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Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Hanndye: 10:12am On Nov 30, 2023
Gajagojo:
This is not about who to blame but what to do next.
Where were they is not a legal argument. It has no meaning in law.

Is there any year that government does not demolish buildings in Nigeria
They are here now ready to demolish that is what matters
Demolition happened in Abuja,Kano,Onitsha and every other part of Nigeria

Why is it only Lagos that you turn up to start asking foolish questions
Is it ok for governments to allow citizens to commit infractions before acting and giving out punishments or rather nip a misdemeanor in bud thereby making costs minimal for all parties? Which is right: a government to be anti-people or pro-people?
I'm asking these foolish questions because of my 'everybody be happy' mentality. I'm definitely not a sadist.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 10:16am On Nov 30, 2023
Hanndye:
Is it ok for governments to allow citizens to commit infractions before acting and giving out punishments or rather nich a misdemeanor in bud thereby making costs minimal for all parties? Which is right: a government to be anti-people or pro-people?
I'm asking these foolish questions because of my 'everybody be happy' mentality. I'm definitely not a sadist.
That is a childish argument.
This action is pro people to some people no matter what you say.
Everyone cannot be happy
Why did you not ask these stupid questions when they were demolishing in Onitsha and Abuja or Kano.
It is only when it comes to Lagos you become a Senior Advocate

WHERE EVER IT IS THAT THEY WENT THEY HAVE RETURNED AND WE GREET THEM ......WELCOME
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Brendaniel: 10:38am On Nov 30, 2023
Gajagojo:
So what?
Lagos state government also failed on their part....
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Hanndye: 10:41am On Nov 30, 2023
Gajagojo:
That is a childish argument.
This action is pro people to some people no matter what you say.
Everyone cannot be happy
Why did you not ask these stupid questions when they were demolishing in Onitsha and Abuja or Kano.
It is only when it comes to Lagos you become a Senior Advocate

WHERE EVER IT IS THAT THEY WENT THEY HAVE RETURNED AND WE GREET THEM ......WELCOME
Yours is the panacea for cordial development. It's the way to go. It will benefit us all. By the way, I didn't have just Lagos at the back of my mind in my unseemly augment.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by ysg4real(m): 10:44am On Nov 30, 2023
Where were they ? I dont think that;s the right question.

In a huge state with over 21 million people, the government can't be everywhere, and that's where we come in as citizens. Keeping an eye out for building violations is key – if we spot something, it's crucial to report it so the government can step in. I listened to the news and the enforcement came as a result of communities seeking government help to address the flooding in their areas.

Even in fancy developed countries, issues, building construction (and codes) violations are rampant and it may take months or years before such people are brought to book.


PHIPEX:
Where were they when this foundation was layed?

This is a major canal not gutter, does it mean anybody can wake up and block a canal for several months yet the govt is unaware, it shows the corruption and inefficiency in the government itself??
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Menclothing: 10:48am On Nov 30, 2023
People they waste money oooo land plenty Badagry ikorodu All of u want to build in lekki on top canal
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by ysg4real(m): 10:48am On Nov 30, 2023
No, but citizens should learn to do things the right way instead of bending the rules. The normalization of bending rules is widespread, and we often criticize the government for not behaving well. However, it's crucial to remember that the government is not imported from other countries but is formed by citizens of the same Nigeria. We are essentially what we complain about. So far, there hasn't been any report of the owner of a demolished property presenting any form of approval documentation.
We always think about how we would get away with it, not the consequences of our action if it goes sideways.
I am not saying other countires are better, but its action like this that may people even in the developed countries to behave: *consequences*


Hanndye:
Is it ok for governments to allow citizens to commit infractions before acting and giving out punishments or rather nip a misdemeanor in bud thereby making costs minimal for all parties? Which is right: a government to be anti-people or pro-people?
I'm asking these foolish questions because of my 'everybody be happy' mentality. I'm definitely not a sadist.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 10:52am On Nov 30, 2023
Hanndye:
Yours is the panacea for cordial development. It's the way to go. It will benefit us all. By the way, I didn't have just Lagos at the back of my mind in my unseemly augment.
demolition did not start today or in Lagos.
People should follow due process that way if government contravenes their rights they can seek redress in court
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 10:54am On Nov 30, 2023
Brendaniel:
Lagos state government also failed on their part....
Your opinion
Which is impotent and of no effect
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Bigchristo: 11:01am On Nov 30, 2023
YesDaddy1:
So eyes is paining him abi??
Common Sense nor tell am say na on top canal e wan build house?

