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Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Temitope223(m): 8:26am On Aug 29, 2016 |
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Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Orikinla(m): 8:30am On Aug 29, 2016 |
'Lagos shows how a city can recover from a deep, deep pit': Rem Koolhaas talks to Kunlé Adeyemi [size=14pt]When you think that in only 20 years, there’s been such a change in Lagos … cities actually grow faster than humans now. You can develop a whole city in less than 20 years. And in 20 years, Lagos has almost completely transformed itself. Why panic?[/size] Photo: ‘Maybe there’s a hybrid: the market-mall?’ ... visualisation for a proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge. Illustration: Courtesy OMA https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/feb/26/lagos-rem-koolhaas-kunle-adeyemi
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Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by OneManLegion(m): 8:48am On Aug 29, 2016 |
OfficialAwol: Next time, speak for yourself and yourself alone. I read every letter. |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 8:50am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Orikinla: Please save yourself the stress of blowing dogo turenchi. Na who big vocabulary don epp? While you posted a news story of seven years ago from an individual journalist who was likely PAID from the taxes of hard working. long suffering Lagosians, below is a ranking of the WORST cities in the world. Omooba77: After 17 years of ProgreTHIEF looting of the state of excellence that is what we have- persistently consistent WORST ranking of liveability. Please keep your LIES to yourself and the zombies whose gullibility encourage you to spew such rubbish trash. dytbabe: www.nairaland.com/attachments/1973881_img2014122603230_jpeg799f2d35e600328f93182225e2391bbf www.nairaland.com/attachments/1973895_img2014122603236_jpeg485d075040f712b8f8307d1975273b07 www.nairaland.com/attachments/1973927_img2014122603253_jpegd8f38f219e6af362262c6094f7a9ec7e www.nairaland.com/attachments/1973905_img2014122603242_jpeg1aeef009b62751d4b69a0003b529e03c www.nairaland.com/attachments/1973906_img2014122603243_jpeg7938cd7d76e2bf011d257d01242cd040 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 8:58am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Orikinla: You need to refund the money of whoever paid you for this image laundering work for Barawo Rogue Fashole. Below is the comment of someone about the Sailor's Lounge bar in Lekki Phase 1 as of January this year i.e. some seven months ago and the response of the Manger in March i.e. five months ago. Went in for drinks and everything was a bit sticky, glasses not quite clean. Didn't want to eat there. Garbage in the water between the patio and ramp leading to the seating on the water. Maybe there was a huge party the night before, don't know, will pass on a return visit. 1 Like |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Eke40seven(m): 9:01am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Ogbeche77:If only you knew where Lagos was coming from. Prior to his tenure, Lagos was nothing but a disaster. A cluster of functionless dirt. Heading over 20 million heterogeneous people within that small geographic space and having the braveness to do what Fashola did in my opinion is not mediocrity. Let's give it to him whatever credit he got, he deserved. |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 9:08am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Ajibel: Which Lasgidi? The one where even the so-called big boys drink their own sewage inside water seeping into their i-better-pass-my-neighbour boreholes? Who is the clown that should be grinned at now? Lawmaker scores Lagos Water Corporation low [img]http://yemitom.files./2012/12/mai-ruwa.png?w=546[/img] www.nairaland.com/attachments/3928528_screenshot20160702074507_jpegb6ef54648b853c62b9f490825c47c180 4 bedroom Townhouse for rent in Agungi. Lekki 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 9:11am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Bolustic: Balanced critique of a barefaced thief? Is it that you have a comprehension deficiency or you just learnt the words balanced critique and had to use it at the first opportunity that presented itself Otherwise how can you type all that LAWMA trash for a man responsible for this shit? anonimi: 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Ajibel(m): 9:16am On Aug 29, 2016 |
anonimi: What the _fuck are you talking about sir? Don't you realize that Lagos had so many challenges in the past and successive governments can only improve on what their predecessor had done. BRF obviously couldn't touch every nook and cranny of Lagos state but he did his utmost best to continue with Tinubu's foundation. Are you aware the of the challenges of giving every Lagosians pipe-borne water into their homes. The government was aware of the challenges and have in their Lagos state developmental plan outlined steps to be taken to make water supply available in the homes of every Lagosian. That cannot be achieved in 8 years. Fash had started it by building new waterworks and dedicated IPPs to power them and it is now the responsibility of Ambode to look at improving the water supply shortage and learn from the past government mistakes and improve on the delivery. I don't get your bitterness about Lagos. You are always everywhere to _bitch about Lagos sir. You need to change that attitude online. You are known for this on NL. |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 9:21am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Ajibel: Convince yourself first before you try to confuse me & others, you hear! The progreTHIEF administrators of Lagos state hold themselves out as EXCELLENT, not so? Go and find out the meaning of excellent and come back here to discuss, okay? In case you choose to be ignorant, let me help you with facts: - Annual budget increased over 10 times from N42 billion in 2000 to N489.69 billion in 2015. The state budget has been consistently above N450 billion since 2011. www.nairaland.com/attachments/3043814_facebook20151105005801_jpeg1027baba4e35e791f3661e85d47d5487 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Orikinla(m): 9:27am On Aug 29, 2016 |
[size=14pt]With a GDP of US$95 billion Lagos has an economy nearly twice the size of Kenya’s-East Africa’s biggest economy.[/size] Lagos Apapa Port located in Tin Can Island is one of the biggest in Africa, generating over N3 trillion in annual revenue. The Ikoyi Bridge is one of the most beautiful in Africa and the first Cable Suspension Bridge in West Africa. It took 3 years to build. Lagos: Africa’s 5th Biggest Economy. Posted on March 8, 2016 by Perestroika https://ourtimeiscome.com/2016/03/08/lagos-africas-5th-biggest-economy/ Urban resilience is the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience. Resilience is about surviving and thriving, regardless of the challenge. http://www.100resilientcities.org/#/-_/ Photos Credits: Perestroika https://ourtimeiscome.com/2016/03/08/lagos-africas-5th-biggest-economy/ and Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.
