Raskimonojendor:

Even Tinubu that came in 1999 did more for Lagos than what the military rulers did. Lagos was a big mess prior to post 1999.

We remember
Lagos was decaying in 1999

Raskimonojendor:

You are the one that wasn't born in Lagos hence called Ikeja and Surulere a Ghetto since both were part of western region. Only for you to shift the goal post.

Western government only lasted few short years,subsequent development was from FG resources, sourced from Nigerdelta oil

Stupid analogy. Even FCT being in Abuja has made several parts of Nassarawa that should typical village become developed. All parts of Lagos doesn't need to be FCT before that status can help in the development of every parts of Lagos

Christistruth03:



Even under the Military Lagos Island was the Capital not Lagos State

They had completely different Budgets and Management

But the British and Lord Lugard founded and built Enugu and Umuahia yet you fully claim it

Under military governments, Lagos was run as a state not under Western government, it was funded by military FG funds from oil

Christistruth03:


Na Awolowo you Dey take play?

Who built Ikeja out of a Jungle including it’s industrial Estates

the first industrial Estates in Nigeria?

Awolowo, the man, the legend. All from cocoa money.

The last two years of Awolowo as Premier of Western Region was concentrated on efforts to write his name in the book of Legends.*

He incorporated: *Western Hotels* which invested in:
* Premier Hotel,
* Lafia hotels in Ibadan
* Lagos Airport Hotel respectively.

He set up:
*Western Nigeria Development Corporation* to finance mega corporations. This was established in 1958.
It encouraged plantation development with six agricultural plantations covering 20,517 acres in collaboration with Cooperative societies, eleven additional plantations covering 8,468 acres with crops ranging from Cocoa , Rubber, Oil Palm, Citrus, Cashew and Coffee had been put in place all over the region.

WNDC, a clearing house for multitude of companies, established for the rapid industrial development and revolution of the region.
Among them were:
1. WAPCO at Ewekoro for cement, with enough capacity to serve the whole country.
2. Nigerite Ltd, producing asbestos and roofing sheets,
3. National Bank,
4. Wema Bank,
5. Nigerian General Insurance,
6. Great Nigeria Insurance,
7. Gravil Enthoven and coy,
8. Vegetables Oil Ltd,
9. Cocoa Processing Industry Ogba Ikeja,
10. Odua Textile Mills Ltd,
11. Wrought Iron Ltd,
12. Union beverages Ltd, 13. Sungass company,
14. Wemabod estates, owner of Western House tallest building, then on Broad Street, and other estates,
15. Western livestocks,
16. Fisheries services Ltd,
17. Caxton Press,
18. Epe Plywood,
19. Asakar Paints,
20. Nigeria Crafts and Bags Ltd,
21. Nipol Plastics in Ibadan,
22. Phoenix Motors.

Also, he opened up biggest industrial layouts in:
i. Ibadan, Oluyole and
ii. Lagos Oba Akran axis and
iii. *Ilupeju in Mushin axis with over 120 factories* for mass production of different needs & gave birth to:
23. Nigeria Textile Mills,
24. West Africa Breweries,
25. Dunlop Tyres,
26. Crittal Hope Aluminum,
27. Tower Aluminium,
28. Solel Boneh,
29. Nidogas,
30. Nigeria Wire and Cables in Ilupeju.

Odua Investments was the largest conglomerates in Nigeria as at 2004 with assets worth over N10 trillion.

Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo paid the Western Nigeria Civil servants, the highest salaries far above Federal government.
So much jobs were created by vast industrialisation drives.
All these were achieved without Oil revenue between1951-1959. He also touched the road construction with bitumen & laid road network covering over 2,000 kilometers throughout the region.

Other achievements of his regime are:
1. Cocoa House, the tallest building in West Africa for decades,
2. Liberty Stadium, the most modern in the entire African,
3. Western Nigeria Television & Broadcasting Service (WNTV/WNBS), the first Radio & Television Stations in Africa,
4. Many General Hospitals and Dispensaries in rural area.
5. Free Education at primary school level.
6. His effort in Cooperative society development gave birth to establishment of Cooperative Bank in 1953 and Cooperative College.

The eight years most of this present Governors spend, was the same with Pa Awolowo, covering what comprises 8 states nowadays, yet he achieved so much. Most of our present day Governors could not mention one world class company, corporate institution or industry set up to create jobs for teaming youths being turned out year in, year out, by our ivory towers.

