₦airaland Forum

pacodas:
[size=20pt]From the Ongoing comments I have made a shortlist Lets vote for the best governor. Your Vote Counts [/size]

Pro Anti:
I think Edoyad needs to learn how to argue in the rgiht manner.
U dont argue with only refutations. You bring out your own points backed with statistics and logic.

That aside, I've only spent more than one week in 4 states(Kaduna, Rivers, Lagos and Delta) in the last 12 months and from what I knew about those states and what I see now, I think all of them are performing.
In terms of Infrastructural development, Fashola and Amechi are miles ahead of Uduaghan and Sambo.
In terms of Humand capital development, Uduaghan is doing great.
In terms of reorientation and value perception, Fashola and Uduaghan.
Health, I cant really say, but I know Fashola builds larger structures probably because of the cost and scarcity of land in Lagos.
Security, Sambo. hmmm! Uduaghan considering the state of lawlessness that was evident as a result of the ND struggle; Fashola, considering the population of the state.
Over all, Fashola and  Amechi. But the masses hate these people.

edoyad:
Delta state is so safe that virtually all the oil companies have relocated to LAGOS state Inspite of lagos not having one oil well abi ?
What is the employment situation in Delta state ?
Dude, do you think those your funny institutions is what is meant by education ?
Do you know what transportation is ? Well transportation has a lot with conducive public/mass transportation - even Fifa don't give you hosting rights without  that.

edoyad:
@Beaf, So going by what i have said, i'm sure we can compile our own little developmental Index here.
1.We should compare the state of security between both
2. Level of education and access to it
3.Electricity and water - don't tell us of generators for street lights o.
4. Transportation in all forms and ramifications of it.
5. Housing in terms of facilities to aid commoners in procuring one.
6. Health situation in all It's ramifications: no. of health workers visavis population, mother/infant mortality rate, access to and cost of treatment etc

I'm open to more suggestions from you.

FACE:
I know what the problem is; the range of world view !

Fashola is doing great according to those in Lagos but they have not been to the other 35 states to measure their satisfaction of how their respective governors are meeting their needs.

What the Lagosians are doing in effect is to compare Fashola with the previous governors of Lagos state, just like the "world series" where only Americans compete and become world champions.

There are so many indices used for measuring development and until all those are compared nationwide, you can not stay in your state and award your governor the best governor of th nation regardless of how excellent you think he is.

ew vehicle imports drop by 38%

By Hamed Shobiye with Agency Report, Published: Thursday, 10 Dec 2009
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Only 42,493 units of new cars entered Nigeria between January and November 2009 compared to 75, 000 units imported during the same period in 2008.

The figure (42,493), which represents 38 per cent decline, was attributed to the global economic meltdown that has eroded consumers’ purchasing power and the availability of credit facilities.

Reuters quoted a key player in the Nigerian automobile industry, Mr. Willie Anumudu, as saying that the frequency of customer enquiries and purchases were on the downward trend.

Anumudu, one of the dealers in Nigeria for Toyota Motor Corporation, which controls 40 per cent of the market in the country, said, “We have never seen it so bad.

“In the 19 years that I have been in this business, the last quarter of the year is usually the busiest. But right now, customer enquiries and sales have been the lowest in history.”

Anumudu stated that Toyota had imported vehicles worth N240bn in the last 15 months.

“Car dealers in Nigeria expected new car imports to slump this year as Nigerian banks, hit by loan losses, pulled the plug on asset financing. They said efforts to attract consumers with price discounts were yet to pay off,” he added.

Industry sources put the total number of new car sales last year at about 75,000 units. Credit sales accounted for around 22 per cent of that total, but this has since dropped to virtually zero.

Nigerian banks extended credits aggressively to a growing middle class for much of last year, offering salary-backed loans for everything from refrigerators to cars and share purchases.

But as the global economic downturn took its toll, bank loans, particularly to stock market speculators and fuel importers, turned bad, causing credit to the wider economy to dry up, including loans to buy vehicles.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has, since August 14, injected about N620bn to bail out nine banks judged to be facing severe liquidity crises.

Ibime:
I urge all of you to think logically. . . . its embarassing to see a grown man falling for spurious unsubstantiated claims. . . . what is your retort to the what makes Saraki's case different?. . . . this thread is dead on arrival. . . . anyone who swallowed the conspirevidence that all debtors were granted waivers?. . . . acy should be ashamed. . . when Sarakis name was published amongst the list of debtors, you were on the debtors side. . . . now he has a loan waiver, Sanusi is roped in to a Saraki conspiracy. . . .I can as well list all the debtors and draw conjecture from any of them. . . . perhaps, one ND bigwig was amongst them. . . . soon y'all will be telling me that Sanusi is in a conspiracy with MEND because one ND bigwig and MEND sympathiser got loan waiver.

Vanguard investigations revealed that the aim of the anti-consolidation forces is to cause loss of public confidence in the banking industry and compel the Federal Government to move in by injecting funds. Further, they ultimately plan to instigate government to take equity holdings in the targeted banks.
Vanguard gathered that the group at work is made up of former bank owners who lost out during the consolidation exercise - a powerful clique in the present government, and some aggrieved persons in three of the six geopolitical zones in the country who felt left out in the consolidation exercise.

