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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by stevenson007: 10:12am On Sep 06, 2016
Biafman:
Idiot Emir. What is difficult in carrying your Lagos join to form ArewaOduduwaristan, live together while Biafrans and Niger Deltans go their separate ways? Hypocrites.

Eehhyaa and the Idiot that gave birth to you will say he has a son!
Hypocrite!

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Blakjewelry(m): 10:15am On Sep 06, 2016
aribisala0:
What is a fact? That they have headquarters in Lagos or they pay tax in Lagos?
Put it this way, they have the oil platform in the Niger delta but all their offices and headquarters are in Lagos, so most of the taxes goes to the Lagos state government. Some of the past governors of the South south try to fight against this during the Obj Era by insisting that they should relocate their offices and headquarters back to the region but only a very few did

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by OrlandoOwoh(m): 10:15am On Sep 06, 2016
lucianohase:
Though I believe in economy built on knowledge but Lagos wouldn't v been the way it is today without Niger delta. Present Nigeria without Niger delta but with Lagos equals economic woe. Besid es, Niger delta can v everything that Lagos has but there are things we v Lagos can't v. We Niger deltans can survive without lagos
Lagos has always been ruled by a different party from the centre except in 2015 till date. Tell me how the ND has helped Lagos?

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by OrlandoOwoh(m): 10:20am On Sep 06, 2016
marshborn:
How much does lagos state provide for nigeria every month? Useless emir biting the fingers that feed him.
A region whose resources have been sustaining this country for years.
Go to the seaports in Apapa go find out the import duties of vehicles alone and multiply them by the number of them that are cleared everyday.

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Nobody: 10:23am On Sep 06, 2016
codemaniacs:

1. Lagos was already developed before the FG picked Lagos as the FG and they picked Lagos state for obvious reasons, Lagos was already developed.
2. Lagos was already a developed entity even before Nigeria's became a country and before independence.
3. Lagos as the Federal capital was confined to Lagos island and not anything beyond cater bridge. Learn some social sturdies..
4. All the industrial estates in Lagos from ikeja industrial estate to Apapa industrial estate to Mushin, Matori, and Ilupeju industrial estates that developed Lagos state and made Lagos the commercial capital of Nigeria and west Africa was built by the western region under Awolowo and these industrial estates are still responsible for major chunks of Nigerian's industrial activities, goods and services. They were not in Lagos Island or built by the FG and they were even built before independence and Nigeria as a country.
5. FG did not do anything special for Lagos and in fact, they built 3 bridges and some worthless and neglected places like the national stadium in surulere and last time I checked, the FG built bridges and airports in other states so what's special about Lagos?
codemaniacs post=49115037:

1. Lagos was already developed before the FG picked Lagos as the FG and they picked Lagos state for obvious reasons, Lagos was already developed.
2. Lagos was already a developed entity even before Nigeria's became a country and before independence.
3. Lagos as the Federal capital was confined to Lagos island and not anything beyond cater bridge. Learn some social sturdies..
4. All the industrial estates in Lagos from ikeja industrial estate to Apapa industrial estate to Mushin, Matori, and Ilupeju industrial estates that developed Lagos state and made Lagos the commercial capital of Nigeria and west Africa was built by the western region under Awolowo and these industrial estates are still responsible for major chunks of Nigerian's industrial activities, goods and services. They were not in Lagos Island or built by the FG and they were even built before independence and Nigeria as a country.
5. FG did not do anything special for Lagos and in fact, they built 3 bridges and some worthless and neglected places like the national stadium in surulere and last time I checked, the FG built bridges and airports in other states so what's special about Lagos?
6. Lagos is what it is today and most importantly since 1999 because of good and credible leadership with strong managerial skills, good foresight and vision and not the FG.
7. To show you the meaning of great leadership with vision and foresight in Lagos, the Metro rail we are constructing now was under construction back in the 80s before it was terminated, but guess what, Lagos leaders from then till now did not give up and it's coming into fruition.
8. The first IPP in Nigeria was undertaken by Tinubu is Lagos and if the worthless and useless PDP FG didn't sabotage that 2721MW which is still active till today, we won't have power issues in Lagos and Nigeria. It's leadership and foresight..
9. We talk about Lagos and IGR today, but when Tinubu boosted Lagos IGR from common N500 to billions which allowed Fashola and now Ambode to have funds for the largest infrastructure revolution in Nigeria, many ignorant and hateful people with bad bele were badmouthing and shouting alpha beta and corruption, but guess who is having the last laugh, the people of Lagos raking in more IGR than even many countries in Africa.
10. Lastly, the FG did not manage Lagos state, Lagos state governors and Yorubas manage Lagos.
FG gov. doesn't tell leaders in Lagos what to build or spend their money on or what contract to sign or not sign, the FG did not make or advise Lagos state how to grown their economy, how to grow their IGR or where and howto invest their money, the decisions were made in Alausa by the people of Lagos state.
Yorubas don't wait or beg the FG for anything, they role up their sleeves and go to work, they built the best and the most beautiful bridge in Nigeria and west Africa on their own.
The Nigerian Government didn't have the capacity and talent to manage and run a state like Lagos since they've been bad managers since independence.
Leadership in Lagos developed Lagos state.
codemaniacs:

