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Everlastingson:
When you use the word "urchins" you're forgiven, coz you don't even know whom you are engaging. But stop lying trying to justify your narrative. So you're not aware Obi lived in London for years? He didn't study online. He was in London live. You don't even know anything about the man but you still struggle to malign him. In any case you broached Obi's education, whether it's online or offline is immaterial. Again, what have you said about your NEPA bill certificate leader?

Was he studying in London? That’s the question.

Kingozymandias:
These Tinubu urchins Habe left OBi because his momentum 8s too much now they wJt to face Waziri!!!

Let me warn you OP , Waziri is not Obi!! Make sure whatever you post.you can back it up !!! Make sure whatever headline you share when you find yourself arrested you can defend....


Focus on selling your daioer wearing candidate and stop attacking others you won't listen

Maybe it's time for you to go to prison that's why you are now attacking Waziri.

Mr Eniitankorede make sure you can defend this !!!! Waziri is not Obi
I pity you

He cannot sue anyone. He knows he is wanted in U.S.

I am here only to express my anger at your vexatious post. I have not read anything here other than the headline.

*ASIWAJU TINUBU’S MANY ‘FIRSTS’ IN NIGERIAN POLITICS*

*His footprints in the annals of Nigerian politics are as crystal clear as the stars in the sky. Like other great leaders across the world (past and present), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu brims with great ideas; great ideas that transform the society. That innate gift, without a doubt, explains his phenomenal success as Lagos State helmsman from 1999 to 2007.*

In Lagos, his legacies dot the landscape. They remain imperishable, still.
This piece puts into perspective the ‘17 Firsts” of the Jagaban in Nigeria’s political landscape.

*1- HIGHEST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES IN 1991*

As the Senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the National Assembly elections held in 1991, Asiwaju Tinubu scored the highest number of votes in the country, polling over 300k, a record figure at that time. From that auspicious moment till date, there has been no stopping this titan in his political conquests.

*2- TRANSITION COMMITTEE/LAGOS DEVELOPMENTAL BLUEPRINT*

While other elected governors were still groping in the dark on what to do after being sworn-in, Asiwaju Tinubu quickly rolled up his sleeves after his declaration as Lagos State governor-elect in February in 1999 by inaugurating a Transition Committee comprising of first-class professionals to fashion out a blueprint for the Centre of Excellence.
The committee was further divided into sub-committees covering various sectors, including education, health, transportation, infrastructure, environment, sports, to mention but a few. After exhaustive deliberations and technical brainstorming, the Transition Committee delivered on its mandate within two months. Its detailed and comprehensive report is what is commonly referred to as the Lagos State Developmental Blueprint, which is still being implemented by successive administrations in the state.

*3- APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF-OF-STAFF*

Almost top every political appointment, most especially governors and the president, have a Chief of Staff. But not many are aware that the man who started that practice in Nigerian politics is Asiwaju Tinubu. Fashioned after the United States presidential system, the primary brief of the CoS is the effective coordination of his boss’ office and supervision of the apparatus of government. Put simply, he is the ears and eyes of his boss. The current Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was the first CoS to then Governor Tinubu. He stepped down in 2002 to contest the Kwara State governorship in 2003. His successor was Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, the current Minister of Works and Housing.

*4- CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS*

As governor, Asiwaju was never scared of taking tough decisions. Confronted with a bloated civil service that was having an adverse impact on the revenue of the state and the possibility of not fulfilling his election promises to Lagosians, Asiwaju Tinubu took a painful, but necessary decision to rightsize and restructure the civil service. The resultant effect was the professionalism of workers, which turned the state’s civil service into a model for other states to copy. Today, the Lagos State Civil Service is arguably, adjudged the best in the country.

*5- ESTABLISHMENT OF LAGOS STATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY*

Tackling the chaotic traffic situation in Lagos required thinking out of the box. Sometimes in mid-2000, Asiwaju launched the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) to confront this menace. Before long, sanity returned to Lagos roads.

