Enugupikin:
There is some sense in what he is saying ,Lagos can't stand alone without the rest of Nigeria. Those corporate headquarters too and the ports and all that stems from the Nigerian people

There is no sense in what he said and in what you typed.........

codemaniacs:


so in other words you're s out of at least 30 million Yoruba people, no Yoruba person is into importation, exportation, manufacturing and trade......

the weed you're smoking is very strong..

leave them with their lies, there is no business in this country the Yorubas are not into from spare parts to shipping business. When true restructuring happens, all these lies will be exposed. They have really taken the liberality of the Yorubas for granted

Fucking idiot! I wonder why he didn't populate his own state so he too can collect VAT.

Yeye man.

This aboki is very mad!

Mr. Masari has a good political argument but a lame economics one!

If we take Democratic economies like India, USA etc for instance, you'll discover that a region like Goa decided to promote economically proactive policies when it became clear she had to compete with regions like Punjab and Central India or fall into the non-viable brackets of regions like Pradesh - note that they all have seaports!
The idea is that the economic less-viable states should rather be challenged to bring to the front burner their economic comparative advantages instead of complaining about being threatened (even as a consumer based economy)!

In Masari's Katsina for example, Sharp sand is in excessive abundance. Why can't he think of generating IGR by 'exporting' the commodity to a predominantly rocky Abuja for an economic exchange?

Utah does not begrudge Louisiana for being a gateway to the US, nor does N.Dakota feel cheated by the prosperity of Florida simply because they operate within the same federation.
Each state look inward to bring up a competitive advantage...

That's what Wike meant by "putting on their thinking caps..." That's what Masari should be doing, and not arguing about being the "demand aide".

What happened to the Katsina Steel Rolling Mill under Masari? This complex is capable of triggering a multiplier effect of chain markets, but what we saw is that it has gone moribund!

So, Oga no one will lower the bar for you simply because you chose to be unproductive... Get in the ring and compete! That's what Democratic economics is all about!

Awoleesu:
Mr. Masari has a good political argument but a lame economics one!

If we take Democratic economies like India, USA etc for instance, you'll discover that a region like Goa decided to promote economically proactive policies when it became clear she had to compete with regions like Punjab and Central India or fall into the non-viable brackets of regions like Pradesh - note that they all have seaports!
The idea is that the economic less-viable states should rather be challenged to bring to the front burner their economic comparative advantages instead of complaining about being threatened (even as a consumer based economy)!

In Masari's Katsina for example, Sharp sand is in excessive abundance. Why can't he think of generating IGR by 'exporting' the commodity to a predominantly rocky Abuja for an economic exchange?

Utah does not begrudge Indianapolis for being a gateway to the US, nor does N.Dakota feel cheated by the prosperity of Florida simply because they operate within the same federation.
Each state look inward to bring up a competitive advantage...

That's what Wike meant by "putting on their thinking caps..." That's what Masari should be doing, and not arguing about being the "demand aide".

What happened to the Katsina Steel Rolling Mill under Masari? This complex is capable of triggering a multiplier effect of chain markets, but what we saw is that it has gone moribund!

So, Oga no one will lower the bar for you simply because you chose to be unproductive... Get in the ring and compete! That's what Democratic economics is all about!

They simply don't want to do the work. Everybody wants ready-made jollof rice, and masari is not alone on this, even some southerners think the same too. Most Nigerians are busy-bodies and always want to claim what's not theirs. The UK is four countries altogether but Downing street never makes the final decision for Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, those other nations have their own govt who still makes the rules for their respective people and they all respect their boundaries. But in Nigeria, the man in kano wants to decide for the man in Ibadan, who does that? This is what is causing all the crises in this country. Akwa Ibom is building a seaport, is anybody in Lagos disturbing them? This madness must stop

then Alhaji Masari the North should have nothing to fear from the recent directive of the courts.

i really believe in the potential of the North, so much so that i believe they should be fighting for their own autonomy to ensure they control their own resources and can actualise their own dreams, whatever that is.

wellmax:
From Masari to Ipobians, everyone is laying cliams to have developed Lagos. Southwesterns are really taking nonsense from other Nigerians. You think indigenous lagosian are fools?

don't mind them Ooooo... let them continue...

that's one of the reasons they'll keep complaining of no jobs forgetting that at least 60% - 80% of companies in the SW are owned by Yorubas and its the same Yorubas that will provide employment opportunities for them that they are abusing and denigrating...

unfortunately for them, more Yorubas are noticing and won't hire a lot of them and fortunately for Yorubas, more Yorubas will get jobs..

austinvsb:


What does Lagos need that it cannot get within itself or within the Southwest? Tell me just one thing..