1. Lagos was already developed before the FG picked Lagos as the FG and they picked Lagos state for obvious reasons, Lagos was already developed.
2. Lagos was already a developed entity even before Nigeria's became a country and before independence.
3. Lagos as the Federal capital was confined to Lagos island and not anything beyond cater bridge. Learn some social sturdies..
4. All the industrial estates in Lagos from ikeja industrial estate to Apapa industrial estate to Mushin, Matori, and Ilupeju industrial estates that developed Lagos state and made Lagos the commercial capital of Nigeria and west Africa was built by the western region under Awolowo and these industrial estates are still responsible for major chunks of Nigerian's industrial activities, goods and services. They were not in Lagos Island or built by the FG and they were even built before independence and Nigeria as a country.
5. FG did not do anything special for Lagos and in fact, they built 3 bridges and some worthless and neglected places like the national stadium in surulere and last time I checked, the FG built bridges and airports in other states so what's special about Lagos?
6. Lagos is what it is today and most importantly since 1999 because of good and credible leadership with strong managerial skills, good foresight and vision and not the FG.
7. To show you the meaning of great leadership with vision and foresight in Lagos, the Metro rail we are constructing now was under construction back in the 80s before it was terminated, but guess what, Lagos leaders from then till now did not give up and it's coming into fruition.
8. The first IPP in Nigeria was undertaken by Tinubu is Lagos and if the worthless and useless PDP FG didn't sabotage that 2721MW which is still active till today, we won't have power issues in Lagos and Nigeria. It's leadership and foresight..
9. We talk about Lagos and IGR today, but when Tinubu boosted Lagos IGR from common N500 to billions which allowed Fashola and now Ambode to have funds for the largest infrastructure revolution in Nigeria, many ignorant and hateful people with bad bele were badmouthing and shouting alpha beta and corruption, but guess who is having the last laugh, the people of Lagos raking in more IGR than even many countries in Africa.
10. Lastly, the FG did not manage Lagos state, Lagos state governors and Yorubas manage Lagos.
FG gov. doesn't tell leaders in Lagos what to build or spend their money on or what contract to sign or not sign, the FG did not make or advise Lagos state how to grown their economy, how to grow their IGR or where and howto invest their money, the decisions were made in Alausa by the people of Lagos state.
Yorubas don't wait or beg the FG for anything, they role up their sleeves and go to work, they built the best and the most beautiful bridge in Nigeria and west Africa on their own.
The Nigerian Government didn't have the capacity and talent to manage and run a state like Lagos since they've been bad managers since independence.
Leadership in Lagos developed Lagos state.
6. Lagos is what it is today and most importantly since 1999 because of good and credible leadership with strong managerial skills, good foresight and vision and not the FG.
7. To show you the meaning of great leadership with vision and foresight in Lagos, the Metro rail we are constructing now was under construction back in the 80s before it was terminated, but guess what, Lagos leaders from then till now did not give up and it's coming into fruition.
8. The first IPP in Nigeria was undertaken by Tinubu is Lagos and if the worthless and useless PDP FG didn't sabotage that 2721MW which is still active till today, we won't have power issues in Lagos and Nigeria. It's leadership and foresight..
9. We talk about Lagos and IGR today, but when Tinubu boosted Lagos IGR from common N500 to billions which allowed Fashola and now Ambode to have funds for the largest infrastructure revolution in Nigeria, many ignorant and hateful people with bad bele were badmouthing and shouting alpha beta and corruption, but guess who is having the last laugh, the people of Lagos raking in more IGR than even many countries in Africa.
10. Lastly, the FG did not manage Lagos state, Lagos state governors and Yorubas manage Lagos.
FG gov. doesn't tell leaders in Lagos what to build or spend their money on or what contract to sign or not sign, the FG did not make or advise Lagos state how to grown their economy, how to grow their IGR or where and howto invest their money, the decisions were made in Alausa by the people of Lagos state.
Yorubas don't wait or beg the FG for anything, they role up their sleeves and go to work, they built the best and the most beautiful bridge in Nigeria and west Africa on their own.
The Nigerian Government didn't have the capacity and talent to manage and run a state like Lagos since they've been bad managers since independence.
Leadership in Lagos developed Lagos state.

