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pjosh1: This is the problem africa is still having, even if we first the europeans to produce cars and planes or we adopted and made advanced tech. From them during the precolonial era how has it helped us in this present time? THINK ABOUT THE PRESENT AND FURURE NOT THE PAST.. It's funny how we blame the europeans for halting development in Africa during the precolonial era

We need to constantly REMIND ourselves of our PAST achievements as a source of INSPIRATION for our current & future capabilities!
Why do you think the "developed" oyinbo societies spend so much on museums

OP, I have read some African history book that expressed the opinion that the slow down of African technological development could be linked to the desertification of the Sahara thus cutting off/reducing regular exchange/travel that promotes exchange of ideas.

Tolexander: if only you took your time to read my post and tried laying your hands on dictionary to check out the meaning of transformation before replying.

what about the other very essential portfolios? [size=14pt]Education, health[/size], military, police, immigration, corruption, 'power', housing, sport and youth developement, aviation et al?

The very transformation i expected you to mention is that car policy. Not the 'baba ijebu'(you win), housing to very few nigerians, fluntuating power generation etc.

Kindly note that education (primary, VOCATIONAL, secondary & TECHNICAL schools) and health (primary health clinic & general hospitals as well as sanitation/hygiene) are MAINLY the constitutional responsibility of states & LGAs when it comes to DIRECT delivery.

Let us be more INFORMED about their roles and share/spread the information with our folks & friends so our country's TRANSFORMATION will be accelerated.
Can you imagine what will happen if the governors and LGA chairmen build ADDITIONAL schools & clinics/hospitals, employ PROFESSIONAL teachers/doctors/nurses/pharmacists etc and provide TAP water all over their states

Aigbofa: Perhaps he was afraid of ebola. Imagine the headlines; "Nigerian president quarantined for ebola after meeting Obama" I fear o.

You guys show so much IGNORANCE yet are full of swagger like sey una sabi wetin una dey talk.
Please show us how many presidents Obama has welcomed at the AIRPORT.
Thanks.

Ahuitzotl: [color=#1980BC] This one folks up in here are going over white elephant project that have been conjured into scams to dupe villagers off their Land for the Tinubu conglomerate...We should beam our touchlight to that which affects commuters in Lagos......The Fourth Mainland Bridge. [/color]

Once this thread is duly addressed one way or another, one can open a fresh one on the Fourth Mainland bridge- to be or not to be
Let us save that for now.

anonimi: I see.....many thanks for the info.
Duly noted.

By the way would you know if he is also the mayoroflagos moniker/handle?

rozayx5: well he can keep searching for a discussion on ibaka he wont get it cause this topic reads- lekki Airport and Seaport, and which he has not provided any reasonable answer to,

he is busy shouting code F this and that for an uncleared Bush.
maybe F means forest

Chai na the highlighted one dem dey call "below the belt" punch for professional boxing
Ol'boy, you wicked gan nor be small

Since na EkoIle, im strong well so im go dey continue dey knack im aproko head for wall dey shout Ibaka port when NOTHING stops him from opening a separate thread thereon Anyway he gotta earn his mega millions at the expense of Lagos tax payers for doing propaganda on behalf of his boss rather than provide response to accountability & stewardship questions being VALIDLY raised here.

jmaine: That maggot clowning here is the imbecil!c Eko Ile . . .

I see.....many thanks for the info.
Duly noted.

aresa: Ibaka Deep Seaport Not in National Projects Plan - Investigation

They've been scamming and budgeting for Ibaka with taxpayers money since 2011, but no a single brick or shovel don hit ground...

Damn!!! Scamming unlimited..

I will advise anyone & everyone to


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to this VAIN attempt to derail the thread from its VALID questions about the UNFULFILLED promises of Fash'OLE on two projects, viz:

- Lekki "Code F world class" airport
- Seaport

If aresa wants to raise the issue of Ibaka port or any other valid accountability question, he can open a thread thereon except there is a limited ban on him that prevents his doing so. Is that the case

aresa: There's a clear difference between privately funded project and a state project...

Btw, lekki is a Code F designated woold class airport so don't insult us with that village scam you call airport..

