Symphony007: Those of you blaming jonathan for this keep exastubating the highest form of stupidity...he is the president of the federal republic of nigeria not the janitor of lagos local airport toilet, how do you expect him to know? Will he be everywhere at the same time? It is now up to you the users of that airport who pay money to FAAN for airport maintenance to get value for your money....blaming the president for everything is frankly ridiculous.

Sincere 9gerian: @Op..,if your observation is true, I advice you lay your complaints officially to the relevant agencies of govt. Govt is not all-knowing and omnipresent. Citizens should be able to make complaints and observations to the right quarters if need be. Democracy without citizens participation is like soup without salt. It is citizens active and consistent participation in governance that made advanced countries what they are today.

We should not use any perceived fault as opportunity for govt bashing in the media. Even as a human being if I set out to look for faults on your body or character, I should be able to find some.

When you noticed those faults, you could have complained right there to any senior FAAN official. It may mean you have to spend extra minutes but that may be your own contribution to national development. Again, if you had complained to FAAN or whatever body is in charge, their explanation may have further enriched this thread.

I'm not sure of how functional FAAN website is, otherwise you can still lay your complaints there. Likewise you may lay your complaints at the federal ministry of information website. They may help channel it to the appropriate quarter.

It is only in Nigeria that communities stay in darkness for months because of transformer fault or in some cases light only comes on alternate days due to overloaded or broken down transformer. And those communities will sit and do nothing or at times make feeble effort or wait for CNN Amanpour to come and interview them. I always advice any community with transformer problem to protest and where need be occupy the nearest PHCN office.

Back to the issue at hand, it is possible work has not been completed in that terminal (sometimes govt commission facilities that not 100% ready). Its possible the contractor used sub-standard materials due to poor supervision. We can only speculate.

I dont know how viable those terminals are, but I think the govt should concession them to private hands for proper maintenance. Govt at all levels has shown consistent lack of capacity to maintain infrastructure.

SlyIg:
Can we for once direct all silly blames to the right persons concerned.
How can you blame Jonathan for the mishap. Can't the wash hand person be repaired by port people.
You can blame your father at home for any spoiled item in your house but stop insulting the president. What do you mean by retardeen things. Is he the one that spoilt the wash hand basin? Didn't the govt pay the contractors that installed it? Can the port staff repair and maintain it well? Must every little and silly blame be put on this man?

audacious:

The OP did not at anytime blame GEJ for anything (please read and understand posts with an open mind). Besides, this is not a maintenance issue as the renovation has just been carried out and already the airport has issues. The OP is simply highlighting the shoddy job being done.

GARRI (x7):


‎​Άnd why didn't you take a picture to butress your claims??

Don't tell me you still use a "NOKIA TORCH" phone...??

[/quote]protest and where need be occupy the nearest PHCN office.[quote]

Ngwakwe: Blame the contractor, but if it has been commissioned. Arrest the Engineer that confirmed it okay, let the investigation begins.

koonbey: @sincere9gerian...you talk as if you dont know the level of inefficiency and nonchalant attitude in the Government agencies and parastatals today,be honest with us here;if the op had walked to the front desk and complained,what action do you believe would have been taken? is it that the FAAN officials have not seen the toilet and other deterioration in the Airport? or that even while the remodelling was being installed,they didnt recognize the difference in quality between the amenities being installed and the ones they would install in their own homes?
about PHCN and Transformers;let me tell you a story;December last year,vital parts of the transformer supplying my area were stolen,we didnt have light for days;until we contributed 170 000 Naira,meanwhile in a nearby neighborhood,PHCN officials were caught red handed removing similar parts from a transformer... from your post now,i realize we made a big mistake,we should have reported to any senior PHCN official,protest and where need be occupy the nearest PHCN office. abi no be so?

CFCfan: Remember that the remodelling isn't yet 100% complete.

Billyonaire: This OP is daft. Even a brand new house can have defect and that's caused by the contractors, but am sure you want to blame GEJ for wash hand basins that fall apart. Why dont you fix it instead of coming here to tell us about a fallen wash hand basin.

Sincere 9gerian:
People just assume that nothing will happen even if they report. Well, my attitude to that is to complain first to the RIGHT quarters. Even if nothing happens immediately in the case of FAAN for instance, one may get an explanation. Besides the explanation, asking the RIGHT questions from the RIGHT quarters will make some persons sit up. If for instance 2 or 3 persons goes to the right FAAN officials and ask them questions, the pressure alone will make them do the right thing. I think we need to push ourselves to do the right thing in this country.

