Fashola Hands Over Mushin Skills Acquisition And Vocational Centre …Says 13,422 men, women have so far been trained through them
Feb 15, 2011 - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday handed over the 17th Skills Acquisition and Vocational Centre in the State located at Mushin, revealing that the State has so far trained about 13,422 men and women.
Governor Fashola who spoke at the official commissioning of the Mushin Skill Acquisition Centre said from Amuwo Odofin, Badagry, Egan, Egbeda and Ejigbo, through Eredo, Iba, Ibeju Leki, Igbooye, Ikorodu and Kosofe to Lagos Island, Shibiri in Ojo, Surulere and Agege, the State has continually turned out thousands of young men and women with productive skills with which they are putting food on thousands of tables and contributing to the economy of the State.
The Governor said apart from the sustained support which the State gives to the ordinary people, Government has evolved a people oriented policy of facilitating training for the young people to acquire skills and granting them access to credit to start their own businesses, Government has also created a database for them to establish their location and for them to relate with themselves through the compilation and publication of the Lagos State Business Directory which is similar to "Yellow Pages".
He said beyond all the support for ordinary people, the State has evolved a people oriented policy of patronizing the local manufacturers and entrepreneurs over the foreign producers.
He recalled that the 2010 Lagos Carnival is a clear testimony of the practice as the over 93, 000 pieces of costumes used for the carnival that could have been imported much cheaper was commissioned for local production.
He stressed that the decision to site skill acquisition centres in different parts of the state was part of the administration's resolve to encourage young people to acquire vocational skills and create an avenue to make money and sustain themselves.
Governor Fashola expressed his worry at the recent policy shift by the Federal Government which allows importation of furniture, toothpick, textiles and vehicles of 15 years into the country.
He described the step as an economic tragedy for the nation which is not defensible and called for its reversal.
Governor Fashola stressed that the frenzy of importation has killed the local economy leading to high rate of unemployment and noting that smuggling could be tamed by well structured security mechanisms rather than throwing the flood gates open of goods to all sorts.
"This policy decision is not the answer to the problem of smuggling. The answer to the problem of smuggling lies rather in a methodical and multi-dimensional response. It includes the strengthening of the Customs through technology such as scanners, to improving the local productive capacity of our people and reducing dependence on imports and its attraction", he added.
He said if the Federal Government reverses the policy on importation and concentrate on stimulating the growth of the local industry through accelerated electricity supply, "our freight forwarders, our customs and our ports will become busier from a positive reversal of fortunes that is driven by an export oriented economy rather than an import driven economy".
He urged the people to vote massively for all the candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Lagos because it is the only party that can deliver the goods which is very visible for everyone to see.
He urged the people of Lagos State not to give the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) any chance to rule in any part of the country anymore, adding that it is a party that is rebranding on a vision that is giving Nigerians insecurity and inflicting a nightmare on the people.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, said the location of the centre in Mushin is informed by the administration's policy of tackling poverty and women empowerment at the grassroots.
She said the numerous skill acquisition programmes of the Ministry has offered diverse opportunities to all classes of Lagosians to learn various vocations after which they are provided with needed capital and conducive environment to start practicing their trade.
Mrs Orelope-Adefulire said that so far, over 60,000 grassroots women and youths have been trained in year 2010 alone through the Acquisition centres.
In his welcome address, the Chairman of Mushin Local Government, Mr Babatunde Adepitan said the construction of the Skills Acquisition Centre in Mushin at that particular spot is another miracle of the century which could be better compared to what happened at Oshodi.
He said as a responsible Government the Council received the gift with both hands and has complimented the efforts of the State by immediately constructing all the roads leading to the centre.
In a message of solidarity Commissioner for Environment, Dr Muiz Banire who is also an indigene of the area commended Governor Babatunde Fashola and his team for a job well done in transforming Lagos State.
He said the site of the project was hitherto a major security risk for the residents of the area just as it also constituted an environmental disaster spot, saying through the resourcefulness of the present administration, it has been transformed.
