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omo alaro: These guys are inventing all ways possible to mobilize fund ahead of 2015 elections.
Annenih in NPA, FG to buy planes for private operators and now this one.Na wah o. We don enter one chance.

Brace yourself for more of such fund-raisning activities for the elections by PDP, ACN, CPC, APGA etc.
They all will do it as long as you & I are not willing to CONTRIBUTE money, time, intelligence and efforts to the democratic process but MIRACULOUSLY expect to reap the dividends fully.

BTW, how did Tinubu raise the "millions of pounds" he gave to Mimiko's first elections
All the parties are into this corrupt way of raising campaign funds.

larride: PS: Go learn how to quote.

Why don't you behave like a gentleman and send him an email or post how to quote properly INSTEAD of gloating, which adds nothing to you as a person. Or does it add?

maryjames9: You mean the houses should be allowed to stand despite the fact that it failed the test, an action capable of jeopardizing lives in year ahead?

Please madam Maryjames9, kindly point out where I said or suggested that "the houses should be allowed to stand".
Thanks in advance for usual quick response.

We want a change but we must be ready 4 it, SO LONG GOVERNMENT are true to their promise to COMPENSATE THOSE GUYS.

Just to register my agreement with you on the above, which is the essence of my earlier post. Government should ADEQUATELY compensate the OWNERS of the flats purchased from the LASG, which is a continuing entity.
It should also be a lesson to the government to ensure better supervision of its construction projects to avoid future compensation for defective works.

maryjames9: For your information,if Fashola or Tinubu wants a business estate,they know where and how to get better one in excellent location without making headlines

I am sure no one who understands how the duo of Fashola and Tinubu have been derobing the assets of the Lagos commonwealth will dispute the above with you.

free2ryhme: Meanwhile, Chairman, Ejigbo LCDA, Kehinde Bamigbetan,in reacting to the development, said the issue of relocation of affected residents should be discussed fully to enable every one involved knows where he stands.

Bamigbetan noted that the issue of insurance needed to be looked at when compensating the residents.

Na why the LCDA Chairman come dey speak with two mouths like sey im nor sabi the profile of the people wey dey live for im constituency. Na which kain insurance for Jakande flats wey im dey yarn so?
Let us remember these houses were built and delivered some [size=13pt]30 years ago by then UPN governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande[/size] aka Baba Kekere. They were bought mostly by civil servants and small scale business people aka petty traders. That is what an Action governor who understands democracy means:

Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

unlike the new masters of Alausa house, whose definition is:

Government of the elite, by the elite, for the elite [size=13pt]PAID for by the MUGUcious masses/people.[/size]

[quote author=Sunny_bobo]This must be why some governors are asking for a change in the revenue allocation formula.[/quote]When shall we return to the revenue CONTRIBUTION formula that was used up to Nzeogwu's first coup in January 1966
That was when the North had groundnuts, cotton and textile mills.
The Southwest had cocoa and kolanuts with aro-allied industries.
The East had palm oil, rubber etc.
They all chopped their money first in their semi-autonomous regions BEFORE sending the agreed % to the federal. There was healthy competition for overall national development until the khaki boys forced us into unitary government.

[size=13pt]Let's hope the "progressive opposition" lawmakers in ACN with their leaders will start matching propaganda of "true fiscal federalism" with robust legislative action.[/size] They can even start with the relatively easy matter of VAT collection. That will be day!!!

Gbawe: You want to compare a Party that is all about wastage and begging bowl extended towards Abuja to one that believes in collecting taxes effectively, raising IGR, strengthening fiscal federalism, improving comparative economic advantages , efficient mass transport, optimal PPP (Private, public partnership) usage etc? Abeg come better this new year.

Will you be kind enough to tell us how ACN is concretely "strenghtening fiscal federalism"?
What action/steps has the party taken in this direction

boron10: Ade Dosumu is not Funsho William and can never have the political strength Funsho had in lagos. Not while Tinubu is still alive.

Which brings up the question of:
[size=13pt]Who had the greatest motive to kill Funsho Williams[/size]
For so long, everyone has taken it for granted that it must be the "nest of killers" in PDP. Maybe not so straightforward, afterall.

