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babapupa: 1. You did not fully read and comprehend the article you posted.

2. You intentionally omitted parts of the story from the article you posted and based your argument on your own deceptions.


Now that you are being confronted with facts and your deceptions, you are still asking irrelevant questions.


You have your bogus issues with the Lagos state government that's based on ignorance and deception and by asking the highlighted questions, it is obvious that it doesn't matter what they do, you are still going to complain and b1tch regardless.

Guk: 1,000 units of housing in Badia in Ijora where the main work will start this year.

Throwing more light on the Ijora Scheme particularly, Governor Fashola declared, “Our intervention is a strategic one to upgrade the quality of life there. It is about a kilometre to the Orile and Costain train stations and we intend to accommodate the present occupiers in the new units in addition to other people who will desire to live there”.

Yoruba_Omoge: And claiming billionaire on NL

gyrating to Tonto-Dike's new song.

Scamming each other.

Wondering why Kim K is not Nigerian.

etc

Yoruba_Omoge: Forget them.

And it isn't surprising that "them" is the antiYoruba group lol. Incredible.

They shed crocodile tears because they realize that the "bad situation" they discuss about Lagos is being eradicated.

when you give them nothing to say, why won't they get teary-eyed?

Who are they really crying for?

ROTFLMAO!

Nigeria. A case of giving my neighbor fish instead of teaching him how to fish.

They'll sit on their azz and cry for the slum dwellers, but have they gone out of their ways to ACTIVELY decry the situation of slums in Nigeria?

Cry for your neighbors, while you're seated on your comfortable bed, in your best dress and pearly necklace, with a cup of clean water your neighbor will never afford.

shymexx: I'm a marxist and all for the poor and unfortunate people... However, sometimes when the poor are too docile and comfortable in filth and poverty, you need an "action" to get a "reaction" from them... That's the case of the poor people in Nigeria, they're too docile, for crying out loud... How can be from a country as rich as Nigeria, watch uneducated fools loot all your sovereign wealth, yet you still don't want to fight for what rightful belongs to you...

There's only so much people the government can kill in the country when the poor starts demanding answers from the elites... I bet they're not hungry enough, when they become homeless - they'll wake up... Tired of pitying people who thrive in self-pity and docility - tell them to get off their butts and start asking questions....

infolekan: Sorry if I stepped on a nerve there......dint see it exposed.
Police 'respect' the rich ALL over the world. Just pray you're up there too.
Its a weak mans idea that things should be done with sentimenets 'because they're poor'.

infolekan: Mr Man....leave God out of it.
The houses demolished in Abuja some months ago were bought by the rich with millions of naira....they ranted the same way. The issue of time to pack their belongin is overflogged.
You're living in someones uncompleted building & told to move out & you're still talking of time. Being poor isn't a reason to break the law & sentiments don't make a good leader.
Your type make the worst leader actually though....we're familiar with your type

A-ZeD:
OP you just posted half of the information. All those saying quit notices where not given should go and read the whole story. Below is a part of the story which the OP omitted

The Lagos state commissioner for housing, Adedeji Olatubosun Jeje, provided a different version of events.

“It’s a regeneration of a slum,” he said. “We gave enough notification. The government intends to develop 1,008 housing units. What we removed was just shanties. Nobody was even living in those shanties. Maybe we had a couple of squatters living there.”

infolekan: But the republicans you are quoting have produced more Presidents in the US than the democrats and I'm talking about more than double the number of democrat President.
Nigerians always prefer status quo. People like you would prefer things to remain the way it is till there's a big hurricane that takes away half of Lagos & you'll now tackle the slum.
There are West London & East London.....you'll definitely know where you should belong whne you check your wallet. The issue of council house & all comes into play with time AFTER we clear all these slums.
You can build a shanty illegaly & then turn around & be talking about not being served notice when you know you shouldn't even be there initially. And some peeps are even talking about compensation.smh. The issue of the land being the Fed Govts land is someone overnight dream I'm sure.

kross_01: God bless you Neo.
most people are only okay wit things so long as it doesnt affect them, like a saying will have it, 'when another's corpse is being carried, one feels like its a log of wood that is being carried about'. Some people fail to recognise that one of the basics of a responsible govt are provision of basic amenities to its citizenry(good roads, portable water, housing, power, security & general welfare). What will happen if lagos state gvt builds a massive block of flats for its poor natives that are being affected by the modernization of lagos & rent them out at subsidised rates? Uk has council flats, malaysia is even building housing units for its unborn generations, s'african govt does that & more, why can't such be done? For all i care the only crime these people have committed are because they are poor. This is one of those reasons why people are championing for the removal of land use act from the constitution.

