₦airaland Forum

vizboy: but the yellow car is suppose to go first been that it already at the interception of the road

jejet: The bolded statement is to show you that you don't need a super mall with air conditioning. Thats metaphoric statement

ADJAMES: So u want the govt to build a world class shopping mall then charge the petty traders exorbitantly for it? Then you come screaming the govt is not sensitive. Am not sure these petty traders need a city mall to sell their goods.

jejet: These are one of Europe biggest market located in (Hague)Holland and Russia respectively. I think you can see the air conditioning.

jejet: In reality the debate is not between socialism and free enterprise. Rather it’s between two forms of corporatism, America-style and European-style. You get the idea. “German socialism” and “social democracy” would not be effective scare words in American politics if people understood that they mean “free education, free child care, free nursing home care, guaranteed vacation time, and generous unemployment payments — while their white-collar American counterparts struggle to pay for the same.”

Social capitalism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Social capitalism (Socio-capitalism), as a theory or political or philosophical stance, challenges the idea that the capitalist system is inherently antagonistic to the goals of socialism.[1] The essence of social capitalism is that markets work best and output is maximized through sound state management of the macroeconomy. Social capitalism posits that a strong social support network for the poor enhances capital output. By decreasing poverty, capital market participation is enlarged. Social capitalism also posits that government regulation, and even sponsorship of markets, can lead to superior economic outcomes, as evidenced in government sponsorship of the internet or basic securities regulation.[2]
In early 2009, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a new economic approach that he termed "social capitalism" which includes "a system of open markets, unambiguously regulated by an activist state, and one in which the state intervenes to reduce the greater inequalities that competitive markets will inevitably generate."[3]
The scholarly roots of social capitalism seem to be in Kees van Kersbergen's landmark study of European economies, entitled Social Capitalism: A Study of Christian Democracy and the Welfare State.[4] Van Kersbergen identifies social capitalism as the "common kernel" of the European welfare state and situates social capitalism as a "middle way" between socialist collectivism and neo-liberal individualism.[5] The text of Kees van Kersbergen's "Social Capitalism" is available on google books.[6]
Another exposition of social capitalism is Robert Corfe's three volume set entitled Social Capitalism: In Theory and Practice.[7] Corfe's vision of social capitalism is fully consistent with the above sources: he decries "untrammelled capitalism;" he calls for policy based upon empirical evidence instead of the ideological speculation; and he views a core value of social capitalism "to realise the full potential of those from every background according to their ability and inclination." He therefore "repudiates any measures influenced by class bias."[8]
Concurring with the recession beginning in 2008, increased activity of the terms Social capitalism and "socio-capitalism" occurred on the internet and in the blogosphere.

barcanista: Mr Gbawe you make me laugh. KORO distinguished himself as Nigeria's High Commissioner to Ghana. He ensued cordial relationship with between Nigeria and Ghana. All through his service in Ghana, he had no controversy. I understand Acn was jittery when he returned to Lagos, because they know Senator KORO very well. By the way that your TOILET tales is laughable, my 4 years old nephew will not even take it serious. Popularity of a politician is tested at the polls, 2011 KORO proved himself as man of the people. Despite the propaganda, Island residents voted en mass for Babajide Obanikoro

People like you who speak with so much venomous ignorance are the ones making Tinubu popular and forcing others to defend him ala 'stick up for the underdog'. There may have been murderers, child molesters and many deviants in that hall yet, in your god-like wisdom, you conclude Tinubu "is the most ill qualified person to sit in that auditorium these past 3 days".

Na real wa for some Nairalanders. Let the man be and stop hating vacuously and blindly. He is not the President of Nigeria and he should be the least of your worries if you are a politically sophisticated people able to ambitiously demand effective leadership from those who actually have the office and power to deliver solutions.

Look, you can say what you want. My utterances are in the archives for everyone to inspect. What I despise is the hypocrisy that make you and others only passionate when talking of Tinubu. You guys call him a thief and say he is sucking Lagos dry yet you are not willing to speak like that about Orji Kalu, Anenih and even GEJ who is doing a terrible job leading Nigeria. Tell me how you think non-Nigerians will view you when you ignore very evil men to keep your entire focus on a man you speak of as if he is the biggest headache of Nigeria. Yet they only see him supporting progressive leaders who are delivering better leadership than others.

