₦airaland Forum

Updates, anyone?

mazzi:
And I say ntooooooooooooooooooor to you!
Why not tell us the name of the man you were ask to meet?

Prof Ango Abdullahi?

Donmams:
1. they are all the same
2. nobody is a saint
3. the people before him did not do better
4. Nigeria is difficult to rule
5. You cannot be insulting our president
6. You people dont want a minority man to succeed.
7. Rome is not built in a day
8. everybody rig election, its not new or strange
9. you people are criticising the government now because you are not part of government and not "chopping"
10. Leave our son alone

Interesting.

cheruv:
Even though am an avid secessionist, I've taken time to see what and what would work for Nigeria. The best thing to help Nigeria is to restructure the country based on workable entities we call Federating States.
The identified states are
1]Abuja: already the FCT,the territory remains as it is with its 6 LGs


6]Bayelsa: with capital at Yenegoa, this state would comprise of present day bayelsa plus the 3 ijaw LGs of Delta and the 4 kalabari LGs of rivers. The number of LGs is 15

7]Bendel: with capital at Benin, this state would comprise of all Edoid groups in present day Edo and Delta States. The number of LGs is 31

8]Benue: with capital at Makurdi, this state would comprise of all Benue excluding the 9 idoma LGs. The number of LGs is 14

11]Gurara: with capital at Kafanchan,this state would comprise of the proposed Gurara state. The number of LGs is 11

12]Igaladoma: with capital Ankpa, this state would comprise of the igala areas of kogi and the idoma areas of Benue. The number of LGs is 18

13]Ijebu: with capital at Ijebu Ode, this state would comprise of the Ijebu parts of present day Ogun state. The number of LGs is 9


16]Kano: with capital at Kano,this state would comprise of present day kano and jigawa States. The number of LGs is 71

20]Ondo: with capital at Akure, this state would comprise of present day ondo and ekiti States with the Okun area of kogi. The number of LGs is 39

21]Oyo: with capital at Ibadan, this state would comprise of present day Oyo and osun States in addition to the Egba/egbado area of Ogun. The number of LGs is 74

25]Sokoto: with capital at Sokoto, this state would comprise of present day sokoto,zamfara and kebbi States. The number of LGs is 59

With the right fiscal policy,these States would thrive and Nigeria would be on the road to greatness. Moreover this reduces acrimonious relationships btwn States as each state would be peopled by ethnicities having close affinity to each other

If you say this is meant to bring people with close affinity together and remove acromony, why do you put all the Ijebus in one state with only 9 LGS and pack oyo, Osun, Egba and Egbado together into a single state with 74 LGs?

Why pack the Okun people into a state with the Ondos and Ekitis?

Why pack Idomas and Igalas into one state while removing Idomas from Benue?

Why should some states have as many as 74 LGs while Ijebu has only 9?

cheruv:
Even though am an avid secessionist, I've taken time to see what and what would work for Nigeria. The best thing to help Nigeria is to restructure the country based on workable entities we call Federating States.
The identified states are
1]Abuja: already the FCT,the territory remains as it is with its 6 LGs


6]Bayelsa: with capital at Yenegoa, this state would comprise of present day bayelsa plus the 3 ijaw LGs of Delta and the 4 kalabari LGs of rivers. The number of LGs is 15

7]Bendel: with capital at Benin, this state would comprise of all Edoid groups in present day Edo and Delta States. The number of LGs is 31

8]Benue: with capital at Makurdi, this state would comprise of all Benue excluding the 9 idoma LGs. The number of LGs is 14

11]Gurara: with capital at Kafanchan,this state would comprise of the proposed Gurara state. The number of LGs is 11

12]Igaladoma: with capital Ankpa, this state would comprise of the igala areas of kogi and the idoma areas of Benue. The number of LGs is 18

13]Ijebu: with capital at Ijebu Ode, this state would comprise of the Ijebu parts of present day Ogun state. The number of LGs is 9


16]Kano: with capital at Kano,this state would comprise of present day kano and jigawa States. The number of LGs is 71

20]Ondo: with capital at Akure, this state would comprise of present day ondo and ekiti States with the Okun area of kogi. The number of LGs is 39

21]Oyo: with capital at Ibadan, this state would comprise of present day Oyo and osun States in addition to the Egba/egbado area of Ogun. The number of LGs is 74

25]Sokoto: with capital at Sokoto, this state would comprise of present day sokoto,zamfara and kebbi States. The number of LGs is 59

With the right fiscal policy,these States would thrive and Nigeria would be on the road to greatness. Moreover this reduces acrimonious relationships btwn States as each state would be peopled by ethnicities having close affinity to each other

If you say this meant to bring people with close affinity together and remove acromony, why do you put all the Ijebus in one state with only 9 LGS and pack oyo, Osun, Egba and Egbado together into a single state with 74 LGs?

