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[quote author=Ileke-IdI]https://hotelsolutionsng.com/projects/gs.jpg[/quote]is this a residential house or a guest house?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI]You're the only one.

I can't find the picture you're talking about.

It's likely that the boy does not TRUST drivers to stop for him to pass.[/quote]I think its the 11th pic just above the one that shows houses with brown zinc roofs

asha 80: how i wish imo state got that kind of 'development' under udenwa lol.

Still it wont make a difference in that when He is faced with others who want to deliver for the people, He would have no choice than to do likewise!

is it me or did anybody see the boy on one of the Pictures standing close to a 'zebra crossings' and refusing to use it to cross the road Does that mean road users in Nigeria or in Ibadan does not know what road markings are for?

Also, some of the pictures with good road have no street light! Eyi? in this 21st Century, on a major road no street light? All the same, good pictures, nice to see roads with drainages well covered and walk ways nicely done!

[quote author=head_to_to]How have I twisted your words? I gave you a simple example of El rufai who took a decision back in time on Buhari and fails to stick by it but now turns around to tout Buhari for president, even after condemning him as un electable.

Take it the way you want it, not here to argue with anyone.[/quote]The fact remains that El-Rufai like Ribadu, Oshiohomle, Fashola are individuals who can smartly play on the old bags and still deliver for the people! What you also fail to take into account is that the center is so huge that you can silence of the old bags by giving them a contract, put them in spot light and make sure they deliver to the people. Obasanjo did just that with so many of the old bags that today they can barely show their face in national politics and talk about performance and delivering!

For all I care, I want PDP and GEJ out of the center and replace it a party that have people who knows what development truly means! I know some "don't give a damn" but I do!

[quote author=head_to_to]How have I twisted your words? I gave you a simple example of El rufai who took a decision back in time on Buhari and fails to stick by it but now turns around to tout Buhari for president, even after condemning him as un electable.

Take it the way you want it, not here to argue with anyone.[/quote]He made a statement, and that is Politics for you. Can you give me an example in governance where He made a decision so adverse that He reneged on it in the face of unreasonable criticism?

[quote author=head_to_to]What we are saying is, this is the same bunch being recycled. Nothing else. Nothing new.[/quote]The same bunch are delivering in Lagos, in Edo, in Ogun etc. Or are these now ACN members delivering in these states not ex-PDP? Politicians know that when the people are up in arms with their votes and are ready to make sure they determine who governs them through their votes, they politicians will do what it takes to make sure they earn the people's trust and votes!

[quote author=head_to_to]You said you want people who sticks to their decisions and ultimately their words, and I just proved you wrong about El Rufai. Period.[/quote]Don't act too cleverly by twisting my words. I repeat, we need men who can think rationally, take decisions and stick by it! When I think of these three men, El-Rufai, Raji Fashola, Adams Oshiomhole, I see one thing common with them; THEY THINK RATIONALLY, TAKE DECISIONS AND STICK BY IT!

[quote author=Fisherman.com]Sometime,people on dis nairaland reason like an illitrate.lets 4get all dis fools dat want to us to drive dia ends,i bet u de might be d worst.d devil u knw is better dan d angel u dont knw.let us be wise 4 once.[/quote]Sounds like the words of a man who has condemned Himself to fate and wishing the lucky stars will smile on them! There is no better time to get the useless PDP led government out of the center than now! I merger that would make that happen is most welcomed.

[quote author=head_to_to]Really. The same El rufai who said Buhari is not electable. Now touts Buhari as presidential material. He sticks by his words for real.

“While it is true that neither youth nor age supplies wisdom on their own, it makes sense to ask those who have been recurring decimals in our country’s sorry history to leave the stage. I’m amazed that General Buhari cannot debate this matter without scurrying to the gutter, making claims that are baseless and unsupported by any facts,” said Mr. El-Rufai, describing Mr. Buhari’s leadership style as parochial and insensitive to Nigeria’s diverse background.[/quote]Please lets not derail this thread, as this is not a discussion about Buhari's eligibility for President nor is it about El-Rufai per say.

asha 80: errrr.. we are talking about someone from my state i know very well who has always been in pdp right from 1999 till he left after 2007 because of governorship elections imbroglio in the state.

