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Keke goes from Obalende goes through Awolowo way, one drops at Falomo end, the other passes through TBS-Yoruba Tennis Club-Onikan Roundabout-Under bridge in infront of Muson Center- Bonny Camp- Amadu Bello - Eko Hotel Round about- VI extensions (Maroko, Sandfill, Ligali, Water Corporation etc....

My brother I've simply laid a path how you can connect Obalende to Lekki entry point via Keke. You guys just spew lies.........be it out of ignorance or otherwise....it is simply idiotic

chess guru: Wtf!! Keke from obalende to vi
Which lagos are you staying in, which bridge the keke they pass

@ Shymexx,

why not take another look at the article. Is there any place in the article that says students will not be enrolled? There is a difference between enrolment and learning. The article's emphasis is on the need for students to meet the minimum pass-mark.

shymexx: I understand your point. However, I believe naij is a member of UN and UNESCO and according to those two bodies, education to sec sch level is the right of every child. Denying them would amount to denying them their basic rights.

Children are the future of tomorrow and we need to give them tools to survive and no child deserve to be neglected regardless of their capabilities or background. If the state gov feels certain kids need special facilities to learn. It's'their responsibility to either recommend them to special schools and build new ones for them. That's not parental responsibility - that's'for the gov to do.

These kids are willing to get an education and they should be supported and looked after. It's'their right.


Ps: soz for how muffled up my post is. I'm typing from a phone.

So we should continue to raise failures?

Abasi mmodo: Lagos state should remember that most of the prominent men today were not intelligent.

Well I attended primary school (a Lagos State Public Primary School), and I remember my G2 scores very well. I scored 88.9%. Let me further give you some frustrations. I scored 313 in common entrance, passed into schools like Federal Government College Ogbomoso, Lagos State Model College Meiran, Nigerian Military School, etc. I went to Federal Government College Ogbomosho and later transfered to Lagos State Model College Meiran due to health issues.

I for a pretty good story of what Lagos State government is trying to achieve, unlike your case.......who I believe has been consistently "promoted-on-trial" up to the point you can't actually cut it in virtually anything meaningful. I mean what's your frustration in improving educational standards? It is obvious the system had made a mistake in your case and we need to correct it with our children

theoctopus: Shut up! Thieves and Tinubu bottom lickers! Awon Ole buruku! Because you were able to attend a primary school. you now want to deny other to suit your masters bidden

Did you really read Ben Carson's history or you're simply regurgitating nonsense spreading on NL. Please do your research. What did Ben Carson do to get out to the "below average" zone? What was Ben Carson's score in SAT?

Cooldude Y2J: If Ben Carson had being denied assess to free education because he was a bellow average student would he have become a medical doctor today? Lagos state should have a rethink some of this kids need help and motivation, some genius were ones failures.

Some of you just come stupid on arrival.[quote author=emmy-richie] This is hilarious. Na their money dem dey spend ni? Or are the parents complaining?

Aproko? Or madness? Or they re out of ideas?

Perhaps, they should trim down the number of subjects pupils and students offer.

It'd be awesome if apart from English language and Mathematics, other subjects in which any student isn't good in should be taken off his/her number of subjects in a calender year.

This idea is still subject to scrutiny though.[/quote]

My brother, there is a world of difference. Learning is a precursor to writing exams. They were supposed to have "learnt" before coming out to write these exams in question. If you care to really draw the necessary nexus, you will undeerstand that what the forum seeks to address is the lay more emphasis on learning..........You really need to read the article once more[quote author=O.michael.O]So how will they learn when they are banned? some just needs little encouragement and so improper motivation. IMHO not fair[/quote]

You have simply served him so resounding intelligent slap...hopefully it would cure his "DENSE" brain

SLIDE waxie: i knw some comments like urs will be worth quoting, hence..the reserved space!

Is there something u are missing? Like a common sense? Anywhere 'lagos' is mentioned, ur common sense eludes u and the only things coming outta ur mouths are nonsense without logic.

The trick her is, 'no driver', not 'no bus' (will be allowed to drive at 8hrs a stretch)!
Which means a bus can have two or more drivers fuckin her! Some already do that.

Except a driver on enhancement drugs, which its avoidance is the main reason behind this law, no sane man can drive those cars on an 8 hrs stretch! Especially wen they are not even automatics!

These drivers are on drugs, and u knw it!

