Tinubu was the Lagos governor between 1999 and 2007.

“Tinubu cannot be the best product from Lagos. That title belongs to the late Lateef Jakande who was a disciple of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Jakande built the Lekki-Epe Expressway from scratch, effectively opening up the Lekki Peninsula axis. Jakande constructed the Alausa Government Secretariat and Governor’s Office, the Lagos State University (LASU) and the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ).



“He built all the low-cost housing units in Lagos. Some of the housing units include low-cost estates at Amuwo-Odofin, Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry.



“Jakande built all the general hospitals in Gbagada and Ikorodu as well as LASUTH. He also built 20 health centres in the state. Jakande also constructed most of the primary and secondary schools in Lagos that still stand today.



“Available records stated that Jakande built 11,000 classrooms between March and August 1980 and by 1983, he had built over 22,000 classrooms with 40 pupils per class. The then governor, in exhibiting his passion for education, established a Teacher Training College and a College of Education (COE).



“He declared free education at all levels despite inheriting an empty treasury from the military. In fact, not only was schooling free, he also provided free educational inputs to students including textbooks, exercise books, and others. The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria captured Jakande’s legacy perfectly last year when it said, ‘No governor in Lagos has been able to match the achievements of the late Jakande in the educational sector’.





“Till date, his housing policies still remain reference points for successive governments. He was such an outstanding administrator that his tenure as a governor remains a yardstick for good governance in the state. All these he achieved in just four years. Besides, until his death, the late Jakande lived a modest life around Coker Street, Ilupeju and refused to corner the resources of the state. The short-lived third Republic which produced Michael Otedola lasted for barely a year and so cannot be assessed fairly.”



The statement also alleged that Tinubu turned Lagos into his private property.



“But what did Tinubu achieve as governor of Lagos? He claims that he met an Internally Generated Revenue of N600 million in 1999 and moved it to N5 billion a month. This has been fact-checked by the CDD Election War Room and has been discovered to be false.



“Tinubu also claims Lagos was ‘a jungle, an uncivilised place’ when he took over in 1999. This is pure falsehood since Lagos was the headquarters of the stock exchange and the private sector since the 1960s. His claim that the entire state had just one ambulance when he took over in 1999 is also impossible to believe and is specious at best.



“Tinubu’s strategy is based on falsehood. He paints a grim picture of Lagos he inherited, describing the state as a jungle and then exaggerates the little achievements he made in his eight years in office but Nigerians must not be fooled. In four years, Jakande built several low-cost housing estates and reduced the state’s housing problem while on Tinubu’s watch the World Bank says two out of every three Lagosians live in a slum. Is this the kind of development he wants to replicate at the center?



“Interestingly, while Jakande invested in schools, Tinubu relocated the Lagos State Polytechnic in Ketu to Ikorodu and then appropriated the land to TVC, his television station. Indeed, there is a difference between leaders and dealers. His usual excuse for his failure is that the PDP government seized federal allocation for eight years and thus he was handicapped but this is a lie from the pit of hell and has been fact-checked. The federal allocation to the state was never touched during the eight years. The funds that were withheld were those belonging to the local governments and this was for two and half years. They were later released by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua after the dispute.



“The APC Presidential candidate also lied constantly that he wanted to provide the people of Lagos with 24-hour electricity but he was stopped by Obasanjo due to political reasons. This is another lie that has been punctured by APC Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his book titled, ‘The Accidental Public Servant’.



“From pages 81 to 84, El-Rufai, who was in charge of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, says in the book that “I was concerned that this (deal) could negatively impact the future privatisation of NEPA… The Lagos State Enron case was particularly dangerous as it could have bankrupted NEPA almost overnight.” For the sake of argument, let us even assume that Obasanjo stopped Tinubu from giving Lagosians 24/7 electricity. The APC has been in power at the centre for the last eight years. Why hasn’t Lagos finally gotten the 24/7 electricity? Another lie busted.



“Tinubu’s successor, Babatunde Fashola, did a much better job than him, especially in the area of infrastructure. It was Fashola who built the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge and also expanded the Lekki-Epe Expressway in 2010 and introduced BRT buses. The same Fashola was the one who began the beautification of Lagos, building parks and gardens. His successor, Akinwunmi Ambode, was the one responsible for the transformation at Oshodi but he was also removed by the Lagos godfather for disobedience through a sham primary. Incidentally, Ambode’s accomplishment in Oshodi appears on every advert for Tinubu’s Presidency. Indeed the heart of man is wicked.



“Tinubu continues to take credit for the work of others even though he himself was a failure in government. He counts 1999 to 2023 as his tenure as Lagos State governor therefore appropriating the achievement of other governors and then promises to carry out their exploits on a national level. But even if we appropriate the tenure of other governors to him, it should be noted that Lagos State has been consistently ranked as the worst city in the world to live in after Damascus, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. It is the worst African city to live in, worse even than Tripoli despite the fact that the city boasts of being the 5th largest economy in Africa.



