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[quote author=Adura_ngba]I never praised any road in the SW, I simply meant I travelled to the SW from Abuja, through the ongoing Abuja Lokoja dualisation project, through the Okene Ibilo Owo road and from my assessment, the contractors have improved pace on the Abuja Lokoja road, and FERMA has done a lot of rehabilitation on the Okene Ibilo Owo road. I never talked about roads in the SW before someone will use it to praise their ACN moda forkers.[/quote]Okene-Ibilo Owo road was constructed by Dantata and Sowe and was awarded as part of the PTDF project in 1998 or there about. Is this now being claimed as one of GEJ's reconstructed roads? Now we know what the fraudulent GGT is all about!

[quote author=Adura_ngba]You and your entire family may be cursed, thats your cup of tea, go deal with it. Its you who obviously is cursed, failing to accept what people say is surely a curse. Deal with it. FYI, I dont seek you to please me in any way. Say your own, I say my own, but dont in any way try to silence those who say things as they are. Period.[/quote]Your antecedent of propagating falsehood on NL is not new. Asked to back up your claims with pictures they say speaks louder than 1,000 words you are running your mouth like Ghanaian red oil.

Is it a hard task for you to post pictures of the roads your claim is improving? Just last November here, the Minister openly admitted that only 35% of the approximately 36,000Km of the nations highway are passable and of the 35%, only 15% can be deemed okay. Yet you are here spewing rubbish and propagating falsehood.

Anyone who likes the truth should go read these reports >>> http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P072644/rural-access-mobility-project-ramp?lang=en

otokx: Please did they show the east west road? This is the same way OBJ did abracadabra with enough media propaganda - in the end after billions of dollars, nothing to show. GEJ should be hitting hundreds of billions of dollars, we shall know the truth when he is no longer in power.

My brother the whole matter tire person oh! East-West road is one road that any sane government would want to ensure is speedily completed given the economic importance of Lagos State. Imagine being able to travel from Bayelsa to Lagos in less than 4hrs!

[quote author=Adura_ngba]Its better to just keep quiet rather than opening your smelly mouth and proving yourself a fool. Post pictures? I use to think you are reasonable.[/quote]Is it a difficult ask? Post pictures of the roads and let us see! Seriously I wonder if some of you are cursed or otherwise. If a man is telling me things are changing or have changed, then I expect Him to show me what was obtainable before and Now.

FYI, I am not here to please you. The era you people spew falsehood is coming to an end. Go to Rivers, Edo, etc, you will see evidence of road construction and the government is bold to show who care to look what was obtainable before they came to power and what they have done.

If you claim roads are improving, then show us pictures of these roads so we know if you lot are serial liars to be noted!

Sincere 9gerian: After 14yrs of ACN rule and 6yrs of Fashola the "performer" performance? Incredible! What do they even do with N30billion Lagos monthly revenue?

I can see the ACN e-warriors all pleading for patience, understanding and some appealing to the listening ears of something. Incredible! It appears the URGENCY in project delivery only applies to the federal govt. This is the foul smelling HYPOCRISY that is the hallmark of anonymous ACN internet rats and cockroaches.

The latest is that even the "powerful" one and the "performer" cannot face the electorate in an election. They have resorted to IMMORAL and EVIL schemings of tenure elongation for local govt chairmen.

Your mumu never do How many bridges has your GEJ constructed in South-South? How many? An ingrate who calls himself a medical doctor that trades on illegals to Equatorial Guinea come on NL to spew rubbish about Lagos.

Those that live and own properties in Lagos know the Lagos State government have taken bold step in reconstructing several roads in several parts of Lagos State.

The fact remains that all roads cannot be constructed in one go and the ones that have received attention so far have been selected based on their huge daily traffic and their scale of economic impact on Lagos.

Your GEJ has been in power since 2010 and Nigerians and we in South-South in particular are yet to feel His presence on roads. I dare to name the roads and bridges with pictures GEJ have constructed in South-South alone and let me disgrace you with several Lagos has carried out that have impacted on the lives of the ordinary man.

