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Too much b1tching and complaining by Amosun. You shouldn't have run for office if you cannot handle the job.

By Kingsley Adegboye

Homelessness in Lagos state will soon be a thing of the past following plans by the state government to formally launch its mortgage finance initiative aimed at assisting Lagos residents to own houses of their own at affordable costs.

According to Mr. Sina Odunuga, Head of Public Relations Unit at the State Ministry of Housing who spoke to Vanguard Homes & Property on phone, plans towards the official launching of the mortgage system known as the Lagos Home Ownership and Mortgage Scheme (HOMS) have been concluded, adding that as soon as the new cabinet is in place in the state, Governor Babatunde Fashola will launch the scheme.

The ever increasing pressure to provide decent and affordable housing for its citizenry had led Lagos State Government to established the mortgage finance scheme. The HOMS will afford first time home buyers resident in Lagos State the opportunity to own houses. The scheme will also facilitate the creation of long term sustainable wealth for the Lagos state government.

Mr. Odunuda noted that in addition to providing the pool of houses, the government will also provide the funds for the mortgage facilities. He added that though the scheme is targeted at all residents of the state irrespective of state of origin or tribe, priority will be given to civil servants in Lagos State Ministries and Parastatals.

On eligibility, the spokesman said applicants for the scheme must be first time buyers, they reside in Lagos, they should be under 60 years, they must have a verifiable means of income and they should be credit worthy.

“Furthermore, successful applicant will be expected to make down payment of 30 per cent of the value of the house they are subscribing to, and a six per cent interest rate on the mortgage loan. The beneficiaries are also expected to have worked with their current employers for at least six months and must be confirmed by the employers.

“The beneficiaries of the scheme must occupy the houses and cannot transfer or rent out the house until all obligations are fulfilled. The scheme specifies a minimum tenor of 10 years and maximum of 20 years subject to the 70 per cent balance of the cost of the house purchased”, Odunuga explained.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/lagos-home-ownership-and-mortgage-scheme-for-launch-soon/

It sort of sucks, but if we want to use this as an excuse for more money, first we must show accountability for what we've been given, imo. And I don't think most Oyo State governors at least since 1999 have been good stewards.

If you want to use it as reason to restructure the lopsided political advantage the NW zone has, then I fully agree.

Question is, how do you do this?

Why not? Plus from what I've seen they usually have great legs and behinds.

Hehe

https://www.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ghostbusters-3.jpg

Smart move.

hrm

@civilserva: Which ethnic hatred am I fanning? Please be more accurate in your characterization of peopl

We shall agree to disagree, I guess.

I'm not even sure why anyone bothers listening to this family anymore. Look at all the measurables. . . life expectancy, education, etc. Have the Sarakis done well? Kwara is simply not doing well and could achieve much more, imo.

Their stewardship of the state over the past 40 years or so has not been very good

Dis Guy:
here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-67825.544.html#msg7574574

Nice post man, thanks!

India is not a country I really admire tbh (isn't any better off on average than Nigeria is), I'd much rather be like China.

Anyway, kudos to GEJ for doing the right thing, even if it is politically costly.

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=699581.msg8604429#msg8604429 date=1309230134]To be honest, I have to agree that the Western region would have been in a better shape, but hindsight is 20/20.  

Seriously, Cocoa and groundnuts were the major export pre 1966. Note that Cocoa was 15% of total exports while groundnuts a bit less. The rest of the export included palm oil from the South, and several other minerals from the North.  When you add export proceeds from hides and Skins, Cotton, ginger, Tin, and other minerals from the North, I believe the numbers would show that the North generated the most revenue.

@Ezeuche, you've missed my point completely. This kind of unnecessary misunderstanding is why wars start. Na dis kind misinterpretation dey cause some of us to carry dagger pursue una from Kano to Sokoto. Truth is those conflicts are completely avoidable.[/quote]Where did you get those #s from? E.g., the 15%?

Eko Ile:
lol,

Obviously, na ya fault, you should have titled it Fashola In Deep Trouble::Heavy Rainfall Destroys Property In Lagos state


26 people died in Kano from flooding and we didn't hear ish from these hypocritical clowns,

Hehe, my bad. You are right. Next time I post any bad news in the politics section, I'll remember to blame it on Fashola. Boko Haram? Blame it on Fash. A man's wife divorces him running away with the pastor and taking away his kids? Fashola. Rainy season in Nigeria? Again, Fashola's fault.

[quote author=EzeUche! link=topic=700237.msg8604677#msg8604677 date=1309234343]Let me teach you your language small child.

Since you are leaving. You can say this. . . Moni lati malo

That is the end of your lesson today. Yes an Igbo man is teaching you your language. That is how kind I am.[/quote]Hehe. Your googled Yoruba phrases crack me up. Next you'll teach me another thing I don't know well like brain surgery or physics

ezeagu:
The issue is you meant historically, large enough chunks of Rivers was non-Igbo enough so that the majority of the territories weren't Igbo, which isn't true.

Wait a second. Why are you the one telling me what I meant and wrote?   Why not just read what people are saying rather than either misreading or putting your own agenda into it? That is why I wonder about your reading comprehension.

There were two statements. One about demographics that changed (which that Willinks report and a few other documents comment upon), enabling a minority to become a majority. The other is about the ownership of the land there (that much of the land there is non-Igbo.)

If this is not what you meant why would you add this to the end of the 'majority' comment? Why would you say it at all?

