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kitaun:
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I've got a LG phone as well and it isn't simply installing and transferring the data to and fro, because the all system of LG phones sucks, I installed the software and did all the stuff but can't send stuff, and even with bluetooth you've got to purchase a bluetooth headset, i didn't have any transferring probs with my Motorola, but at least my LG is 3G

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Why won't you follow them Mukina, here's how it goes, one member keeps hangin and boastin to be last then they go then someone else fills their shoes, Mukina you're bound to go but DBLOCK will always be here and present here, Go; Tbite, Topstar, starfish, prof t proof, proof, rapa and himself Deji the menace

I am simply the best and i'm last (talk about Ego)

"Hey Mukina and you came and you took away my spot, now i'll never be last hey mukina
when you came to my thread and intruded" (singing with my great voice)

This is my thread unhuh

My prob is worse, the more i eat the skinnier i get, butta when i get my job next year i'll def not be able to run sub 10 for 100m again

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health will be increased to 12% is i'm aight

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I got ban for a week about 11 months ago but it was alright

The place is alright fountains and good roads and all but the roads don't have drain ducks and the place aint that flashy but it's pretty good

"Rollin down the streets of Ekiti and sippin on Palm and wine, laid back with my mind on my money and my eyes on the theif, "

Hey this thread rocks and it's good to be last

I meant alone but yall can stay if yous wanna

candylips:
Good article abut what we already know about lagos

It was I only read the first paragraph, but i don't care what happens all i know is i won't miss the molues and danfos if they were to be phased out

Hey guys and gurls, this just in, rumours that the 3rd mainland bridge has collapased are false there was no tragedy whatsoever in te state no reason to panic or feel unsafe there was no need for any police or the Government to intervene because there was only a mere accident

Journalist: But Dblock how can you say it was just a mere accident people might have got injured and what about he bridge it may not have collapsed but it is potentially unstable

Lady, Lady please I assure you there is no need to be sad or to even dream of such a scenario, I'm sure the bridge will hang on, and the accident was pobably just a bumper scratch, but even if it was a fatal accident who cares, probably some low class scums anyways, People make me laughsometimes and for people to be sending the wrong message that the government might have constructed the edifice poorlt just disgusts me, I'll tell you people the FG built this bridge with the highest intentions, the bridge was constructed by Julius Berger and was built for a total of 10,000 naira(a lot of money), we musn't joke of such things because peope's lives are at stake here, for example what if Obasanjo was been escorted in his humble Hummer H2 with diamond fittted rims and the latest in automobile technology when all of a sudden the worst happened the bridge collapased

Journalist: You've got a point there what if people died

No i meant if OBJ died, who cares about the people, oops is that on tape i mean i'm just joking of course we the government hold our humble peasants in the highest regard and we'll always think of our people when we are spending the stolen money from our Premium Swiss Acounts

Journalist: That's it i've had enough i'm out of here

Gee what a crazy lady, Hey Bob can you pass my other phone

Bob: which one the LG, or the Sagem, or the nokia, or the Sony Ericsson, or the Motorola, or the Samsung, or the Toshiba or the Alcatel or the ZTK or the antello

Hmmm i'll go with the Sagem or the Nokia,

And that's how i sent that unpatriotic journalist running

Hey all of yous this would be funy if i wasn't abroad cos now yall are gonna think i'm an ignorant duffece, but i reassure yous i'm in Naija

hey Candylips i'll just chill in your thread for a while hey

Nigeria: Good Riddance to Molues And Danfos

Sonnie Ekwowusi
Lagos

According to a recent report, the Lagos State government is finally set to launch its much-vaunted new public transport project, Bus Rapid Transport System (BRT) this month or so soon after. In doing this, the government might be phasing out the molue and danfo buses. For a start, the government has imported 400 luxurious buses, which is expected to ply ten designated bus routes within the Lagos metropolis. Of course, it is envisaged that more buses will be imported when the project finally takes off. To show its serious commitment to the project, the government has marked some major expressways in the State with yellow lines and also inscribed the conspicuous three letters, BRT, on them.

Needless emphasizing, overhauling of Lagos public transport system is long overdue. Blackened by suffocating fumes emitting from the exhaust pipes of rickety molues, danfos and heavy-duty trailers, choked to death by the mesmerizing displays by okada riders, Lagos remains an exploding city. There is nothing more striking than the contrast between the sleek jeeps, the inexhaustible abundance of Victoria Island, Ikoyi and Lekki, and the rickety cars and buses lining up the widest streets of the Mainland, sandwiched by fortified mounds of garbage and community of beggars. Driving though Oshodi at night and seeing the sea of human heads surrounded by burning hurricane lamps, you get the impression that what would have been a medium-sized urban city has randomly reproduced itself seventy-seven thousand times. In Lagos, where unplanned new neigbourhoods keep springing up overnight, you could hear these words being muttered by old Lagosians in reminiscent of their so-called glorious past: "when I was younger, Lagos was a lovely place to live in. The Marina was a beautiful garden overlooking the Lagos lagoon. In the evening Lagosians frequently strolled the garden to enjoy the cold evening breeze and to watch the vessels berth". What of the words of the 75- year old Lagos retiree who could no longer stomach the molue? "I was born here, in those days it a delight riding in molue buses. But today those things have become moving copses. You cannot enter them anymore".


