₦airaland Forum

jayflex:
Power generation is worth inviting partners for, so too are textile industries, and general manufacturing of all kinds a stuff. Its appalling that so many people here are reducing opposing views to ''enemies of progress'' and related BS. The general mentality on this thread shows why this country has grown poorer and more backward while the rest of africa gets it act together. Till this government can slow down the craze for property and start investing in REAL things that can employ and grow wealth it will be only known in thirty years time for beautification and little else.

Aigbofa:
Everybody is an ibo hater. It appears truth is to an ibo as krptonite is to Superman.

tpiah:
this is the road. If you have eyes, look at it very well.

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Dharavi

An urban redevelopment plan is proposed for the Dharavi area, managed by American-trained architect  Mukesh Mehta.  The plan involves the construction of 30,000,000 square feet (2,800,000 m2) of housing, schools, parks and roads to serve the existing 57,000 families residing in the area, along with 40,000,000 square feet (3,700,000 m2) of residential and commercial space for sale. There has been significant local opposition to the plans, largely because existing residents are due to receive only 225 square feet (20.9 m2) of land each. Furthermore, only those families who lived in the area before the year 2000 are slated for resettlement. Concerns have also been raised by residents who fear that some of their small businesses in the "informal" sector may not be relocated under the redevelopment plan. The government has said that it will only legalize and relocate industries that are not "polluting."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi

Yinkaboy:
Eze

Lets get back to history and giving you some education. Dude, I am serious it shows you never left naija, these grand statements


London had megaslum in victorian times, most of east london was a slum , http://www.victorianlondon.org/houses/slums.htm

Yinkaboy:
As to comparing it Mumbai, its a perfect example, the largest slums in the world are in Asia mainly Mumbai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi, as my boy have stated  they problems with power and water, ere our friends at the bbc can tell you http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8138273.stm.

Yinkaboy:
As to building a new city, they have  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mumbai,

Get educated!

nulldev:
A power cut = Power supply not meeting demand?   you lot keep cracking me up. No power failures in Mumbai,  

The eastern suburbs of Bhandup, Mulund and Kanjur, and Thane and Navi Mumbai, which were getting 24 hours of power supply under the zero power cut scheme, are likely to face [size=15pt]power cuts[/size] again, starting Saturday midnight.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Power-cuts-return-to--City-s-eastern-suburbs/Article1-535438.aspx

debosky:
There are power cuts in Mumbai - not only the slums. Again, avoid making hasty comments. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Power-cuts-return-to--City-s-eastern-suburbs/Article1-535438.aspx

Analysts say that the availability of power in Mumbai is around 2,350 mw against the demand of over 3,000 mw. The deficit is increasing annually.

nulldev:
LOL@ people dreaming up facts without bothering to check.

Cohomology:
We in the East face the same problem of horrible governors, because they hide under the shroud of the inept arseholes in Abuja and use the same divide and rule tactics you allude to. However, such tactics would be ineffectivel in the coming Republic of Biafra.

Yinkaboy:
Wow-eze

Do know your history? Have you ever left naija? These place had slums just like Lagos, before they developed, most cities did up until 40 years, when Lagos was small. Lagos is having the same problems as victorian London, the main difference is that UK has industralized, and naija is industralizing just like mumbai, Sao Paol, Jakarta and Manilla, hence the need for a new island.


The largest slum in the world is in mumbai, and they basically built a brand new modern city as well.Its called New Mumbai

Yinkaboy:
What I am saying is what ever semantics you want to use, or what ever examples you want canary wharf, dubai,
boston, san franscico, the premise is the same the reclaiming of land, or islands, for the use of building new parts of the city. Even Alexandria by Alexander the great.

It is feasible and will continue to happen.

KnowAll:
[size=14pt]It is a natural Island caused by OX-Bow lake formation of the R. Thames.[/size]

Yinkaboy:
ezeagu

Right, artificial land? used for business?


