babeface3:

There is a big problem with the blackman especially the species called Nigerians. In the midst of problems you see some charlatans going sentimental. what is too good about the lagos roads. How much does lagos generate in tax and other revenue and they cant make the roads motorable. Lagos roads are too bad these days. The problem with the leaders is that they are just mere bloody politicians with poor visions and policies.

GOOD and fine, lagos has alarming population that the cityis almost gasping for breathe. In this situation there should be a commensurate budget for road rehabilitation in a way that there should be near almost monthly check and maintenance (for goodness sake, tax and other revenue can effectively anchor this with other conflicting needs).

The Isolo Ikotun ejigbo road has people coming from Igondo, Ijegun, Isheri, Ikotun, Ejigbo etc plying the narrow road and even at that it is presently in a very bad shape. It was better arround March but some group of people under the guise of marking the road just opened the little pot holes more for rain to fininsh the ravage. I was driving along this road and crying.

Theres a place between mushin and Iyana Isolo that has a big ditch that I nearly fell into to the surprise of the on lookers that thought I know the terrain. Are you new here? one one them had asked me. That place had been like that for the past one year.

Let us not deceive ourselves, this country has enough money that can transform infrastructure to what we have in Dubai only that the leaders are just bloody greedy politicians looking only at their selfish interests.

Have you ever asked yourselves why power project here has always failed.


The fact is that you dont do lagos road in January and stop in Marchafter getting people's ovation. The number of people that ply these roads alone are enough to scatter it in February to the extent that a visitor will never Know you ever touched it. LAMATA or whatever they call themselves should be nore proactive to have periodic checks on the roads.

This same thing goes to flood in lagos from one administration to another, the same story.

Who even says life cant be better in lagos; who says lagos cannot be decongested.

Why not build low cost housing at the suburbs and provide good transport and security.

What of the everyday traffice; If I rule lagos, I would encourage the use of by by private people especially at the hinterland and phase out commercial okada. I will import low speed or even normal bikes and impose effective speed limit.

Have they ever thought of the economic implication of the kind of heavy traffic jams that occur daily in lagos?

We lack visionary selfless leaders

hilli666:

Lagos has some of the best roads. When I moved to Lagos from the village 9 months ago, I was so impressed to see the level of engineering put in the roads. How can a road have a river in the middle of it? and at the same time a market, farm, morgue, beside it? I was so impressed because we in the umofiagba village have not yet been exposed to such sophistication. We follow the rive path during the dry season and the bush path during the rainy season. Some how the talented engineers of Lagos found a way of allowing the river the car, pedestrians  and animals, to all use the same path regardless of season. If this is not amazing, I don't know what is. Secondly the way the government cares for the safety of everyone who ply the roads, buy putting police check point at every 100 metres to ensure that your car, car particulars and personal health are in good condition. For such outstanding service, I don't mind forking over the occasional 10 -50 Naira fee. How many contries in the world do they have such impeccable service. I so happy to have found a great city like Lagos to live in, In the village nobody cares, and you have to ride your cow or goat to work. At least in Lagos, you can swim on the high way to work during the rainy season. May God continue to bless the people who are in charge of this great city. My Yoruba friend said after any comment I post I should always add " Eko O ni Baje" It must mean Lagos is the best city in the world.

jmaine:

You think Lagos road is bad . . .move over to Edo state and get re-oriented . . . .i used to complain about lasgidi roads until Benin gave me a huge jolt as to what could be classified as a terrible roads lining a city    . . . . notwithstanding . . .our roads in Lag are bad  . . . . . especially the Oko Oba axis . . . . .

hilli666:

Lagos has some of the best roads. When I moved to Lagos from the village 9 months ago, I was so impressed to see the level of engineering put in the roads. How can a road have a river in the middle of it? and at the same time a market, farm, morgue, beside it? I was so impressed because we in the umofiagba village have not yet been exposed to such sophistication. We follow the rive path during the dry season and the bush path during the rainy season. Some how the talented engineers of Lagos found a way of allowing the river the car, pedestrians  and animals, to all use the same path regardless of season. If this is not amazing, I don't know what is. Secondly the way the government cares for the safety of everyone who ply the roads, buy putting police check point at every 100 metres to ensure that your car, car particulars and personal health are in good condition. For such outstanding service, I don't mind forking over the occasional 10 -50 Naira fee. How many contries in the world do they have such impeccable service. I so happy to have found a great city like Lagos to live in, In the village nobody cares, and you have to ride your cow or goat to work. At least in Lagos, you can swim on the high way to work during the rainy season. May God continue to bless the people who are in charge of this great city. My Yoruba friend said after any comment I post I should always add " Eko O ni Baje" It must mean Lagos is the best city in the world.

alj_harem:

so u stay in lagos ? Hmmm

i thought u were cross river

good to know

Oga Alj Harem . . . .  Calabar is my town . . .same as Lagos, am even closer to your Alagomeji axis than you could ever imagine  . . . in these two cities, am highly grounded and well versed  . . . .

jmaine:

Oga Alj Harem . . . .  Calabar is my town . . .same as Lagos, am even closer to your Alagomeji axis than you could ever imagine  . . . in these two cities, am highly grounded and well versed  . . . .

YomiKaycee:

I have asked before and I will ask again; what is Fashola really doing in Lagos with all the money the state generates? What was the huge debt incurred by the state used for? Fashola has failed in road rehab and maintenance!

PointB:


Man, you made my day!

swagalish:

BRF, kindly set up a pot hole filling committee or agency to fill up the roads from OWODE ONIRIN to AGRIC ( IKORODU ). or Ikorodu residents should stop paying TAX. your advice on this is highly appreciated.


Your promise on 6 lanes on Ikorodu road is yet to be visual. You can also dismiss the present advisers you have and bring in new set to advice you better. It will be pleasing to let you know that the best road we have in Lagos is around ALAUSA area.

I lived in Lagos when the roads were 20X better than what is obtained today. I can understand how those born probably in the last 80/ early 90's could easily assume that the roads in Lagos today are the best Lagos has ever had, but that is far from reality.

Back in the 80's Lagos did not have 100th what it has today in revenue, let # of taxpayers actually willing to pay their taxes, but the state was still able to keep many of the roads in better condition. Even back then, people complained that the state was overpopulated -- but that did not stop progress. If anything, it aided progress as many of the companies you have today in Lagos, came in because of the population boom and they remain there even today still mainly cause of that.