The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Governor, Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan, members of the State Executive Council, members of the National Assembly and State Assembly representing Mushin and political leaders as well as enthusiastic residents of the area who trooped out to receive the Governor witness the event.
naptu2: Students of the skills acquisition centres make the costumes that are used for the annual Lagos Carnival, while sponsors of the carnival bear the cost (participants in the carnival are given the costumes for free).
Upon graduation they are given interest free loans by the Lagos Micro-Finance Institution (LASMI).
naptu2: Skills Acquisition Centers. The Lagos State Skills Acquisition Centers are set up for people who do not have jobs, to enable them to learn skills that will enable them earn a living. Any unemployed person can attend the skills acquisition centres, but there is also a special set of people who are sent to the centres by the government after being screened. These set of people are the area boys, homeless, street traders, beggars, etc.
Below is the process for the special class of attendees:
[size=14pt]The Process[/size]
1)The environmental laws of Lagos State (laws against street trading, begging, etc) have been in place at least since the 1970s (probably earlier). They've been reviewed quite a number of times (Akhigbe, Rasaki, Tinubu).
2) The process was fully established by the Tinubu Administration.
3) Beggars, street traders, destitutes, area boys, psychotics, etc are arrested by the Task Force on Environmental Offences.
4) They are given a choice: (a) go to prison (b) go to rehabilitation centre (c) return to your state of origin.
A) The law stipulates punishment for those who commit these offences. They include prison term, fine, forfeiture of goods.
B) Rehabilitation centres were set up (the most famous/infamous was at Ita-Oko Island). At the centres the inmates are sorted. They are tested for drugs. Those who are drug addicts are detoxified. Those who have mental illnesses are sent to the asylum. The inmates (apart from the lunatics) are then taught skills (skills acquisition centre) so that they'll be able to earn a living. When they complete the course, they are given a loan with which they will start a business and made to sign an undertaking that they will not return to the streets.
C) Return: Those who choose to return are transported to their state of origin. The state government is usually informed ahead of time (although I know of 3 instances in which their state governments claimed that they were not informed) so that they can make arrangements to cater for the people. Most of the people who have chosen to return are from the northern part of the country (note: they chose to return).
morganken: I will like to cast you guys mind back......,Who still remember the cartoon that the balls and cubes all fight each other they both have masters,and i think one of the ball is been refer to as ZERO or TEN-TEN,they all live in a space ship.
That's Terrahawks. The video has already been posted.
geeez: In a bid to give Nigeria’s most populous city an effective transport system, the state government has announced plans to introduce bicycles lanes on major roads across the city.
Mannie leading this year's participants in Park and Ride This announcement was made by the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos, Mr Kayode Opeifa, on Sunday at a cycling event ‘Park and Ride’ which urge Nigerians to park their cars and ride bicycles for an enhanced lifestyle and cleaner environment.
Speaking at the event as the special guest, Mr Opeifa noted that “the bicycle programme is on and pretty soon, you will see some roads in Lagos, marked as bike zones.”
According to the Commissioner, “what is alternative to Okada (motorcycle) is the bicycle.”
This is coming at a time when the state government is still embroiled in controversy with the Okada riders over their restriction to ride on some highways in the city and a recent clampdown on them for defaulting the new Lagos Traffic law.
Discouraging the use of okada on walkable distance, the Commissioner stated that “anybody who wants to take a bike (okada) from their house to the bus stop, should use their bicycles.”
“And when they (commuters in Lagos) get to the bus stop they should tie their bikes to the poles provided at the bus stop and join the BRT buses.” “The poles we are providing at the bus stops are not for decorations but for people to tie their bicycles” he added.
“All over the world, from London to Stockholm to Buenos Aires, people now ride their bikes to work because it saves the environment of the gaseous emissions that is harmful to the environment.”
He also noted that cycling will enhance people’s lifestyle and thereby improve their productive and lifespan which he claims will also have a resultant effect on the nation’s GDP.
Acknowledging that the tropical weather in Lagos will make it uncomfortable for cyclers, the Commissioner noted that “yes, the weather will make people sweat but offices will be urged to provide showers” to ameliorate the discomfort.
This he claimed is done across the world.
Park n Ride is an annual event organized by On Air personality, Mannie of CoolFM Lagos, which urges people to park their cars and ride bicycles in a bid to address climate change and improve people’s lifestyle.
geeez: In a bid to give Nigeria’s most populous city an effective transport system, the state government has announced plans to introduce bicycles lanes on major roads across the city.
