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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by blamingthedevil: 9:05am On Aug 20, 2022
God Bless Gov Sanwo-Olu
God Bless Babatunde Fashola
God Bless Incoming President Bola Tinubu
God Bless President Buhari
God Bless Yorubaland
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria


God punish children of 8

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Patriotsleague: 9:05am On Aug 20, 2022
Mega city things. Nice one, this will really help to alleviate transportation issues in Nigeria.

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by incandescentena: 9:05am On Aug 20, 2022
wasuka14:


Your mind is corrupted and fixated to negativity. You never envisage good things in your life. Only focus on bad and negative side. Forgetting that, the thoughts you hold mostly in your heart become reality, and u will blame Govt for your woes later.

Mc Oluomo boy sighted

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Nobody: 9:05am On Aug 20, 2022
babag93:
How MC Oluomo and co go dey obtain dirty money for the CityBoy? Because this will drastically reduce number of bus commuters.
As they will have to repay the loans taken for this project in the soonest possible time.

Let’s watch as the drama unfolds.

Siddon there de beef about M C Oluomo. Three of his children ave graduated from American universities as we speak. Three more are undergraduates overseas. A man is using his brains to advance his life you sit down in your hut abusing him. Na Sunday you go know say Saturday no be resting day.

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by anonimi: 9:06am On Aug 20, 2022
vibbb:
I hope it will be properly maintained.

Has it started working yet, over a decade after Fashola's similar paparazzi to swindle Lagosians into voting him for a second term of massive looting instead of massive progress in free education, basic healthcare, low cost houses, water etc.

anonimi:

TTC in talks to sell old trains to Lagos. Are they safe enough?
AUGUST 10, 2011

As Toronto trainspotters gleefully take maiden rides on the TTC's Rocket, commuters in Lagos, Nigeria may be about to get some new trains of their own. Our old ones.

A TTC spokesperson has confirmed that the commission is negotiating with a private group to sell up to 260 used train cars to the West African megacity's new transit project.

"I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos," said commission spokesperson Brad Ross. "Over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria."

The cars being considered for sale are the TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models, which will be decommissioned as the TTC rolls out its new fleet of Rockets. Ross predicts the earliest they could be shipped to Nigeria is sometime in 2012.

Traffic snarls are already a major economic problem in the Nigerian capital, a booming city that will reach an estimated population of 25 million by 2015. A new above-ground rail system designed to carry 1.5 million people a day has already broken ground, and Lagos Governor Babtunde Fashola has said it "will be the most multi-dimensional and most impactful" of the government's efforts to reduce traffic congestion.

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains.

The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars.

It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.

The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts.

According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption.

"More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system."

From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by nesgeeek(m): 9:08am On Aug 20, 2022
Abdul05:
Many things stand to tinubu credit .. grin



If it wasn't for the aggressive revenue generati-
on drive done by tinubu while in office


all these day to day modern infrastructures you see in Lagos today would have been possible.. grin


Cos it easier for the governor of today in Lagos to borrow and finance loan inorder to do all these... cheesy cheesy grin
For ur mind.
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by anonimi: 9:08am On Aug 20, 2022
Patriotsleague:
Mega city things. Nice one, this will really help to alleviate transportation issues in Nigeria.

Do you know what mega city means or you just said it without thinking it through

itubaba001:
Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria, has been ranking as one of the worst places to live in the world for the nine straight years, a BusinessDay analysis shows.

Data from the 2019 Global Liveability Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the world’s leader in global business intelligence, shows the city has been within the range of 137th-139th position out of a total of 140 cities in the world from year 2011-2019.

Last year, Nigeria overtook India as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, thereby becoming the world capital of poverty, according to the Brookings Institute. This year, the number has risen to 91.6 million from 87 million in June 2018. Every minute, six Nigerians enter the group of extremely poor people, according to the World Poverty Clock.

https://businessday.ng/uncategorized/article/lagos-ranks-amongst-worst-cities-to-live-in-for-nine-straight-years/

The lack of state-owned pipe-borne water in the homes of Lagos residents has continued to be a source of concern, a non-profit group, Corporate Accountability and Public Advocacy Africa (CAPPA) has said.

