skillet:



Okowa dropped three universities.

Upgrading poly to university no be project and they are yet to take off has universities

thinkmoney:

My brother, forget allocation, lagos state revenue is more than 12 states own put together. Lagos has always been the top state since it was a capital.
The main sea port is in lagos, one of the main airport is in lagos and all the capitals of big big companies and even many embassies are in lagos. It has been like this since it was a capital. The federal government then put up many structures that ordinary would have been close to impossible for a single state to do because it was the capital then. Just think of how long the 'walf' at Apapa has been a magnate to many people and industries, think of how long many bank headquarters have been in lagos and now think too of how long the many big big bridges -third mainland bridge and the rest - have been in lagos.

Bro, I get your point. But what I'm trying to tell you is that it takes someone with a vision to sustain the tempo of Lagos and continue to build on it. There is none of those federal government 'buildings' you talked about that Lagos state government is collecting a dime from neither do they collect any money for all the bridges in Lagos. But Lagos state rather used the opportunity it has to perfect it's tax collection regime from bottom to top and when people see what their money is being used for majority will choose not to evade or avoid paying even without compulsion.

Rivers state for example has what it takes to be up there also in terms of all these, with the 13% extra allocation, the sea, the banks etc. But it requires a vision with planning that would need to be followed up if not, it will just be business as usual, pay salary, renovate roads, finished you have achieved as a governor.

The only reason why Lagos state is where it is now is that the vision has been laid down by someone who followed the recommendation of top industrialists and some of the best brains available then, and is making sure that each successive administration is following through by handpicking the governors. Like him or hate him, he might be a thief as many are saying but this is a Robin Hood thief that I won't mind to steal my money.

The day he loses control of who becomes the governor of that state or he dies is when you start seeing Lagos becoming like all those normal states that their only duty is to pay workers salary and do some cosmetic renovations. EXCEPT ANOTHER PERSON WITH A VISION AND COMMANDS HIS KIND OF FOLLOWERSHIP TAKES OVER.

soojar:


Bro, I get your point. But what I'm trying to tell you is that it takes someone with a vision to sustain the tempo of Lagos and continue to build on it. There is none of those federal government 'buildings' you talked about that Lagos state government is collecting a dime from neither do they collect any money for all the bridges in Lagos. But Lagos state rather used the opportunity it has to perfect it's tax collection regime from bottom to top and when people see what their money is being used for majority will choose not to evade or avoid paying even without compulsion.

Rivers state for example has what it takes to be up there also in terms of all these, with the 13% extra allocation, the sea, the banks etc. But it requires a vision with planning that would need to be followed up if not, it will just be business as usual, pay salary, renovate roads, finished you have achieved as a governor.

The only reason why Lagos state is where it is now is that the vision has been laid down by someone who followed the recommendation of top industrialists and some of the best brains available then, and is making sure that each successive administration is following through by handpicking the governors. Like him or hate him, he might be a thief as many are saying but this is a Robin Hood thief that I won't mind to steal my money.

The day he loses control of who becomes the governor of that state or he dies is when you start seeing Lagos becoming like all those normal states that their only duty is to pay workers salary and do some cosmetic renovations. EXCEPT ANOTHER PERSON WITH A VISION AND COMMANDS HIS KIND OF FOLLOWERSHIP TAKES OVER.

Lagos is super rich. With more than 20million people as a potential capital generation. It's always been a top state since the 19s.
Any average person will manage lagos. It will take a total 'oloribu' to mess things up.
Before Tinubu, lagos was no. 1. Then it had a airport that most state didnt have, it had beaches for luxury and resorts, had the top hotels and eateries.
It was only under military governors mostly.
Lagos will be top state for a long time to come. No state in nigeria, not even Delta state are seeing its greenlight now.

thinkmoney:

Lagos is super rich. With more than 20million people as a potential capital generation. It's always been a top state since the 19s.
Any average person will manage lagos. It will take a total 'oloribu' to mess things up.
Before Tinubu, lagos was no. 1. Then it had a airport that most state didnt have, it had beaches for luxury and resorts, had the top hotels and eateries.
It was only under military governors mostly.
Lagos will be top state for a long time to come. No state in nigeria, not even Delta state are seeing its greenlight now.

Super rich. Those military governors what have they contributed to Lagos in terms of infrastructure or development. Most of those things you are seeing were put in place by federal government when Lagos was the capital of Nigeria. Majority of these visible infrastructures you are now seeing are as a result of the laid down plan for Lagos state by a visionary person.

An average person cannot manage Lagos state, while it can never become a state like Osun (which should never have been a state anyway) but give it to an average person it will become a state like Delta or Rivers in no time.

See how to fund your cowry card HERE. Yes you can use it for the waterways too.

Slimm01:
I hope it's the same cowry card we use for BRT lagbus that shall be harmonized with the ferry cowry card. If so, that will be nice to just fund the card to cater for both the road and water transport at same time.