Lagos is what it is today because the successive administrations took advantage of the uneven spread of development and made it what it is today.
Lagos has two ports that are functional, where as the other ports in other areas have not been given a upgrade in years by the government.
Lagos was once a federal capital with structures in place that you cannot find in any other part of the country except abuja.
So for me it would be unfair to assume that Lagos was a model state because of good leadership. make development evenly spread across the states and lets see if you can say that again about lagos.

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by PatrickAnyanwu(m): 10:24am On Sep 06, 2016
Then why are your brothers still interested in Niger Delta? Most of the money used to build this nation comes from ND. How much does your region bring to the table? Go and sit down. you can't deceive us but you can brainwash your people.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by aribisala0(m): 10:36am On Sep 06, 2016
Blakjewelry:

Put it this way, they have the oil platform in the Niger delta but all their offices and headquarters are in Lagos, so most of the taxes goes to the Lagos state government. Some of the past governors of the South south try to fight against this during the Obj Era by insisting that they should relocate their offices and headquarters back to the region but only a very few did
What you are sayin is ignorant.
Go and find out about the laws governing company tax in Nigeria instead of repeting what you heard without veirfication.

The constitution in what governs how taxes are paid in Nigeria. COMPANY Taxes have NOTHING to do with where headquarters are located rather the individual taxes are what state government collects i.e PAYE based on where a worker is resident. Now how many oil workers are resident in Lagos?
The other thing is this oil companies in Nigeria are exempt from the company tax that applies to every other company in Nigeria, THERE IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

All said and done headquarters location is not fiscally beneficial to Lagos. Companies did it because it allowed them to relate to government from there.
Headquarters location is only relevant between countries internationally as far as taxation is concerned

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by watchindelta(m): 10:38am On Sep 06, 2016
An oil crashed everybody dey cry for naija! Sometimes too much of sense no gud undecided
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by banio: 10:41am On Sep 06, 2016
Blakjewelry:
That is what they keep saying but they wouldn't let ND region and the oil rest. The last time I checked their is port in rivers and delta why are the ports not working if the FG is sincere. Most of the oil companies are paying huge revenue to the Lagos state government monthly yet some fools will just wake up and talking rubbish

You are right. Lagos is nothing without FG policies. Virtually all oil multinationals have their HQ's dia. All other ports are not functional except Lagos port. Virtually all international flights take off from Lagos. Also FG developed the infrastructure of Lagos when it was Nigeria's capital. Lagos is over-rated.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by hundredhundred: 10:55am On Sep 06, 2016
rottenegg:

Yes! It may seem an absurdity but that's the truth. Do you have an idea of the taxes, fees, bills that are directly or indirectly billed those who engage in business importing and exporting(which is almost practically everyone indirectly). You think it's only the FG who gains via the ports? Why do you think every company has its HQ in Lagos? It's not for the bloody traffic or the serenity of Lagos. It's due to the only vibrant port in the country. Take the port out or reduce the ships coming in to maybe Calabar port or Onne port.... or like ...create a working port at Onitsha, Lagos is dead.
You have every right to disagree... but the facts are there. I don't have the numbers now on their monthly IGR but I will post them here later.

Big lie. All Ports, Airport e.t.c revenue goes to the FG. Lagos receive nothing from it, why will they take there port out? Lagos will always attract investors, no matter how you twist it.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by hundredhundred: 10:58am On Sep 06, 2016
aribisala0:
What you are sayin is ignorant.
Go and find out about the laws governing company tax in Nigeria instead of repeting what you heard without veirfication.