What will u say abt their health risks, domestic abuse they dished out due to drugs, accidents, etc. Is insuring the passengers and the cars also a bad move?

Like someone will say, 'a wretched man thinks all laws are against him, the rich makes them work for him'...the difference btw the rich and the wretched is common sense..only a wise man, with God's help can make wealth!

KINGwax™

1. The simple fact that the deputy governor can point out the "unclothedness" at least gives me a picture of the moral values she translates to her children.
2. with you reaction in quote, I wonder what values you pass on to your children. (or you will pass, if you have none yet)

I find it so sickening that stupid retort will come from someone in his right senses.........

gregg2: That Deputy govs daughters might even be
doing worse behind her back . . . lol

1. Belittle yourself? Oh! please......
2. I still insist that if you have sufficiently availed yourself with the details of this project, the strategy behind its deployment, the project scope and the coverage of the reach of the power plant, you will not be talking about propaganda. If Island Maternity, CDB on the Island are having uninterrupted power supply with the Negris IPP, then picturing what this serves should be easy.
3. How will it not impact on people's lives? If Lagos State can put virtually all the major infrastructure on 24/7 guaranteed power, then we can only beging to extrapolate the value offerings. At least we are sure that Island Maternity will not need to substitute, switch to or need generator when they want to perform operations (and many lives are saved). We know when street are lit, security is improved. We know when waterworks are on uninterrupted power, water continually flows to nooks and cranies of the state.....not to talk of the multiplier effect this will have on other sectors
4. I'm humbly putting it to you that rather than accuse the government in this case of not prioritizing their project development plan properly (I assume you probably mean developmental masterplan), it is you that is so ignorant. Except you can articulate how the money will solve "better problems", such generic statement is largely flawed. You have not even analyzed the reccurrent expenditures in a diesel world as against a gas world. It is funny you simply lump them together as the same thing. I tell you gas consumption is waaaaaaayyyyyyy cheaper.

5. It is essential to provide a 24/7 power supply to all the organs of government administration and if getting them off the power grid is the price to pay, then all well and good. It is as simple as the reccurrent expenditure on diesel consumption and generator maintenance is growing exponenetially year-on-year, hence the need to invest a capital cost that will reduce the expenditure by a huge margin year-on-year. It's simply managing cost, creating value and getting the office of the Lagos state government to run. Can we afford to have Aso Rock and it offices to be in darkness?

6. And to your final question, Yes I do feel a positive impact. I can now drive through the secretariat environs at night and guaranteed the security light will work. Cost of doing business at Alausa will be relatively cheaper and we have a governor's office that the Utility cost will be reduced year-on-year (even if for a little while).....Just like life has improved at Island Maternity

Boss13: Chief, I will not [u]belittle myself[/u]to exchange words with you. Those were my opinion. We know the propaganda politicians disseminate to media houses. I do not get carried away with politician trying to get popular with the public. I quantify the effect of any project to the lives of people. I can spend N30billion but how many lives will the money change positively or improve. I believe the government did not prioritise their project development plan properly. That money will have solve better problems and impact positively on lives than providing the same need a generator will do. Remember, Oando will continue to supply gas and that is recurrent expenditure. Almost the same as buying diesel for your generator. [b]So what is the justification to spend N3.2bn - just to get LASG secretariat off the National Grid - Please read that again.

Misplaced priorities as usual. Also, let me ask you this big question - LASG spent N3.2bn - DID YOU FEEL ANY POSITIVE IMPACT IN YOUR LIFE FROM THAT EXPENDITURE? IF YOU DON'T, THEN WHY ARE YOU HAPPY THAT THEY SPENT N3.2BIlLION?

Here we go again making insinuations without having gone through the details of the scheme.
1. That they are freeing up the national grid to allow for more power distribution to people of Lagos is in no doubt. It depends on your understanding of the quantum of demand that has been taken off the national grid. Even if its a little, its something to save us of the embarrassment of the power deficit that we have.

2. How much should Lagos state shoulder? Lagos State at any rate can only address the power deficit in iterative steps. The first IPP, supplies power to government house, Island Maternity Hospital, Major Street light on the CDB and probably some part of City Hall. This second one takes care of secretariat, street light and infrastructure on the CDB, Lagos Security and Printing Press, etc. Will it not be economical to free Lagos State government operations from the weight of heavy OPEX, with a capital investment that can minimize the OPEX and is environmentally friendly?

