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How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by ilovenicloe(f): 11:20am On Jun 25, 2022
Read line by line this is interesting grin

Tinubu of placing his relatives in key positions in
the state, noting that the APC leader has turned Lagos to his “personal
cottage”.

This was contained in an address delivered by Comrade Mark Adebayo, at a
‘World Press Conference’ addressed at The Airport Hotel, Ikeja, on
Thursday.

The group stressed that its demand were premised on ensuring “a Lagos that
is free from stunted economic growth occasioned by monumental corruption
and social manipulation of the people; a free Lagos that will embrace in
all its ramifications the tenets of good governance in public sector,
transparency, accountability, fairness and ethnic cohesion.”

He said: “Today, the reality on ground is that the Centre of Excellence,
the economic capital of Nigeria and indeed the fifth largest economy in
Africa has been held captive and brazenly been manipulated by a group of
power cabal (led by a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu), for their selfish interests rather than the public good.

“It is still baffling to the majority of Nigerians, how Lagos State has
ended up becoming a personal cottage industry of one individual, who
solely determines the fate and destiny of about twenty million people. For
almost twenty years now, Lagos has become his fiefdom, with trails of
personal aggrandisement, staggering corruption and virtual enslavement.”

The group went on to list how Tinubu has allegedly continued to entrench
himself in the state by placing his people in key positions in the state,
among other actions, as follows:

1. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was Governor for eight years but has
continued to govern by proxy till date;

2. His wife has been Senator for eight years and still going for the third
term now;

3. The incumbent Commissioner for Women Affair in Lagos State, Mrs Lola
Akande, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, is Tinubu’s
sister-in-law;

4. Hon. Sunkanmi, the current member of Lagos House of Assembly
representing Ikeja, is Tinubu’s nephew. He actually succeeded Mrs Lola
Akande;

5. Sade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Lagos and Nigeria, is Tinubu’s
daughter;

6. Her husband, Mr Oja, was a member, House of Representatives,
representing Ekiti State;

7. Seyi Tinubu, one of Tinubu’s children, was appointed as the emergency
financial consultant to all parastatals and local governments in Lagos
State. His convoy is said to rival that of a state Governor, and he’s been
positioned to take over as Governor of Lagos State in 2023, while his
father Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unrepentant of his own ambition of becoming
the President of Nigeria in 2023;

8. Akeem Muri-Okunola, who recently was imposed as the Head of Service
against all civil service rules, is Tinubu’s friend’s son. He was Tinubu’s
Personal Assistant when he was the Governor;

9. The incumbent Commissioner for Establishment, Akinola Benson, was
Tinubu’s Personal Assistant;

10. The Incumbent Commissioner for Health (a three-term Commissioner),
Jide Idris, is Tinubu’s Cousin;

11. The incumbent chairman of the Oshodi Local Government, Bolaji Ariyo,
was also Tinubu’s Personal Assistant;

12. The incumbent Commissioner for Housing (a two-term Commissioner),
Gbolahan Lawal, was ADC to Bola Tinubu;

13. OANDO supplies all the fuel being used by the BRT buses in Lagos and
Wale Tinubu, the CEO of Oando is Tinubu’s younger brother;

14. A pseudo-company called Alpha Beta, collects at lead 10% of the
revenues accruing to Lagos State, running into hundreds of billions of
Naira in fees in the 15 years for doing practically nothing. The state
still pays the Lagos inland Revenue Services (LIRS) another 10% as
administrative fees to collect same revenue;

15. The landed property of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikosi campus, was
converted into private property, for the establishment of a television
station (TVC), owned by Bola Tinubu.

The group went on to accuse Tinubu of various corruption-related practices.

The statement continued: “To put it in proper perspective and further
drive home our point, an estimated figure of over N7trillion has been lost
to corrupt practices on a total expenditure of about N7trillion by the
Lagos State government in the last 20 years. The financial resource could
have been invested in critical infrastructure like the Fourth Mainland
Bridge, Lagos, International Airport in Epe, bridges along the Lekki
corridor to eliminate traffic congestion, modern hospitals and schools in
all local governments.”