Those being forced out of the bank, according to a senior officials, were those regarded as being the moles in the bank that appear to be loyal to the erstwhile Managing Director, Erastus Akingbola.
Yesterday the caretaker Managing Director, Mr. Lai Alabi told newsmen in Lagos while reacting to the waivers the bank granted to debtors that “we are contesting with serious issue of moles in the bank, what this people intend to achieve was to malign the bank, frustrate the progress we have made for the purpose of serving certain interests.

naijatoday:
The CBN is not holding them responsible for the economic downturn, the CBN fired the CEO's because they cannot put money in those banks and have the same people running the banks. The CBN and EFCC also found that these CEO's committed FRAUD.

Fhemmmy:
Cos there are layoff doesnt mean that it has to do with Sanusi at all.
There is global melt down in the world and Nigerian banks are not immune to it

Fhemmmy:
Who are the RRS?

Fashola launches surveillance helicopters

National NewsDec 7, 2009

By Gbenga Akanmu & Monsur Olowoopejo

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday,  launched two Bell 412 EP Helicopters with a promise to commit the state’s resources to securing the lives and property of residents.
Speaking during the launch at the Lagos House, Ikeja, Fashola admitted that achieving a crime-free society was a tall order but reiterated that the state government would outspend, outrun and overwhelm the competition that criminals offer.
“We know there is no crime-free society, but we understand that crime and crime patterns are very fluid and we have resolved to stay ahead of the competition. That is why we have made the investment in these machines to give us the capacity to monitor traffic, pursue criminals, fight fire and evacuate people promptly when accidents happen,” the governor said.
According to him, the choice of Bell 412 EP was informed by the multi-faceted platform which allows it to be utilised in several functions, revealing that “the helicopters are specially and uniquely configured for fire fighting, emergency services, search and rescue, air ambulance and airborne surveillance roles.”
He also added that the same type was currently being used by government agencies all over the world including the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, the Police of Czechs, the Finish Border Guard, Los Angeles County Fire Department, New York City Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, amongst others.
He said the helicopters exceeded the standard Bell 412 prototype, adding that at the request of the state government they have been fitted with 31 extra options to suit the use to which the state acquired them.
On his part, Lagos State Commissioner of Police,  Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo, expressed optimism that the helicopters would enhance security surveillance in the state while pledging that the police would continue to give the needed support to the state government to ensure security of  lives and property of citizens in the state.

MrCrackles:
Your one liners are becoming boring dude. . .
Go back to bed if you dont have anything useful to say

MrCrackles:
Dude some responses here are not worth the reply. . . . .trust me
I dont understand how streamlining a company's workforce is Sanusi's fault when it is an imperative exercise crucial to the survival of the Coy
If the workforce is large, prune it, unfortunately people will pay the price but that is the way it is. . .

MrCrackles:
Read between what lines?
So it is Sanusi's fault that Intercontinental Bank did not put its crib in order

mavenbox:
@PapaBrowne: Chill, sir. You can read this thread, particularly this post https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=362189.msg5061390#msg5061390
and you will find out that m.other has been censored all over Nairaland. I think its a new censor script that has not yet been fully configured. There have been many complaints. Your case is just very interesting cos your post had to deal with a M.OTHER in particular.

It wasn't a moderator or anything to do with the religion threads. Cheers.

kosovo:
Obviously you do not know the responsibilities of a Party and you have no evidence what so ever to label the Governor a Thief,

@Wirinet

Let me give you a slight analogy.
Imagine for one moment a set of twins in their 's womb.

One twin says : "Hey, we have a [/b]. She is responsible for all that we are. We exist because she allowed some guy somewhere between her legs.We are alive because she eats and drinks. She cares so much for us that she goes regularly to a guy called doctor for something called ante-natal".
"Sometimes I hear her speak to us. She calls us babies. She loves us so much that she would do anything for us.
She says we give her joy. I hear it. She keeps thinking about us every moment".

The other twin replies. "What are you talking about. You are just imagining things. There is nothing like . Have you ever seen her? If you say she speaks to us, how come I never hear her? Hey fella, I am on the side of "what you see, is what you get" No hidden charges or bonuses. I wouldn't waste my time thinking about some   that you've just imagined up".
"If truly we have a , why can't she come get us out of this blood soaked tight sac that we've been locked up in since conception".

Twin one says": If only you understood you wouldn't speak like this. She loves us so much that she is going to endure the most grueling pain of her life just to get us out of here. It won't be long, we would be out of here in her arms, free to move around and at the same time feel her love.
She would give us bosom to suck, food to eat, she would bathe us and put us to bed. So much love she would give to us.

The other twin: All this your talk looks too good to be true. However, I only believe in things I see. I don't see a , So I know I don't have one. I'll rather wait till that 9 months you keep talking about is over, then maybe I'll believe.


This analogy gives you a perfect picture on our relationship with God. You don't have to see to believe. The mere fact that a baby can't see or feel the presence of it's  doesn't mean the  doesn't exist.
For me, I know for sure that I didn't make my digestive system, neither did I do anything to ensure that my lungs process oxygen. I know for sure that it has all been regulated by my creator.

