Aareonakakanfo:
Looool Shymm3x and Iya Agba una no serious

But seriously how do these guys type long comments though la layi n se typist

I can't type this much no matter how much I have to say

Anyhow sha, different strokes for different folks

IlekeHD:
Do these old members just view NL everyday or is someone signaling you guys to this thread?

Shymm3x:


Sagarat is a vacuous stark illiterate with limited lexicon and expired cheese for brain matter.

I like the following:

- Katsumoto
- eGuerrilla
- terracotta
- MayorofLagos esp. When he was negrontns
- gbawe
- pukkah

Then I'll put PhysicsQED and Ekt-bear in the same bracket cos I like certain things about them.

TerraCotta:


The retirement home can get a little boring so I try to scan through Nairaland for interesting topics on a weekly basis. It's a good place to take the social and political temperature of Nigeria.

Aareonakakanfo:
Looool Shymm3x and Iya Agba una no serious

But seriously how do these guys type long comments though la layi n se typist

I can't type this much no matter how much I have to say

Anyhow sha, different strokes for different folks

IlekeHD:


Woahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! MayorOfLagos is NegroNtnts? Woahhhhh wowwwww. That was my ngga back in the days I didn't even know.

Leave Sagamite alone. Lol I like certain personality about him.

Agreed with the guys you mentioned! I've seen TerraCotta ID, never took the time to read his posts [insights]. I guess this is an opportunity.

hinohsend:
Una no dey sleep?.

IlekeHD:


What Terracotta typed up there is actually short. Wait till they begin to debate.

I can't either. O ku orun o. Se o sun daada?

Mo mo.Ta lo so fun yin wi pe mi lo sun

I really like these new guys though,I feel I don't have to post much and I can just chill and watch their debates

If you have these characters here, you don't need to go to the library

I'm also loving Pa Shymm3x's new role.

Shymm3x:


Sagarat is a re.tard. Anyone with an IQ higher than 50 will never take that narcissistic oaf seriously.

TerraCotta's posts are always insightful.

Aareonakakanfo:


Mo mo.Ta lo so fun yin wi pe mi lo sun

I really like these new guys though,I feel I don't have to post much and I can just chill and watch their debates

If you have these characters here, you don't need to go to the library

I'm also loving Pa Shymm3x's new role.

IlekeHD:


Make I no vex for you o

If you and Sagamite start your fight and spoils this thread, we'll have a problem.

TerraCotta:


Hi Kats. I've been following this discussion for a little while and catching up with it as it evolved. Gbawe's contribution and your responses have elevated the conversation considerably (no disrespect to people who kept the thread going!) and your debate prompts me to comment.

I've had this same conversation about the political merits of Bola Tinubu with my own relatives and friends, some of whom live in Nigeria (I don't) and I disagree with them as I disagree with you. Gbawe and Ramdeuter rightfully point out what the realistic alternatives to Tinubu's political influence are--I don't think the likes of Fayose and Alao-Akala can be dismissed as 'scare-mongering' when they are active politicians who are or were in office. They are the realistic opposition to Tinubu, not the gifted but faceless millions of potential Awolowos who are in no way ready to run for election. The U.S. and U.K. may be overrun with potential Theodore Roosevelts and Benjamin Disraelis as well but that won't neutralize the fact that the next leaders will be well-established Democrats/Republicans or Conservative/Labour members, respectively.

On your pertinent question about indices of human development. The GDP of Lagos at $80 billion in 2010 figures exceeded that of 14 states in the U.S. And Kenya. I'm sure you're familiar with the flaws of using GDP (and even GDP per capita) as a proxy for societal progress so I don't think a straight statistical comparison tells the whole story. By comparison, low population/higher income nations like Equitorial Guinea should be paradise since it can boast of a GDP per capita of about $20,000 before the oil price decline.

