₦airaland Forum

Wiseboy222:
If you like say bad things about Tinubu it dosen't change the fact that he is our incoming president.

What are the bad things said about Tinubu?

stainedanisus1:
Asiwaju of Nigeria . This is almost the 1000th thread opened about him on Nairaland this year alone. The brain behind Eko Atlantic, an investment destination that will be the envy of Africa when completed. An area holding the biggest USA embassy in the world. Why will I not like this man

Eko Atlantic is a private project, and d project is projected to be completed before 2022 but hasn’t even reached 20% completion because of the overpriced sale of land and properties there. Do u know that land sells at 2-4million dollar there. Go check out prices of luxury houses in USA with that same amount. Rather buy there than buy in Eko Atlantic

Ultimas:
Tinubu this, Tinubu that. One thing I respect about him is that he is a strategist.

How are you enjoying buhari that he strategically made president?

americaninja1:
Eko Atlantic is a private project, and d project is projected to be completed before 2022 but hasn’t even reached 20% completion because of the overpriced sale of land and properties there. Do u know that land sells at 2-4million dollar there. Go check out prices of luxury houses in USA with that same amount. Rather buy there than buy in Eko Atlantic

It's all part of the campaign to hype out of proportion anything Tinubu did. It's the same strategy they used with buhari in 2015. I am glad folks like you have the facts to burst their obvious lies

OgunLaakaye:
You still cannot take away Tinubu’s brilliance

I am yet to see anybody discrediting him for the Econet, TSA and financing of Local Government without allocations. What I saw here is just bitterness and blackmailing by lazy and jobless youths.

On Econet, they mentioned one inexperienced and unknown person in telecom world whom they know on Twitter as Victor Asemota.

I expected them to mention my old friend Mkpe Abang of IT & Telecom Digest or even Bayero Agabi. How old was the Victor Asemota in year 2000? Where was he? What did he know about ATCON and Engr Ndukwe when he was ATCON President before handing over to Late Engr Charles Joseph of Mobitel.

So,Strive Missiyiwa just came to Nigeria to meet investors and participate in telecom license auction without any contact?

They can also say Tinubu is not the person that brought Enron to Nigeria.

Look at long essay on TSA that has been in use in Lagos before Jonathan became VP.

Kperoqi should not expect exposed and intelligent people to waste useful time with lazy and lousy social media youths.

paracolaxnear1:
Asiwaju, Modern Lagos Architect don't have time for hate and perdition children, I know they are going to still wail about him. A forward thinker and a master strategist

please help me ask them what did thier candidate pioneer.
Seriously... I just need to know one thing that Obi pioneered apart from sweet talking and Twitter movement.

Ultimas:
Tinubu this, Tinubu that. One thing I respect about him is that he is a strategist.

Strategizing how to loot and go Scott free.

CheapHomes1:
What are the legacies he left in Lagos?

What are his feats in governance that no politician in this generation has achieved?

"Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's feats are bold and exceptional; from business to governance and politics ... a true hero of democracy, a light that cannot be concealed!" - Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, 8th Assembly, House of Representatives, Abuja

"Asiwaju Tinubu has become a political pillar and leader, not only in Yoruba land but in Nigeria." - Gov. Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state (2003-2006 & 2014- ), Ado-Ekiti

"Asiwaju's pragmatism in politics are his very good sense of judgment in identifying and nurturing exceptional leaders. Tinubu's leadership role is a guide to the young and old." - Gov. Kashim Shettima, Borno state (2011-2019) , Maiduguri.


Asiwaju Tinibu was the 12th Governor of Lagos State from May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007.

On his assumption of office as Governor of Lagos State in 1999, Asiwaju Tinubu inherited a state that was practically bankrupt. The country’s commercial nerve centre was one of the worst victims of the previous one and a half decades of military dictatorship and neglect.

Public infrastructure had disintegrated abysmally. Delivery of social services had collapsed in virtually all sectors. The environment was in chaos as Lagos was routinely described as one of the dirtiest cities in the world. The state was largely dependent on insufficient financial allocations from the centre as she lacked the capacity to generate adequate revenue internally to meet her numerous challenges.

The public sector was demoralized and ill-equipped, psychologically and logistically, to effectively perform its functions and achieve set objectives. While the citizenry was alienated from the state and thus demotivated from paying taxes or the ones they paid being stolen making the state technically bankrupt, the organized private sector had little or no incentive to partner with the government in meeting the immense developmental challenges of the Mega City.
Assembling a team of accomplished technocrats, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration drew up a Ten-Point Agenda, which it began to systematically implement for the re-vitalization and re-invention of the state. The total budget size of Lagos State at the inception of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration in 1999 was a little over N14 billion, while the state’s Internally Generated Revenue was approximately N600 million monthly. Yet, the monthly public sector wage bill was N800 million. The implication was that Lagos state was entirely dependent on allocation from the Federal Government, which was grossly insufficient to meet the huge challenges of re-building a state that had been neglected and allowed to decay for over two decades since the federal capital was moved to Abuja in 1991.