Surely, most inhabitants of Lagos share the view of this retiree. The public transport system in Lagos is just very depressing. The best public transport that operated in Lagos was under the management of the Lagos State Transport Corporation (LSTC). But since the LSTC became moribund, no other public transport system could match the record set by the LSTC. The Otedola Jubilee Line came out with a big bang only to fissile out into the oblivion later. The Keke Marwa tricycle, plying some designated remote routes, is no solution. The taxis are few and expensive. Consequently, Lagos commuters suffer all sorts of untold hardships in the course of boarding a public transport. At the close of work every evening, many passengers are stranded along the roads. On a typical rainy day, there are traffic jams all over the roads and the buses are hard to come by. Workers trapped in the web of traffic jam do not get home until, maybe, the next day. Any wonder the molue bus has become such an important common carrier. It is handy, cheaper and bigger too. One molue bus could carry dozens of stranded passengers at a go. It easily solves the transport problems of the poor.

So if molue is the hope of the common man, why ban it? The molue, truth to tell, is very de-humanizing. Tattered, disfigured, smoking, a molue is an environmental pollutant, blight of urban renewal. When it jerks and cascades, all the passengers are emptied into the lagoon. Don't wait to dialogue with a moving corpse. Take to your heels. If you are behind the wheels, please veer off into the bush immediately because you may not be alive to tell your sad story. It is this bad. The worst are danfos. If the molue is the blight, the danfo is a complete menace. To wade off the menace of danfo drivers, many neighbourhoods are now resorting to installing big gates at the entrance of their streets. The danfo bus drivers are so lawless that they now drive on road pavements and road dividers. The average visitor to Lagos must be scared stiff on seeing these tattered danfo buses cruising ferociously on the pavements. Unfortunately, the pot-bellied policemen and road traffic wardens on duty, who ought to teach these reckless danfo drivers a lesson, have compromised their position. When they see them committing a traffic offence, they look the other way in pretence. All they are after is to collect the usual N20 from these reckless drivers.

Yes, while we sympathise with poor commuters who rely on molues and danfos as their only means of transport, we shouldn't forget that the Lagos government is capable of tackling the deplorable public transport system in Lagos State. Conductors cannot pack human beings inside a yellowish hot metal box in a hot afternoon as if there are goats heading for the butchery. I think this and many other problems must have informed the introduction of the BRT project. The Lagos State government is making a big statement, which other States will have to copy, that it is capable of changing the deplorable public transport system in Lagos for good.

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But government efforts cannot be crowed with success until it outlaws okada and heavy-duty trucks in Lagos. Agreed, the okada riders render commuters essential services, but the nuisance they cause seems to outweigh their usefulness. For example, the few sidewalks on Lagos roads have become atrophied, no thanks to the menace of Okada riders. The okada commercial cyclist is a metaphor of the survival instinct of the average jobless Nigerian. He is also a symbol of lawlessness in Nigeria. Rough, abusive, dangerous, the okada man does not pretend to be a gentleman at all. He can beat you up anytime, no matter the size of your car. The okada rider uses the horn of a trailer. The okada man always finds his way. He is always right. Okada has recently been banned in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Bad news for 10, 500 okada riders in Kampala, Uganda. The Ugandan government says it wants them to vamoose the roads by January 2007. The oil tankers and heavy-duty trailers in Lagos are equally a big menace. Because they are too old to climb the over-head bridges, they easily break down on top of those bridges causing terrible traffic jam. Worst still, the owners of the Apapa trailers and tankers have converted the Apapa over-head bridge as their packing lot. Too bad.

Therefore the Lagos State government deserves our congratulations for finally deciding to launch the BRT project. But the real problem with the BRT is its sustainability. The beginning, for every government, is always easy. What is most difficult is the finishing. The Lagos State government must first sit down and do its home work well before embarking on the BRT project. Lagos is a peculiar city with a burgeoning population. So, for the BRT project to work well, the Lagos State government must import sufficient BRT buses. 400 buses are definitely insufficient. Besides, government must embark on public enlightenment campaigns to enlighten the Lagos public on what the BRT is all about and it is expected to function.

All said, the real rapid public transport system that will solve the problems of Lagos public transport is the rail system. In the past the trains provided efficient services in Nigeria. It is sad, very sad indeed that bad leadership imposed by successive Nigerian governments has destroyed the Nigerian Railway Corporation. Today weeds have overtaken most rail tracks in Nigeria. By the way, what has happened to the new Lagos rail project?

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/200610110597.html

I can't wait for those BRT's cos hte molues may be an iconic means of transportation but i'll never miss such a thing

Before I buzz out, i'll claim my rightful spot
Catch yall asses later aight

Hee Hee yall are offline

Who the hell are you to judge

But during this current administration, the government has improved the non-oil exports and released new products to export, the foreign reserves are now above $40 billion and the government has strengthened the economy and if the newly earned money is put to good use as suggested by Tinubu, poverty in Nigeria can be reduced by a large amount, during OBJ's reign communication and transportation has improved. Corruption is not a norm in the OBJ saga it is simply been exposed so it seems as if it is more than previous years, but it actually isn't, The projects scheduled bu the current administration are contrast to the previous Admins as they aren't simply white elephant projects they are visions, they create jobs and pump money back into the local economy, they lead the way for SMEs to spring up, they enhance and support the already existant tourist attractions, during the reign of OBj and during his superior leadership The economy as grown steadily and is promising, the currency is stronger because of new ideologies and plannig like Macro economical initiatives and closing the gap between the parallel and official exchange rates, OBJ isn't your Average Godsent president, he's got a lot of faults but he sure is more promising and seems to be the best this nation has their are only two things that if he had achieved would have seen him knighted and that is reducing poverty to around 45-50% and providing stable water and electricity.

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Yo Acidrop and Kinzolic and the rest 'o' yous who think i'm a hot head, well i'm not i was actually trying to create a happy atmosphere by joking around but i guess i took it too far, oh wells I'm Last

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