[quote author=Adura_ngba]^^^^^

You are very right there my brother. Even there was another thread where ABC transport said the roads are getting better, but the naysayers shouted them down as paid government agent. Anyone who sees anything right about the FG is seen as a paid agent, phat arse monkeys.[/quote]Stop fooling yourself! Name the roads that are getting better and post pictures. una MUMU never do

taharqa: No Worries Bros. The Good Governance Tour Team is coming to Lagos and the entire SW very soon.... PLENTY EYES SHALL BE OPENED, and the LIARS EXPOSED. Rest Assured

I have told you to stop acting your stupidity on NL! South Westerners know who is fooling who. In as much as I have so much against Obj'e regime, no other regime has carried out more infrastructure development compared to Obj's regime. Yes there are some roads Nigerians expected him to have constructed but failed to do so. I challenge you to list the names of road constructed by GEJ's regime and I would do same with Obj'e regime.

Abeg, April don reach oh...shey the President say make kuntri people expect goodie goodie in 2013? Nah black-out be the goodie goodie

[quote author=Frank-C]The greatest mistake the present day SWners are making is reinforcing the impression that Tinubu is the leader of SW or the ACN is more like an ethnic group. It engenders the kind of feeling of isolation they are feeling now and it is not good for the national polity. The question i will ask the few reasoning Swners is this: what happens if PDP hold on to power for the next 30 years? Does it mean that they will continue following Tinubu, even if his party collapses? I want realistic answers, not some emotional outburst.

On the topic, while Tinubu is free to make comments about developments in the polity, i think he should be a little more matured about it. Day-to-day affairs of PDP should not be Tinubu's concern, rather how PDP's policies affect Nigeria. Infact, it is very foooolish of him to suggest that PDP gov forum is anything bad because it goes against a very basic principle in a democracy and an opposition leader whose party want to be seen as an alternative should not be caught stifling the spirit of democracy.

For his NL paid agents, i know you guys have a job to do and that you are always first to label other party's followers as being paid. What will happen if PDP presents a good candidate and that candidate wins Lagos State election in 2015?[/quote]Just wait until Anambra falls to opposition in 2014, all this your grammatical Akoko will amount to nothing. PDP is cursed in SW and Edo and they can never get into power unless ACN derail their development drive in that region.

MissRaissa: I am done having this conversation. I read all your responses and no one has been able to provide me with a legitimate response.

I thank you all for your time and wish you a great weekend.

Cheers!

Shame on you...pathetic liar...

manny4life: Obviously you like nothing good about her, what has transformation got to do with tardiness? That a process is delayed for unidentified reason (yet) doesn't factor into negative transformation agenda.

What transformation are you on about? Do you know what this laziness and lack of principle in doing what is right a first pass as displayed by the Minister is causing airlines? Do you know how many deals, business contracts are being affected?
I have always said, Aviation industry is not mention for chop I chop politicians, it is a precision industry and only there's in the known should be allowed to chair the office of the minister of aviation. What is holding back her office from approving the summer schedule? Must foreign airlines use the press to 'expose' the minister for her lack of foresight before will will do what is right the first time? Regardless of what might be holding back her approval of the schedules, courtesy demands that her office write to these airlines and explain to them with cogent reasons why her office is yet to approve the schedules and when likely they will receive approval.

MissRaissa: I am mot angry. I am just surprised to see how some people have been incredibly disrespectful towards me and my character. I was called a liar for absolutely no reason.

With the amount of venom I saw being spewed on this man's name all over this forum, I thought he was a criminal or something along those lines. I did some research and didn't find anything horrible about him so I decided to ask this question.

If your reason for hating this man is because of "corruption," guess what? corruption lives EVERYWHERE. Even in the Americas and Europe. The only difference is that in the West corruption is extremely well organized.

I understand African countries have a long way to go and I know that our leaders aren't the greatest. BUT we need to stop focusing on the negativity.

Instead of spending SO much time saying horrible things about this man, why not create something that will benefit the population? The change we want to see MUST begin with us.

If you were placed in a position of power in Africa, I don't care how much you deny it, you will be corrupted too. LETS FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE!

To answer your question about my publication, as I mentioned earlier, WE focus on POSITIVE. We do not entertain celebrity gossip or gossip of any sort. We are here to encourage and empower.

Why did I create my publication? Cause I don't like the way the mainstream media portrays Africa. I didn't cry and complain, I got up and did something about it.

