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It is funny how many people will lose their hard earned reputation over GEJ's insistence on hoodwinking Nigerians.
One, Dr. Kolade was put in charge of the FG share of the "SURE-P" funds not that of the LG or States.
Two, the funds received by States and LGs are their money not that of the FG - so there is absolutely no reason for the FG to require proof of how they spent this specific fund.
If the FG, which has arrogated all powers of policing to itself, were doing its duties then what we would have is a wholistic approach for ensuring that everybody in Nigeria - FG, States, LGs are spending ALL their funds appropriately. And that would be the job of the police, the EFCC and others under the law, not some political body by GEJ of tall ambitions but short capabilities.

brownbonno: This is all nonsesical of nigeria technocrats shifting blames.What will #5m per month do for the local government.What is the cost of tarring 1km road.Kolade please think about your reputation

I did say it yesterday that PDP is a party that has zero knowledge of the constitution.
Hence they keep bumbling from one disaster to the other, unfortunately with their chest still out.

GARRI (x7):
PDP is a party full of shameless uneducated f00ls...

www.punchng.com/news/osun-pdp-disagree-over-budget-presentation/

That is your problem - if can't see the relationship then fare you well.
Keep looking at the reaction while forgetting that it results from some action.
If you want the reaction to stop you have to take cognizance of the action and address both sides.

Sincere 9gerian: This your long story is unrelated to the issues raised on this thread.

You can't help but show off your closeness to Beaf can you?
Beaf agent! No wonder Nigeria continues to be ruled by the worst.
Tell me Beaf's contribution to Nigeria other than his fallacious reasoning to propagate debased viewpoints.
...And his reckless name-calling, pictures, and outright falsehood.
I have no doubt that some of the things Beaf propagated here on NL, working in concert with the office of "New Media", contributed to the worsening situation in Nigeria.

wesley80: He left, moved on, pursuing some other dreams like he said he would someday and he'll come back if he chooses to, none of these spineless wimps had anything to do with it.

There you go again with your wolf-in-sheep-clothing posts.
You were not here on NL in 2011 but NL's 2011 archives are here.
Go through the archive and you will find out that GEJ had a lot of goodwill going into the 2011 elections.
Go ahead and search for the postings by the user-id "Beaf" who was (and still is, because you are in fact his reincarnate - surprise, surprise!)
The moniker "Beaf" started all the name calling as follows:
Before the elections, Beaf called northerners all sorts of names (as at the time they were the ones - sadly promising fire and brimstone should GEJ contest).
After the elections, Beaf went crazy basically because of the spat between GEJ and Tinubu - the rascal & drunken-fisherman exchange.
Your former appearance, Beaf, carried on like that until he was run out of the forum - since he got more than he and his boss GEJ bargained for.
Or may be he was "recalled" after his excesses became too difficult for even GEJ to countenance.
Incidentally, Beaf disappeared from this forum around the time Azazi was "being" fired.
Since then we have had you and the other members of the group NLers have dubbed the 40 laptops roaming around here pretending that you are not "Beaf".
The above is the short history of your "existence" on NL.

GEJ complained about being the most insulted President in the world.
I thought to myself, "don't you have to be a president" to be the most insulted president.
That you are sitting in Aso Rock doesn't make you a president if you lose those you are supposed to be leading.
Punkt!!!

We currently have an Igbo President and he is not doing jack!

confusion247: We will continue to go in a circle in Nigeria until we give Igbos the opportunity to lead us from Aso Rock.

Six pages of well-discussed answers and the OP continues to play dumb along with his many handles. Who will turn this broken record off?

Jump in the Lagos lagoon for all I care.
Since it is your job to shut something up that should do it for you. Senseless slowpoke.

warrior01: I read all the posts from the onset, and, I think tis better for you to just shut up if you don't have the answer to the questions raised by the Op. Ranting and throwing insults only portrays you as an immature fool. The question remains; what has the LASG done with the monthly SURE-P funds released to it?

Can you read at all?
How will you read the answers if you simply go to the last page and post your crap.
The post before yours answers the question adequately, along with numerous others - at least read the last couple of posts.
...ah ah ah who am I kidding - the OP has shown himself a ...

warrior01: Six pages now and no one has answered the questions raised by the op; some are even questioning the right of the op to ask these salient questions. it is now quite obvious that most Nigerians are hypocrites in the fight for accountability and a corruption free society. kudos to the Op for important questions

You are still here - jobless bloke!!! Pity on your soul - the report below should alleviate your suffering.

