By the way what do you guys think? It seems that generally, the set of Governors from 2007-2011 performed better than 1999-2007.

Amaechi is like 100 times better than Odili
Daniel was better than Osoba (at least in OGD's first term)
Fashola is better than Tinubu
Oshiomole is far better than Lucky Igbinedion
Chime is better than Nnamani
Akpabio also seems to be doing more than his predecessor

Governor Chime despite limited resources have done well enough to win that post (2009-2011)

Here are my collection on Urban Road Network

sirjec:

Wayo thread. Why did you omit the names of Amaechi and Chime?

God bless you "sirjec", to me Amaechi comes first then any other governor may follow. Take a trip to PH & you will see the handiworks of Amaechi. All hail Amaechi. I was, am & would always be an ardent supporter of Amaechi.

COMPAQ:

By the way what do you guys think? It seems that generally, the set of Governors from 2007-2011 performed better than 1999-2007.

Amaechi is like 100 times better than Odili
Daniel was better than Osoba (at least in OGD's first term)
Fashola is better than Tinubu
Oshiomole is far better than Lucky Igbinedion
Chime is better than Nnamani
Akpabio also seems to be doing more than his predecessor

Nice observation - We just hope, the set for 2011-2015 will do better. Though the centre have been nothing but disappointment.

How I wish President Jonathan will fulfill one of Buhari's core objective - Empower the states and regions to do better and allow on the centre to only monitor and supervise things.

I will not vote because Chime, Amaechi, Danjuma Goje is not on that list, What of Godswill Akpabio?

Jigawa: The challenges of Sule Lamido’s leadership style

Although members of the opposition may be criticising Governor Sule Lamido’s leadership style in Jigawa State, SEGUN OLATUNJI writes that the governor’s talakawa ideology seems to have made the process of rebirth possible in the state

Although he belongs to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has been applauded for executing pro-poor programmes as espoused by the defunct Northern Elements Progressive Union and the late Mallam Amniu Kano-led Peoples Redemption Party.

Lamido, according to observers, has been striving to apply the Aminu Kano talakawa philosophy and political ideology in the governance of the largely rural state in the past four years.

When he was elected into office as the governor in 2007, Lamido did not mince words in telling the people of the state that his administration would be hinged on the talakawa philosophy and ideology in order to fast-track socio-economic development, which had eluded the state since its creation.

Looking at the enormity of what he himself described as “uniquely unmitigated case of underdevelopment,” Lamido was confronted with the “utter difficulty of deciding which of the many nightmares of the common people could be consigned into the dustbin of history.”

But to confront the underdevelopment of the state in a way that could satisfy the yearnings of the majority of the people, “who poverty and misery have reduced to conditions unworthy of human beings,” the talakawa philosophy became the most veritable tool for the governor.

“This ideology simply means democratising love, care and compassion so as to benchmark humanity in terms of dignity and respect,” the governor had explained.

This, perhaps, informed the decision by the Lamido administration to pay N7,000 monthly allowance to every physically-challenged person in the state.

The governor said in an interview that this was done to “first, save the weakest among us otherwise called the disabled, whom physical disabilities and other afflictions have consigned to objects of repugnance in our midst.

“Four years on, we can look back with satisfaction and say that, yes, we made the difference generally and there is no better testimony than that ground now named Mallam Aminu Kano Triangle, built in honour of the talakawa struggle or the smiling faces of our disabled brothers away from the gloom and despair of yesteryears.”

With the application of the talakawa political philosophy to the administration of Jigawa, political watchers in the state say that Lamido has successfully made serious impact on some critical sectors of the state.

They are quick to cite the deplorable state of the education sector before Lamido assumed power in 2007. An educationist in the state, Mallam Abdullahi Mohammed, said that the Lamido administration had in the past four years turned around the sector by making significant impact.

“The story of the education sector in Jigawa State before the coming of this administration needs no further narration here. Suffice it to say that in a situation where you had cow sheds as classrooms, it needs only a little imagination to construct a mental picture of the rest. The government had to start all over again,” he said.

