₦airaland Forum

kuntash:
the Govt should focus on fixing roads and boost support for their hospitals ..

So they should let other sectors of the economy suffer because they're fixing roads?

paulolee:
Nice and i hopes it ends well because Lagos state and even Nigeria are used to starting good intiatives but it do endsup failing due to negligence...i pray dis one is different

Which other good initiative of Lagos has failed after a good start please?

saajus:
You are right. I initially thought Govt is sponsoring the project. It will be nice if Govt can make other important sectors attractive to foreign investors. A good health insurance scheme will make the health sector attractive.

Yea true. Though Nigeria has NHIS and Lagos state has its own health insurance scheme, I really don't know why Nigerians are not adopting this in droves. When there's a lack of mass adoption of existing schemes on ground, private investors wont be moved to assist the health sector.

This COVID has just turned a blessing in disguise as there has been some improvements with respect to revamping our health sector. Hopefully, the momentum is sustained Post-COVID.

BigBashiru:
This money would have been used to attract foreign doctors abroad to return and work in Nigeria.

This is a PPP sir. It's the private investors through the CBN bringing in their money and not the Nigerian government.

So the FG cant decide to tell the private investors how they want to spend their money or which sector (Health or Entertainment) they want to invest in.

CACOVID is doing something about our health in Nigeria. Those ones can use the remaining money left to attract those foreign doctors abroad to return and work in Nigeria.

Keemsleek005:
Why do you bother yourself explaining things, after they saw pubic-private investments, they still saying somthing else. You get strength explaining things ooo.

People no longer read beyond the headlines again. And it's a big shame.

Imagine 90% of the commenters here criticizing this project based on the thread title

Dcoy:
Now that the theatre business is crashing worldwide, and others are improvising to stay relevant

Highlights of the first phase, according to plans put on the ground, include the upgrade of the theatres (the main halls and cinema halls, conference and banquet halls, press hall and the bar); installation of new seats, upgrade of the sanitary facilities, installation of lifts, acoustics and specialist lightings, as well as replacement of the air conditioning, lighting and plumbing.

Phase II will involve the development of purpose-built clusters to provide world-class facilities for Nigeria’s Creative Industry, with the clusters having four hubs: Fashion, Music, Film and Information and Technology (IT) hubs.

The creative clusters will be supported by other facilities, including multi-storey parking to accommodate 1,000 cars, a Visitors’ Welcome Centre which will house commercial and retail facilities, as well as administration and management offices

The highlighted are the add-ons so this project when it sees the light of the day will be a beehive of activities. So it's not just going to remain a theatre

Bloghomies:
25 billion? It's better he used that money and sponsor that 10,000 people in business. That way, they will be able to create more jobs than that figure. Does he have an idea how many unemployed youths we have in Nigeria? This is just another loot and nothing more. For business ideas, visit www.bloghomies.com

Think of the multiplier long term effect and not just short term. If this same government had decided to share monies to the 10,000 people as you said, same you will come and say they're only going to give it to their cronies and it wont reach those that really needs it.

Chai. Nigerians

saajus:
I don't have a problem with National theatre but I can use 25 Billion Naira to build 50 small clinics where people can be treated for small things. Like High BP management, diabetes management, wound management(gunshot, snake bites, home accidents)

25 Billion is $68m. They can use it to invest $2k on 34,000 youths. I will search for 34,000 crazy smart thirsty young lads that just graduated from higher institutions. Train them on E-commerce opportunities. If 20% of those youths (6800) turns out good and they are selling/dropshipping different products across the globe, they can be making $1.5k per month, that's $18k/year. If Govt collects 30% tax, that's $5400/youth. $5400 * 6800 = $37m. It's a win-win.

There are several more productive ways to spend 25 Billion Naira. I think we have much more urgent needs than fixing the National theatre.

Here lies the problem with most of us. We keep believing the amount spent on a particular project is better spent in other avenues and in most cases, we make these conclusions because we fail to see the bigger picture. Also, spending money on this project can also co-exist with making funds available for the other things you believe the money can also be used for. You can't also tell private investors interested in the Creative industry where best they should spend their money on. Their interest is on revamping entertainment through this edifice, another set of private investors can also choose to make investments in the health or education sector.

I like the fact that they're making efforts to prepare the budget on time for it to be passed before the new year. But they should also improve on their budget implementation and reduce the huge recurrent expenditure in favour of more capital spending

socialmediaman:
Here we go again! I’m not here to argue PDD and APC propaganda. Jackson is in the US so this is a no starter. Go to the US and sue him and get real justice from a real democracy. I’m sure he’s waiting.

Then why did you bring in GEJ into the discussion if you had no intention of towing the pdp vs apc line.

Mr, we can't know it all. Osinbajo is a professor of law and he has done what he feels is appropriate and that is suing the guy and if it so happens Osinbajo is guilty, he should face the music.

I know you're against this govt but that doesn't mean you should crucify them on unfounded allegations. It could be you or someone you know tomorrow

Hofbrauhaus:
Then tell him to shutup..He is a short thief.

Goan shut him up now. You sound so pained though

Hofbrauhaus:
Osibanjo has to resign first

So that you can take over?

Clown

socialmediaman:
What should GEJ have done when the tyrant and co ‘defamed’ his character which made 15 million people convinced his government was very corrupt and needed to go?

