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ademusiwa3:
mmsen, We are a different country from Nigeria. At the time. We were a protectorate of Britain. Meaning.. We were not a colony of Britain. There is a difference between a Protectorate and a colony.

We had our system.. with Emperor of the Independent country of Western nigeria. but ask another country to protect our military wise. which was britain and anthony enahara ask for us to break that tie with britain. That is all that happen in history.

You have to know that we were just protectorate of Britian, and not colony of britain. Colony is different from Protectorate..

The Colony of Lagos was incorporated into the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906.

Anthony Enahoro was born in 1923.

I was making reference to his call in 1953 for Nigerian independence.

aresa:
Like I said, I said all he he completed after 8 years in office and the largest budget in Nigeria are the few roads, flyover, 1 library, 1 cinema and 1 football field.

The rest of the crap you listed are all uncompleted.

Fashola built many hospitals, health centers, burn centers, nursing schools, but after 8 years in office and the largest budget in Nigeria, Akpabio is yet to complete 1 single hospital and to you, he is the best governor in Nigeria?

Fashola built many schools, but Akpabio did not build 1 single classroom after 8 years in office and the largest budget in Nigeria and to you, he is the best governor in Nigeria?

Fashola built 29 skills acquisition centers, Akpabio did not build any, and to you, he is the best governor in Nigeria?

Fashola built 15 waterworks, but akpabio put plastic water bottle on scaffolding and called it water works, and to you, he is the best governor in Nigeria?

Where are the housing estates?

Where are the government buildings and institutions

Where are the bridges?

Where are the visionary projects?



Again, you need your head checked...

I didn't call anyone the best governor.

I just pointed out that what you said is not true.

And you have added more untruths by claiming that all of the things that I've listed are incomplete.

Why can you not make your point without making abusive statements? It is possible to refute what a person says without attacking an individual.

All of those guys are useless yet influential.

Nigeria needs a third political party with bonafide principles and a younger, untainted leader like Donald Duke.

Not these clowns.

aresa:
If with the largest budget in Nigeria, 5 million population and 8 years in office and just a few roads built, 1 football field, 1 cinema and 1 library Akpabio is the best governor in Nigeria, then you need emergency brain surgery...


The Fashola Vs Akpabio Thread


https://www.nairaland.com/1438515/fashola-vs-akpabio-thread/1


^^^^^ That was TKO in Favor of Fashola, not even close...

It has been a lot more than just a few roads, Akpabio has put in place a plan to fully connect all localities within the state, connecting formally isolated communities with bridges and building roads to an exceptional standard. On that point I must stress the importance of building a road correctly the first time around instead of doing a poor job and then having to pay again for it to be redone in a few years.

AKS roads have been built largely by Julius Berger to the highest specifications, this is in stark comparison to Lagos where Arab Contractors have built roads in the past few years that already look to be in bad shape and exposed drainage on both sides.

A system of underground storm drains has been put in place in Uyo with a plan to increase the network across the state.

A specialist world-class hospital has been built in Uyo that is close to coming into operation.

One of the best hotels and golf courses in the country is now in Uyo - which is much patronised by those who reside in Abuja (in particular) and elsewhere.

The University of Uyo is now in much better shape than it was previously.

Don't get me wrong, I am very fond of parts of Lagos but to compare AKS and Lagos you have to remember what each of them inherited - AKS is not even 30 years old (it was created at the same time as Katsina) and Uyo was not in good shape when Akpabio came into office, meanwhile Lagos is the former Federal Capital. What Akpabio has done has been good but there are questions as to how much wastage there has been. My hope is that in time Nigerians will learn how to govern themselves without abusing their power - we must remember that this experiment with 'democracy' is not even 20 years old but from what I've seen of Nigeria nowadays to what it was in 1999 and 2001, things are significantly better.


P.S.
Is there a good reason why Lagos still does not have a viable football stadium to host international games?

ademusiwa3:
Where is fashola getting the land from. Are they breaking people houses.

I am confuse.

If you did not believe that western Nigeria is different from Nigeria. Anthony enahoro was the one who ask from the independent of western Nigeria on the floor of western Nigeria. He did not ask for the independent of Nigeria as claim by Nigeria.

Anthony enahoro ask for the independent of western nigeria,not nigeria on the floor of the lower parliament of western Nigeria.

