tiab: When you think of the mother with her kids, some innocents that didn't ask to be born into the ignorance of their parents, I think an alleviating measure should have been kept in place.A temporary camp should have been provided, considering the poor shall never cease to exist.With the intense rain expected this year, my heart cries out.Mr Governor good job but,provide temps at thesame time.Help please.

TheBookWorm: "Eko o ni baje o, o baje ti" can only happen if the people are progressing as well. If these slums need to be destroyed to make Lagos a better place, that is all fine and good, but the government must realize that the people who reside there should be compensated as well, so they will not be rendered homeless. There needs to be more compassion for those who do not have a voice within government. A country is judged by how it treats its "lowest" citizen.

tomakint: Some people just want to come and 'die' in Lagos when actually what they are travelling down to look for in Lagos is right there where they were if only they can take a deeper look! Eko o ni baje o, o baje ti

babapupa:



There are tons of illegal slums in Lagos state with hundreds of thousands of people if not millions so where is the compensation money for illegal settlement evacuees going to come from and do we have to keep setting money aside to settle the thousands trooping into Lagos endlessly to take their place?


You are not only compounding the the problem when you reward illegality, you are also making sure the problem stays...

Blyss:

The problem with temps is that they usually eventually turn into more slums, and obviously the governor is trying to avoid such taking place, so the real issue is that these people need to return to their own states and villages and the gov. should possibly provide the means for that to take place.

Boss13:

I did not want to comment initially due to the sensitivity of the issue. However, thank you for pointing this out. If a city must grow, sacrifices must be made. I hope in 60 years we would be proud of what Lagos turns out to be.

Blyss:

The problem with temps is that they usually eventually turn into more slums, and obviously the governor is trying to avoid such taking place, so the real issue is that these people need to return to their own states and villages and the gov. should possibly provide the means for that to take place.

Blyss:

The problem with temps is that they usually eventually turn into more slums, and obviously the governor is trying to avoid such taking place, so the real issue is that these people need to return to their own states and villages and the gov. should possibly provide the means for that to take place.

Boss13:

I did not want to comment initially due to the sensitivity of the issue. However, thank you for pointing this out. If a city must grow, sacrifices must be made. I hope in 60 years we would be proud of what Lagos turns out to be.

Blyss:

The problem with temps is that they usually eventually turn into more slums, and obviously the governor is trying to avoid such taking place, so the real issue is that these people need to return to their own states and villages and the gov. should possibly provide the means for that to take place.

babapupa:

There are tons of illegal slums in Lagos state with hundreds of thousands of people if not millions so where is the compensation money for illegal settlement evacuees going to come from and do we have to keep setting money aside to settle the thousands trooping into Lagos endlessly to take their place?


You are not only compounding the the problem when you reward illegality, you are also making sure the problem stays...

TheBookWorm:

You bring up an interesting point. There is logic behind your statement I must say. However, I still believe we should show empathy to those who are at the lowest rung of society. They are often marginalized and forgotten. The improvements that Governor Fashola is bringing to Lagos should be commended, but these improvements are coming at a price. They mostly benefit the haves and not the have-nots.

TheBookWorm:

You bring up an interesting point. There is logic behind your statement I must say. However, I still believe we should show empathy to those who are at the lowest rung of society. They are often marginalized and forgotten. The improvements that Governor Fashola is bringing to Lagos should be commended, but these improvements are coming at a price. They mostly benefit the haves and not the have-nots.

Rossikk: The changes benefit everyone in the long run. And how come after each of these incidents, and the attendant hoopla of "thousands left homeless", you go back there the next day and none of those "homeless thousands" are anywhere to be seen. Where do they all go?

Neo-XVI:


How dumb and insensitive. They are the homeless you see around. They are the beggars at your window during traffic jams. They are the people living under bridges, hawking pure water that make you wonder how they are even able to feed with such meager earnings. You people seem to think that these guys had a choice but chose to build shanties in mosquito infested areas BECAUSE THEY LIKE IT. You also seem to forget that life moves in circles. You may be up today in your cozy houses and cars being insensitive to the poor and downtrodden, but it may not last forever. You may need help tomorrow and may receive the same treatment you hand out to these poor folks. It is people with your warped logic that we've been unfortunate to have as leaders that have brought this great country to her knees. A society is judged by how it treats its poor and helpless, and right now we are in a bad place.

Neo-XVI:


How dumb and insensitive. They are the homeless you see around. They are the beggars at your window during traffic jams. They are the people living under bridges, hawking pure water that make you wonder how they are even able to feed with such meager earnings. You people seem to think that these guys had a choice but chose to build shanties in mosquito infested areas BECAUSE THEY LIKE IT. You also seem to forget that life moves in circles. You may be up today in your cozy houses and cars being insensitive to the poor and downtrodden, but it may not last forever. You may need help tomorrow and may receive the same treatment you hand out to these poor folks. It is people with your warped logic that we've been unfortunate to have as leaders that have brought this great country to her knees. A society is judged by how it treats its poor and helpless, and right now we are in a bad place.

