₦airaland Forum

madridguy:
This is normal for Jagaban. He will favour Lagos more than anywhere.

Lagos is the face of Nigeria.

Lagos is one of African financial centre.

Lagos is Nigeria biggest commercial city.

Entertainment with plenty touch of faaji boookku for Lagos.

Carry Go Jagaban.

Why are we not all feeling this favour in Isalẹ Èkó beyond miserable daily bread palliative instead of better jobs for living wages?

Any idea why things are worse for us now than when PDP deregulation and privatisation capitalists were in office? They not only made things cheaper, they also created jobs for greater productivity and improved welfare of 200 million Nigerians.

Why do you think that ebilokan replaced them with his expired northerner Buhari and his APC shege banza agenda?

Glimpsetv:
A large crowd of Lagosians was filmed in a long queue struggling to collect a loaf of bread. To maintain order, several military personnel were on the ground to control the crowd. This has triggered a lot of reactions online.

Watch the video, share your thoughts in the comments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYltMapDyIo?si=0-hO0Vt5C9uBxVd1

AlabiKILLER2023:
With zero oil

With zero oil

With zero oil


With zero oil

Oil is. Overrated
Nigeria fought Biafra war and finished without borrowing one kobo
Built Kainji Dam and Niger Bridge without oil

https://www.nairaland.com/4144976/lagos-1898before-nigeria-not-oil

Is it only Lagos in the South?? Since Buhari favoured the North?

What is Pbat doing in the South East ad South South?

fergie001:
Following the Works Minister, Dave Umahi's announcement that ₦3.6 trillion will be earmarked for the rehabilitation of the underwater structures of the Third Mainland Bridge, a former aide to former Kano State Governor, Salihu Yakasai (@dawisu) has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu's alleged one-sided interests.

Yakasai is a constant critic of the President's alleged focus on development in only Lagos at the expense of Northern Nigeria and even other states of the South West.


@dawisu

O'Tega (Tinubu's SSA):

@o'tegaogra


@dawisu

Dawisu should mention the busiest bridge in the whole of the north and compare it with carter or 3rd mainland bridge daily traffic , anyone playing politics with those bridges is evil ,if carter bridge collapses same Dawisu will come out to claim how irresponsible BAT is for leaving lagos assets to Rot away .

Tomorrow someone with a shallow memory will say yorubas built Lagos. This is how more than $15b niger delta money has been sunk in Lagos within 2 years. Niger delta is the motley fool of the world

YesDaddyTill203:
Lagos deserves all the favour that it can get. You people are all leaving your region and coming to Lagos daily.
Lagos deserves more than what it's getting now with the way people are trooping into Lagos from everywhere, especially from the SE.
We need our land back. I will be glad if people can go back to wherever they are coming from.
I don't consider overpopulation as development. That's why I left Lagos city and now reside in the town in Lagos State.

the man who raised this concern, is he from the SE?

does Lagos not have a governor and is it not collecting taxes directly and indirectly from the people who come to Lagos?

by the way, are you an indigene of Lagos?

benardtotti:
Dawisu should mention the busiest bridge in the whole of the north and compare it with carter or 3rd mainland bridge daily traffic , anyone playing politics with those bridges is evil ,if carter bridge collapses same Dawisu will come out to claim how irresponsible BAT is for leaving lagos assets to Rot away .

if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

Shawarmagirl:
Lagos state is home for ALL Nigerians. Is not Tinubu state. Every Nigerians will benefit from it.

how exactly will all Nigerians benefit from it?

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lexy2014:
if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

The minister gave you 2 figures, one for rehabilitation and one for brand new construction.

lexy2014:
if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

Please mention other high profile assets as 3rd mainland bridge that need urgent intervention, 2nd niger bridge is done and dusted ironically by the same apc you guys love to hate ,no politicians can use it for campaign any more , lagos ibadan express is done , east West road is being done so please mention any other high profile project not done or captured .

YesDaddyTill203:
Lagos deserves all the favour that it can get. You people are all leaving your region and coming to Lagos daily.
Lagos deserves more than what it's getting now with the way people are trooping into Lagos from everywhere, especially from the SE.
We need our land back. I will be glad if people can go back to wherever they are coming from.
I don't consider overpopulation as development. That's why I left Lagos city and now reside in the town in Lagos State.

Continue to bite southeast witchcraft in terms of projects sir....tomorrow you start complaining that too many people are in Lagos! Your wickedness will always find you out!