The constitution in what governs how taxes are paid in Nigeria. COMPANY Taxes have NOTHING to do with where headquarters are located rather the individual taxes are what state government collects i.e PAYE based on where a worker is resident. Now how many oil workers are resident in Lagos?
The other thing is this oil companies in Nigeria are exempt from the company tax that applies to every other company in Nigeria, THERE IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

All said and done headquarters location is not fiscally beneficial to Lagos. Companies did it because it allowed them to relate to government from there.
Headquarters location is only relevant between countries internationally as far as taxation is concerned

Dont mind them. One was even talking about Airport, too many ignorant people on this thread. Whats the business of LIRS with Ports and Airport.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Uricas(m): 10:59am On Sep 06, 2016
mmsen:


Nigeria imports most of its food so how exactly is the North anyone's bread basked?

Is it not in the North East where they are struggling to feed people in IDP camps?

Is it not the North that has the highest incidence of malnutrition?

You people can keep spreading your myths but with every day the truth comes out.

You can't feed yourselves, not to speak of the rest of the nation.
Which food? Can you mention another food we import majorly aside rice? Where is you beans, onions, pepper, yam, grains and the rest coming from? Those that import are the doing so for production purpose but those you see in the market are majorly from the North. You may claim they are hungry or couldn't feed themselves but the truth is they are still the food basket of this country. In case you are mistaken, I'm a Yoruba guy from Oyo- what we do here is to finish our farm produce once and we fall back to the North till another season.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by hundredhundred: 11:01am On Sep 06, 2016
codemaniacs:






1. Lagos was already developed before the FG picked Lagos as the FG and they picked Lagos state for obvious reasons, Lagos was already developed.


2. Lagos was already a developed entity even before Nigeria's became a country and before independence.

3. Lagos as the Federal capital was confined to Lagos island and not anything beyond cater bridge. Learn some social sturdies..

4. All the industrial estates in Lagos from ikeja industrial estate to Apapa industrial estate to Mushin, Matori, and Ilupeju industrial estates that developed Lagos state and made Lagos the commercial capital of Nigeria and west Africa was built by the western region under Awolowo and these industrial estates are still responsible for major chunks of Nigerian's industrial activities, goods and services. They were not in Lagos Island or built by the FG and they were even built before independence and Nigeria as a country.

5. FG did not do anything special for Lagos and in fact, they built 3 bridges and some worthless and neglected places like the national stadium in surulere and last time I checked, the FG built bridges and airports in other states so what's special about Lagos?

6. Lagos is what it is today and most importantly since 1999 because of good and credible leadership with strong managerial skills, good foresight and vision and not the FG.

7. To show you the meaning of great leadership with vision and foresight in Lagos, the Metro rail we are constructing now was under construction back in the 80s before it was terminated, but guess what, Lagos leaders from then till now did not give up and it's coming into fruition.

8. The first IPP in Nigeria was undertaken by Tinubu is Lagos and if the worthless and useless PDP FG didn't sabotage that 2721MW which is still active till today, we won't have power issues in Lagos and Nigeria. It's leadership and foresight..

9. We talk about Lagos and IGR today, but when Tinubu boosted Lagos IGR from common N500 to billions which allowed Fashola and now Ambode to have funds for the largest infrastructure revolution in Nigeria, many ignorant and hateful people with bad bele were badmouthing and shouting alpha beta and corruption, but guess who is having the last laugh, the people of Lagos raking in more IGR than even many countries in Africa.

10. Lastly, the FG did not manage Lagos state, Lagos state governors and Yorubas manage Lagos.

FG gov. doesn't tell leaders in Lagos what to build or spend their money on or what contract to sign or not sign, the FG did not make or advise Lagos state how to grown their economy, how to grow their IGR or where and howto invest their money, the decisions were made in Alausa by the people of Lagos state.

Yorubas don't wait or beg the FG for anything, they role up their sleeves and go to work, they built the best and the most beautiful bridge in Nigeria and west Africa on their own.


The Nigerian Government didn't have the capacity and talent to manage and run a state like Lagos since they've been bad managers since independence.


Leadership in Lagos developed Lagos state.