Na ur type go blame police for arresting ur bloda for drug trafficking and be asking them ''why didn't the police arrest them when they were cultivating/wrapping d drugs?''

If u like go build house on top 3rs mainland bridge, body go tell u.
cool
Abeg shut up your mouth, there’s different between drug trafficking and building of a house, Sometimes you people don’t just think before engaging someone, If you’re building a house in a place that’s not approved by government the ministry of works or land and survey must be aware there’s a project going on in that area they will stop it immediately, I have a land in Benin city which the government order everyone developing the area to stop even those already built was demolished, this said building has been completed where is Lagos state ministry of works? Or land and survey? They ought to put stop on the project before it take shape, mind you next time just try and look my user name if you engage me anyhow I go insult you we fit nor be mate self but I do respect those who engage me in polite manner
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by YesDaddy1: 11:11am On Nov 30, 2023
My ppl talk say, ''den nor dey tell small pikin make e nor desire/get leprosy, so long as e ready to stay inside (deep) Forrest alone.

If u like go build ya house on top third mainland bridge, na ya biznaze be that. Na body go tell u!
cool


Bigchristo:
Abeg shut up your mouth, there’s different between drug trafficking and building of a house, Sometimes you people don’t just think before engaging someone, If you’re building a house in a place that’s not approved by government the ministry of works or land and survey must be aware there’s a project going on in that area they will stop it immediately, I have a land in Benin city which the government order everyone developing the area to stop even those already built was demolished, this said building has been completed where is Lagos state ministry of works? Or land and survey? They ought to put stop on the project before it take shape, mind you next time just try and look my user name if you engage me anyhow I go insult you we fit nor be mate self but I do respect those who engage me in polite manner

Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Brendaniel: 11:28am On Nov 30, 2023
Gajagojo:
Your opinion
Which is impotent and of no effect
My opinion but the truth....
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Rebelutionary: 11:30am On Nov 30, 2023
nosa2ekundayo:
You sound like a product of an extremely failed state right at the bolded!

In a sane clime,the govt will even extend basic amenities closest to your property before approval is granted. then one can go ahead with building. .. whatever challenges comes post approval ,becomes their sole responsibility to deal with or relocate you somewhere safer.

If there was approval, I would say he did no wrong!
In your haste to sound "educated" you came off empty. What hooey! Speak within the context of discussion and stop imagining things. He built a house blocking a canal and that's insane, Mr sane clime gibberish!

Answer this simple sanity check question: Will you go ahead and build in the path of a canal just cos it was "approved" for you?

Interesting how Insane fellas want a sane system.

Atleast you are not willing to wager that it was approved from your last line, so what's the fuss?
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 11:44am On Nov 30, 2023
Brendaniel:
My opinion but the truth....
truth in your head
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by deji68: 11:45am On Nov 30, 2023
Well, who approved the plan?
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by webincomeplus(m): 12:08pm On Nov 30, 2023
PHIPEX:
So you believe someone in this kind of neighbourhood will build from start to finish without govt approval?
You assume too much. Na Naija we dey. Lawlessness is everywhere.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by iReddington: 12:12pm On Nov 30, 2023
aariwa:
Maybe he believes that his people are so poor and incapable of building houses..that’s their reason for the belief hahahaha
Nope, that's not it... it's because you guys are such cry babies and the only tribe wailing about the exercise and as such he would like y'all to take your drug money to build such edifice in the barren unproductive terrorized region called the South East. Hey, don't hate the messenger, I'm just simplifying his comment, since it went over your heads. grin
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by oluwabunmi61010: 12:18pm On Nov 30, 2023
Since they started we never see anyone showed approval paper ... On the spot openly them still wan bribe the manSince they started we never see anyone showed approval paper ... On the spot openly them still wan bribe the man...
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Brendaniel: 12:25pm On Nov 30, 2023
Gajagojo:
truth in your head
Truth in my head or out of my head remains the truth...
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 12:29pm On Nov 30, 2023
Brendaniel:
Truth in my head or out of my head remains the truth...
inside your head is a delusion
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 12:30pm On Nov 30, 2023
reiddecuti:
Government needs to step in an take up their responsibilities. The absence of government in the affairs of Nigeria has really messed up this country, just as FG is doing everything to be missing in action from its responsibilities.