Anthony Enahoro, from my understanding, asked for an independent western region only because the elements from the northern region did not desire independence, which was still the case up until 1960.

The British knew this and also knew why hence their condition that Nigeria could only become independent as a singular unit.

Gbawe2:
Don't mind the ethnocentric fool. These "suffering and smiling" imbeciles are a disgrace to Nigeria. They will praise and worship crass mirulers like GEJ while attacking Fashola who is universally acclaimed as the best leader in Nigeria. All because of 'good old' ethnic prejudice. Sad people.

Lagos is definitely looking better but there have been issues during his tenure - namely the Lekki toll gate fiasco, Lekki land ownership concerns, the Light rail project and the dramatic LASU fee increases.

There are questions as to what is going on behind the scenes as pertains to himself and Tinubu that need to be answered.

I'm glad that Lagos is making strides forward but that should not absolve anyone from being made to account for their decisions, nor should any citizen be afraid to ask questions.

Why did the OP claim this has come from Edo people when it mentions what that the Yorubas are not happy?

Is it just me or does his English sound significantly better back then?

Less of a heavy accent, more refined.

What happened since?

okeke00:
and these are the same group of people that brought religion to us
who then deceived who? in as much as i believed in a creator(God), i still say no to religion

You shouldn't simply take someone's word that what they are saying is true - especially when they have no proof.

To do so is irresponsible.

resty4:

Those are the words of yet another nut-job pastor claiming that an eclipse is somehow a sign of god's vengeance.

A London council has launched an investigation into allegations that pupils at a primary school were banned from watching today’s solar eclipse “for religious reasons”.

Children at the North Primary School in Southall, which is non-religious, were allegedly told not to watch the eclipse for fear of offending religious parents, according to the Evening Standard.

Phil Belman, who has a seven-year-old daughter at the school, was quoted as saying that his child went into school having spent an hour making her pinhole camera through which she could safely watch the Moon pass in front of the Sun. However, she was then reportedly told that she could not participate.

Belman said he met the acting headteacher to discuss the issue and claims that he was told children could not watch the eclipse “for religious and cultural reasons”.

Belman said:

“This is an issue about scientific matters versus religious superstition. I am outraged – is it going to be Darwin next? We will be like mid America.”

Ealing Council confirmed that pupils were not allowed outside of their classrooms to watch the eclipse, but said that they were able to watch the event on television screens inside.

The alleged incident comes as pupils at Paignton school in Devon were also told not to watch the eclipse outdoors out of fears that some of the 700 children may look directly at the Sun and damage their eyes, according to the BBC.

Previously, US pastors had warned that the eclipse was a sign of the ‘end times’ and a message from God to the whole world.

The Independent quoted Texan pastor Bob O’Dell as saying:

“When we look at where the darkness will be, it will be in northern European countries like England and Sweden where we see the rise of Islam and anti-Israel sentiment. Europeans especially should take heed.”

A young woman was so desperate to find the father of her unborn son that she posted an ad on Gumtree with unexpected vitriolic responses from total strangers.

Bianca Fazey, 24, had a one night stand with a man in Perth, Western Australia on April 23 this year and surprisingly discovered she was pregnant after being told in 2011 that she was unlikely to ever become a mum when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome.

For five months, Bianca frantically searched for the father but had no luck as she only knew his first name and what suburb he lived in.

'I was at my wits end,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'I tried finding him for months and felt pressured by a friend who was adamant I don't give up despite exhausting all avenues.'

This was when Bianca, who was so stressed that she was losing sleep, decided to post an ad on Gumtree which created a barrage of hateful responses prompting her to take to take it down.


'I stupidly put it up thinking no one would even see it but who knows what will happen, maybe I will get lucky,' she said.

'Unfortunately all I got was lots of judgement and idiots messaging me telling me they would be the father or pretending to be Jeremy.'

The most offensive messages were from people saying that Bianca, who is due in mid January, should have opted for a termination.

'When it was shared on the LAD bible page a lot of people made single-minded comments aimed at me, no one mentioned the guy was equally a part of me getting pregnant,' she said.

'Sometimes I want to be like one of those people on Maury Povich screaming back at the audience because they have no clue what they're booing about!'

Bianca wasn't exactly shocked to be called names like a 'sl**' but it got out of control when one person lashed out saying 'kill it'.

'It was sad to see people saying I should get an abortion, those were the only comments that hurt.'

