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Politics › Re: Bankole Sheds Tears, Regrets Being Speaker by mbulela: 10:40am On Jun 04, 2011

RESTITUTION

now that you have regretted and repented, complete the circle by returning every penny you looted,knowingly or unknowingly.

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 3:34pm On Jun 03, 2011

AjanleKoko:
It's the accessibility and regularity that we now need. It's not enough to just have them. We need to have them available and running to schedule. If I know for example that I can leave Lekki at 10 and get to Ikorodu at 11am, I won't drive.
Recently I wanted to take my family to Takwa Bay. We spent a lot of time driving around and assessing our options. Eventually we rented a boat for 20k for our exclusive use at a private jetty under Falomo bridge. What was available for mass transit were canoes rigged with outboard engines. I would not take my 3 year old son on those.

Now you are coming around to the idea.
the bold part is the world class i was alluding to.
instead of all this talk of airport, 5th and 6th mainland bridges, this is an urgent matter than will make instant impact and i don't think it is as expensive or logistically challenging as some of these other projects talked about.
Imagine the daily gridlock on Ajose and Sanusi every day.
Some developmental economist needs to do a holistic study on how much in Naira and kobo is lost to traffic in the Victoria island, lekki,ikoyi axis monthly.
the level of unproductivity directly related to this traffic is maddening.

i have some challenge on the YIM front.will send you a mail explaining it.
my apologies for keeping you waiting.

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 12:00pm On Jun 03, 2011

AjanleKoko:
I saw the email.
let's get together on IM.

will meet in you there shortly.

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 11:43am On Jun 03, 2011

AjanleKoko:
^^
LOL.

NO TO CONGESTION CHARGE

mailed you a few times.
you just dey bone me.
Still looking o!

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 11:42am On Jun 03, 2011

Dis Guy:
the environment you work and live in will be cleaner/better- air quality in Lagos is terrible!

pls don't even get me started on that.
You have not even touched on the filth.
Very dirty city.
unfortunately there is little the govt can do about the filth part.

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 11:31am On Jun 03, 2011

i am notwidely travelled but from what i hear there is no world class bus system anywhere.
what i mean is a transport system that is comaprable to what you have elsewhere.
and for a start we don't even need it all over lagos.if it starts from CMS, Marina, ikoyi, VI, lekki up to Gbagada before the 3rd mainland bridge,it will be a good start.
when i mena world class, i mena buses that are mint, maintained, proper drivers (not the ones that drink agbo and alomo bitters at dawn) and plenty of buses all over.
i am convinced that this willreduce the amount of cars on the island and its environs hugely.
truth is that most (not just some) of the people who drive on the Isand have no option and will readily accept a decent option.
Have you wondered why staff buses (the well maintained ones) are popular even among car owners?
the fact that the banks and other organisations pay for the space in front of their buildings for parking purposes is a bit of a mute point.
The crux of the money is that while they pay for that space (and the LASG will tax for the air we breathe if it was possible.infact BRF and his advisers might be working on it as we speak/type) it worsens the traffic in the entire business district. the whole road comes to a halt while the colourfully dressed security man tries to sherperd another bank customer into that tiny space.it is so irritating.
i wonder why you think all those construction projects will be easier than this bus scheme for the business districts?
it does not stop the govt from repairing roads but repairing roads might even increase the influx of cars.
It is not a crime to live in Lekki (after all the rents there are out of the reach of the poor) but i think it is a crime to have to leave home by 6am in order to get to the office b4 8am because of this insane vehicular traffic that you experience.
would it not be better to pay the same thing you pay at that commercial car park across your office at an even safer govt/private sector run car park at the edge of Lekki and catch a world class (my favourite word of the moment) bus to Ikoyi and be at your desk in 20 mins?
if driving in traffic gives you thrill,by all means pay the hefty congestion charges that will help maintain the world class nature of that bus system within the business district while you enjoy that luxury.

Career › Re: If Given A Complete Freedom To Start Afresh, What Profession Would You Choose? by mbulela: 11:13am On Jun 03, 2011

snookies:
You are also not correct here. The real figures range from 190k to 1 million. Trust me I know what I am talking about, the first poster is closer to reality

House officer earning 190k?in which state of the federation?
consultant earning 1 million before call duty allowance?
i rest my case.
however,i disagree with you.trust me, i know what i am also talking but we will leave it at that.

Travel › Re: How Good Is Arik Airline? by mbulela: 10:59am On Jun 03, 2011

while i obviously have no need to refute my erlier comments, i fly either Arik, Air Nigeria or Aero locally and i see no difference in any of them.They are all the same.sometimes good, sometimes bad.
Just like Arik, i will not fly any of them internationally.It is a risk i am not willing to take and will not wish it on my enemy.

on a good note, they mailed one of my folk (earlier mentioned) and asked her to collect a refund as she had over paid for her london/lagos flight ticket.
They corresponded repeatedly and were very courteous.
anyway this was from the Uk, so i guess the customer service from that end might be a better.

Celebrities › Re: Prince William Divorces Kate Middleton After 5 Weeks by mbulela: 10:52am On Jun 03, 2011

i recently asked if this site runs on auto-pilot, i was told there are moderators.
I am yet to see proof of any moderation on this site in recent times.