Wailers you will wail tire na our turn till 2031 may God continue to bless PBAT.

kettykin:
Tomorrow someone with a shallow memory will say yorubas built Lagos. This is how more than $15b niger delta money has been sunk in Lagos within 2 years. Niger delta is the motley fool of the world

cry cry baby….so it’s was your palm oil money that was used to construct 2nd Niger bridge and other infrastructure in your sad yeast region? Ondo state is a state in SW and the 3rd highest oil producing state with more oil output than all the state in your region, yet you empty noise makers make the loudest noise

Even Lagos generate the highest non oil revenue and contributes more than any other state yet you cry when they ask for what they duly deserve continue crying, we already acknowledge your pain. And yes Lagos was built by Yorubas…so tell us what you want to do about it

benardtotti:
The minister gave you 2 figures, one for rehabilitation and one for brand new construction.

then you should have no problem answering my questions.

1. if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

2. if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

benardtotti:
Please mention other high profile assets as 3rd mainland bridge that need urgent intervention, 2nd niger bridge is done and dusted ironically by the same apc you guys love to hate ,no politicians can use it for campaign any more , lagos ibadan express is done , east West road is being done so please mention any other high profile project not done or captured .

how is that related to the and how does that answer the questions I asked you?

1. if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

2. if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

lexy2014:
how is that related to the and how does that answer the questions I asked you?

1. if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

2. if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

It's obvious you are dull cos if you are not you will see i answered both questions, when you guys are put in a corner you start asking rhetorical questions, I mentioned other national assets getting attention , oya you tell us what other asset should get attention since you don't want 3rd mainland to get it.

Pa Yakassai or whatever doesn't care if the bridge and other decaying federal govt infrastructures in Lagos collapse,nothing concerns the old man.

After oil,Lagos has to do a lot about the economy especially macroeconomic issues more than any other place in Nigeria and it has double or triple the population of any state in Nigeria.
If you ignore Lagos the way some govts have done,it will surely affect our economy.
Under Buhari,we all know how much billions of dollars that went into drilling of oil in that semi arid region with nothing to show for it.
You get a lot of financial help from Lagos but still hate it.

benardtotti:
It's obvious you are dull cos if you are not you will see i answered both questions, when you guys are put in a corner you start asking rhetorical questions, I mentioned other national assets getting attention , oya you tell us what other asset should get attention since you don't want 3rd mainland to get it.

since you are not dull, can you tell me which of the questions below asked you to mention "other national assets getting attention"?

1. if you are going to use N3.6tr to repair a bridge, how much will be used to build a new one?

2. if it not leaving "Lagos assets" to rot is your defence, is it only Lagos that has "assets"?

Before nko, you want him to favour zamfara over his? I guess not

To be sincere, jagaban tried to make Lagos look good when he was a governor.

madridguy:
This is normal for Jagaban. He will favour Lagos more than anywhere.

Lagos is the face of Nigeria.

Lagos is one of African financial centre.

Lagos is Nigeria biggest commercial city.

Entertainment with plenty touch of faaji boookku for Lagos.

Carry Go Jagaban.

fergie001:
Following the Works Minister, Dave Umahi's announcement that ₦3.6 trillion will be earmarked for the rehabilitation of the underwater structures of the Third Mainland Bridge, a former aide to former Kano State Governor, Salihu Yakasai (@dawisu) has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu's alleged one-sided interests.

Yakasai is a constant critic of the President's alleged focus on development in only Lagos at the expense of Northern Nigeria and even other states of the South West.


@dawisu

O'Tega (Tinubu's SSA):

@o'tegaogra


@dawisu

wow 11 trillion in just two years?

YesDaddyTill203:
Lagos deserves all the favour that it can get. You people are all leaving your region and coming to Lagos daily.
Lagos deserves more than what it's getting now with the way people are trooping into Lagos from everywhere, especially from the SE.
We need our land back. I will be glad if people can go back to wherever they are coming from.
I don't consider overpopulation as development. That's why I left Lagos city and now reside in the town in Lagos State.

My question is, if they leave Lagos for SW can they add any economic value or maintain it for 1year? People who contributes little or nothing to the development of Lagos state especially in trade & investment, if not populating the state with uncontrolled out of wedlock childbirths here and there.
To clear your doubt and make it clearly understandable to you, instead SE will leave Lagos, that your primitive Ijebode will soon belong to SE, and u will start paying rents to them. It's just a matter of time, just keep ranting, I trust SE, action people no be chochocho.

ProudlyLagos:
cry cry baby….so it’s was your palm oil money that was used to construct 2nd Niger bridge and other infrastructure in your sad yeast region? Ondo state is a state in SW and the 3rd highest oil producing state with more oil output than all the state in your region, yet you empty noise makers make the loudest noise

Even Lagos generate the highest non oil revenue and contributes more than any other state yet you cry when they ask for what they duly deserve continue crying, we already acknowledge your pain. And yes Lagos was built by Yorubas…so tell us what you want to do about it

Perhaps the point still eludes you because your perspective has been shaped by a flawed understanding of priorities. My argument is simple: there is no justification for pouring excessive federal funds into Lagos when it is no longer Nigeria’s capital. If Lagos desires new bridges or airports, it must first manage its own spending responsibly.