babapupa: This is why we advise people with different ideas to run for elected office. You too can become the governor and do things your own way too. You can even throw out your state laws, let every interest groups have their way, forgo development and spend all your money building homes for beggars, illegal settlers, even set up a shop at the state borders and give the thousands trooping in daily money and free accommodation since they don't have a choice but to head to Lagos and st up slums on public land , let okada roam around lawlessly, let market people destroy your state with filth and hazardous materials, block your canals and disobey your laws. Let Lagosians know how nice and generous you are with their votes and money.

You can do all that if that's exactly what the voters elected you to do..

Rossikk: The changes benefit everyone in the long run. And how come after each of these incidents, and the attendant hoopla of "thousands left homeless", you go back there the next day and none of those "homeless thousands" are anywhere to be seen. Where do they all go?

tomakint: Some people just want to come and 'die' in Lagos when actually what they are travelling down to look for in Lagos is right there where they were if only they can take a deeper look! Eko o ni baje o, o baje ti

Eko Ile: The fact that it wasn't check before doesn't mean it has to continue or be tolerated. You can not show distaste for lawlessness, blame the government for lawlessness and at the same time blame the government again when they tackle lawlessness. You can not be on both sides of the fence.

What you see in lagos today is a reflection of a failed federal government and system that care less about the average Nigerian or or any desire to grant the state any special status or recognition for absorbing the failed system and burdened hence the ever present temptation to head to lagos for survival and unfortunately, heading to lagos only complicates their problems because Lagos is a very expensive place to exist in talk less for any man without money or roof to love under. It also overburdens and already overburdened and meager infrastructure that has little means and resources to take care of them.

I don't think it makes any difference..

They resettled the folks from makoko so I'm sure they'll offer them something. I deserve a chance too, but not illegally and without common sense.
As usual our incompetent federal government displaced a lot of people without any plan of provision of meaningful housing and infrastructure, they just dump them everywhere for other people to deal with the problem decades later...

Eko Ile: So what would you have done as a leader? Sit around and watch the same poor people live in slums, squalor, dangerous and unhealthy environment and on top of that turn your society into lawless and illegal settlements like some hopeless jungle?

I know we all want to make it in life, but if your dreams of making it in Lagos is not panning out, why not head back to your village r home town where you for sure have family house and decent roof over your head? It's not by force to live city life that you can not support or sustain in anyway. People have to start taking responsibility for their actions and quit hiding under this poor people nonsense. We all have responsibilities and you can not form an illegal settlement and think keep thing nothing is going to happen to you or the place you occupied illegally. The law will come knocking one day one day.

FXKing2012: Have you bothered to research how Malam El Rufai transformed Abuja thus making it a Nigerian city to be proud of?

adconline: Fix the AC, elevator/escalator, build a mall like palms or polo park, kick out touts from the airport. Go into PPP with Brolls to build a mall to be annexed to the aiport

PapaBrowne: Not only do I dislike confident ignorance, I detest it!!"Class B airports with 50 million passengers in the U.S".Like thats news. Except perhaps you live in North Korea and are blocked off Google & Wiki.
First, most of the busiest Airports in US are all class B airport. Atlanta Hatfield which is obviously the busiest in the world is a Class B Airport. The top 15 busiest airports in the USA are all class B airports. Very few class A airports exist and they are not determined by passenger traffic.

And by the way, 4 million International passengers a year is big for Africa, at least it ranks in top 5. About fixing the road, the works ministry has a bigger priority to use its scarce resources on death traps like Benin Ore, Enugu Onitsha, Benin Lokoja road before thinking of beautifying the MMA road. That should not stop the Aviation Ministry from prioritizing a parking lot. Its like telling a Chemistry teacher to stop teaching chemistry because the biology teacher is sick and cant come to school.



Last time I was at Dallas Fort Worth, the airport was undergoing remodelling just like the MMA.It looked like crap to me too. I saw somewhere that it would take 7 years to complete and wondered why so long?? Your mouth like crap. Improvements are being made instead of you to appreciate you are running your mouth. Nothing wrong with critiquing, but let it be constructive. Once again, I dont just dislike confident ignorance, I detest it!!

PapaBrowne: You must feel smart.Sorry to burst that, you are just being smart by half.
Maybe you don't know that culture is one of the major factors you take into consideration when designing places. Nigeria has certain peculiarities very different from what would be obtainable in other countries. One of those peculiarities is our strong family ties and extended social circles.