Career › Re: If Given A Complete Freedom To Start Afresh, What Profession Would You Choose? by mbulela: 3:54pm On Jun 02, 2011

a monk.

Career › Re: If Given A Complete Freedom To Start Afresh, What Profession Would You Choose? by mbulela: 3:44pm On Jun 02, 2011

AjanleKoko:
^^
With the new CONMESS, doctors in Nigeria aren't poor. Not anymore.
A fresher comfortably earns almost 200k salary, exclusive of their call duty allowances. Consultants now earn up to 1.5m a month. That aint bad at all.

my oga, the figures are not very correct o! according to them.
more like 140k and 700k respectively and that is inclusive of all.
but it is still very impressive.
they should not complain again but you and i know that is not going to happen.

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 3:20pm On Jun 02, 2011

Dis Guy:
By
The sheer volume will make it work, the services will be introduced in phases, BRT is only about 5years old and not comprehensively linked yet but still making money, in the long run it will recover the cost

_{In V.I almost everyone park in front of their banks its absurd, they drive to work drive home, too much vehicle moving around. they don't even do car-share, its me and my motor}

Thank you very much.
This issue needs to be addressed.
Apart from a rail system i don't see anything else that will address the horrible vehicular traffic in lagos.
the sheer volume of cars on the island point to the insanity of its inhabitants.
unfortunately,we see it as a sign of affluence.
provide a large scale bus service comparable to some of the best in the world and slam massive congestion charges on the VI,lekki & ikoyi axis and this madness will be curtailed.
some families have 3 cars on the island every morning.i mean 3 bloody cars from one household.
is that sane?

Business › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis? by mbulela: 3:09pm On Jun 02, 2011

johnie:
We have agreement with LCC on Lekki road - LASG
Monday, 16 May 2011

Lagos State Government has maintained that it has a bold agreement with the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) over the Lekki Epe expressway concession which it hopes to honour.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Mr Abiodun Johnson, said this while presenting the ministry’s score card for its stewardship within the four years of the Fashola administration in the state.

Johnson, who was fielding questions from journalists on the Lekki – Eti Osa–Epe road, especially on why the road should have three toll plazas, whereas longer roads elsewhere do not have as much tolls on them, said the state had a standing agreement with the company, saying that the details of the road expansion project was fully discussed before the concession was awarded.

He stated that the concessionaires had been executing the project with their own funds and had the right to dictate their own tune.

I don't want us to go round in circles like we had done in the past on this site but i find the bold part of the adviser's comment moronic to say the least.
Who negotiated this contract?
So you just accept any condition LCC seeks?
If they asked for his mother's head on a plate would he have obliged?

Family › Re: Can I Marry and run a family With A Salary Of 120k per month? by mbulela: 3:00pm On Jun 02, 2011

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=680560.msg8440836#msg8440836 date=1307019583]No. . .work harder so you can have a good life for you and your family.[/quote]where did you get the idea that working harder brings in more money?

Music/Radio › Re: What's The Best Nigerian Rap Song Of The Decade?? by mbulela: 10:24pm On Jun 01, 2011

we go hard - Ikechukwu/MI

Politics › Re: Some Sensible Ideas On How To Solve The Boko Haram Problem by mbulela: 3:15pm On Jun 01, 2011

That is a very funny article posted by the OP.
This issue will not be resolved until the govt grows some balls and applies the law fully and fairly.
If you kill, you are prosecuted and you go to jail,probably for life.
All these senseless panels of enquiries will yield nothing.
you don't need a prophet to tell you that this thing will persist as long as the govt seeks political solutions.
That was how Obasonjo concoted a political solution to Sharia and he was hailed as a genius.Yet these things are offshoots of the political sharia implemented in the north.
Hold their leaders accountable.
How can you negotiate with terrorists?
Let the full weight of the law visit them.Not all these arrest today,bail tomorrow.
if they cannot live within the confines of the constitution they should migrate elsewhere.
Finished and Klaar!!

Politics › Re: Enugu Doctors Reject Chime’s Call To Resume Work by mbulela: 3:14pm On Jun 01, 2011

^^^
Seems a good idea.
unionisation has wrecked civil service in Nigeria.
The entire civil service needs to be performance appraisal oriented.

Politics › Re: Townhall Initiative by mbulela: 2:26pm On Jun 01, 2011

you will obviously need more persons in future.
When you need more persons let me know.

Politics › Re: Matters Arising by mbulela: 2:16pm On Jun 01, 2011

whoever you are getting, just get a couple of people to help clean up this place.
It stinks.
That is the most important thing.

Crime › Re: Muslim Girl Stoned To Death In For Participating In Beauty Contest. by mbulela: 11:16am On Jun 01, 2011

i am really serious.
I would love to see a decent counter argument because in my view, this matter is not as complex as it is being made.
playing the victim will not solve the matter and keeping quiet makes decent muslims look like silent accomplices in this barbaric acts.
Infact it makes them look like hypocrites who have no guts while the violent ones begin to look like the true muslims who are upholding the tenets of the faith.
The decent ones must stop complaingin in dark corners and seize the stage and scream louder than the murderers.

