facts I just posted. plus it doesnt hurt that they have skin that somewhat looks white and hence white people feel safer going there to blow their dough. Eko Atlantic is not dependent for its success on whites going there to ''blow their dough''. their hospitals are world class, their roads are perfect, its the perfect tourist and business destination. That happened AFTER the great western injection of investment and capital there, and a corresponding opening of western markets to their manufactures, as a bulwark against communism in the 1950s. Prior to the west's decision to transform that region of the world, they lived in penury and tyranny. There's really no great mystery as to why that region developed as quickly and dramatically as it did in under 30 years. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by poweredcom(m): 12:13am On Dec 09, 2010 |
There's no hiding the fact that as of today, the USA is a developed country, and Nigeria a developing one. Well its Ok, we hope the project goes completed and not left behind as our Nature in this country.Ok unless the western world will laugh at our ass once more, But there is one mistake.Never compare that City to [b]NEW YORK[/b]men if na that one i no gree it can never reach NYC Half self, Ok, I dont care if Eko atlantic city is built on Gold |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by DapoBear(m): 12:27am On Dec 09, 2010 |
@Rossike: Great post. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 12:34am On Dec 09, 2010 |
ROSSIKE:all fluff. it shall all unfold before your eyes. if you are building a SERVICE industry you better make sure you have a 'user friendly country' all those countries you mentioned are very user friendly. look at singapore http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=singapore&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955 |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 12:34am On Dec 09, 2010 |
lagos nigeria http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=lagos%20nigeria&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955 |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 12:38am On Dec 09, 2010 |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 12:39am On Dec 09, 2010 |
nigeria aint ready to play in the big leagues. step your game up son. get your weight up then come back and say something. till then ? work on your infrastructure and shut the hell up. tryna run before crawling the above comment is for lagos by the way. not you |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 12:44am On Dec 09, 2010 |
south korea http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=south%20korea&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955 get your weight up son. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 1:09am On Dec 09, 2010 |
step your game up son http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/2600537 |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by buzugee(m): 1:13am On Dec 09, 2010 |
move your weight up son http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2006/06/forgotten_urban.html |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by oiseworld: 2:11am On Dec 09, 2010 |
but how soon,i hope our generation would live to see these. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by blackcypha(m): 2:22am On Dec 09, 2010 |
i well that will be cool when finished.but off cause off-limits for the middle class, |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by isalegan2: 2:54am On Dec 09, 2010 |
Kobojunkie: Right back at you, Junkie. Ase. ROFLMAO!! On your head. ROFLMAO!! We don't want people with such negative attitude infecting Lagos anyway. ROFLMAO!! |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by Ibomade1: 11:06am On Dec 09, 2010 |
Saw a brief documentary on it some time back. It is an interesting development and I believe it is a step in the right direction for Lagos. Hope the apartments won't be too expensive |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by cecegorz(m): 11:08am On Dec 09, 2010 |
So many negative minded individuals are selling their fears and septicisms for free here, but am not buying any. How can people be asking kindergatten questions here as if lands have not been reclaimed from coastal areas all over the world before. These are being handled by professional project managers and the blue print has been designed, with all the requisite EIA done. This is a welcome development that will open up employment and expand the city as well. Bring it on Fash and co. Let's have our own 21st century city, you guys are not even considering the tourism revenues that will be generated from this venture. Every big project must start as a dream in someone's heart first. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by OCCULTIST(m): 11:19am On Dec 09, 2010 |
Who ever brought this idea of developing Eko Atlantic is a demon,what a waste of time,energy and hard earn money? Why do human want to challenge God and Nature? Do people think they can stop the ocean?? Why not go to other parts of Lagos State and built this nice city which i have seen the pictures? Or is lagos state only Victoria Island? No amount of contruction can stop the ocean from coming where is already coming,even if all the architects of the worlds are to come together to build this,I pity those who will live there as their residential area and work there as their offices,as they will be asleep or at work when the ocean will come and carry them all away. Visionless people. You have badagry,yaba,epe,yet you want to live near the sea,are you a FISH?? |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by cecegorz(m): 11:59am On Dec 09, 2010 |
^^^^^ You better mind your occultism, guy. You know nothing about engineering, and you are not ready to learn. Crawl back into your dark hole asap |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by kingvictor(m): 4:02pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by zenithprof(m): 5:20pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
ROSSIKE:your points here are very analytical and useful, but i doubt will it ever materialize considering the naija factor. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by ladej(m): 6:00pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
@ ROSSIKE and dapobear- you guys are on point. very good defence on your POV. eko o ni baje o. life is about how you look at it. some will always look at a glass half empty while others look at the same glass half full. digressing a lil bit. back in 1994 a friends dad passed on the opportunity to own dirt cheap plots of land in lekki phase 1. his reasons were the usual [bar beach has problems so lekki too would]. he could have gotten them for hundreds of thousands then. the guy who practically begged him to invest bought a few, as as we are debating here already has his pension rapped up for the rest of his days. all he did was partition the land and sell it in bits. he currently has a portfolio of over 100 million [ in land alone]. not to talk of built property. my friends dad, well he tells the sad story to anyone who cares to listen. so my people some will support eko atlantic, invest, someday reap the rewards. others will bash criticise, and be average. never taking risk, or by the time they are ready to invest the money they drop is astronomically high. magodo, same thing, in 1994 where was magodo? |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by sunej(m): 6:28pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
Am happy with these, I look forward to Dubai in Nigeria and to owning an estate there. |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by kushe: 7:07pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
dapobear i read a couple of your posts and just knew u had to be in graduate school or a google junkie. anyways not wanting to sound too academic,mark my words if you have any common sense,this is a crap project that cannot be managed by lagos or nigeria.the world is in a coma and trust me the financial landscape internationally is too lethargic for eko atlantic city.this project is a white elephant that will require more than a miracle to have started fetal life by 2020. i am beyond grad school and in my world of real international monetary flow and global finance,eko atlantic is a no no |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by kushe: 7:29pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
think eko atlantic,think dubai,think portugal,think spain and not at the level of a cnn or bbc story.go to the heart of the matter and u go see say this one naa comic relief gbaaaaaaaaaaaaa.u lot that live in the developed world that are talking crap need history lessons in business and the growth of modern cities. how can anyone compare lagos and any of the asian tigers?how can a morally bankrupt city with a world renowned intellectual deficit sustain this kind of project?where is the supporting infrastucture that will act as the placenta to this baby?how are they solving congestion without any new bridge in 20 years?where is the bloody money gonna come from.it is not enough that work is goingon now,but will there be work on that mirage in a year or two.this is the biggest government backed fraud and mark my words,una just begin wash fimmm. by the way,ask richard branson if he ever redeemed his commitment for great britain in 'the world' islands off dubai's coast ? some |
Re: Eko Atlantic - Nigeria's Answer To New York In Pics by SIBB(m): 8:40pm On Dec 09, 2010 |
Old boy, let them talk anything dey like. People like me believe in your dream and we are hoping it will happen to this city one day, at least for our next generation. Ride on, We support you, but let's think about Electricity first ooooooooooo lol lol |
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