Sincere 9gerian: @Op..,if your observation is true, I advice you lay your complaints officially to the relevant agencies of govt. Govt is not all-knowing and omnipresent. Citizens should be able to make complaints and observations to the right quarters if need be. Democracy without citizens participation is like soup without salt. It is citizens active and consistent participation in governance that made advanced countries what they are today.

We should not use any perceived fault as opportunity for govt bashing in the media. Even as a human being if I set out to look for faults on your body or character, I should be able to find some.

When you noticed those faults, you could have complained right there to any senior FAAN official. It may mean you have to spend extra minutes but that may be your own contribution to national development. Again, if you had complained to FAAN or whatever body is in charge, their explanation may have further enriched this thread.

I'm not sure of how functional FAAN website is, otherwise you can still lay your complaints there. Likewise you may lay your complaints at the federal ministry of information website. They may help channel it to the appropriate quarter.

It is only in Nigeria that communities stay in darkness for months because of transformer fault or in some cases light only comes on alternate days due to overloaded or broken down transformer. And those communities will sit and do nothing or at times make feeble effort or wait for CNN Amanpour to come and interview them. I always advice any community with transformer problem to protest and where need be occupy the nearest PHCN office.

Back to the issue at hand, it is possible work has not been completed in that terminal (sometimes govt commission facilities that not 100% ready). Its possible the contractor used sub-standard materials due to poor supervision. We can only speculate.

I dont know how viable those terminals are, but I think the govt should concession them to private hands for proper maintenance. Govt at all levels has shown consistent lack of capacity to maintain infrastructure.

Billyonaire: This OP is daft. Even a brand new house can have defect and that's caused by the contractors, but am sure you want to blame GEJ for wash hand basins that fall apart. Why dont you fix it instead of coming here to tell us about a fallen wash hand basin.

makyegh: Where are the pictures to support your claims as well as give the rest of us a mental picture plus proof of what you saw? This is not to detract from your claim but to further support you claim with pictoral evidence in case some one in the Aviation industry were to ask these questions. The point is, beside reportin this fact, you should get pictures to back the fact.w

val_dubem: I said it that Dangote cement is fake

ngnetbiz: My own take is,we don't have airport in nigeria,if you call lagos international airport or abuja a standard airport,then you don't like the country.our bad leaders have failed in many aspects,i arrived at mma the other day ,no AC in arrival,one and only escalator wasn't working,no lift,only 1 ox fan and not working.more than 4 planes landed and we all have to pass same entrance,we were forced to line up like bunch of ants until we forced ourself in due to overheating whoch many couldn't bare.anyone who has been to UAE terminals will testify,watch out for the new al makhtoum international airport.what do those little countries have and they are doing big things,look at waterfalls and malls in airport,imagine a country making money from airport alone.people enters new and buy things in malls at airport,and pay for other fantastic sevices.we have a long way to go.our have deceived us a lot.maybe coz most people haven't travelled yet.we need change.we youths,its in our hands.you and me.their is no better time than this.

SlyIg:
Can we for once direct all silly blames to the right persons concerned.
How can you blame Jonathan for the mishap. Can't the wash hand person be repaired by port people.
You can blame your father at home for any spoiled item in your house but stop insulting the president. What do you mean by retardeen things. Is he the one that spoilt the wash hand basin? Didn't the govt pay the contractors that installed it? Can the port staff repair and maintain it well? Must every little and silly blame be put on this man?

CyberG:

Thunder fire your big mouth, your father and all your generation!! Silly loser...stop eating shaite it is destroying your brains. And never quote my post again in your miserable life!

CyberG: LOL...retardeen things! Wait they are coming to lie day to night soon.

mikelreal: re u a nigerian?? So he shud go n report to who? And then waht will happen? They will go n renovate it?? Lol

funken: As much as I applaud the GEJ govt for "upgrading" the airports, the new domestic airport in Lagos is already showing signs of decay. I came in from Port Harcourt this evening and i went into the gents of the arrival lounge to ease myself. Lo and behold, one of the 3 wash hand sinks is already so badly cracked that it could fall apart any moment from now. And this is from an airport that was just commissioned only a few months ago.

I now took my time to take a look at the whole arrival lounge as a whole and I found out that these contractors did a completely shoddy job. The paint job is whack and looking up at the roof, I found so many markings as to wonder if work was actually completed on the roof.

Why are we so mediocre in Nigeria? Who certified these jobs because they were obviously done with substandard materials. And to think that billions of naira was actually budgeted and spent on this airport.

Sincere9ja, taharqa and the Nairaland forum hounds before you start criticizing me and mudslinging, these are just genuine concerns that require answers, and if you've got those answers pls pray tell...