Lagos can survive alone or at most with the rest of the 5 South western states and that's facts.

South West has population power too.

You are a fool sir. Infact, you are a short sighted governor.

I'm always disappointed when Northerners display high level of hypocrisy and illiteracy

Awoleesu:
Mr. Masari has a good political argument but a lame economics one!

If we take Democratic economies like India, USA etc for instance, you'll discover that a region like Goa decided to promote economically proactive policies when it became clear she had to compete with regions like Punjab and Central India or fall into the non-viable brackets of regions like Pradesh - note that they all have seaports!
The idea is that the economic less-viable states should rather be challenged to bring to the front burner their economic comparative advantages instead of complaining about being threatened (even as a consumer based economy)!

In Masari's Katsina for example, Sharp sand is in excessive abundance. Why can't he think of generating IGR by 'exporting' the commodity to a predominantly rocky Abuja for an economic exchange?

Utah does not begrudge Indianapolis for being a gateway to the US, nor does N.Dakota feel cheated by the prosperity of Florida simply because they operate within the same federation.
Each state look inward to bring up a competitive advantage...

That's what Wike meant by "putting on their thinking caps..." That's what Masari should be doing, and not arguing about being the "demand aide".

What happened to the Katsina Steel Rolling Mill under Masari? This complex is capable of triggering a multiplier effect of chain markets, but what we saw is that it has gone moribund!

So, Oga no one will lower the bar for you simply because you chose to be unproductive... Get in the ring and compete! That's what Democratic economics is all about!

he has no point...

sokera:
The South- West has the population ( yorubas are over 70million) that population is enough for us to have a decent yoruba nation … we don’t need any part of Nigeria to survive , it’s the other part of Nigeria that need the yoruba nation

We south south don't need south west to grow

That is good news.

With this news, it means those Northerners doing business in Lagos and Rivers will enjoy the Amenities that their VAT is helping provide where they are.

And those Southerners up there will also enjoy the Amenities that their VAT provide?

Or, is Masari too much educated that he can not understand that wealth transfer shouldn't be parasitic?

What did you expect from Almajiri governor? Blind people from blind regions

Verysmart101:


Can it survive without ndiigbo? These benin republic port are being patronised majorly by ndiigbo.85% of goods imported into Nigeria through tincan and apapa warf are ndiigbo.75% of building structures in Lagos are owned by ndiigbo which ndiigbo provides majority of land use charge for Lagos.And the list goes on.Lagos cannot survive without ndiigbo take it or leave it

Didnt Lagos exist before Ndigbo troop into the state?Lagos is a Yorubaland of opportunities and possiblities and that has attracted many tribes including foreigners to the city.Igbos are nothing without Lagos not the other way round.

God and Yorubas and its foresighted leaders are responsible for Lagos success past,present and future.The Yoruba youths are tolerant,peaceful not like the Northern or Eastern youths.

How come Igboland is desolate and not as vibrant like Lagos, if Ndigbos have All it takes to make a city great.why cant Ndigbos littered across the North make it great as well as your Igboland?Igbos could start trading with Seaports in onne and warri which is closer,these ports operate at low capacity.

It is just like Yorubas saying they made America great as if it wasnt a land of opportunities in the first place.

Lagos is great because of the massive foreign entrance and Yoruba drive for investment in the city.Most of these taxes are paid by big companies not your spare parts dealers or kiosk you call shops littered across lagos.

One Nigeria is an anomally to the Yoruba kingdom.The Nigerian unitary system only steals Yoruba money to benefit others.We either go back to regional govt or split Nigeria along ethnic lines like Europeans.

