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babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

How many more do I have to post, to convince or maybe confuse you, that he is not a saint? All these stop probe calls, who is indirectly sponsoring them?

babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

From Post of Felele:

I have a question:

How come this road, and the Lekki-Epe Expressway are so expensive N1bn+ per kilometre

The article posted says the road will cost N60b. The distance quoted cannot be more than 60km, if that. This means that this road will cost up to N1b per km. Federal Ministry of Works data says dual carriageways in Lagos should cost no more than N330m per km. An additional lane either side should therefore cost no more than about N150m per km, bringing the total for a 3 lane expressway to about N480m/km.

I did my calculations, and after allowing for the usual feeding fest that attends Nigerian contracts, came to about N300m/km for a dual carriageway road, which is not too far from the FMW's own figures. I'm at a loss to explain how Fash/Tinubu came about their billion naira per kilometre figures for these roads they're building, which, if the Lekki-Epe expressway is to be used as a template, do not even include any bridges of note!!

I fear we are being fleeced in the name of development.


N1billion for one 1kilometer of road, as quoted by Felele. What a huge embezzlement if it is true. Are these not some reasons for his being probed?

babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

FASHOLA
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Wednesday renewed its order of May 11 restraining the Lagos State House of Assembly from probing the alleged financial impropriety levelled against Governor Babatunde Fashola administration by a group, The True Face of Lagos.

babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

Again, court stops Lagos Assembly from probing Fashola
By Tony Amokeodo
Thursday, 20 May 2010



FASHOLA
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Wednesday renewed its order of May 11 restraining the Lagos State House of Assembly from probing the alleged financial impropriety levelled against Governor Babatunde Fashola administration by a group, The True Face of Lagos.


Justice Opeyemi Oke also held in her short ruling that the interim order restraining the Assembly’s seven-man Ad-hoc committee and its agents from proceeding with its probe is still subsisting.


The development came just as the Lagos Assembly was said to have replaced a Lagos-based-lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, as a new lawyer, Mr. Sola Oludipe, announced his appearance for the lawmakers on Wednesday.


A journalist and human rights activist, Mr. Richard Akinnola, had filed an ex-parte application against the Assembly, asking the court to restrain it from going ahead with its probe on the grounds that there was a pending appeal at the Court of Appeal in Lagos over part of the judgment of Justice Habeeb Abiru of Lagos High Court in Ikorodu on the matter.


The court consequently granted the application and restrained the Assembly accordingly.


When the matter came up on Wednesday, Oludipe told the court that he would be seeking an elastic adjournment to respond to the application.


Oludipe further informed the court that, “Since the parties in the suit are one family who are at the vanguard of improving Lagos State, it is necessary to reconcile amicably.


“We are looking at the possibilities of talking to parties, because the people of Lagos State will be most affected in this matter.”


Justice Oke cut in at this stage and said, “ You have just informed the court that the issue can be resolved. That is a welcome development because I am an advocate of Alternate Disputes Resolution.”


In his response, lawyer to Akinnola, Mr. Bamidele Aturu, told the court that, “The issue involves Lagosians and Nigerians as a whole. If my learned friend is approaching the matter with a view to resolving the case, we are ready.”


The judge later adjourned the case till June 23.

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2010052011145748

babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

Nigeria: Fashola - Activist Seeks Court Order to Stop Probe

Ebele Akpeh10 February 2010


Lagos — A human rights activist, Mr. Richard Akinola has filed a suit before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja seeking for an order of perpetual injunction to stop the Lagos State House of Assembly from investigating the allegations of financial impropriety against the Governor Babatunde Fashola.



Akinola, through his counsel, Mr. Bamidele Aturu filed an originating summons before the court that within 42 days after service of the summons to the defendant be represented in the suit so that the court will determine if it was lawful for it to set-up a six -man committee to investigate an allegation of which they are also guilt off.

In his suit filed before the court Akinola his seeking a declaration that having regards to the surrounding circumstances the investigation by the defendant of allegations of financial impropriety leveled against the Executive and Legislative arms of Lagos State Government is tainted with bias and programmed to a predetermined end.