Today leaders should at least emulate our late sage foot steps instead of all the temporary empowerment programs (Motor cycle, Keke Napep, Pepper grinding machine, Cassava grinding machine, Deep freezer, Fridge, Clipper etc) being used to cajole the electorates at the turn of election every four years.
A time will come in this nation that people aspiring for position must show a well laid out plan before the electorate.
The cash and carry politics will fail as it's the practise in developed nation.
Let us always look forward to lasting legacies.

*OBAFEMI AWOLOWO* was obviously ahead of his peers and till today no living or deceased Nigerian has surpassed his achievements.
You wonder why the southwest Nigeria did well.

In the 1990s, Nigeria Textile Mills, Oba Akran Ikeja alone employed over 4,000 workers before the military mismanagement of economy killed the company with unfriendly company policies.

babasolution:


Western government only lasted few short years,subsequent development was from FG resources, sourced from Nigerdelta oil

I don't know what you are smoking, but it's very bad.

Christistruth03:



Lagos Island was the Capital

Not Lagos State

Look at Sanwo Olu of Lagos State
He was a
far more effective Governor than Buhari was a president

And your yourselves know it

Fasola was more Effective than Goodluck Jonathan and Yaradua

Be honest with yourself

Jakande and President Shagari couldn’t even be compared
Jakande was at least 20 times more effective than Shagari as a Leader

Even Ambode that was removed was commissioning over 20 new roads in a single day

True am not denying that since fasholas era there as been boost in effective governance of lagos,but the funds to run LAGOS was mainly from FG especially pre 2007 and Lagos was run like any other state pre 1999,the capital being in Lagos greatly boosted Lagos,that fact can't be denied.

babasolution:


True am not denying that since fasholas era there as been boost in effective governance of lagos,but the funds to run LAGOS was mainly from FG especially pre 2007 and Lagos was run like any other state pre 1999,the capital being in Lagos greatly boosted Lagos,that fact can't be denied.

Tinubu laid the foundation.
It was Tinubu that first worked magic on Lagos IGR from the meagre amount it used to generated. Without the IGR boost, development would have been extremely slow.

babasolution:


Stop spreading false hood,the British did not develop Nigeria, however all the places they invested in was from the resources of those places,you people don't know LAGOS sha,Lagos was mostly undeveloped until the military governments kick started the development, they didn't even go far,Lagos only started developing significantly only recently

Lagos money was used to develop Nigeria. Lagos is different from Lagos state. Lagos state was developed by the Western region.

Lagos already had tram, railway, bridges, paved roads, street lights, electricity, telephone, banks, industries, port etc long before the entity Nigeria was formed.

If that's development, what is development?

babasolution:


True am not denying that since fasholas era there as been boost in effective governance of lagos,but the funds to run LAGOS was mainly from FG especially pre 2007 and Lagos was run like any other state pre 1999,the capital being in Lagos greatly boosted Lagos,that fact can't be denied.

Baba Solution

Awolowo left a Legacy in Lagos that always far out did FG

FG got its best People Policy Ideas from the west

forgiveness:


Lagos money was used to develop Nigeria. Lagos is different from Lagos state. Lagos state was developed by the Western region.

Lagos already had tram, railway, bridges, paved roads, street lights, electricity, telephone, banks, industries, port etc long before the entity Nigeria was formed.

If that's development, what is development?

Again other regions also had these things,the significant difference was Lagos eventually being made capital, that was what distinguished it from other regions

babasolution:


Again other regions also had these things,the significant difference was Lagos eventually being made capital, that was what distinguished it from other regions

Which region had all these as at 1913? Mention one.

babasolution:


LAGOS was the capital, you can't take that away,same is happening to Abuja now

Someone already told you that less than 1% of today's Lagos state was the capital...The state only derived its name from Lagos colony..What else do you want again.The beautiful Lekki and the industrial area of Ikeja were under the western region.
Maybe if the other areas of Lagos under former western region were given another state name not Lagos, it would have been clearer to you.
Lagos was an economic hub before it was made a capital unlike Abuja which was a farmland before being made a capital. That is what they want you to understand. Lagos indigenes were not resettled unlike Abuja indigenes. Don't forget that Calabar was once the capital too.

babasolution:


Again other regions also had these things,the significant difference was Lagos eventually being made capital, that was what distinguished it from other regions

Do you know that in 1953 the British claimed that 45% of their Revenue came from the Western Region

That is almost Half

It was the Wealth being generated in Lagos through Slavery that attracted even the British to it

Goodvibes007:

Tinubu laid the foundation.
It was Tinubu that first worked magic on Lagos IGR from the meagre amount it used to generated. Without the IGR boost, development would have been extremely slow.