Eight years later under Asiwaju’s astute guidance, Lagos had become financially viable and autonomous of the federal government; lives and property had become more secure; public infrastructure was being aggressively modernized and expanded; there had been a dramatic improvement in the quality and efficiency of public health care, education, the environment, water supply and public transportation; Lagos was attracting new investment in diverse sectors on a daily basis despite the depressing national economic climate.

For his excellent performance as the Executive Governor of Lagos State of Nigeria (1999 – 2007), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu received several awards.
These include

Best Governor in Nigeria for Y2000 by the Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce;

Y2002 Best Practices Prize in improving the living environment, awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works and the UN Habitat Group;

Y2000 Best Computerized Government in Nigeria Award by the Computer Association of Nigeria.

Citation by the New York based World Trade Association on June 12, 2002, as the symbol of progress in Nigria. The only other recipient in Africa was President Nelson Mandela of South Africa.

Y2003 Green Crystal Award for enhancing the value of the environment by Clean Up Nigeria

Winner of the Health Care Award for Y2002 as the producer of the best health service in Nigeria

Presidential Merit Award for technological development by the Nigerian Society of Engineers

Y2001 National Literacy Award for outstanding contribution to mass literacy in Nigeria

Y2005 and Y2006 World City Awards for exemplary performances in health care delivery, environmental renewal and youth development.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won several awards for exemplary leadership qualities and commitment to humanity. Among these are:

One of the ten winners of Y2002 Outstanding Alumnus Award of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC); He was the first African outside North America to be accorded this honour

2001 distinguished Alumnai Award by his Alma Mata, Chicago State University

Distinguished Service Award for exemplary leadership by the Lagos State Economic Summit Group (LASEC)

Recognition for distinguished service to Nigerian women by the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS)

Lagos State University MBA Y2001 Merit Award for contribution to academic excellence in Lagos State

Certificate of commendation by the National Conference of Black Mayors

Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Society of Engineers

Silver Jubilee special award by the University of Jos for his commitment to the growth of the university

Exempary award for thoughtful leadership and outstanding public service by the Lagosians Club of Chicago

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by the Abia State University in recognition of his immense contribution to democracy, good governance and development of Nigeria.

emperor863:
Illegal LCDAs you call them, have many states - possibly including yours - not copied the same thing?

The Bohemian OBJ withheld local government funds illegally (despite the judgement of Supreme court against it) and he ad able to run the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs effectively. If it were to be your state, would your thieving governor been able to pull through?

If you claim that Honey is a bitter substance out of hatred for it, it does not mean that it is actually bitter. Oga na master any day, any time.

How did Tinubu "run the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs EFFECTIVELY"?

casualobserver:
TSA was pioneered by Kemi Adeosun in Ogun state. It was copied by the Federal govt

I hope and pray that Tinubu will bring Kemi Adeosun back as the finance minister. She was chased away because she was so good and uncompromising!

Not a fan of Tinubu but If you ready to bet with me peter obi can not win 4 states comes next year presidential election 50k

Kwanza:
https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-tinubu-pioneer-econet-tsa-economic-summit-in-nigeria

Bollocks
Which state first created LCDAs
Which state first started IPP, which state had it before Lagos?

paracolaxnear1:
Asiwaju, Modern Lagos Architect don't have time for hate and perdition children, I know they are going to still wail about him. A forward thinker and a master strategist

So many lies and shady business.

murmee:
I hope and pray that Tinubu will bring Kemi Adeosun back as the finance minister. She was chased away because she was so good and uncompromising!

IMHO it is difficult for anyone with integrity to get involved in Nigerian politics or government and to be frank any dealings with the average Nigerian. From your houseboy to tailor to politicians to government officials, Nigerians are all the same, you try to do good and they Bleep you up. In the end they frustrate you, mess you up or make you regret wasting your talents or resources trying to do good. Thats why those who remain dont bother.


Sad but true!!

IbileIfe:
But why are they restless and having sleepless nights over Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

If you don't conquer your fears, your fears will conquer you

So fact checking candidates now mean being afraid of them ? Nigerians!

Fahdiga:
Is that you Yekini?