“If after 23 years, Lagos still does not come up in the top 30 most liveable cities in Africa, there is no guarantee these people will fare better in Aso Rock. Tinubu is not bringing any renewed hope. He is bringing hopelessness to Nigerians and must be prevented from doing so.”
You can disagree with me at your own Peril.

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They will never take it to FP

Jakande was the major developer of Lagos, Tilumbu is on plagiarizing.

phorget:
Jakande was the major developer of Lagos, Tilumbu is on plagiarizing.

Tinubu is a living legend, 3rd eye blind things like you in the mind, will always be the last to realize.

Messi done pass Maradonna, Yes or No?

No major project in Tinubu government

sapele914:
Tinubu is a living legend, 3rd eye blind things like you in the mind, will always be the last to realize.

Messi done pass Maradonna, Yes or No?

Jakande spent less than 4years and he was able to attain such great stuffs that still stand tall till date...
What exactly did Tilumbu achieved? I know you'll only lay claim to some imaginary blueprints but Jakande was a doer so he is greater than Tilumbu in 100folds.

Any achievement in Lagos today should be attributed to the sitting governor and not someone who had left the sit of power over 15years ago.

Whether he was the worse or not, he is too old, senile, geriatric to be President, especially after the former geriatric turned hide and seek “Buhari” cannot even show what he is doing for 5 years now….just hiding here and there and not even knowing who he is taking pictures with LOL

Lucyfa10:
Tinubu was the Lagos governor between 1999 and 2007.

“Tinubu cannot be the best product from Lagos. That title belongs to the late Lateef Jakande who was a disciple of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Jakande built the Lekki-Epe Expressway from scratch, effectively opening up the Lekki Peninsula axis. Jakande constructed the Alausa Government Secretariat and Governor’s Office, the Lagos State University (LASU) and the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ).



“He built all the low-cost housing units in Lagos. Some of the housing units include low-cost estates at Amuwo-Odofin, Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry.



“Jakande built all the general hospitals in Gbagada and Ikorodu as well as LASUTH. He also built 20 health centres in the state. Jakande also constructed most of the primary and secondary schools in Lagos that still stand today.



“Available records stated that Jakande built 11,000 classrooms between March and August 1980 and by 1983, he had built over 22,000 classrooms with 40 pupils per class. The then governor, in exhibiting his passion for education, established a Teacher Training College and a College of Education (COE).



“He declared free education at all levels despite inheriting an empty treasury from the military. In fact, not only was schooling free, he also provided free educational inputs to students including textbooks, exercise books, and others. The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria captured Jakande’s legacy perfectly last year when it said, ‘No governor in Lagos has been able to match the achievements of the late Jakande in the educational sector’.





“Till date, his housing policies still remain reference points for successive governments. He was such an outstanding administrator that his tenure as a governor remains a yardstick for good governance in the state. All these he achieved in just four years. Besides, until his death, the late Jakande lived a modest life around Coker Street, Ilupeju and refused to corner the resources of the state. The short-lived third Republic which produced Michael Otedola lasted for barely a year and so cannot be assessed fairly.”



The statement also alleged that Tinubu turned Lagos into his private property.



“But what did Tinubu achieve as governor of Lagos? He claims that he met an Internally Generated Revenue of N600 million in 1999 and moved it to N5 billion a month. This has been fact-checked by the CDD Election War Room and has been discovered to be false.



“Tinubu also claims Lagos was ‘a jungle, an uncivilised place’ when he took over in 1999. This is pure falsehood since Lagos was the headquarters of the stock exchange and the private sector since the 1960s. His claim that the entire state had just one ambulance when he took over in 1999 is also impossible to believe and is specious at best.



“Tinubu’s strategy is based on falsehood. He paints a grim picture of Lagos he inherited, describing the state as a jungle and then exaggerates the little achievements he made in his eight years in office but Nigerians must not be fooled. In four years, Jakande built several low-cost housing estates and reduced the state’s housing problem while on Tinubu’s watch the World Bank says two out of every three Lagosians live in a slum. Is this the kind of development he wants to replicate at the center?



“Interestingly, while Jakande invested in schools, Tinubu relocated the Lagos State Polytechnic in Ketu to Ikorodu and then appropriated the land to TVC, his television station. Indeed, there is a difference between leaders and dealers. His usual excuse for his failure is that the PDP government seized federal allocation for eight years and thus he was handicapped but this is a lie from the pit of hell and has been fact-checked. The federal allocation to the state was never touched during the eight years. The funds that were withheld were those belonging to the local governments and this was for two and half years. They were later released by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua after the dispute.



“The APC Presidential candidate also lied constantly that he wanted to provide the people of Lagos with 24-hour electricity but he was stopped by Obasanjo due to political reasons. This is another lie that has been punctured by APC Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his book titled, ‘The Accidental Public Servant’.