It does not matter! I gave you an example of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who was SSG under the disgraced former governor, Lucky Igbinedion in PDP but since He joined ACN, He has been instrumental to Oshiomhole's donigs in Edo State. Who would have thought today Ihonvebre would be Oshiomhole's SSG? This was a man who worked tirelessly to ensure ACN was not on ground in Edo State, but today, He is working with Oshiomhole and they are making Edo State to continue to work!

Having a merger where Nigerians are the watchmen to checkmate the politicians with their votes will ensure true development takes place in every corner of the country.

[quote author=head_to_to]and your point is?[/quote]Simply put, just because they have been members of PDP in the past does not mean they cannot offer Nigeria true leadership! Pastor Ize-Iyamu in Edo state under lucky was seen as an underground monster. But with His emergence in ACN, where He met other minds whos views of politics was different to what He was used to in PDP, He has contributed significantly to Oshiomhole's doings in Edo State so far.

[quote author=head_to_to]You must be a joker. El rufai? The same el Rufai? ex PDP looter? Lwkmd[/quote]Going by what He did in Abuja, which all FCT ministers after Him have struggled to grasp, He will make for a President or VP. We need people who understand Nigeria in its totality. Fashola is doing so well in Lagos because that man understand Lagos inside out! Listen to him talk about Nigeria gives you the same impression. We need individuals who have a mind of their own that can think rationally, take decisions and stick by it! El Rufai, Fashola and Oshiomhole comes to mind.

[quote author=head_to_to]I wonder. He is in ACN as well. former PDP stalwart. He is busy running his exclusive supermarket in Abuja.[/quote]What you fail to realize is that post 2003 after Obasanjo money bag election, most politicians were lured into PDP and got trapped in PDP without necessarily buying into the ideals of PDP!

ajah ezeki: What we need is not merging or joining but character change, I mean real and sincere change. I mean a change not based on sentiment, selfish interest or ambition. A real change not based on thirst for leadership. And that change does not come by force or crisis or destruction of lives and properties. That change must borne out of compassion and love for all Nigerians not minding their tribe, tongue, region, religion etc. It must be a people oriented change.
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Change do not happen by chance, men with God and nature make them happen! Sitting and wishing for change to happen equals status quo!

People today celebrate or at least recognize what Oshiomhole is doing in Edo State, but little do people know that His emergence as governor of the state was as a result of merger of parties and political like-minds who felt it was time to wrestle the state from the hands of Anenih and PDP.

I hope this merger works and a strong personality is given the ticket to run for Presidency. I am not a fan of El Rufai, but a ticket of El Rufai and Fashola will flush GEJ and His gang of thieves (including the 40 laptop gang) out of the landscape! Yes there will be compromise at the center, but Nigerians will get a leadership who will be responsive knowing that any backpedaling will give room to PDP to come in through the back door.

[size=18pt]I propose the name of the new party to be[/size] [size=28pt]CNPPC[/size]: [size=22pt]Congress of Nigeria Progressive Parties for Change[/size].

Blyss: Humm, so Nigeria doesn't have a national emergency response number, like 911 here in the US? All you have to do here is dial 911 and an emergency dispatcher will answer the phone, you tell her your emergency issue, give her your location or general location and they'll dispatch the appropriate emergency services in your area to your location to help you.

Nigeria has a national emergency number, the question is, if someone at the other end picks it up, do they know what to do

If this happens in a PDP meeting, I can see GEJ hanging from the window like Niger delta militant Even His aid will kill more people than the assassin.