Thank you for letting us know AGAIN that it is a "woold world class airport". Question is where is it based on [b]the PROMISE of the Executive Governor of Lagos state, Alhaji Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN[/b]
Where is the PROMISED airport? That can't be so hard to reply, or can it
Don't forget to also show us the seaport as well

aresa: The lekki projects you are killing yourself over are privately funded while Akpabio have been budgeting and splashing taxpayers funds on invisible and elusive Ibaka seaport since 2011 and you can not even show us ordinary signboard.. ..

How come this doesn't bother you? I thought you are all for accountability or your sense and quest for accountability only applies to Lagos and not your own state in Akwa Ibom?

See how you dey fall hand...

Privately funded like the Sunborn Yacht floating hotel that APC's Igbokwe was FORCED to confess was a BAD business by Fash'OLE's LASG.
N8 billion gone just like that

Fash'OLE, where is our N8 billion

Meanwhile when you are ready you will open a thread for the Ibaka seaport so your accountability issues can be addressed there.

jmaine: Life is about setting targets , which are not always met.

Yes I agree, the FG led govt have not been consistent in meeting their optimistic targets but we all know they are actively working towards that.

Below is an updated/revised target:

FG reduces 2014 power supply target to 5,000MW

CBN to pay 25b owed to gas suppliers

THE federal government yesterday reduced its power supply target for 2014 to 5,000Mega Watts (MW) in the next four to five months.

There had been a pending target of 4,500MW for June this year which never came to fruition and a projection to supply 6,000MW by December 2014.

But speaking in an inter-ministerial press briefing in Abuja the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Madueke, noted that “had there been sufficient gas supply, the current generation capacity would have crossed the 6,000mega watts target today.”

Also at the briefing were the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emiefele; Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi.

She explained that collectively the ministries and agencies were working to find a lasting solution to the challenge.

The minister announced that NERC has approved a new benchmark price of $2.50/mcf of gas supply, and $0. 80/mcf as transportation costs for new capacity, from 2014.

“This benchmark will rise with US inflation annually,” she added.

This increase will be captured in the next Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO), which is due in December this year.

Madueke, however, explained that the federal government has developed additional interventions that will address outstanding issues around gas supply pricing, fast-track additional gas supply development, particularly in the short term.

“It is expected that barring unforeseen developments these interventions will add at least 370mmcf/d of gas and assure a generation capacity of at least 5,000MW within 4-5 months,” she assured.

Highlighting the interventions which the ministries and agencies jointly planned, she said that a review of gas pricing is now being implemented to further reflect market value.

Madueke pointed out that in addition to the new price, NERC will require firm commitments from gas suppliers on the agreed quantities of gas to generation companies as long as payment terms are met.

The NERC, said the minister, is presently concluding the review of the Aggregate Technical Commercial and Collection (ATC&C) losses studies submitted by the distribution companies.

She said that the review will be followed by a review of the revenue requirement for the power sector that is to be covered by a revised Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) path.

Madueke said to inspire confidence in the gas sector, regarding the willingness of the power sector to settle its outstanding debts for gas, “the CBN will support initiatives to clear up the most recent gas related debts of the power sector.

“Specifically, the CBN is looking at banking sector led measures to pay off N25billion of debts owed to gas suppliers.

“The Central Bank will also play a key role in financial arrangements that guarantee payment for gas supply by the power sector.”

Emiefele noted that the Bankers’ Committee had some engagements where the CBN governor was asked to liaise with the ministries.

According to the apex bank boss, it was agreed at the meeting that there is an outstanding legacy debt of N25 billion that the existing gas supplier should be given some confidence by ensuring that the debt is paid off.

He added: “CBN and deposit money banks have been seeking ways to set up an SPV where this N25billion will be paid to the gas suppliers giving them confidence to continue to produce gas which is badly needed to continue to power generators plants.”

The present initiative, according to the governor, is to unlock the potentials of the Nigerian economy by considering the bottleneck militating against power production.

Explaining how the change in gas price affects the MYTO, Sam Amadi said: “Both the new price for gas and the support that the CBN is going to make are part of the cost that the new review of the existing MYTO will address.”

Nebo said following plans from the sector, the federal government will ensure that it hits 20,000MW by year 2020.

He also said that Nigeria is expecting to generate 10,000MW from coal.

Nebo revealed that the ministry is seeking the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) support to carry out the survey to ascertain the quantity of coal deposit in the country.

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/fg-reduces-2014-power-supply-target-to-5000mw/

Has anyone seen a similar target setting by any of our 36 state governors for TAP water provision, revised or not

Brimmie:
CC: sincere9gerian
Jmaine
anonimi
Chinolization
Billyonaire
FreeGlobe
Jakumo

Let's hear from the Knights!