'Society is still hating on women who choose to keep pregnancy outside of a relationship,' she said.

'I was more mad at the amount of women (mums included) saying I shouldn't go through with it.'

But Bianca has risen above the horrendous backlash and can't wait to meet her little man when he enters the world in two months.

'All I can say is I chose to go ahead with the pregnancy because I didn't think I could have children,' she said.

'Even though I knew this guy had disappeared I didn't want to give up my chance and I'm so grateful I didn't.'

If these towns were annexed by Chad or Niger would they be missed?

Why is that religious folk seem to focus so much of their attention on things that we can prove were made by mankind - special books, so called holy (constructed) places, stories, philosophies and laws.

Do any of them protect things that they claim were created by their god? The natural environment; animals; the welfare of their fellow man including those who do not buy into the same dogmas as they do; their own children (in many cases); the mentality ill.

Why do the majority of religious people not make a point of protecting that which they claim was created by their god, particularly those elements that cannot defend themselves?

Skoopy:
Liyel Imok can't be worse taking into consideration some of this projects:

Construction of a state polytechnic in Yakurr.

6000 capacity stadium with Olympic sized swimming pool and other facilities in ikom and ogoja.

Water project ongoing in ikom.

Summit hill project in calabar

Road construction in rural communities. And a few more road in calabar urban

Renovation of schools across the state and in some cases new structures are constructed

Renovation of health centers like in umon island etc. He might not be the best, or may have performed below his predecessor but he is certainly not the worse.

Note: Cross River State of today unlike in Donald Duke's tenure has a reduced federal allocation courtesy of the 76 oil wells purportedly handed over to Akwa Ibom state and bakassi to Cameroon.

I'm convinced that there are people who just look for a reason to hate Calabar because of its reputation as a beautiful place to be.

How anyone can say that Imoke is worse than his counterparts in Delta or Rivers states is beyond me.

I'm looking forward to the Summit Hills development - the conference center plus a new golf course in Calabar and a specialist hospital.

Specialist/International standard hospitals should appreciated from a health care and economic standpoint and yet only two states have seen the wisdom to build or plan for such facilities - Cross River and (of course) Akwa Ibom.

A man of taste - a beautiful home in a serene setting.

I laugh at people who post pics of their new Bentleys inside a dirty, cramped compound.

We have so much natural beauty in Nigeria but many people do not understand or appreciate this fact.

Health is wealth, mental as well as physical. Priorities.

simplemach:
These cars are even right handed which Nigeria nver used. It is certainly not Nigeria.

Nigeria used to drive on the left until 1972.

This pic was taken when Nigeria had visionary and responsible leaders such as Awolowo - if you don't know what that man did for this country go and find out.

What we see in Lagos today is the inevitable result of unbridled population growth.

I've seen pics of Lagos from the mid 1970s when it was still a beautiful place with a manageable population.

This is a curse not a prayer.

Jostico:
oyibo say child abuse 9ja say training

It isn't just oyibo who see this as abuse, anyone with a pair of eyes can see this is abuse.

judiciarypalava:
So long as you are not from the North, you are wrong and they must find a way to paint you black. And the gullible Southerners will be shouting Sai their papa.
Hausa's illiterates, but they know how to tune the literates.
Shame on the Yorubas. With their level of education, the almajeri's still manipulate them. You guys will be amazed how the North will use Una skulls drink qunu, if at all they near win.
As for anybody from the SE shouting Sai Buhari, he is nothing but an "efulu efu"
Western world always supporting the North cos they don't want you to challenge them in anything. Your growth and independence suggest danger to them. The same strategy North is using on almajeri's, making them perpetually poor so they can follow you sheepishly.
May God open our eyes to see beyond the physical.

Nigeria was designed by the Brits to have northern leaders who would always hold the country back and allow the Europeans to purchase raw, lower value materials from Nigeria.

This mentality has been pervasive throughout the Nigerian civil service and state owned industries, hence why Nigeria is importing fuel in 2015, why Nigeria is not producing sufficient energy in 2015 and why some Nigerians are still using kerosene in 2015.

My hope is that the northern masses see that it is not the southerners keeping them deprived but their own wicked leaders.

Ifeann:
If u abort then u are playing god, Steve job's mom was in a position to abort Steve after she got preganant and had to drop out of school.. I and several millions enjoy their Ipod, iphone, macs etc because she didn't make the decision to abort.