...I am proud to be Yekini. And I will be more proud to have him as my father.

americaninja1:
Eko Atlantic is a private project, and d project is projected to be completed before 2022 but hasn’t even reached 20% completion because of the overpriced sale of land and properties there. Do u know that land sells at 2-4million dollar there. Go check out prices of luxury houses in USA with that same amount. Rather buy there than buy in Eko Atlantic

EKO Atlantic represents the struggle, resilience and the courage of Tinubu. Tinubu out of courage and determination supported by Divine Providence turned misfortunes and challenges to opportunities. If not for Tinubu, left to Obasanjo who called Lagos a jungle, only suitable for insane people to live, VI and Lekki would have gone, Lagos would have been in the dustbin of history.

Private Investors in the Atlantic City projects came because of the opportunities. We now have beautiful new Ahmadu Bello way and various development. Whether it is at 5% or 2%, the value is appreciating, businesses that left during the Ocean encroachment are back in many folds. VI and Lekki that were already dying and at the point of death suddenly become a beehives of activities. Tinubu is an enigma.

americaninja1:
Eko Atlantic is a private project, and d project is projected to be completed before 2022 but hasn’t even reached 20% completion because of the overpriced sale of land and properties there. Do u know that land sells at 2-4million dollar there. Go check out prices of luxury houses in USA with that same amount. Rather buy there than buy in Eko Atlantic

So but what do you do for living? The sheer ignorance of your statement is baffling

Do you even know that MOST major projects are undergone via state or federal backing?

When you lots say “private” I wonder if you even have any idea what “private project” means

Anyway Una no know anything sha na why dem say ignorance is bliss

[quote author=Fahdiga post=114202324]Yekini Amoda Ogunlere aka Bola Tinubu brought thuggery and agberoism to Nigeria. A leopard doesn't change its spot. He was a drug dealing rascal in Chicago where he was known as Bobo Chicago. He returned to Nigeria and unleashed his recruited thugs on innocent Nigerians [

Am sure he did nothing wrong to you and your people
He is not the one that asked you guyz to form apga, run to labour and be supporting pdp.
He created enabling evironment for your businesses to strive
He has nothing to do with your woe
Leave him alone
No matter what you about him he is a great man, an enviable man indeed]

How did Tinubu achieve this phenomenal transformation of Lagos state?
The following report by an international scholar explained it.

What Makes Lagos a Model City
The New York Times, Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
WASHINGTON —
The turnaround in Lagos can be traced to 1999, when Nigeria returned to democracy and the city began holding regular elections. For the first time since independence, Lagos was able to re-elect its own leaders, or turn them out of office. And while national elections became a mud fight between elites to control the state’s enormous oil wealth, local contests forced candidates to show pragmatism and competence.
Citizens in densely populated cities find it easier to organize themselves. And in an ethnically and religiously diverse metropolis like Lagos, politicians could not afford to pit ethnic and religious groups against one another, a problem that has long bedeviled Nigeria. Simple geography also helped the city administration. The powerful and wealthy classes are more likely to insist on better governance when their own neighborhoods are affected.
And unlike national politicians, local leaders know that the better they perform, the more money their city nets. The better its roads, schools and business environment, the more likely companies will pay taxes, and individuals will buy goods and services, which also contribute to the tax base. At the national level, by contrast, the great majority of the central government’s income has little to do with government’s performance, since about 75 percent of the national budget comes from the $50 billion a year that Nigeria collects in oil revenue.
Can Lagos really save Nigeria? Alone, it’s unlikely — one factor is that the country’s population is expected to continue mushrooming to 400 million by mid-century — but Lagos can now be the model for transferring more authority to other cities, such as Ibadan, Kano and Benin City. And they, in turn, could help to shift the polarized national politics that produce the same cadre of unaccountable elites year after year.
Almost half of the developing world’s population now lives in cities, and rapid urbanization is expected to increase this proportion to two-thirds within a few decades, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The city is now the main driver of growth and stability across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. And the example of Lagos shows that countries can begin to work better when their cities are well governed and thriving.
In other words, cities can help save countries.
~ Seth D. Kaplan, a professorial lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, is the author of “Betrayed: Politics, Power and Prosperity.”

IbileIfe:
On his assumption of office as Governor of Lagos State in 1999, Asiwaju Tinubu inherited a state that was practically bankrupt. The country’s commercial nerve centre was one of the worst victims of the previous one and a half decades of military dictatorship and neglect.

Public infrastructure had disintegrated abysmally. Delivery of social services had collapsed in virtually all sectors. The environment was in chaos as Lagos was routinely described as one of the dirtiest cities in the world. The state was largely dependent on insufficient financial allocations from the centre as she lacked the capacity to generate adequate revenue internally to meet her numerous challenges.