As you know the "Nigerian" police is a FG apparatus that should be paid for by the FG.
Please go ahead and subtract your meagre N6 billion SURE-P fund from the N8.7 billion spent by Lagos on the police over the last 5 years as mentioned in the article below. Also, please ask the FG to send the remaining "change" of N2.7 billion pronto: Federal Government’s failure makes us provide 85% of police asset- Fashola. Meanwhile don't forget the N51 billion of FG roads built, certified and agreed to by the FG (in case you suddenly develop glacoma that would be [size=18pt]FG ROADS[/size])

A little side education for you. SURE-P is a political abrakadabra by GEJ's admin - all the funds that accrue to the Federation belong to all Federating units - FG and 36 states to be shared according to a preset formula, not the FG. The funds that went to the states from SURE-P were legitimate Federation revenues to the states. This was not some FG largesse where the FG is giving part of its share of Federation revenues to states. As such, the FG has no say in how the money should be spent by the states. If you have examined the any state's records and found documented fraud of any type then let's discuss that.

Meanwhile, in your post Delta State (probably your state - since you are the "Beaf" incarnate) seems interested in proclaiming it has received N24 billion - that would be 4 times what Lagos was supposed to have received. If you are a reasonable person that is where you will start, if only to goad Lagos to talk about SURE-P. I am sure that Uduaghan has a ready answer for how more than a quarter of that money was spent on infrastructure here: Delta Govt votes N7.4bn to demolish hills around airport. Hehehehehehehehehehe...you and I know where that money really went - this story should be called "The Art of Hiding Spending N7.4 billion in 10-days" - by the way, this user in 2011 described an airport that was ready to receive large aircrafts (http://uniqueinter..com/2011/10/asaba-international-airport.html). I see in another post that he "promised" to use the SURE-P funds to complete projects at Delta State University - might I add, when hell freezes over.

Sincere 9gerian: 4) Another Report (3-01-2013):
"The Delta Government has said that it received N24 billion from the Federal Government‘s Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) between May, 2011 and December 2012.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Bernard Okumagba, made this known in Asaba on Thursday at a media conference on the budget breakdown of the state’s 2013 budget. Okumagba said that the State Government received N1. 2 billion monthly from the fund, being managed by a committee headed by Chief Christopher Kolade, which was setup by the Federal Government in 2012"
http://www.spyghana.com/delta-govt-receives-n24bn-from-sure-p-fund/

Finally, permit me to ask again for the uptenth time, what did Lagos state govt do with its share of the subsidy removal funds all through 2012 (N500 per month or N1billion every 2months or N6billion annually)?

I thought the end of Beaf on thus forum would be the end to boldfaced lies like this - obviously I was wrong. No need to argue with lying nematodes anyway.

thelastPope: Correction please! Osun state did not employ 10000 youths. They assembled youths and promised to employ them. The rest is history. It was propaganda at its best. Those guys will never forgive Aregbeshola. Some are still roaming the streets as we speak, looking for jobs.

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God help your ignorant and lazy soul.

Do your own research and then give your opinion instead of asking silly questions from several handles.

For_Now: God help us all.

Even Fashola/ACN adjudged to be the most credible opposition! I can bet that money is going into Fashola/ACN members private pockets.

Little wonder y ACN members in this forum are either shying away from the question or turning it to rough but will spare no second in blasting GEJ/PDP.

I guess it is best they remain opposition and critisize, this time constructively and not destructively as they have been doing so far.

Sorry to say but your zealousness is ignorant.
It is not the place of FG to tell states how to spend their funds. Hence what u need to look at is the total of all expenditures by any state. In the case of Lagos someone here has provided you with the needed info source. However, if u still want to see a project labeled SURE-P then I say goodluck son.

For_Now: Now am really scared for Nigeria!!! Even the much praised Fashola (ACN who always criticize the ruling party PDP). If the so-called Lagosians or ACN rooting for Fashola can not help pin-point how this subsidy money was spent by Lagos state government, then they should stop criticizing the GEJ/FG at the slightest hate.