Mannie leading this year's participants in Park and Ride This announcement was made by the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos, Mr Kayode Opeifa, on Sunday at a cycling event ‘Park and Ride’ which urge Nigerians to park their cars and ride bicycles for an enhanced lifestyle and cleaner environment.
Speaking at the event as the special guest, Mr Opeifa noted that “the bicycle programme is on and pretty soon, you will see some roads in Lagos, marked as bike zones.”
According to the Commissioner, “what is alternative to Okada (motorcycle) is the bicycle.”
This is coming at a time when the state government is still embroiled in controversy with the Okada riders over their restriction to ride on some highways in the city and a recent clampdown on them for defaulting the new Lagos Traffic law.
Discouraging the use of okada on walkable distance, the Commissioner stated that “anybody who wants to take a bike (okada) from their house to the bus stop, should use their bicycles.”
“And when they (commuters in Lagos) get to the bus stop they should tie their bikes to the poles provided at the bus stop and join the BRT buses.” “The poles we are providing at the bus stops are not for decorations but for people to tie their bicycles” he added.
“All over the world, from London to Stockholm to Buenos Aires, people now ride their bikes to work because it saves the environment of the gaseous emissions that is harmful to the environment.”
He also noted that cycling will enhance people’s lifestyle and thereby improve their productive and lifespan which he claims will also have a resultant effect on the nation’s GDP.
Acknowledging that the tropical weather in Lagos will make it uncomfortable for cyclers, the Commissioner noted that “yes, the weather will make people sweat but offices will be urged to provide showers” to ameliorate the discomfort.
This he claimed is done across the world.
Park n Ride is an annual event organized by On Air personality, Mannie of CoolFM Lagos, which urges people to park their cars and ride bicycles in a bid to address climate change and improve people’s lifestyle.
The Lagos Cable Car Transit system is a cable car system that will be built and operated by the Doppelmayr Group. It is the brainchild of Michael Doppelmayr.
The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is an Austrian company that manufactures chairlifts, cable cars, gondolas, surface tows for ski and amusement parks as well as urban people movers and material handling systems. To date, Doppelmayr and Garaventa have produced over 13,700 installations in 78 countries. The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group was formed in 2002 when Doppelmayr of Wolfurt, Austria merged with Garaventa AG of Switzerland to form the world's largest ropeway manufacturer.
Doppelmayr was founded in Wolfurt Austria in 1892. Artur Doppelmayr, the son of the founder, took over in 1967. In 1996, Doppelmayr's holding company purchased Von Roll, a Swiss maker of gondolas and cable cars. In 2002, Doppelmayr acquired CWA, a Swiss maker of gondola and cable car cabins. The merger of Doppelmayr and Garaventa was announced in 2001 and completed in 2002.
The company was selected in April 2011 as one of a consortium to build London's Cable Car system
DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car is a supplier of Automated People Movers (APM) based in Wolfurt, Austria. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group.[1] Their main product is the ropeway-propelled CABLE Liner shuttle used in airports, city centres, intermodal passenger transport connections, park and ride facilities, campuses, resorts, and amusement parks.
In 2003, after the world’s only Maglev transport system at Birmingham International Airport fell into disrepair, DCC installed the "AirRail Link" to replace the Maglev and temporary replacement bus-service that had been operating since 1995.
DCC is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.
Company history
DCC was established by the Doppelmayr Group in 1996.
•1999: completion of the Mandalay Bay Tram in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA •2002: Doppelmayr merged with Garaventa Group •2002: completion of AirRail Link at Birmingham International Airport, UK •2006: completion of the LINK Train in Toronto, Canada •2006: award of Automated People Mover contract for the City of Venice, Italy •2006: award of contract for MGM Mirage CityCenter in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA •2007: completion of the Cable Liner Shuttle at Mexico City International Airport •2007: award of Automated People Mover contract for the New Doha International Airport in Qatar •2012: completion of the Emirates Air Line (cable car) in London
Michael Doppelmayr watched the BBC documentary, “Welcome to Lagos” and had the idea to build a cable car system in Lagos. He felt that the idea would definitely succeed because of the sheer population density of Lagos. He did his research and discovered that, by 2015, Lagos will be the third largest urban agglomeration in the world, with a population of about 25 million people.