It is a good thing to call OUR Ministers who made promises of measurable delivery to order when the deadline they set has arrived. To that extent the OP is very much on point.
However one would expect the OP to also be aware of the great strides made in the power sector by the Jonathan/Sambo administration in the past two years that may have led the Minister of State to make such overly ambitious statement. What is undeniable is that progress is being made to deal with the ACCUMULATED rot of many decades of NEGLECT by military DICTATORS and their pseudo-civilian successors before now.

Moreover we need to CAUTION ourselves with this type of unrealistic expectations that fuels public servants to make outlandish statements. Power generation is NOT a matter of buying super-sized diesel generators and calling the media to celebrate IPP launch.
No!
It takes years of

- meticulous, rigorous planning,
- mega funds mobilization,
- materials acquisition,
- construction and
- start-off.

Engineers in the house can provide more realistic insight for those who are genuinely inquisitive.

Meanwhile the sad thing is that all our state governors are sleeping on duty with NO PLANS whatsoever to meaningfully cover their states with the provision of something very basic as TAP water with serious implications for our health/hygiene/sanitation

OtunbaJega: stop using bold and coloured font. You often sound like a mad man...

If e dey pain you make you change the bold and colour when you quote me

Sincere9gerian: Dangote is not the only investor in rice production. There are currently several functioning rice mills in the country, including Ebony, Stallione,etc

..........and OLAMS that was inaugurated recently by Jonathan.

Those who are shouting poor people/peasant farmers will be left out seem not to have seen this part of the OP:

In his remarks, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, stated that the Dangote farms and mills were expected to significantly boost small-holder rice production in the regions through a nucleus and out-grower farming model.

This, he said, would directly transform livelihoods in rural Nigeria as the sites selected were rice-growing communities that will be supported by Dangote’s provision of agro-inputs, training and marketing linkages to improve community-farming.

He said employment opportunities for at least 8,000 Nigerians will be created by the massive investment.

As someone rightly suggested the way to go is via COOPERATIVE ventures of small scale farmers who are FOCUSED on growing their farms together with other like-minded people.

1wolex85: Tinubu is more than likely to be guilty

If you are still at the level of "more than likely" for someone who FORFEITED proceeds of drug money laundering to a US court then you need help seriously

but you are always exhibiting double standards when it comes to tinubu, fashola etc but u are quick to exonerate omisore because he is not in apc.

Please show me where I "EXONERATED" Omisore on any offence for which he has been CONVICTED by a court
I dey wait oh

I for one wudnt mind if pdp comes into power in lag if they present a good candidate, I don't support a one party system, but all you pdp supporters don't want any opposition at all!

You must be a real JOKER


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You don't support a one party system YET Thief'nubu & Co are running exactly that one party system in Lagos since 1999. As masters of RIGGING they are worse than PDP organized federal elections conducted by INEC.

* How many LGAs Chairmen & Councillors were won by other parties in the LASIEC organized elections and even those by Comrade I-Go-Chop-Too Oshiomole in Edo
** How many elections for President, 36 Governors, 109 SINators, multiple federal representaTHIEVES and state legisLOOTERS were won by other parties apart from PDP in the INEC organized election

Is this not the RATIONAL way to measure who is the master of RIGGING compared to the other. Even when there is video evidence of another party winning as was the case in Badagry:


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the LASIEC still went ahead to announce it for ACN/APC.
Is that not the characteristic & attitude of a party that wants to run (and has been running a) one party state

Go and find out what happened also in Thief'nubu's Ikoyi/Obalende LCDA where Obanikoro's son won as declared by the LASG Electoral Tribunal.

If you decide that presenting a BALANCED view of our politics means I am a PDP supporter I won't deny you the pleasure such an assertion may provide you. So please enjoy your delusion

juman: Those politicians are not so good.

The vast MAJORITY of our current crop of politicians are just ROGUES, FRAUDSTERS and CRIMINALS
The rush to hand over after Abacha's death in 1998/1999 and the accompanying uncertainty (after June 12 annulment five years earlier) meant mostly VAGRANTS and collaborators of the military DICTATORS we had endured since 1983 formed the bulk of these politicians hence we need to encourage ourselves to start POPULATING these parties to reduce the dominance of these bad elements who decide our collective fate

More from SaharaReporters on the common CRIMINAL parading himself as our Asiwaju and dragging us into the Amunisin (Enslavement) People's Congress, APC:

How U.S Federal Agents succesfully Linked Bola Tinubu to drug Trafficking Ring in Chicago
Facts have emerged that the erstwhile Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have been involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana and led by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. The source of the white heroine was identified as one Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards who was incarcerated for attempting to murder a federal agent while the agent was executing a search warrant on him.