You don't like to see the Nigerian population suffer? GET UP & DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Complaining and insulting people gets you nowhere. You're gonna hate Jonathan and say bad things about him, but guess what? If he loses the election and another leader takes over -- YOU HAVE NO GUARANTEE HE WILL BE BETTER THAN JONATHAN.

I am just keeping it real with you all.

You think you are very smart by picking a thorny issue to promote your wares. Your belly is truly your god! You want to portray Africa by displaying your innately likeness for falsehood?

MissRaissa: Before you decide to assassinate my character you might want to do some research. I am not Nigeria. Does Raissa Nkuba sound like a Nigerian name to you?

The link below will tell you everything you need to know about me.

http://texasmetronews.com/new-global-african-publication-launches-in-canada-afri-culture/


Why can't you respect my opinion as I have respected yours. Is it necessary to call anyone names? We are ALL grown people -- let's act like it.

Liars are not taken serious.....claiming to be what you are not is plain stupidity! What people like you do not realise is it easy to pick moles like you 'planted' in NL. Your ill informed position about Nigeria and Her leadership will not help us fight the cause of having a purposeful leadership to bring the country out of the dark. Liars they say are cousins to armed robbers... OmOyankee

MissRaissa: Hi,

I understand your concern but he's better than most African leaders. He doesn't come across as a power hungry lunatic. Additionally, he doesn't support crimes against humanity.

I think you need to give him a chance. In the U.S, Americans are constantly bashing Obama even though he's trying his best.

There's NO perfect leader. I think with the right entourage Jonathan has the potential to be a great leader.

BTW, I'm not siding with him or one of his supporters. I am not Nigerian. I am just speaking based on what I've noticed.

Stop acting stuPid! Americans dnt write the way you do. From your write up I can tell you are 100% Nigerian. Silly liar

This OP don kolo..AM I KORRET ?

[quote author=Beaf!]^^
Is that a carpet? Don't tell me they are human.[/quote]That's a nation with over 1million foot soldiers. If they nuke US, that would be the beginning of a never ending war.... I think the US have under estimated North Korea's capability and I smell these rogu northern eras will waste a few on the South before Americans shout Nobama

bebe2: its april again and local authorities in uk are busy looking for money.
how many bills can one recieve in a day.
i think the easter holiday delayed the postman, water rate, business rate, council tax, speeding ticket( self inflicted, hubby beat red light) shey na only dis house dey dis country?

why are you whinging like the Brits? If they up your bill, up your asking price... Or are you an illegal? Most professional that knows their onions are not complaining.. They just keep upping their price until they hit that £100/hr ...

ogogoromaster: Nigerian president is 'squeezing the life out of our country'
Goodluck Jonathan is more interested in retaining power and accumulating wealth than truly tackling terror and corruption


[size=18pt]Jonathan's well-paid and ill-mannered army of internet and media warriors may sing his praises to high heavens and work hard to distort any discourse about the woeful failures of their paymaster, but they cannot hide the fact that, under Jonathan, Nigeria has become a vast mortuary where death and tragedy are routine. And like the morgue attendant, the president seems intent on smothering all remaining signs of life.[/size]
http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/02/nigeria-jonathan-boko-haram

@bold,
sincere9nigerian, et. al clearly you'all have been fingered and your days are numbered!

taharqa: Kai!! Won't you just try to use dat white matter in yr cranial cavity, at least for once? So segmenting each airport to each budget yr for Runway Lighting Repairs cos of Fund constraints, is a sign of 'mediocrity'? Runway Lightings are not such a critical Safety Consideratn per se but a facility that gives the Airlines the opportunity to ferry passengers into d night so dat they are beta able to use all their spare capacity and mk more profit (as d Arik man so succiently explaind) as long as d particular airport hv more than enuf passengers that spill to the night; YET we know dat most of d 24 or so odd Airports we hv are not dat feasible FOR NOW. Shld d Govt hv appropiated SCARCE Aviation Budgetary votes to build Runway Lightings that are not really needed at d moment in SOME Airports, in order to so that CLOWNS like you wud not call dem 'mediocres'? Do you even hv any Sanity left anymore?? So which project shld d Aviation Min had SACRIFICED in order to build Runway Lightings in ALL d Airports, even for sm dat do not really need it for now? Shld they hv sacrified the Total Radar Coverage, Total VHF Comm System, Dopplar system, Cargo Terminals and warehouses, etc? B4 2011, NO domestic Airport had a functional Runway Lighting; by 2012, Lagos and a few odas had; by 2013, and according to yr source, at least 6 odas wud hv; by 2014, sm odas or maybe All that need it wud also hv- DAT IS THE PROGRESS (work in progress) THE ARIK MAN AND OTHER SANE AIRTRAVELLERS ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!..... I hv advicd b4 that you shld not allow yr HATRED for GEJ to mk you out as a DEMENTED Toool in public cos of a penchant of wanting to criticizing him at every chance even when you do not make ANY Sense. You seem to jettisond that advice at every turn.*smh*

