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[quote author=Francis-1 link=topic=792947.msg9448766#msg9448766 date=1320020679]Same for you too, pretender. You posts bear you out.[/quote]Show me a single post where I have done something like this unprovoked.

I challenge you to back up your statement with evidence.

Kayode Fayemi, thug/agbero?

See this m0ron and PDP sychophant @djustice.

Lmao

Even macjive. Smh

Well, perhaps I should have known

FASHOLA CAUTIONS AGAINST OVERREGULATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
October 29, 2011
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday cautioned against the overregulation of the distribution of electricity by the National Electricity Distribution Commission, saying the organization should allow all distribution companies to flourish.

Governor Fashola who spoke when he received the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Regulation Commission, Engineer Sam Amadi and the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Engineer Oladele Amoda on separate courtesy visits at Lagos House, Ikeja said the electricity regulatory agency must not concern itself with talk on multiplicity of distributors.

He explained that rather it should preoccupy itself with how to ensure that more companies are engaged in supply, stressing that as time went by, the small and not too strong ones will realign in tune with operational realities.

He said more emphasis should be placed on safety regulation and ensuring that the distribution companies complied with various environmental laws which will ensure that as they did business emphasis is placed on safety regulations.

The Governor commended the management of the National Electricity Distribution Commission for encouraging the principle of embedded generation of power that has enabled the creation of the Iju/ Adiyan Power Plant to service the Iju waterworks as well as the 10 megawatts Island Power project.

He said in furtherance of this the State Government is working on the possibility of building the Alausa power plant to take care of the power needs in the Lagos State Government Secretariat and return the quatum of power being utilized currently presently to other residents of the Alausa area .

He added that the State Government is also interested in working to provide an arrangement that will allow five clusters including the Ilupeju, Matori and Ikorodu as well as the Shomolu area which is very prominent for its concentration of printers to get power arrangement that will take them off the public power supply and get them a dedicated power supply.

Governor Fashola who said he is not worried about the quantum of power that is generated by the country explained that what should be uppermost is the regularity of the power that is generated for the peoples’ usage.

He added that in the Central Business District, it would make a wide world of difference if the people can enjoy electricity from 7am to 7pm because the economy will improve considerably.

He said part of the plans of the government is to expand the capacity of the Island Power Project from 10 megawatts to 114 megawatts, adding that the only constraint for now is gas supply.

Governor Fashola informed that the state has also created a full fledged ministry for energy matters which has become the implementing organ for all the projects and would develop operating framework for agencies like the electricity board and similar agencies.

Governor Fashola who acknowledged the role of the Federal Government in waiving the tariffs on imported components for manufacturing of transformers in Nigeria also urged the C.E.O of the Eko distribution Company to recommend that customers of the organization in terms of electricity distribution should now patronize the EL SEWEDY transformer manufacturing company in Badagry.

He commended the role played by the former C.E.O of the Eko Distribution Company limited, Engineer Obilomo in ensuring a success of the useful partnership that existed between the organization and the State Government.

He said the EL SEWEDY company which currently employs over 75 Nigerians would soon commence the production of meters and would have effectively given vent to the local content plan of the State Government.

He explained that the foresight of the Lagos State Government was responsible for establishing the transformer manufacturing company because the organization realized that with the coming on of many Independent Power Plants, there will still exist a need for transformers for distributing the generated power.

While acknowledging the support of the agency in the successful relocation of some of the facilities on the Lekki -Eti Osa- Epe Expressway, the Governor said the assistance of the agency is still needed on the relocation of services on some local roads as these has been hampering the pace of work on them.

He emphasized the need for the agency to impress it upon their staffers that it is very essential to always avail the State Government officials of their cooperation to hasten work on the major roads as delays often affect the timing cycle of such projects.

He also urged the Eko Distribution Company to pay more attention to its distribution network because there are many electric poles that fell during the July 10 rainfall that had not been replaced till date.

Earlier in his address, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission, Engineer Sam Amadi expressed delight that Lagos is investing in its power generation capacity.

He said in a matter of weeks, the distribution license for the State power plant will be ready for collection, stating that the agency is ready to do all it has to do to ensure that the state takes advantage of its investment in energy.

He said part of the measures introduced by the agency is to allow states to keep the power generated from the power plants based in their states based on their capacity to consume; adding that all that is required is to sign the connection agreement with the Eko Distribution company.

Engineer Amadi added that there is also the independent electric distribution network regulation that allows states and individuals to distribute electricity and connect same to places where the existing distribution companies have not reached.

He gave a commitment that the commission Is committed to ensuring that Lagos takes full advantage of its investment within the ambits of the law.

Earlier in his address, the newly appointed C.E.O of the Eko Distribution Company, Engr Oladele Amoda commended the initiatives of the Lagos State Government in creating a transformer manufacturing company in Nigeria.

Engineer Amoda commended the State Government for effecting the seamless relocation of the Orile- Coker Police Station during the expansion of the Lagos -Badagry Expressway project as well as the reconstruction of the fallen tower in Snake Island.

He also praised Governor Fashola for the successful completion of the Island Power Project, expressing the hope that the State Government will drive similar projects to fruition.

Prominent among those who witnessed the event were some members of the State Executive Council including the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Taofik Tijani, Special Adviser in the Private Public Partnership Office (PPP), Mr Ayo Gbeleyi and General manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board, Mrs Ogunbiyi as well as some Commissioners on the board of the National Electricity Regulation Commission like Mr Patrick Okey and Engineer Mary Awolokun.

http://www.channelstv.com/global/news_details.php?nid=29945&cat=Local

@marvix: Fair enough. I'm not seeing he is a bad guy for stating the obvious, just to be clear.

hercules07:
Yeah he is stating the obvious but when it comes from Soludo or Okonjo Iweala, people will wax lyrical.