GEJ should have also sued for defamation of character if truly he knew within himself that his government wasn't corrupt. GEJ had skeletons to hide so he did nothing.

socialmediaman:
That’s what they are good at, using influential positions to arrest people who publish allegations against them.

You’re a public officer, defend yourself before the public, don’t stifle the press and freedom of speech

Are these allegations true? So because he is a public officer, he doesnt have the right to sue someone that's defaming his character? Is that what you'll do when you also get into position of authority someday

experience16:
Good bless you for this post. Ambrose was always working on the road , even beyond tollgate. Since Ambode left, that road has become a shadow of itself. I really miss Ambode

This road is a federal road, the govt of both Lagos and Ogun approached the FG to take over the road entirely and reconstruct it but Buhari through Fashola rejected their offer saying the FG will fix it and meanwhile this road has now been awarded for rehabilitation.

The method Ambode is using wasnt sustainable as you cant just keep wasting scarce funds patching a road that needs a thorough rehabiliation.

And lastly, most Lagosians dont miss Ambode.

goldenboyofpsy:
So he was sworn into office this rainy season? Keep talking and reasoning from your anus..... Keep it up.

You're the one reasoning from your anus because if you want to objectively criticize Sanwo-olu, you wont have brought in Ambode into this topic as someone who would have fixed it. How will someone who couldnt maintain properly what he met on ground fix something that has gone bad

goldenboyofpsy:
It's a death trap

If There was one thing Ambode did to a large extent was the passion and dedication he deployed to the roads.....

He would have repaired Kola to Mosalasi road, men that small place Na death hole....

But baba Sanwolu never get time to dey do road his reasons will include the pandemic...

If he wants to fix the road and not walk in his shadows,he needs to be aggressive in writing his name in gold than taking selfies...

Guy no dey yarn nonsense. Which ambode? Ambode would have done what?

Can roads be done during rainy season? Why didn't ambode maintain roads or do quality roads, isn't it an indictment on his government

This is not a good story Lagos

Femeto:
So canals have not been blocking during this Sanwo-Olu regime? What happened in Surulere where garbage was everywhere on a whole street is also Ambodes fault abi? Ambode had very good plans for Lagos. The areas you mentioned would have been attended to if he was given the second term but Tinubu didn't allow it come to pass. It's not like Sanwo-Olu has done anything to improve those areas after 1 year in power.

What makes you think those areas would have been attended to if given a second term?

Did he attend to many during his first regime that will now make him attend to this one in his second term?

There has been an improvement but the backlog is quite much. It's just like going back to BRF's first term (starting all over)

Btruth:
Gbadamosi is better.

I thought the Twitter e-governor is more interested in governorship in 2023

babaolofin:
Ambode can never get the slot. He is loyal to APC but performed woefully. Failure to follow blueprints and masterplan is an administrative calamity. Igbogbo, Imota, Ijede, Agbara to mile2 and several areas degraded to villages. In a city that is highly congested with daily inflow and outflow of people in Nigeria and African countries running to millions on 24hours basis coupled with Islands, peninsula and flat mainland almost at sea level, you cannot just stop waste management and sanitation systems that was developed for 16 years overnight or replace it without a tested alternative that has higher capacity than the previous legacy system and also highly scalable for expansion within a very short period.

The collapse of waste management and sanitation systems forced people to dump wastes anywhere blocking canals. Almost 90% of the former operators grown over the years are no longer interested and the waste density keeps increasing with population and activities.

Ambode is a good man, but it will take Lagos another 16 years to recover instead of making progress from negligence of Ambode's rule.

Ambode really did Lagos strong thing. Besides that, there were some effective and efficient state agencies that grew weakened during his time. He had some good initiatives like LSETF but he was carried away with building monumental projects than focusing on the basics which became his greatest undoing.

Rebuke:
Gradually, other states to follow the same format soon


They thought they were doing us na.


In the coming weeks, yhu will hear same news from other states.


Watch out for Lagos figures starting from next week or before the weekend. It will be so low and then balm! Yhu will hear it's over now

And if that doesn't happen as you ignorantly claim?

GrammarNazi1:
Na only Lagos carry the thing for head na. Make them no go get sense na!

What do you folks see that's making you guys claim that a government that's losing so much in revenue is only trying to scam you?

So these ancestors are still on NL

Besides the aforementioned, I can recollect our able mod dani1luv, studiocfr, agybabe too

Booqee is now married methinks

My brother, I'm glad to see you're doing well...oiin

KushLyon:
No just primary and secondary schools

That's a cheering news for me

VectorVee68:
Wait first are tertiary institutions included in the *FINAL* classes stuffs? Someone please help me

LOL, I wish to ask also if final year students are included

Goldenkrezi:
FG should just open uni's jare... since dis covid no wan leave

House yaff tire me ooo

Say wetin?

If house tire you, tire the house in return

Abeg no reopen school now

Itisallright:
I hope it's going to be a continuous project? Because I don't trust those people, Fashola plant trees, Ambode remove trees put net, Sanwolu remove net... etc. Where is LRU today?

lol sanwo remove net

LRU is still in existence btw

Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN

robosky02:
Come somebody should please advise Garbage Lawal ohh

Football today is money. And what is wrong if our naija boys are also in the discussion... Lol

Garbage

wetin i know be say the woman pretty... but who fine pass between her and our finance minister