My grandma lives in Ifejika. From Haruna street, Kano street to Ifejika street is a mess. You can't have access easily to any of the streets that borders Main Market. There is batchers, kiosk, virtually in all corners of these streets, to the extent of the shop owners, apartment owners encroaching on the pedestrian path way to erect batchers to rent out.
Debater:
You guys on both sides are quite dumb oo
This is Jo hatred!
The government is just doing its job
Do you want buildings to start falling and killing people?
Same here in Alaba
LASG was right
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by soccerlite: 12:39pm On Nov 30, 2023
This houses didn't grow over night

Let the state officials be more proactive about stopping ongoing construction

From document givers to town planner
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by yomi007k(m): 1:41pm On Nov 30, 2023
Mrtaye:
Na lie no be highbrow or choice areas like lekki
Lol...i hear you.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by commoditiesnig(m): 1:42pm On Nov 30, 2023
LifestyleTonite:
If those houses are destroyed now, the "they hate us" people will say they are being targeted. But when the whole area is flooded as a result of no passage for water, they are always quick to mock Lagos on social media, saying, "see the Lagos Tinubu built."

Their latest tactics is to say that no building goes up without government approval, therefore the demolitions are illegal. Okay, provide the approval letter you got before you built on a canal like a ship, they go mute.

One word for those houses... Otilor
Well said
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by yomi007k(m): 1:42pm On Nov 30, 2023
Jeezuzpick:
No one will sit idly and watch such a great injustice be done to him/her.

I am yet to hear of a single court case against LASG for demolishing buildings with government approval.

In this world of Social Media, the country would have been awash with the news by now.

That should be proof enough.
If that building lacks approval, it will be demolished.

No social media or court will save it.

I am talking from experience.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by aariwa(m): 3:03pm On Nov 30, 2023
iReddington:
Nope, that's not it... it's because you guys are such cry babies and the only tribe wailing about the exercise and as such he would like y'all to take your drug money to build such edifice in the barren unproductive terrorized region called the South East. Hey, don't hate the messenger, I'm just simplifying his comment, since it went over your heads. grin
you typed trash that made no sense
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by aariwa(m): 3:10pm On Nov 30, 2023
SonOfDSoil01:
you must be an idiot, with this nonsensical statement. You this Lagos here is your backward villa where there are no laws? If ibo like make dem no progresss grin so the govt shouldn’t carry out their work because the owner might be ibo? This anyone force ibo to come to Lagos? This victim mentality with be Una end for this country….Arindin
igbos own Lagos while you while you idiots continue to wallow in bitterness, anger, starvation and generational poverty. Ten years from now igbos will still be on top of una as igbo wives.. lazy coward go and learn hand work…crying online over igbos everyday…ode…this is my last read or response to your tribal marks battered face, diseased looking fool like you….hunger kill you there animal
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by pacespot(m): 3:17pm On Nov 30, 2023
Nonsense, does that mean that "canal" leads to lagoon?
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Brendaniel: 3:45pm On Nov 30, 2023
Gajagojo:
inside your head is a delusion
Even a delusion can be truthful which is what is is here....
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Patriotsleague: 3:48pm On Nov 30, 2023
emmyN:
Is that a canal or a pool of water? That photo does not have enough coverage from which to pass judgement.
Seems you are blind. It shows that it's dumb criminals that build houses here, even a kid will know that's a canal passage.
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by Gajagojo: 3:51pm On Nov 30, 2023
Brendaniel:
Even a delusion can be truthful which is what is is here....
So you admit you are deluded?
Re: Lagos Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab Shares Photo Of Houses Blocking Canal by MICHEALADEX(m): 4:33pm On Nov 30, 2023
Brendaniel:
For the house to reach this stage of completion is a failure on Lagos state government....
Deh play

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