TheBookWorm:

You will not see me disagreeing with all the assertions that you have made. I am in full support of progress and Nigeria as a whole needs to be modernized at all cost. However, I think where we disagree is how this modernization can be achieved. The slums that are throughout Lagos need to be removed. But we must not forget the human element. Governor Fashola is trying to move Lagos in the right direction, but I wish he handled this situation better. The people who inhabit these slums will not go back to their villages and towns, they will stay in Lagos. Where will they go? They will most likely find themselves in other slums in Lagos. Therefore, this is simply spreading the problem and not making it better. But what is done is done, but the fact that Nigerians have been rendered homeless, because of Governor Fashola's actions does not make me feel good about the situation.

~Bluetooth:


How many slums do you see in London,Dubai or New york ? You guys should learn to put sentiments away from governance.for a government to work and succeed,sacrifices must be made.

Government cannot build free houses to aLl poor Nigerians simply because they are homelessness and that is why there are urban and rural areas.if you find yourself lagging in Urban areas,migrate to the rural when life is cheap.Besides,government is not father christmas.

PS- I'm not blaming those poor guys for being poor and kicked out of their shanties but what need to be done must be done.

trolling:
partly true but all nations sacrifice to deities but i wouldnt call most of EuroAsian countries and some parts of the Anericas underdeveloped.The fact of the matter is one of Ham's son was cursed to be a servant of servants that is why many parts of Africa are what they are today.

kross_01:
maybe i got carried away with the comparison but come on man, rolling back to africa, lagos can safely be compared to jo'burg, whch still hav shacks & funny settlements visible. But the govt doesnt jst go & drive them all off, rather the first thing u'ld notice in such area is that they'll cme construct an array of toilets dia for them & then keep managing them till they can get a lasting solution to them. While i'm not suggesting to the state gvt hw to run its affairs, 'm surely suggesting to it, hw to trt its citizens like humans & nt second class citizens. My pain with this whole demolition still remains that you as a gvt cnt wake up & send a bulldozer to a settlement without prior notice & or time frame, not even minding the fact that those people are the traditional indigenes/natives of there. If not for land use act, i wonder if such could be thot of in d 1st place.

~Bluetooth:


How many slums do you see in London,Dubai or New york ? You guys should learn to put sentiments away from governance.for a government to work and succeed,sacrifices must be made.

Government cannot build free houses to aLl poor Nigerians simply because they are homelessness and that is why there are urban and rural areas.if you find yourself lagging in Urban areas,migrate to the rural when life is cheap.Besides,government is not father christmas.

PS- I'm not blaming those poor guys for being poor and kicked out of their shanties but what need to be done must be done.

FXKing2012:
But some folks doubt the whole Ham story having anything to do wt Africa's underdevelopment

Tigerhead: I have been reading your ill thought out childish bleats posts. I have always wondered why you think not having a sensible thought in your head is an achievement?

That land belongs to the Federal Government of Nigeria. I can not see how invading land that belongs to other people can ever be the way a democratic government should be run.

Neo-XVI:


What you have written here is complete nonsense. I am sure you were one of the people campaigning against the removal of fuel subsidy because that one affects you. This one doesn't, so they can all go and burn in hell. After all, are they not poor people?

You are exactly the replica of the republican party here in the US. They only cater to the rich and powerful in society. The poor can go rot in hell as far as they are concerned. But the US also owes its greatness today to it's generosity on the not so powerful in the 1950s. They gave scholarships to all who fought in world war II so they can attend college. They set up medicare and social security so that people don't have to live out they old ages in abject poverty. That was how they built their middle class starting in the 50s. Right now most industrialized countries have free health care for both rich and poor. That is how countries develop - by catering to the poor. Cos once you are able to lift them out of poverty, the larger society is better for it. You wise men fail comprehend this immutable truth. Shame on you.

babapupa:

You still can not compare Lagos with jburg or any other municipality. every society is unique based on a lot of things from money, history, culture and expectations from the elected officials.