thoth: What these people never do is to investigate the history of nations that has passed through this evil process we are going through and see how they ended up.
The people should try to look at the people that borrow there governors these money, try to find out the conditions on which these debts were given, and from contemporary events extrapolate the intended results.
For those majority who never wants to bother themselves with research what is going on in lagos and other nigerian states is that the international banks is buying up nigeria or in other words turning nigerian into money making machines for their profit. The lagos governors would BORROW at unreasonable interest rates and finance these contracts which MUST be given to the companies(probably owned by the LENDER) dictated by the LENDERS at an overinflated price and the same LENDERS would dictate AUSTERITY MEASURES that must be put in place as a condition for borrowing(increasing tax,tuition fees,mass layoffs etc) . It should be clear by now that judging from the kind of projects that those money was used for,the cost which was ridiculous and the net income of the state the LENDER never intended for the money to be paid so what comes next is more AUSTERITY MEASURES and CONDITIONS , one of them being that those same infrastructures(take for example eko housing estate) must be privatised which means selling it away at giveaway price to those SAME LENDERS. What happened here ? They BORROWED them money to build, the money goes back to thier purse because the project was awarded to them, the state still OWES them, the bought the infrastructure at less than 10% the real value and now run it and take all the income it brings, the state still OWES them, the state pays huge amounts just to service their loans while it has lost most of the infrastructure that could have generated income . The State still OWES them.
The LENDERS bought those infrastructures for zero dollars and the state STILL OWES THEM. More and More privatisations and the state STILL OWES THEM. More increase in tax and fees and the state STILL OWES THEM. Things would become harder, many people would suffer,die,loose their homes, jobs,loved ones, even their sanity but the State STILL OWES THEM. THE WHOLE STATE IS BOUGHT AND THE STATE STILL OWES THEM.
If Nigerians don't act now they would never have the opportunity again. Who owes somebody owes him and in all courts both international and within you either pay what you owe or subject to the Lender.

Rubbish, go back to school and develop your mental capacity.

sweetcheecks: FOR THE UMPTIENTH TIME, IT IS COLD AND RAINING HERE, NO UMBRELLAS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STADIUM HENCE THE LESS NUMBER. GEEES:-!

Not being funny, your excuses are so lame! its snowy and rainy here at sub zero temperatures, fans still troop to the stadiums for EPL matches.

If you are in the UK, Africa Cup of Nations AFCON is being shown LIVE on ITV4. As usual, EuroSports has a package f or AFCON for your delight.

While the effort of GEJ in reviving the depots especially the one in Benin-City is commendable, in the same spirit of accountability and transparency as demanded by insincere9Nigerian, thelostpope, etc, can we know who we're responsible for the dearth of these depots, what happened to the monies allocated to these depots when they were not functioning, and most importantly, HOW MUCH DID THIS GOVERNMENT/NNPC spend to revive the depot! What exactly did they revive in the depot? Has the capacity of the depot been increased? Or did they just re-paint the storage tanks, change the discharging nozzles and re-paint the fencing?

The other very potent question that must be answered is this; given that the Benin Depot takes delivery from the Warri Refinery, what is the current state of that refinery, else if th depot is unable to get supplies from Warri Refinery as has been the case in the past, the revived depot would be useless to the people.

Again, without any political biase, GEJ's effort if truly transparent is commendable, but this is not the time for praise singing, Nigerians need him to do more and better because His government has been given all the support need to truly bring Nigeria back from the dust and get her steam rolling in high places, that is not happening yet, hence we must continue to put GEJ on His toes and not sing His praises

Malawian: dualing that road is something that needds to be done! In fact, a serious minded person will agree that that road even needs to be a 4 lane express way. There are so many ways to raise money for it. He can even toll it or spread the money across four/eight years of budgetary provision. That is a legacy acheivement if done. All other roads he is building will still go bad later.

Dude, you have elected or selected members in senate, house of reps and you have the minister of works from Edo State. Go mount pressure on them so that the Lokoja-Abuja dualization to end in Benin.
There are other projects of higher priority needing funding. Many of the villages are now expanding to become towns, yet so many of them do not have standard schools to educate the people to sustain the growth in the villages. That in my view is of higher priority and the governor has done well to focus on that.

taharqa: Actuali, Yar'adua generatd about 3800MW high and we fooolishes tried pushing all of dem to d national grid which almost immediately led in less than 2 days to almost total collapse of d System cos of very inadequate Transmissn and Distributn facilities to less than 1500MW for sm months. The power startd increasing very unsteadly much later to a little less than 2000MW or less than 2500MW or less than 2800MW which GEJ MET (we rili cant tell d exact amount cos it was very unstable then); now GEJ hv bn able to put a high of a little above 4500MW power to a much beta transmissn grids for months without any elongatd total systems crash like wat happend b4. This is roughly double d MWs he MET when he came in.... Any oda tin?