BY SAHARA REPORTERSEP 15, 2008

According to the Verified Complaint for forfeiture in case No. 93 C 4483 Obtained by SaharaReporters, which was filed on July 26, 1993 before the Hon. Judge Nordberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Government urged the Court to order the forfeiture of funds in accounts Nos. 263226700 held by First Heritage Bank in the name of Bola Tinubu, funds in accounts 39483134, 39483396, 4650279566, 00400220, 39936404 and 39936383 held by Citibank N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu and funds in accounts 52050-89451952,52050-89451952, 52050-89451953 held by Citibank in the name of Bola Tinubu because there was probable cause to believe that the funds in Tinubu’s bank accounts represented proceeds of narcotics trafficking or were monies involved in financial transactions in violations of 18 U.S.C, sections 1956 and 1957 and therefore, was forfeitable to the U.S Government.

However, in a tacit defense of the ownership of the funds, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu averred in Court that the funds belonged to himself, his wife, K.O Tinubu and his surrogate mother, Alhaja Mogaji and warranted that they had exclusive right, title and interest to the funds.

In an affidavit sworn to by Kevin Moss, a Special Agent with the United States Internal Revenue Service, criminal investigation division in support of the verified complaint for forfeiture of Bola Tinubu’s moneys held in various Bank accounts, the agent gave a vivid account of how he came to the conclusion that the funds were proceeds of narcotics transaction in violation of the U.S law.

Mr. Moss averred that prior to and during 1988; the government became involved in the investigation of a white heroin trafficking network operating in Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The investigation disclosed that an individual known as Lee Andrew Edwards was a source of white heroin. The government sources provided information about Lee Andrew Edwards including the identity of a telephone number which activated in electronic pager. This pager according to him was to be called to place an order for white heroin. According to Mr. Moss, this pager was subscribed to by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande who at that time was a resident of Chicago.

Mr. Moss further averred that during February 1988, an individual named Abiodun Agbele arrived in the U.S from Nigeria and during investigation by the government, Agbele disclosed that Akande was his uncle who provided him an apartment in Hammond, Indiana.

According to Agbele, Mr. Akande returned to Nigeria in1990; however, before he left, he instructed Agbale to serve as a source of white heroin for Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards as a result of which Agbele sold white heroin for Lee Andrew Edwards on numerous occasions. Following a tip off, Agbele sold one ounce of white heroin to a law enforcement agent undercover on November 28, 1990 for $7,000 and was subsequently arrested. After his arrest, Agbele agreed to cooperate with the law enforcement agents regarding the white heroin distribution and network of Akande.

According to Agbele, Akande controlled the operation of white heroin from Nigeria in conjunction with other individuals in Nigeria and the U.S. One other individual who worked with Akande according to the affidavit was identified as Bola Tinubu who later became the governor of Lagos state from 1999 to 2007.

The investigation also revealed that in December 1989, Akande took Bola Tinubu to First Heritage bank where Bola Tinubu opened an individual money market. In the account opening application, Tinubu, gave his address as 7504 South Stewart, Chicago, the same address used previously by Akande and his company, Globe-Link. This is the same address used as the drop-off point for packages from Nigeria that contained the white heroin. According to bank records, Bola Tinubu also opened a joint checking account in his name and the name of his wife, Oluremi Tinubu. Mrs. Tinubu had previously opened a joint Bank account also in the same bank with Abdrey Akande, the wife of the heroin kingpin, Adegboyega Mueez Akande.

Upon opening the account, Tinubu deposited the sum of $1,000 in traveler’s check. However, five days after opening the account, specifically, on January 4, 1990, Tinubu [size=15pt]deposited the sum of $80,000[/size] into the account.