Your connotations depict you as one rascal, who lack common sense. Is it not an irony that you are talking about scare aviation budget when in the same country the minister spent N700miliion to expand a kiosk and paint it with oil paint? Or did the same government not realize that funds were scare when she budgeted N4bn for the 'Lazarus of a First Lady' mission house

Like I said, you are not well traveled, you lack exposure and you know little to nothing what standard is obtainable elsewhere, hence whatever the wicked leadership but before you is deemed acceptable.

I could remember few years ago when people like myself said it was utterly ridiculous that governors were building roads without drainage, sidewalks and street lighting for millions and billions and idiots like you were signing their praise claiming they have done well. But today, with the pacesetting by most governors in the South West, it is now a standard for an governor constructing any major inner-city road to include both central divide with greens, street lighting, side-walks and reservation area in some cases.

In 2009, I flew into Lagos 5.30am from Heathrow and we landed surprisingly on full airfield lighting, so I wonder how you came to the conclusion that no Airport in Nigeria had no airfield lighting. Perhaps you are confused as usual, mistaking the upgrade to the center field lighting in Lagos runway 18R which is the one used for domestic flights. Elsewhere, when they talk about airport remodeling, it is total revamp of every critical infrastructure in that Airport but in Nigeria, Airport remodeling means repainting and tiling airport buildings.

As for the total coverage of Nigeria project, your stupidity will not allow you to understand how much in profit that project would have being accruing to Nigeria in the next 5 years if that project was completed to specification. It is so laughable that in this day and age someone thinks Airfield lighting/Runway lighting is not a critical Safety infrastructure I would advise you go educate yourself and stop spewing nonsense on this subject matter.

Arrant nonsense!

Good photos but I can see intermediate photo shop works abound in these piktures ..

Sincere 9gerian: Such "deal" only exist in your clueless mind.

There's NOTHING like that. GEJ won in the southwest fair and square. Otherwise, show us concrete evidence that such deal existed BEFORE votes were cast for the 2011 presidential election.

What was Tinubu supposed to do to help GEJ win going by the imaginary "deal"? Was Tinubu supposed to alter the results of votes cast? Or Mobilize his supporters to vote GEJ? If he was to mobilize people to vote for GEJ, show us how he did that before votes were cast. NONSENSE!

Classified Ode! Was it not for the dealing and begging your clueless one did at the last minute, do you think He would have made inroads into South West?

2015 will clearly show you how influential Tinubu is, when your clueless will be sent packing. Despite not being in power since 2007, He still possess the swag to pull smart and visionary individuals from all corners of Nigeria to join in building ACN, something your GEJ can only dream of.

[quote author=~Bluetooth]He doesn't need to be on twitter,his presence on NL is overwelming and that's evident in the activities of the likes of insincere nigerian,beaf,the 40 laptop crew and the other jonathan bootlickers ![/quote]who tolded you that?.. Abeg eyi.. it's www dotfg/thatsall

Sincere 9gerian: Tinubu appears "powerful" only in certain people's imagination. He's only enjoying the status of being the ONLY former governor in ACN at the moment. When more former governors emerge and as new generation of ACN governors emerge in ACN, Tinubu's imaginary powers will fade away.

However, one thing is not in doubt. Tinubu has used his position as the face of the opposition to build an empire of wealth for HIMSELF, perhaps in anticipation of when his political influence will wane.

