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“Lagos has gotten progressively less transparent today, they don’t even bother,” said Tunde Leye, Consulting Partner at SBM Intelligence.
Under the previous Governor Fashola for example, even though the budget was not detailed, you could find procurement information on the LASG website (that’s how we knew how much he spent on the website or boreholes for example). We know exactly the cost of building the Lekki Ikoyi Bridge. Compare to Ambode where we do not know how much he spent to build the Ajah flyover or anything else. Civil society has tried to invoke the freedom of information (FOI) act repeatedly but they have either been ignored or blown off. Lagos is very opaque.”

neonly:
Who make them jobless

NPComplete:
You are the daft one here. You were trying to be witty but ended up talking like a fool.

So a president has the time to wait for a red carpet to be rolled out before visiting a disaster site? You sycophants are the real enemies of this country. You should know when to shut up and not sound like a fool.

Bolustical:
Just say you want to yarn rubbish and we'll agree with you.

Your wailing has moved from commissioning ANY project to FG project.

We were all around when GEJ was coming to OTA to commission projects almost every quarter but no one talked because every sensible human knows the role of the FG in creating a conducive environment for investment.

Jonathan Commissions N235.5b Steel Factory

www.nairaland.com/1481867/jonathan-commissions-n235.5b-steel-factory/1

QuotaSystem:
The business climate and government incentives must be favourable for such a huge private investment to be secured.

Hence the commendation.

udi4eva:
Oh Lawd!!! You again.
I can't do this with you when you don't seam to care to understand what people are trying to say.
You are sounding more like a politician than a rational thinker.
Not everyone is an opposition party, some of us really do care for the future of the country.

My point is, why not make good roads, train system available so peeps can come from other state and work in lagos and still go back without hitch.

They are building roads, they are building bridges, they are building waterways infrastructures like the one we are talking about in this thread and they are building a metro rail system, so, exactly what are you crying over?

What are you complaining about that they are not actually doing today?

udi4eva:
If you say "for lagos state,it is" wrt my post,then you mean that land reclamation is actually the least of the problem..
But I think you are trying to say the opposite. Well you may say the state needs more land hence you support the reclamation.
But do you know that people somewhere in this same world you and I live in, work in Sweden and live in Denmark and vice versa, to name a few? All they need to do is either board a train or drive and cross. My point is, instead of reclaiming lands which will pose a hazard due to our poor maintenance culture, why not make good roads, train system available so peeps can come from other state and work in lagos and still go back without hitch.
Those countries doing land reclamation have exploited all possible safer options before going ahead. But we? No!! We just want to be like them.
Like I said, I am not against the reclamation, but we need to do the basics first.
What do I know anyways?

LaudableXX:
Ambode is the joker of the century. The Lagos light Rail System - how far has it gone? Instead of distracting people with this Oworonsoki scheme, and dissipating money on many needless projects, let him complete the light rail first so that it will ease up traffic in Lagos!!

AZeD1:
The sand used to fill the lagoon is gotten from the lagoon. You just increase the depth in one place.

ponpon:
This is the beginning of the flooding, just sit back and relax

udi4eva:
The fact that you typed this epistle without even understanding my points makes trying to explain to you any further a lost cause.
Go in peace

Godyke:
Staying update does not end on just what is written for me and you for reading sake and possible applause. Action speak louder. There are so many projects going on at the same time that may not or never be completed by this present administration. All this we know is just to consolidate their grip on the state as the ruling party for fear of possible take over by their rival party. The Badagry express project is moving on a snail speed. The Oshodi transport interchange, the airport road project, the abeokuta Rd the Oshodi BRT track project, the expansion and illumination of the Lekki epe expressway from Abraham Adesanya roundabout to Epe and so on. Why not focus on one and let's see how it goes.

frugal:
Tell that to your leaders.

maasoap:
Thanks for this piece. They're always afraid of taking the first step and when they see someone did, they would automatically become experts of doom.
BTW: you don't need to bold all your post.

frugal:
You're comparing such countries to Nigeria where nothing works.

WebSurfer:
I know this is the truth but my question is..

Will a country like Nigeria able to manage the engineering properly ? We’ll see to this in the future..

Godyke:
There is an existing jetty at Mile 2 with similar design, abandoned and littered with sunken ferries like a war zone.

They should first fix this existing asset and use it as model for any other one.

The Mile 2 to CMS routes is what am referring to. Everything should not be about mainland and Victoria Island only.

shervydman:
About 1/4 of Amsterdam is reclaimed. 11 cities in China are reclaimed from sea, majority of Singapore is reclaimed from sea, Mumbai in India is majorly reclaimed from sea.... the palm island in Dubai is reclaimed also.

Land reclamation has been going on in d Netherlands since 1300 up till today, yet no record of casualties.

Lagos is about 3,000sq/m... being d smallest state in Nigeria with high population density and d need to cater for its demand is high as well. I'm sure people like u can't stay in eko Atlantic cos it's a reclaimed city but will like to live in "mukahari" in Japan not knowing its a reclaimed community as well.

Niggas fear what they don't understand n hates what they can't conquer, guess it's just the theory of man.

0monnak0da:
This is emotion. Are you an Engineer.

Too dangerous? Is dredging the only way of developing the area
Flloding occurs because there is no drainage not just in that area but across Lagos. With the right engineering solution storm water can be managed

Amsterdam Venice and the UK are good examples of canalization solutions.

We do not have to be superstitious about nature

neezar:
Ambode isn't incompetent

He's being used by Tinubu

nku5:
1. It did not pay Nigerian salaries it helped pay Western region salaries

2. Name one capital project it built

3. Name the Igbo politician that said it in the 50s. (Fake news)

Tinubu is eating your future in SW but propaganda and tribalism is covering your eyes