₦airaland Forum

Cityfirstborn:
imagine trump coming to Ny to commission a 5km road.
Black man and mediocrity...
Africa is still in the stone age

And then imagine a white American using Nigeria to judge Trump...
SOME Black men and inferiority complex!
Quit comparing a technologically advanced nation (that first built its economy by stealing our ancestors) with a developing country. SMH

So we are now commissioning UNCOMPLETED projects? Next Level!!

Next Level...

Bifrost:
Bros, not everything is about misogyny or sexism. I'm not saying she didn't write her WAEC herself though.

But, you shouldn't play the gender and sexism card all the time.

If that’s not what you’re saying, then I misunderstood what you are saying (because it sure came across like it).
But if that’s what you’re saying, then there’s no equivocation that it’s sexist and misogynistic because unlikely same would be said if it’s a dude.

Poor folks consoling themselves.

fernandez1:
I'm telling you.....we can't thrive has a country with that constitution

Maybe not! But it’s not WHO wrote the Constitution that’s the problem.

When our politicians discuss constitutional amendment, the first things they raise is to create more states (more positions) and share money.

This Agbaya here is “youth” too?

fernandez1:
Our constitution need total over haul..... Well I don't blame the thief justice, I blame our intellectuals for sticking to constitution written and implement by military kangaroo.

Thief justice...

Btw, most of our institutions were created by “military kangaroo” - the states, universities, the courts of appeal, the federal high court, NAFDAC, NCC, SON, NUC, etc. We cannot simply pick-and-choose which ones we want to suit our partisan purposes. Accordingly, instead of wallowing in the past, we should be making changes going forward (such as changing the constitution within existing institutions, as desirable).

PS: While the Constitution was enacted by military decree, it was actually drafted by “our intellectuals” (and not only by the Constitution Drafting Committee wrt the 1979 Constitution, on which the present Constitution is based on with some amendments, but also by the constitution review committees between 1979 and 1999). Bad workpeople blame their tools, the Constitution did not cause Onnoghen’s issues.

COMPAQ:
I agree that you have a point, but as the manufacturers of these plastics that do not degrade and cause environmental hazards they still have some responsibility. Before we discovered PET bottles we all used to drink with glass bottles and swap bottles/crates to buy.

Nigeria is not the only place where these bottles are used (likely that Americans use more in a day than we do in months)...
Accordingly, while agreeing that we should have sensible legislation/rules, Nigerians should look in the mirror at their own actions.

‘Pastor’ celebrating a rogue...

What an idiotic illiterate...

BillgatesMaigad:
Let me tell you this. What you call a constitution is a misnormal. What you're calling constitution is the constitution promulgation decree number 2 of 1999. It was drafted by the military guys and signed alone by General Abdulsalami Abubakar

You mean “misnomer”? But so what?!

The states were created and promulgated by military decree, are they illegal or a misnomer? Many of our universities (UNIBEN, UNIPORT, UNIMAID, BUK, UNIJOS, etc.) were promulgated by military decree, are they illegal and a misnomer and should we give our degrees back and/or employers stop recognizing them? Many institutions of government (NAFDAC, Standards Organization of Nigeria, Nigeria Communications Commission, etc.) were created and promulgated by military decree, are they illegal and a misnomer, and should we not use the GSM services approved by NCC or refuse to recognize the fake/illegal drugs identified by NAFDAC?

Nigerians can elect to be prisoners of our past or do something about our present circumstances and/or our futures. Personally, I choose the latter and accordingly, like I previous said, if Nigerians want to change/create/dissolve LGAs (or the manner thereto) change the Constitution.

BEANSANDBREAD00:
She looks like the daughter of a rich man, I can bet my two balls that she didn’t write waec with her brains

It is very easy to get an admission abroad they make a lot of money from foreign students

First, you write as if you have no brain...
And now you are about to lose your balls.