On the achievements of his administration in the education sector in the past four years, Lamido said, “We have in the last four years, constructed 1,061 classrooms across the state. We also purchased 62,981 pieces of classroom furniture. Out of the total number of 779 dilapidated schools we inherited in 2007, we have renovated and restored 648 to full standard and equipped most of their laboratories to WAEC standard. Another 19 new Junior Secondary Schools were established in addition to two new primary schools.

“On nomadic education, we have constructed 216 nomadic schools across the state. Approval has also been given to construct 64 schools and the renovation of 27 others. To ensure quality education for the nomadic pupils, various working and school materials were distributed to the students.”
Also, as part of its efforts to economically empower the people of the state, the Lamido administration said it had constructed, reactivated and equipped six skills acquisition centres in Birnin Kudu, Dutse, Hadejia, Gumel, Ringim and Kazaure, where hitherto unemployed youths were being trained in various trades ranging from shoe-making, cell-phone repairs, chalk-making, paint-making, photography, tailoring, horse decoration, plumbing, auto mechanic and other skills.
The various skill acquisition programmes, the governor said, would restore the artisans in the state into their rightful place in the emerging and expanding service sector in Jigawa State.

To promote and further boost economic activities in the state, it was learnt that the state government facilitated the establishment of the popular payless Sahad Stores in Jigawa. This was made possible by the decision of the Lamido administration to give free allocation of land to the owners of the store in Dutse, the state capital, where the one-stop shop supermarket now operates. And today, people from across the 19 northern states troop daily to Dutse to purchase various goods from the store because of the rock-bottom prices at which it sells.

Before 2007, according to some residents of the state, getting fresh bread in Jigawa was virtually impossible. In fact, bread was being “imported” from the neighbouring Kano State. But today, this has become a thing of the past as the Lamido administration was said to have also facilitated the establishment of ultra-modern bakeries by some Chinese nationals in the state capital through the offer of some incentives, including free land allocation to the foreign investors.

“It is common knowledge that agriculture in this part of the country accounts for over 90 per cent of our people’s preoccupation. But it is not only subsistent, it is also human labour-driven in the hi-tech 21st Century. Not only is this condition pitiable, we are also harassed by the protocols of the World Trade Organisation when the Jigawa farmer is put on the same pedestal with his European or American counterpart.

“It was with this in mind and to save the Jigawa farmer from slipping further into perpetual hunger and poverty that we rolled out certain programmes to assist our farmers in terms of rock bottom fertiliser prices, improved and high yielding seeds, subsidised tractor prices and hiring, loans facilities for work bull and appliances, farm extension services, crop fumigation and pests aerial spray, opening of Fadama irrigation in suitable local government areas for our youths and government’s purchase of excess harvest as incentive to grow more,” the governor added.

To underscore the importance attached to the easy movement of people and goods across the state, the Lamido administration said it had expended over N43bn on the provision of road infrastructure in the past four years.

The governor said, “Without basic infrastructure, especially in road network, the required stimulus to economic growth and the opening up of the towns and villages will not be possible. Also, our efforts in education, health and agriculture will come to naught if that level of movement of goods and services was not put in place.

“We have in the last four years spent over N43bn on roads, ranging from asphalting major arteries, which intersect across the state, to building new inter-town/inter-local government network that has made Jigawa to assume spider web in road facility today. One may not be far from the truth if one says Jigawa State has the best road network in Nigeria today.

“We have embarked on the transformation of all our local government headquarters into modern cities with asphalt township roads and drainages, complete with street lights before the end of our tenure in 2015.”

In the health and potable water sectors, the state has in the past four years made significant improvement, according to the governor, when compared with the situation of things when he took over in 2007.

“Like education, the health sector fared no better. As at the year 2007, statistics showed that Jigawa State had the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the country. Our hospitals and other health institutions were only so in name. Today, we have developed an effective and impressive health care system under the Gunduma Health Care System with a bottom-up approach from primary health care to the secondary and the tertiary.