Just as some members of this noble forum (such as @barikay) have enjoined us all, it is in our best interest to always put our elected leaders on their toes, be they president, governors, etc so as to all collectively benefit from this democracy we all craved for during the military rule irrespective of the political party governing the country or state.

I personally would have loved every state governor to state explicitly what they have been doing with the subsidy money received from FGN. We should all do away with tribal, ethnic, religious and party sentiments if we must move forward.

God Bless Nigeria as this is the only country we have to call our own.

Whoever u think buys these shenanigans is not here. May be Bode George is your father.

FYI Lagos is not "collecting money from the FG". The FG and states collect funds from the Federation Account. The FG is merely the accountant in this regard. PDP is a party that has little knowledge of the constitution hence its unbridled arrogance.

thelastPope: At the bolded is laughable on 2 counts:

1. Lagos state government collects allocations from the FG which are generated from other states in Nigeria.

2. I am a Lagos state citizen as I pay my tax, probably ten times more than you can ever pay and contribute immensely to the IGR.

You are trying to skip accountability but it wont work. Open an FG thread if you want to talk about the FG. This is a thread on LASG and will remain so. I will not respond to your FG jibes here. They are only diversionary. What has Lagos done with 500 billion that is visible? Is it rail? Agriculture? Health? Roads? What? because I cant see anything worth such a huge amount. All I see are flowers and busstop and yellow and white lines on the roads. Is that 500 billion well spent?

Don't you have a state or are u citizen without a state? Why don't you tell us what Bayelsa is doing with its own SURE-P fund? Clever by half you attack Fashola here because we question GEJ. You are forgetting that the FG belongs to all Nigerians who can ask it questions. Lagos is primarily the purview of Lagosians as other states are of its residents. Any question you want answered by Lagos must also be answered by all states.

I dare say that what Fashola is accomplishing with N500 billion is more visible than from GEJs N5 trilliin. Imagine what Fash would do for Nigerians with the latter budget.

thelastPope: It is amazing that every question asked of Fashola is answered with a jibe at GEJ. Is this a problem of bad education or just criminal tribal and political allegiance? Is this another hard proof of the fact that ACN are the ones that actually run a paid laptop crew on NL?

They still cannot answer all the numerous questions asked of Fashola, It is such a shame. the implication of this is that we have no opposition in Nigeria. This is a very big problem I must say. A very serious one at that. I think a situation where we have no viable opposition is not good for the country. So to see the so called opposition more corrupt that the ruling party is alarming. May God help us.

@op, the truth is, all you will get are diversionary jibes, insults and foolish talk. SMH!

Are u even sure Lagos received any SURE-P funds and when. The article cited the "proposed" amounts and even said that "...states will not be paid until...".

The comment about using the money for 4th msinland bridge is the kind of ridiculous stuff you will hear from these people.

prost80: The extra N540.3m($3.5m roughly )was what lagos got from the subsidy removal. I will like to see what fourth mainland bridge can be built with $3.5m in any country. That amount is just too small.

Go back up and read first. The OP needs to answer one question first - What funds is he tslking about? When and how much was ACTUALLY paid to each state? Then if GEJ is talking about a paltry N105 billion zSURE-P fund what happened to the N5 trillion FG budget last year?

Mexyz: Tym to break my silence,@OP,u re absolutely ryt,wat has fashola being doing wit d subsidy money? D poverty level in lag is sumtn of concern,d major roads are ok,bt jst enta lagos streets nd see d nonsense dey ve as road. Mke una go bak to una villa abeg.

Ode omo Beaf.
Question away - that will enable some mighty question for you too. You will be thoroughly tutored in the basics of logic.

Billyonaire: You said it all, so handsomely and beautiful. We will question them on the use of funds and we will do even more.

Did not even see this post purporting to demonstrate how the FG is spending its N105 billion. 4 comments:

1. When the FG is done attributing all its programs to this N105 billion program come back and tell us how it spent the actual N5 trillion FG budget last year.

2. How does it make sense for the FG to create an employment scheme and ask states to pay for half of it? If GEJ wants to employ people let him go ahead - that smart by half thinking will undo him, no be curse o.

3. I pity you the defenders of GEJ. You better look the other post under this topic where the SURE-P chairman mentioned a target employment of 15,000 not 370,000 or even 37,000.