Who are these people? When they state the obvious too I don't get particularly impressed

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=792632.msg9445225#msg9445225 date=1319957730]For the same reason Anioma will not vote for a non-igbo for governor in 2015.[/quote]Fair enough. I am just starting to strongly suspect that neither of us will have the presidency in 2015, if neither is willing to budge.

[quote author=Rhino.5dm link=topic=792632.msg9445208#msg9445208 date=1319957390]Fashola does not need their inflated votes to become president 2015. Once there is good rapport and mercenaries working for him in the north central, they cant stop him.

Buhari's votes is pointer, that one can be able to win elections with votes from 2 regions(Not for the gross rigging of PDP)[/quote]We shall see. I dunno man. Going to be a difficult battle

Delta politics is interesting.

So I take it that Anioma supported Uduaghan wholly in the recent elections?

If Igbo (Anioma) can vote Yoruba (Itsekiri) for governor of Delta, why can't they vote Fashola for president in 2015?

He is stating the obvious.

kalokalo:
What most folks don't even realize was that Awo's "free" education was never free. Every parent in the then SW region of the Sixties was levied an education tax per head. It was about 7 pounds (b4 Nigeria switched to Naira) then. This forced every parent to ensure their kids attended school as the levy was imposed whether your kids go to school or not. The mostly agrarian SW citizens complained bitterly about this tax and how it forced them to forego their young children's help on their farms. The "free" education was ONLY for basic (primary) education and it was universal in compliance.

Those who cite European or Scandinavian countries for their "free" qualitative education system constantly omit the confiscatory tax regime imposed by those countries on their citizens (45 to 55% tax rate ). Why won't they enjoy their "free" education or healthcare? Even the "free" elementary and high school education in the US is paid for by hefty property taxes imposed by local jurisdictions on property owners in that area. Yet we in Nigeria feel entitled to things we refuse to pay for! And still complain of the shitty quality we get.

+100

donspony:
A 25 grand tuition fee = £100. 

Even if 250k is a bit too much for students, we need to know quality education comes at a price.

How would you compare your £100 a year degree to say a £3500 UK degree?

I wonder o

And people are surprised that nobody wants to hire Nigerians

Awo's policies, also remember that he didn't just declare them w/o having the economic/fiscal might to back it up.

Western Region was +50% wealthier per capita than either of the other two regions at the time. The same free education which Awo declared in the West, they tried something similar in the East and it failed.

So we need to be careful with these references to what Awo accomplished. Awo was not the type of man (at least based on the biographies I have read of him) to go for cheap populist moves without the CASH to back it up and do it properly.

Part of the problem is that many of you just don't understand that free (or heavily subsidized) university education simply is not affordable (assuming you want quality.) Not even in yankee, not to talk of Lagos.

Awolowo's policies and legacies were good, but they didn't include free university for all. They didn't even include free and mandatory secondary school for all (correct me if I am mistaken, of course! I thought it was primary and a portion of secondary. But I may have misread.)

Free and mandatory primary/secondary school is desirable and part of what a society owes its people. University is not.

Hrm. I know what works well for a guy, but dunno if it also works for girls 

Anyway for a guy I'd suggest:
1) Lots of fruits and vegetables
2) Lots of animal protein (beef, chicken, fish, whey protein shakes, etc)
3) Weight training. Both upper body and lower body.
4) Lots of cario. Treadmill, basketball, tennis, soccer, whatever you like.
5) Cut out soda, beer and drink mostly water.

This is the best way for guys to slim down and look good. Dunno how much of it is applicable for girls though.

Another thing to keep in mind is that it isn't LASU alone that exists in Nigeria.

If you cannot afford LASU, perhaps you can afford a school somewhere else. . . e.g. Ekiti State University. Probably not as good quality-wise as LASU, but perhaps more affordable.

Under the assumption that admission into LASU implies a reasonable chance of getting admitted into some cheaper schools elsewhere in the SW (perhaps an incorrect assumption. Someone will no doubt correct me if I am wrong), then it isn't as if it is LASU or bust.

[quote author=Rhino.5dm link=topic=791071.msg9440929#msg9440929 date=1319873969]Fashola goofed on this one IMO.

I understand the needs to provide qualitative education, as it is evident in the ways half baked graduates are pouring in to labour market without basic understanding of their majors.

There should be a respite for those already in the system, in that the, full implimentation should start with new students. This IMO, will give those coming in the choice to make considering the school fees.

The students in the system should be giving a waiver or automatic tuitions exemptions. I see it as a wickedness to allow any individual drop out, after putting in efforts and wasted resouces for years. I hate changing the rules at the middle of the game.

They should think through my points. Please.[/quote]100% agreed. Changing the rules in the middle of the game isn't quite fair. People should be able to budget and say to themselves, "if my son is admitted, then I'll need to save up and pay X over the 4 years of his program."

Still laughing my @ss off at Fstrangled

Zstalked, yraped, then finally fstrangled.

That is the modus operandi of this particular psychopath and so-to-be-convict we have here on NL

Did they ever catch the r@pist who harassed Antoine Dodson's sister?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw

"Hide you wife, hide your kids!"

lmao @ Fstrangled

It is in the politics section of the national newspaper Vanguard.

I don't see how the OP is at fault here

I guesstimated global average.

I logged out, that is why my status went offline.

Average male height is going to be a lot less than 5'10. Probably more like 5'7 or 5'8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world

Norway sef is 5'10.5. So global average will be far less than this

5'5 is a good height. Slightly above the average, iirc.

How tall are you Jenny