Everything is relational. That is what we are saying to people like you. In the case of Nigeria, and if we are entirely honest, there is bigotry behind the constant focus on a man who holds no official position while others are ignored when they are actually using their powerful jobs to drive Nigeria towards the brink of disintegration. Our Nation is run by crooks. Face it. Face your local crooks and stop this display of hypocrisy limited to vilifying Tinubu alone and all the time. Using the notion os "lesser devil", which is absolutely neccessary in the case of Nigeria, you guys should not be mentioning Tinubu as much as you do. What, for example, is worse than how GEJ is tacitly backing militants to take over the ND? Is that not a very serious issue with far reaching implications for Nigeria? yet I never see people like you showing you understand this and other grave issues. Meanwhile, when Tinubu sneezes, you guys will shout that he must be deposited in a hole 200 feet below the ground. Some of you need to get a grip and a sense of perspective.

your sickness is getting worse.your obsession with tinubu is beginning to transfor into insanity.whether you like it or not,tinubu is a private citizen without any political power.that is one of the reasons i support fiscal federalism.let all states generate their own revenue and apply it as they wish.then you will see what the southwest will become.the government at the central is holding us back with its pitiful handling of the nigerian project.
when jonathan installed the governor of bayelsa,i didnt hear you complaining.when he installed the pdp chairman,i didnt hear you complain.when obasanjo installed oyinlola,oni,ladoja,akala,agagu,daniel......it was the poor westerners that suffered the consequences.now that people like fashola,oshiomole,ajimobi,amosun,aregbesola,fayemi have been foisted on us,did we complain to you?the "installed" governors of the ACN are far better than the products of PDP.if installation will continue to guarantee us this sort of progress,then we shhould perhaps start practicing it at the federal lever and even include it in our constituition

When you hear some yorubas defend this traitor of a man,tinubu,one can easily understand why some of them thought for real that awo's figure was on the moon,at the time of awo saga.They are blindly tribal and even harvard or oxford schooling can not make them see anything evil in a n evil person like tinubu.They failed to understand that criminals cannot represent society,irrespective of the tribal differences in nigeria.

emiye: The New Gbagi market was built by Bola Ige , Governor of Old oyo state (1979-1983).

Go and sleep old illogical cargo, you are a disgrace to yourself and whatever nonsense you stand for.

You are always bitter as far as your posts on nairaland portends.

So after the UPN governor constructed the market in the 80's, only an ACN governor could do something similar, not even your failed PDP.

rodeo0070: Easy guys! Enough of "name-calling" and use of profane words. Life plenty outside Nairaland o! Make una take am easy.
@Gbawe, come join me for OPTION 24/7 jare, make we rock...
*Continues sipping cold beer and peppered-meat *

funnyx: Thank you for your concern but truly we don't need it! I was born and bred in Ibadan and I lived in the ring road area for nearly 8 years and I understand why the market is necessary.
You don't develop an economy by building big malls but by empowerment of people especially the working class and the middle class. Already there are supermarkets around challenge area to cater for the middle class, a lot of young people who are unemployed has been akin out a living by selling petty stuffs around the area, this development is ensure that they are accommodated within a confined area without causing disruption to flow of traffic. Although under a normal government this type of facility should be provided by local authorities and not by the state and shouldn't be used for political propaganda. But having said that its better than just sending these traderd parking without providing any alternatives.
As I stated earlier even in developed economies, there are markets of this type to cater for the people who needs them. In the UK we have markets like these which are open only on certain days of the week and some traders even display their wares in the open but as it is within the confinement of the market its absolutely fine.
I agree with you that we have to demand more from our govt but truly Rome was not built in a day and Oyo doesn't have the kind of resources that Akwa Ibom have so lets go slow and steady surely we'll get there.

anonimi: Why are you clutching at straws like some drowning man in the open sea

You obviously missed the part of my post about New Gbagi market opened in 1989 and sellers relocated in 1991. Is that less or more than 30 years

So maybe you should stop jumping up & down in excitement.
I guess you must have noticed I ignore your rants and insults to enable us and those whom you are trying to befuddle focus on the real issues.

anonimi: I also seem to remember that the Aleshinloye market that is located between Dugbe and Jericho was opened in the 80s but cannot remember the exact date.
These scammers in ACN really mean this their business of LIEING to the people!!!

berem: I still ask my question. why does HID Awolowo hate Tinubu or is she among the minorities whose voices are not heard that despise Tinubu?

Raymonbell: She no fine

Gbongan/Akoda ExpressWay: Osun’s Economic Beehive

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In the state of Osun today like the Yoruba would say the tune is ‘new dawn, new drum’. As day dawns in the state of the Virtuous so does the Aregbesola administration comes up with not only a new progressive idea but also one form of developmental stride or the other. Of course for a visionary, focused and determined leader no challenge is insurmountable. What we are witnessing in the state of Osun today in terms of democracy dividends never enjoyed by the people of the state before, sort of lends credence to the popular saying that; ‘where there is will, there is a way’.
With the award of Gbongan/Akoda road contract recently to Ratcon Construction Nigeria Limited, the can-do administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of the state of Osun is again set to achieve another feat in the area of infrastructure renewal, a key aspect of his administration policy thrust. The road, which was awarded at the cost of N29.3 billion is going to be a dual carriageway and not only this, it will also carry along with it construction of a trumpet bridge to be called Chief Bisi Akande Trumpet Bridge which will be constructed at Gbongan junction.
Reports in this newspaper quoted the Special Adviser to Ogbeni Governor on Works and Transport, Engineer Oladepo Sabiti Amudah who signed the contract with the company, as assuring that the road – which will be financed by the company with initial mobilisation of 15% – will be completed in 18 months. [b]The 30 km expressway according to the Special Adviser, will include four pedestrian bridges, street lights, two layers of asphaltic surface with 60mm and 40mm thickness, reinforced concrete side drain, culverts and ditches, reinforced retaining wall, earthwork landscaping and road marking and signs. With this description even a lay man can easily have an insight into the quality of work to be delivered by the company. And it also shows that Ogbeni Aregbesola has a penchant for quality as evident in the roads he oversaw their constructions when he was commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Lagos state.
The road revolution going on in the state of Osun under Ogbeni Aregbesola’s leadership deserves commendation. In contradistinction to what obtained during the era of the locusts (Oyinlola and company era) when inter-state and intra-city roads experienced unprecedented paralysis – being all things but passable – the roads in the state are now undergoing massive transformation.[/b]