He made contact with some Nigerian businessmen and Ropeways Transport Limited was formed. The chief executive officer of Ropeways Transport Limited is Captain Dapo Olumide, former CEO of Virgin Nigeria.
Ropeways Limited proposed 3 routes to Lamata. They are:
Lamata has approved the routes and granted Ropeways the right of way. This was officially formalised via a tripartite agreement between Ropeways Limited, LAMATA and the Lagos State Government.
The idea behind the selection of these routes is to decongest the three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the Mainland (Carter, Eko and Third Mainland bridges), decongest the two bridges connecting Lagos Island to Victoria Island (Onikan and Five Cowry bridges) and connect the port and industrial district (Apapa) with the central business district (Marina). The Lagos Cable Car Transit system will be 12km long. A journey from Apapa to Adeniji will take roughly 4 minutes.
The project will be funded by a loan from the African Development Bank (ADB). The project will cost $500 million and it is expected that fares will be around 100 – 300 naira.
The project will have 5 sources of power viz – (1) The Independent Power Project (IPP) on the Island (2) Gas (3) Diesel (4) Turbines (5) Inverters (which will provide 30 minutes back-up power).
An interview with Captain Dapo Olumide (CEO of Ropways Limited) on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme.
As I said at the beginning, an important factor in providing transport facilities in Lagos state has always been the aquatic nature of the state. In the 1970s when Lagos was still the federal capital, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) operated ferry services to Apapa, CMS, Ebute-Ero and other locations. Later, the state government under the Lateef Jakande administration also came up with its ferry service when it purchased its ferry boats “Baba Kekere” and “Ita Faji”. The Ferry Services Corporation was established to run the service. The effective and efficient service run by the corporation has still continued to be a reference point in the state well over 25 years after. In the 1980s the Babangida administration adopted the integrated mass transit policy and consequently, the National Inland Waterways Authority ran ferry services in Lagos, using jetties at Osborne Road Ikoyi, Ebute-Ero, Maroko, CMS, Apapa, etc.
Private operators have always run ferry services in Lagos and they range from individuals using giant canoes to organizations like the defunct Texas Connection Ferries and Tarzan Boats, which use large boats (known as water buses) and even run car ferry services. An amusing dimension to ferry services in Lagos State, is the introduction of “water molues” by some ferry operators.
https://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/47071_10151503286007790_1498900087_n.jpg Water Molue The State Ferry Service Corporation is no more in operation as the National Inland Waterways Authority Act (Repeal) Law 2008 created the Lagos State Waterways Authority, which is already functional with a supervisory board inaugurated by Governor Fashola to monitor the private operators and ensure they operate within the provisions of the Inland Waterways Law.
Amongst the concessionaires on the ferry system are Fikki Express and Tarzan. Tarzan also runs the popular car ferry between Ikoyi (Queens Drive), Victoria Island (Maroko) and Lekki (Admiralty Road), while Fikki Express also provides tourist and leisure boats services. Both Tarzan and Fikki also run restaurant/bar services. The concessionaires procure the ferries and run the services, while the government constructs the jetties and dredges the designated routes.
In order to sustain this development as well as attract Lagosians to water transportation, the state government has been constructing jetties at Ikorodu, Osborne and Badore, in addition to dredging ferry routes. These include Ikorodu-Badore via Oreta, Baiyeku-Ijede, Ikorodu-Osborne, Badore-Lekki, Oke Afa-Mile 2 and Tolu/Ajegunle-Port Novo Creeks-Liverpool. Also, repairs are being carried out on Epeme and Iya Afin jetties. When all the designated corridors for the ferry service become fully operational, this will certainly reduce reliance on roads as sole means of transportation.