The misogyny and sexism of Nigerians is on an entirely different level. SMH

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It would be funny irony if it was not so tragic that so many Nigerians apparently love Trump who hates Nigerians...
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BillgatesMaigad:
The resources of Nigeria is been shared according to LGA, meaning Kano state with 44Lga will get 4times of what Bayelsa with 8LGA gets, During OBJ's era Alamieyeseigha created 24 additional Lga, Tinunu did same in Lagos, the most populated state in the country having just 20Lga but Obj a southerner refused to recognize any

Oya let's talk

It is NOT the job of OBJ (or any President for that matter) to approve (or create) LGAs.

The Nigerian Constitution lists all 774 LGAs in Nigeria, which means that to create new LGAs (or even dissolve existing LGAs) requires an amendment to the schedule of the Constitution. Accordingly, instead of chasing shadows in derogation of substance (and fixating on individuals over institutions), Nigerians should be discussing Constitutional changes more attuned to our collective desires/goals.

Isn’t resignation already a dignified exit for a law breaker?

thisnaijaguy:
There are a lot he can do. Just to mention a few:

1- He should live in Ajah and drive to Ikeja for work everyday.

2- He should help us use 30k (new Minimum wage), deduct tfare to work and feed a family of 4 with the balance for one month.

Why would anyone making minimum wage (which used to be N18K monthly) decide to have 4 kids?

Denikayan:
He needs to subsidize beer retail rate in Lagos

If he can focus on that, then I believe Lagos will be a better place.

Catfish also, he can replicate same.

OboOlora:
He should focus on his rehabilitation, we don’t want a relapse of his schizophrenic episodes

toogbasky:
He should give Tinubu money,, keep giving him money, he shouldn’t stop giving him money,, unless he wants to experience the Ambode treatment

FortuneDeGreat:
If coca cola, Pepsi and pure water manufacturers should be powering their factories and now be made to be parking their waste cans off the streets, what then is the need of the tax they pay to the government?

While I share your sentiments...
They can probably do a much better job than the government - and be granted tax relief for the expenses incurred thereto.

lexyman:
uninterrupted power supply .(Electricity) . FG Cnt handle this . i ve lost hope in them. lagosians are willing to pay more for it, if it will be stable

The principal issue here is that not only can’t the federal government (whose constitutional purview electricity is) provide power, but it will not allow to states to do same. Accordingly, the states that have built generating plants (Akwa Ibom, Rivers, the Lagos/AES project, etc.) are not allowed to use the power generated for the use of their residents but rather are required/compelled to channel such power into the National Grid. Ambode has tried to get around this conundrum through the Lagos electricity act enacted in 2018, which basically encourages the growth of embedded/captive private sector power plants by providing state guarantees on collection and prosecuting power thieves.

middlebelter:
I sincerely hope that the incoming Governor will repair the broken medians and enforce the traffic rule on our roads.
Indeed, it will be excellent if the Lagos State Government can introduce Uniform and Identity Card for the drivers and their Conductors, provide a platform for commutters to report wreckless Drivers and Conductors as well as instilling sanctions that will suspend special operating licence for commercial drivers in Lagos. Operating licences for driver and conductors that are guilty of public fighting, molestations of commutters, use of alcohol and driving under such influence, dirty appearance, parking and loading on the express (especially Ketu-Ojota axis by the BRT Bus stops etc)
Strict regulations that will also police the activities of the traffic enforcement officers like LASTMA and Police, such that they all will be afraid to flaut the law.
Central complaint centre should be set up to report LASTMA, drivers and conductors qouting their ID/Licence number which by law should be conspicuously displayed.
LGA/LCDA should provide street lights on major roada within their council and plant CCTV in strategic point qith central monitoring so rhat Police will find it easy to track robbery and monitor/control crisis.

The drivers/conductors for the new high-capacity buses (who are currently being trained/re-trained) will be uniformed with bold ID badges.

COMPAQ:
I was just sitting here thinking and I came up with my personal things I'd like Sanwo Olu to quickly address once he becomes governor:

Complete unfinished projects such as the lagos Airport road, badagry expressway, the okokomaiko marina rail line, oshodi interchange, onikan stadium and the yoruba cultural center. (this is in he assumption that they won't be finished before Ambode leaves office

Address refuse in a smart and holistic way. Personally I think its about time the government forced coca cola, Pepsi and makers of pure water to form a spv to be responsible for recycling plastic waste in lagos. Majority of the waste in our gutters is made up of soft drink and water bottle plastics, pure water satchets and food containers. If the companies refuse to do so then Sanwo Olu should ban such single use plastics in lagos. The clogging of our gutters by these plastics is a major cause of flood.