“The Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital, the most modern equipped hospital in Nigeria, stands in testimony to this. Jigawa State today offers free maternal services covering delivery and the child’s life up to the age of five. This is in addition to regular and periodic vaccination on polio, malaria, measles and similar diseases. The sparkling eyes and smiling faces of mothers and babies all over Jigawa State bear testimony to this.
“Because water is such a very fundamental human need, it beats one’s imagination that, since independence, this simple fact has not been seen and taken as such. Water holds the key to human development and accounts for over 50 per cent of our health problems, starting with personal hygiene. Whatever efforts or monies spent on education, health, agriculture or infrastructure will come to naught if the water question is not settled. Therefore, in Jigawa, water was identified as one of the biggest nightmares.

“Without bothering you with statistics, we have today as I’m speaking to you, achieved 90 per cent potable water services to our people. In the last water conference held in Nigeria, Jigawa was cited as a model worthy of emulation by other states in the federation,” Lamido said.

The opposition camps are, however, of the view that the Lamido administration, in spite of its lofty achievements in the past four years, has been biting off much more than it can actually chew with the various development programmes it has embarked upon.

“Although we understand that he is making efforts to further dignify the office of the deputy governor, the chief judge and the grand khadi, the billions of naira he has spent on the construction of new offices and official residences for his deputy and these two heads of the judiciary in the state could have been used to provide some other needs of the people,” Kabiru Mohammed, a leader of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change in the state, said.

But in spite of the criticism of the Lamido administration by the opposition, the governor has continued to receive accolades from unlikely quarters and even beyond the confines of Jigawa. One of such is from the renowned academic and socialist, Prof. Eskor Toyo.

Toyo, who ordinarily would not associate with politicians, was for three days in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa to attend the May 29 inauguration of Lamido.

He said at the Sawaba Monument located inside the Mallam Aminu Kano Triangle in Dutse, “What I have seen done here is because this governor happens to be a NEPU man, a Sawaba man. What we call Sawaba is what they call socialism in Europe. Call it anything you like but it is for the salvation of man, of the common man or the common people from suffering. They work hardest. Why should there be so much suffering?

“If all the people governing Nigeria are like this governor, the common people will not be suffering like that. Unfortunately, Nigeria is being governed by all these selfish, greedy, colourless people; people who make money for themselves. But we didn’t fight for Nigeria for some people to become millionaires.”

Lamido has, however, assured that his government would always remain accountable to the people of the state in everything it does.

Fashola, the best Governor

[b]Security [/b]of lives and properties in Enugu is good. If you are coming to Enugu - security is cool, but if you bring trouble, be sure "Ndi Uwe Oji" - police will deal with you.

Governor Chime's Response to the the post Presidential Election violence - All the security out fit in the Enugu had a march throughout the State. It was a big joy and show of strenght.

Below was the picture I took at O'Connor Street - during the NPF session.

Nigerians are just too cheap!!! loot their money, buy few trash disposer lorries to demo for them, you win them!

nakedall:

Nigerians are just too cheap!!! loot their money, buy few trash disposer lorries to demo for them, you win them!

I keep wondering what you will say of many others that spend Billions and buy nothing, even end up leaving huge debt in the State.

And how about Oga Presido - that is performing at his finest by running Zero km/h

could it be anything to do with the fact that OBJ, the biggest looter in African history was in power?

COMPAQ:

By the way what do you guys think? It seems that generally, the set of Governors from 2007-2011 performed better than 1999-2007.

Amaechi is like 100 times better than Odili
Daniel was better than Osoba (at least in OGD's first term)
Fashola is better than Tinubu
Oshiomole is far better than Lucky Igbinedion
Chime is better than Nnamani
Akpabio also seems to be doing more than his predecessor

I am very  very impressed by Fashola, and I am only starting to learn that Chime and Amaechi are also equally impressive.

Please Seun, remove this thread from the 1st page unless Chime and Amaechi and are added to the poll

Rotimi Amaechi - Rivers State
S. Chime - Enugu State
B. Fashola - Lagos State
G. Akpabio - Akwa-ibom

Others can follow,

OGD the winner - he empowered the cult boys with guns and dealt with the opposition mercilessly. He built a 12-storey building in Abeokuta and namedv it after himself.