According to the activist, the question for determination is whether the Lagos State House of Assembly (defendants) can validly or lawfully investigate or cause to be investigated allegation or financial impropriety leveled against the Executive and Legislative arms of Lagos State Government published by one of the national dailies entitled 'The True Face of Lagos' outside the purview of Section 128(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.

"A declaration that the decision of the defendant to set up a six man committee or any committee at all to investigate allegations of financial impropriety leveled against the Executive and Legislative arms of Lagos State Government is in violent and fundamental violation of the principles of natural justice and is therefore unconstitutional, unlawful, illegal, unfair, malicious and of no effect whatsoever," he said.

Akinola also wants the court to determine whether it was not a violent violation of the principles of natural justice for the defendants to investigate allegations of financial impropriety leveled against the Executive and Legislative arms of Lagos State Government.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201002110596.html

babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

Attorney General moves to stop Fashola's probe
By Segun Balogun
May 11, 2010 02:08AM
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The letter written by the Attorney General of Lagos State, Supo Sasore, advising all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state not to appear today before the 7-man ad hoc committee investigating financial allegations made against the executive government of Lagos State met the fury of the lawmakers yesterday.

This has prompted the House to summon Mr. Sasore to appear before it today.

The probe committee is expecting the MDAs to present requested documents relevant to its assignment today but the attorney general, in his letter that was read at the plenary session of the House yesterday, advised the MDAs "that they are under a legal duty not to acquiesce in actions that may undermine the process of the Court of Appeal."

The continued sitting of the probe panel amounts to contempt of the court to the fact that there is an appeal suit and a pending motion for injunction on the investigation saga, as explained in the letter, which was written on the advice of Bamidele Aturu, a lawyer, to the attorney general.

Mr. Aturu in a letter written to the attorney general on May 6 asked the attorney general "to use your good offices to prevail upon the defendant (House of Assembly), if need be, by using your constitutional power, to ensure that [the defendant] does not do anything to frustrate the appeal and motion for injunction pending before the Court of Appeal."

Mr. Sasore, based on Mr. Aturu's advice, asked the probe committee to "await the outcome of the appeal case and the motion for injunction before the court of appeal."

Background

A Lagos High Court presided by Justice Abiru had on March 16, in the case Richard Akinola vs Lagos House of Assembly, dissolved a 5-man committee set up by the House to investigate allegations levelled against the executive government by The True Face of Lagos group because the House did not follow due process.

In its next sitting after the judgment, the House dissolved the committee but upon another allegation made by the same group, another 7-man committee was constituted.

An appeal was however filed by Mr. Akionla, even though he won at the High Court and a yet-to-be-granted injunction to stop the new committee was sought.

Bone of contention

As explained in his letter, Mr. Aturu, who is Mr. Akionla's lawyer, said they have gone to the Appeal Court because the High Court refused to construe the provision of section 128(a) and 128(b) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as requested.

"In other words, the court did not agree with us that the power of the defendant to conduct investigation under section 128 must be predicated on the existence of a pending bill to make a new law or correct defects in existing law relating to the subject matter of investigation," he said.

Rising to oppose Mr. Aturu's claim, Sanai Agunbiade (Ikorodu constituency), who is a member of the probe committee, said the claim is only true for Section 128(a). He said Section 128(b) empowers the House to also hold investigation in order to expose corruption.

Mr. Agunbiade also said that the ministry of works and infrastructure had already obliged the probe panel the requested documents.

"I don't think there is anything in law or common sense that will stop the House from investigating allegations of corruption," said Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker of the House.

"The attorney general, who I have a lot of respect for as a complete gentleman, got it all wrong. He should be brought to this House [Tuesday] to explain what we don't already know."

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5566806-147/story.csp

babapupa:
But do you have any proof that the man stole a dime and did the man asked not to be probed.


What mentality

I wanted to believe that, you have not just landed from the space some minutes ago. If so, I , but if otherwise, please learn how to gather facts, before rushing to NL to post them.

Super T:
Quote from: Hardtalk on Today 01:56:41 AM
Why probe him? even the madman in the street know that man is performing.

So, because a man is performing and stealing, he should not be probed? What a mentality?

The rot in our society is beginning to stare at our face. How careless can doctors be in Nigeria after they must have collected about $1,000 from the patient for the CS? No value for human live. What a pity!.