FXKing2012: Sacrifices must be made for development to take place, but Africans usually dont like making sacrifices (except sacrificing to deities) which is why Africa is so underdeveloped.

Elueme: Just the same way you didn't believe that sacrifice needed be made as regards fuel subsidy removal. It should be made now because of your benefactor Fashola. Smh @ your hypocrisy

kross_01:
God bless you Neo.
most people are only okay wit things so long as it doesnt affect them, like a saying will have it, 'when another's corpse is being carried, one feels like its a log of wood that is being carried about'. Some people fail to recognise that one of the basics of a responsible govt are provision of basic amenities to its citizenry(good roads, portable water, housing, power, security & general welfare). What will happen if lagos state gvt builds a massive block of flats for its poor natives that are being affected by the modernization of lagos & rent them out at subsidised rates? Uk has council flats, malaysia is even building housing units for its unborn generations, s'african govt does that & more, why can't such be done? For all i care the only crime these people have committed are because they are poor. This is one of those reasons why people are championing for the removal of land use act from the constitution.

braine: I believe the government must have provided an immediate alternative for them, its just that they are too ignorant. And I'm sure that they can live better in their states of origin.

I wonder how/why people fail to see the bigger picture here. Do these people really feel confortable living in those slums? Do they wish for them ghettoes to be like that forever? Common, Change is needed!

GARRI (x7):




Ok Lagos State belongs to the Federal Government of Nigeria.. Are you happy now?? Now can you just get lost??

These people should go back to their village that's no way to live. It's not by force to stay in Lagos..

babapupa:

The people of Lagos state elected the the governor to do a job and his doing that job. The problem with Nigerians and what they are used to is lawlessness and jungle living, you want a society where you can do anything you want and be left alone with no consequences. Lagos is the only place in Nigeria where every interest groups holds the state hostage with all kinds of demands of preferential treatment and exemptions from laws, rules and regulations.

Neo-XVI:


The fact that El-rufai did it doesn't make it right. Whether Abuja makes you proud or not doesn't mean cities should be developed on the backs of the poor. These are people, families, we are talking about, not dogs.

ROSSIKE:

Rubbish.

Maybe you've failed to check, but the overwhelming majority of Africans today actually worship your white imported gods, courtesy of foreign invasion and colonialism, as opposed to 'sacrificing to deities', so maybe you should check with Jesus, Mohammed and co for the source of their troubles. Leave the African deities out of it.

FXKing2012: Sacrifices must be made for development to take place, but Africans usually dont like making sacrifices (except sacrificing to deities) which is why Africa is so underdeveloped.

kross_01:
God bless you Neo.
most people are only okay wit things so long as it doesnt affect them, like a saying will have it, 'when another's corpse is being carried, one feels like its a log of wood that is being carried about'. Some people fail to recognise that one of the basics of a responsible govt are provision of basic amenities to its citizenry(good roads, portable water, housing, power, security & general welfare). What will happen if lagos state gvt builds a massive block of flats for its poor natives that are being affected by the modernization of lagos & rent them out at subsidised rates? Uk has council flats, malaysia is even building housing units for its unborn generations, s'african govt does that & more, why can't such be done? For all i care the only crime these people have committed are because they are poor. This is one of those reasons why people are championing for the removal of land use act from the constitution.

babapupa:

This is why we advise people with different ideas to run for elected office. You too can become the governor and do things your own way too. You can even throw out your state laws, let every interest groups have their way, forgo development and spend all your money building homes for beggars, illegal settlers, even set up a shop at the state borders and give the thousands trooping in daily money and free accommodation since they don't have a choice but to head to Lagos and st up slums on public land , let okada roam around lawlessly, let market people destroy your state with filth and hazardous materials, block your canals and disobey your laws. Let Lagosians know how nice and generous you are with their votes and money.

You can do all that if that's exactly what the voters elected you to do..

FXKing2012: Sacrifices must be made for development to take place, but Africans usually dont like making sacrifices (except sacrificing to deities) which is why Africa is so underdeveloped.

tomakint: Some people just want to come and 'die' in Lagos when actually what they are travelling down to look for in Lagos is right there where they were if only they can take a deeper look! Eko o ni baje o, o baje ti

babapupa:


Have you asked yourself where the money will come from or is it going to fall from the sky? I'm sure they'd love to build houses for millions of Nigerians in Lagos and the thousands entering Lagos daily because this is what lagosians put the governor in office to do with their money.

Btw, stop comparing Lagos state which is a state in Nigeria with sovereign countries with national budgets to do whatever they want and if you have to make such comparisons, pick Nigeria and not Lagos. Lagos is not a country with a national budget, its just a state within Nigeria with measly 3 billion dollars budget while all the places you mentioned are countries with several hundred billions of dollars yearly budget.


A beg get with reality and leave fantasy alone.