3. Please save yourself of Atedo's publication on the committee of power's work. That has been in the works and seemingly going to take forever if we are not careful. I was at NOG in 2011, and the NNPC Group GM on Gas and Power gave a very enticing report on the Gas Master plan, Gas-2-power aspiration, Professor Bart Nnaji took it up from their, they all painted a rosy picture, yes we know, but the challenges are still there.

4. The State government may choose to return back to the National grid when conditions are right, but your question amuse me. First off let me ask you, Companies like Academy Press, Cadbury, Nestle etc that has been off the national grid since the 90s, what equaly happens to the investment they have made? Of course the cost is sunk, the benefits have been recovered, the project had long paid itself. But much more pertinent, the Atedo report, was it able to guarantee a specific date that power will return? Should Lagos and any other party in the same scenario choose to plan on uncertainty?

5. The secretaria is both the administrative and commercial nerve centre of Lagos. It collectively has a power demand half the capacity of the IPP. Why have we not raised eyebrow over the 70+ generators used daily, diesel volume burnt etc? have we factored such OPEX?

I believe we get so engrossed in needless isolated view points and we fail to look at the big picture.

Boss13: My opinion on this is mixed. Maybe the state government intends to reduce it cost for running generators, which I consider to be good. However, I feel this is a gorrilla project undertaken by the state government. They psyched the general public by saying they are freeing the national grid to allow for more power to be distributed to the state (and I don't support that) because it is not realistic. Power supply has gone down drastically recently. If a state government intends to embark on a project such project should have massive improvement on the lives of its people and not secluded to certain section. I just finished reading Atedo's Peterside publication to the Bankers' Committee on power and he really broke down the progress being achieved in power restoration in the country. It is a long race but if all parties stick to the deal it will all come well.

Now with that said, it can also assumed that the state government may return back to the national grid once power is fully restored in the country. Now what is going to happen to the 3.2billion already expended on this project. Also, we should note that this is a secretariat for civil service, expect that the secretariat can recover the money spent plus interest, then it is not a viable project but a waste of public fund. I can support IPPs for public hospitals to support health care but I cannot support this because it does not affect 98% of the population in Lagos. My humble opinion.

My fren sharrrraaaap dia,

All these village nonentities spewing rubbish here is pretty ridiculous.

What is the nexus between providing pipeborne water and communicating safety on an ongoning project? That you speak so way off, in itself is so moronic.......

gregg2: Open yours eyes. Those Alausa noisemakers' intention is not about your safety. They don't care about your safety. If they do, let them lay pipes to provide you with safe pipeborne water but they would rather leave you at the mercy of unsafe MaiRuwa, shallow Wells and sachet water. Their aim is to as usual make noise about a train service that is shrouded in corruption. We have numerous pedestrian bridges and flyovers in Lagos, is that how expressways were shut down during their construction?

Out of all the nauseating stuffs I read on this Topic, by far yours is the dumbest. It is pretty unfortunate that you're doing a great disservice to basic reasonning.

Check! the Guy simply threw in your face evidence/fact that Lagos State runs free and compulsory education (a fact, a system, that had never seized, even in the days of military rule) and what was your counter defence

1. Has the issue of % of out of school kids nullified the policy on free and compulsory education?
2. So the evidence of "no free and compulsory education in Lagos" as claimed by you is based on the so called number of kids you see on the streets when you go for your "meetings". Honestly please staff of that stuff you're on.

An while you keep ranting on some ridiculous "free and compulsory education" try and understand that in intellectual discussion, you don't just jump in with the same old lines that keep sounding like broken records........

anonimi: COMPULSORY? Abeg tell us this is your idea of a joke!!!

* What % of school age (5-16) children in Lagos STATE are out of school
- to have an estimate, just check how many of such children you see when you drive to/from work & go out on lunch break or for appointments/meetings etc GIVEN THAT schools are supposed to be in session at that time!

* What % of those actually in school are enrolled in private (as opposed to the so-called government "free" schools that are not adequately monitored & supervised by LASG and LGA agencies?