Careless Doctors Own Up To Mistake


Doctors at the General Hospital, Apapa, Lagos, who mistakenly slashed a baby’s head during a caesarian section have owned up to their mistake.
One of the doctors, Dr. Idowu Adewale, in a letter to the Office of the Public Defender following a query from the Lagos State Ministry of Health, confessed that the injury sustained by the baby that led to his suffering brain damage was a mistake because the operation was done as an emergency.

According to Dr. Adewale, ”the surgery was performed by a principal medical officer, Dr. N.O. Sanusi, assisted by a senior medical officer, Dr. M.O. Tijani and supervised by the consultant obstetrician. However, there was an accidental scalped injury to the baby’s scalp at the back of the head.”
Dr. Adewale said that the injury was detected while cleaning the baby. “The laceration was instantly sutured by the consultant obstetrician and the baby was commenced on antibiotics injection, multivatimins and analgesic,” he stated.

Dr. Adewale absolved the medical personnel from the fate that befell the baby but blamed the mother, who he claimed, opted to dress the wound at home with local preparations before coming back to the hospital.

“It is very important to note that inadvertent scalpel injury to babies during caesarian section is a known complication of that surgery worldwide, most especially when it was done as an emergency to save the baby’s life. Her refusal to bring the child for dressing led to wound breakdown and no medical personnel can be held responsible for that,” he concluded.

But the mother of the child, Rosemay Oji, 32, rejected the doctor’s latter observation, arguing that since the doctors confirmed that they made a mistake during the caesarian section, they should be held responsible and the government, their employer, be made to take responsibility for the welfare of the child.
Oji said the doctors had rendered her baby incapacitated and the government should come to her aid by assuming responsibility for his upkeep.
She narrated how doctors at the hospital slashed her baby’s head during a caesarian section and quickly discharged them from the hospital.

Following the damage, the baby which ought to be a source of joy to the parents is now a sorry sight, as he has been rendered incapacitated for life.
The baby, named Samuel, cannot cry, talk, crawl or do anything asociated with a child’s development.
A test conducted by Dr. F.A. Oke of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, showed that the baby suffered brain damage during the CS performed on the mother.

According to Dr. Oke, ”the victim suffers from abnormal record consistent with partial complex seizure disorder capable of potentially delayed cerebral maturation in view of the frequent seizure.”
The embattled woman who was in tears while narrating what happened to her only son, said she has been to Massey Children’s Hospital in Lagos Island but all to no avail.

”When they saw the wound at the Massey Children’s Hospital, they sent us back. We were again referred to the General Hospital on Lagos Island where we stayed for another three weeks.

“It was in the hospital that we discovered that the child was not developing normally and we protested and they agreed to carry out some tests, but they refused to disclose the results of the tests.”

“Doctors at the Apapa General Hospital knew what they did and that was why they discharged us quickly so that the baby will die in our hands.”
She appealed to Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola to come to her aid by assisting her take care of her son.
‘When they saw the wound at the Massey Children’s Hospital, they sent us back. We were again referred to the General Hospital on Lagos Island where we stayed for another three weeks.

“It was in the hospital that we discovered that the child was not developing normally and we protested and they agreed to carry out some tests, but they refused to disclose the results of the tests.”

“Doctors at the Apapa General Hospital knew what they did and that was why they discharged us quickly so that the baby will die in our hands.”
She appealed to Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola to come to her aid by assisting her take care of her son.

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2010/05/18/careless-doctors-own-up-to-mistake/

Where are all those ladies that were looking for a life partner? Let them try their luck here. Who knows?

Wish Nigerian leader is a Saint? Na person wey dem catch, na him be thief.

Enjoyment1:
What has OBJ ever done or said, that was good? Check from his military era, to even the Ikeja Cantonment bomb blast. He had to tell a soldier at the barrack, "shut up, you are unruly". U can imagine a comment of such to man that was looking for his family?

The man is a junk! Heavy waste to Nigeria and Nigerians!.

jumobi1:
So your case study shows that even those who perform should not be trusted. Then who do we trust. I don't buy what you are selling.
I am skeptical but I choose to give GLuck the benefit of a doubt.

