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GreaterFuture:
Was that '99 campaign or 2003?

It was 1999 campaign.

2003 was Tinubu Straight.

Fraud right from day one

Odewaleadesoye:


What do you think?
Do you believe Tinubu has lived up to the promises made back then both as Lagos State Governor and now as President of Nigeria?

Fake promises and many f👀ls still believe in him .

Was this after he had forfeited the drug money to the US government? How old was he then?

How many of these promises were fulfilled?

Typical politician, 60% fluff, 40% reality. For that 40% he did magnificiently well from civil servants to recognizing the income potential of Lagos through taxation and commerce. Let's not forget the revamping of motor parks and creating jobs for street urchins(agberos), man chopped money but also allowed others to chop, many millionaries and billionaires were made from 1999 till now, even his enemies got richer thanks to him

Odewaleadesoye:
What do you think?

Do you believe Tinubu has lived up to the promises made back then both as Lagos State Governor and now as President of Nigeria?

Tinubu is just a good orator for revenue generation and vote buying, but a very bad administrator.

Lanrelagboi:
Lagos has now crossed the 3 Trillion Naira annual budget mark. Crossed 2 Trillion in 2024.

Memory Lane: the first full-year Lagos State budget (Year 2000) in the 4th Republic was in the region of 40-something billion Naira. And it was described as “unprecedented” back then.


https://x.com/toluogunlesi/status/1877326708904181856?t=R_xycXnffVtjtiWwoGCzAQ&s=19[/quote]He has failed in Lagos for the past 26 years of huge reforms for revenue and budget growth to N3.4 trillion from N42 billion a quarter of a century ago.

He has failed to fulfil ANY of the promises made 26 years ago and failed in employing enough well paid civil servants to make ordinary water available for all Lagosians.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs


Ratio of public to private schools in Lagos State is one to 22 ― Commissioner
September 4, 2022

The Lagos State government has said the ratio of public to private schools at both primary and secondary school levels in the state is one to 22.

The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, gave the revelation in her remark at the 2022 edition of the Total School Support Seminar Exhibition (TOSSE) held at Oregun in Ikeja between Thursday and Friday.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/ratio-of-public-to-private-schools-in-lagos-state-is-one-to-22-%E2%80%95-commissioner/

The more one tries to refrain from joining the fray, the more one gets dragged into it!

The main grouse that I have with the Asiwaju of Lagos is his crave for endless borrowings.

The other is, perhaps, the issue of insecurity.

Once he can rein in these two very debilitating areas of our national life, he is okay by me.

The nauseating focus on him and Lagos State to the extent of picking holes in everything is what I find unacceptable and curious.

The Op., for the sake of fairness, should have made a comparative analysis between Tinubu and other State Governors of his time so that the masses would be in a better position to make a balanced assessment/judgement.

Tinubu, from the class of the 1999 Governors, appears to be the most talked about of them all.

Why?

Because, like a goldfish, Tinubu has no hiding place!

He stands out amongst his peers like a newly minted coin.

Little wonder, he rose to become the President of Nigeria today.

Truly, who God has blessed, no one can curse, no matter how hard you may try.

The Jagaban of the universe himself!

I trowey salute o!



@hotseat

abbey621:
Typical politician, 60% fluff, 40% reality. For that 40% he did magnificiently well from civil servants to recognizing the income potential of Lagos through taxation and commerce.

Let's not forget the revamping of motor parks and creating jobs for street urchins(agberos), man chopped money but also allowed others to chop, many millionaries and billionaires were made from 1999 till now, even his enemies got richer thanks to him

What 40% of the promises on the campaign poster are you talking about? Did he promise to be a TAX master for the people?

Why were PDP politicians not as typical, based on their better performance in 16 years of deregulation and privatisation capitalist policies for widespread prosperity of all Nigerians? All these changed with APC palliative sharing shege of the past decade.

thisweekng:
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Chief Olawale Edun has said the last time Nigeria’s economy looked stable was about a decade ago.

He made this statement during his maiden press conference as Minister of Finance where he outlined President Bola Tinubu’s vision, agenda and strategy for the economy.

He said, “I think as we all know, we are not where we should be. The economy is barely growing above the rate of population growth.

“But it was not always so, and I think in trying to look at the way forward, if we now have a situation of slow growth, double-digit inflation, weak/depreciating exchange rate, as well as security concerns that are resulting in an economy that is not growing and not taking Nigerians out of poverty.

