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Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 2:31am On Jun 24, 2020
Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, has been described as the dirtiest capital city in the world.

The words are those of Mr. Femi Okunnu, Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing.


In an interview with a Lagos newspaper, Mr. Okunnu said: "This city, capital of a nation of sixty million people, is sick and needs urgent purging". He went on to say: "Put bluntly, Lagos is the dirtiest capital city in the world".

The Commissioner blamed local authorities for the condition of the city and urged inhabitants to help keep it clean.

Source: Reuters News Archive.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrdKLg4zjc
Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 2:32am On Jun 24, 2020
NGpatriot...what do you have to say?You blame Igbos and IPOB for everything.

As you can see nothing has changed.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by babasolution: 2:47am On Jun 24, 2020
lagos as even improved and grown far beyond expectation over the years.The future is bright Nigeria is not finished.The black race is not finished

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by tobechi74: 2:48am On Jun 24, 2020
by then, the entire aba was not recognized as a city self

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by damdam995(m): 2:51am On Jun 24, 2020
Even till now, Lagos is still dirty. Come to Abuja.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by NGpatriot: 2:58am On Jun 24, 2020
lol @ silly ipob villagers and their jealousy obsession with Lagos.


Jobless losers.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 3:03am On Jun 24, 2020
NGpatriot:
lol @ silly ipob villagers and their jealousy obsession with Lagos.


Jobless losers.
undecided
Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by aristocrazzy: 3:09am On Jun 24, 2020
Lagos is still the commercial capital of Africa...!!
Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Gabkosh: 3:54am On Jun 24, 2020
tobechi74:
by then, the entire aba was not recognized as a city self
grin
Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Gabkosh: 3:55am On Jun 24, 2020
But now, Onitsha, Aba and Umuahia have taken over.... Ask world health organisation.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Gabkosh: 3:59am On Jun 24, 2020
Even when Tripoli was above lagos. This one can't read.

So a city in 137 is the dirtiest, what of those in no 1 to 136.

Ipob youths are too dense.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by NGpatriot: 4:08am On Jun 24, 2020
Gabkosh:
But now, Onitsha, Aba and Umuahia have taken over.... Ask world health organisation.



Onisha I the world's most polluted City.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 4:29am On Jun 24, 2020
NGpatriot:




Onisha I the world's most polluted City.
Makoko and Ajegunle Lagos shocked The money in the bullion vans could fix these two communities.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by firo08(m): 4:33am On Jun 24, 2020
damdam995:
Even till now, Lagos is still dirty. Come to Abuja.
I concur.
Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 4:36am On Jun 24, 2020
BeLookingIDIOT:

He declared it based on what information or what study?
Who is a in a better position to make that judgement than Mr. Femi Okunnu, Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing at the time

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by NGpatriot: 4:36am On Jun 24, 2020
The dirty, slimy, rotten shithole where dirty village Igbos buy food that they put in their mouth.


smh...

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by helinues: 4:43am On Jun 24, 2020
History repeating itself.....

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by NGpatriot: 4:49am On Jun 24, 2020
Welcome to Onitsha: the city with the world’s worst air


This is a typical day in the southern Nigerian port city of Onitsha – which last year gained notoriety when it was ranked the worst city in the world for the staggering levels of PM10 particulate matter in its air.

Onitsha’s mean annual concentration was recorded at 594 micrograms per cubic metre by the World Health Organization – massively exceeding the WHO’s annual guideline limit for PM10s of 20μg/m3.

Onitsha is grossly polluted – not just in terms of the air quality, but also the solid waste that litters the streets, blocking drainages and canals. With not a single waste bin in sight, heaps of unregulated rubbish dumps occupy roadsides and street corners.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/polluted-onitsha-nigeria-perpetual-dust-city-world-worst-air



1. This dirty, nasty and rotten onisha village is not only the dirtiest and the most polluted city on the surface of the earth, but 3 out of the 5 SE states are also the dirties and the most polluted in Nigeria.


Onitsha is grossly polluted – not just in terms of the air quality, but also the solid waste that litters the streets, blocking drainages and canals. With not a single waste bin in sight, heaps of unregulated rubbish dumps occupy roadsides and street corners.

2. Just imagine, solid waste aka shit/poop littering the streets..


Very sad..

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 4:51am On Jun 24, 2020
helinues:
History repeating itself.....

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by NGpatriot: 4:52am On Jun 24, 2020
www.nairaland.com/attachments/11793218_boyslitter_jpegc06449db306acc1f51f91c5e842045fe


Onitsha is grossly polluted – not just in terms of the air quality, but also the solid waste that litters the streets, blocking drainages and canals. With not a single waste bin in sight, heaps of unregulated rubbish dumps occupy roadsides and street corners.


You see the reason whey even school children must cover their noses while they walk down the street.?


smh...

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 4:53am On Jun 24, 2020
NGpatriot:
The dirty, slimy, rotten shithole where dirty village Igbos buy food that they put in their mouth.


smh...
Even South Africans are alarmed at how filthy Lagos has become.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by NGpatriot: 5:00am On Jun 24, 2020
The entire vicinity of the market is perpetually dusty, as wood-sellers saw lumber into different shapes and sizes. The air here is made worse by all the fine sand particles that fly off the back of trucks as they visit one of the many dredging companies on the bank of the River Niger, just behind the wood market.


Onitsha is grossly polluted – not just in terms of the air quality, but also the solid waste that litters the streets, blocking drainages and canals. With not a single waste bin in sight, heaps of unregulated rubbish dumps occupy roadsides and street corners.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/13/polluted-onitsha-nigeria-perpetual-dust-city-world-worst-air

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by EsomahJD: 5:04am On Jun 24, 2020
shocked shocked Don't show south Africans this video please.

This one will trend for them.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by helinues: 5:06am On Jun 24, 2020
RuudVanNisteroy:

Even South Africans are alarmed at how filthy Lagos has become.

Wait , which part of Nigeria are you really from? If it's not Lagos, it will be other SW states..

Why are you more concerned about the happenings in SW while neglecting your region.?
Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Bighead9: 5:06am On Jun 24, 2020
Now Onitsha has taking the world record. grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by MetaPhysical: 5:20am On Jun 24, 2020
RuudVanNisteroy:
NGpatriot...what do you have to say?You blame Igbos and IPOB for everything.

As you can see nothing has changed.

Show picture of Lagos before 1970.. grin

After the war Ibos refused to return to North, out of fear. But homeland was even more scary. They needed a refuge. Lagos was their refuge. The filth in that video came with migrant Ibos after war.

Show video of Lagos before war, you will see huge difference.

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Re: Throwback: Lagos Described As "Dirtiest Capital City In The World" In 1972 by Nobody: 5:21am On Jun 24, 2020
helinues:


Wait , which part of Nigeria are you really from? If it's not Lagos, it will be other SW states..

Why are you more concerned about the happenings in SW while neglecting your region.?

Lagos is a no man's land. I am Nigerian that is all that matters and care about all the regions.

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