*6- LAGOS STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE*

To execute his lofty programmes for the people, Asiwaju realised early enough that the state must generate adequate revenue to fund his initiatives. Pronto, he established the Lagos State Internal Service ((LIRS) and introduced tax reforms that have stood the test of time. The result was mind boggling. From a paltry N600 million generated monthly by the previous government, the government of Asiwaju Tinubu raised the state’s revenue to a whopping N10 billion by the time he left office in 2007. Presently, the state’s Internally Generated Revenue is put at about N50 billion monthly, a testament to Asiwaju’s financial ingenuity and vision.

*7- ESTABLISHMENT OF Lagos SIGNAGE AGENCY*

The setting up of the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) by Asiwaju Tinubu’s government was the first of its kind in the country. The agency’s brief is to regulate outdoor advertising in the state, with a view to improving the environmental aesthetics of the state and boost government revenue. Unarguably, the agency has, in the last 15 years, fulfilled its core mandate.

Today, other governors in the country have replicated this agency in their respective states.

*8- SETTING UP OF LAMATA*

Another revolutionary initiative of Asiwaju Tinubu is the setting up of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA).
This agency is responsible for planning, implementing, regulating and franchising public transport infrastructure and operations. LAMATA is also tasked with the responsibility of birthing an inter-modal integrated transport system for Lagos. The agency is in charge of the construction of the Blue Line light rail system from Okokomaiko to Marina, which has reached over 80% completion rate.

*9- ESTABLISHMENT OF LAWMA*

Until Asiwaju Tinubu assumed power in 1999, Lagos was like a slum. Refuse had taken over major roads and places within the city. It was an eyesore, to say the least. This challenge gave birth to the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), which became a game changer of sort. Almost 20 years down the line, LAWMA is still fulfilling its core mandate to the admiration of residents. The novel initiative has generated over 200,000 direct and indirect jobs for the youth in the state.

*10- LAGOS STATE MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC*

As part of measures to boost health care delivery system in the state, Asiwaju Tinubu’s government established the Lagos State Mobile Health Clinic.
This entailed stationing mobile health ambulances on strategic highways in the state, manned by health professionals to attend to accident victims and health needs of Lagosians.

*11- SETTING UP OF LCDAs*

To engender all-round, all-inclusive growth and development at the grassroots, Asiwaju created 37 local council development authorities out of the existing 20 local governments in the state, taking the total number to 57. That policy pitched the state government against the Olusegun Obasanjo-led Federal Government, leading to the seizure of LG funds due to the state. The success of this revolutionary initiative in the development of Lagos State is visible for even the visually impaired to see and feel.

*12- LAGOS IPP*

Another groundbreaking initiative of Asiwaju Tinubu’s government was the Independent Power Plant (IPP) project in collaboration with US energy company, ENRON.It was the first in the nation’s history. It was the belief of the state government then that the state, being the commercial nerve centre of the nation, deserves adequate electricity to power industries, both large, medium and small scale.
Though the project was frustrated by the Federal Government, it was a clear pointer that Lagos State has a thinking helmsman who sees well into the future.

*13- SUPREME COURT TRIUMPHS*

On a number of occasions, Asiwaju Tinubu had fundamental disagreements with the Obasanjo administration over constitutional issues related to fiscal federalism, devolution of powers and true federalism.
To resolve these issues in legal and constitutional ways, the Lagos State government took the FG to the Supreme Court 13 times, out of which the state won 12. The state’s legal team was spearheaded by the incumbent Vice President, Prof. Yemo Osinbajo, who served the state back then as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, ably assisted by Mr. Fola Authur Worrey, the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice.

*14- CREATION OF NEW CITY*

Hitherto, one of the biggest environmental challenges that confronted Lagos and initially defied all forms of solutions was the issue of ocean surge. The possibility of the entire stretch of Victoria Island being swept away by the perennial surge was staring everyone in the face. For a fact, the whole of Ahmadu Bello Way on Victoria Island was on the verge of extinction.
But rather than resign to fate like some leaders are wont to do, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s government teamed up with a multinational private sector player, to reclaim the ocean and build a brand new city out of it. Now sprouting majestically on the spot is the Eko Atlantic City, boasting world-class facilities comparable with that of the most advanced cities across the world.