At a press event to mark this year’s World Water Day, the group said its monitoring team’s visit to state-owned waterworks showed that most of them are not operational.

The group said the waterworks it visited include the ones at Maryland, Mushin, Ikorodu, Obalende, Agbowa, Onikan, Ikoyi, and Amuwo Odofin.

Only the one in Ikoyi is producing water, according to CAPPA.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/450615-world-water-day-lagos-water-crisis-worsening-group-says.html

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by BeanmanX(m): 9:09am On Aug 20, 2022
Nigerians dat lacks maintenance culture,,,I hope the train will last for decades tho,,,,
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by TimmyA: 9:09am On Aug 20, 2022
It is Fashola's project and not Tinubu. if left for Tinubu, he does not mind using the money for frivolities and misappropriation activities that will end in private pockets

NaijaRoyalty:

Stop boring us with this Tinubu lies please

Just stop

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Pwettylinda(f): 9:09am On Aug 20, 2022
Come back and take photos of this same interior in the next one year

You will be shocked.

Nigerians and mismanagement are like 6&5
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by abokikhalifa: 9:10am On Aug 20, 2022
Nosayer:


Let's wait till the Nigerian factor touches it.

So much infrastructural déficits that it'll take a lot if infrastructure and our getting used to them before we can learn to properly use them.

So many Nigerians, especially the once in rural areas ain't that educated and enlightened Because of this, many don't know how to do the right things. Reason why Nigeria have serious issues developing.

When 10 people are trying to make the country good, 100 people are frustrating the move.

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by showafrica(m): 9:10am On Aug 20, 2022
Nosayer:


Let's wait till the Nigerian factor touches it.

So much infrastructural déficits that it'll take a lot if infrastructure and our getting used to them before we can learn to properly use them.

They no put rail for standing ovation.
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by olisaEze(m): 9:11am On Aug 20, 2022
Despite the fact that three men have ruled Lagos since 2007, despite the light rail not being a new technology, some Agbadorious & Cassavarious individuals will still ascribe this to the BAT because they can’t help but use any opportunity to push their tribal candidate with a false narrative! Let’s give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, Sanwo-Olu you have tried with this one! grin
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by yetunsbay(m): 9:12am On Aug 20, 2022
Kingozymandias:


Very true , in as much as I am pro Peter Obi , Tinubu's mind is exceptional, his revenue drive was outrageously impressive and strategic. He laid the foundation for LIRS and digitised the IGR system of the state. If only he were not an unrepentant tribalsitic individual like all his supporters.

Peter Obi will be the next president of Nigeria next year because we need to move forward not backwards
Buh Obi can't win naw.

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by BeanmanX(m): 9:12am On Aug 20, 2022
anonimi:


Do you know what mega city means or you just said it without thinking it through




Lagos is the worst place blah blah blah,,,but u would rather die there than go to ur shithole state,, ungrateful people..

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Neoteny(m): 9:13am On Aug 20, 2022
Trust yeriba, within a year that place will turn to the filthiest cesspool you've ever seen:

Pickpockets
Random drops of turd
Piss
Gala and pure water hawkers
Hangers-on
Touts, louts and thugs
And an overwhelming smell of deep-rooted dirt, decay, destitution, dejection, death, despair and disease.

No be Lagos?
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Zorn: 9:14am On Aug 20, 2022
This colour doesn't suit the Lagos people because , they're very dirty people .
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by uptownemmygee(m): 9:15am On Aug 20, 2022
RawBitterTruth:
Just arrived!!!!!


New and UK used postpaid carting just arrived!

Tap in..... very limited.




Your signature is my main concern
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by NOETHNICITY(m): 9:16am On Aug 20, 2022
babag93:
How MC Oluomo and co go dey obtain dirty money for the CityBoy? Because this will drastically reduce number of bus commuters.
As they will have to repay the loans taken for this project in the soonest possible time.

Let’s watch as the drama unfolds.
At least you supposed to happy say MC Oluomo no go dey make money again.
How they intend to repay? Bro Lagos is a country. It would do you good to know that.
Ask yourself how Soludo intends to repay the 100b loan he took within 100days of his administration

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Indispensable85(m): 9:17am On Aug 20, 2022
Tinubu's Lagos is working. But we can't say same for Obi's Anambra, let's not even talk about Atiku the generator merchant.

