₦airaland Forum

Eriokanmi:
This was baba jakande's vision before Tinubu came and dabaru everything. With his quack innovation. How can someone who claimed to have schooled and lived in the US, even drove taxi for survival ended up this way? Lagos is not as busy as London and New York city. They prefer embezzling money with their quack traffick solution. I had to personally write to a commissioner in Lagos to introduce CCTV and traffic lights to the mainland before they finally acted and this is what happens when a non-indigene who is only interested in milking your state holds sway. All these will be addressed by uncle Doherty, may God protect him. Late Funsho Williams wanted to come up with the railway model in his administration after which his life was cut short. May his killers never find peace and may they continue to face disgrace in the eyes of the world, amen!

When we say its time to take our state back, someone was telling me that we yorubas are the same and can govern any state i just ignored him. He should go to Ondo or oyo state and contest for the post of ordinary ward councillor and see how far. We don take too much shiit and we're ending this asap. I've been to London and new York several times by the grace of God. You'd never know the cities were so populated with the functional rail system in place, including underground train channels.
Their BRT buses here are breaking down already with no solution in sight. I went to abule egba yesterday. On getting to Ile epo market, I was able to count up to 3 buses already stranded on the BRT lane. With a functional rail system in place, you'd have no cause to shrink our already overwhelmed roads for BRT. We have the money to make this happen but they keep stealing it, using it to stage protests and sponsor politics in other states. All these nonsense will soon stop.

Lagos is tinibu's life blood it's definitely going to be a political miracle to defeat his apc ruling cabal in lagos.

Olofofo247ng:
Let's revisit the issues Nigerians debated in newspapers and magazines this month around 50 years ago.

Today, let us travel back to 1978 for Alexander Igbineweka’s proposed solution to Lagos traffic jams.

What's your view about this? Could this be the solution to the Lagos state frequent traffick jam?

Source:

Driving with common sense (especially public transport drivers) on the roads will surely reduce 30% of trafic jam on the road. See points below;

1. Keke, busses, bikes dont wait at trafic lights. Infact any vehicle painted yellow. And nothing is done to enlighten them on trafic rules.
2. People driving with escorts. They drive like the road belongs to them hereby disturbing other road users. Reckless driving, overspending, one way driving. Etc
3. Bad road networks, and bad roads.
4. Unnecessary police check points.

If these few can be taken care of the trafic will reduce.

redcliff:
does a man drive 2 cars at the same time? this reasoning is flawed

Thank you jawe. The problem is not the number of cars owned or bought but the number on the road at the same time.

Eriokanmi:
This was baba jakande's vision before Tinubu came and dabaru everything. With his quack innovation. How can someone who claimed to have schooled and lived in the US, even drove taxi for survival ended up this way? Lagos is not as busy as London and New York city. They prefer embezzling money with their quack traffick solution. I had to personally write to a commissioner in Lagos to introduce CCTV and traffic lights to the mainland before they finally acted and this is what happens when a non-indigene who is only interested in milking your state holds sway. All these will be addressed by uncle Doherty, may God protect him. Late Funsho Williams wanted to come up with the railway model in his administration after which his life was cut short. May his killers never find peace and may they continue to face disgrace in the eyes of the world, amen!

When we say its time to take our state back, someone was telling me that we yorubas are the same and can govern any state i just ignored him. He should go to Ondo or oyo state and contest for the post of ordinary ward councillor and see how far. We don take too much shiit and we're ending this asap. I've been to London and new York several times by the grace of God. You'd never know the cities were so populated with the functional rail system in place, including underground train channels.
Their BRT buses here are breaking down already with no solution in sight. I went to abule egba yesterday. On getting to Ile epo market, I was able to count up to 3 buses already stranded on the BRT lane. With a functional rail system in place, you'd have no cause to shrink our already overwhelmed roads for BRT. We have the money to make this happen but they keep stealing it, using it to stage protests and sponsor politics in other states. All these nonsense will soon stop.

You well so? Jakande was governor between 1979 and 1983, Tinubu came in 1999 after almost 20yrs yet you said Tinubu dabaru Jakande's plan. How?

The roadsides people are the major cause- beggars, petty traders , agberos/commercial transport operators/okadas and shops!

Eriokanmi:
This was baba jakande's vision before Tinubu came and dabaru everything. With his quack innovation. How can someone who claimed to have schooled and lived in the US, even drove taxi for survival ended up this way? Lagos is not as busy as London and New York city. They prefer embezzling money with their quack traffick solution. I had to personally write to a commissioner in Lagos to introduce CCTV and traffic lights to the mainland before they finally acted and this is what happens when a non-indigene who is only interested in milking your state holds sway. All these will be addressed by uncle Doherty, may God protect him. Late Funsho Williams wanted to come up with the railway model in his administration after which his life was cut short. May his killers never find peace and may they continue to face disgrace in the eyes of the world, amen!

