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Alxmyr: I saw Gbawe and other APC apologists dancing up and down on this thread singing praises of how APC picked the best candidate for elective positions and how Keyamo is the best hand from Delta Central.
I may not fault the ability of Keyamo to speak articulately but that APC always produce best candidate for position is farce and very idiotic.

In Lagos senatorial election of 2011, the best candidate and best hand Olorunibe Mamora was eased out of the race by the Lord of the Manor.
Their best in Senate today is Yerima.

Ngige that you are singing praise of have been in the senate for about 2 and half years, he has neither sponsor a bill nor contribute meaningfully to debates on floor of the assembly.

George Akume, the minority leader always fall asleep during session, he has never made any meaningful contribution as minority leader in the past 2 and half year. I believe many will want to google who George Akume is.

Sola Adeyeye started well, but he has since join the eating club so you only see him during session when it is convenient.
Remi Tinubu is yet to understand what her functions are.
Except for the likes of Ajetumobi, Gbenga Kaka, Gani Solomon, Sen. Lawan, sadly as well Sen. Yerima, majority of the APC in the senate are disappointment.

What will Keyamo do among bunch of mediocre that will form his immediate constituency in the senate?

Wily1Wily: Yorubas are a confused tribe

How Fani-Kayode Stole Aviation Funds – Witness

A Superintendent of Police, Bashir Abdulahi, yesterday told a Federal High Court in Lagos how former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, allegedly made several illegal payments into his bank account while in office.

Abdulahi, who was an operative with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, but now at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, told Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia that he investigated the alleged mismanagement of fund by Fani-Kayode.

Ofili-Ajumogobia adjourned till today for cross-examination.

But before the adjournment, the witness said the petition about mismanagement of aviation fund was assigned to his team for investigation.
He said investigation revealed that several payments, beyond the legal limits, were made into Fani-Kayode’s account, through one Mark Saviour.
READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/36338.html

chimchim1: I will only say Falana is also a fraud if he says those Baraje faction members should be investigated while other Gov's aя̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣̥ not. Which means Falana has lost it. Let all Gov's be investigated not jU̶̲̥̅̊Ƨ̷̜̩̌̋†̥ a faction members.

BekeeBuAgbara: Haven't you heard that your party APC has mandated its governors to woo their aggrieved PDP colleagues. Now those PDP rebels are failure and sinnners but will automatically turn to born again and progressive when they move to APC.

Na who una de deceive?

1forall: Nig govt agencies are not setup to make profit because they don't stop getting money from the government budget to spend thus they're not motivated to be accountable for anything. And even government's annual budget is prepared without taking the monies generated by these agencies into consideration; no forecasts nor projections, so the govt itself couldn't care less how they're run and consequently, everyone in the chain is more or lesss accountable to themselves.

idsamoo: Thank you for datt question,iyana-ipaja road is my normal route day and night,i haven't seen anything like dis!its a big fat lie!! I love lagos governance bt i wil never support dis big lie!!

cogitoErgo: I hav not actualy come across pple of Osun complaining of salary.
Please choose one: (1). Graduate roaming the street jobless. (2). Graduate getting something doing while looking for better alternative and in the process being given stipend of '8k' to maintain body and soul?
U made the free train ride sound religiously biased! but it was first started during xmass for xtians, besides thanks to GEJ for reviving the rail, but Ogbeni of the State of Osun paid for the fares!

Two countries, two technicians, one problem: only four or five holes in a shower head are working. Their stratospherically different instinctive reactions, upon visual apprehension of this singular problem, tells in one powerful narrative brush the story of how either country arrived where she is today. It tells the story of the power of civic instruction and awareness. It tells the story of the only type of psychology that could power a country out of the backwaters of underdevelopment and set her on the course to joining the rest of civilized humanity in the 21st century.

It was the demeanour of the Ghanaian technician that I found so painful –painful is to be understood in the context of the statement that the said demeanour makes about my own country. His embarrassment was patent, his dissatisfaction written all over his face. You’d think that the fate of his country, Ghana, rested on him rectifying the situation and making sure it never happens again. Above all, there is that psychology of his that even if a single shower hole is blocked and ninety-nine others are working in a shower head, it ain’t right.

The Nigerian technician comes from a different world. One sordid and shitty world of rationalizing mediocrity, created by 160 million people and the useless political leaders who rule over them. All 160 million of us are responsible for this atrocious and unpatriotic psychology. Sometimes, it is difficult to tell who is more unpatriotic: Goodluck Jonathan and the bunch of corrupt clowns he leads in the political class or the people who are their victims. For the average Nigerian, in his daily treatment of Nigeria, ranks among one of the most unpatriotic citizens of any nation on earth.

Every time you accept less than perfect, justify it, impose it on people around you, you are killing Nigeria softly and unpatriotically. A taxi driver musters the courage to resist bribing a police officer, you, his passengers, turn against him. Why not settle them and stop wasting our time? How much dem dey ask sef wey you no wan roger them? Useless driver like you. Ordinary to roger dem 20 naira, you siddon here dey waste our time. If police shoot you now, dem go say na your mama co-wife cause am. Eventually, you force the taxi driver to bribe the officers. You are killing Nigeria softly with that unpatriotic psychology.

For more:
http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/columnists/parable-of-the-shower-head.html

Delafruita: lets try to commend progress

agbameta: The bridge is the first in the country to have street lightings powered by an Independent Power Plant. big diesel generator.

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/07/01/fashola-lights-up-carter-bridge/

cogitoErgo: I guess he has already won no need for "hook or crook"

agbameta: You don't get it sha?

Who stopped you from posting pictures or news from your village and why must you people throw tantrums and only blame your laziness and lack of development on anything and everything from Lagos state?