*15. PRODUCING 3 CONSECUTIVE SUCCESSORS*

A leader can only be deemed successful if he produces successful successors. Without an iota of doubt, Asiwaju Tinubu is not only successful, he has produced thousands of proteges who have become leaders in their own rights.
But most significantly, is the fact that the Jagaban Borgu has produced three successive successors, who all contributed immensely to preserving and improving on the legacies bequeathed by Asiwaju. No other governor in the class of 1999 to 2007 has achieved this remarkable feat.

*16-INTRODUCTION OF LAND USE CHARGE*

Asiwaju Tinubu remains one leader who is never scared of taking tough decisions for the betterment and overall development of the society. As governor, one of the toughest decisions he took was the introduction of the Land Use Charge, which came into effect in the aftermath of a long-drawn and exhaustive debate by members of the Lagos State Executive Council. Unarguably, that policy has shored up the revenue profile of Lagos State in multiple folds, with the state ranking as the highest earner in Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) among the 36 states of the federation.

*17. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN GOVERNORS FORUM*

*Unknown to many, it was Asiwaju Tinubu’s initiative that led to the establishment of the Southern Governors Forum (SGF).*

*The maiden meeting of the Forum was hosted in Lagos at the Eko Tourist Resort at Akodo, Ibeju Lekki.*


*#JAGABAN.....the First & Best !�*

Atiku has serious case of corruption to answer in US and NIGERIA. If you don’t believe Obasanjo, listen to the video.

donjazet:
Let it be on record that the drug baron has 0 votes right now while Peter Obi is already into double digits because the Tinubu paid-propaganda media arm are not at work.

What you see on nairaland is a coordinated campaign of misinformation aimed at artificially amplifying Tinubu's support. Nobody in their right minds supports this walking corpse to rule Nigeria.

Peter Obi is the drug baron. According to Igbo Kwenu.

AK481:
Don't change the topic .

Read and be saved from lying virus

Beer factory investment. What else is there?

AK481:
https://www.nipc.gov.ng/2019/11/19/belgiums-ab-inbev-to-invest-n123-billion-in-international-breweries/

Read and get sense

Beer factory is the least we need in this stage of our development. Go and ask them in Scotland what alcohol is doing to their health and how much they spend in NHS to treat alcohol related diseases and illnesses. Obi has no vision, he is just a trader and anything can be sold by a trader. He doesn’t have vision for national development. How he makes money is his priority.

Foolishbuhari:
How much do you have in your account with the medical degree? Ozuo when go soon go on strike to protest wages

What about the numerous degrees he's acquired from ivy league institutions? Stupid tifnubu rats!

Even an illiterate can be a billionaire. That does not make for a good leader. Leadership in business is different from leading people. Otherwise we could have just drafted Dangote in as president. And your so called degrees from Ivy League is a ruse. They are online certificates and anyone can access them. I have one from Yale too. He did not attend classroom for one year in Harvard or Cambridge. These are the tricks politicians use nowadays to deceive the electorate.

VirileNelly2420:
Lol... So, all foreign schools he attended, na improper English he used in writing d exams and passing? .


Zukwaanuike!!

You are ignorant. Go and ask people, there’s spell checkers in word documents software. That’s no brainer. The fact that you didn’t know this shows how starkly ignorant you are.

Everything around Peter Obi is just a scam. Everyone is debunking his lies left right and centre. He is a complete fraud. And all the urchins supporting him will like to hug transformer by the time the bubble bursts on them.