“From pages 81 to 84, El-Rufai, who was in charge of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, says in the book that “I was concerned that this (deal) could negatively impact the future privatisation of NEPA… The Lagos State Enron case was particularly dangerous as it could have bankrupted NEPA almost overnight.” For the sake of argument, let us even assume that Obasanjo stopped Tinubu from giving Lagosians 24/7 electricity. The APC has been in power at the centre for the last eight years. Why hasn’t Lagos finally gotten the 24/7 electricity? Another lie busted.



“Tinubu’s successor, Babatunde Fashola, did a much better job than him, especially in the area of infrastructure. It was Fashola who built the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge and also expanded the Lekki-Epe Expressway in 2010 and introduced BRT buses. The same Fashola was the one who began the beautification of Lagos, building parks and gardens. His successor, Akinwunmi Ambode, was the one responsible for the transformation at Oshodi but he was also removed by the Lagos godfather for disobedience through a sham primary. Incidentally, Ambode’s accomplishment in Oshodi appears on every advert for Tinubu’s Presidency. Indeed the heart of man is wicked.



“Tinubu continues to take credit for the work of others even though he himself was a failure in government. He counts 1999 to 2023 as his tenure as Lagos State governor therefore appropriating the achievement of other governors and then promises to carry out their exploits on a national level. But even if we appropriate the tenure of other governors to him, it should be noted that Lagos State has been consistently ranked as the worst city in the world to live in after Damascus, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. It is the worst African city to live in, worse even than Tripoli despite the fact that the city boasts of being the 5th largest economy in Africa.



“If after 23 years, Lagos still does not come up in the top 30 most liveable cities in Africa, there is no guarantee these people will fare better in Aso Rock. Tinubu is not bringing any renewed hope. He is bringing hopelessness to Nigerians and must be prevented from doing so.”
You can disagree with me at your own Peril.

An the author is Lucifer 10


Shame to that demon in you if this is all you could with your precious time.

phorget:
Jakande was the major developer of Lagos, Tilumbu is on plagiarizing.

Agreed. Tinubu was even lucky to get funds from Marwa to start off yet he could not meet up.

Check this 2009 discussion of best governors. No one even mentioned him name

https://www.nairaland.com/267553/best-governor-lagos-ever-jakande

phorget:




Jakande spent less than 4years and he was able to attain such great stuffs that still stand tall till date...
What exactly did Tilumbu achieved? I know you'll only lay claim to some imaginary blueprints but Jakande was a doer so he is greater than Tilumbu in 100folds.

Any achievement in Lagos today should be attributed to the sitting governor and not someone who had left the sit of power over 15years ago.

Who attributed the success of Lagos State to only Bola Tinubu, it is a legacy for his party to have ruled Lagos state for 24 years, in itself is a success whether you like it or not.

And all the successor governors after him are still members of his party, unlike judas Peter Obi, Apga, Pdp, Labor Party, ran away from the party that made him a 2 time Governor, his successors Obiano & Soludo have nothing good to say about the Betrayer.

Then he ran away from Pdp now to Labor parry, to purchase the presidential ticket on a waiver, that is the kind of selfish desperate person I should vote for? A self righteous hypocrite.

sapele914:
Who attributed the success of Lagos State to only Bola Tinubu, it is a legacy for his party to have ruled Lagos state for 24 years, in itself is a success whether you like it or not.

And all the successor governors after him are still members of his party, unlike judas Peter Obi, Apga, Pdp, Labor Party, ran away from the party that made him a 2 time Governor, his successors Obiano & Soludo have nothing good to say about the Betrayer.

Then he ran away from Pdp now to Labor parry, to purchase the presidential ticket on a waiver, that is the kind of selfish desperate person I should vote for? A self righteous hypocrite.

By your moniker I take it you are from delta state or sapele precisely?

You have spoken like a true deltan and see through that Ipob apologist and instrument.

sapele914:
Who attributed the success of Lagos State to only Bola Tinubu, it is a legacy for his party to have ruled Lagos state for 24 years, in itself is a success whether you like it or not.

And all the successor governors after him are still members of his party, unlike judas Peter Obi, Apga, Pdp, Labor Party, ran away from the party that made him a 2 time Governor, his successors Obiano & Soludo have nothing good to say about the Betrayer.

Then he ran away from Pdp now to Labor parry, to purchase the presidential ticket on a waiver, that is the kind of selfish desperate person I should vote for? A self righteous hypocrite.

APC was only birthed prior to 2015 just to grab power from PDP and Tinubu should have remained in his shamble AD or what ever party he started from rather than forming any evil alliances that brought us this far.
The drug smoking politician had always attributed the Lagos development to himself alone without recognizing that there have been greater people before him and ofcourse we all know how forcefully apc has been managing to retain power in Lagos unless you can swear to it that it is only their ”good” deeds that has helped them retain power over the years. We all know about their thuggery and money induced politics(billion van saga comes to mind) and every other evil method of grabbing and retaining power by force.

Since Obama left the office I'm not sure you've heard him meddling with Bidden affairs and that is how politics should be played. Every sitting political holder should be able to do their thing cos development and growth is the reason they were voted for but due to Tilumbu ”s greediness he has continually interfered in Lagos politics and claiming glory even after 15years of leaving office.