The public sector was demoralized and ill-equipped, psychologically and logistically, to effectively perform its functions and achieve set objectives. While the citizenry was alienated from the state and thus demotivated from paying taxes or the ones they paid being stolen making the state technically bankrupt, the organized private sector had little or no incentive to partner with the government in meeting the immense developmental challenges of the Mega City.
Assembling a team of accomplished technocrats, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration drew up a Ten-Point Agenda, which it began to systematically implement for the re-vitalization and re-invention of the state. The total budget size of Lagos State at the inception of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration in 1999 was a little over N14 billion, while the state’s Internally Generated Revenue was approximately N600 million monthly. Yet, the monthly public sector wage bill was N800 million. The implication was that Lagos state was entirely dependent on allocation from the Federal Government, which was grossly insufficient to meet the huge challenges of re-building a state that had been neglected and allowed to decay for over two decades since the federal capital was moved to Abuja in 1991.

Eight years later under Asiwaju’s astute guidance, Lagos had become financially viable and autonomous of the federal government; lives and property had become more secure; public infrastructure was being aggressively modernized and expanded; there had been a dramatic improvement in the quality and efficiency of public health care, education, the environment, water supply and public transportation; Lagos was attracting new investment in diverse sectors on a daily basis despite the depressing national economic climate.

It seems you didn't understand the questions.

What are the legacies he left in Lagos?
What are his feats in governance that no politician in this generation has achieved?

From all you typed, you weren't able to answer the questions. Your post is most likely something you lifted from somewhere and pasted verbatim. so many words yet no substance. So many words, but they are quite vague and ambiguous. No specifics I am not surprised that your posts is populated with awards and quotes. How those answer the questions is still a mystery. I will remove the quotes and awards & you will see that there's nothing left.

Let's look at the things you have said

1. How was Lagos state practically bankrupt before may 1999? Can you explain a bit more?

2. How was Lagos one of the worst victims of the previous one and a half decades of military dictatorship and neglect?

3. Kindly explain this in more detail:

"Public infrastructure had disintegrated abysmally. Delivery of social services had collapsed in virtually all sectors."

4. You say before Tinubu became governor, you say that "The environment was in chaos as Lagos was routinely described as one of the dirtiest cities in the world". Recently, Lagos was reputed to be the second worst city in the world to live in.

5. How did Lagos state "lacked the capacity to generate adequate revenue internally to meet her numerous challenges"? What were those numerous challenges?

6. How was "The public sector was demoralized and ill-equipped, psychologically and logistically, to effectively perform its functions and achieve set objectives"?

What were those set objectives?

7. How did you arrive at the conclusion that "the citizenry was alienated from the state"?

8. If you say that taxes being paid before 1999 were being stolen, can you give us a brief on alpha beta?

9. Who are the team of technocrats you say Tinubu assembled and what is the Ten-Point Agenda that they drew up?

10. What are the public infrastructure was being aggressively modernized and expanded during Tinubus governance?

11. If you say that "there has been a dramatic improvement in the quality and efficiency of public health care", can Tinubu take treatment in any hospital in Lagos?

12. Can Tinubus children attend any government school in Lagos?

13. Does Lagos supply water to it's residents or it's residents depend on self provided bore holes?

14. What are the new investment Lagos was attracting in diverse sectors on a daily basis when Tinubu was governor?

Once again, What are the legacies he left in Lagos?
What are his feats in governance that no politician in this generation has achieved?

murmee:
I hope and pray that Tinubu will bring Kemi Adeosun back as the finance minister. She was chased away because she was so good and uncompromising!

Who chased kemi adeosun away because she was good and uncompromising?

Uncompromising about what?

colestephan86:
Bollocks
Which state first created LCDAs
Which state first started IPP, which state had it before Lagos?

Let's agree with you on this first thing. How is doing it first an achievement? If it is, can you explain how the LCDAs have improved quality of life in Lagos.

Where are IPPs that Tinubu was the first to start? How many MW are they supplying and to whom?

babaolofin:
EKO Atlantic represents the struggle, resilience and the courage of Tinubu. Tinubu out of courage and determination supported by Divine Providence turned misfortunes and challenges to opportunities. If not for Tinubu, left to Obasanjo who called Lagos a jungle, only suitable for insane people to live, VI and Lekki would have gone, Lagos would have been in the dustbin of history.