KUNZEH:
Funny, Adeleke Nurudeen Jackson confirmed it that he came with dollars from abroad. All major parties buy votes

I was just going to say the same thing. Here is a glorified illiterate who cannot pronounce “dilapidated “ on live TV interview. Hear him: “delipidididdated”. That’s the person this shameless Davido is promoting to educated Osun people. The only skills he has is dancing. He got F9 parallel in his GCE exam. I agree with Oni somewhere, that 75% of politicians are lunatics. Ade dancer is one of them.

McBishop2020:
Is the ability to speak proper English now the matter? Is it now the criteria for being a good president?

I'm still searching for something so damning on this guy's record. If I can find any, I will simply become disOBIdient, and will never go for either Atiku or Tinubu.

Before that, I remain fully OBIdient!

You need someone to show you how to search. You will see his money laundry case, letter written by Igbo Kwenu and Pandora file.

Everlastingson:
At least you acknowledge he went to the University. What can you say about your NEPA bill certificate leader? No be Pandora again? Na education! Are you aware that Obi studied Economics at Oxford Business School? You can verify. Better become OBIdient.

Many of you urchins are ignorant. Obi came out after 10 years with third class. He then wanted to prove smart, he applied for online courses by Oxford and Garavard. Anybody can do the course online so long as you have the money to enroll. Go and check online for Oxford courses. There are many of them.

BlockResearcher:
Correct. They should investigate the original inicident behind the famous bullion Van story first. ...

Bullion van was carrying Tinubu’s privately owned money. Everyone knows that. Nothing to investigate in that.

PresidObi:
A man who bought a personal house worth a whopping £1,000,000.00 in 1996 is being asked to explain why his aides are carrying around ordinary #250 m naira?

What's this world coming to?

We don’t want to know how much he bought house. Does 250 million belong to him or the state? That’s the question?

Bendeco02:
So now you have shifted from, pandora to stingy, now your issue is whether he can speak proper english?

Mumu! Na only online una get mouth.

Can you stand him in any quiz or argument using your so called proper english?

A third class in philosophy you are comparing to medicine?

Bobloco:
If you really read my last comment you will find out that I provided evidence, I quoted Bode George. Do you know better than Bode George who is a real Lagosian.

What do you mean by rumours, that he did not mortgage Lagos State, that the wife is not a perpetual senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, or the daughter is not the iyaloja of all markets in Lagos State, or the son not in charge of revenue accrued from advert placement in the whole of Lagos State.
Tell me any past governor or president in the whole world that have mortgage a state the way Tinubu have mortgaged Lagos State.

I read you referring to tax collection agency contracted by several states, I would have loved you to mention the states but you didn't. But let me ask you, what is the job of Lagos State internal revenue service. Tinubu as a governor of Lagos State ensure that he rendered Lirs incapacitated and now set up his own company to be collecting taxes on behalf of the government and at the end shortchanging the state government and the people of Lagos State. Is that not conflict of interest, is that not criminal and sacrilegious.

And I ignored your Bode George because he is neither an expert or official dealing with investigation or in possession of any facts. He is just a belly aching ex convict who should not be talking in public space in any sane society.

TimFisher2:
Nonsense!

LOL!!!! Truth is bitter than bitter kola. Swallow it, then wail after savouring the truth in your throat.

YourhealthNG2:
The mobilisation continues...

APC and PDP looters and their supporters are afraid of the Peter Obi tsunami deep down within their hearts but they're still hanging on to straws - resorting to their last card, which is primordial tribal and ethnic sentiments. Soon their eyes go clear...

We have several months of person to person and door to door campaign and mobilisation to do to sweep away the current political bandits forever and take back naija..

Obi has always been a featherweight. He will lose woefully because nobody knows him in NIGERIA, apart from IPOB terrorists.

MRSALT:
Oga, Obi was cleared of any complicity by EFCC, Police and even opposition PDP house members. Try another lies. This one won't fly.

Show us where he was cleared by EFCC. No word of mouth required.

foryourmindok:
This guy is 1000x worse than Buhari.

How can a person who is not a mad man say that Nigeria Army should recruit 50m youths when the total number of military in the entire world is around 27m?