God bless you.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by marshborn(m): 11:02am On Sep 06, 2016
OrlandoOwoh:

Go to the seaports in Apapa go find out the import duties of vehicles alone and multiply them by the number of them that are cleared everyday.
So how much is generated there compared to what oil has given us? Please say something better abeg
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by limeta(f): 11:05am On Sep 06, 2016
This SLS is a fool
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by codemaniacs: 11:07am On Sep 06, 2016
obynzo:


Lagos is what it is today because the successive administrations took advantage of the uneven spread of development and made it what it is today.
Lagos has two ports that are functional, where as the other ports in other areas have not been given a upgrade in years by the government.
Lagos was once a federal capital with structures in place that you cannot find in any other part of the country except abuja.
So for me it would be unfair to assume that Lagos was a model state because of good leadership. make development evenly spread across the states and lets see if you can say that again about lagos.

Ports started in 1955 before independence. The infrastructure was already there in Lagos before 1955 except 3rd mainland bridge.

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by caracas: 11:08am On Sep 06, 2016
hundredhundred:


Shut up your smelly mouth. Lagos rely on gala and Ambode banned street hawking, sit in Ebonyi and be posting jargonss. Fashola deported you back to your dungeon and nothing happened than the normal noise making and online chest beating. Ambode is doing same and you will continue to splash spit.

Your 2by2 shop means nothing, try your gala selling tomorrow on Lagos road if you wont end up in prison. Lol. Chestbeaters.
U keep mentioning deported igbos back in all ur posts are u sure u are well?
Cos current statistics shows igbos are the most populated in Lagos.
How come if truly they have bin deported?
See why I asked politely if u are well or maybe oshogbo weed is responsible?
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Blakjewelry(m): 11:16am On Sep 06, 2016
aribisala0:
What you are sayin is ignorant.
Go and find out about the laws governing company tax in Nigeria instead of repeting what you heard without veirfication.

The constitution in what governs how taxes are paid in Nigeria. COMPANY Taxes have NOTHING to do with where headquarters are located rather the individual taxes are what state government collects i.e PAYE based on where a worker is resident. Now how many oil workers are resident in Lagos?
The other thing is this oil companies in Nigeria are exempt from the company tax that applies to every other company in Nigeria, THERE IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

All said and done headquarters location is not fiscally beneficial to Lagos. Companies did it because it allowed them to relate to government from there.
Headquarters location is only relevant between countries internationally as far as taxation is concerned
Though are right to some extent, but have you taken enough to study the the amount of staff that those headquarters contains, if you are in doubt do a little Google search for the picture of shell headquarters not to talk of other coys in the oil industry with their offices and headquarters situated their. and another thing is most of the key workers at the oil firms are from the west who will only end up using bringing the money back to their own place.
Also I mentioned the ports, when I was kid and when the warri port was working, warri was booming city
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by anonimi: 11:17am On Sep 06, 2016
OrlandoOwoh:
Go to the seaports in Apapa go find out the import duties of vehicles alone and multiply them by the number of them that are cleared everyday.

Who built the seaports in Apapa for the collection of import duties to be possible there?

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Nobody: 11:27am On Sep 06, 2016
hundredhundred:


Attachee man, always lumping the SS together. Speak for your dungeon alone, there are no troops in your erosion ravaged dungeon. The SS and Lagos is important not your dungeon.
ozu in that your Lagos what have ur people afonjas contributed in its development if not agbero,drinking weed and becoming a niusance to the community.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by aribisala0(m): 11:27am On Sep 06, 2016
Blakjewelry:

Though are right to some extent, but have you taken enough to study the the amount of staff that those headquarters contains, if you are in doubt do a little Google search for the picture of shell headquarters not to talk of other coys in the oil industry with their offices and headquarters situated their. and another thing is most of the key workers at the oil firms are from the west who will only end up using bringing the money back to their own place.
Also I mentioned the ports, when I was kid and when the warri port was working, warri was booming city
I do not know how many staff are in the headquarters? Do you

One thing I do know is this when Tinubu took over as governor in Lagos state in 1999 the IGR in Lagos State was 500 million Naira a month out of which was the tax paid by those workers resident in Lagos. How much of that 500 million was from oil company workers. We know that oil company workers like bank workers ,civil servants and so on cannot escape PAYE tax because it it deducted at source. Any company employee knows this

Now Lagos State is generating 20 billion. Has the number of oil workers in Lagos grown.
Also by a similar token why don't we see similar figures from those oil workers based in the oil states in the IGR of those states

I thought we were talking about Lagos somehow you have shifted to "WEST" according to you most of the "KEY" oil workers from the west based in the oil states move there money to "their own place".
What is the source of this claim?
Is Lagos the "place" of all of them. Your logic is strange since you seem to be suggesting that it is only oil workers from the west that behave like this others elsewhere do not do this?