“If we think back to the last time when the economy was stable- when it was growing, when inflation was low, and the interest rate was affordable, that period was about a decade ago. Growth was about 6% in 2013 and 2014.”
Private sector to drive the economy

https://nairametrics.com/2023/09/01/the-last-time-nigerias-economy-was-stable-was-about-a-decade-ago-wale-edun/

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May 1, 2025

May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu

According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”

On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.

Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/

hotseat:
The more one tries to refrain from joining the fray, the more one gets dragged into it!

The main grouse that I have with the Asiwaju of Lagos is his crave for endless borrowings.

The other is, perhaps, the issue of insecurity.

Once he can rein in these two very debilitating areas of our national life, he is okay by me.

The nauseating focus on him and Lagos State to the extent of picking holes in everything is what I find unacceptable and curious.

The Op., for the sake of fairness, should have made a comparative analysis between Tinubu and other State Governors of his time so that the masses would be in a better position to make a balanced assessment/judgement.

Tinubu, from the class of the 1999 Governors, appears to be the most talked about of them all.

Why?

Because, like a goldfish, Tinubu has no hiding place!

He stands out amongst his peers like a newly minted coin.

Little wonder, he rose to become the President of Nigeria today.

Truly, who God has blessed, no one can curse, no matter how hard you may try.

The Jagaban of the universe himself!

I trowey salute o!

@hotseat

Why are you not equally bothered about him increasing the tax burden on the people even though he borrows heavily without doing anything for the people?

It should not be surprising that he has used mafia style to stand out from his 1999 peers, with trillions of Lagos money that has failed to deliver a tiny fraction of what Jakande did in four years before Buhari jailed him for corruption after his only successful coup against democracy.

Splashme:
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.

Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.

The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.

Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”

The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.

Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.

He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/cancelling-metroline-a-major-mistake-jakande/

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eluquenson:
REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE

* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.

* His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.

* His government built the Lagos State Television

* His government built the Lagos Radio

* His government built Lagos State University

* His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.

* His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.

* His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.

* His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.

* His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.

* His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.

* His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.

* His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.

* His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.

* His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.

* His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.

* His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.

* His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.

* His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).

* His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.

* In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.

* His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980

* His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).

* His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.

*His government established LASACO Insurance.

*His government expanded existing market and built new ones.

*His government established Traditional Medicine Board.

WHO SAYS 4 YEARS IN OFFICE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MEANINGFUL ACHIEVEMENTS?

IT'S A FACT THAT 90% OF GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999 WITH REVENUES AT THEIR DISPOSAL CANNOT BOAST OF A QUARTER OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS EVEN WITHIN THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE.

Why must you.comment about Yoruba governors ? Do you not have governors in your region you can comment about instead of wasting away on NL.

LagosOrigin:
This was before he cornered Lagos to himself . And this is a man who's not even an indigine of Lagos.

The only things that I can remember tinubu for as Lagos state governor was driving to office in black Mercedes G-wagon with convoy longer than third mainland bridge and honoring late Kudirat abiola cenotaph every June 12 opposite 7up Nigeria PLC Ojota.

He failed as Lagos state governor.

Dennisochampa:
But u go like go stay lagos sha?? Why not anambra that your Peter obi ruled for 8 years?? U deh fear?

When i opened this thread, I told myself, there would be that ine person who would mention the name of the one who gives them nightmares. They would sha sneak the name in somehow. I didn't have to scroll too long. The opposite of Bola Tinubu is . .

Ñà naija for you

dalass:
Tinubu and Lagos state did not collect any fund from FG when OBJ was president for 8:years, yet he ran Lagos state successfully with recognized LG and other LGs he created. He really tried.

It was when Fasola came that he collected all those funds

OBJ never withheld Lagos state allocation, he only refused to pay the allocation for the newly created LG because it was unconstitutional. A lot of people have been brainwashed by this LG thing

Fool me once, no problem. But fool me twice, the joke is on Agbadorians.
The same empty promises made 30 years ago was still used to deceive the sophisticated ones.

All promises were fulfilled apart from the last one, "Full employment for all". That's an A. That's the man i support with my full chest.

LagosOrigin:
This was before he cornered Lagos to himself . And this is a man who's not even an indigine of Lagos.

The only things that I can remember tinubu for as Lagos state governor was driving to office in black Mercedes G-wagon with convoy longer than third mainland bridge and honoring late Kudirat abiola cenotaph every June 12 opposite 7up Nigeria PLC Ojota.

He failed as Lagos state governor.

Is that why your region, SE is underdeveloped?

cashmyles:
OBJ never withheld Lagos state allocation, he only refused to pay the allocation for the newly created LG because it was unconstitutional. A lot of people have been brainwashed by this LG thing

Face your inept leaders in SE and leave South West alone.