When we say its time to take our state back, someone was telling me that we yorubas are the same and can govern any state i just ignored him. He should go to Ondo or oyo state and contest for the post of ordinary ward councillor and see how far. We don take too much shiit and we're ending this asap. I've been to London and new York several times by the grace of God. You'd never know the cities were so populated with the functional rail system in place, including underground train channels.
Their BRT buses here are breaking down already with no solution in sight. I went to abule egba yesterday. On getting to Ile epo market, I was able to count up to 3 buses already stranded on the BRT lane. With a functional rail system in place, you'd have no cause to shrink our already overwhelmed roads for BRT. We have the money to make this happen but they keep stealing it, using it to stage protests and sponsor politics in other states. All these nonsense will soon stop.

The document was dated 1978, which is one year before progressive UPN governor Jakande took office.

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.

Olofofo247ng:
Let's revisit the issues Nigerians debated in newspapers and magazines this month around 50 years ago.

Today, let us travel back to 1978 for Alexander Igbineweka’s proposed solution to Lagos traffic jams.

What's your view about this? Could this be the solution to the Lagos state frequent traffick jam?

Source:

One man can only use one car

Olofofo247ng:
Let's revisit the issues Nigerians debated in newspapers and magazines this month around 50 years ago.

Today, let us travel back to 1978 for Alexander Igbineweka’s proposed solution to Lagos traffic jams.

What's your view about this? Could this be the solution to the Lagos state frequent traffick jam?

Source:

The idea of " EVEN AND ODD" number should be reintroduced. It help a lot to check the traffic situation. Gen-Z might not know what is odd and even number. Sorry guys.

Gerrard59:
It is not going to work as it failed. You don't discourage human behaviour by ban, ban, ban. You discourage it by making it expensive. Yes to the efficient rail network and copy Singapore with its ERP (Electronic Road Pricing) system where drivers who drive through certain roads at certain times in the day pay higher fees.

6am - 9am on Third Mainland Bridge should be 2000 for a regular sedan. Before this, put a train connecting the mainland and island. Also, have ferries transporting people across the state. Then make it expensive for people to drive. They can own 100 cars, but make it very expensive for them to drive them.

The whole agbero system is based off this on paper. In a properly functioning society the money paid to the agberos is for the use of that portion of road and is supposed to go towards its upkeep

Same way that commercial vehicles pay local govt Hackney dues

The reality is the money is 100% memory holed.

So introducing erp unless it is fully electronic and paid to a system rather than people is just extending agbero to private drivers.

People in UK joke about oi you got a license for that mate - and we have the same thing here but it is just extortion by local govt riff raff.

redcliff:
does a man drive 2 cars at the same time? this reasoning is flawed

Yes they do sir. Make Burna or OBO drive pass you for island. Almost everyone move with convoy. Road side traders add more to Lagos traffic. Once that is curbed it is half settled

redcliff:
if you get 10 cars, how many people drive it all at once?

You still didn't understand or read what I wrote up there

Eriokanmi:
This was baba jakande's vision before Tinubu came and dabaru everything. With his quack innovation. How can someone who claimed to have schooled and lived in the US, even drove taxi for survival ended up this way? Lagos is not as busy as London and New York city. They prefer embezzling money with their quack traffick solution. I had to personally write to a commissioner in Lagos to introduce CCTV and traffic lights to the mainland before they finally acted and this is what happens when a non-indigene who is only interested in milking your state holds sway. All these will be addressed by uncle Doherty, may God protect him. Late Funsho Williams wanted to come up with the railway model in his administration after which his life was cut short. May his killers never find peace and may they continue to face disgrace in the eyes of the world, amen!

When we say its time to take our state back, someone was telling me that we yorubas are the same and can govern any state i just ignored him. He should go to Ondo or oyo state and contest for the post of ordinary ward councillor and see how far. We don take too much shiit and we're ending this asap. I've been to London and new York several times by the grace of God. You'd never know the cities were so populated with the functional rail system in place, including underground train channels.
Their BRT buses here are breaking down already with no solution in sight. I went to abule egba yesterday. On getting to Ile epo market, I was able to count up to 3 buses already stranded on the BRT lane. With a functional rail system in place, you'd have no cause to shrink our already overwhelmed roads for BRT. We have the money to make this happen but they keep stealing it, using it to stage protests and sponsor politics in other states. All these nonsense will soon stop.

Is London mayor Sadiq Khan a native Brit?
A true Yoruba culture does not discriminate based on your origin, if you identify with the culture and respect it, you are good to go.

Railway commutes tracks should be built all over Lagos, this will end the traffic jams!