Does anyone remember how bombs were going off during Abacha's evil regime and everone was pointing to NADECO. Even MILAD Marwa's convoy was bombed.
Now we know better that it was the goggled one who was actually behind it.
Could the same be true of Funsho William's brutal killing

Yomieluv: When has Lagos state become Tinubu's property?instead of voting for her,I won't rather vote.
That dullard of a woman,who has no meaningful impact as a senator.

Rubbish thread.

Tinubu would be very happy to send you a Thank You note if you decide not to vote.
You leave the field free for his Area boys, touts and thugs to do & undo so she has a landslide victory to Alausa house in 2015.
Don't you think it will be more sensible to START NOW to identify potential candidates within or outside ACN who can replace her at the Senate and succeed Fashola as governor.
Once you identify any potential person you test the waters with your family, neighbours, friends, mosque/church/shrine fellow worshippers etc and if not worthwhile you drop her and seek out another for the same process.
That is what democracy is about. It is a PARTICIPATORY system for the best dividends!!!

Smykell: The next governor for lagos state is mamowora olorunnmbe all ACN members and support knows that.

He might be a good sell given that he made some "necessary noise" while he was in the Senate and was shoved aside last elections because he displayed support TOO EARLY for Fashola's 2nd term ambitions when the godfather, Tinubu was still sulking over BRF's growing popularity.
BTW, the right thing to do would be for another party to field a credible candidate for Mrs. Remi Tinubu's senatorial constituency and start the groundwork with the youth from now to sell that viable candidate.
Mrs. Remi Tinubu has no business representing anyone in the state assembly even.

Why Kabiru Sokoto, other bomb suspects are yet to face trial

With the non-passage of the Terrorism Amendment Bill by the National Assembly, the trial of some key suspects is yet to begin.
In custody without trial are those allegedly involved in the bombing of the UN House, the Police Headquarters and St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State.
The Nation gathered yesterday that the nation’s laws, which ought to be used, are rated as weak and may not guarantee justice.
Four key Boko Haram leaders are still in custody in the last one year without trial over these fatal bombings.
Those in custody are Ali Sanda Umar Konduga (a.k.a Usman Al-Zawahiri), who was jailed for three years in December 2011; Ismail Kwaljima (a.ka. Abu Summaya); Babagana Mali (a.k.a Bulama); and Kabiru Sokoto.
Two of the Boko Haram leaders (Bashir Madalla and Habeeb Umar Bama) died allegedly during a shoot-out with the JTF and security agencies.
The list is outside the 19 Boko Haram leaders recently declared wanted by the JTF with N290million ransom placed on them.
Security agencies have not arraigned the suspects in court because the National Assembly is yet to pass the Terrorism Amendment Bill.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “We are still keeping these key suspects because the National Assembly has not passed the Terrorism Amendment Bill.
“In fact, the Senate on December 19, 2012 suspended further consideration of the bill because it makes provision for the Office of National Security Adviser which was said to be unknown to the 1999 Constitution.
“It means that we may have to wait for a while before we can arraign the suspects in court. What security agencies do is to renew court order to detain these suspects.
“We hope the National Assembly will give the bill accelerated consideration when they resume from recess.
“Once the bill is passed and assented to by President Goodluck Jonathan, the trial of these suspects will begin. The international community is shocked that we have not risen to the challenges of terrorism with appropriate laws.
Asked why the suspects could not be tried under existing laws, the source said: “These laws are weak to ensure justice for the offences allegedly committed.
“Our laws are not in line with international standards for fighting terrorism, which is now a global menace. At present, some of the suspects, who were arrested in connection with bombings, are being tried under the anti-terrorism clause in the EFCC Act.
“We have weak laws prescribing three, five to 20 years imprisonment for terror acts which claim many lives. These laws are so deficient that most terror suspects took advantage of it in 2009 to get bail in court and evade justice. And the punishment is at the discretion of the trial judge.
“The drafters of the laws did not envisage the magnitude of terrorism at our doorsteps.”
Responding to a question, the source added: “We have lawyers who collaborate with terror suspects to secure bail for them and take advantage of the weak laws to set them free.
“We will not get justice for the victims of terrorism and the nation, if we try these suspects under the existing laws.”
Another source said the security agencies are “unhappy by the slow pace at which the National Assembly is working on the bill”.
“Yet, this is a bill which borders on national security and safety. This bill ought to be on priority list.”

The Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Mr. Ekpenyong Ita, in June 2012 had a confidential session with senators in Uyo, where he said terror suspects had been abusing judicial process to regain freedom.
The SSS boss pleaded with the National Assembly to come up with harsh sanctions to check terrorism.
Ita said: “As representatives of the people, you should drive the processes of development which will enhance security by enacting appropriate legislation to address specific issues.
“Appropriation of funds, which is one of your key functions, provides ample opportunity to engineer various sectors of the economy to serve the common good.
“The National Assembly, to its credit passed the Anti-Terror Bill into Law in 2011 and approved the declaration of state of emergency in Local Governments contending with Boko Haram activities. Be that as it may, as the representatives of the people much more is expected from you.
“The National Assembly should review the Anti-Terrorism Law in the light of recent developments. It has been observed that the current legislation is weak in some areas, particularly award of sanctions to culprits.
“For instance, the sanction regime is encumbered by the provision which gives a trial Judge the discretion to award a punishment of 20 years or less even if the terrorist act resulted in the death of victims.
“This provision allows high-risk terror suspects to be released on bail on a capricious exercise of judicial discretion.
“To reduce the possibility of abuse of judicial process, the new legislation should preclude granting of bail to terror suspects pending the determination of the substantive case.
“And the Service advocates a relief similar to provision in the Electoral Act 2011 which restrains a court of law from issuing an interim order to stop the process of election. “Incorporating a similar restriction into the Anti-Terror Bill will reduce the compromise of the judicial process through the granting of bail to high-risk suspects under the guise of exercising judicial discretion.”

Nation

Next time when the [size=14pt]conmen assembled in ACN cry wolf as usual that fisherman Joe is not doing enough to address the Boko Haram menace, let's remember to ask them what their 20% or so legislators in both Houses of the NASS have done to fast-track the passage of this crucial bill.[/size]
These ACN "progressive opposition" party lawmakers have no qualms to join their PDP bed fellows to fast-track the award of salaries and allowances that run into mega millions monthly to themselves beyond what the RMAFC authorises from OUR taxes!!!

The OP is just testing the waters based on the desire of his favoured candidate and the husband. In US politics, they have something similar called exploratory talks before formally declaring one's candidacy.
It is the same way that Ayatollah Buhari's boot lickers have been testing the waters on their retired MAXIMUM RULER DICTATOR's possible 4th attempt at the presidency.
If Lagosians are not VIGILANT nothing will stop Mrs. Remi Tinubu from becoming the next governor just as she became senator along with two other Tinubu family members in the House of Reps.

[quote author=Okija_juju]We need to kill most of the people incharge of Works and Sanitation in many states.. This pictures would have looked alot nicer if only they were swept clean.. Thats what makes Calabar different from other states, their roads are swept twice daily.[/quote]Sanitation and cleaning of streets is mostly that of the LGAs.
But those guys are sleeping on duty along with their counterparts in the state and federal legislative houses. And it does not amtter whether they are in PDP or the so called "opposition" parties.

saxywale: I don't know much about ifa divination, that's why I am willing to learn. One of the odu also mentioned the great flood as recorded in the bible (Noah).

From my scanty memories of the NTA Ibadan old series of Ifa Olokun A soro dayo also anchored by Dr. Elebuibon, there are many similar stories between what is in the Bible (particularly OT) which is almost reproduced verbatim in the Koran.
Such a comparative project may instill a greater level of self confidence that could propel us to modern greatness if we focus our education on innovation by massively encouraging enrolment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related subjects.

hotwax: Colonial slave. This ifa not bible or quran.

Do you have a comprehension problem of simple English?

Gbawe: Don't mind the shameless mischief-maker. Beaf trained him and others well in the art of weasel-like and ignoble conduct. How can he reconcile the title of his thread with the content? Is Osun the only State mentioned for his thread to be titled as it is? Is there not even a section of the article where the spokesman of Aregbesola states that Osun has complied with paying the minimum wage? The chap is simply as slimy, unprincipled and as slithering as Beaf was.