I still need you to tell me where the money to house millions of beggars, illegal settlers and every so called thousands of common man crossing into Lagos state everyday. Tell me where the money will come from...

kross_01:
maybe i got carried away with the comparison but come on man, rolling back to africa, lagos can safely be compared to jo'burg, whch still hav shacks & funny settlements visible. But the govt doesnt jst go & drive them all off, rather the first thing u'ld notice in such area is that they'll cme construct an array of toilets dia for them & then keep managing them till they can get a lasting solution to them. While i'm not suggesting to the state gvt hw to run its affairs, 'm surely suggesting to it, hw to trt its citizens like humans & nt second class citizens. My pain with this whole demolition still remains that you as a gvt cnt wake up & send a bulldozer to a settlement without prior notice & or time frame, not even minding the fact that those people are the traditional indigenes/natives of there. If not for land use act, i wonder if such could be thot of in d 1st place.

kross_01:
maybe i got carried away with the comparison but come on man, rolling back to africa, lagos can safely be compared to jo'burg, whch still hav shacks & funny settlements visible. But the govt doesnt jst go & drive them all off, rather the first thing u'ld notice in such area is that they'll cme construct an array of toilets dia for them & then keep managing them till they can get a lasting solution to them. While i'm not suggesting to the state gvt hw to run its affairs, 'm surely suggesting to it, hw to trt its citizens like humans & nt second class citizens. My pain with this whole demolition still remains that you as a gvt cnt wake up & send a bulldozer to a settlement without prior notice & or time frame, not even minding the fact that those people are the traditional indigenes/natives of there. If not for land use act, i wonder if such could be thot of in d 1st place.

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.

Osc: If he is providing alternatvs fine but if not he shud not inflict pain on d poor just to make name cos its sheer hypocrisy, my kobo

emiye:

I am almost certain they were issued quit notice, you people talk as if we are not nigerians, more often than not when quit notice are issued by government,Nobody quits. you will come back at that location to discover more people than they were when you issued the quit notice.

Some tough decisions has to be made, compensating illegality has a long term consequence.

infolekan:

But the republicans you are quoting have produced more Presidents in the US than the democrats and I'm talking about more than double the number of democrat President.
Nigerians always prefer status quo. People like you would prefer things to remain the way it is till there's a big hurricane that takes away half of Lagos & you'll now tackle the slum.
There are West London & East London.....you'll definitely know where you should belong whne you check your wallet. The issue of council house & all comes into play with time AFTER we clear all these slums.
You can build a shanty illegaly & then turn around & be talking about not being served notice when you know you shouldn't even be there initially. And some peeps are even talking about compensation.smh. The issue of the land being the Fed Govts land is someone overnight dream I'm sure.

trolling:
thats because they dont do secular and biblical history,Ham's descendants occupy Africa,Africa was named after Africanus a caucasian

all4naija: This is image of demolition in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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

kross_01:
Good a thing u said almost certain, but my dear these people spoke during the press conference organised by a group that has agreed to defend their rights that have been violated(SERAP should be the grps name) & almost all said same thing. Few hours notice with area boys aiding in the demolition & carting away their stuffs while squads of mobile police are kept stand by, seriously is that humane enough?

A-ZeD:


OP you just posted half of the information. All those saying quit notices where not given should go and read the whole story. Below is a part of the story which the OP omitted

The Lagos state commissioner for housing, Adedeji Olatubosun Jeje, provided a different version of events.

“It’s a regeneration of a slum,” he said. “We gave enough notification. The government intends to develop 1,008 housing units. What we removed was just shanties. Nobody was even living in those shanties. Maybe we had a couple of squatters living there.”

A-ZeD:
OP you just posted half of the information. All those saying quit notices where not given should go and read the whole story. Below is a part of the story which the OP omitted

The Lagos state commissioner for housing, Adedeji Olatubosun Jeje, provided a different version of events.

“It’s a regeneration of a slum,” he said. “We gave enough notification. The government intends to develop 1,008 housing units. What we removed was just shanties. Nobody was even living in those shanties. Maybe we had a couple of squatters living there.”

Eko Ile:




So what would you have done as a leader? Sit around and watch the same poor people live in slums, squalor, dangerous and unhealthy environment and on top of that turn your society into lawless and illegal settlements like some hopeless jungle?

I know we all want to make it in life, but if your dreams of making it in Lagos is not panning out, why not head back to your village or home town where you for sure have family house and decent roof over your head? It's not by force to live city life that you can not support or sustain in anyway. People have to start taking responsibility for their actions and quit hiding under this poor people nonsense. We all have responsibilities and you can not form an illegal settlement and think keep thing nothing is going to happen to you or the place you occupied illegally. The law will come knocking one day one day.

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.

emiye:

What do you expect them to say? That they were given a long quit notice?

Never has a demolition exercise taken place, and those displaced agreed they were given quit notice.