Theodore Orji

Governor Danjuama Goje of Gombe state

Chime no doubt is not just the best but there is no close second. Forget Lagos propaganda Go to Enugu and see authentic development

I'v bin 2 enugu nd rivers in d past 4 yrs nd saw massive urban renewal nd rural development, so ma thumbs up 2 d govnors. If i wil then av 2 choose frm ma xperiences thus far, i wil say that d lagos state govt has bin embarkin on projects i'l rather term DARING. Considerin d population and der needs nd modern constructn no govnor has dreamt of, lyk d eko atlantic city project, d lagos lite rail 2 mention a few. I went to Jos and stayd 4 abt 5 mnths, wen i came back , wat i saw in progress was unbelievabl. Look up pics of lagos b4 nd dat of nw, they tel d story. Visit ekoatlantic.com 2 see d "most daring project ever embarked upon by a state in nigeria" as CNN- Inside Africa puts it. For me its Fashola, Chime, Amaechi in dat order. PEACEat of nw, they tel d story. Visit ekoatlantic.com 2 see d "most daring project ever embarked upon by a state in nigeria" as CNN- Inside Africa puts it. For me its Fashola, Chime, Amaechi in dat order. PEACE

who else than fashola? u all we agree with me come 2015 that he will be d choice of the pple 4 presidential election

i used to think amaechi was the best till i attended a wedding at enugu also spent the weekend , damm i must say Sullivan chime is the man considering the little allocation the state gets, enugu is even neater than calabar, beautiful with no single pot hole anywhere , the roads are soo good you will think your in the u.k and it looks well planned( that's where enugu beats ph),my dad had to admit that the man have brought back the glory of enugu as the pearl of old eastern nigeria. i wish my stupid governor can see what theses two are doing. pls lagos still looks the same to me ,i can never fall for that fashola media hype

fesse:

Rotimi Amaechi - Rivers State
S. Chime - Enugu State
B. Fashola - Lagos State
G. Akpabio - Akwa-ibom

Others can follow,

akpabio is also doing some good work in akwa ibom , massive construction are goin on there but the man don spoil im name finish

For his vision and ambition alone, I would go with Fashola.

Fashola actually has a vision of transforming lagos into a modern megacity benchmarked against Singapore, and I believe he is capable of delivering this vision.
The Eko atlantic project is simply mind-blowing for Nigeria and it would be fantastic to have such a area that is planned and developed as modern dsitrict such as manhattan was in New York.

I duff my hat to you Fashola,  

Chime is also visionary, but does not have access to the resources available to Fashola, but some of his ideas and policy are absolutely top draw. Using locally manufactured buses, using locally mined coal to fuel power stations for the State.
Chime, I salute you ooh!!

rotimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

pleaseeeeee add Gov Chime on that list. I have lived in Enugu and I have never seen that level of development in the state in so short a time. Fash dosent even come close, trust me

@op
u better revise that list and include, Alao Akala, Jona Jang, Gbenga Daniel, Isa yuguda and Ohakim(alias anya 4:30), before i invoke the spirit of boko haram on u,

There is no doubt Fasola is the best governor, even the PDP gov's aknowledged his effort in lagos state, u can imagine that some PDP gov's campain for fasola in the last election, gime some fresh air, 2015 fash for presido, no dullin'

Although i have n't visited enugu since 2008. Sullivan chime is a different kind of igbo man, he is cool, calm and collected. He did something that amazed me then (2008). A contractor had done a shabby road work in trans ekulu, thinking it was biz as usual (a la nnamani era). 2 wks after completion of the road, the contractor was recalled to site with severe warning. End result was a high quality road which terminated at Damija junction to the suprise of all. I am not suprised if he is doing well now.

Alameiseghia is d best governor
President yaradua with his 8 point agenda(best presido)
Tafa balogun is d best IG

[color=#990000][/color] Fashola is the big man here, but Akpabio is changing the average Akwa Ibom mentality though he has some problems with security and his boastful attitude

Fashola
Chime
Danjuma Goje
Amaechi
Akpabio
These are the top earners

The worst of the pack
T. A Orji
Ohascam
Akwe Doma
Alao Rascala
Elechi Amadi
Isah Yuguda
Murtala Nyako (4 Phd. holding wives)
Timipre Sylva