Private Investors in the Atlantic City projects came because of the opportunities. We now have beautiful new Ahmadu Bello way and various development. Whether it is at 5% or 2%, the value is appreciating, businesses that left during the Ocean encroachment are back in many folds. VI and Lekki that were already dying and at the point of death suddenly become a beehives of activities. Tinubu is an enigma.

In everything you said, you weren't able to negate this post by americaninja1 that

Eko Atlantic is a private project, and d project is projected to be completed before 2022 but hasn’t even reached 20% completion because of the overpriced sale of land and properties there. Do u know that land sells at 2-4million dollar there. Go check out prices of luxury houses in USA with that same amount. Rather buy there than buy in Eko Atlantic

obynzo:
Which game bros for years the lie that Federal allocation was with held to Lagos has persisted. What Obasanjo held was Local government funds.

see this has been treated and published in government texts books . Don't change the narrative because of one election.

Kwanza:
https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-tinubu-pioneer-econet-tsa-economic-summit-in-nigeria

Asiwaju of Thieves

paracolaxnear1:
Asiwaju, Modern Lagos Architect don't have time for hate and perdition children, I know they are going to still wail about him. A forward thinker and a master strategist

Wow

CheapHomes1:
It seems you didn't understand the questions.



From all you typed, you weren't able to answer the questions. Your post is most likely something you lifted from somewhere and pasted verbatim. so many words yet no substance. So many words, but they are quite vague and ambiguous. No specifics I am not surprised that your posts is populated with awards and quotes. How those answer the questions is still a mystery. I will remove the quotes and awards & you will see that there's nothing left.

Let's look at the things you have said

1. How was Lagos state practically bankrupt before may 1999? Can you explain a bit more?

2. How was Lagos one of the worst victims of the previous one and a half decades of military dictatorship and neglect?

3. Kindly explain this in more detail:

"Public infrastructure had disintegrated abysmally. Delivery of social services had collapsed in virtually all sectors."

4. You say before Tinubu became governor, you say that "The environment was in chaos as Lagos was routinely described as one of the dirtiest cities in the world". Recently, Lagos was reputed to be the second worst city in the world to live in.

5. How did Lagos state "lacked the capacity to generate adequate revenue internally to meet her numerous challenges"? What were those numerous challenges?

6. How was "The public sector was demoralized and ill-equipped, psychologically and logistically, to effectively perform its functions and achieve set objectives"?

What were those set objectives?

7. How did you arrive at the conclusion that "the citizenry was alienated from the state"?

8. If you say that taxes being paid before 1999 were being stolen, can you give us a brief on alpha beta?

9. Who are the team of technocrats you say Tinubu assembled and what is the Ten-Point Agenda that they drew up?

10. What are the public infrastructure was being aggressively modernized and expanded during Tinubus governance?

11. If you say that "there has been a dramatic improvement in the quality and efficiency of public health care", can Tinubu take treatment in any hospital in Lagos?

12. Can Tinubus children attend any government school in Lagos?

13. Does Lagos supply water to it's residents or it's residents depend on self provided bore holes?

14. What are the new investment Lagos was attracting in diverse sectors on a daily basis when Tinubu was governor?

Once again, What are the legacies he left in Lagos?
What are his feats in governance that no politician in this generation has achieved?

Sure they are answers to all these questions?
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Well don't forget to shop or sell within Lagos
On Telegram.... @lagosmarketspot
And you will be glad you did

So one unknown person claimed Tinubu was Nigeria former President, hence this yeye "verification"?. These IPOB will do anything to drag others into their quantum of lies and misinformation for Obituary.

CheapHomes1:
In everything you said, you weren't able to negate this post by americaninja1 that

That is too elementary. Eko Atlantic City and Eko Atlantic City development are two separate issues. He said the project was scheduled to be completed by 2022. That is not correct. Projects depends on the timeline of each investor and developers.

The development is a public private partnership scheme. The creation of the City is by Tinubu. The City owner and the Landlord is Lagos State Government. Tinubu fought FG to rescue VI from being taken over by Ocean. 75% of Ahmadu Bello Way already taken over by Ocean encroachment and hope lost with people and business relocating. Tinubu faced the challenge.

Zonefree:
Heard Tinubu also pioneered Pluto, Mars, Australia, Mercedes Benz and WHO.

All hail jagaban of Africa !

Some people will not know that it is sarcasm... Bobo Yekini alas Tinubu is a demoon from Osun state.

paracolaxnear1:
Asiwaju, Modern Lagos Architect don't have time for hate and perdition children, I know they are going to still wail about him. A forward thinker and a master strategist

Modern Lagos architect that couldn't build functional hospital in Lagos despite the huge revenue generated?


May we not be cursed with Dumbness