According to the federal agent, in a credit application dated January 6, 1990, Bola Tinubu disclosed that he resided at 7504 South Stewart and that Mueez A. Akande was his cousin. Tinubu further stated that he was an employee of Mobil Oil Nigeria Limited, Fairfax, Virginia and [size=15pt]his take home pay was $2,400 per month.[/size] Additionally, Tinubu stated on the application that he had no other sources of income and listed his wife, Oluremi Tinubu as co-applicant for the application for automobile loan. The loan was secured with the certificate of deposit in the amount of $10,000 which Tinubu had purchased with a withdrawal from the $80,000 deposit in his checking account.

According to the federal agent, Bank records from First heritage Bank disclosed that in 1990 alone, Bola Tinubu [size=15pt]deposited $661,000 into his individual money market account[/size] and in 1993; he [size=15pt]deposited the sum of $1,216,500[/size] into the same money market account. The agent further avers that in 1991, Tinubu began opening accounts at Citibank in the section known as the world-wide personal banking unit where he transferred the sum of $560,000 from his money market account at the First Heritage Bank.

This development prompted the Federal agents to interview representatives from Mobil Oil regarding Tinubu’s employment status and his take-home pay. The Mobil Oil representatives confirmed to the investigators that Tinubu was employed by the Mobil Oil as a treasurer. Mobil Oil further told the federal agents that this position did not involve the transfer of large amounts of money between banking institutions. Mobil oil representatives also stated that under no circumstance would Tinubu be permitted to retain money belonging to Mobil Oil in accounts bearing Tinubu’s name. Finally, Mobil Oil confirmed that the corporation never had any accounts in banks in the southern suburbs of Chicago.

On January 10, 1992, the federal agents obtained a court Order freezing Tinubu’s accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citibank respectively. Thereafter, Tinubu contacted the First Heritage Bank to transfer money from his accounts and was advised that the accounts had been seized by the U.S Treasury.

On January 13, 1992, Mr. Moss, the Federal agent contacted Bola Tinubu in Nigeria by phone using a number provided to the First Heritage Bank by Tinubu himself. Mr. Moss averred that during the course of the interview, Bola Tinubu confirmed that he knew Mueez Adegboyega Akande. Tinubu further admitted during the interview with the federal agent that he had wire transferred $100,000 to Akande’s bank account in Houston and that the $80,000.00 of the funds used to open the account at First Heritage Bank had come from Akande. Tinubu further admitted that he had other accounts in Fairfax, Virginia and London.

Concluding his affidavit evidence, Mr. Moss stated that with all these evidence, there was probable cause to believe that the funds in the accounts held by First Heritage Bank and Citibank, N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu represented property that was involved in narcotics transaction in violation of the U.S law. He therefore, urged the Court to issue an order of forfeiture of the funds.

After a protracted litigation in which Bola Tinubu claimed that the monies legitimately belonged to him, his wife, Oluremi Tinubu and his surrogate mother, one Alhaja Mogaji, Bola Tinubu finally opted for a stipulated settlement with the U.S government. According to the [size=15pt]settlement Order dated September 15, 1993; Hon. Judge John A Nordberg ordered that the sum of $460,000 held by Bola Tinubu in The First Heritage Bank account be forfeited to the United States Government.[/size] The Court also ordered the release of the funds held in the Citibank account and any money held in excess of $460,000 at the First Heritage account to Bola Tinubu in line with the agreement and stipulation reached by Tinubu with the federal agents.

Ironically, this case came up at the peak of the struggle against the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election by the Gen. Babagida-led military junta during which time Tinubu as a member and one of the leading financiers of the National democratic Coalition (NADECO) made several “pro-democracy” trips to the U.S ostensibly to press for U.S sanctions against the Nigerian junta. It is therefore doubtful whether most of those trips were actually connected with the June 12, struggle after all.

From: http://saharareporters.com/2008/09/15/how-us-federal-agents-succesfully-linked-bola-tinubu-drug-trafficking-ring-chicago

1wolex85: No court of competent jurisdiction has convicted tinubu of forgery, drug peddling or embezzlement, so do we now agree that tinubu is clean?

I am really very sorry for you guys as you provide ample opportunity to show your Asiwaju for the common CRIMINAL that he is just like Ibori. Thief'nubu FORFEITED the proceeds of drug money laundering to a US court and that was even a thread here on NL some three years ago:

againstGEJ: http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/bola-tinubus-heroin-tainted-assets-forfeiture-judgement



Sahara Reporters has obtained original copies of a judgement in the case of United States v Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, in which Bola Tinubu was charged (along with other defendants) in a case of massive drug trafficking and money laundering. This judgement directly relates to (and further documents) the September 16, 2008 "How U.S Federal Agents succesfully Linked Bola Tinubu to drug Trafficking Ring in Chicago" report by Sahara Reporters

Snippets of the case and subsequent judgement are presented below. The complete document (VERY LARGE pdf file - 4mb) can be downloaded at the end of this report.