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Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 9:44am On Aug 29, 2016 |
clevadani: Please tell us what is functioning with vote-riggers and fraudulent rogues? Take just this CCTV recycling corruption for one example only oh! proudly9ja: And then again in 2016, Amb-Ole also "bought" another set of 10,000 CCTV for the "sophisticated" Lagosians. donglazy: 2 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Ajibel(m): 9:59am On Aug 29, 2016 |
anonimi: Do you realise that Lagos increase in revenue brings about an increase in population which in turn leads to pressure on existing infrastructures in the state? So if you are thinking that Lagos revenue would be able to cater for the deficiencies in infrastructure, sir, then you are the one who I'm sorry to say is ignorant. |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by no1madman(m): 10:04am On Aug 29, 2016 |
complete nonsense! |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Ximonak: 10:09am On Aug 29, 2016 |
thesicilian: Yes Fashola tried but he is corrupt as other governor. Imagine using the statement of "I don't sign checks" to coverup frauds cases about unseen water-projects. What about the 5yrs light rail project? (remember when FG wanted to take full control of it because of the fraud cases even Julius Berger pulled out of it) Remember FG is paying back the money Lagos State used for the uncompleted project ... Ambode had to re-budget for it. Still it's just 40% done [b] REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE * His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state. * His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex. * His government built the Lagos State Television * His government built the Lagos Radio * His government built Lagos State University * His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care. * His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education. * His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc. * His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980. * His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day. * His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day. * His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day. * His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu- Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others. * His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State. * His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works. * His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights. * His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982. * His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world. * His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979). * His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms. * In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services. * His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980 * His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals). * His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank. *His government established LASACO Insurance. *His government expanded existing market and built new ones. *His government established Traditional Medicine Board. IT'S A FACT THAT 90% OF GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999 WITH REVENUES AT THEIR DISPOSAL CANNOT BOAST OF A QUARTER OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS EVEN WITHIN THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE. [/b] Bonus: https://www.nairaland.com/3287505/best-governor-lagos-state-ever#48475577 |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Nobody: 10:17am On Aug 29, 2016 |
tinkinjow: I am certain you fall into either of three groups 1. You were born in the 80's 2. You don't live in Lagos or 3. The area you live in hasn't been touched yet. ( hard to believe) Because you don't come across as a liar, I wager a cross between points 1 and 2 1 Like |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by lexyclasy: 10:18am On Aug 29, 2016 |
AZeD1:And you think it is only in Lagos state that has continuity since the inception of democracy in 1999.....Go and check record before you swerve |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by mikeapollo: 10:30am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Jengem: Exactly! That clueless man raped Lagos financially 1 Like |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 10:38am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Ajibel: Is it not the increased population that rather leads to increased revenue or WHO do you think generates the revenue? Is it the land by itself or the people working the land? Think, bro, think! Haba!!! Meanwhile, below is a brief synopsis of Jakande's achievement with much less per capita revenue/budget some 35 years ago. eluquenson: 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Orikinla(m): 10:44am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Lagos is a cosmopolitan city built by all Nigerians and foreigners in Lagos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU5LtF3DCz4
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Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by AZeD1(m): 10:47am On Aug 29, 2016 |
lexyclasy:Can you point out were in my statement i said its only Lagos that has continuity? Every man and his dog knows Delta State doesn't lack continuity. |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 10:47am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Orikinla: E be like sey your oyoyo photos don dey finish as you dey repeat old ones just like the 2009 sponsored journalist's article that is your OP. Orikinla: 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 11:10am On Aug 29, 2016 |
