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BBC Yoruba Service Lagos Governorship Debate.

KingOfAllIgbos:
Wow, you guys are legends. I never saw Van Basten play. Started watching football actively and with an obsession in 1994, i think

Van Basten was one of my favourite players 1988-1993. That's when we had the 3 Dutch men at AC Milan and 3 Germans at Inter Milan. Napoli had the MaGiCa combination (Maradona, Giordano & Careca). Segun Odegbami had a Serie A show on NTA 2 Channel 5 from 1989 onwards.

I also remember Espana '82 and Mexico 86 (with the weird shadow at the centre of the Azteca Stadium).

blackboy:
Word round is that the new man was Tinubu's ADC back then.

Tinubu is desperate

Tinubu's ADC left the force a long time ago. He is currently a commissioner in Lagos (he's been a commissioner since Fashola's 2nd term).

BabaO2:
You know nothing, I don't need to join issue with you. This is a debate, all questions must come from the panel/moderator not from co-debater.

They gave the contestants one opportunity each for rebuttal. Sanwo-Olu used his and Agbaje also used his.

Ajibel:
Wow. I can't remember that. But what I can still recollect from the Fashola debate was when one man took it personal against Fashola for demolishing part of his house during a road construction Fashola had to defend himself and all that.

I wish I could rewatch the 2011 debates to refresh memories.

Next up is tomorrow's debate. I hope it'll also be aired.

I think that was JK Randle.

(Some people had said that JK Randle was too old to contest)

Fashola said that the problem with JK Randle was not his age, but the age of his ideas.

I can't wait for the BBC Yoruba Service Lagos governorship debate. I want to hear them debate in Yoruba.

Ajibel:
You're very right. The last time in 2015 was the fat man in Mega democratic party that said if elected, he'll stop the ongoing construction of Eko Atlantic and other "white elephant" projects

The best comic relief was provided by Yomi Tokoya in 2011.

Yomi Tokoya was a propagandist for Abacha in the 1990s until Abacha banned him from Aso Rock.

He came to the debate in 2011 to steal all Fashola's ideas and campaign slogans

They earlier said that the campaign managers or spokespeople of the candidates will get a chance to respond to what happened at the debate.

I think that's what's about to happen

somehow:
So his plan is to build, then hand over to LG to manage?

Yes. That's what he said.

The end.

There's always a guy that provides comic relief. This year it's Mr Owolabi Salis.

BREAKING: Lagos Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal, Redeployed

Channels Television  
Updated January 13, 2019


The police authorities have redeployed the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Imohimi Edgal, Channels Television has gathered.

Mr Edgal was redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Explosive Ordinance Unit, a source said in an exclusive interview on Sunday.

The police authorities also asked Mr Kayode Egbetokun to take over from Mr Edgal as acting police commissioner in the state.

More to follow…

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Sorry, I had to take a break

Salis is talking about segregation of schools. He says the kids of the rich are attending "British schools", while the children of the poor are carrying benches on their heads

Agbaje says he'll focus on technology.

He says its a knowledge economy and our kids have not been exposed to technology.

He said there'll be internet in every school.

So that we can have kids that will create the next Andela, Flutterwave, Iroko, etc

Sanwo-Olu is talking about updating the curriculum, training teachers and infrastructure.

Post primary schools and school financing

They asked them to pick one between primary, tertiary, secondary and early care.

Gbadamosi says that the state government has usurped the power of local govs to manage primary schools.

He also said that he will build more local schools so kids don't have to go long distance to attend school

They are back.


Ndidi Nwuneli is asking about education

They are on a short break.

I also need to take a short break

Gbadamosi said there should be liter terminals, so that good will be moved by barges, rather than road trucks.

He said there must be devolution to ensure that development is spread around Nigeria in order to reduce the pressure on Lagos.

He said that he will use the money that Alpha Beta is collecting to build dedicated roads and container terminals across the state

Sanwo-olu spoke about a multi modal transport system.

He said that the Blue Rail line will be completed.

There will be high capacity ferries

And he spoke about the BRT system.

Agbaje said he has already talked a bit about transport so he won't repeat himself.

He said that the problem of pot holes should be solved by the local gov, not Alausa

He said that a refinery is coming up in Lekki, but nothing is being done to address the problems it would create an that lekki might be like Apapa.

He said there's less traffic when kids are on holidays. That we need to create self contained areas so there's no need to move around.

Lastly he mentioned a rail system.

Salis mentioned the Tube in London, Subway in New York and said he will put in place a similar railway system in Lagos.


He spoke about pot holes and said that the problem is that the people at the local government level are loyal to someone else rather than the people.

Oladokun said he grew up in Lagos in the 1960s and there was traffic, etc and 50 years on the traffic and sanitation problems are still there. How will you work with the Federal Government to solve these problems

The audio is really bad.

Ndidi was trying to ask a question, but either Agbaje or Gbadamosi could not hear her

Sorry, events are moving quickly.

Question is what is going to be your first priority. What will be the first thing you'll tackle when you become governor

johnie:
Any radio station airing it?

They said that it'll be on radio, but I haven't heard any radio station that is covering it. They are all broadcasting the football match

The question is, what have you done in the past that has qualified you to be governor of Lagos.

Sanwo-Olu said he's been in the private sector and the public sector. He's run the treasury dept of two banks, been a 3 time commissioner in Lagos, as commissioner of budget and economic planning he oversaw two budgets, etc


Gbadamosi said that like Jakande, he is coming in from the cold. He has never been in government. However, he built an estate in Lekki that has had water and power for 8 years without suffering any flooding and that's the kind of estates that he'll build in Lagos.

Jimi Agbaje said that he's run a pharmacy for many years and this is his 3rd time running. He spoke about the plans that he proposed in his previous campaigns and said he'll improve on them

chloride6:
What is poju oyemade picture doing up there?

The debate is organised by his church as part of their "The Platform" series.

Panelists

Israel Aye

Ndidi Nwuneli

Yemi Adamolekun

Yemi Oshinaike

Owolabi Salis - Alliance For Democracy.