While in many other countries you go to the airport alone with a taxi which drops you off and zooms away, in Nigeria you come with family or friends probably in one or two cars. When you arrive in other countries, you use one of the many existing public transport modes(Airport Taxis, Buses, etc). In Nigeria, a convoy of family and friends comes to meet you at the airport.

There were about 4 million International passengers last year through MMA. That equates to about 10,000 daily passengers. And that number is growing significantly every year. Now 10,000 passengers would mean about 10,000 cars a day. Now add that to the hundreds or thousands of workers at the airport and you will see the need for a 10,000 car park.

For the guy talking about fixing the MMA road, he should tell that to the Ministry of Works. Aviation Ministry would not dream less because the another ministry has other priorities.

kross_01: its easy to say that when its nt u dt is in their position. If you made any research about the area in question or its people, you wld have known that the people being displaced are traditional lagosians who wia initially relocated to this present area when the FG took over their initial settlement to build the national theatre. Now i ask u, which village do u want them to go to? Why are we overtly insensitive to the plight of others in this country? These people in question were NOT even given notice b4 there settlement were demolished.during d press conference whch SERAP or so did, a young man said his admission letter & his travel docs wia all lost there as he never knew b4 hand of the demolision.dont say its good because u were nt affected, tomorrow it might get to u.

Ukrainian investors are making plans to inject $2.6 billion into the reactivation of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited.

Neo-XVI:
With 451 projects to be completed this year, looks like we are on the right track. I hope they fulfill that promise.

@sincerenigerian, pls what is the current installed generating capacity in Nigeria? Figures on the net are all over the place. And what is the projected capacity at the end of the year, with the current projects completed?

ak47mann: SEEING IS BELIEVING

Benin-Shagamu road has reduced from 12 hours to 4 hours.
- Federal Controller of Works, Engr Dennis Orji

BlackBaron: So what political spectra would they propose if serious ?

Right wing, left wing, centre et al.

kay9: ^^^If crude exports and FG executives' bumper pays are factored into the GDP, then it prolly explains the ridiculous claim that GDP is improving... Did u guys see the last budget proposal? All that orishi-rishi mega wastages, they jejely compute it into the GDP...
*smh*

anulaxad: I like some of your points but again some are really useless.I MEAN WHAT'S THE POINT OF TRAINING THEM ABROAD.cant you just educate the people by bringing in people or buying books supplies and stuff to train them.


AS WELL, I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH CORRUPTION IS NOT OUR PROBLEM THERE'S CORRUPTION IN EVERY COUNTRY THE ONLY LEADER THAT HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON MY POINT WAS IBB(BABAGINDA).MY POINT WAS INFRASTRUCTURE ONE YOU DID NOT MENTION.

LOOK AT ALL THE USELESS LEADERS THAT WERE FIGHTING CORRUPTION EXAMPLE BUHARI, DID IT THE CHANGE THE FACE OF NIGERIA NO.

INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE

GOOD ROADS,GOOD SCHOOLS,GOOD NETWORK.

kelvincoll: @Op this is a wonderful manifesto only how realistic is this in Nigeria? I commend your effort, however I'm more concerned with the part that stressed about enacting Laws and if only these Laws re followed to the later ds country would be better off.

I recall GEJ's manifesto during his electioneering campaign, where He pointed out of a large percentage of what you put down here. For once I was impressed wih a candidate (by the words of his mouth) whom I felt did a thorough research over d state of the nation. He pointed a lot of "revamping" needed in almost all sectors of d economy(some I neva knew existed). Acessing the journey so far (amidst secutiry challenges) maybe I was wishing a little more of a Miracle. The crop of leaders so far re good with drafting manifesto and policies that entices the eyes but implementation, monitoring and sustainance is zero. Corruption is the bane of the society. If accountability were checked for oFfice we won't be in this mess!

Sincere 9gerian: Those your plans are detailed and good. But good and detailed plans hav never been a problem in Nigeria. If only you did an analysis of the financial implications of those plans, you would have realised that the funds available for work in the current structure cannot execute 10% of those your plans.
The only path to accelerated development in Nigeria is by implementing reforms that'll expand revenue base of the country. After that has been done, then good plans such as yours will now come to play

Toaskarity: Morover about ur building this, building that. How will you generate money to build all those? I think ur promise is jst same with every other nigeria politician, you need money son, nigeria isnt as rich as u dream!