4. The idea of quick youth employment intervention was copied from Aregbesola of Osun State. He has an international award for it if you need proof: . So GEJ needs to take his political schemes somewhere else.

taharqa: JUST to recap some of the response that was given when this same qusetion was asked BY ACN AND ITS GOONS here 2 days ago about some of the things the FG have been doing with their share of the fund:

The FG promised to provide 'Direct' JOBS Invention' in 3 ways:

- YOUWIN
http://indepthnewsng.com/fg-releases-second-tranche-of-youwin-payments/

-Graduate Intensive
http://www.naijafinder.com/nigeria-job-vacancies/194806-federal-government-graduate-internship-scheme-verification-1st-batch-interns.html

- Lastly, the 370,000 jobs promised youths and women(yea, its 370,000 not 37,000- 10,000 each for the 36 states and Abuja of course) .

But this is how this works- the FG and each state Govt are supposed to collaborate to run the programme in each state with the FG paying for 5000 persons while the particular state pays for the other 5000; some states are already doing their part in this respects and are setting up their programmes, while some states are stalling (IRONICALLY, only reecently, an ACN state was accussed by the state SURE-P coordiantor of not cooperating- the FG particularly accused the Osun Govt recently of playing POLITICS and stalling the programme in the state). As you already mentioned, Abuja, which is under the direct control of the FG, have already employed 4000 persons out of their 10000 slot.
Oh, by the way: states have ALL receive their share of the subsidy money rom the Federation account as promised, from which they were supposed to pay their own 5000 persons (amongst other things).

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/1262-

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/sure-p-fcta-backs-akinjide-s-claim-on-job-provision/134797/

I don't know - that is why I asked the OP. It sounded like he knew if and how much specific SURE-P funds the states received.

But if I know GEJ, and I have a pretty good idea, he promises more than he wil ever deliver.

I gave a good example in my original poser to the OP. GEJ sent buses to Lagos but these have been withdrawn by the suppliers because they were not paid for. Hence, you begin to wonder if the states received the funds - without concrete proof of how much SURE-P funds were given to the states you can't answer the OP's question. He surely sounded like he has these info and I will like to know.

Frank-C:
Now, that is a new low. Are you saying that LASG does not receive funds from the subsidy savings? Or are you saying that the LASG should not be questions about the funds they receive? What exactly is your position?

Palms must be greased all over again, otherwise GEJ can forget about ballot stuffing and 99% vote this time

What SURE-P funds? - is what I am asking the OP.
I can wake up in the morning and ask you what you did with the N1 million I gave you last night. Won't you want me to proof I actually gave you that money? How is that shifting goal posts?

solomon111: @koruji
guy,go and sit down.
Instead of answering the question,you are shifting the goal post.
What has fashola done with the funds?

If Lagos has to fix badly damaged FG roads with the latter's agreement then the state govt. needs to be paid back.

Omexonomy: I hope after all said and done fash and bola will not call on gej to come and pay the money spent with interest.

https://www.nairaland.com/1149060/federal-govt-owes-lagos-state.

Bola and fash should tell lagosians the truth that most road being constructed in lagos will be paid for by gej.
B4 attack laptop dogs start attaking me open the link above and u will see that it is not my doing but the foolishness of one of ur stupid laptop dog a.k.a Localchamp

I like the way you are being ignored here.

Since you know so much about SURE-P why don't you furnish us with information about how much each state got each month. And I am not talking about some generic figure, but the specific SURE-P money remitted to each state (to the kobo) each month of last year. Photocopies of payment documents would certainly help your answer.

Your post basicaly suggested that you know the answer to these questions. Meanwhile, the buses your brother GEJ "sent" to Lagos have been withdrawn by the suppliers beecause the FG did not pay!!! So think carefully about your answer.

While you are ruminating about your answer note that Fashola has not only being running a mass transit system that is acclaimed internationally for years he recently added 30 NEWS BUSES TO THE FLEET.





People like you is the reason Nigeria may never make it.