Orikinla: Maybe they are not all lazy. Maybe they have read it several times before since it first appeared in 2009 just like your recycled, repeated non-representative pictures. Maybe they also know it is a bunch of LIES that was paid for to polish the dirty image of the fraudster minister of darkness. www.nairaland.com/attachments/2973003_2972908img8889033575920jpegjpeg9806bd2153518397a591fad28c8bce09_jpeg2e10389c92476096a700ac3ee30d28e1 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by quaid(m): 12:59pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
tinkinjow: Which part of Lagos do you reside? |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by porka: 2:23pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
Yet, the only university owned by the Lagos State government, Lagos State University (LASU) suffered massive deaccreditation of its academic programs. More than half of its programmes were deaccredited by NUC. The once leading law faculty in the entire country has now stopped admission into its law degree programme even while a senior lawyer was running the state. That is how 'transformed' Lagos has been. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Orikinla(m): 5:47pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
[size=14pt]It is really a problem discussing with people who don't read before commenting. The author of the report is Matthew Green and he is an expert and it is only rational to read the report instead of making off point childish comments out of context of the subject matter. He did not say Fashola as Governor made Lagos into heaven on earth. He reported what the residents of Lagos State said on how he transformed Lagos. The transformation of the notorious Oshodi bus stop is enough for millions of people in Lagos who dread the old Oshodi. If you have personal scores to settle with Fashola, please, take the nearest flight to Abuja and go and confront him with your grievances and petitions. Stop posting irrelevant and illogical comments like primary school boys arguing in a public school. The following is the biographical profile of the author and if you cannot match his proven educational and professional qualifications, please don't argue like intellectual illiterates. Matthew Green (born 17 October 1975) is a British journalist and author. He was raised in Hampton Middlesex where he attended Hampton School before he studied African politics at Oxford University and spent five years on the ground in East Africa reporting for Reuters. He is currently the South Asia Security Correspondent for the Financial Times.Matthew’s first book, entitled The Wizard of the Nile: The Hunt for Africa’s Most Wanted, documents his search through the war zone of Uganda for Joseph Kony, the mysterious rebel leader known for abducting children and using them as child soldiers.http://matthewgreenjournalism.com/category/financial-times/ 'Lagos shows how a city can recover from a deep, deep pit': Rem Koolhaas talks to Kunlé Adeyemi When you think that in only 20 years, there’s been such a change in Lagos … cities actually grow faster than humans now. You can develop a whole city in less than 20 years. And in 20 years, Lagos has almost completely transformed itself. Why panic? Photo: ‘Maybe there’s a hybrid: the market-mall?’ ... visualisation for a proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge. Illustration: Courtesy OMA https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/feb/26/lagos-rem-koolhaas-kunle-adeyemi
World famous architect Rem Koolhaas co-produced "Lagos Wide and Close" documentary with Bregtje van der Haak. It was based on research by Koolhaas’ Harvard Project on the City and he is the author of "Lagos: How It Works" (Paperback – 1 Mar 2007) "Lagos: How it Works" is the result of more than eight years of research in Lagos, Nigeria. As a symbol of West African urbanism, Lagos contradicts almost every defining feature of the "modernâ city. And yet itâs a city that works. [/size] |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by pheesayor(m): 6:26pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
your second picture was posted online by me sometime in 2011 and it is my Alma Mater Festac Grammar, the building was no more in use but has now been replaced with a modern storey building. You're so engulfed by hate I wonder if this is the anonimi I knew in the early days of nairaland. anonimi: |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by anonimi: 6:59pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
pheesayor: Thanks for the clarification about the 2011 picture. However there are many schools that still have such deplorable buildings and the APC administration has done very little for education in their 17 years of complete and total rule of Lagos state. It is not about hate. It is about deception and the need to ensure our leaders do the best with our money. Is that a bad thing |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by nuelyoyo(m): 9:37pm On Aug 29, 2016 |
OfficialAwol:I read every single bit of it. FYI, am not jobless, am just attracted to write ups that adds value to my knowledge base. |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by pheesayor(m): 7:10pm On Sep 03, 2016 |
anonimi: You can't tell me little has been done about education. My secondary school is not the same way it was when I left, there has been a new building, better lab and ICT equipments, teachers are better motivated increased and students performance is improved. In those days we bought our desks but today the govt provides then, etc |
Re: Fashola, The Man Who Transformed Lagos - Matthew Green Of Financial Times by Orikinla(m): 9:21am On Sep 13, 2016 |
pheesayor:. Thank you. 1 Like |
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