The United States of America, by its attorney, Michael J. Shepard, United States Attorney for Northern District of Illinois, for its verified complaint of forfeiture, states as follows:

1. This is a FORFEITURE action under 21 U.S.C , ss88 and 18, ss 981,
2. The DEFENDANT funds are located in the above-described accounts and were SEIZED pursuant to PROCESS ISSUED BY THIS COURT,
,
4, beginning as early as 1998, Adegboyega Mueez Akande, WITH OTHERS OPERATED a organiszation (sic) which DISTRIBUTED WHITE HEROIN, a controlled substance under Title 21 of the United States Code.
5, this DISTRIBUTION OPERATION was conducted on a LARGE SCALE and the PROCEEDS of the operation SUBSTANTIAL. The defendant funds represent proceeds of this OPERATION of property involved in MONEY LAUNDERING.
6, the defendant funds represent proceeds of NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING , and , MONEY LAUNDERING, the funds are therefore FOREFEITABLE to the United States,

JUDGEMENT:
j, Neither a claim nor answer has been filed on behalf of the defendant funds , [size=15pt]accordingly, it hereby ORDERED that the funds in the AMOUNT of $460,000 in account, in the name of BOLA TINUBU represents proceeds of NARCOTICS[/size] or were involved in financial transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C ss 1956 and 1957 and therefore these funds are forfeit to the United States,

From: https://www.nairaland.com/613888/bola-tinubus-heroin-tainted-assets-forfeiture

I don't deal in RUMOURS such as what is being peddled against Omisore to the extent that he has NOT being found guilty of any murder unlike those who killed Olagbaju that Aregberascal released from jail
The real question, inquisitive minds should be asking is what could be Aregberascal's motivation for releasing these CONVICTED murderers- could it be they are his party's CONTRACT KILLERS

jmaine: Aregbe will still carry the day not because of his perceived acceptance or quality, but because among the lot, he is seen as a lesser evil.

More like a GEJ and Buhari dilemma . . . .

This is indeed the dilemma facing the Osun voter.....IF and only if PDP could have allowed a less "tainted" candidate to emerge such as Adeleke, then we would have been sure that Aregberascal will be saying his goodbyes from 10 August.
Now it is all up in the air.

lakpalakpa: Nonsense!!!

Bola Ige's Killer can only rule Osun State if he brings back Bola Ige.

@Omisore

#BringBackBolaIge

Did ANY court convict him of the murder
If not you should STOP spreading RUMOURS!

Meanwhile were the murderers of Hon. Olagbaju in Ile-Ife who were charged, tried and convicted released from jail by Aregbesola
So, is Aregbesola and his gang not much WORSE than Omisore? Objectively, they are indeed worse than Omisore who has not been found guilty.
Are these not the relevant FACTS

logica: Apparently it's in the "World Music" section here:

http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums

But you have to register (and pay) to view beyond the top 10.

Thanks for the info/confirmation.....I go rely on you oh as me I nor get money to pay for that kain thing abeg
If na awuf now I dey there

I don't know if anyone also SEARCHED the Billboard web site,

http://www.billboard.com/search/site/Ascension

but I did and there was no result for this 12th ranking for 2Face Ascension album

Maybe na me nor sabi search the thing so make another person try am

These are interesting times in Osun State. Interesting times because it seems that the fear of the voters have become the beginning of wisdom for the politicians in the state. It is a good thing for democracy except that this was not the case until the Ekiti earthquake that swept out an arrogant state executive that is an apt representation of the APC’s leadership who never gave a damn about what the people thought, felt or wanted. It is a beautiful thing that the voters are now the beautiful bride. It is a good development and it would serve our people well on the long run regardless of whatever mistakes that might be made going forward.

The voters, or if broadly viewed, the people of Osun have a lot to thank the people of Ekiti State for since June 21, 2014 when they voted out Kayode Fayemi and sent him packing. This event has caused the lot of the people in Osun State to improve. It has caused their so-called “revolutionary and unusual” governor, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola to come down from his high horse, walk on the scraggy ground and feel the pains of Osun people that he had hitherto ignored . Suddenly, things that were thought hitherto impossible have become possible in Osun State. Things that the teachers, the artisans, the Local government employees, the civil servants and other pressure groups thought could not happen have been happening. Just all of a sudden!