* Can one conclude IF Tinubu & his boy boy, Fashola progressed or REGRESSED the sterling legacies of Awolowo and Jakande, 60 & 30 years ago respectively in the education sector during their combined 14 years of boju-boju (hide&seek) "progressive" governance

Maybe Oga Fash and his crowd of MUMUcious supporters believe sey na by build cable car transport na im dem take dey be 1st world.
He should ask his oga at the top whether na cable car im go London go look abi na the excellent medical service im go get due to heavy, dedicated, focused and consistent investment in free & COMPULSORY education for children by various tiers of the British government

It is obvious that you did not understand Fashola's point of view. He advocated Made-in-Nigeria solution and not Made-in-Nigeria product........I think you need to go back and read that piece again

Nigerian movie: Someday ago fashola was talking about unemployment in Nigeria and he said the solution is made in Nigeria. That if people patronize made in Nigeria products it will encourage people to entrepreneurship and capacity building. Now am trying to see the relationship between the man that said those words and the man importing bus when better ones are manufactured in Nigeria and we are sure of parts availability........

Innoson is not 100% Nigerian ownership. It is in partnership with a Chinese company. Many of the spare-parts are imported and there will be no difference.

Sincere 9gerian: Why cant Lagos buy buses from Innoson Motors? If they buy local, availability of spare part will not be an issue. Why import what can be bought locally?

Some times when I read some threads on NL, they are so childish and off-putting, this is a classic case.

1. Seems the OPs mission is to castigate Lagos state for not buying Innoson's buses. It is very sad and appalling that we fan the embers of ethnic sentiments so brazenly that we come across as so shallow in our thinking and reasoning is so low class. This leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

2. Even if we want to reason along the premise of the Jaudiced thinking on buying Innoson's buses, will that ultimately solve the problem? The stupidity of claiming a Fashola-bad-belle-against-Igbos is even the more bemusing. Some of you guys are as daft and pathetic as you come

3. It is nobody's business who Lagos State government chooses to do business with. The business space is always declared free for competition. Let Innoson market and convince Lagos with a better offer. Innoson to the best of my knowledge is in partnership with a Chinese company, it is relatively new and yet to be proven, it's standards are not even globally certified. If we are having issues with Tata that has been around over 25years, on what basis am I to trust a neophyte?

4. It is fundamental to know that the BRT scheme in Lagos needs to evolve. It needs to go through this learning process and let complimentary industries and services develop with it. The problem of spare-part will always be a nagging issue to be faced. Options could be to go into partnership with approved vehicle providers (Tata, Daewoo who are already on the scheme and new entrants) to set up mini plants in Lagos.

5. The issue of the recklessness of the drivers is another headache. These drivers, despite the investments in training, feel they are immune to laws and repremands on the road. I am tempted to believe some of them think they are government properties so they behave as they like. (Mind you there are Igbos among these BRT drivers)

6. Maintenance is another headache. Maintenance is part of the Operations Efficiency aspiration. Maintenance is not cheap. On one hand is to knock the operators and regulators of the scheme for being sub-per on maintenance but on the other hand for the populace to also be ready for price increase that will come as a consequence of raising the standards. Let me elaborate. Before a BRT leaves the yard, it must go through car wash, the engines must be checked and consumable parts replaced daily, all electrical appliances and indicators checked. The seats, ACs (which isn many cases have been abandoned on the red buses) needs to be checked. The Tyres needs to be replace forth-nightly or worst-case monthly..........you can go on and on. you break all this down, you put a unit cost on this and the marginal cost increase will be borne in part (if not all) by we the customers

I remember visiting my 5year old son's school (when he was in Nursery class) and I saw a boy at a corner facing the wall....... I was told he's at the "naughty corner"...........

I never knew Private Unis have perfected "Naugty Corners"

My brother I had over 5yrs of VI - Ikorodu harrowing experience too.......

oseiwe: I remember leaving marina at 5.30pm and getting home in ikorodu at 10.30pm everyday. Lagos sha...

Ayodele Akele is a brash man with little wisdom. First off, the Gani Fawehinmi's event is supposedly an open event and Opeifa has the perogative to attend, invited or not. Someone had said up there that these guys are personalizing Gani's legacy and it's not good. Gani's Legacy is beyond Taxi drivers and Okada riders.......

Opeifa like any other citizen chose to attend the event based on some of the values of Gani which he identifies with. It's only on courtesy that the MC and people on the high-table rationalize that a serving commissioner in their midst deserves to be recognized and invited to the high-table.

Akele's explanation that Opeifa was not invited is very much uncalled for. Worse still his demands that Opeifa leaves is very much ungentlemanly. These people of Akele's ilks are leading people astray. If you have issues with Opeifa, Gani's Legacy bothers on intellectualism. Let the floor be opened for all manner of debates and intellectual cross-fires should be laid down on the debate floor.