Where in the OP did you see the word ONLY
The story from ACN's propaganda mouthpiece, The Nation newspaper, clearly states that NLC notes that Osun has not complied. Any argument on that precise point?
If e too dey pain you make you go open thread for any of the other states wey I nor pick. Why that one too hard you for do? It's a free world or is it not.

saxywale: I am a Christian and one of the things I hope to learn before I die is the ifa system of divination. Yoruba history is hidden in its interpretation. Some odu revealed ancient Yoruba people and kingdom, ife before the deluge and after the deluge, Yoruba people before arrival of Oduduwa and his sons, ancient people and their ways of life. I am glad aregbesola took this step. Our culture needs to be preserved and passed on to generations after us.

It would be more productive if a project to draw comparisons with stories in the Bible and koran can be done.

Gbawe: Indeed. Look at the lying antics of the chap , and their discredited gang leader Beaf, against Aregbesola below till I exposed their mischief to force an insincere apology. Bloody liars and miscreants. Just like the PDP leaders they work for.

https://www.nairaland.com/793016/pdp-asks-aregbesola-account-n100bn/2


Anonimi wrote:

I just had to laugh at your post with my antiquated quote above as I could imagine you jumping with excitement.
Did you have it saved on some special space in your hard disk
Meanwhile, you forgot to remove this important part of my old post that you have practically framed somewhere in your memory:

Nevertheless all other responses I posted are intact and you are yet to credibly defend any of them

Gbawe: Thank you !!!! Sometimes, I am sick to the back teeth of this forum and the misguided and hateful elements posting here. We can all have our differences and loyalty but it is those who are especially malevolent, like this OP, who go the extra mile to use deception and lies . This OP has blatantly lied against Aregbesola in the past and it is clear the vendetta is personal for him. They mentioned several Governors with many , as you rightly pointed out, being PDP Governors. Yet this deceitful OP, with his unhealthy fixation on Aregbesola, manages to make this only about the Osun Governor. This disturbed OP did not even note what is written below in the article before his attempt at undisguised mischief. Sad.

You can try your ranting and raving intimidation with someone else.
When there is cause to JOIN the criticism of PDP acts I do so as you must have noticed from my posts.
However I have a particular interest in showing the HYPOCRISY of the conmen in ACN for what it is at every opportunity. Learn to deal with it otherwise ask your friends to ensure they have nothing to be criticised for.

BTW, if Aregberascal has nothing to hide as claimed by his spokesperson, why the restraining order from the court

Paul John: What's this with just Aregbe?

Look at yourself


Osun is the only state in that list shey?
Like I told one of you guys on this forum » you peeps obsession with S/West is making many of you look in.sane.

Of course Osun is not the only state in the list.
Did you see that I highlighted Anambra where APGA has Obi but I don't have much stake there?
However, when a person dey [size=13pt]form sey na im holy pass,[/size] it becomes imperative to point out his weakness HOPEFULLY so he can correct himself. QED