Also address traffic in a comprehensive and holistic manner. From other modes of transport, indiscipline on our roads, state of roads, number of cars on our roads etc. With real will and creativity, traffic in lagos can be considerably improved.

Remove the street urchins and hawkers from our roads. There are just too many in this category in lagos.

Remove those who use every available space on our streets to be frying poff poff, akara, buns, fruits, suya, indomie etc. Some people have started selling food right on the walkway at bus stops. And of course the impact is that they mess up the road by throwing waste water, food remnants and food packaging plastics unto the road. I don't deny people right to make a living, but it has to be done the right way. Roadsides is not the place for every business and market.

Although electricity is not in the purview of state government, but it would be good if he can get involved somehow. I recall ambode had some initiative to add 3000MW to lagos state.

Go on a comprehensive road rehabilitation drive. For a state that has annual budgets close to N1trl ($2.7bln). Surely if Lasg contracted RCC, JB, HiTech and maybe Setraco to do proper road resurfacing of problem areas over 2years and dedicate N50bln per year between October of one year and April of next year, we will smile in Lagos. I always say that quality is better than quantity. Some roads done properly by JB in 2001/2 are still serving us well for 18years despite heavy load on them over and above what roads experience in developed countries. Such roads are Awolowo road, ikoyi, ojuelegba yaba Road, kudirat abiola Road oregun etc. If we focus on keeping existing roads well maintained, we don't really need to focus on new roads. Just some smart interventions (the lay by going to Ketu and at iyana oworo were really smart and useful)

Feel free to add yours.

You apparently have not heard of FBRA in Lagos?

FBRA (the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance), comprising of such companies as Coca-Cola Nigeria, Seven-Up Bottling, NBC, Nestle, Nigeria Breweries, etc., entered into a 3-year agreement with the Ambode government last year (2018) to clean up plastics waste and other food and beverage packaging waste (including those dreaded “pure water” satchels), and to lead the recycling initiative for same. Nonetheless, residents should also take responsibility for their own personal actions. Grown folks cannot just be chucking waste into gutters with impunity.

This thing cost N5 million?
Looks as jacked-up as the person it was named after.

ZOO!

AmeLonRo:
. True. Go and see Isefun Ayobo Road. A big eyesore and problem for many years.

Don’t you have a local government or LCDA?
But then again, the chairman of the Ayobo-Ipaja LCDA was last seen holding retreats and giving gifts to babies. SMDH

Sunday17:
There are alot of road to fix. Who cares! 10 lanes or whatever.....

So if they cannot fix all of them at the same time, they should not fix any at all?

Anyway, in the absence of unlimited resources prioritization is crucial, and arterial roads like this one has a significant multiplier effect.

GolDRoger:
Mtchww... They keep redeveloping an already developed areas in lagos... Have u been to ajegunle?? Apapa?? Have u drive from mile 2 to agbara bfor?? What happened to thoses places??
Lagos is just dwelling in past Glories.. As far as am concerned
lagos is no moving forward

So you seriously consider the dilapidated old airport road as being “already developed”?

First, it’s not mutually exclusive to develop the airport road that desperately need redevelopment (nobody needs to spend several hours stuck in traffic on a poor dilapidated roadway coming from or going to the airport), while developing other parts of the city/state such as the new flyovers at Ajax and Abule Egba, the 21 roads in Alimosho or the Epe roads, etc. Nonetheless, Rome was not built in a day and no Nigerian should expect ANY government (state or federal) to redress our massive infrastructural deficits in one day or one term of four years in office.

Meanwhile, work has started on the Apapa Expressway by the federal government, which owns the road just like it owns the Mile 2 to Agbara road (though the Lagos government has taken it upon itself to rebuild/reconstruct the Badagry Expressway and even this Airport Expressway).

IvarTheTerrible:
A lot of "grammar-blowing"....VERY LITTLE SUBSTANCE.

I will be brief. I asked if Obama was the BEST EDUCATED......Point 1.