I was not hawking my opinion, but all the same, you can drop your email, so that I can remind you, when the traits are becoming glaring!.

Using Gbenga Daniels, as a case study, his style depicts the same method Nigerian leaders exhibit, day in day out!.

Thank GOD that you said, the state was created in 1987. How big is a child that was born in 1987? If a lady, he should be contemplating marriage today. So, the start is not a young state any longer, please.

Back to your point, I will use Ogun state for example; when Gov. Gbenga Daniels came to power, in fact, his first term, he won so many admirers, becos he really performed. He repaired so many dilapidated structures, and tarred many roads in the state. His policy was really felt, by even the man on the street. Some companies in Lagos, relocated to Ogun as a result of good business environment. That is why NESTLE Nigeria, had to buy a large parcel of land to build staff estate in Ogun. He boosted the tourism sector, and one of the products of that is the new look Olumo Rock. Even the Chimpanzee Obasanjo (with no apology for bringing JESUS into Nigerian politics), was really proud of him, as he then became a role model, and epitome of good leadership in Nigeria.

The second term of Gbenga Daniels, was expected to consolidate on all his achievements so far. Can you tell me what Daniel has so far done in his second term? Nothing, becos all he did was just becos he wanted people to vote a second term for him. Till date, Daniel has no achievement in his second term. The only project he mentioned which was supposed to be outstanding, was the Agriculture/Cargo International airport, which he claimed he wanted to leave as a legacy. Till date, can anyone yell me, how far he has gone?

Despite all the praises Gbenga Daniel enjoyed, was he not caught in LONDON, with an undisclosed foreign currencies. Upon investigation, what did he tell them? He simply said, the money was for the purchase of buses for the NIGERIAN SPORTS FESTIVAL. Come to think of it, was Daniel supposed to go and pay for buses for SPORTS FESTIVAL? Does he not have Commissioner for Sports? Even with the commissioner of Sports, cant you sit down at government house in Ogun, and order for any bus/buses, anywhere in the world?.

My Dear, all these people are thieves, and do not praise them. It is when they leave power, that is when you know the atrocities they committed in government. As for Governor of Akwa Ibom state, do not be carried away by a few developmental work here and there. They are all campaign strategy. I was in Uyo last November, and never really saw anything new. It does not make me a critic, but it is the truth. As for you, if those street lights, that are basic necessities, or dualisation carried out by Federal government, and some he is doing is what is making you praise him, then think twice. What is so good about his government, when Uyo is nearly in total darkness? In fact, it was worst than I left it about 4 years ago. The roads, are now full of pot-holes, and the rate of kidnapping, is terrible. Tell me here, does Uyo really need that flyover? He is just building it, becos a whole Uyo as it is, does not have one, so he had to build one, so that, at least, people can see one in a whole state capital. Soon, you will hear the real cost of that very small bridge.

When talking about kidnapping in Nigeria, Akwa Ibom state will appear in first 2 in any list in Nigeria, so what are you telling me?

As for EFCC, ICPC or even the federal government doing anything, about the $3.1m incident about Akpabio; My Dear, nothing will happen. The only time you will hear about the incident is when, Akpabio has finished his 2nd term, and now wants another post e.g Vice President, that is when his political opponents will now revisit this matter, and others you are yet to know, and now use it again him.

My Dear, do not praise any Nigerian Leader, or ruler. They are all same of the same.


******THIS IS A COMMENT FROM A POSTER EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER THREAD ON NAIRALAND*********


This is the exact thing Jonathan is doing. He is just trying to win many admirers, and in due time, when elected, we all will see the same kind of traits our leaders carries. He is same of the same. I am not convinced. Time will tell.

Bros, that fire for EFCC house, no bi Holy Ghost own. That one na Judas set am up, as he could be sponsored by Fashola himself, to stop investigation. Please mind the phrase, "he could be"

Court refuses to stop Ibori’s arrest
By Sola Adebayo and Friday Olokor with agency report, Published: Thursday, 29 Apr 2010



A Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday rejected an oral application by former Governor James Ibori to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Police and the State Security Service from arresting him.

The EFCC had on April 14 declared Ibori wanted over alleged fraud involving the sale of shares belonging to the Delta State Government.

