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Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Gbawe: 12:49am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Good development for Ekiti State and its good people. This is very encouraging from Fayemi ; "The next 12 months are crucial. It is a period of see and feel. Our people will feel the impact of government like they have never felt before, especially in the area of infrastructure development. We have laid the necessary foundation for a proper take-off and nothing will stop us.'' Ekiti govt to spend N11b on 13 roads |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by OAM4J: 1:25am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Good one. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Gbawe: 1:45am On Dec 07, 2011 |
OAM4J: Indeed. Fayemi , like Oshiomhole, comes with a good history and pedigree of defending ordinary Nigerians. I always took it for granted he would do well as a Governor. I guess the folks of Ekiti are now set to experience 'implementation phase'. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Nobody: 1:51am On Dec 07, 2011 |
He said nothing about toll , The roads here lead to Kwara state especially Ayetoro and the commercial buses will enjoy the roads without toll 11b This ain't charity you know. To reduce taxes on other commodities, the govt should charge for commercial usage of infrastructures so they can become self sustainable. Toll cards should be introduced so commercial vehicles pay both road insurance for the state and also pay @ tollgates. No cash payments; just buy toll card and call in or pay @ a bank. Enforce that and you can generate 1b monthly with no qualms from roads alone! |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Ufeolorun(m): 6:01am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Toll the roads,no more free passage to Abuja,etc! Let's make them a transit points so I can chase the youth corpers out of my grans house lol! and turn it into hotel. @Topic, Hopefully, cos am growing impatient with this lengthy paper-work. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Nobody: 6:09am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Ufeolorun: Abi. Are you uptodate with the Dec ultimatum that Fayemi gave to them? I havent heard anything about it since then. It's pissing me off. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Ufeolorun(m): 6:28am On Dec 07, 2011 |
The last I heard of it was the ultimatum itself lol! My expectations are quite high but so far little has been done but I have not written him off sha I am buoyed by the facts that he's been Making the right statements,meetings and alliances/network. Ileke-IdI: |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Nobody: 6:33am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Ibi ti emi a ti e ti different ni yen. I'm not a patient woman. I want my roads done before i go home again. PS: Have you ever used the Akure airport? I desperately dont want to go through lagos again. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Ufeolorun(m): 10:05am On Dec 07, 2011 |
^ Nope. Flying within Naija is one thing I would think twice on,scary man! lol All those flying caskets like someone rightly called the planes. No falling out of the sky stories in the news lately sha. I feel he needs to open up the whole place.An Aregbsola kind of Bold plans but Fayemi is 'poshing' thru things ni. We can make a lot of money from agric and also latching unto the education perception,build top notch (yes top) private secondary boarding school or encourage (grant) private guys to.We can make loads from education. Still very much hopeful sha cos I personally don't want to get stuck in lagos only,no flipping way! I love country life. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Gbawe: 10:44am On Dec 07, 2011 |
Ufeolorun: Indeed. The key is to aggressively diversify economic activities of State by , first and foremost, seeking areas of comparative advantage to develop urgently and commercially . Not a fan of OBJ but he gets it right below. http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5749058-146/obasanjo_makes_case_for_alternative_sources.csp [b]Obasanjo makes case for alternative sources of revenue |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Ufeolorun(m): 11:46am On Dec 07, 2011 |
^ This is disgraceful coming from baba who had it all and blew it,very annoying. The cocoa belt (real people) are probably the hardest hit by the silly rent seeking system. the Northerners still kept their agric. going and they are earning well for it,they always fight for the ministry of agriculture position. We got a Sw there now which should make the place more accessible for someone like Fayemi but apart from serving cassava bread to Jonathan I have not seen anything from the minister |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by anafest: 3:10pm On Dec 07, 2011 |
great development |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Akanbiedu(m): 10:08am On Dec 08, 2011 |
Ufeolorun: This is one thing that pisses me off, really. I have seen a lot vehicle, even trailers, pass Ekiti state roads while trying to avoid dilapilated federal roads. A vehicle travelling from Kano to Lagos should ordinarily make use of federal roads as they are usually shorter but because of the bad state of some of those roads, resorts to using state roads. This is a big disadvantage to the state as the state derives no economic value from the transaction between Lagos and Kano in this case. Meanwhile the road degrades faster with more use. The most logical thing to do therefore is to toll those roads. The state residents however must be given consideration for a free passage or they be made to pay smaller amount of money depending on the sociopolitical situation of the state at that time. Ufeolorun: Not particularly impressed with Fayemi in this regard. Education is the pride of Ekiti people, Fayemi should be talking about creating an economy around this perception. There are over 150million people in Nigeria and every year about a million seek admission into universities. That's a big market for the state. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Gbawe: 11:15am On Dec 08, 2011 |