OBJ lost out in his battle with Tinubu for the soul of southwest because OBJ was too silly that he NEVER reckoned with PERFORMANCE as a parameter for choosing his foot solders and putting people in positions of authority. While OBJ was using federal might to put people in positions of authority, the only parameter that was on his mind was loyalty. On the other hand, Tinubu was wise enough to consider both loyalty and PERFORMANCE. That made all the difference.

I hope you realize that the master your worship aka the clueless one had to cut a deal with Tinubu before the elections Tells you the clout this man holds.

Although in my opinion, no one in Nigeria should be allowed to be so powerful than any Nigeria institution, nonetheless, Tinubu's swagg in politics is second to none and currently, there is hardly any politician that plays the game better than Him. But we know like all things, He will not last forever and someone will displace him someday!

Pukkah: Focus on knowledge economy alone cannot make a country become developed.

No country has been able to do it. It's unlikely that any will be able to do it.

The notion that the world has entered a post-industrial era is a farce.

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist but I think the notion was designed to mislead developing countries and keep them down.

[size=18pt]The game changer is manufacturing[/size].

Absolutely spot on! Every major economic power today has a strong manufacturing base. In fact they have taken manufacturing to another level with precision design engineering and precision manufacturing.

I keep using UK as a case reference with her strong manufacturing base with hundreds of thousand small and medium scale manufacturing firms. This is what make UK a global economic giant.

The end of the matter is this: Any nation that wants to be a global economic power must have a strong engineering manufacturing base! All the top 10 Economies today have just that.

UK has learnt a very tough lesson in the last 20years of neglecting manufacturing and are seriously doing all they can to revive their manufacturing capacity to where it was in the 70's.

If Nigeria is ever going to be a 'sustained' economic giant, Nigeria must revive her engineering manufacturing base and begin to produce things at home rather than import. No so called Knowledge economy or paperless economy as some call it can and will sustain any nation in her quest to be an economic giant.

PapaBrowne: Hehe, you make me smile with regards to the sitting 20hrs without going anywhere. I attend conferences globally where the best of the best rile on about the new african dawn! Its in those conferences I learn that the average African doesnt seem to know that his time has come and the onus is on him to take advantage. You can stay pessimistic all you like, I'm an optimist and I believe immensely that our time for advantage has come.

Sadly,because of your regular bias, you didn't read the thread and hence didnt realise that you have just corroborated my point and gone against Pukkah's point! Wish you can re-read the thread. My opinion is that it is foolhardy to try compete on Industrialization at this point. We don't have the engineers and it would take some good 20-30 years to train them by which point the world would have gone onto something else.
Our strengths are in Agriculture and the extractive industry. Knowledge on the other hand is an area we can leapfrog on given the short time required to develop skills like coding.
Building an industrial base is not a prerequisite anymore given the strength of globalisation! I stand to be corrected. The greatest cities in the world don't manufacture...

@bold1: This must be a joke, right?

@bold2: if the knowledge revolution referred to in your previous post is soft skills like coding, then really Nigeria and indeed Africa will be enslaved yet longer!

To say Nigerians do not have the engineers to compete is another fallacy! The number of Nigeria Engineers in the UK and US alone, if conditions back home were to allow the return will within 10years turn that economy around and make it a a hub of manufacturing in sub Saharan Africa.

Have the cutting edge in design and manufacturing gives a nation a true sense of security and any serious nation knows this. Sadly, Nigeria is yet to be classed a serious nation among the committee of nations.

Every conference, baord meetings I have attended here in the UK and around the world, everyone appears to agree that Africa and indeed Nigeria has what it takes to be a global giant, but many are quick to point out that without her ability to produce much of what she needs, then other developed economies will continue to use her as a dump site and sadly that will become the case if we do not innovate and become a major regional manufacturing hub in sub Saharan Africa.

Gbawe: To be honest, when they talk here I just imagine deluded folks who have not been out of their rooms for the past 20 years. It is like reading the misguided opinion, rehashed here daily, that Nigeria and other African Nation can be manufacturing and industrial world giants at this stage when some developed nation are not even chasing that route because it is not economically viable or even a moderately cost/time effective template for development.