Thiefnubuu urchins please have a rethink. Think about your family and loved ones. 30k per month they're paying you for propaganda cannot buy you a Lamborghini like Seyi Tinubu is driving.


Help yourself and help your generation by voting someone who is not mentally imbalanced.

I can see that you are struggling to wail. Let me help you further: the error about 50 million has been corrected long time ago. Everyone does make mistakes. And yes, America printed money in the thick of economic depression. Many countries of the west do it without backing it up with gold assets. It’s not new.

Can Obi speak proper English at all?

Emperoh:

N250m Scam: Assembly Clears Obi

Anambra State House of Assembly has cleared the State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi of complicity in alleged money laundering in a N250 Million state fund intercepted by the police in Lagos state recently.
THISDAY recalled that the report of the N250 million found in possession of one of the governor’s aide had thrown up a lot of controversy in society, especially given the governor’s avowed stance in transparency.
However, in adopting the report of the three man committee set up by the Assembly June 2, 2009, to look into the matter and find out what actually transpired, the legislative body noted that the adoption was to enable the recommendation be accepted by the legislature as a working document by the House, pending the time other reports by other relevant government agencies investigating the matter would be out.
Although the adoption of the committee’s report was successful at the end of the day, it was observed that it created a near divided House as some of the members opposed the adoption, while others abstained from the voting exerecise.
According to the report, "the committee found out from the office of the Secretary to the State Government that Ejike Onwusogbulu is the owner of Glitz Introserve Ltd which is a registered company with the State Government".
Part of the report submitted to the House read, “Mr. Speaker, the committee found out from the office of the Accountant General of the State that the State Government have not paid any amount of money whatsoever to either Ejike Onwusogbulu personally or to Glitz Introserve Ltd or Autozone Motors Global Ltd. (See attached a copy of the reply from the office of the Accountant General p. 35). The Accountant General appeared personally before the committee”.“The committee on reply from the Heads of Local Government Administrations of the State and after conducting oral interview with them one after the other discovered that all the Heads of Local Government Administration, through their secretariat in the office of the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, agreed to purchase 21 units of Kia Optima Cars for their respective offices in the 21 LGA’s of Anambra state and 21 units of Ford Ranger 4x4 Pick Up Van for the police in the 21 Local Government Areas of the state to beef up security in the state.
“The Heads of Local Government Administration in all the Local Governments agreed through selective tender to award the contract to Autozone Motors Global Ltd and Glitz Introserve Ltd.
“The committee discovered that the contract sum for the purchase and supply of the aforementioned vehicles were N4,850,000 per unit for the FORD Ranger 4x4 Pick Up Van and N3,700,000 per unit for the Kia Optima Cars (See attached copies of the Contract Agreement executed jointly by the Heads of LGA’s and the Contracts for Tender P. 43-66). The total contract sum is N179,550,000. There is an Advance payment Guarantee from Fidelity Bank in respect of the contract (See attached copies). There is also a letter of Domiciliation of the above amount from one Stephaine Keri Uzo JP of office of the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, to the Branch Manager Fidelity Bank Plc, N0 7 Zik Avenue Awka. (A copy is attached).
“The committee found out that all the Local Governments raised payment vouchers and subsequently issued cheques in respect of the above contracts. The cheques are yet to be paid to the contractor though deposited with the Bank where the total sum of contract is Domiciled i.e Fidelity Bank PLC of N0. 7 Ziks Avenue , Awka.
“It was also discovered by the committee from Ejike Onwusogbulu that the amount that intercepted by the police in Lagos was N255,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Five Million Naira) and not N250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Million). The money from investigation ws an overdraft facility withdrawn by Ejike Onwusogbulu from Fidelity Bank Plc, N0 7 Ziks Avenue Awka on Thursday 28 May 2009. (see document of the overdraft facility attached P. 70-74).
“The committee found out from Ejike Onwusogbulu that he withdrew the money for the purposes of Direct Purchase of the contracted vehicles from Dealers in Lagos who are more inclined to cash and carry transaction.
“The committee discovered that the said money withdrawn by Ejike Onwusogbulu ie N255,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Five Million Naira) was the money intercepted by the Police in Lagos . The Governor corroborated the fact that Ejike Onwusogbulu was the owner of the money and that the said vehicles intercepted with the money were his going for routine servicing in Lagos and that he was aware that the contractor gave the money to his driver.
“It is the recommendation of the committee that as the police and the EFCC are yet to come out with any report, this report should be accepted as a working document pending when investigation report of the police and EFCC are sent to the committee for the committee to fully report to the House”, the report added.