Why pack the Okun people into a state with the Ondos and Ekitis?

Why pack Idomas and Igalas into one state while removing Idomas from Benue?

Why should some states have as many as 74 LGs while Ijebu has only 9?

The Accidental Servant

peachyD:
Lmao...was really hoping I could cheat mtn for once

I don't know which is funnier:your comment or the original joke!

:-)

drizslim:
One thing politicians hate is "Truth"

I see honest truth in Gov Wike's Speech

Buh Believe U Me I Fear For Later Actions From Buhari

Are you saying that freedom of speech is guaranteed but freedom after is not?

Why don't we hear about MASSOB these days?

papaejima1:
Pls can someone make out the name on the shoulder of the 4th soldier, the one with bloated abdomen?

It looks like an MU... something but I can't make it out clearly. Any photo expert in the house to pls help?

This has to be the best clue as far as I can see.

The questions to ask are:

1. Does the NA use this type of name tag?

2. Is that flag on the tag Nigerian?

These should clear some doubts.

John?

webincomeplus:
Don't mind the guy.

Which guy?

klexycole:
I Wonder Too Oo.
But,Why Will FIFA Use Nigerian Officials For This Match
Hmmm...I Smell

Actually they are from Benin Republic most likely East Benin region who share some history with the Yorubas of Nigeria.

klexycole:

OFFICIALS FOR THE MATCH

Referee: Akintoye KOOLE (BEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Babadjide DINA (BEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Sena HOUEDIN (BEN)

I hope nobody would raise an alarm that the officials are Nigerians:


Referee: Akintoye Kole
Assistant Referee 1: Babadjide DINA (Jide Dina)
Assistant Referee 2: Sena (Shina)

Reps decry state of Murtala Mohammed airport road

By Musa Abdullahi Krishi | Publish Date: Nov 12 2015 1:48AM | Updated Date: Nov 12 2015 4:35AM

The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to direct an immediate rehabilitation of the road leading to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

The House said a contract for the complete reconstruction of the road into an 8-lane dual carriageway with 2.75 meter shoulders, pedestrian walkways, landscaping and planting of ornament plants along the road should be awarded.

The lawmakers said the rehabilitation should be done under the Presidential Special Intervention Fund for Roads and Projects (PSIRP) as a palliative measure.

Passing a resolution on a motion by Rep Enitan Dolapo Badru, the House urged relevant government agencies to rid the road of all environmental nuisances, illegal parking, dumping of refuse and other encumbrances.

The House said the poor state of the road has worsened by illegal activities of some road users, which usually result in gridlock, making travelers to suffer stress and delay

http://dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/reps-decry-state-of-murtala-mohammed-airport-road/119062.html

Yazmin:
You know what kills most of us in Nigeria is simply lack of knowledge.

A simple Google search on this gentleman's profile would show that this has been his mode of dressing since he was a university lecturer in Unijos and then a local government chairman in Lantang in Plateau state.

All through his protest lead in Abuja during the Jonathan days saw him in same regalia,but alas! Two matured men log online and gossip like the two jobless women in my B/q and even give suggestions that the minute thought he was to be given interior ministry hence his dressing. you guys are annoying wallahi...just form a theory and make it look real with no iota of substance.

Oya run along joor...!!!!

Thanks for the correction.

The insult is however not necessary.

Andrew (played by actor Enebeli Elebuwa) was a character in a national orientation ad in the mid-1980s. I think it was during either Buhari or Babangida's regime.

Andrew would retort slinging his travelling bag over his shouldern "No light, no water. Men, I'm checking out."

A hand then grabs him saying "don't check out"

This later informed a line in Veno Marioghae's popular song "Nigeria go survive" in which she sings "Andrew no check out o!"

olatunji21:
Pls stop mentioning Ambode and Fashola in the same sentence...Ambode belongs to Fayose Caucus pls...

But they made the promises together.

Please draw the attnetion of BRF and Mr. Ambode to these pronouncements.

Lalalasticlala, aresa, ilekehd, mayoroflagos, gbawe, beremx

Someone should remind them of their campaign proomises #NowThatLagosAnd FGAreAligned :

https://www.nairaland.com/2252965/now-lagos-fg-aligned#39918216

Elose11:
He is former prisoner officer. He was deceived into believing the Interior ministry was his. So he dressed the part and almost gave the president compliment.

My sentiments exactly.

I think he got the impression that he would be in charge of Interior or Labour.