Jagaban is a great leader.

Odewaleadesoye:


What do you think?
Do you believe Tinubu has lived up to the promises made back then both as Lagos State Governor and now as President of Nigeria?

For where the records are there for all to see even after governing lagos for close to 30yrs with humongous resources, lagos has nothing to show for it ,that was where Daniel bwala got his statistics from when he said even if Tinubu is given 30 years as president he will still not achieve anything, that is giving his antecedents and so far his predictions are spot on

LagosOrigin:
This was before he cornered Lagos to himself . And this is a man who's not even an indigine of Lagos.

The only things that I can remember tinubu for as Lagos state governor was driving to office in black Mercedes G-wagon with convoy longer than third mainland bridge and honoring late Kudirat abiola cenotaph every June 12 opposite 7up Nigeria PLC Ojota.

He failed as Lagos state governor.

Very correct 💯 or in other words lagos failed/lagosians failed as result of his very corrupt maladministration

Saturnalia:
Ikesuku Nnamdi, what about the devils in your own region?

Abi na only Southwest the devil dey? Remove the logs in your own eyes before paying attention to the specks in someone else’s eyes.

I'm Yoruba but this comment is one of those that are drawing Nigeria backwards

favor914:
He failed as governor of Lagos state is the reason that u have been suffering from then to now abi?

Not dat he failed as governor completely...if we apply logical, empirical/ critical thinking which is very obvious without any explanations that u don't have....
We can rightly say that he succeeded as a Governor in looting the Commonwealth of the people to stupor as governor for 8yrs and then criminally hijacking the entire system for 24yrs.. straight
We can conclusively have it that "lagos"/ "lagosians" failed and are suffering from his corrupt maladministration

Who killed Funsho Williams?

LagosOrigin:
This was before he cornered Lagos to himself . And this is a man who's not even an indigine of Lagos.

The only things that I can remember tinubu for as Lagos state governor was driving to office in black Mercedes G-wagon with convoy longer than third mainland bridge and honoring late Kudirat abiola cenotaph every June 12 opposite 7up Nigeria PLC Ojota.

He failed as Lagos state governor.

Thank God you remember him for. Something

How have you improved your self since then

E touch every aspect

Hezzyluv:
Hunger dey ooo insecurity on the rise, plenty people dey really suffer. Nigeria is now better na only for news papers and social media ooo.

Yes, i enjoyed free education in LASU between 1999 to 2004, i paid sum of N250.00 as my school fees every session.

We had high hopes on this man then thinking he would set things right but he turned out to be a self serving ogre that wants everything for himself alone. We can all see the carnage he has brought upon the country.

LagosOrigin:
This was before he cornered Lagos to himself . And this is a man who's not even an indigine of Lagos.

The only things that I can remember tinubu for as Lagos state governor was driving to office in black Mercedes G-wagon with convoy longer than third mainland bridge and honoring late Kudirat abiola cenotaph every June 12 opposite 7up Nigeria PLC Ojota.

He failed as Lagos state governor.

Lolz, u are not in Lagos then. All what he promised was implemented. Just check all , were implemented because before Tinubu there was nothing like BRT, lawma, Lasambus, lamata, lasma Market Structure, education for all, pay for WAEC , scholarship, LCDA, CDA , key hospitals programmes like jigibola, security number 767 created working till tomorrow, best economic programme that other states are following till today, heavy construction of many road projects by Aregbesola then under Tinubu. Etc. So the man has really tried. Nothing like 100% anywhere.

Saturnalia:
Ikesuku Nnamdi, what about the devils in your own region?

Abi na only Southwest the devil dey? Remove the logs in your own eyes before paying attention to the specks in someone else’s eyes.

Na bible verse dey make you convulse.
I no get cure for you.

DukeofLAGOS:
Not dat he failed as governor completely...if we apply logical, empirical/ critical thinking which is very obvious without any explanations that u don't have....
We can rightly say that he succeeded as a Governor in looting the Commonwealth of the people to stupor as governor for 8yrs and then criminally hijacking the entire system for 24yrs.. straight
We can conclusively have it that "lagos"/ "lagosians" failed and are suffering from his corrupt maladministration

U are not ashamed to say that one man, manipulated u? Was Tinubu’s father the king of Lagos before he became Governor, did Lagos State belong to Tinubu’s family?

Just shows that he is more intelligent than 10 million of your type combined, therefore u deserve to be subjected to him.