House of Assembly? Are they the EFCC or the police? Politicians absolving themselves of corruption, is that not laughable?

Bobloco:
You have every right to support who ever you wish to support and allow others do same too.

Talking about facts

What about Tinubu mortgaging the soul of Lagos State by pocketing every month over 10% of internally generated revenue of Lagos State, what about Tinubu being the biggest landlord in Lagos State after serving as a governor of Lagos State, He also made sure his wife became a perpetual senator and the daughter the iyaloja of all the markets in Lagos State while the son is in charge in collection revenue accrued from advert placement in Lagos State.

This are facts that are undisputable

Ask you self this honest question, with the above facts and many more am I not myopic and morally jaundiced for supporting the man

All these are unsubstantiated rumours that nobody has brought documents to prove. As for that of Obi, it’s all in the news. And can be verified. How did Tinubu mortgage Lagos and yet it is the fastest developing state in NIGERIA? How did Tinubu mortgage Lagos and yet it is the biggest construction house in NIGERIA based on records and facts? Tax collection company is also contracted by several states in NIGERIA and they are collecting same percentage, why did other states engage the company? Do you not want them to get commission from a job well done? Why don’t you bring your own tax company to compete with them, at least in the PDP states? What about other countries that engage the tax company, are they stupid?

Where is the evidence that he bought all lands in Lagos? And if he did not buy it, do you want IPOB to buy them? Many of these fake unsubstantiated rumours have been heard too many times without evidence. You should be ashamed. Bring evidence from land registry or any where to prove your allegations or shut up!!!

Bobloco:
Eniitankorede, hope you know you aren't growing younger any more

Ask yourself whether your actions, post here on nairaland, spoken words, thoughts are actually what you should be proud of

I am not just proud, I am more than convinced that Tinubu is the best president for NIGERIA. Many of you supporting Obi are myopic and morally jaundiced. You do not base your decisions on facts and past records. Rather you base everything on sentiments and deception by Obi. This is a man who confirmed that he used government money to promote his family business. Here’s a man who laundered 250 million state money to Lagos Apapa home. Here’s. Third class philosophy graduate who did online courses with Harvard and Cambridge to hoodwink people. Here’s a governor who has no legacy that’s existing in the state. Here’s a governor who has been accused of drug running and dealing, his father was killed by fellow drug barons. Is that the person you are foolishly following? I am not foolish like you.

IPOB terrorists have entered Lagos again!!! May God save us from these Obi loving terrorists.

alsudan:
Tinubu represents Thievery, Drugs, Thugs and War.

Every lover of Nigeria must reject the fallen demon

Wail o! Wail o. Wail o! You go wail tire. Lol.

OLAADEGBU:
According to the report, the hoodlums who were wielding swords and cutlasses, threw stones at the convoy as it drove from the palace. They also smashed side glasses and front windshields of vehicles in the convoy.

This is the handiwork of IPOB. We will show them.

Eriokanmi:
Na Naija youths go decide next year's election, not the old peeps who are easily induced with money as seen yesterday in Ekiti election with the apc candidate visibly seen in active participation in money sharing. Youths would damn their money as they did during endsars. The 2nd version of the endsars will be end bad leadership with your votes.

Continue day dreaming. How much was shared to 187,000 people that voted APC?

Reinaldo:
Paid supporters. They will all vote for Peter Obi.

You mean Obi Pandora or Obi drug Lord? They are both same anyway. Lol