Between 1999 and 2007, the IGR growth rate of Lagos stood at 468.63 percent.. not even 100% but over 400%!

forgiveness:


Which region had all these as at 1913? Mention one.

The north,especially Kaduna axis

babasolution:


True am not denying that since fasholas era there as been boost in effective governance of lagos,but the funds to run LAGOS was mainly from FG especially pre 2007 and Lagos was run like any other state pre 1999,the capital being in Lagos greatly boosted Lagos,that fact can't be denied.

No

Lagos was born a Billonaire in Boom Town

According to our History It was when Benin saw the wealth generated by Lagos

that it too decided to attack and that was in late fifteenth century

Ijebu and Awori were already trading with the Portuguese

Benin only wanted to join the party

Lagos was the main port of Northern Nigeria and Yorubaland so just imagine the Traffic

That was the same commercial traffic that made the ijebus the wealthiest Yoruba Tribe long before the British turned up

babasolution:


The north,especially Kaduna axis

Bhuhahahahaha! Kaduna was conquered in 1901. Na pure village.

forgiveness:


Bhuhahahahaha! Kaduna was conquered in 1901. Na pure village.

Lord Lugard Built Kaduna at first as a Garrison Town

Jogs1900:

Someone already told you that less than 1% of today's Lagos state was the capital...The state only derived its name from Lagos colony..What else do you want again.The beautiful Lekki and the industrial area of Ikeja were under the western region.
Maybe if the other areas of Lagos under former western region were given another state name not Lagos, it would have been clearer to you.
Lagos was an economic hub before it was made a capital unlike Abuja which was a desert before being made a capital. That is what they want you to understand. Lagos indigenes were not resettled unlike Abuja indigenes. Don't forget that Calabar was once the capital too.

Calabar was only the capital for few months,Lagos island( as you call it) was the capital for more than 70 years.

However the Western region ended in 1966 and Lagos was run as a state from then on,with a military governor excluding the short civilian tenures of jakande and otedola who were funded by FG.Lagos island as you say was the capital but it was actually the seat of government, FG influence extended beyond the capital (Lagos island) as they built areas beyond the Lagos island, especially in surulere/yaba,amuwo-odofin, Ojo,apapa and even beyond,Lagos was managed as a state with governors from different governors from 1966 not under the Western government.

Christistruth03:


No

Lagos was born a Billonaire in Boom Town

According to our History It was when Benin saw the wealth generated by Lagos

that it too decided to attack and that was in late fifteenth century

Ijebu and Awori were already trading with the Portuguese

Benin only wanted to join the party

Yes,however Benin effectively blockaded the area and trade fell for a long time till the late 18th century

babasolution:


Calabar was only the capital for few months,Lagos island( as you call it) was the capital for more than 70 years.

However the Western region ended in 1966 and Lagos was run as a state from then on,with a military governor excluding the short civilian tenures of jakande and otedola who were funded by FG.Lagos island as you say was the capital but it was actually the seat of government, FG influence extended beyond the capital (Lagos island) as they built areas beyond the Lagos island, especially in surulere/yaba,amuwo-odofin, Ojo,apapa and even beyond,Lagos was managed as a state with governors from different governors from 1966 not under the Western government.

Baba Solution go and read History

Lord Lugard tried everything he could to remove the Capital from Lagos even founding and Building

Port Harcourt in the process but Lagos had a huge Geographical advantage that even Lord Lugard couldn’t overcome

Christistruth03:


No

Lagos was born a Billonaire in Boom Town

According to our History It was when Benin saw the wealth generated by Lagos

that it too decided to attack and that was in late fifteenth century

Ijebu and Awori were already trading with the Portuguese

Benin only wanted to join the party

Lagos was the main port of Northern Nigeria and Yorubaland so just imagine the Traffic

That was the same commercial traffic that made the ijebus the wealthiest Yoruba Tribe long before the British turned up

No,LAGOS wasn't the main port but whydah in Benin Republic and gwato port of Benin city who were the main traders outperforming the ijebu ,not until the late 18th to 19th century did Lagos become a major centre

babasolution:


Calabar was only the capital for few months,Lagos island( as you call it) was the capital for more than 70 years.