Eriokanmi:
I don't understand you. Jakande's lite rail initiative would have reduced lagos traffic by 70%, had he been allowed to do that

Oh you didn't post the complete contribution before I quoted you. And effective railway service will definitely work but not the one man one car ideal as no man can drive more than one at a time

zinowealth:
Yes they do sir. Make Burna or OBO drive pass you for island. Almost everyone move with convoy. Road side traders add more to Lagos traffic. Once that is curbed it is half settled

Moving in convoy doesn't follow that as even if they have just a car to their name, it still wouldn't stop them from moving in convoys, so that's already flawed and irrelevant to the problem

Anyone who is old enough to know the drama of the 1970s in Lagos as regards measures aimed at tackling the heavy traffic situation then will remember "even and odd numbers system".
On a particular day only even numbers were allowed to ply the roads, the next day, it's the odd numbers.

Another measure was the use of Park and Ride system, parking space at the National Theatre, Iganmu was used for this purpose. Commuters from Lagos mainland drove to National theatre then park their vehicles there and join LSTC bus to Lagos Island.

Demurray:
Past governors including Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode have all tried to put an end to " owo mi da " but not worked instead they all worked with them like the present governor Samwo is doing .

Whenever they try to end it, it resulted in Union strike, since BRT buses alone can't be enough to convey everybody.

The most annoying thing is that they is to effect strike when workers have left their respective homes for work thereby causing crowd in bus stops during the closing time. To return home becomes problem resulting in high transport fare.

Did you just say Tinubu tried to remove area boys from Lagos? Oga, Tinubu is the national area boys commander

make we bring molue back

God2man2again4:
Double decker buses is not a bad Idea

helinues:
Those yeyebrities even the upcoming, they normally have on average of 3 cars convoy

That’s true but they are not always on the road like common man who goes to work Monday to Friday.

I only support the double decker bus idea and others like create a safe and cheaper waterways mode of transport, fix bad roads, expand the existing ones, restrict the yellow buses to Oshodi and environs down to Sango Oga, remove unnecessary police check points.

To me, the major cause of Lagos traffic is those yellow buses/korope/keke napep plus the agberos tax collectors. These guys can defile nature and don’t mind keeping Lagos on stand still to satisfy their pockets.

Then Lagos has too many bad roads. Fixing 60% will ease traffic

crazygod:
Did you just say Tinubu tried to remove area boys from Lagos? Oga, Tinubu is the national area boys commander

Yes he tried to but when it didn't work, he accomodate them. Do your research .

When I was growing up in Lagos , car plates had Odd numbers and Even numbers. Cars with Odd numbers are driven on certain days while Even numbered cars are driven on other days to decongest the roads…… and it worked!

redcliff:
does a man drive 2 cars at the same time? this reasoning is flawed

asinnnnn
The way our ppl reason sef

helinues:
Those yeyebrities even the upcoming, they normally have on average of 3 cars convoy

so 3 ppl driving

redcliff:
does a man drive 2 cars at the same time? this reasoning is flawed

one car takes him to work. Another car takes his children and or wife to work. Duhhh

In western cities even before 1978 with just an effective metro line that runs from point A to B the issues of cars jam or traffic imbroglio will naturally fade away giving our roads a clean passage.
But our leaders go there for vacation and don't come back home to do just same thing seen instead they waste energies and times on frivolities.

wellmax:
Makes no sense and will not work.

I’ll simply register one car go wife and each for children.

1. Best introduce road tax per vehicle
2. Improve current rail transport
3. Encourage companies to do work from home.
4. Encourage companies Gary opening times and. Living times. We all do not need to resume by 8 and close by 5. Why not 7-3, 8-4, 9-6, 10-7 even 11-8.
So we all don’t go on the road at same time.
5. Encourage staff buses for companies.
6. Provide infrastructure so companies can survive anywhere. Agege, Ikorodu, Isolo, Agbado, Okokomaiko. Big companies don’t all have to be ion the Island.

That one you mentioned is another problem, big companies are too much on that island and also work from home should be encourage

Demurray:
Yes he tried to but when it didn't work, he accomodate them. Do your research .

It was fashola that tried to take them off and it really worked then bcs u will hardly see any area boy misbehaving anyhow then. Now those boys are king ruling over the people now bcs their father is the president

Demurray:
Yes he tried to but when it didn't work, he accomodate them. Do your research .

He didn't accommodate anything. He brought them back after Marwa removed them. He used them for political purposes. Do your research.

ednut1:
one car takes him to work. Another car takes his children and or wife to work. Duhhh

even in developed countries, there has never been a time people thought that having more than one car should be a reason to ban people from actually having more than one car. only people who are not well to do in life see a problem with this. instead of this, why dont you ask the govt to fix public transport infrastructure and then heavily tax people who have more than one. so because of decongestion, make we wey dey go work at 6am at opposite direction from my wife and kids, wait for them till they are probably ready around 8am? less privileged people have a very skewed way of thinking walahi. besides, the post said, one man one car, not one family one car.

zinowealth:
Yes they do sir. Make Burna or OBO drive pass you for island. Almost everyone move with convoy. Road side traders add more to Lagos traffic. Once that is curbed it is half settled

are they your mate? if they decide to tax people with multiple cars on the road, Davido cannot afford it?