So which indices would be more appropriate? How about growth in tax receipts? Tax is the lifeblood of government in any civilized society and in Lagos, and in Lagos, the number of compliant taxpayers went from 2.4 million in 2011 to 4.5 million last year. I can't find the 1999 figures yet but I would be surprised if the state had up to 1 million tax payers at that time. That is significant progress that contributes to the ongoing (but unfinished) infrastructural development I see when I go back every year. No one wants to pay taxes, but direct funding of government projects gives people a sense of ownership in the process and 'skin in the game.'



I don't know if I can be qualified to be called an APC loyalist but a fair look at the indices suggest that Lagos, the state that Tinubu ruled, has experienced substantial progress in the 16 years since he took charge as governor and political figurehead in subsequent administrations.

Interestingly, some of the lauded social critics we've mentioned have nothing but respect for Tinubu themselves. Here are two examples: Wole Soyinka is never shy about praising Tinubu for his role as one of the leading finders of NADECO during the Abacha years, and most people forget that he was also in exile for opposing the military as a senator in the early 1990s as well. Soyinka, unlike many of us, has repeatedly tried to contribute to political development in Nigeria so he has a clear sense of what is needed and what it takes to success. His latest foray, the DFPF political party, would certainly qualified to be called a failed project compared to APC.

More recently, Fashola has resisted his respect and commitment to Tinubu as a leader despite the rumored (and in my opinion, true) rift between them over the Ambode election and other issues. In the PM News profile, Fashola talked about Tinubu's encouragement of him and Wale Tinubu when they were young lawyers, along with Tinubu's approach to employee welfare and how it influenced him in later years.

I could go on but I think my point is clear enough. Whatever Bola Tinubu's flaws are, it's hard to dismiss him as ineffectual or equal to any of his rivals. He assembled and groomed the team that will lead infrastructure development, solid mineral exploitation, federal taxation and, indirectly, finance for the country over the next four years. Those are respectable achievements that can't be ascribed to a 'local champion'. If there are no improvements in these fields by the end of the team's tenure, then they (and Tinubu) can rightfully be called failures. Right now, they appear to be winning.

On the issue of relatively high debt burdens in western Nigeria (I've never been a fan of reducing Yorubaland to "the southwest" ), I agree that governors should be made to justify the debts but I don't think the concept of borrowing for development should be demonized outright. China's debt to GDP ratio now stands at about 160%, yet in terms of infrastructure, they're the envy of many nations. You can quote similar (but less extreme) figures for most developed economies. Debt issuance is a crucial part of industrialization and infrastructure development and in times of private-sector inactivity, it's actually necessary for government to increase spending on public works to generate demand so economic activity can pick up. I absolutely see Aregbesola's logic in developing an airport in Osogbo, for instance, but I guess I'm in the minority on that issue. You don't wait until the tourism or agricultural demand is overwhelming before developing the necessary infrastructure to support it. The infrastructure itself is often the spur for economic activity. I know that Katsumoto has discussed Keynesian theory here on Nairaland before so that last part wasn't really meant for you--it was just a general comment to the earlier comments about debt.

I'm not able to check into NL very often these days but I do look forward to your response.

Shymm3x:


Wait till you see PhysicsPHD/MSC/QED looool. Two pages in one post lol.

Hahaha I've seen his posts.Vvvery long

Your posts can be very long at times same with Oduastates and Kingsango

Ha baba yen fe pami ni jo yen

Shymm3x:


Loool.

I will whoop his arse again and send him on a next hiatus lol.

But this isn't the thread for that. Sagarat is my grandson - we're two generations apart lol.

Aareonakakanfo:
Looool Shymm3x and Iya Agba una no serious

But seriously how do these guys type long comments though la layi n se typist

I can't type this much no matter how much I have to say

Anyhow sha, different strokes for different folks

TerraCotta:


It's true, sha. GIFs and jokes aren't my lane on NL. I keep the jokes fresh for my friends and I know which clubs to go to if I'm looking for the "Shymexx experience". I try to keep it informative here because I'm honestly shocked at how undereducated many Nigerians are about basic history, economics etc.