The APC leader was also accused of vote buying in the events leading up to
the presidential and National Assembly elections, as well as plans to rig
the governorship elections through voter intimidation and harassment.

“At this juncture, we will like to emphasize the arrogance and impunity
that has become the trademark of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who had claimed to be
richer than some states in Nigeria. On the eve of the presidential
election, viral pictures on social media showed two bullion vans driving
into Tinubu’s residence. The Money Laundering Prohibition Act stated that
no person or corporate body shall make or accept cash payment of sum
exceeding N500,000 or its equivalent in the case of individuals, while in
the case of corporate bodies that amount is N2,000,000, the transaction
is done through a financial institution.

“We therefore call on the relevant authorities to conduct full
investigation into this flagrant violation of the laws of our land by this
individual who now parades himself as “uncountable”. In fact, the much
touted anti-corruption fight of President Buhari will amount to nothing if
grave corruption allegations are conveniently ignored.

“To sustain his vice grip on power, he has resorted to the use of thugs
to intimidate and unleash violence on non-indigenes residing in Lagos, and
contributing to the gross domestic product of the state on account of
exercising their right to freely vote for parties and candidates of their
choice. This was partly responsible for the low turnout (less than 25%) of
registered voters for the presidential election of February 23rd, 2019.

“This is a major threat to our democracy, which must be nipped in the bud.
We, therefore, call for immediate arrest and prosecution of the culprits
and their sponsors, as deterrence to others. Unfortunately, the trend of
harassment has continued unabated even after the elections of February 23.
The business activities of the Igbos in Oshodi, Mushin, Lagos Island and
other areas are being disrupted ahead of the gubernatorial elections
scheduled for March 9, 2019. The activities of these men are the types
that have caused genocide in different parts of the world. They must be
called to order before they cause major conflagration between the various
ethnic groups who have who have lived peacefully together in Lagos for
centuries. We, therefore, call the attention of the Federal Government and
international community, especially the International Criminal Court to
the dangerous pre-genocidal activities of agents of the former Governor of
Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, his chief thug, Mr. MC Oluomo, and his
army of thugs against fellow Nigerians from the South-East and South-South
living in Lagos.

“For the record, our movement is not political. It is not about selfish
ambitions.
It transcends gender, tribalism or religion, with members spread across
all the Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in
Lagos, where we have coordinators. We have also set up a high powered
legal support committee, made up of eminent lawyers, who will provide
necessary services to members of our movement during the course of this
struggle.

“We remain resolute in our quest for justice, equity, fairness, and a free
Lagos, where opportunities are equally available to all. We demand for an
egalitarian Lagos, with the highest ideals of democracy, economic
prosperity, modernization, wealth and freedom. We also demand for the
protection of voters from harassment and violence before, during and after
the elections.”
Re: How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by Jennyjay283: 11:21am On Jun 25, 2022
Who cares? undecided

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Re: How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by Nobody: 11:28am On Jun 25, 2022
Cool
Re: How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by Totilopussylick(m): 11:31am On Jun 25, 2022
He also wants to own Nigeria.

But his plans will not work tongue.
Re: How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by HarlequinLekex: 11:37am On Jun 25, 2022
He has done his own but he is on earth,any casuality can happen to him at any time
Re: How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by minks(m): 11:54am On Jun 25, 2022
Demo-CRAZY
Government of the elite for the elite and by the elite.
While the common man languishes in penury and deprivation, the political class live in affluence, stealing from the poor to stay rich.


What a wicked system we operate

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Re: How Tinubu And Friends Own Lagos by ilovenicloe(f): 9:06am On Jun 26, 2022
minks:
Demo-CRAZY
Government of the elite for the elite and by the elite.
While the common man languishes in penury and deprivation, the political class live in affluence, stealing from the poor to stay rich.


What a wicked system we operate

The things tire me

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