FYI Warri is not even on the sea. The terrain of Warri and much of the Delta means that establishing a sea port for deep water vessels will cost 10 X more in the Delta that in Lagos not to mention the added cost of evacuation infrastructure through or from the creeks. I am not saying it should not be done just that from a business perspective it is very costly and business go for the so called low hanging fruit rather than climb the tree
The coastal terrain of Nigeria is mostly mangrove swamps with creeks except for Lagos and to a lesser extent Ondo and Akwa Ibom states. Will anyone go and locate a port in those places without the road network for heavy vehicles.

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Nobody: 11:28am On Sep 06, 2016
hundredhundred:


Attachee man, always lumping the SS together. Speak for your dungeon alone, there are no troops in your erosion ravaged dungeon. The SS and Lagos is important not your dungeon.
ozu in that your Lagos what have ur people afonjas contributed in its development if not agbero,drinking weed and becoming a niusance to the society.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Blakjewelry(m): 11:39am On Sep 06, 2016
aribisala0:

I do not know how many staff are in the headquarters? Do you

One thing I do know is this when Tinubu took over as governor in Lagos state in 1999 the IGR in Lagos State was 500 million Naira a month out of which was the tax paid by those workers resident in Lagos. How of of that 500 million was from oil company workers. We know that oil company workers like bank workers and so on Now Lagos State is generating 20 billion. Has the number of oil workers in Lagos grown.
Also by a similar token why don't we see similar figures from those oil workers based in the oil states in the IGR of those states

I though we were talking about Lagos somehow you have shifted to "WEST" according to you oil workers from the west based in the oil states move there money to "their own place". Is Lagos the "place" of all of them. Your logic is strange since you seem to be suggesting that it is only oil workers from the west that behave like this others elsewhere do not do this?

FYI Warri is no even on the sea. THe terrain of Warri and much of the Delta means that establishing a sea port for deep water vessels will cost 10 X more in the Delta that in Lagos not to mention the added cost of evacuation infrastructure through or from the creeks. I am not saying it should not be done just that from a business perspective it is very costly and business go for the so called low hanging fruit rather than climb the tree
I like your reference about your Lagos state igr shooting up from about 500m monthly to 2 billion, but what you fail to understand is that same thing happened to most of the South south state topping the igr table without without bringing anything new to table in terms of industrialization.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by aribisala0(m): 11:42am On Sep 06, 2016
Blakjewelry:

I like your reference about your Lagos state igr shooting up from about 500m monthly to 2 billion, but what you fail to understand is that same thing happened to most of the South south state topping the igr table without without bringing anything new to table in terms of industrialization.
I mentioned that to illustrate that oil worker revenue is irrelevant . It is not the jump that is the issue. How much of the original 500 million comes from oil workers or from workers of ALL the companies headquartered in Lagos in total.

The point is oil companies being headquartered in Lagos is irrelevant fiscally

The jump was to 20 billion NOT 2 billion and the same thing DID NOT happen anywhere elsewhere.

We are talking of an increase of 3800% . all the time you make ridiculous assertions without FACTS or DATA

Again your comment on industrialization is completely ignorant.

If Lagos was suddenly surrounded and cut off from the country by an army overnight Nigeria will collapse within one month

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Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by Blakjewelry(m): 11:53am On Sep 06, 2016
aribisala0:

I do not know how many staff are in the headquarters? Do you

One thing I do know is this when Tinubu took over as governor in Lagos state in 1999 the IGR in Lagos State was 500 million Naira a month out of which was the tax paid by those workers resident in Lagos. How much of that 500 million was from oil company workers. We know that oil company workers like bank workers ,civil servants and so on cannot escape PAYE tax because it it deducted at source. Any company employee knows this

Now Lagos State is generating 20 billion. Has the number of oil workers in Lagos grown.
Also by a similar token why don't we see similar figures from those oil workers based in the oil states in the IGR of those states

I thought we were talking about Lagos somehow you have shifted to "WEST" according to you most of the "KEY" oil workers from the west based in the oil states move there money to "their own place".
What is the source of this claim?
Is Lagos the "place" of all of them. Your logic is strange since you seem to be suggesting that it is only oil workers from the west that behave like this others elsewhere do not do this?