This and some other observations I made during the programme convinced me that most (I cannot definitely say all) of the ministers had not seen the list of portfolios.

Let's see if he would change his wardrobe.

Someone should remind Mr. Ambode of this:

https://www.nairaland.com/2252965/now-lagos-fg-aligned#39918216


#NowThatLagosAndFGAreAligned

Fashola Says APC Government Would Return Apapa To Commercial, Industrial, Residential Hub
• As Governor continues campaign for APC Candidates Buhari, Ambode, in Apapa

Jan 16, 2015 - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Friday continued his campaign for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, as the campaign train of the party berthed in Apapa where he told residents that an APC Government would return Apapa to its original pre-eminence as a commercial, industrial and residential hub of the country.

Underscoring his campaign for change in the centre and continuity in the State while addressing the huge gathering of party chieftains and supporters from across the State, at the Open Roundabout by Post Office, Apapa, Governor Fashola said with a well planned industrial and petro-chemical plant which has already been designed by his administration all the tank farms now in Apapa would be moved out to the Lekki Free Zone thereby ensuring safety and traffic sanity.

Blaming the Federal Government for the continued traffic snarl that have been a source of great stress to residents and workers in Apapa, the Governor promised that when elected, the incoming Governor, Akin Ambode, would continue with the work "so that life can return here and Apapa can become the commercial, industrial and residential hub that it used to be".

He appealed for patience among the people of Apapa saying all of the problems that they have in hours of traffic, "caused by a government that prefers to import instead of produce fuel, will soon stop when Buhari is elected into office by you", adding that the transfer of the tank farms would change a situation where thousands of tankers currently cause the traffic holdup in Apapa while trying to load fuel.

Advancing reasons why the people must vote for the APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Fashola recalled that when he was Head of State of Nigeria, the refineries were built and they were working adding that then there was no need for 3,000 tankers to come into Apapa everyday to come and move fuel to supply to other parts of the country.

The Governor told the people, "But because of all that they get from importation, they have turned your residential estate into a petroleum tank farm. They don't care about your life. They are the ones issuing all those approvals for tank farms".

He, however, assured them that when the refineries start working, fuel would be supplied to the North from Kaduna Refinery, to the South-South and South East from Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries and to the South West from the Lagos Refinery on which work has already started.

Governor Fashola recalled that four years ago his administration promised the people of Apapa to work on some inner city roads like Aerodrome Road, Warehouse Road, Calcutta Crescent, Abraham Adesanya, Douala, Kofo Abayomi, Moshalashi, Sari Iganmu, Itapeju adding, "Now how do they look?" .

"Those are the promises we made to you. Jonathan came four years ago; he promised to build Murtala Mohammed Airport road, has he done it? No. He promised you steady light, that you would no longer buy generators, has he fulfilled it? Presently work is on going on Marine Road, Bombay Crescent, Ibikunle Akintoye Street and several others. The ones that I can finish I will finish and the ones that I cannot finish, Ambode will conclude it", Governor Fashola said.

According to the Governor, "Apart from building roads, I used to come here as a child, may be they don't know this place; cinemas were here, hotels were here; but they destroyed all that. But be patient, help is on the way, APC is bringing help, Buhari is bringing help, Ambode will continue the work".

He also told the people, "We have already built your own Shoprite Mall in Apapa, Surulere now has its own, Lekki has its own, Ikeja has its own, FESTAC is on the way, Isolo is on the way and Ikorodu is on the way; I can tell you also Amuwo Odofin, I have signed the agreement to build the Amuwo Odofin Mall".

Expressing dismay that the PDP Governorship Candidate was quoted as saying he would cancel the Lekki toll contract, Governor Fashola wondered why an aspiring leader who had promised to create jobs would want to cancel direct foreign investment contract meant to create jobs for the unemployed.

"I think it was yesterday that I also heard that he said he would cancel the Lekki toll. Yes, and they say they want to create jobs. Just this morning, it was reported that investors were withdrawing close to N1.8 trillion from our economy because of the mismanagement. How can you get jobs if investors are leaving Nigeria because of insecurity?" the Governor asked.

He also reiterated his warning that Lagosians should not entrust the fate of the State in the hands of an inexperienced person saying the PDP Candidate was already exhibiting inexperience as he was also quoted as saying that if President Jonathan did not win the coming election, the South South would leave Nigeria.

Condemning the statement as divisive, Governor Fashola declared, "Those who aspire to lead do not make such divisive statements. The reason Lagos is safe is because the different tribes and religion in this country have lived here in peaceful coexistence and harmony. Everybody, North, East, West, South, this is your home. Ambode will not make such a divisive statement".