You can sell this bull story to those you always bribe bag of rice! Electricity generation is not rocket science, if there were plants in place that could generate over 4,000MW, are you saying under GEJ that those plants went dead? Or don't you know we have it on record that GEJ as VP was in charge of the committee saddle with the responsibility of ensuring that the existing power projects were completed and the power sector reforms/privatisation was realised

Stop all these acts of stupidity, lies will never bring you any good.

taharqa: Sharrap there, dis is d HYPOCRISY am talking about. GEJ has already doubled public power supply that he met on ground and it is not just IMPROVING BUT IT IS SET TO CERTAINLY IMPROVE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME cos there is even as we speak about 3000MW power that is almost already available to be added to d grid dis yr alone; and dis is apart from d huge unfathomable possibilities from a REFORMED and PRIVATISED power sector that GEJ has single mindedly pursued for 2yrs now, which has bn rightly haild by most experts as d SOLUTION to Nigeria's power problems both now and esp in d future.. Now get LOST

Stop your lies, Yar'dua government generated over 4,300MW which led to the collapse of the national grid. If my maths serve me right, twice of 4,300 is 8,600MW. So now you claim GEJ has generated 8,000MW?

We can't all be fooled you know.

Mad Cow: [img]http://www.guns.yfa1.ru/eng/image/AR_15.jpg[/img] - AR 15


https://www.shootzone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ak47-tactical.jpg - AK-47

https://www.thewarstore.org/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/k/a/ka-ag-02.jpg - FN FAL (Made in Nigeria as NR-1)

One thing I know about Nigeria military is they know how to get the weapons that meet their needs, and I won't be surprised if they have some AR-15.

A close family member who was in the Nigeria military for a while before He joined the British Army told me that majority of the automatic weapons He has trained with in the British Army were used as part of His training in Nigeria but He said for normal duty in Nigeria,tv hey were always given AK47.

What people do not understand that war has many fronts and air assault is just one of them. The. French can bombard with their mirage 2000 jets but if there are not foot soldiers on ground to do the clear out, the air assault would be less effective. Hence with our f-7 and alpha jets and a very well trained Army on the ground, we have the upper hand.

It is a shame that so any Nigerians have so hated themselves that they barely can see anything good about the country. What is the big deal about supersonic aircraft? That our military can coordinate and deploy to a foreign land for compact shows they are not as weak as some people thinks! As the nation prospers, surely we will see improvement in our military hardware.

Oh, by the way, does anyone know if Army will be deploying any of their drones for eagle eye spying?

Malawian: I know it is a federal government road, but until he has dualised that narrow benin-ekpoma-auchi road (the main trunk road linking all 3 senetorial disticts in the state) that guzzles students lives on weekly basis, he has done all of bullshi.t. Btw, edo state does not satrt and end in Bside.

Dualizing that road would gulp half entire budget of the state for a year! The man is doing alot on roads, the truth be said, from what I saw, He has focused His attention on villages where farmers need to get their farm produce out to the market with ease. The main road leading to Fuga which Ogiadhomeh could not use His influence, first as deputy governor and now as principal secretary to the president, has been fixed by Oshiomhole to a very high standard.

NRI PRIEST: Oga mr. gullible, let me quickly remind you that Anambra has a better school system,health system,better road network and governance more than Edo. How many industries has your Oshio brought to Edo. He is wasting tax payers money to beautify Benin to please the Omo n' Oba while the rest of the stae rot in neglet. Anambra is relatively a new state still and you lots are not financially better of than us. Everythin Obi has done he did it with Anambra money. NO BORROWING!!!!

Sorry I have not time for dead brains

asha 80: not to derail the thread but the GRA in onitsha is clean.

Benin city is suffering from what Lagos is suffering from in that the city has lots of road networks constructed in the 80s' but with no provision for drainage, covered walk ways and most of these roads are due for reconstruction, unfortunately, 10years under PDP did not help in that they stole much of what should have been used to fix those roads and now Oshiomhole I believe is now faced with the huge task of getting them fixed! Tarred roads in Benin alone runs in thousands ok km but less than half I believe are standard roads by today's standard.

@op,
See the development pictures on the link below and ask yourself if truly Abia have any hope under Orji.

https://www.nairaland.com/1164725/benin-city-reborn

Ogus, no offence, there's a school or institute of journalism in Benin City I think, such a poor write up