Akanbi_edu: Maybe so but deriving income from education , in the first year of his governance, cannot be catapulted above other areas of comparative advantage. If asked, everyone would have their own opinion of what leaders should pursue aggressively but Governors still have to prioritise. Education , because it is about intangibles and the personal development of man, should pragmatically be placed , for example, behind agriculture as a way of deriving income. As per education, Ekiti should simply attempt to overhaul it totally so that its people benefit from it first and maintain their position as a highly literate and intelligent people . Many other sectors can produce income for Ekiti. They deserve to be looked at first before a sector that should , for a Government, not really be about profit. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Akanbiedu(m): 11:51am On Dec 08, 2011 |
Gbawe: We have different ways of viewing this then. I don't believe it is enough to get educated just to be "highly literate and intelligent". And in the case of Ekiti, I am actually talking about seeing it as a business with a ready market. Let me give an insight into what I expect from the govt. The govt can keep the current state public university as it is. keep it cheap and efficient to educate based on priority Ekiti indigenes and residents (who have spent an appreciable amount of time in the state). The govt can create a sort of private/public university/ies with Ekiti govt as a shareholder. Private investors should be in control of this university/universities. This university should be run like every other business with profit in mind. This kind of university should be set up to compete with best in Africa, at such the investment in infrastructure and other essentials should not be compromised. Of course, this school will be expensive but if the quality is there, trust me there are Nigerians willing to pay huge amounts to get quality education. People pay millions in covenant, American university, Redeemers etc just to get a degree. When you even think about the number of candidates willing to get into a university, it becomes particularly attractive. My own thinking is that Ekiti should be able to find a way to make this sector into a commercial activity instead of social service. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Akanbiedu(m): 11:52am On Dec 08, 2011 |
May be we shouldn't derail this thread. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Ufeolorun(m): 1:33pm On Dec 08, 2011 |
Akanbi, Yes those notorious routes need to be tolled and shops built somewhere around to encourage people in transit to park and buy stuff. Education, I am not really talking about Uni. Education cos I think private unis in Nigeria are just parodies,seriously. The amount of money spent on secondary school education is very likely to be higher compared to uni,from my experience parents spend whole lot more on top notch secondary education. Setting up a PROPER boarding secondary schools wouldn't cost much compared to setting up a mediocre University We got teachers in abundance Gbawe, Aregbesola wants to revolutionise Agric in Osun and he's been very loud and 'rascally' about it. He (Fayemi) needs to stop being posh and make big announcements at least for us to have a sense of where he's going really. Fayemi is well educated and exposed. Am proud to have someone with good antecedents as governor and he's a true reflection of who we are but Work! work!! work!!!. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by chino11(m): 2:14pm On Dec 08, 2011 |
Ndi Yoruba and illusions. Projects that will die on the pages of newspaper, na today. lol. Anyways what is my take with rural states. Sorry for trolling, just passing to go pissing. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Gbawe: 2:44pm On Dec 08, 2011 |
Akanbi_edu: Indeed we do. I am one of those who thinks overt capitalism is ultimately divisive and ruining the world. Yes resources are scarce but , ideally, man must find a way to ensure education is not one of the sectors cynical capitalism and profiteering takes a grip of. Government leaders are not and should never be businessmen. If money accrue to the Nation/State beneficially from thorough investment in high educational standards, then that is good. To court the education sector as a profit making arm of Government is simply wrong in my opinion. It goes against socially responsible policies the likes of Awolowo are still famous for today. Government should focus primarily on providing quality education for indigenes. If they do a good job, this will bear its own incidental rewards. taking examples from many nations of the world, I don't think education is a sector Governments should develop for the sake of attracting income. |
Re: Ekiti Govt To Spend N11b On 13 Roads . by Akanbiedu(m): 3:23pm On Dec 08, 2011 |
Gbawe: If you read my comment again, you will notice I said the state govt should retain status quo in its state university for the purpose of educating its people. The proposal is about tapping into the opportunities/possibilities of demand for quality education in Nigeria as whole. A market has been established in this case and there is nothing wrong in Ekiti benefitting from such. Well, we differ on the bolded. It was reported that Nigerians spent $1 billion in getting university education from UK in two years. That sounds like developing education for the sake of attracting income to me. Its even obvious with the presence of agent of UK schools that the objective is not to educate only, rather to make income. Now think about other indirect benefit of having many students come from all walks of life to Ekiti to acquire education. They are going to need accomodation, the are going to need communication systems (internet for example), they are going to need typist, books, food, clothes, transport and so many other things. These is capable of increasing the economic activity of the state. So I guess we basically are not seeing it the same way then. |
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