"I told you in Ikeja that you should vote for continuity. You see, the PDP candidate is already beginning to show his inexperience. He was quoted as saying that if Jonathan does not win the election the South South would leave Nigeria. The PDP Candidate is beginning to show inexperience and I have told you not to experiment with Lagos. You need leaders who build cohesion not those who promote division", the Governor said.

He recalled that the PDP candidate said he wanted to cancel a direct foreign investment contract into Nigeria wondering whether such act could bring jobs or take away jobs. "When you have a leader who is cancelling contracts, is that promoting prosperity or poverty? That is why they are Poverty Development Party", the Governor said.

Thanking the people for staying with and trusting in his administration, Governor Fashola declared, "We do not take your support lightly; we do not take your vote for granted. Vote for continuity in Lagos; don't experiment with Lagos, it is too big to dabble with. It is too strategic to Nigeria; it is too strategic to Africa and indeed the world".

"All the important dignitaries around the world who come to Nigeria, their first port of call is not Abuja, their first port of call is Lagos. That is how strategic we are; and the growth, the chart of development that my predecessors set us on since 1999 is the one that we have stayed on adding value as we progress", he said adding,"This is where they come to learn how to govern; this is where they come to learn how to do it. Don't put Lagos in inexperienced hands".

The Governorship Candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, in his remarks, thanked the people of Apapa for their immense support saying that the perennial traffic gridlock in the area, which he blamed on the Federal Government, would become a thing of the past as soon as APC took over control of leadership both at the national and State levels.

Earlier in his remarks, the State Chairman of APC, Otunba Henry Oladele Ajomale, urged Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the general elections to vote for Change at the centre in order to have a better lease of life adding, "Nigerians have been deceived for too long and the deceivers are back again but we must resist them and vote them out".

BRF seems prepared for the task:

https://www.nairaland.com/2252965/now-lagos-fg-aligned#39908096

KwoiZabo:
This is good. Hope he remembers our roads in and around Lagos.

Lagos and FG are now aligned:

https://www.nairaland.com/2252965/now-lagos-fg-aligned#39908096

My thoughts are here:

https://www.nairaland.com/2252965/now-lagos-fg-aligned#39908096

Congratulations oga BRF.

My thoughts are here:

https://www.nairaland.com/2252965/now-lagos-fg-aligned#39908096

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4. Repairs of Airport Road

"The Lagos State Government, Friday, blamed the deplorable state of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road on politics.

The State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, stated this at an interactive session with media executives and editors late Friday, in Lagos.

The airport is the busiest in Nigeria accounting for more than half of her foreign flights. The road leading to it is, however, in a very bad state.

Both the road and the airport belong to the Federal Government.

Mr. Fashola blamed the state government’s failure to either rehabilitate or reconstruct the road on politics. He noted that the issue had been politicised, adding that “all sorts of things are going on.”

The governor regretted his decision not to modernise the 4.2 km road when the idea first struck him, recalling that his plan was to expand the road, provide service lanes and introduce tolls for motorists who opted to use the fast lanes.
Lagos roads."

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/119454-lagos-airport-road-bad-because-of-politics-fashola.html[/quote]As BRF has rightly observed, the airport road is the portal to Nigeria's economic hub.

The state of the road over the years has been shameful.

Now that BRF is the minister in charge and the government in Lagos is of APC, we expect immediate and radical work on not just fixing the road but also beautifying it.

johnie:
2. Lagos indigenes should get senior ministerial posts not junior minister positions

"The Lagos State Chapter of PDP has described the reaction of Governor Fashola to ministerial appointees in the State as a step taken in bad faith and as an attempt to divert attention away from his inadequacies.

The Governor was reported during his unpopular celebration of days in Office to have criticised the appointment of Mr. Aganga as a minister representing Lagos State and also that Senator Obanikoro has got merely a junior ministerial portfolio. The Governor particularly accussed the President of not giving enough support to the State. The party notes that it has become convenient for Governor Fashola to always attack PDP or Federal Government at such functions.

I am very pleased that Lagos State not only has an indigene as governor but the state has a substantive ministerial position and in fact the occupant is one in whom the president has a lot of confidence.

Interestingly, BRF has made his position known on issues relating to the newly assigned portfolios.

Now that Lagos state is aligned to the FG and incidentally BRF is now directly in charge,of these, it would be appropriate to remind him of these pronouncements.

Let me begin by congratulating Barr Raji Fashola (SAN) on his appointment as minister of Power, Housing and Works.

I am now convinced without any iota of doubt that PMB has special interest in BFR. Just like the the biblical pharaoh had special interest in Joseph.

The portfolios alloted to BRF are very significant to the development of Nigeria.

Zakari is SS?

OP, small small o!