BigSarah:
Well there you go, you can't make the earnings of cosmopolitan states exclusive that's just common sense

Lagos
Rivers
Kano
Ogun
Kaduna
Delta

Are significantly cosmopolitan, but then again the sharing formula should be fairer and reasonable than it currently is..

Imo state (Aba, Owerri),

Oyo State (Ibadan) &

Anambra state (Onitsha) are cosmopolitan as well.

Verysmart101:


Can it survive without ndiigbo? These benin republic port are being patronised majorly by ndiigbo.85% of goods imported into Nigeria through tincan and apapa warf are ndiigbo.75% of building structures in Lagos are owned by ndiigbo which ndiigbo provides majority of land use charge for Lagos.And the list goes on.Lagos cannot survive without ndiigbo take it or leave it

How do you arrive at these your statistics Mr ndigbo?

Laragirl:


We south south don't need south west to grow

True we all survived under our varipus kingdoms before the advent of the blue eyed demons came.

pacespot:


How do you arrive at these your statistics Mr ndigbo?

Dont mind the mumu.Why didnt Ndigbo replicate such in their cities or the North where they are doing business?

austinvsb:


What does Lagos need that it cannot get within itself or within the Southwest? Tell me just one thing..

Lagos can survive alone or at most with the rest of the 5 South western states and that's facts.

Very well said.

The 5 South western states are 40+ million strong!

OneTemplate:



Lol. I can tell you for free that the first sign of a loser is that he remains fixated on dubious past glory perhaps because he is nothing in the present and knows he will remain nothing. Hence the need to create fantasies about the past.

Even indulging your idiotic revisionism, why is an Edo not Governor of Lagos today and why no single Lagos State Senator or Rep who is Edo?

How many local Government chairman in Lagos of Edo origin? Why is Lagos State legislative house not full of Edos? Loser.

Your wisdom boku no be small.

20 million likes!

When a Fulani's northerner is speaking, you will know by his words. They speak boastfully as if they own every little piece of this country. The economic buoyancy and bustlesomeness of Lagos far preceeds the entity called Nigeria. Lagos has been a great commercial hub right through its entire history.

codemaniacs:


so in other words you're saying out of at least 30 million Yoruba people, no Yoruba person is into importation, exportation, manufacturing and trade......

the weed you're smoking is very strong..

Sorry bro, #lol that's not what i meant.
I meant to say, most of them are not from Rivers and Lagos.

Why can't Lagos stand alone? Why do you Southerners give currency to the idiocy and impunity of this morally-bankrupt Arewa Northerners. If Lagos cannot stand alone as he asserts, so why is he kicking against state collection of VAT. I thought state collection of VAT should be an opportunity to prove his hypothesis that Lagos State cannot survive on its own.

Enugupikin:
There is some sense in what he is saying ,Lagos can't stand alone without the rest of Nigeria. Those corporate headquarters too and the ports and all that stems from the Nigerian people

ThinkSmarter:
Sorry bro, #lol that's not what i mean

you're indirectly saying no Yoruba person or Yoruba company pays the necessary taxes like like custom duty, import duty, export duties e.t.c..

Thank you my brother. Indeed bunch of leeches.

austinvsb:
If you think you really have the population that sustains Lagos, when States starts VAT collection, use that population to your advantage and generate taxes from them.

Bunch of leeches

Quadruple werwy!

Tetrahedron:
Werey

ThinkSmarter:
He is saying the truth, Lagos and Rivers have ports, but the people that pays the necesarry tax like custom duty, import duty, export, environmental,etc are mostly Igbos and Hausas from the hinterlands who are mostly into importation, exportation, manufacturing and trade that are mostly from Kano, Anambra, Borno, Abia, Kaduna, Imo, etc

They can import from Togo ,Benin or Cameoon no be by force to use Lagos.
Yorubas also import into the country,we are doing other Nigerians a favour by allowing them use our port facilities for a fee.

Quadruple werey!

Tetrahedron:
Werey

See dem
Developers

How u going to develop another person land and you cannot reproduce the same in your state?


Does this clown even understand what VAT is
?

There is no VAT on tomatoes and Cow