Hey Atheists, we all know atheism is a ruse and it exists solely because God exists. If believers in God are wrong, then there should be no need for such a thing as atheism.

@Wirinet

Let me give you a slight analogy.
Imagine for one moment a set of twins in their [b]M.other's womb.[/b]

One twin says : "Hey, we have a M.other. She is responsible for all that we are. We exist because she allowed some guy somewhere between her legs. We are alive because she eats and drinks. She cares so much for us that she goes regularly to a guy called doctor for something called ante-natal"."Sometimes I hear her speak to us. She calls us babies. She loves us so much that she would do anything for us.
She says we give her joy. I hear it. She keeps thinking about us every moment".

The other twin replies. "What are you talking about. You are just imagining things. There is nothing like M.other. Have you ever seen her? If you say she speaks to us, how come I never hear her? Hey fella, I am on the side of "what you see, is what you get" No hidden charges or bonuses. I wouldn't waste my time thinking about some [/b] that you've just imagined up".
"If truly we have a [b]M.other, why can't she come get us out of this blood soaked tight sac that we've been locked up in since conception".

Twin one says": If only you understood you wouldn't speak like this. She loves us so much that she is going to endure the most grueling pain of her life just to get us out of here. It won't be long, we would be out of here in her arms, free to move around and at the same time feel her love.
She would give us b.reast to suck, food to eat, she would bathe us and put us to bed. So much love she would give to us.

The other twin: All this your talk looks too good to be true. However, I only believe in things I see. I don't see a M.other, So I know I don't have one. I'll rather wait till that 9 months you keep talking about is over, then maybe I'll believe.


This analogy gives you a perfect picture on our relationship with God. You don't have to see to believe. The mere fact that a baby can't see or feel the presence of it's M.other  doesn't mean she doesn't exist.
For me, I know for sure that I didn't make my digestive system, neither did I do anything to ensure that my lungs process oxygen. I know for sure that it has all been regulated by my creator.

Hey Atheists, we all know atheism is a ruse and it exists solely because God exists. If believers in God are wrong, then there should be no need for such a thing as atheism.

mbulela:
naijaking1,
it seems you see Sanusi in your dreams?
your obsession is beginning to bother on pure hatred.
for every one article you post here castigating this man, we can find two claiming he is on the right track by equally well schooled scholar like this monarch.
Sanusi did not send Okey Nwosu, Cecelia Ibru and co to run their banks aground.
There might be reservations about his method but thast does not exonerate the former bank MDs.
Stop acting like you are a foreigner (i assume you are a Nigerian) and do not know that these bankers are nothing short of cowboy economic thugs.
even the ones that are declared healthy are doubtful.
in a short while i will post a lengthy document one that i consider an unbiased report on the banking industry.
if only you can try and see issues devoid of your Sanusi hatred.
i will be back.

Dede1:
There is no state governor in Nigeria, present or past, had half of the Curriculum Vitae of Chukuwma Soludo and yet nobody ever asked them where their gubernatorial expenditures were sourced.

mbulela:
yours is an even lazier argument.
even if he was investing his entire salary, what kind of returns was he making on the investments to enable him splash money around in the name of campaigning.
unles he was investing in 419.
it is either he was stealing while in govt or he has another godfather bankrolling him (if that is the case, another Chris Uba or Emeka Offor scenario awaits Anambra). both are different sides of the same coin.
what kind of mythical investment are you referring to?
The type Erastus Akingbola has been into all this while?
Do you think you are talking to kids in kindergarten or a bunch of retards here?
The onus is on no one.He should carry on with his fellow barbarians.
Just remind you slimy prof that we, the people will never be fooled all the time.

wirinet:
Yes o. I am on the side of "what you see, is what you get" No hidden charges or bonuses.

OPCman:
Sanusi Lamido is not a professor but compare what his doing to what a professor and former world bank consultant did for 4 years as a CBN governor, Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was not a doctor but compared what he did in Western region with all those carryng paper qualification about i.e Dr Azikwe, Obasanjo did not go to university but compare his administration with this so called fools with MSc in Chemistry and his deputy with Doctorate in Zoology.
Bottom line is, na only Ibo this man can fool . He can not fool the Northerners and the Yorubas. Go and ask Obasanjo, the man will tell you he made a big mistake for put him incharge of Nigeria money, very big mistake

mazaje:
Where did I insinuate that in my post to neotic?

I don't know weather to laugh or cry at your very ridiculous analogy. When did I talk about any cyberspace at all? I can fully describe how nairaland and face book look like. Let me describe to you how nairaland looks like. The website has colours like, blue and grey, You can see alphabetical characters, and some images when you visit the site, you can see people's user names. People do not reside on nairaland. Pls describe to me how the mythical kingdom of darkness looks like, who are the people that reside there, how do they look and what is their estimated population.    

Nairaland is not a figment of my imagination because I can actually come here and interact with you and other people, How does one interact with the people that live in this mythical kingdom of darkness? What type of clothes do they wear in that kingdom and where is the kingdom located?