NLC to battle Kwara, Osun, seven others over minimum wage

Labour plans to tackle nine states that it claims are yet to pay the minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has listed the defaulting states as Anambra, Ebonyi, Plateau, Kwara, Kebbi, Niger, Osun, Enugu and Zamfara.
It accused the states of failing to complete talks with the Joint Public Service Negotiation Council (JPSNC) on the implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage.
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has urged the JPSNC to intensify efforts in ensuring that states that are deliberately mis-interpreting the Minimum Wage Act are brought to book.
NLC’s Acting General Secretary, Comrade Chris Uyot, said the Congress would visit the states to ascertain their level of compliance.
Uyot said the NLC would this month take a record of all the ongoing issues surrounding the non-implementation of the minimum wage in the identified states and act accordingly.
But Osun State has denied that it was yet to pay the minimum wage as required by the law. It urged the NLC to exclude the state from those it planned to battle.
ASCSN’s Secretary General, Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal said where state governments implement the minimum wage for levels 1-6, they are not adjusting the wage to balance the ratio.
He added that negotiations are stalled in some states because governments have refused to adjust the ratio between the minimum and maximum wages.
“It is a tragedy. They just added N500, N900 in some cases, they didn’t adjust the ratio,” Lawal said.
The Nation learnt that in Ebonyi State, only levels 1 and 2 have been paid the minimum wage totalling N25,000,while it paid N26,400 to level 8 and N31,000 to level 9, amounting to just about N2000 per month.
Ebonyi workers have asked the government to return to the drawing board and use the relativity chart.
It is a similar case in Niger State, where only levels 1-6 have been paid the minimum wage, while N10,000 per annum is added to the wages of those from level 7 and above.
“That is about N800 per month increase. Even with this N10,000 addition, Niger State Government said they will use a consolidated structure, which means there will no longer be allowances like house rent, transport etc. This has been rejected by the workers,” an official of the state’s labour union told The Nation.
But Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, spokesman of Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola said: “Osun State should not be listed as one of those to be battled by the NLC because it has implemented the Minimum Wage Act.
“Workers in state have even confirmed enjoying the minimum wage. The NLC should be aware that the National Industrial Court (NIC) has restrained workers in the state from taking any action against the state over the issue.” Omar, while lamenting the reluctance of states to comply with the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act, noted that “the Act, which was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the President since March 2011, is being observed in the breach by some state governments.
“More worrying is the spectacle of the Federal government, which should defend its own law, allowing state governments to use its security forces against protesting workers who are only standing up for their rights as protected by the law. Such unprecedented impunity is not only malicious, but are anachronistic to cherished democratic values.
The much touted social dialogue, which should be the basis for resolving industrial disputes, has no meaning to some government and most employers.
“May we remind those governors who are yet to implement the new national minimum wage that they are in gross breach of a national law which they swore to uphold.
“In fact, if we operate a true democracy where the State Houses of Assembly are independent, this singular act of not complying with the minimum wage law is an impeachable offence.
“It is our resolve that the few states that are still reluctant to pay the Minimum Wage to some categories of workers will come under full focus by the labour movement. The struggle will no longer be left in the hands of the state councils, but handled in conjunction with the national leadership of the labour movement,” the NLC President said.

Nation

So Aregberascal is also getting court injuction restraining litigation.
Not very different from Odili's injuction restraining EFCC from investigating him.

What is the difference between

a) six
b) half a dozen

Religious people -Christians, traditonalists & muslims- need to pray loud because their God is partially deaf.
Never mind how Christ said his disciples should pray -quietly in a secluded place.

This applies to the PDP legislators only.
Those from the "opposition" parties declined to take the 140 days of vacation.
They worked throughout in caucuses drafting very useful bills for their constituents.
Two of the bills sponsored by the [size=14pt]Association of Conmen in Nigeria (ACN) caucus, was to reduce their salaries & allowances to align with RMAFC provisions & scrap the constituency projects[/size] as they promised to work hand in hand with the state governors and LGA chairmen and councillors to address the infrastructural needs of their areas of responsibility.

What is the difference between:

a) six
b) half a dozen

Demdem: there were ALLEGED PLANS by the house to impeach fashola and in ur dumb state u believe Tinubu who is not even a member of the house asked his people in the house to impeach him right (by the way, its alleged not even confirmed).
Sorry bro but i dont think u are making sense.
Fashola is Tinubu's man. he has alaways been and will continue to be so. Long live the union.

If you have CONVENIENTLY forgotten (or simply want to distort facts) na your three pence be dat.
But please understand if all of us cannot be like you and the other Tinubu ACN propagandists. Permit me to tickle your memory a little with this thread, just one of the many on the matter at the time.

https://www.nairaland.com/391288/2011-no-automatic-ticket-fashola

It included this extract:

THE Action Congress (AC) yesterday said there would be no automatic ticket for Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola in the 2011 general elections, insisting that the incumbent would slug it out with other aspirants during the party’s governorship primaries.
This is as hundreds of Lagosians yesterday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa, Ikeja to protest alleged plot by the law-makers and former Governor Bola Tinubu to impeach Mr. Fashola (SAN).
[size=14pt]The House had last Thursday set up a six-man committee to investigate alleged financial impropriety leveled against Fashola’s administration by a group, “The True Face of Lagos.”[/size]
However, chairman of the AC in Lagos State, Chief Henry Ajomale, blamed the allegations on mischief makers who were bent on distracting Fashola’s administration ahead of 2011 governorship election.
In an interview with Daily Champion Ajomale however ruled out any automatic ticket for Governor Fashola in the forthcoming poll?
Asked if Fashola would get the party’s ticket for a second term in office, he said: “It is very possible because we are democratic. You can’t just impose anybody on the members of the party. We will go through the primaries and if he emerges fine…
“Let us go through the process of primaries but I believe with the record he has now, I don’t think he will have any problem in scaling through the primaries.”
At yesterday’s rally, the protesters booed the Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and Ajomale for allegedly aiding the plot to impeach Fashola. They chided members of the State Assembly, urging them to purge themselves before accusing the governor.
The coalition of many groups, including the Lovers of Raji Fashola (LORAF), the Coalition of Youths for Good Governance and the Movement for Good Governance led by their leaders to Alausa to warn the legislators against any move that would jeopardize the governor’s return ticket, arguing that since the creation of the state, saying “Lagosians have never had it this good.”
Armed with placards with various inscriptions, including “Good governance must be sustained”, “Fashola carry go, don’t destroy the gains of continuity”, Solidarity for Achiever-Eko o ni baje;” “We say no to intimidation in Lagos; We know, who are Lagosians”, “Enough is Enough”, “Best man must continue and we have seen the scripts of the master being played”.
The protesters arrived the assembly complex amid heavy presence of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), regular policemen and mobile policemen at about 11 am, where they were jointly addressed by Ikuforiji and Ajomale.
Addressing the irate Lagosians, Ikuforiji said the House has the constitutional right and duty to probe the governor, adding that the lawmakers were merely performing their constitutional duties.

Anyway, as the Ashiwaju of Area Boys don pay $5,000 to attend Obama's Democratic convention, he may have learnt that you don't do primaries for an incumbent who is performing !!!

Another clip from the period out of the usually scanty archives on Nigerian news:

2011: Pro-Democracy Rallies Turning Into Campaign For Fashola

LAGOS, June 30, (THEWILL) - Independent groups hooting for Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) to contest in the 2011 governorship election have been taking advantage of pro-democracy rallies held to campaign for Fashola.
But the groups, which include Lovers of Raji Fashola (LORAF) Fans Club, Babatunde Raji Fashola (BARAFAS) Fans Club, Fasholamania Group and the Integrity Campaign Group, had claimed at different times that their activities were independent and based on how they claimed Fashola had transformed Lagos within three years.
Fashola also has not openly identified with any of the groups, though findings revealed that some of his loyalists in the State Executive Council and the Kitchen Cabinet have been meeting in camera with the leaders of the groups fine-tuning how the governor can clinch the Action Congress (AC) governorship ticket.


The latest of the activities of the pro-Fashola groups took place at the Onikan Stadium rally of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) under the leadership of Pastor Tunde Bakare organized in collaboration with Coalition of Democrats and Electoral Reforms (CODER) to call for the cancellation of the existing voters’ register.

Nigerian Voice

Omen100: The gospel truth is that, we southerners are not truthful to ourselves, we always blame the north for our own failures, even when the north have nothing to do with our present day misdeeds. We should hold our leaders accountable for all their actions, imagine a total of $100b has being paid between the last 12years to the niger-delta states & there is nothing to show for it, its only God that will punish any of us southerners that will point accusing fingers up north.

Stating the lopsided realities of the FORCED union called Nigeria does not mean giving the southern RULERS a free pass. If you are not a newbie to NL you should know that the they get more than their fair share of criticism, constructive and otherwise. GEJ, Tinubu, Akala, Fashola, Gbenga Daniel, Rochas, Orji etc are not northern rulers, the last time I checked!
Taking Niger Delta oil money to Abuja for sharing when no one shared the proceeds of groundnuts and cotton in the 50s and 60s from the north is HYPOCRISY and cannot go on forever.
You can also not ban alcohol consumption in the name of HYPOCRITICAL sharia but have no qualms collecting and spending the VAT money on the same HARAM things from the PROSPEROUS southern states.
Without these revenue sources, northern Nigeria will be so impoverished like their cousins in Niger, Chad, Mali etc.

BTW, how many of the roads and buildings were constructed and MAINTAINED by northerners since most of them are content with being almajiris rather than going to school

Na to wear go the next Koko concert.
Trekking on beach sand for hours no easy for leather now!

Demdem: Mere speculations. Ni basis whatsoever.
Am quite aware that both Tinubu and Fashola campaigned together for fasholas second term.

You guys would wish we have amnesia, right.

Nigeria: Anxiety Over Plot to Impeach Fashola

Lagos — Anxiety is mounting in Lagos following alleged plans by certain individuals to use members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to impeach the Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on grounds of financial misappropriation.