Call Hitler evil, call him anything but his impact on the entire world was felt..... Point 2 ( anyone who thinks otherwise isn't bright)

I notice how you conveniently ignored Amina Mohammed and Schulz

Lest I forget, Hitler is PRIME example of the result of a lack of (or poor) education...
A narrow and primordial worldview, ultimately leading to genocidal barbarism (sadly we’re seeing shades of same in present-day Nigeria).

IvarTheTerrible:
A lot of "grammar-blowing"....VERY LITTLE SUBSTANCE.

I will be brief. I asked if Obama was the BEST EDUCATED......Point 1.

Call Hitler evil, call him anything but his impact on the entire world was felt..... Point 2 ( anyone who thinks otherwise isn't bright)

I notice how you conveniently ignored Amina Mohammed and Schulz

Amina Mohammad attended Henley Management College and thus would be considered well-educated...

Schulz was practically a party apparatchik who joined the SDP as a teenager and worked his way through the ranks. He is effectively the political equivalent of a civil servant (which perhaps explain why he would thrive at the institutional European Parliament, but displayed so little vision and/or political nous when he ran and failed for the German chancellorship). Nonetheless, I am very circumspect and accordingly there is a reason that I specifically emphasized the DISTINCTION between academic degrees and a sound education (with Shultz presumably receiving the latter as he dutifully climbed up the ladder of the SDP one rung at a time).

Finally, there’s NOTHING like “best” educated. School may be linear, but EDUCATION is not, and accordingly people may be stronger (or better educated) in certain aspects of life or field or profession while others would be in others. “Best educated” is a meaningless colloquialism.

dominique:
When will they do something about inner city roads? It's like Ambode has forgotten these roads exist and the LGA chairmen don't care either

Why does Nigeria even have Local Governments? They do virtually NOTHING!

Ordinarily, the task of filling potholes, garbage removal/waste management, primary schools, etc., should be that of LGs. SMH

ednut1:
did i commit any crime I used to watch horror films exclusively while in school. I dont any more

On the contrary, I am with you...
That nutjob of a rapist is demented and wicked, and deserves same!

IvarTheTerrible:
When Obama was President, was he the most educated?

When Adolf Hitler shook the entire world, was he a professor?

Are academic degrees directly responsible for success as a Leader?

Margaret Thatcher read Mathematics, she excelled in Politics, Angela Merkel read Chemistry/ Physics, she is the German Chancellor.

Amina Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations today....find me her University degree.

Martin Schulz, the former head of European Parliament (2012 - 2017) has a high school certificate. Even that, he failed and failed.

Conclusion : Go and DEMAND for ALL your school fees. You got scammed.

People like you who lack basic critical thinking skills are the reasons why Africa WILL ALWAYS BE BEHIND

Absolutely SHOCKING mindset/reasoning, but not entirely unexpected of those supporting Buhari...
And sure why any rational (or frankly sane) person would list the genocidal horror Adolf Hitler as an example worthy of emulation. SMDH

Meanwhile, Barrack Obama has two Ivy League degrees from Columbia University and Harvard Law School (where he was president of Law Review), and was a lecturer in Constitutional Law at the highly-respected University of Chicago (you know, the same university that Tinubu LIED that he attended instead of Chicago State - levels!). Academic degrees are not necessarily the only requirement (or even a requirement) for good leadership but a sound EDUCATION is (and if you cannot figure out the distinction, then please do us all a favor and quit here). Unfortunately, many of Nigeria’s leaders (including sadly Mr. Buhari) has shown little or no evidence of a sound EDUCATION.

BTW, a primary and INVALUABLE benefit of a university education (and degree, but even if it does not end in a degree) is that universities are principally incubators of INQUIRY and INTELLECTUAL disruption, regardless of degree or course of study. It drills the student to ask questions, challenge settled worldviews, disrupt the status quo and to RE-IMAGINE the world (including otherwise settled beliefs) and our place in it, as well as the inestimable and invaluable benefit (some would say ‘education’) of interacting with people from so many different places with different backgrounds and different careers or career-paths. It’s little wonder that most successful world leaders first became ‘political’ at uni.