I am not sure what to make of this. Here is what I wrote:

Rivers is Igbo? It is probably majority Igbo now but certainly was not in the past. Large chunks of it are historically non-Igbo.

You interpreted all three sentences to be a statement about land, I guess? Despite me ending the post on a question on demographics, and opening it on demographics too?

And in the context of Nigeria, we know that the land owners have the power no matter. Large chunks of the present Rivers state land is non-Igbo, but the majority of the land (anything over 50%) is.

Next time in the future just ask, "what do you mean by this." Or ask, "in other words, are you saying X?"

Aight, it is really fun to get you guys riled up like this, but imma have to grab some dinner and run a few errands.

Ezeagu, perhaps in the meantime you'll be more specific about:

A) which of the three sentences you quoted is wrong (appears to be sentence three?)
B) and why it is wrong

[quote author=EzeUche! link=topic=700237.msg8604613#msg8604613 date=1309233186]Like the way I already mock you? [/quote]Lol. Who cares about what you have to say? As if anyone holds you with any regard on this forum.

ezeagu:
"Large chunks" of humans right?

I thought you took issue with the second sentence, not the third one.

The third is correct, yes? Everyone agrees that "large chunks of Rivers State is non-Igbo", right? Similarly, the statement "Large chunks of it (Rivers) are historically non-Igbo" is also true, right?

So how is the third sentence wrong?

[quote author=EzeUche! link=topic=700237.msg8604547#msg8604547 date=1309231940]Do not confuse my people with your people. We do not make idle threats.

We do not sit down when one of our own is thrown into jail.

We do not wait for other groups to fight for our rights, like you all waited for the Igbos to do something for Abiola.[/quote]2015 is coming. Are you ready? EzeUche, you know that I will mock you endlessly if nothing happens then?

Look at the Hausa man. Within a few months of losing an election, there is suicide bombing in Nigeria. If you sit down meekly and do nothing (as I think you will), you will become the butt of jokes in Africa

Toaskarity:
im proud to be from an hinterland in the east! and ofcourse you havent been to nigeria so i dont think you knw how my anambra village is more advance than any part of your oyo!
you havent answer any of my question tonight!
1.you will wage war against igbos if there brothers inthe south try to [/b]librite with them!
[b]yet you want igbos out of the country!  is this not wickedness! you must have awolowo blood in you!

Don't put words in my mouth, I don't think I ever said anything about the first bolded sentence, and said I'm indifferent to the second bolded one.

ezeagu:
. . . . .and can you also tell me what sample size has to do with a hospital which has physical records of every single patients health problems?

Err. Here is the sentence from the article:

About three out of five psychiatric cases reported at the University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti are linked to use of illicit drugs.

Does that mean 60% of all psychiatric cases, and N=10,000? Or just 5 or 10 or 20? What percentage of this 60% is marijuana-related?

If the latter even if we temporarily assumed that most of those psychiatric cases were related to marijuana (which the article doesn't indicate), then how are we supposed to have confidence in the study unless we know what the sample size is? (not that they did a study btw, but let's pretend they did.)

Basically, it makes no sense to draw conclusions unless you know this information.

And I've not even scratched the surface when it comes to flaws. It isn't a properly designed study, basically.

Do you see the point, why sample size is important if we want to say drug X is good/bad/has effect Y? Anyway, we should probably continue this on the other thread.

[quote author=alex_101 link=topic=700237.msg8604503#msg8604503 date=1309231096] OK, I see where you going with this, but I won't get myself in a circus debate.
One thing I can guarantee you is that when nigeria finally splits, the 70-80% of former minorities of the old eastern region will be reunited as one with the Igbo. These minorities have seen what 41 years of enslavement is in one-nigeria and will never want to repeat such mistake,,,,both the pre-war and post war generation amongst them. If I were you, I will be more concerned on how to reunite the old western region (minus Anioma) under one roof, post nigeria come 2015 AD.[/quote]Heh. Your concern is much appreciated. BTW, I will hold you to that date of 2015. I don't want to hear any excuses about this or that  

[quote author=EzeUche! link=topic=700237.msg8604496#msg8604496 date=1309231012]It is funny how an akata is trying to tell us Igbos about our own land.

Does little ekt_bear really think he can dictate to us Igbos what we can do in our backyard? Yorubas need to worry about their own borders, because those Bini will provide a wonderful buffer zone.

We can do anything we want in the East and no one will stop us.[/quote]Hehe

As if you can tie your shoelaces without asking permission. No "one will stop us", indeed

I am waiting BTW for 2015! It was nonnegotiable, was it not?

The world is watching and seeing if it was all just cheap talk Maybe it will be postponed again to 2059

ezeagu:
So have you figured out that we are talking about boundary issues, and not population yet?

Again, I am starting to wonder. The sentence you quoted and had issue with, was it not obvious from context that it was referencing population? Especially since I said "demographics" in the same post?

If you knew it referenced demographics, then you would know yourself that it is correct. . . and thus not had issue with it.

I'm wondering about your ability to read.

Toaskarity:
dont resolve to insult this night or else? where i am from is not your concern! if rivers arent of igbo origin? of what origin are they?

I meant no insult. Or is "hinterland Igbo" an insult? Just a description of where you are from.

Hehe.

But I did tell you which towns became Igbo. It is embedded in that trivial puzzle I gave you. Solve it and then you get the answer.