Miffed by what is widely considered by teeming Lagosians as a phantom accusation, thousands of Lagosians under the aegis of Coalition of Youths for Good Governance (CYGG) yesterday a peaceful protest to the State House of Assembly to challenge the members against alleged plans to impeach Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola over a speculated rift between him and his predecessor, Bola Tinubu.

All Africa

Tinubu campaigned for his boy after they were reconciled.

Demdem: Tinubu may not be perfect however its a known fact that he has made very fantastic decision in the past chief among is Fashola himself.

Fashola that Tinubu was ready to impeach two/three years ago and deny him 2nd term with Muiz Banire as replacement?
Or is there another Fashola

patanjaly: When ever i see those southern peep ignorantly saying that northern governors are doing nothing but sharing d small allocation i laugh. Pls come to northern cities n see 4 ur self.

When you have a few million largely illiterate almajiris who do rankadede for any little gesture, life is easy.
How many of those roads are built by the FG and PTF and other non-state federal agencies?
How many vehicles do they have plying the roads in the north?
What is the soil condition vis-a-vis the south swamps and rain forests?
Why are they not focused on human capital development-education, primary, secondary, vocational & tertiary- for sustainability?
Do you how many government and other big buildings are practically vacant?

In any case, its good to see what the cattle herders are doing with the oil money from Niger Delta and the VAT proceeds from alcohol and hotel sales.

This is apparently a typical Nigerian 419 scam.
Denzel has no current plans to feature in any useless By Fie By Force Nollywood film.

earthgreeners: Sorry Boss, LASU is the best state owned university in Nigeria.
Have you been to LASU recently?, you would be shocked at the number of students enrolled despite the fees...This is a matter of Quality Education

Na who you think sey una wan spin una usual EMPTY propaganda here? You too blind for read abi na wetin?

Huge tuition: Candidates shun LASU admission

The decision of the Lagos State Government to hike tuition by over 700 per cent in its university has lowered enrolment as only 1,951 of the 4,903 candidates offered admission by the institution participated in the university’s matriculation last Monday, SEGUN OLUGBILE reports

The new tuition regime introduced by the Lagos State University, Ojo, has started to take its toll on enrolment in the institution. Though the institution offered admission to 4,903 candidates for the 2011/2012 session, only 1,951 accepted the offer. Before the institution held its matriculation last week, it extended its registration deadline thrice to give room for more candidates to pay.

Even after the matriculation, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa, had ordered the immediate reopening of the institution’s registration portal to allow candidates who were earlier rejected on the basis of deficiency in the requirements of the chosen courses in some departments, but who met the entering requirements of the related courses in cognate faculties or departments, to make up for the shortfall.

Some of the candidates offered admission but that could not meet the financial obligation said the huge tuition charged by the Lagos State- owned university was responsible for their decision to reject the offer.

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doublecross: As a matter of fact, Nigerians will not vote again. be it PDP, ACN and the rest of them. On the day of election, we Nigerians would be at home. It's a pity nigerians don't learn. It's so obvious that all the electoral candidates are all out for the same selfish aim and it's a pity some useless fellow still go out to vote. If it were to be in the other societies, i am sure no soul would come out to vote. This should be the same bold steps Nigerians should take. Lets deliberate on the dubious act these leaders have taken so far to get the silly and stupid Nigerians to vote.
1) They make promises, offer Money and other valuables like, Transformers and the rest of them.
2) they issue voters cards that can be used for banking transactions in other to get Nigerians to vote on that day. ( Everyone will like to have this card as a result, will eventually vote thereby making the card to be in Favour of the crazy politicians)

so many things to say but for now, i will sit-back, relax and fold my arms.

Abeg na wetin you come think sey go happen "As a matter of fact" if you and your friends don't vote? Will that mean no elections or make things easier for the riggers? Did you even vote in 2011 elections and the recent LG elections in Lagos
Continue to "sit-back, relax and fold my arms". Dat na your choice. The thieving politicians will be sooooooo happy with people like you as they can continue [size=13pt]looting your taxes while you groan for increased crime due to unemployment, lack of good PUBLIC schools, hospitals, roads, potable water etc.[/size]
BTW, is that your new year resolution?

#JustAsking.