Today, from one operation route in 2007, Lagos is running water transport on 12 routes under the supervision of Lagos State Waterways Authority, while passenger traffic has grown to over one million passengers per month. The routes are Ikorodu-Marina/CMS; Marina-Mile 2; Ikorodu-Addax/Falomo; Ikorodu-Ebute Ero; Marina-Ijegun Egba-Ebute-Ojo; Mile 2-Marina/CMS-Mekwen-Falomo; Badore-Ijede; Badore-Five Cowries; Marina-Oworonshonki; Ebute Ojo-Ijegun Egba; Oworonshonki-Five Cowries; and Baiyeku-Langbasa. Other routes include Ijede-Badore, Badore-Admiralty-Osborne-Marina, Ikorodu-Marina, Ijegun Egbe around Okokomaiko that will burst out at Mile 2 to Marina, Oke-Afa in Isolo to Festac to Mile 2 to Marina, Ajegunle to Marina and Iddo to Marina. This has also created additional new jobs with multiplier effects on families and the society.
In January I finally took the trip that I promised Jason123 that I would take. I went to visit my “second family” in Ikorodu and deliberately decided to take the ferry from Baiyeku (Ikorodu) to Oke-Ira (Lekki/Ajah). We paid the fare, got our ticket and waited in the waiting room. When the boat came, we raced to grab a small life jacket each (Laswa laws make them mandatory) and dashed to the jetty. The boat is basically a giant metallic canoe with an out board engine. The journey lasted just a few minutes and it was quite pleasant.
The concessionaires have pulled their resources together to form Eko Water Buses Limited. They have ordered for 60 ferries, each with a 200 passenger capacity, from the Aluminium Boats Company of Brisbane, Australia.
With the ongoing redevelopment of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway incorporating BRT, light rail, and other modern road infrastructure, the introduction of privately-operated modern taxis service, in addition to the now famous BRT alternative, along with ongoing efforts to promote water transportation, one can indeed say the Lagos State government is working hard to transform public transportation in the state.
The Lagos Rail Transit (LRT) system will be similar to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the sense that the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) will build and maintain the tracks, while the concessionaire will procure and maintain the trains.
Already, the concessionaire on the blue line has procured H5 and H6 subway cars from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), a public transit operator based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (as their transit operator is acquring its new articulated six-car fixed Toronto Rocket subway cars to replace the older cars). The cars have been refurbshed and converted to surface rail cars. Lagos State Government will build a dedicated independent power plant to provide electricity to the system.
The Lagos-Badagry Expressway is part of the abandoned Trans-African Highway project. However, it is prone to massive traffic jams. This has stunted development along that corridor since people don't want to live and work in that area because of the traffic problems.
Therefore, the Lagos State Government is expanding the road. It will be a 10 lane expressway with BRT and LRT routes. Julius Berger is expanding the road (so far they've expanded the road between Orile and Mile 2 and expanded the Mile 2 Bridge), while Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) is laying the tracks. It's largely going to be an elevated rail system (CCECC has built part oof the bridge along the Orile axis and they are also building elevated stations from Orile too Mile 2).
The Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System, also known as Lagos BRT, is a bus rapid transit system in Lagos State, Nigeria, which is owned by the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA).
The first phase of the Lagos BRT was opened on March 24, 2008 with 100 buses, although it was initially slated for opening in November 2007 (the initiative to build the system was initiated by the government of the previous governor, Bola Tinubu). It went from Mile 12 through Ikorodu Road and Funsho Williams Avenue up to CMS. At the time the BRT Corridor was 22 km in length.
One of the benefits of the BRT system is the physically segregated lanes.
The BRT system in Lagos is run on 3 models; (1) segregated lanes (2) priority lanes (3) regular bus service.
1) Segregated lanes: A concrete divider is erected on the road to section off one lane from the others. The sectioned off lane is reserved for BRT buses. This ensures that the BRT buses are not caught up in traffic jams.
2) Priority lanes: A yellow line is drawn on the road to demarcate the BRT lane. At peak periods (rush hour, etc) this lane is reserved for BRT buses. At other times any vehicle can use this lane.
3) Regular bus service: There is no segregated or priority BRT lane.
The Lagos State Government maintains the BRT lanes, while concessionaires procure and maintain the buses.
Concessionaires on the BRT scheme include LAGBUS Asset Management Company (which is owned by the Lagos State Government), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Cooperative, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), etc.