This is pathetic. We are chasing wrong values. If Lagos State ministry of Transport sets a new standard for Taxis and commercial vehicles, i believe this is valid, beautiful and needed. If there is any shady deals, show evidence and let everyone inclusive of Opeifa, if he is found culpable, be procecuted.

Well in some cases like his, we get to see the limits where scholastic pursuit and a clear difference from being educated; nutshell, some people go to school and end up "educated Illiterates

Delafruita: i didn't see a challenge so I wonder why you choose to term someone a lackey for stating the reality.the. Reality is there are very few molues currently in lagos because most people have chosen to go along with the BRT which is more covenient and equally affordable.there Is hardly any route where the molue is cheaper that BRT.so what difference does it make if the haphazard looking molues are eradicated?the drivers can be absorbed into the BRT sceheme besides the molues haven't even been eradicated.just restricted to certain areas

@ Samoo01,

First of you prior submission laced with vocabs (albeit jargons) did not communicate anything......well most of the posters here have told you same. I think it is discorteous and downright low of you to attack @Mobuch on his supposed "emotional weakness". There is nobody that is perfect and even captains of industries are refered to couselling sessions and does not make them less a man. Besides I find no nexus between his comment refered to and interpretation on comprehension now......granted he insulted you, you could give him back, but a below the belt is not manly.

That said, you earlier posts simply gave you away as someone who;

1. Does not live in Lagos
2. Is at loss with reality
3. Little wisdom (else you don't jump to make ascertions on something you know little or nothing about)

Samoo01: This coming from the same person who created this thread: www.nairaland.com/1403003/need-advise-how-sleep-lady.


Indeed, Nigeria's problems are more about the average Joes than they are about its insatiable corruptocrats.

The video did not suggest anything that looks like bribery

ballabriggs: These are farmers, not from Osun state but from other states of Nigeria. Aregbe no get, farmer no see, OVOKO!!! Has the fertiliser been supplied to Abubakar Shekau to make ogbunigwe?

Sokoto State
In Sokoto, many of the farmers say they are yet to get fertilizer from the federal government's GES programme.
Secretary, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Sokoto State, Kabiru Aliyu said, "We registered for the programme, but we are yet to be given fertilizer. We discovered that some people who were not registered have been given."
He called on the federal government to always ensure that targeted people are the actual beneficiaries of such programmes.
On the phones government promised to distribute to farmers, he also said they have not received any.
The price of a bag of fertilizer at the open market is between N4,000 and N5,000.

Kwara State
Most of the farmers who spoke with our correspondent in Ilorin confirmed that they are yet to get fertilizer either from the federal or state government.
It has, however, been gathered that since government is not forthcoming, many farmers are now settling for organic fertilizer procured at the rate of N1,200 and N1,500 per bag.
Last year, the government distributed the commodity to farmers at a subsidized rate of N2,500 per bag but the farmers lamented that they are in the dark on government's plan for the year, especially when the rain has finally sets in. It was gathered that a bag of inorganic fertilizer is sold at the rate of N5,300 to N5, 800 at the open market
The chairman of AFAN in Kwara State, Alhaji Hassan Abdullahi, confirmed that they are yet to get fertilizer from government and lamented the delay in the distribution of the commodity. He disclosed that at least 65 per cent of farmers, which cut across the 16 local government areas of the state have registered in anticipation of fertilizer but they are not sure when they are going to get the items.
Also speaking, the Secretary of Youth Farmers' Association, Mr. Kehinde Osasona, who also confirmed that they are yet to receive the commodity, expressed dismay that fertilizers often ended up in the hands of "political farmers" who after getting it from government sell at higher prices to the real farmers.
"Majority of farmers are on the verge of settling for inorganic fertilizer instead of relying on government supply since we are not sure of when we are to get it from government. So, most of the farmers are settling for inorganic fertilizer made of leafy materials and at times animal waste because we apply fertilizer during pre-planting operation. So, we cannot continue to rely on government fertilizer which is not forthcoming", he said.