The facts on the ground indicate we have no business chasing that at all. If the UK can concede white good /consumer electronics manufacturing to Japan and Asia, over the past decades, yet has not lost it's place as one of the world's economic powerhouse, then only redundant thinkers will not realise we must match economic success to existential economic reality as many Nations have done worldwide.

Simply put, concentrate on what you can do well and have significant competitive advantage over. You cannot wake up today, with a lot of ground to make up, only to state you want to leverage economic success on the production of world class cars/electronics/industrial machinery et al that can 'crack' and gain significant share in all major world markets.

The reality of trying to do that would prove infinitesimally more expensive and unproductively time-consuming, and perhaps even futile, than simply embracing obviously advantaged and naturally viable economic routes such as agriculture, optimal refinement and sale of derivatives of crude, commercial extraction of valuable mineral endowment, aggressive pursuit (because of our population) of the increment of human skill level to attract large-volume international manufacturers/employers of labour (Nike, Levis et al) etc, etc , etc. Yet it is instructive we are not doing these simple things, that can bear fruit soon and optimally, while some prefer 'pie-in-the-sky' self-deceit about some 'revolution' when we all know the rest of the world will certainly not stand still.

The best template for an economic revolution is to focus on and optimally develop , in the context of today and the near future, the areas of activities we have the ability and endowment to excel at.

Gbawe, I beg to disagree with your submission. What most people do not realize is that the Heart of the UK manufacturing is Medium companies that manufacture bespoke components and parts for Global giants. The UK have continued to maintain their competitive edge in this regard, and this is one of the reason they are still a global power house.

Any nation that think they can become a global power house without being a design and manufacturing giant is deluded! Brazil clearly knew this is the case and that is why today Brazil is seen as an economic power house because she design and manufacture much of what she needs within, requiring her to spend less of her currency on importing such products.

PapaBrowne: An industrial revolution is not compulsory in a knowledge economy! Africa is leapfrogging the Industrial revolution and bolting straight into the knowledge revolution!To employ our hordes of young people, we would use our huge fertile land resources to feed the world! Its that simple. Afterall, we currently possess 60% of the world's unutilized arable land!

A consumer boom almost always leads to an industrial boom as even the companies producing the goods would sooner or later see the wisdom in locating in Africa and from there transfer of technology takes place.

Incase you think there are no industries spring up, check Dangote. A decade ago he was a cement importer! Today he has factories all over Africa. Trust me, there are many Dangotes in the making all over the continent!

Sorry dude what are you on about? What is a knowledge Revolution by the way? It is a fallacy that a consumer boom leads to an industrial boom. The world as it is well placed today knows just one word: EXPLOITATION. If you do not have the capacity to produce in your own house, someone will come sell you what you cannot produce and the truth is, you will end up paying more.

No doubt there are industries in Nigeria, but they are no where near what Nigeria requires. Today, Nigeria can hardly boast of a small to medium companies who can design and manufacture products for Automotive, Aerospace, Railway, Health and Agricultural industries. That we still go to Asia to import Tractors, Harvesters, and Bolts and Nuts say it all.

For Nigeria to truly develop, we need to start manufacturing the basic things we use and rely less on importation of bespoke components and equipment.

talktimi: sad child, I guess you skipped this part "Sanusi said. The Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, had recently assured that from this year till the end of 2014, all the airport runways would have airfield lighting and fully upgraded." Its in this same article you posted if you agree to read things completely.

Sorry, I read that part and even mad me wonder the manner of leaders we have in Nigeria! How can you embark on Airport remodeling and ignore the critical infrastructure that makes an Airport what it is? I ask you, in the budget for 2013, was there any appropriation for contract for Airfield lighting of the Domestic Airport in Nigeria? It is certain that most of you are ever so gullible.

According to the 2013 Budget, these are the Airport Contracts appropriated for Runway Lighting; SOLAR RUNWAY LIGHTS - ENUGU, KANO, JOS, PORT HARCOURT, CALABAR & OBUDU -How does these constitute ALL the Airport Runways?

For ILS, these are the airport appropriated for; PROVISION OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMS (ILS) LAGOS, KANO,
BENIN, JOS, KADUNA, MAIDUGURI, YOLA, &MINNA -How does these constitute the Airport Runways in Nigeria?

Some of you need real flogging with kobokob..