The buses are painted either blue or red. Some buses are air-conditioned, while others have fans in them. Some buses also have flat screens in them and passengers are treated to movies while they commute to their destinations.
Passengers purchase bus tickets from ticketers stationed at the various bus stops. Payment can also be made with the passenger's debit card, via POS terminals placed in the buses.
Concessionaires also make extra income via advertisements pasted on the sides of the buses. Paid adverts are also played on the Flat screen TVs.
New routes have been opened including Yaba to CMS, Obalende to Ikorodu, Obalende to Ajah, Oshodi to CMS, Oshodi to Obalende, Broad Street to Egbeda, etc.
Some of the routes have segregated lanes (eg Yaba to CMS), while some use priority lanes (eg Obalende to Oshodi).
On Ikorodu Road, the introduction of the BRT system has led to restrictions on which vehicle can ply which lane. Danfo and molue buses are restricted to the service lanes, private vehicles can ply the express and the service lanes, while only BRT buses are allowed to ply the BRT lane.
In recent years, citizens have complained about the state of the BRT buses. Some of the buses are very dirty and look like they have not been washed in months. The glue from advertisements pasted on the bus also glues dirt to the bus and sometimes peels off the paint.
Finally! Unfortunately I've not yet written the sections on LASMI Cabs, Red Cabs, etc and the section on Park and Ride and the bicycle lanes, but you'll read about LASMI Cabs in the employment section.
Some of the ferry pictures might not show. If they don't show I'll repost them separately later.
Stegomiah: Hope he has learnt his lesson, am very sure he'll have a phobia ƒό̲̣̣̣̥r̶̲̥̅̊ granting interviews, loool. Btw, is it a promotion or demotion?
He moved sideways. He was the Commandant in Lagos, he is now the Commandant in Oyo. (They basically did that to take the heat off him).
In addition to the above, please see Nigerian Supreme Court judgement No SC/54/2005 (of 2005) regarding the following land:
the entire Orile Iganmu, Sari Iganmu, Amukoko, Coker, Suru-Alaba, Mile 2, Abebe Village, adjoining lands like Aguda, Surulere, Ajegunle, Apapa, Ijora Causeway as predicated on land survey plan No. AL/64A/1974 marked Exhibit C on page 244 of the records of the Court of Appeal.
(Note that Nigerian Breweries pays rent to the Ojora Family. Also note that the Federal Government had to seek for permission from the family to build the rail line at Ijora. Note further that the Lagos State Government informed the Ojora Family of the planned demolition of Ijora Badia [most of the people who claimed to own land there actually leased the land from the Ojora Family. The rest are illegals] and the state government requested for land from the family for the construction of the Ijora HOMS project).
ocelot2006: Leave DSS/SSS out of this and go blame the courts. Afterall, the former performed its job apprehending the Iranian.
Yes and credit must also be given to the Customs Service. They raised the initial alarm and invited the DSS (despite attempts by the nigerian accomplices to bribe them).
The Oluwa of Lagos (Chief Amodu Tijani Oluwa) vs The Colonial Government of Southern Nigeria (1921). The case is also known as the Apapa Port land case and judgement was delivered by the Privy Council in London (please read the judgement).
O! Unfortunately I was distracted while listening to the news.
Rhythm FM reports that he was sentenced to 17 years in prison. 5 years on one charge, 3 years on another charge and (unfortunately I was distracted and so didn't hear the last sentence). The sentences are to run concurrently.
Treaty between Norman B. Bedingfield, commander of Her Majesty’s ship “PROMETHEUS” and Senior Officer of the Bights division and William M’coskry esquire, her Britannic Majesty’s acting consul on the part of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Docemo, Oba of Lagos on the part of himself and chiefs.
ARTICLE I
In order that the Queen of England may be the better enabled to assist, defend and protect the inhabitants of Lagos and to put an end to slave trade in this land and the neighbouring countries and to prevent the destructive wars so frequently undertaken by Dahomey and others for the capture of slaves, I, Docemo, do with the consent and advice of my council, give, transfer and by this presents grants and confirm into the Queen of Britain, her heirs and successors for ever, the port and Island of Lagos, with all the rights, profits, territories and appurtenances whatsoever, thereto belonging and as well the profits and revenues as the direct, full and absolute dominion and sovereignity of the said port, Island and premises, with all the royalties thereof, freely, fully, entirely and absolutely.