The Second Niger Bridge, by contrast is a strategic link connecting two geopolitical zones, two major states, and two key cities, with national economic implications. Lagos holds no monopoly on importance; no single state is above the collective, and federal resources should not be disproportionately funneled into one location at the expense of others.

Thia idea of taking all the federal government money to fund Lagos and Italy projects must be resisted. Even the Lagos tax comes from the mostly the tax of oil transactions and businesses headquarters in Lagos. Lagos as one of the 36 states is getting too much leverage and undue favoritism

Both regions contribute to Nigeria. federal projects should follow national benefit, not regional sentiment. Lagos and SE each have strengths, but competition over who “deserves more” won’t solve bigger economic issues.

tunary:
how exactly will all Nigerians benefit from it?

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Last year Lagos paid over 2 trillion in tax to other Nigerians from VAT alone

Just VAT

NOT to mention billions from the Ports etc

Nigerians should leave Lagos to collect its VAT and fix the bridge problem solved

Konquest:
Some of these guys specifically of the minority Fula origin just like to create loads of bogus distractions for their own hegemonistic agenda. It's all self-serving to retain political power. Those of us who have advanced knowledge of geopolitical dynamics can easily suss them out when they make these sectional comment.

So, this Salisu Yakasai dude wants the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State to collapse right into the waters of the Lagos Lagoon and kill hundreds of people from nearly all parts of Nigeria and foreign residents going to the Island from the Mainland in the morning and vice versa. If it's NOT properly maintained or repaired NOW, Salisu Yakasai would be among those criticizing the Federal Government in Nigeria for ineptitude.

Right in the United States, some bridges have collapsed in the past due to structural defects and claimed lives. @Dawisu should go and kick rocks. Period

Do you know how much money earmarked for Abuja that does not produce nothing?

majkey:
It's interesting to think about how Nigeria managed its resources back then! During the Biafran War (1967-1970), Nigeria indeed faced significant challenges, but it's worth noting that the country did rely on its oil revenues to some extent during that period. As for the Kainji Dam, it was constructed in the 1960s, with work starting in 1964, which was before the peak of Nigeria's oil boom. You can check out more about the Biafran War here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War and about the Kainji Dam's construction timeline here: https://www.thehistoryville.com/ahmadu-bello-interesting-facts/.

Nigeria did not have oil revenues during the war. At all NOT To some extent. Not at all. Nigeria did not control the oil areas and production was minimal before the war
Before the war production had only just started
Also oil was cheap at under 2 dollars
It was the 1973 Yom Kippur war that made oil a factor in our economy

majkey:
Both regions contribute to Nigeria. federal projects should follow national benefit, not regional sentiment. Lagos and SE each have strengths, but competition over who “deserves more” won’t solve bigger economic issues.

Federal projects should follow returns because those returns are what funds the country

VAT from Lagos last year was 2.7 trillion

If that bridge was blown up tomorrow what would happen to that VAT

How much does the SE bring to the table for sharing

VAT from Lagos in less than 2 years will pay for a new bridge

ProudlyLagos:
Otondo, quite trying to sound intelligent when you know you not even close. No justification for pouring resources into a state that has given more to Nigeria than your 5plot of unproductive potopoto land put together

A state that host over 15 - 20 % of the total population and the economic capital of the country, should get such needed attention? Mention one bridge in the entire country that as more traffic flows than 3rd mainland bridge? Even with its economic importance of linking the mainland and Island?

And you talking about Lagos managing it own financial responsibility, tell us a state in your whole region that have been able to successfully do that like we have in Lagos? Lagos today is still a reference point for infrastructural development and progressive governance

If Lagos hold no importance like you said, why then are you economic migrants always leaving your state and region for Lagos? And why do you cry when you are asked to return back home? keep deluding yourself but unfortunately for you, Lagos will continue to get the attention it deserves because people with critical thinking already know the importance of Lagos to the development of Nigeria..btw proudly Lagos

You don't need to throw jabs or insults to make a point , this is a seriousflaw and sign of weakness. The truth is that Lagos is just 1 out of 36 states, giving Lagos an unnecessary leverage and undue attention is not good for a federal republic like Nigeria.

Lagos will get this attention for a while but if another states gets a fraction of what Lagos gets then Lagos will struggle or find it very difficult to cope. Even the Niger delta that brings in the petrol dollars are not getting this type of attention