The Isle of Dogs is situated some distance downriver from the City of London. The area was originally a sparsely populated marshland before its drainage and planting in the 13th century. Dutch engineers reclaimed the land 17th later urbanised,

KnowAll:
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[size=14pt]Canary Wharf is in the Isle of dog, a semi Island  caused by an extreme winding River Thames. [/size]

Yinkaboy:
Your still living on fantasy.

Again, this is private money, and why does it need to be inland? There is no space, unless you demolish peoples house.

Beijing did what you are saying, inland but they destroyed houses and lives!

Yinkaboy:
Have been to London my friend? Because this just like Canary Wharf! It was abandoned land that private developers took over to be an independent hub out side the square mile.

KnowAll:
[size=14pt]At least Soludo should have being giving the benefit of the doubt, of turning Onitsha and Anambra state as the Dubai of the East.[/size]

babapupa:
You mean the state should have said to the developers, instead of injecting tens on billions of dollars and creating jobs for hundreds of thousands of Lagosians, why don't you take over the state's responsibilities and go build road, schools and hospitals which of course the state is doing on a daily basis. Is any other state in Nigeria delivering what Fashola is delivering? Your mindless argument is very mute.

babapupa:
Btw, how many state in Nigeria and even in Africa have a light rail system under construction, a ten lane freeway with BRT and rail system (First in Africa) under construction? Please tell me.

babapupa:
Running your mouth off as if the state is not attending to it's core responsibilities because they did what governments all over the world do (Attracting investments and jobs to promote development and broaden it's tax base.) is not only silly, it's backward, ill informed thinking and irresponsible way of thinking.

babapupa:
I seriously hope non of you people gets behind any desk to administrate the lives of animals talk less citizens of you villages.

Yinkaboy:
Ezeagu,

No logic, did you read the new lagos master plan? Ha Ha? No! There are already project earmarked for inland as well. Fashola, wants modernize all of the city.

This is best avenue without destroying peoples home and people complaining of land grabs, like Maroko!

OAM4J:
Exactly, like i told ezeagu, he must be a genius to think the Governor should simply tell any investor that want to build a 'Paradise-City' in Lagos state to either support/invest in his 'pressing' state projects  or go to hell with his billions

Mariory:
Reply you for what reason? I'm in no mood to repeat what others have said. However, seeing you gnashing your teeth and foaming at the mouth because of this project is entertaining. Bítch-slapping that mouth at the same time is just a bonus.

Oh and one more thing, the project will continue wether you like it or not. How does that make you feel?

Elaineh:
But Ezeagu, how many times have paddy_lo and co. stated that this is NOT a government project? It is being undertaken by PRIVATE companies for their own benefit. It is not the responsibility of private corporations to ensure that all of the state's roads are tarred, that its slums are developed, etc. Building this city on the mainland would require razing people's property, destroying people's homes, rerouting existing roads, etc. Is that what you'd like to see happen?

Elaineh:
Certainly, I don't need to explain to you why that would be a problem.

Elaineh:
Are the private entities who want this city realized supposed to wait until the Lagos state government has hiroshimad an acceptable plot of land (twice the present size of VI, no less) on the mainland before they can start to build?

Elaineh:
Meanwhile, the Tokyos, Dubais and New Yorks of the world will continue to leave Lagos even farther behind in the dust.

Elaineh:
I have never seen a situation where adding acreage to a country's existing territory by pushing back the waters and building on an area that was once just the deep blue sea is considered a problem. It blows my mind.

Mariory:
I don't think it matters how many times he is told that. The guy is just arguing for the sake of it. You just need to read some of the nonsense he is typing.

OAM4J:
like every city and region of each state you have visited all over the world being same?  

BTW, how do you define development and progress? let me guess, 'repeating the same thing over and over again'  

OAM4J:
I dont know how i miss this thread until now.

Kudos to you Paddy_lo, babapupa, Gbawe and others for holding forte the argument in support of this project.

I mean what problem can a private funded project like this give excepts benefits galore.

It is at no cost to the government, no loss to the people, or threat to the environment

but guarantee development, investments, job, and economic growth

What else can one ask for? How can anyone be against this?