I do also covenant and grant that the quiet and peaceable possession thereof shall, with all possible speed, be freely and effectually delivered to the Queen of Great Britain or such person as her Majesty shall there unto appoint for her use in the performance of this grant, the inhabitants of the said Island and territories, as the Queen’s subjects and under her sovereignty, Crown jurisdiction and government being still suffered to live there.
Article II
Docemo will be allowed the use of the title Oba in its usual African significance and will be permitted to decide disputes between natives of Lagos with their consent, subject to appeal to the British laws.
Article III
In the transfer of lands, the stamp of Docemo affixed to the document will be proof that there are no other native claims upon it and for the purpose he will be permitted to use it as hitherto.
In consideration of the cessation as before mentioned of the port and Island and territories of Lagos, the representatives of the Queen of Great Britain do promise, subject to the approval of her Majesty, that Docemo shall receive an annual pension from the Queen of Great Britain equal to the revenue hitherto annually received by him; such pension to be paid at such periods and in such mode as may here after be determined. Lagos August 6, 1861
Signed: Docemo – His X Mark Telake – His X Mark Rocamena – His X Mark Obalekolo – His X Mark Achebong – His X Mark
Norman B. Bedingfield Her Majesty’s Ship PROMETHEUS Senior Officer, Bights Division
W. McCoskry Acting Consul
Dosunmu was first requested to sign the treaty of cessation aboard the PROMETHEUS. He refused to do so because his chiefs were not with him. the treaty was then presented to him @ his palace on 1st August 1861. Dosunmu refused to sign any paper "giving up his country". He was then threatened by Commander Bedingfield with the bombardment of the town.
Again on the 5th of August, the Acting Consul, William McCoskry and Commander Bedingfield went to Dosunmu at the palace, this time with a guard of marines, who were landed and drawn up alongside the Oba's Palace. the draft treaty containing only Article I was read over and translated into the Yoruba and Portuguese languages. At this point the White Cap (Idejo) Chiefs protested, because they feared that they were about to be deprived of their rights to the land of Lagos, which they've had from time immemorial (traditionally, the Oba owns no land apart from his palace. The land of Lagos is vested in the Idejo: land owning white cap chiefs). They solemnly declared that the Oba had no power to give away their lands (indeed, there were threats of an uprising in Lagos, but the presence of the marines kept things quiet).
At this point Dosunmu desired the Commander and Acting Consul to insert such clauses that would satisfy the Idejo that their rights to private ownership of land was not being abrogated, since the Idejo depended on the land for their livelihood and it belongs to them. It was at this point that articles II and III were inserted into the treaty, but the Idejo refused to ratify the treaty.
Governor Freeman arrived on 22nd January 1862, as the first governor and found that the matter of the treaty was still unsettled. after holding several long "palavers" with the Oba and his Chiefs at Government House, he discovered that the real problem lay with the fear of the Idejo that they would lose their land. He also said that the Oba claimed that he was forced to sign the treaty without knowing its contents. the governor claimed that the Oba's assertion was false, since the treaty was translated into Yoruba and Portuguese. He also claimed that he had succeeded in getting the chiefs to ratify the treaty.
The treaty was signed by "Telake", i.e. Talabi (Talabi was a relative of Dosunmu and a prince of royal blood), "Rocamena", i.e Apena (Apena was a magistrate in Lagos at that time), Obalekoro, i.e Obanikoro (Obanikoro was the Archbishop of Lagos) and Achebong, i.e Ashogbon (Ashogbon was the commander in chief of the Oba's bodyguards).
None of the Idejo signed the treaty.
The Idejo families include
Oniru - they owned Iru (present day Victoria Island & Maroko)
Onikoyi - they owned Ikoyi
Ojora - they owned Ijora
Oluwa - they owned Oluwa (present day Apapa)
Oloto - they owned Oto
Onitolo & Aromire families - together they owned Idumota
Onisiwo _ they owned Tarkwa Bay & Ogogoro village
naptu2: Hey sorry bro! I'm trying to rush to the end of this section and then answer all questions, but people and events keep interrupting me and preventing me from posting. Some of the questions would have been answered before I even get to the end of the section.