Euthanasia, GMOs, eugenics are also other example of man playing god. Not a good idea. This is very different from the OPs argument.

When god slaughtered all those people in the flood of the old testament did that eradicate the problem?

Was that a 'good idea'?

Instead of waiting for something to become spoiled why does your all knowing god not plan better?

The same people who claim that these children were murdered by god because they would have grown up to become evil are the first ones to get angry when someone brings up abortion.

Good post but the truth is until you can convince people to be more responsible with their bodies and not to have children with people they do not know/respect/trust we will continue to have a problem with parents arguing, sometimes violently, in front of their children.

Bluetooth2:
The same Akpabio that has turned Akwa Ibom the highest revenuing collecting state from abuja to the most indebted state. Minus the 13% derivative, what have these Niger Delta governors achieved ?

When you have assets you can borrow to build projects which will lead to a period of indebtedness.

Does Lagos not have debts?

Donald Duke borrowed heavily to build many of the projects in Cross River.

Find me a progressive nation or province on this planet that does not have debts.

Money is borrowed into existence - so long as the money is being used for projects that can be utilized it is not the disaster that many of you cry about.

obailala:
Best: Godswill Akpabio

Worst: Emmanuel Uduaghan

It is however worthy of note that Akpabio stands out ONLY because of the SHEER QUALITY of his projects and not necessarily because he has done so much. He isn't so wonderful when you consider the enormous revenue he receives monthly. Furthermore, his projects are mainly in urban areas and we have no idea what he has done in the villages. Finally, building roads and flyovers may just not be the only job description of a governor; what about human capital development? I don't think anybody in Aba for instance (which is the closest city) would be considering relocating to Uyo or Ikot-Ekpene ONLY because of good roads.

Is it not better to complete a few projects properly to a high standard than to have several projects that will need to be redone in a few years because of their low standard?

Quality > Quantity.

At the moment it is unlikely that business people will be looking to relocate to Uyo en masse but there is a masterplan that the AKS government is working to that will make it an attractive destination in years to come. From what it was before they've done a lot of great things - you have to remember this state isn't even 30 year's old, it was a region neglected for a long time by the Old Eastern Region and Cross River governments and of course the military clowns who destroyed this country for everyone. The roads and the underground drainage system built to a world class standard are just the beginning.

All good things take time.


P.S.
Why do so many people talk as if Uyo is the only city with Keke Napep? If you've been there recently you'll know that they have been banned from many areas of the city.

Precisely what I was saying before I heard that he had no intention of prosecuting past transgressors vis-a-vis corruption.

In fairness how can he? He would be left without a single significant ally.

Such is politics, sadly.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/buhari-i-wont-probe-past-govts/

musaffyan:
Simple learn to speak Arabic doesn't make u terrorist
Like some fullanis can't read English writing but can read Arabic
Remember Africa never had a writting

Nsibidi is a native Nigerian writing script.

Your being ignorant of a fact does not make it false.

inosend:
I tell you the truth, an average muslim northerner has never considered this country as belonging to all but theirs alone and everyone shd be subjected to islam. The new 100 naira bill is still widely rejected in the north even as I type.

If what you say is true then someone should explain to them that they are not Arabs and should be grateful of that fact.

No excuse for rape, ever.

But we shouldn't assume that every accusation is truthful and should therefore reserve judgement.

JingoOAU:
To the pentecostal folks, why is it that Nigerian Pentecostal Pastors are always richer than those people that even introduce pentecostalism into Nigeria?

Why is it that we are much more spiritual, goes to church more, have the largest numbers of people who speak in tongue in the world, yet we are the number one devil incarnate?

Despite our fellowship in God's presence, why are we always backward and retrogressive and not progressive?

Because religion is the antithesis of progress.

Religion equates to willful ignorance.

That these people have made so much money is no surprise, there are a lot of misguided and desperate people on this planet.

falseman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOEPJ8Q1tRQ




Well this is an Australian who does worse but then the same poster who made that Video titled it "Nigerian Scam Gang Leader Busted (An Aussie Hero)" just to make Nigeria look bad. Truth be told these whites do scam on a bigger scale and are hardly caught because they know how the intelligence system works

They get caught all the time.

The problem is that many Nigerians prefer to absorb negativity about themselves so as to justify their own self-hatred.