Kogi State
In Kogi State, farmers are yet to get fertilizers through the Growth Enhancement System (GES) of the federal government which is supposed to make the commodity available to farmers across the country.
A farmer in the state, Dr Tunde Oransaya, said the second phase of the registration of farmers for the scheme in state was concluded last week, saying that over 50,000 farmers have been captured in the state so far.
It was gathered that 50kg NPK fertilizer is sold at N5,800 while 50kg Urea fertilizer cost N5,200 in the open market.
Niger State
Farmers in the state are no longer confident that the federal government's Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) will work considering the fact that activities for this year's farming season have since begun but distribution of fertilizer under the programme is yet to take off.
One of the farmers on the programme, Nuhu Danyaya Aliyu said that right from inception the programme was not conceived to succeed, saying he was at the registration centre for under the programme in his ward in Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora LGA four times but on each occasion there was nobody to attend to him at the centre.
He lamented that when he made a formal complaint to the councillor of his ward over the absence of the enumerators at the centre, he was only told that the officials would soon resume and that he would get registered but that to date he has not been registered.
Aliyu further added that if they could not be registered as directed, then it became glaring that the much talked about distribution of handsets through which farmers were expected to access fertilizer this year will be a mirage.
He said even last year when he was fully registered, he got only a bag of fertilizer which, he said, was grossly inadequate despite the fact that he is a small farmer, arguing that if the trait of unavailability of fertilizer continued unchecked the country is heading for famine.
On market prices of fertilizer in his area, Aliyu said a bag of fertilizer cost between N5,000 and N5,500 adding that those that could not afford a bag bought in measures (mudu) which cost between N200 to N300.
When contacted on the scheme, State Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Umar Aliyu, said registration under GES programme was ongoing as more forms were made available to farmers by the Federal Government.
He said the price of fertilizer per bag across the state was in the range of N5,000 to N6000 depending on the company that manufactured the product.

Kebbi State
The case is not different in Kebbi State. Alhaji Usman Muhammad Dan'inna, a farmer in Bahago in Zuru Local Government Area disclosed in his farm that, "the phone number that was registered in my name was duplicated to another person in Katsina who refused to turn up the code number after several calls and pleas.
"Last year, I managed to get two bags of the fertilizer at the cost of N3,000 and a bag of corn. My farmland is over 10 hectares, so how do you expect me to continue to wait in vain for government fertilizer? So,I have no choice than to buy in the market at the cost of N5,000 instead of waiting in vain for the so-called government supply at N1,700 but which is not there."
He said that why he resorted to farming groundnut that does not need much of fertilizer and little of corn, rice and millet that need more fertilizer.
"This is the right time in the month of May when we are supposed to start getting fertilizer from the federal government's GES programme, but up till now, we are yet to get any. It will be too late and of no use to farmers by August.
"In fact, I had to re-sell the two bags I got last year because it came very late during the farming season.
"Prayer is the only solution to the problem because even the distribution at the local governments only worsens the situation," he said.
A 40-year-old farmer, Mallam Rabiu Aliyu, who has been farming for over 17 years in Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi Local Government said, "The fertilizer was distributed last year but most of us did not get it.
"We were told to expect three bags of the fertilizer will be sold to each farmer at government controlled prize of N1,500 per bag. The three bags were said to be accompanied with a free bag of rice seedlings and pest control chemicals that is expected to also serve as fertilizer.
"Even at that, the three bags cannot be enough to apply to the 20 hectare of my farmland.
"Each bag of the fertilizer sells for between N4,500 to N5,000 in the market and farmers have no choice that to buy at that rate," he said.

Plateau State
In Jos, farmers said although fertilizer, which is a significant input expected to be supplied through the scheme should have arrived by February or March for this year's wet season farming, it is yet to be seen.
"Those implementing the programme came to carry out registration of farmers early last month for the 2013 farming season, so we don't know right now when fertilizer will come although it is already very late for wet season farming," Jos North chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr Sako Danboyi told Daily Trust.
The Growth Enhancement Support Scheme started in Plateau State last year when fertilizer was supplied in September, clearly an off-season intervention for wet season farming when most farmers need fertilizer, and supplied at well below the needs of farmers. Danboyi explained, "I got the phone message for my fertilizer allocation on August 31, 2012 but I didn't get the fertilizer until two weeks later. I got two bags, like every other farmer. For many of us, what is two bags of fertilizer each?
"Part of the problem of GES is that many of our members have no phone," Danboyi said.
Asked about the promise of phones as component of GES, he said, "We heard from unofficial sources that a phone is supposed to be part of the scheme, but we've not seen that yet."
According to another Plateau farmer, Mohammed Fodio, GES is a good programme being badly implemented. Fodio who, incidentally, is the Jos North Secretary of AFAN said there is a huge difference in price of fertilizer supplied through GES and fertilizer in the open market.
"Fertilizer from GES last year was N2,500 and that was when fertilizer was going for between N5000 and N5500," Fodio recalled.
The farmers do not know how much the product will cost from GES this year as the government is yet to make it available, but the market price of fertilizer in Plateau State is currently between N6,000 and N6,500.