1) For example, I'm going to post a pic of State House Marina that I took not too long ago. In the last few weeks they've been ruining that beautiful edifice. It seems President Jonathan prefers Marina to Dodan Barracks, so they're putting up a barbed wire fence and other security features that have ruined aesthetic beauty of that building/compound.
2) By tradition, the Idejo are the children of Olofin (one of Oduduwa's sons). Depending on which side you support, Lagos was either founded by Olofin or by Benin (I'm going to avoid that controversy).
By tradition, the various Idejo families own the land of Lagos. The Oba of Lagos (who came from Benin) owns no land apart from his palace (Iga Idungaran).
naptu2: The controversy is not about the origin of the Oba. There are many variations on the story, but let me quickly give two accounts, just to make things clearer.
1) (Lagos version) Olofin, an Awori from Isheri, who is also believed to be a son of Oduduwa founded Lagos. He and his sons founded a fisherman cooperative society called Aladejo, or Idejo for short. He made Ashipa, a yoruba man with a Benin wife, mediator between his quarrelling children. When Ashipa died, Olofin invited Addo, the son of Ashipa, to return from Benin to take up the role (after the quarrel between Olofin and the Oba of Benin had been resolved). The Idejo gave him land, a disused pepper farm, on which he built his house (Iga Idungaran - Palace on a pepper farm). When the Europeans arrived, they mistook the wealthy mediator (Oba of Lagos) for the king.
2) (Benin version): Oba Orhogbua of Benin had established a war camp (Eko) as a base for raids against Dahomey. He placed a viceroy, Aisikahienbore, over Lagos. When the viceroyy died, Edo, his son, succeeded him. The Oba had imprisoned Olofin (who originally lived on the land) in Benin. The Oba later released Olofin after Olofin promised to obey the viceroy. The yoruba corrupted both names to Ashipa and Ado.
These are just two versions of the story. There are more. However, all the stories agree on some basic facts. (1) The Oba of Lagos came from Benin. (2) The Idejo are awori descendants of Oduduwa. (3) The Oba of Lagos owns no land, except for the palace (Iga Idungaran). The Idejo own the land of Lagos (Onikoyi owns Ikoyi, Ojora owns Ijora, Oniru own Iru [Victoria Island+Maroko], etc).
Usually, when there's a war in Lagos, the war chiefs, who came from Benin with the Oba would stay and fight, while the Idejo would retire to their lands. The dual nature of the origin of Lagos has caused a lot of controversy in the past. Some chiefs have declared that the Oba has only limited authority over them, either because (1) they were also kings in Benin (eg Obanikoro), or (2) because they see the Oba as being merely a mediator.
Zeus I: Bode George sentenced for three years for squandering Billions of Naira, while a young man who stole a handset within same period was sentenced to 15years imprisonment(with hard labour). What does it say?
See, this is the example I wanted to use. People kept saying that Bode George was sentenced to 3 years in jail for stealing billions of naira and they kept blaming the judge, but they were wrong. Bode George was not convicted of stealing billions of naira. The EFCC couldn't prove that he stole billions of naira. He was convicted for contract splitting! The judge can only apply the punishment that is in the statutes, based on the charges and whether he was found guilty or not. The judge cannot manufacture penalties that do not exist in the statutes.
So the questions are: what was the Iranian charged with? How many counts? What penalties does the law prescribe for that offence?
Serial spammer and bigot on the loose. This poster has posted the exact same message on several threads and threatened violence against ethnic groups and nationalities. He has also insulted nairalanders.
[quote author=PAGAN 9JA]BABATUNDE FAHOLA @ TRADITIONALIST PAGAN EYO FESTIVAL, ADIMU ORISHA MASQUERADE:[/quote]Wow! The first thing that came to my mind, when I saw your moniker listed as the last poster, was Eyo Festival.
Politics › Re: Keke-Napep Banned From Lagos Major Highways by naptu2: 5:29am On May 15, 2013
silly me! I should have known who you are, what with all your attacks on Shymex.