FYI Warri is not even on the sea. The terrain of Warri and much of the Delta means that establishing a sea port for deep water vessels will cost 10 X more in the Delta that in Lagos not to mention the added cost of evacuation infrastructure through or from the creeks. I am not saying it should not be done just that from a business perspective it is very costly and business go for the so called low hanging fruit rather than climb the tree
The coastal terrain of Nigeria is mostly mangrove swamps with creeks except for Lagos and to a lesser extent Ondo and Akwa Ibom states. Will anyone go and locate a port in those places without the road network for heavy vehicles.
There is port is a port in warri which functional in those days, now it is only being occupied by staffs. Brass, Burutu are close to the sea, all they need is a road linking them to the main land. Oil tanker do birth on bonny and brass
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by aribisala0(m): 11:56am On Sep 06, 2016
Blakjewelry:

There is port is a port in warri which functional in those days, now it is only being occupied by staffs. Brass, Burutu are close to the sea, all they need is a road linking them to the main land. Oil tanker do birth on bonny and brass
No one said there is no port but WHAT KIND of port.

Do YOU KNOW how ports are classified?
What is the water depth
What is the capacity of the Warri port
Is it by the sea or on a river
How many containers can it handle daily?
Do you know what happened to the Forcados River
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by TheMascot(m): 12:11pm On Sep 06, 2016
codemaniacs:


Big lie.. Most of the farms are in the south... Most of the farms in middlebelt are owned by southerners.
you just settle down lie give ur self... Am staying in kogi.. Is it not the middle belt.. And the farming in this state is ascribed to the ibaji people and fishing to the bassa people.. In benue the farming is for the tivs... Niger is for the hausa abi you want to deny that one.. So who are the southerners.. And you tend to forget that it was wen tomato became scarce In the north that we all were put in trouble.. The rice and beef we eat Is mostly from the north.. The beans nko.. Its only cocoa and cassava with palm oil that belongs to the south.. Yam is in benue.. Bros if it's food northern guys will kill us if they break away
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by amodu(m): 12:14pm On Sep 06, 2016
walemoney007:
so how is it your headache if Lagos is a village? Are we yorubas complaining?

If Lagos is a village,can you tell me what your state is?

A SLUM my brother.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by TheMascot(m): 12:16pm On Sep 06, 2016
Blakjewelry:

Put it this way, they have the oil platform in the Niger delta but all their offices and headquarters are in Lagos, so most of the taxes goes to the Lagos state government. Some of the past governors of the South south try to fight against this during the Obj Era by insisting that they should relocate their offices and headquarters back to the region but only a very few did
bro.. Before oil was discovered Lagos was the pearl of nigeria.
. Stop ascribing the growth of Lagos to ND but to the colonial masters who felt Lagos was more comfortable as an administrative location instead of lokoja..
Infact let me ask you something.. When was oil discovered in Nigeria
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by FemiMaduka(m): 12:18pm On Sep 06, 2016
The Yorubas have a saying: ti won ba n din wo alagbafo, se o ye ko kan ato'le re? The Emir made some point though, but I can say without doubt that his very people are about the least productive in Nigeria...they need the lessons more.
Now, I am a proud Nigerian of Igbo descent, it is only a deluded person that will deny the fact that hydrocarbon(not just crude oil) built the modern day Nigeria (to a large extent). We have never really had a very effective economic model, cheap oil money built Abuja and other relatively ambitious projects all over Nigeria. It was the cheapness of the oil-money that made our dunderhead leaders looked somewhat effective and made our very elementary economic formula seem buoyant. Let's not be blinded by hypocrisy and sentiment, the story of post-colonial Nigeria is the story of OIL.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by klassicview: 12:20pm On Sep 06, 2016
Hausa Fulani needs Lagos. Yoruba needs boko haram.
Re: Nigeria Needs Lagos More Than Niger Delta – Sanusi by TheMascot(m): 12:24pm On Sep 06, 2016
marshborn:

So how much is generated there compared to what oil has given us? Please say something better abeg
Lagos had no oil since conception but during the time of obj . For 2 years they were not given allocation but still didn't owe salaries.. Taxing in Nigeria Is virtually non existent except in Lagos... From stats only from toll gates Lagos makes about 1 billion monthly.. Talk more of others... Accept the truth... Lagos is not dependent on nigeria to function.
. You can call any northern State apart from kano.. But Lagos.. MBA... They are way too advanced

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