But Ibori, through his counsel, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), approached Justice Ibrahim Buba, with an application asking for an order of interim injunction restraining the EFCC from arresting him.

He also prayed the court to restrain the commission, its officers or agents from arresting, harassing, intimidating or attempting to arrest him pending the determination of the substantive motion.

Joined in the suit were the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Inspector-General of Police and the Director of SSS.

Buba, after listening to the motion, directed that the motion be served on all the respondents before it was taken on April 19.

At the resumed hearing on April 19, the court also adjourned to April 28 to enable fresh hearing notices to be served on the first and third respondents as well as for ruling.

The adjournment was made by the court after listening to Mr J. B. Daudu (SAN), counsel to Ibori.

At Wednesday’s hearing, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud, counsel to the first, third and fourth respondents, asked for a short adjournment to enable him regularise and file necessary processes.

He said his clients would file their preliminary objections and responses in the next adjourned date.

Daudu, however, said he would not object to the application if Daudu reiterated and reapplied for a preservative order made on behalf of Ibori.

The preservative order sought was to stop the EFCC from arresting the former governor pending the determination of the substantive matter.

But counsel to the EFCC, Mr. Chidi Okoroma, intervened , saying that preservative orders would be premature in the circumstance.

“If they are making an application for preservative order, it is better to make a formal application so that we will be able to react,” he argued.

Daudu, however, told the court that where counsel made a strong representation to court orally, the rug would not be pulled under the carpet if the court ruled on it.

He said, `Since the last adjourned date when Okoroma gave an indication that nothing will be done, all hell was let loose.

“The applicant (Ibori) had been declared wanted dead or alive. The affidavit we filed just showed newspaper cuttings that the EFCC has not relented in going after Ibori.

“Where we suffer this apprehension, it is one of the functions of this court to preserve the status quo. If we keep quiet, one may not have grounds to execute the application.

“Please grant the preservative order because a lot have been done to arrest Ibori. I speak from the Bar.

“I urge you to grant the order to restrain all the defendants from attempting to arrest the applicant pending the determination of this matter.’’

Mahmoud also disagreed with Daudu’s application because “he is misunderstanding the legal principles in this matter.‘‘

Mahmoud said, “There is no basis for that order by your Lordship. The issue is not that of preserving the jurisdiction of court. There must be legal basis for the order to be made.

“There is no legally enforceable rights called the right to refuse arrest. You are being asked to issue a blanket order.

“If he (Ibori) is arrested, he is entitled to a safeguard of law. It will be outside the scope of preserving your jurisdiction.

“Court must be weary of stopping a statutory body from carrying out its functions. This application should not be entertained at all.

“Criminal justice administration should not be impeded. The application is misconceived and court should reject it.’’

Okoroma, who associated himself with Mahmoud’s submission, said, ”The application cannot hold water because no person had the right to be insulated from investigation.‘‘

He said Ibori was at liberty to file a formal application on the matter.

Okoroma added, “From April 19 till date, the status- quo remained the same, nothing has changed.

“If anything has actually changed, the court deals on facts formally presented before it.

“They have enough time to bring a formal application and give us an opportunity to react.’’

In his ruling, the judge declined to make a preservative order stopping the EFCC, the police and the SSS from arresting Ibori because it was made orally.

Buba, who adjourned the case to May 10, however, ruled that Ibori was free to formally bring an application for preservative order of court.

Immediately after, Ibori filed a fresh motion seeking to stop his arrest.

The motion marked FHC/ASB/CS/34/2010 and titled “The matter of an application by Chief James Onanefe Ibori for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to fair hearing and personal liberty under the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules 2009,” was filed by Daudu.

An affidavit in support of the motion was signed by Chief Azikiwe Ako, who said that he was in the court on April 19, 2010 when EFCC’s counsel, Mr. Chile Okoronma, on EFCC’s behalf, “specifically stated that since the service of the court processes, they had not done anything and will not do anything that will make the determination of this matter a fait accompli.”

Ako added that “contrary to Okoronma’s undertaking in open court on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, the respondents arrived in Oghara in a bid to arrest Ibori.”