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by jaxxy(m): 9:19am On Aug 20, 2022
Abdul05:
Many things stand to tinubu credit .. grin



If it wasn't for the aggressive revenue generati-
on drive done by tinubu while in office


all these day to day modern infrastructures you see in Lagos today would have been possible.. grin


Cos it easier for the governor of today in Lagos to borrow and finance loan inorder to do all these... cheesy cheesy grin

What of jakandes and raji rasakis credit?

This interior is for standing and very uncomfortable for long journeys.

NaijaRoyalty:
Looks neat

Smtn still in or from the factory will obviously be neat. is it practical should be the question?

I see these are nothing bt mere propaganda.
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by NOETHNICITY(m): 9:20am On Aug 20, 2022
anonimi:


Do you know what mega city means or you just said it without thinking it through




Spamming threads vilifying Lagos ain’t going to do you any good. Show us threads about Anambra infested erosion

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Rexnegro(m): 9:21am On Aug 20, 2022
NaijaRoyalty:
Looks neat
That's for a start, when lunched give am two months time and see. Nigerians are not good at caring for public properties
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by paradiseVirgin: 9:21am On Aug 20, 2022
babag93:
How MC Oluomo and co go dey obtain dirty money for the CityBoy? Because this will drastically reduce number of bus commuters.
As they will have to repay the loans taken for this project in the soonest possible time.

Let’s watch as the drama unfolds.
It will reduce traffic oga.

Less hold ups.
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by thesolutions(m): 9:22am On Aug 20, 2022
A waste of money. We are Nigeria. we have over 200 million people few of this train cannot serve the nation. return the seats to our normal bus seats so it can accommodate more people siting. They can introduce different models like this for different class of people when we have gotten to a reasonable standard of operation.
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Fearyourcreator: 9:22am On Aug 20, 2022
Scamfinders:
Make ona take am easy... Lagos don develop before Tinubu assumed office... Abi nor be thesame Lagos wey we dey say for those vintage proof ?

This Tinubu did this, Tinubu did that, is not normal at all... Let just pray to God to bring the best candidate cos even me don tire for this country.

How can u spend more than 200k for house expenses in a month as a single guy and u ar happy ...

Btw I say PayPal account with funds at a good rate... Escrow can be used if you have doubts
You most wanting what you can't pay for ... All these things we really crave for not coming cheap .. It will get here na we go tire na
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by commoditiesnig: 9:24am On Aug 20, 2022
Lanrelagboi:


https://twitter.com/Mr_JAGs/status/1560883507307634690?t=9gqbZ5woX6YW_7GngvpG6A&s=19

Nice one.. interior is exactly like the high-speed train in Istanbul, Turkey. Enough to accommodate both sitting and standing passengers (to hold those yellow 'hand-hooks')
Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by anonimi: 9:24am On Aug 20, 2022
NOETHNICITY:
Spamming threads vilifying Lagos ain’t going to do you any good. Show us threads about Anambra infested erosion

Please feel free to do that which will do you good as you suggested.
Why do you expect me to do what you want done? Please what is your bright logic for that expectation

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Prompto: 9:25am On Aug 20, 2022
NaijaRoyalty:

Stop boring us with this Tinubu lies please

Just stop

You will be bored to death with this reality. This is way beta than foolish Igbo producing fake waec ranking that WAEC debunked itself just to sell the failure Pandora Peter Obi with no legacy or antecedent

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by Patriotsleague: 9:27am On Aug 20, 2022
anonimi:


Do you know what mega city means or you just said it without thinking it through




Am sure you left your cursed desolate village to live in Lagos mega city. No one wants you here, go back to your hole.

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Re: Interior Pictures Of The Trains To Be Used For The Lagos Light Rail by 41lady(m): 9:30am On Aug 20, 2022
Lanrelagboi:


https://twitter.com/Mr_JAGs/status/1560883507307634690?t=9gqbZ5woX6YW_7GngvpG6A&s=19

This is an old train that Malaysia is sending back to China as scrap.

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