Sincere 9gerian: You'r very correct! Why cant these ACN goons and Fashola lovers provide answers to simple questions? If we demand accountability from the FG, shouldn't we also demand even more accountability from states and local govt which are closer to you and I? Is the demand for accountability by ACN goons and Fashola lovers at the federal HYPOCRITICAL? Is it all about scoring cheap political points? Can you imagine that the thread is already on the 2nd page but still no attempt has been made to provide answers? I even thought what the state was receiving was N300million, I didn't know it was about N500million monthly or 1billion every 2months. This EXTRA, UNEXPECTED and 'AWOF' funds are enough to drive the Lagos metro rail project to very quick completion. What about even starting the 4th mainland bridge with it?
All some mischief makers do these days is attack, attack and attack the FG but the states(their states and local govts) are left to do whatever they like. I learnt recently that Borno state govt receives as much as N106billion annually from federation account but the governor cannot even use 2 or 5% of that amount to mobilize the people of Borno to resist Boko haram thru formating of neighbourhood watches,etc. This was the complaints of the JTF only a few days ago. All the mischief makers want is for Mr president to single handedly flush out boko haram but what are the state governors doing about boko haram?
Back to the issue at hand, what is Fashola doing with Lagos state share of funds saved from subsidy removal?

And could you provide us reasons for that?
Or we should just believe in you?

jmaine: Anyone who feels Fashola is a force to reckon with in 2015 politicking is naive . . . . .

We will know when real transformation comes to Nigeria because such a leader will clear away this rut and still leave the country more united than ever.
Our current Mr. Transformation is a see-no-evil do nothing person - how can you transform a country like that.

seanet01: This is madness. What nonsense.
They can as well start giving them Bachelor's Degree without writing JAMB.
This country is a dilapidated desert

I won't go around town beating my chest like GEJ and JTF have been doing.
You wait for 6 months to a year of no attacks from BH then you can go to town.
For now, this provides no comfort for anyone.
For example, the story makes clear that some of these people got away.
Did they run away to repent or to plan their next attack?

Idokojimmy: Home » News & Reports » News

JTF Claims Sweeping Victory Against Boko Haram
Posted: January 2, 2013 - 06:01

By SaharaReporters, New York
About 13 suspected members of Boko Haram sect and one soldier of Joint Task Force (JTF) of Nigerian military were killed today in serious gun duel between the sect and military in Maiduguri, Borno State with the JTF claiming a victorious outcome.

 

A source in the town who pleaded for anonymity told SaharaReporters that he counted 13 bodies of the sect and one soldier after the gun duel.

 

He said the JTF recovered some weapons and IEDs material from the, while several of them fled.

Sagir Musa, spokesman for the JTF, told the press that: "One soldier was killed by Boko Haram while the JTF killed 13 Boko Haram."

The military in the northeast have in the past played down their own casualties in fighting with Boko Haram.

Musa said members of the sect had detonated a bomb at a JTF checkpoint in Maiduguri, and that all the deaths had occurred in the ensuing gun battle.

Also on the first day of the new year, 30 inmates of Maiduguri Maximum Prison were released by order of Borno State Gov. Kashim Shettima who said the gesture was based on the recommendations of the State Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy.

He said some of the beneficiaries were those who had stayed for long periods awaiting trial and others serving jail terms for minor offenses. Shettima also promised to train those who regained their freedom in different skills and provide capital for them to start businesses.

According to local media reports, Shettima also presented N1 million cash to the prison authorities for the provision of transport and upkeep allowances for the freed inmates. The governor called on the remaining inmates to help pray for the return of peace in the state. Shettima also presented 100 bags of rice and two cows to the inmates to enable them to celebrate the New Year.

Responding, the Deputy Comptroller of Prison in-charge of the prison, Alhaji Mohammed Bello thanked the governor for the gesture. Bello also appealed to Shettima to help the prison repair the broken down borehole, which provides water to the prison.

Boko Haram's insurgency intensified after Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian, was elected president in April 2011.

Jonathan has been unable to stop the rebellion despite waves of military offensives in the northeast and other parts of northern and central Nigeria

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/jtf-claims-sweeping-victory-against-boko-haram

I won't go around town beating my chest like GEJ and JTF have been doing.
You wait for 6 months to a year of no attacks from BH then you can go to town.
For now, this provide no comfort for anyone.
For example, the story makes clear that some of these people got away.
Did they run away to repent or to plan their next

Idokojimmy: Home » News & Reports » News

JTF Claims Sweeping Victory Against Boko Haram
Posted: January 2, 2013 - 06:01

By SaharaReporters, New York
About 13 suspected members of Boko Haram sect and one soldier of Joint Task Force (JTF) of Nigerian military were killed today in serious gun duel between the sect and military in Maiduguri, Borno State with the JTF claiming a victorious outcome.