Taraba State
As this year's farming season begins, farmers in Taraba State said they are yet to get the GES fertilizers from the federal government to apply on their crops.
A farmer in Takum Local Government Area, Samuel Tortee complained that farmers in the area are yet to get subsidised fertilizers and other agro-allied chemicals from the government.
He said that most farmers buy fertilizers and other chemicals from the open market as they could hardly depend on the one supplied by the government.
Another farmer in Jalingo, Paul Gaza, said many farmers were registered by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in the state this year and they had expected the distribution of fertilizers before now, but nothing seems to be happening yet.
He said that farmers are yet to get the much talked about phones which the minister of agriculture promised farmers.
According to him, farmers need fertilizers to apply on their crops especially yams, maize and rice between now and latest July, adding that anything from August and beyond, fertilizers would no longer be useful to them.
He lamented that government most times supply fertilizers around September and October when they will not be useful to farmers.
Gaza said that farmers spend as much as N6,000 to purchase a bag of fertilizer at the open market.
However, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Olukayode Oyeleye, has explained that the delay in the distribution of the fertilizer is because the ministry wants to address the problems encountered in the scheme last year and to also avoid diversion of the commodity.
He said the distribution will soon start, though he could not give a date for it.
On the 10 millions phones for farmers, the minister's aide said the programme, which is grossly misunderstood, is on course. But he couldn't tell when the phones would be distributed or how much they would cost.
He said when the minister visited Suru, a rice farming community in Kebbi State, the need for mobile phones for farmers became more glaring.
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You guys are getting over yourselves. Even a dead and buried body can be exhumed and autopsy performed on it. Why not wait for the result of the autopsy before jumping into conclusions.

RIP to the dead......

Eyewitnesses said despite Osaka’s efforts, the vehicle was towed. The deceased was said to have jumped into the vehicle, which was taken to Iponri operational base of the agency.

“The young man (Osaka) later made an appearance and was asked to provide evidence of ownership, and thus went to his parked vehicle. He was later discovered to be vomiting, shaking and foaming whitish substance from the mouth. He fell down and convulsed. The officials quickly made an emergency call to LASTMA control room

You guys are simply pathetic. where in the story was it reported that the guy was arrested......

berem: I though LASTMA was meant to impound vehicles and not arrest drivers? smh. When we have glorified Agberos as LASTMA officials, what do you expect?

RIP to the dead!

like you made a sensible suggestion

please mention the name of 5 first-class graduate 2013 in Unilag, ABU, OAU, Nsuka etc?.........people don't know first-class graduate beyond the day of graduation when they are applauded.

If you understand the idea behind this intiative being about fast-tracking the awareness of energy conservation, then you know that people will not listen to any faceless person, despite being a first class graduate. If Accenture had Tiger woods are the face of Accenture for many years, then wonder what happened to Harvard first class graduates......

talk true: 1st class graduates on specific areas are supposed to be used as Ambassadors so that young ones can emulate from them instead of using celebrities who don't even know anything about the product.

Naptu,

you have simply done a good job in educating bunch of lazy brain-fart-laden folks........


generation of dullards!!!!!!! mschheeeewwwwwww they can't reason.....

@ Sunny Bobo,

I believe the first rule of thumb for "knowing" who is brainless or otherwise lies in a show of a demonstrable capacity of basic reasoning. Ironically you clearly breached that with the quality of your retort. Could it be due to having the wrong or no clue of Kairoseki77 analysis in the first place or you simply have no capacity to afford a brain

[quote author=Sunny_bobo]To think that you are 36 years of age lends credence to Babangida's assertion that Nigerian youths are brainless.

And some people are even liking your post. SMH![/quote]

Bros,

Anglican Churches has of recent discouraged such and practically outlawed it in churches birthed post year 2000 in dioceses (especially Lagos West). That is one of the problems we've had in Igbo dominated parishes, they clamour for "Igbo Services", yet the Bishop has stated that churches created post 2000 should not even conduct services in Yoruba, but be strictly English speaking.....

Gregdcutie: Get ur facts right, it happens even in the anglican church. Its just specific services that are conducted in indigeneous languages