However the Western region ended in 1966 and Lagos was run as a state from then on,with a military governor excluding the short civilian tenures of jakande and otedola who were funded by FG.Lagos island as you say was the capital but it was actually the seat of government, FG influence extended beyond the capital (Lagos island) as they built areas beyond the Lagos island, especially in surulere/yaba,amuwo-odofin, Ojo,apapa and even beyond,Lagos was managed as a state with governors from different governors from 1966 not under the Western government.

Abuja has been capital since 70s..Abuja influence is being felt in neighboring Niger state too...The colonialist knew they had more to gain in Lagos hence their reason for leaving Calabar..Yorubas didn't lobby for Lagos being the nations capital from the beginning till they finally left.

Before the capital was moved to Abuja, Lagos governors didn't go beyond the areas that were in the western region and federal influence didn't go beyond areas that were fct.
There was a saying then that gedegbe ni Eko wa.

Christistruth03:


No

Lagos was born a Billonaire in Boom Town

According to our History It was when Benin saw the wealth generated by Lagos

that it too decided to attack and that was in late fifteenth century

Ijebu and Awori were already trading with the Portuguese

Benin only wanted to join the party

Lagos was the main port of Northern Nigeria and Yorubaland so just imagine the Traffic

That was the same commercial traffic that made the ijebus the wealthiest Yoruba Tribe long before the British turned up

You are well read on historical matters

European traders in the sixteenth century used the Lagos channel and the lagoon to approach the Ijebu kingdom, where slaves and cloth were purchased. The Lagos settlement originated as a fishing hamlet, but was occupied as a military base by Benin around the end of the sixteenth century. Benin expansion to the west may have been designed to prevent European trade with Ijebu, in the interests of a Benin monopoly.

Goodvibes007:

Awolowo, the man, the legend. All from cocoa money.

The last two years of Awolowo as Premier of Western Region was concentrated on efforts to write his name in the book of Legends.*

He incorporated: *Western Hotels* which invested in:
* Premier Hotel,
* Lafia hotels in Ibadan
* Lagos Airport Hotel respectively.

He set up:
*Western Nigeria Development Corporation* to finance mega corporations. This was established in 1958.
It encouraged plantation development with six agricultural plantations covering 20,517 acres in collaboration with Cooperative societies, eleven additional plantations covering 8,468 acres with crops ranging from Cocoa , Rubber, Oil Palm, Citrus, Cashew and Coffee had been put in place all over the region.

WNDC, a clearing house for multitude of companies, established for the rapid industrial development and revolution of the region.
Among them were:
1. WAPCO at Ewekoro for cement, with enough capacity to serve the whole country.
2. Nigerite Ltd, producing asbestos and roofing sheets,
3. National Bank,
4. Wema Bank,
5. Nigerian General Insurance,
6. Great Nigeria Insurance,
7. Gravil Enthoven and coy,
8. Vegetables Oil Ltd,
9. Cocoa Processing Industry Ogba Ikeja,
10. Odua Textile Mills Ltd,
11. Wrought Iron Ltd,
12. Union beverages Ltd, 13. Sungass company,
14. Wemabod estates, owner of Western House tallest building, then on Broad Street, and other estates,
15. Western livestocks,
16. Fisheries services Ltd,
17. Caxton Press,
18. Epe Plywood,
19. Asakar Paints,
20. Nigeria Crafts and Bags Ltd,
21. Nipol Plastics in Ibadan,
22. Phoenix Motors.

Also, he opened up biggest industrial layouts in:
i. Ibadan, Oluyole and
ii. Lagos Oba Akran axis and
iii. *Ilupeju in Mushin axis with over 120 factories* for mass production of different needs & gave birth to:
23. Nigeria Textile Mills,
24. West Africa Breweries,
25. Dunlop Tyres,
26. Crittal Hope Aluminum,
27. Tower Aluminium,
28. Solel Boneh,
29. Nidogas,
30. Nigeria Wire and Cables in Ilupeju.

Odua Investments was the largest conglomerates in Nigeria as at 2004 with assets worth over N10 trillion.

Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo paid the Western Nigeria Civil servants, the highest salaries far above Federal government.
So much jobs were created by vast industrialisation drives.
All these were achieved without Oil revenue between1951-1959. He also touched the road construction with bitumen & laid road network covering over 2,000 kilometers throughout the region.

Other achievements of his regime are:
1. Cocoa House, the tallest building in West Africa for decades,
2. Liberty Stadium, the most modern in the entire African,
3. Western Nigeria Television & Broadcasting Service (WNTV/WNBS), the first Radio & Television Stations in Africa,
4. Many General Hospitals and Dispensaries in rural area.
5. Free Education at primary school level.
6. His effort in Cooperative society development gave birth to establishment of Cooperative Bank in 1953 and Cooperative College.

The eight years most of this present Governors spend, was the same with Pa Awolowo, covering what comprises 8 states nowadays, yet he achieved so much. Most of our present day Governors could not mention one world class company, corporate institution or industry set up to create jobs for teaming youths being turned out year in, year out, by our ivory towers.

Today leaders should at least emulate our late sage foot steps instead of all the temporary empowerment programs (Motor cycle, Keke Napep, Pepper grinding machine, Cassava grinding machine, Deep freezer, Fridge, Clipper etc) being used to cajole the electorates at the turn of election every four years.
A time will come in this nation that people aspiring for position must show a well laid out plan before the electorate.
The cash and carry politics will fail as it's the practise in developed nation.
Let us always look forward to lasting legacies.

*OBAFEMI AWOLOWO* was obviously ahead of his peers and till today no living or deceased Nigerian has surpassed his achievements.
You wonder why the southwest Nigeria did well.

In the 1990s, Nigeria Textile Mills, Oba Akran Ikeja alone employed over 4,000 workers before the military mismanagement of economy killed the company with unfriendly company policies.


I don't know what you are smoking, but it's very bad.

Na the mismanagements pain me pass..

Jogs1900:

Abuja has been capital since 70s..Abuja influence is being felt in neighboring Niger state too...The colonialist knew they had more to gain in Lagos hence their reason for leaving Calabar..Yorubas didn't lobby for Lagos being the nations capital from the beginning till they finally left.

Before the capital was moved to Abuja, Lagos governors didn't go beyond the areas that were in the western region and federal influence didn't go beyond areas that were fct.
There was a saying then that gedegbe ni Eko wa.

Are you saying amuwo-odofin was part of the FCT then ? Cos Festac was built by the FG, trade fair also,satellite town,navy town,large swath of surelere eg the Eric Moore towers,lots of FG establishments were in yaba etc,the areas strictly under Lagos government weren't even very developed even toll today

babasolution:


Are you saying amuwo-odofin was part of the FCT then ? Cos Festac was built by the FG, trade fair also,satellite town,navy town,large swath of surelere eg the Eric Moore towers,lots of FG establishments were in yaba etc,the areas strictly under Lagos government weren't even very developed even toll today

FG built them on leased Western Region Land because Lagos Island had run out of Space

Western Region was only helping out

Christistruth00:


FG built them on leased Western Region Land because Lagos Island had run out of Space

Western Region was only helping out

Whether Western region land or not which had ended by 1966 by the way,those built up areas by the FG spurred development in Lagos rapidly compared to other areas

babasolution:


Are you saying amuwo-odofin was part of the FCT then ? Cos Festac was built by the FG, trade fair also,satellite town,navy town,large swath of surelere eg the Eric Moore towers,lots of FG establishments were in yaba etc,the areas strictly under Lagos government weren't even very developed even toll today

Someone already explained why the FG had influence in Yaba and Surulere to you..The same way Festac and trade fair in Lagos were built by the FG was the same way same festac and trade fair were built by the FG in Kaduna state as explained already. The same way FG invested in other states was the same way the same FG invested in Lagos state.

If we want to look at it, FG spent little of what they made in Lagos in Lagos state.

Jogs1900:

Someone already explained why the FG had influence in Yaba and Surulere to you..The same way Festac and trade fair in Lagos were built by the FG was the same way same festac and trade fair were built by the FG in Kaduna state as explained already. The same way FG invested in other states was the same way the same FG invested in Lagos state.

If we want to look at it, FG spent little of what they made in Lagos in Lagos state.

You can never deny the fact of FG influence in Lagos,it cannot be compared to other regions eg Festac was at a time the biggest estate in Nigeria, no were else was such investment made by FG