 

A source in the town who pleaded for anonymity told SaharaReporters that he counted 13 bodies of the sect and one soldier after the gun duel.

 

He said the JTF recovered some weapons and IEDs material from the, while several of them fled.

Sagir Musa, spokesman for the JTF, told the press that: "One soldier was killed by Boko Haram while the JTF killed 13 Boko Haram."

The military in the northeast have in the past played down their own casualties in fighting with Boko Haram.

Musa said members of the sect had detonated a bomb at a JTF checkpoint in Maiduguri, and that all the deaths had occurred in the ensuing gun battle.

Also on the first day of the new year, 30 inmates of Maiduguri Maximum Prison were released by order of Borno State Gov. Kashim Shettima who said the gesture was based on the recommendations of the State Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy.

He said some of the beneficiaries were those who had stayed for long periods awaiting trial and others serving jail terms for minor offenses. Shettima also promised to train those who regained their freedom in different skills and provide capital for them to start businesses.

According to local media reports, Shettima also presented N1 million cash to the prison authorities for the provision of transport and upkeep allowances for the freed inmates. The governor called on the remaining inmates to help pray for the return of peace in the state. Shettima also presented 100 bags of rice and two cows to the inmates to enable them to celebrate the New Year.

Responding, the Deputy Comptroller of Prison in-charge of the prison, Alhaji Mohammed Bello thanked the governor for the gesture. Bello also appealed to Shettima to help the prison repair the broken down borehole, which provides water to the prison.

Boko Haram's insurgency intensified after Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian, was elected president in April 2011.

Jonathan has been unable to stop the rebellion despite waves of military offensives in the northeast and other parts of northern and central Nigeria

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/jtf-claims-sweeping-victory-against-boko-haram

I don't know why he is wasting his time participating in these monuments of incompetence.
Of what use are NTA, FRCN and VON - other than propaganda mouth pieces?

wellmax: The Chairman of Silverbird Group and former Director-General of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr Ben Murray Bruce, has been named the
chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

The Secretary to the Government, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim made the announcement yesterday. Other board members are: Funke Egbemode, Bola
Doherty, Farouk Dalhatu, J. N. Chinedu, Hajia Hauwa Kida, Chief Elvis Agukwe, and Abubakar Sarkin Fawa Damboh.

Details later

http://informationnaija.com/ben-murray-bruce-named-chairman-of-frsc/?utm_source=9jaheadlines.com&utm_medium=twitter

The real question is what useful thing are you going to do with YOUR brain in 2013?
This venture in which are engaged is rusting your oblongata.
If you are not careful it will drive you in sane.
I certainly don't want to read the following this new year:
"Non-Sincere 9gerian jumps into the Atlantic Ocean after climbing the walls of Eko Atlantic because Fashola's mega-achievements overloaded his tiny brain"
Find a job - may be Fashola can get you one driving sand truck on the Eko Atlantic site

Sincere 9gerian: What has the Lagos State govt been doing with its share of funds saved from partial removal of fuel subsidy? This is an important question that should bother every right thinking Nigerian/Lagosian. Though subsidy removal was fiercely opposed by ACN governors and legislators, the federal govt succeeded in partial removal of fuel subsidy, courtesy of which ALL tiers of govt earned EXTRA funds. The FG has since deployed its share to intervene in several critical infrastructure nationwide through a programme it calls SURE-P. However, no one knows what other tiers of govt are doing with their share of the funds.
I singled out Lagos state because it is the nations commercial capital and is expected to set the pace for other states. The question therefore is what has the Lagos state govt been doing with its share of the funds? It is estimated that the Lagos state govt has been getting EXTRA N300million or more every month since fuel subsidy was removed partially in Jan 2011.
Personally, I had expected the Lagos state govt to deploy this UNEXPECTED EXTRA funds to complement funding and bring to quick completion critical projects in the state such as the Lagos metro rail line. What about using it to commence the construction of 4th mainland bridge? What about using part of the funds to bring back to life the EPILEPTIC and "o ti ba je" state owned media organisation (LTV)? I ask again, what is the Lagos state doing with the unexpected EXTRA funds it receives courtesy of partial removal of fuel subsidy? Or is the funds being diverted to Tinu...'s pocket?