He argued that unless the court restrained the EFCC, police and the SSS, there was a likelihood that Ibori’s fundamental rights would be infringed upon before May 10.

Ako added that if the embattled former governor was arrested, he might “suffer great, untold and exceptional hardship.”

Meanwhile, the former governor has expressed his gratitude to his supporters across the country that have rallied to his defence since “this round of political persecution and not legal prosecution against him began.”

The former governor, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mr. Tony Eluemunor, urged them to always maintain the peace.

Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal in Benin on Wednesday, failed to hear an appeal by the EFCC against the decisions of the Federal high Court in Asaba.

The EFCC is contesting the judgment of Justice Marcel Awokulehin, which quashed the 170-count charge against Ibori.

The five-man panel declined to entertain the matter on the grounds that the case was not an election dispute.

When the matter was mentioned before the appellate court, Ibori’s lawyer, Mr. Alege, observed that the case was a criminal matter which should go before the regular appeal court.

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201004292332439

Iwu alone, is not the proplem of INEC, but sanity must start from somewhere!.

KnowAll:
@Babapupa


[size=14pt]If the FG hands over all FG Airport to State Goverments I am sure building an Airport in Lekki would not be a priority, or even be on the drawing board for years to come. The Problem we have in Nigeria is the FG has somethings they should just sell off to private people or states. How can a FG be running secondary schools, Airports, and Universities. It does not make sense.  [/size]

I really dont want to bump into your contribution, but in this part of the world, it is rather unfortunate, that some things might still be left with the Federal government, for affordability sake. It does not mean that they are better manage by them, but becos of the need for subsidy. I know many will kick against this, but it is true.

Sky Blue:
Apologies if you took offence, I could have put it a different way but ultimately I would have probably said thesame thing. I don't think your arguements were well thought out.

Apologies accepted. We are just trying to find a common ground to move Lagos forward. No quarrel!.

isimili:
I do not know what to believe but if this news is true, I can only advice Jonathan to follow his own heart. Obasanjo's sense of judgement is unsound and highly questionable. He decided to impose yaradua on Nigeria and look where that got the poor man and nigeria. therefore in light of his (Obasanjo's) antecedents, i think that every sensible nigerian must stay away from him and his do or die selection style. iwu to count but a few and ignoring Bode george is his creation and so also many others like him.

That is his problem, which many does not know.

Sky Blue:
It was irrelevant to the line of discussion we were originally having. Did I ever say housing was bad business? That was and is completely and utterly irrelevant to what was being discussed. Go back and read it again.

Now I get you, but it was too harsh, a comment!.

Sky Blue:
Irrelevant point, read the part in bold.

What makes a contribution irrelevant?

ziga:
True housing will bring lots of gains, but without being sentimental, i think bringing about means of employment is more important.

If houses are built, how do unemployed people become home owners. Projects like these will create jobs. Imagine Nigeria producing and exporting most of them made in china goods.

With the way the Governor of Lagos is going i think there is hope for everybody. It can never happen in one night, because it took us a while to get to the terrible stage we are in right now.

And everybody knows that it is very easy to destroy. Building i what requires time and skill.

Very reasonable contribution, eventhough I may advise that, just as one investor is trying to create jobs, another might capitalise on the mad rush and provide homes, and both investors smiling home, while the government becomes the referee.

ziga:
Meaningful infrastructural development in the already congested areas of Lagos will be difficult and will be with lots of casualties.

The restructuring of Oshodi is an example and projects like that will be very difficult. t will be like fetching water with a spoon.

Expanding and developing into unused/virgi.n parts of Lagos and iits environs is the way to go. that way you can get gradual de-congestion of congested areas and eventually  you will create alternatives for some people, so that when you decide to work on the already unplanned areas, it will not be too expensive or too difficult.

Please, lets be objective and not criticize for the sake of it.

Okay fine, you are talking about moving to a virgin land, so as to de-congest Lagos; How big is this virgin land that will decongest Lagos?

Sky Blue:
Thesame structure? What on earth are you talking about? You know such isn't happening now because? You know for PPP to work there actually has to be private bodies interested in investing their money. . . . . . right?

Apart from projects like the free trade zone, which other project will give an investor quicker return for investment apart from housing? Please tell me?