Areggbesola’s hitherto hallucination was that the Osun people have no choice but to vote for him and his APC regardless of how the people were treated. He believed erroneously that the Osun people would not even consider the PDP as an alternative or any other party for that matter. He believed he could kick the people around the way and manner he liked. He believes that the Osun voters are in a tight corner where there would not be able to find an outlet except accepting, voting for and living with the arrogance of the APC and their godfather from Bourdillion.

But thanks to the Ekiti people for sending a very resounding message. All of a sudden, Aregbesola has found time to meet with the principals and the headmasters of all Osun State schools after almost four years in the saddle. He has met them and trying hard right now to gauge their feelings. Now, Aregbesola wanted to know what they are feeling, what they are thinking and what they can do to help his government as well as what they can contribute to the education policy in Osun State. The Osun State Conference of Principals and Headmasters are showing courtesy to him. They are listening to Aregbesola. But [size=14pt]they are wondering if he is sincere.[/size] They are not sure he is honest as they ask themselves, where is he for the last four years? Why now? Is it because of the coming gubernatorial election on August 9? How are sure he would not punish them more severely in the coming years as soon as he wins the elections?

All of a sudden, Aregbesola has been able to find funds to pay the salaries of the teachers and the civil servants in Osun State. He suddenly found means to pay them and tried to convince them that the civil servants “are in the same boat” with him. Before now, the civil servants could go to hell. Their votes are not needed. They could not do a thing about his re-election and he would win hands down without their support. He ignored their concerns and seemed to deliberately victimized them. His Chief of Staff told the civil servants that their votes would not be of any effect and that their support was not important. But all of a sudden, all the backlog of salaries was paid and July salaries were even paid in advance.

To the amazement of the civil servants, the females amongst them have been getting [size=15pt]gifts of rice, vegetable oil and cash[/size] from the Aregbesola’s campaign. All of a sudden the votes of the civil servants appeared it would count on August 9. But the civil servants have the same questions that the teachers are having – why now? If Aregbesola had all these resources why did he make them suffer for several months before paying their salaries? Why did he wait till when the election is around the corner before he felt that they matter? The civil servants are wondering that if Kayode Fayemi was not kicked out of Ekiti State House, would they still be going hungry with their respective families? Would they still continue to suffer indignity from Aregbesola and his APC? Would they still be in abeyance in the calculus of things in Osun State? How are they sure that things would not revert to status quo ante after the elections if they vote for Aregbesola on August 9?

All of a sudden, Aregbesola was able to find funds to pay the entitlements of the pensioners. The pensioners who have been hitherto dismissed as very limited in number and of no consequential electoral value, all of a sudden are being courted by Aregbesola. He found the funds to pay their emoluments. They are also asking the same questions. They are wondering if they do not have a sadist at the saddle in Osun State? They are asking where did the funds come from? Did he have the funds all this while? If so, why did Aregbesola hold out on them? Why did he not pay them? Is this related to the defeat of his fellow governor in Ekiti? Is this new gestures a function of August 9 elections? Could this kind of person be trusted to do the right things after August 9?

All of a sudden, the Okada riders are new brides in Osun. They are getting new tyres and tubes for their motorbikes across the state. Some of their leadership who complained that they had waited several times for several hours to see Aregbesola but to no avail are wondering where did all this largesse come from. They are wondering if someone whom they waited for about 8 hours before seeing him on one occasion and did not even bother to give them 30 minutes audience is a sincere man. They are wondering if Aregbesola is not giving them a bait to get their votes on August 9? They are wondering if they should buy what Aregbesola is selling them hook, line and sinker?

All of a sudden, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola is a political bride that Aregbesola and his mentor, Alhaji Bola Tinubu has to prostrate for. This is the same man that the APC lie-machine is calling a “murderer”, “thief”, “killer”, “thug” and all the ugly names in the book. This is the same Oyinlola that Tinubu, Aregbesola and their gang of propagandists wants the entire Yoruba Nation to see as a devil reincarnate. This is the same Oyinlola that the APC wants all of us to believe was an “undesirable element.” Yet, it is this Oyinlola that the APC leadership is chasing all over the place to buy his support. They have been going to his house without being invited and paying unscheduled visits to his house. Where lays the integrity of Aregbesola and his Tinubu? Does it mean they have been blackmailing the Prince of Okuku? Does it mean they have been lying against the former governor of Osun State? Or is it that Aregbesola is shameless in his pursuit of power?