IlekeHD:


Do the witches in your village sleep?

C'mon go back under your bed before we decide to use your roof as our meeting location.

TerraCotta:


It's true, sha. GIFs and jokes aren't my lane on NL. I keep the jokes fresh for my friends and I know which clubs to go to if I'm looking for the "Shymexx experience". I try to keep it informative here because I'm honestly shocked at how undereducated many Nigerians are about basic history, economics etc

Haha Awa ma n se yeye dada ni bi bayi

There are some pages on this thread that will give you the impression you're in the jokes section because we treat the thread like a family but you eggheads/historians help balance it

While we learn from you guys,we can keep chipping in the jokes

The emboldened is too true

superstar1:


Is she not Desola?

Aareonakakanfo:

Haha Awa ma n se yeye dada ni bi bayi

There are some pages on this thread that will give you the impression you're in the jokes section because we treat the thread like a family but you eggheads/historians help balance it

While we learn from you guys,we can keep chipping in the jokes

The emboldened is too true

IlekeHD:


True. Too much seriousness causes tension.

Desola:


Is who not Desola?

Aareonakakanfo:


Hmmmn you know I suspect this desola character to be IyaIode

Katsumoto:


Dessy baby - how you doing?

jstbeinhonest:
http://thenationonlineng.net/ford-begins-vehicle-assembly-in-nigeria/

Ford begins vehicle assembly in Nigeria
Ford Motor Company yesterday unveiled the first Ranger truck to be assembled in Nigeria. It was built in an existing facility with Ford’s Nigerian partners Coscharis Group, an indigenous automobile dealer.

At the official announcement of the Ford assembly line in Lagos, its President/CEO, sub Saharan African Region, Mr. Jeff Nemeth, said Nigeria remains a significant market in Ford’s sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region and accounts for a high per cent of the regional sales – the reason the automaker is committed to increasing its market share in the country, and other key African markets in the future.

He added that Ford’s unified growth strategy for the continent, with the formation of the new Middle East and Africa business unit last year, has also enabled the company to consolidate its efforts in Africa. The facility, he said, will accommodate one shift and will produce an initial 10 units per day for the market, creating approximately 180 direct and indirect jobs, adding that over time, there will be expansion.

Mr. Nemeth said the main driver behind Ford in Africa is affordability. “Africa is one of the youngest markets in the world and presents a huge opportunity in terms of consumption,” he said, adding that the purchasing power of consumer in the continent is on the rise as the middle class increases. “Despite infrastructure challenges, Africa has demonstrated impressive returns on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),” he added.

He said the new assembly operations, even on a small scale, have positive knock-on effects in the local economy and work force. He added that in line with the operating procedures for Ford plants around the world, the firm will send experienced employees to the country to assist with implementing the Global Ford Production System, which focuses on the highest standards for safety, quality and delivery.

Mr. Nemeth also said Ford has taken steps to support its dealers in Africa, including after sales support and ensuring availability of spare parts. “In addition, we are looking at training and skills transfer opportunities to enhance the continent’s skills base. In Nigeria, this includes a training programme co-ordinated by Coscharis Motors and the Lagos State government including hands-on modules for technicians,” he said.

He said as part of Ford’s growth and ability to service its customers, Nigeria is already home to one quick lane facility in Lagos, with two others planned for Calabar and Ekiti next year.

Quick Lane Centres are an initiative of Ford Motor Company, with facilities that offer motorists the option of having professional maintenance performed for minor service items in the shortest time regardless of their vehicle’s brand.

Katsumoto:
Yes, it is I.

I got really busy in the last couple of years and it coincided with the infestation of this board by political jobbers. So I will drop by from time to time.

I hope you are keeping well brother. Good to see you too.

laudate:


Wey my contact lens?? Na Oga Katsumoto I dey see so?? Without collecting change?? Ah egbon, I dey hail o!