This is quite a feat as political and good governance observers with an eye on spectacular performance in government know that the condition of roads serves as one of the most physical measures of a government’s performance. Good roads no doubt enhance commercial activities and serve as a catalyst for economic growth while it boosts people’s happiness. In saner climes this is why good road network cannot be removed from the priorities of governments. Obviously if our nation is to be enlisted on the world map of development ours must not be different. Ogbeni Aregbesola knows this very well hence the road revolution initiatives he gladly embarks upon.

As we have consistently mentioned on this page the difference between a responsible and purposeful government like the one in the state now and its do-nothing predecessor headed by Oyinlola and his bunch of excuse givers, is just too clear. For instance the Gbongan/Akoda road construction project which is the subject-matter of this editorial had no head or tail for eight years of Oyinlola’s paralysis. Rather than doing that road even with the billions of naira his government borrowed from the bank at the tail the end of his government it only revelled in wasting the fund on white elephant project that never saw the light of the day – construction of stadia, that is. And not only for Gbongan/Akoda road project alone, the same unpalatable fate befell other projects embarked upon by Oyinlola’s maladministration.


By the time the Gbongan/Akoda road is delivered it will surely serve as Osun’s economic beehive. Being one of the strategic roads, and if we are not making a mistake here the most strategic one leading to the state Osun economy will experience an unprecedented boost at the completion of the road. We have absolute confidence in the ability of Ratcon Construction Nig. Ltd. to deliver the goods. We therefore urge the company to live up to expectation as a tested and trusted construction company. We wish both the state government and the company a glorious end as far as this newly awarded road contract is concerned.

gramci: Pathetic liar, maybe this thread and picture will help refresh your memory.

You go about in your sanctimonious garb spreading barefaced lies to the gullible.

boron10: Koro of all people. OP you dull sha

superior1: Time to join Gbawe

gramci: Am not interested osundefender's headline as long as it is restricted to a particular region, but when you present bogus data from osundefender capturing states outside your region on a forum like NL then am duty bound to point it out. So please save me your long sermon.

anonimi: Thanks for letting me know how effective I am in putting BIG holes to the balloon of LIES and propaganda that you ACN guys spout here and elsewhere.
What else could someone desire as encouragement for his chosen path. Again thanks!!!

BTW, are you talking about yourself as a lunatic seeing you also post in "bold red font" after HYPOCRITE-ically complaining a few weeks back for doing it

I should have known the stuff ACN guys are made of- HYPOCRISY!!!

gramci: See this native clown, that the bogus statistical figures you periodically generate from osundefender is always debunked is not enough reason to go personal on anyone, grow up bro.

TouchDown: Seriously.

People only know him in this neck of the woods because of his Sun newspapers which were initially really popular and his feud with Obasanjo (similar to the sympathy Amaechi gets against GEJ)

All I feel for anything happening outside the South-west is mere curiosity...

These Igbo guys on Nairaland join up with other Yoruba people who are, naturally, dissatisfied to criticize every government action since not all Yorubas are ACN sympathizers. In fact, most of the accusations levied on Tinubu are by his fellow Yoruba people (activists, rivals, idealists and disgruntled elements).

In my opinion, its not a bad phenomenon. It keeps the ACN governments on their toes and improves service delivery.

Meanwhile, the eastern states fly completely under the radar. Ebonyi anyone? People forget its as old as Osun... How long was Chime out for again? Theodore Orji nko?

The Anambrans seem to be a very proud sub-group and so Obi goes through a little scrutiny...


All politicians are crooks but the Eastern governors are a very lucky bunch.

Abi? When every educated adult from their states is busy attacking Fashola over the Ikoyi bridge and using Akpabio as the poster boy for how development should be...

Akpabio... Yet another non-southeastern governor.

yemmight: Okija, simple English you don't know. The last time any market was built was 3 decades not 3 decades of building this one.

blueheart: @Gbawe, one of them is here

PapaBrowne: Another tribal thread!!


I don't know if people hate Tinubu. I actually like him very much despite his capacity for kleptomania.
He is a very intelligent and suave politician.

I love what he did in 2011. He conned Ribadu and Buhari and sold out to Jonathan. He will do it again in 2015.

I actually like him very much.