It is always a good thing when a governor responds to the yearnings of the people. It shows the power of the vote. It shows the beauty of democracy. [s]It underscores why all efforts to rig elections must be in top gear.[/s] This way, the voice of the people would be heard and the will of the people would be done. This way, an arrogant, condescending and standoffish governor could be sent packing. This way a listening governor who really cares about the people and sees himself as peoples’ servant could be rewarded. But what do you call a last minute largesse of Aregbesola in Osun State? With this kind of desperation, is this not hoodwinking? How can the people trust him? The timing of the largesse is very suspect and the people of Osun have good reasons to doubt his sincerity. And if they wish, vote him out on August 9.

From: http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/articles-comments/84462-aregbesola-s-last-minute-desperate-moves.html

Czechrep: Guys what could i possibly do that would warrant such meanness? Its so petty and i wouldnt ever bother to mention it, he visits nairaland and would probably see this and write back, Fyi i ddint cheat or steal or even commit any offense.thanks y'all for your comments, Whatever will be will be, i didnt ask for any gifts or money, i just felt " Happy Birthday " would have meant alot, cheers guys

I thought you said you APOLOGISED in your own OP after saying you had ISSUE

Czechrep: Hi Nairalanders, my hubby is emotionally mean

We had an issue 2 days to my birthday, i apologised, but he ignored me, my birthday came, from beginning to end, he never uttered " Happy birthday"

You can imagine how i felt, people all over were calling me to wish me, but he didnt, even cancelled the dinner we were supposed to have, i feel so heart broken!!!

One would think i did something so atrocious , meanwhile i didnt,marriage is so difficult

dayuuummm !!!

The tori get as e be o, madam

englishmart: The more the local government areas, the closer the government to the people.

I just pray he uses this avenue to reach out to everyone.

Their national cakes should be evenly distributed

How about it been evenly produced/baked/made as well instead of just distributed
If not for Niger Delta oil revenue, na wetin be national cake?

Ayekotoo: Lagos proposes ‘Rent to Own’ home policy
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday said his administration would soon start a new policy that would enable Lagos residents to own their homes after paying rents for a specified period of time.
According to the governor, the new policy is known as “Rent to Own” initiative coming under the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme.
He added that the initiative would encourage more residents to participate in the state housing scheme.

http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-proposes-rent-to-own-home-policy/

How about telling us how many years a LASG worker will pay rent to own a room & palour before we start praising & worshipping our public servant.
We dey wait oh

aresa: Not based on room and parlor, but based on the prices quoted 2-20 million...

Give us the down payment and monthly payment breakdown per N18,000/month worker.

Seems you nor want digest my earlier response, which adequately addressed your question, so here I go again:

anonimi: Simply shows that APC and Fashola in particular are NOT in anyway the saints they try so hard to project themselves as with plenty of propaganda. In short they are just as bad as PDP.

Hope this time around you will read with non-jaundiced eyes so its essence can sink into your brain.
Cheers.

aresa: I'm not interested in your jaundiced rant..

Talking about Level 08 Officer, are the houses affordable?

You be doctor ni for take sabi wetin be jaundice
Maybe you sef get am for original jaundice na im make you dey look for others like you

Which houses are affordable- room & palour abi 3 bedroom?
Abeg clarify wetin you dey ask wella make I for take answer you correct, correct with immediate alacrity!

aresa: But these clowns were all over the Fashola housing thread coming up with numbers and breakdowns and how the common man can not afford the houses, but they are deaf and dumb in this thread. No demand for cost and analysis and not explanation how the poor man can afford these invisible or maybe I should say stolen Lekki pics houses...


Awon ogbologbo scammers.. These crooks no dey fear God I swear...

Simply shows that APC and Fashola in particular are NOT in anyway the saints they try so hard to project themselves as with plenty of propaganda. In short they are just as bad as PDP.

whatlyf: ansa ma question 1st

na wetin be your question - the difference between a mortgage and a house/flat

whatlyf: Man what is the difference? I want to expose something..

Go on abi na who dey hold you