You have your on going millions of pages enugu pride of your village thread with random pictures of even the most ridiculousness and irrelevant crap in it, but do you see us crying and yelling inside your enugu village thread?

We don't care about your village so stop trying to seek relevance every time you see Lagos related threads.

You people are like annoying and disgruntled pests....Damn..

princenonny: Fashola wud build a gutter and it wud make front page news whle sullivan hs lighted up enugu since 2008 and he's not making noise about it. All these BRF fanatics here on NL shud cme to enugu and u will seee that Fashola is a learner

kingoflag: I sincerely believe it'll be in the best interest of all Enugu indigenes---and South Eastern Nigeria for that matter--- living in Lagos to return en masse to Enugu so they can enjoy the dividends of Sullivan's Govt.

publisher: Borno way located in the Ebute Metta East Area of Lagos state is one of the most prominent roads on the Lagos mainland.

Borno way was constructed to taste during the Jakande administration,well paved with side walks and street lights. Subsequent military administrations ensured that the road was well maintained,up until 1999. Borno way is an inner road that connects the famous Oyingbo market with several prime locations such as Adekunle, Alagomeji , down to Sabo,Yaba. Several businesses and middle class residential apartments are located along Borno way. Unfortunately,the current state of 'Borno way' starting from Oyingbo axis down to Adekunle will definitely bring tears to the eyes of long time residents of that area.

Ayatullah:

First and foremost I am happy a fellow human being regained his freedom, but I must quickly add that Ozekhome is a 'STUPIDO' and a Bloody Coward to be canvassing amnesty for Kidnappers. I am not too surprise though, because this is a man who will readily be the Devil's advocate after all he is Farouk Lawan Advocate. In a sane country, Kidnappers and Armed Robbers should be tied to the stake and publicly executed. May God bring sanity to Nigeria with Sane Leaders that we are presently lacking.

osaass: If you read between the lines, he must have been directed by his abductors to go on air and plea for jobs and amnesty for them. It's public relations strategy by the kidnappers. They are playing victim of circumstances and seeking sympathy from the public.

These are the same greedy good for nothing hoodlums that murdered four gallant policemen in the line of duty. There they are claiming unemployment yet have the guts to demand N100 million in exchange for a human being.

They are BEASTS, COWARDS, SCUM. And should be treated as such.

The Federal Govt should and must stop rewarding criminals

shymexx: Ok, I'm bored - let me indulge you. Tell me why any country in the EU or NATO would want to engage the Russians in a conventional war? Just look at the proximity and bear in mind that none of them has the capabilities to counter Russian missiles. Even the American patriot missiles won't save them.

As for France, its military has always looked good on paper but that didn't stop it from surrendering when the nazis came calling; when the Vietcong chased them; and when the Russians told them to get out of Egypt or say aurevoir to Paris.

agbameta: Lagos state IGR is N20B x 12B = N240B + N120B =360B

Allocation and IGR = 360. They borrow to make up the difference at N497 billion/20 million population


Akwa Ibom with allocation or IGR or no IGR, their budet for N559 including N80 loan/2013/5million population

For 2012 it was N379B + N125B SUPLEMENTAL = N522B/5 million population


^^^^^^ 2 years in a row, the largest state budget in Nigeria.


The above is for your so called huge Lagos state IGR, it's meager 250b and allocation inluded, it's still way way below what Akwa ibom spends.


Lets compare their work starting from 2007 since both Fashola and akpabio entered their state houses at the same time so this is fair game.

The best way to settle this issue once and for all is detail their work side by side based on the list below..


Schools

Hosipitals

Maternal centers and clinics

Transportation

Roads

Bridges

Skill centers and Human development

Universities

State institutions


Now, are you ready to put ypur money where your mouth is? If you are, go for it.

obitwo: Call Tinubu whatever you want, since 1999 when thus democratic era begun, the SW has moved the furthest and developed the most with the likes of Tinubu. When he became governor, Lagos was barely generating N600m per month. Today, its almost N30bn. Ogun under 2 yrs has grown its IGR from N730m to over N4bn per month

We aren't complaining so why are you taking insulin for another man's diabetes?

ba7man: If Akpabio or subsequent Governors don't think harder on how to develop the human resources of the State, those roads will continued to be plyed by Keke-marwa, bicycles and the larger population will keep trekking on those beautiful roads.

Akwa-Ibom is still at the begining of a long race.

Soyinka commends Akpabio’s educational programmes

THE Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has received commendations from Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for his efforts in human capacity development in his state.
Soyinka, who was the Chairman of a discussion session at the second day of the South South economic summit in Asaba, specifically mentioned Governor Akpabio’s training of Akwa Ibom youths in specialised field of aviation as well as his free education to all youths in the state.
The education models, Soyinka stated, must be developed by governments at all levels.
Akpabio told participants at the summit of his administration’s investments in free and compulsory education for all Nigerians residing in Akwa Ibom State up to secondary school level.
He maintained that this gesture was to build the capacity of the youths to meet the manpower challenges of not only the emerging industrial economy of the state, but the highly competitive labour market in Nigeria.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/44781-soyinka-commends-akpabio%E2%80%99s-educational-programmes.html

musiwa1j: and if the north get hold of power, they will never release it, never.

who is in that picture in the north , obama.. when i tell you the north will not agree, the north will not agree.

matrixme: If you can also push it harder, Senator Yerima and his team should also be extended this courtesy.

Eledan: That is the man you've sworn to swim with.....he sacrifices the best in his cabinet on the altar of political expediency ....

You remember Prof Barth Nnaji?

GEJ kind of governance is what you get when you believe in "na our son" politics

take dat: Ama Pepple, from Permanent Secretary to Head of Service to Minister.
No be only she dey, wash hand make another person chop small!

take dat: By 2015, we will be marking GEJ's performance contract!