Crime › Re: Muslim Girl Stoned To Death In For Participating In Beauty Contest. by mbulela: 10:29am On Jun 01, 2011

discounting the insults and curses, i have followed Sagamite's comments on this thread and i find them very objective and incisive.
I wish there was a thread on this forum where decent,cultured muslims would repond to the accusations made therein.
They are very valid and are the crux of the matter in this Islam inspired violence.
If the crowd that pours out to protest prophet Mohammed's (PBUH) cartoons pour out to to condemn the dastard acts of an insane minority that kill and maim in the name of Islam,then the argument that Islam is a religion of peace might begin to make sense.

Politics › Re: Matters Arising by mbulela: 10:27am On Jun 01, 2011

go with 1,2 and 3.
1 and 2 will be a very wise strategic move.
I doubt Sagamite will be amused tongue

Politics › Re: Matters Arising by mbulela: 10:05am On Jun 01, 2011

olyivy:
But come ooo, oga Jarus;

talking about resignations sef . . . . can you explain what you think about resignation and presidential election outcomes as it concerns the moderation of NL political section.

Cant find a better way to put it so as not to sound insulting or confrontational.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=648842.msg8381645#msg8381645

Literature › Re: Short, Witty Quotes! by mbulela: 9:17pm On May 31, 2011

"The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say."
— Anaïs Nin

Literature › Re: Short, Witty Quotes! by mbulela: 9:16pm On May 31, 2011

"I write emotional algebra."
— Anaïs Nin

Literature › Re: Short, Witty Quotes! by mbulela: 9:12pm On May 31, 2011

"Someone told me the delightful story of the crusader who put a chastity belt on his wife and gave the key to his best friend for safekeeping, in case of his death. He had ridden only a few miles away when his friend, riding hard, caught up with him, saying 'You gave me the wrong key!"
— Anaïs Nin

Travel › Re: How Good Is Arik Airline? by mbulela: 9:03pm On May 31, 2011

JeSoul:
I've lost track of how many anti-arik, incredibly negative review threads have been opened in this section. Poster, enjoy to your hearts content:

http://www.google.com.ng/cse?cx=partner-pub-6465801557104924%3Abko28ysgdng&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Arik+airlines&siteurl=www.nairaland.com%2Fnigeria%2Ftopic-678785.0.html

i guess the threads will continue unless they pull up their socks.

Travel › Re: How Good Is Arik Airline? by mbulela: 9:03pm On May 31, 2011

AjanleKoko:
Ha! I almost booked them for my vacation
But they were not bad at all in 2009, in fact when we got back to NG, the chairman himself was at the baggage pickup area at MMA supervising his guys. Must have been early days then.

pls don't.
unless your vacation location is within the country.

Politics › Re: Legislators Offer N200,000 For Official Vehicles Bought For N6m In 2008 by mbulela: 4:51pm On May 31, 2011

Why are the cars being sold?
They were committee cars, will the committees not exist in this new NASS?
Why do our leaders like behaving like common criminals who are cursed?
Each member of the house has at least 3 personal cars, what do they need this one for?
so after these cars are sold another contract will be awarded for the 109 and 700+ members of the new NASS?
Another contract that will be inflated??
Forget the price and the silly negotiations, the cars should not be sold.
SMH!!!

Travel › Re: How Good Is Arik Airline? by mbulela: 4:32pm On May 31, 2011

AjanleKoko:
Well, they're one of the top two in Nigeria, the second being Air Nigeria.

That says a lot about local Nigerian airlines. Their customer service is beyond terrible, they cancel or delay flights with amazing regularity, and they are hardly consistent. One time they flew people from Owerri to Lagos with no AC in the plane.

Ironically, I flew them to London in 2009 and they were very okay. Also, an expat in my office flew them to New York, and they weren't bad, sometime last year. So maybe they put extra efforts in the long haul flights, especially as they're not only dealing with Nigerians.

In summary, I wonder why one even needs to ask. Air travel locally is traumatic in Nigeria, and the experience is often nasty, irrespective of which airline it is. The other nondescript airlines, like Dana and Chachangi, I don't even try to move near them.

Don't ever try it again o!
My folks tried it and it was a nightmare better imagined.
They said nothing was working on the plane.
No on-board entertainment, very crap food etc.
I guess you might be lucky if you try it next time.
Stick to the local trauma,trying it internationally is best left to your enemies.
The attraction is the baggage allowance but unless you are a trader, i don't think it is worth it.

The poor service will be sustained,simply because the customers are bereft of options.
No proper rrail services, the roads are death traps etc.
I don't complain about flying these airlines because there is absolutely no alternative.
The airlines know it,hence the crap services continues.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Manchester United Fan Thread: In Fergie We Trust! by mbulela: 4:18pm On May 31, 2011

Ferdinand said: "Paul Scholes retires from football, the BEST player of his generation, loved every minute of playing football with him. #legend.

"Paul Scholes aka Sat Nav went from a scoring midfielder to a dictator of the game (changed his game while still at top of the game) #genius."

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