Dadaboy:
Why will it not be so when almost everything is or done in lagos..

Where the headquarters of all companies is located, a no man's land
All imports first home for every business man

Oga please who told you Lagos is no man's land?? Please always get your facts right b4 commenting!
because Lagos is home to so many tribe doesnt make it a no man's land! It has it's indigenes and locals who were living there b4 white decided to improve Lagos based on it's economic capacity. So please debunk ur claim of Lagos been no man's land!

aribisala0:

So why is IGR not soaring in Abuja

..deduce the answer from what you quoted.

napoleon77:
I don't seem to understand how some people take my views out of context and how someone I thought I was having an intelligent argument with will turn and say I am illiterate. But let's leave that.

My argument has always been that Lagos is the most developed part of Nigeria. Yes. But you can't attribute that development to recent govts in Lagos.

The Lagos State Govt official website even clearly acknowledges the part Colonialist, the Federal Govt, the economic boom of the 60s and 70s etc played in developing the colony, Federal Territory and State.

My Friend, I think what you don't understand is, there is difference between Lagos (VI,Ikoyi, Eti osa etc) and Lagos State (Ikeja, Ikorodu, badagri, Epe, Ikotun etc). Lagos was where the colonial masters developed while the later was part of western Union. But after FCT (Lagos) was moved to Abuja, the remaining local government became part of Lagos State.

conclusion, don't be surprised when you are in Lagos state and someone is telling you that 'am going to Lagos' thanks.

Taiofil:

Oga please who told you Lagos is no man's land?? Please always get your facts right b4 commenting!
because Lagos is home to so many tribe doesnt make it a no man's land! It has it's indigenes and locals who were living there b4 white decided to improve Lagos based on it's economic capacity. So please debunk ur claim of Lagos been no man's land!

Don't mind him.you know oba of lagos is HRM chukwumerije chioma ikpeazu and the governor of lagos state is H.E governor danladi umaru sokoto.

You guys dont have to trivialize what you lack to compensate the lack.

tolue42:


My Friend, I think what you don't understand is, there is difference between Lagos (VI,Ikoyi, Lagos island, Eti osa) and Lagos State (Ikeja, Ikorodu, badagri, Epe, Ikotun etc). Lagos is where the colonial masters developed while the later was part of western Union. But after FCT (Lagos) was moved to Abuja, the remaining local government became part of Lagos State.

conclusion, don't be surprised when you are in Lagos state and someone is telling that 'am going to Lagos' thanks.

The indigenes say Eko when referring to the territory of the Oba of Lagos.
My elders tell me tha in the 50s and 60s tax collectors from the Western Region(Mushin) used to chase people about and in the Idi oro area once they crossed the area that later became shrine the Tax collectors could not touch them. The LUTH Compound is another boundary landmark with the Western Region

In Fact there was a Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs.
Many people ignorantly hold the idea that Lagos State was the Capital of Nigeria. What foolishness!!

Basic123:
Don't mind him.you know oba of lagos is HRM chukwumerije chioma ikpeazu and the governor of lagos state is H.E governor danladi umaru sokoto.

You guys dont have to trivialize what you lack to compensate the lack.

Laughing out loud!
I think it turns their belly when they hear lagos is for the yorubas. It disgust me whenever i hear Lagos is no man's land! Awon olodo!

Standing5:
No need for the premature chest-beating, Can Lagos survive without allocation?

are you a Nigerian at all.. Lagos survived without allocations for over 8months during obasanjo's tenure because Jagaban had issues with him. OBJ refused to approve allocation to lagos state for over 8months and they f**kin survived it

Taiofil:

Laughing out loud!
I think it turns their belly when they hear lagos is for the yorubas. It disgust me whenever i hear Lagos is no man's land! Awon olodo!

That is exactly how they want you to feel, they want to rile you up, even though they know the truth that Lagos is a yorubaland.

loopman:


That is exactly how they want you to feel, they want to rile you up, even though they know the truth that Lagos is a yorubaland.

Hmmmm... You have a point.. So the best thing is to ignore them abi..

JonSnow:
No mans land

Pls wakeup who told u lagos is no mans land,you must a Igbo. Lagos belongs to the yorubas,other regions too should emulate the accommodating nature of the afpnjas. If Lagos was to be in the East can bet my life nothing good will still happen there and I know the Igbos would have made it a separate country. Igbos always attaching since 1400 later they go say they come from isreal. Nonsense

Taiofil:


Hmmmm... You have a point.. So the best thing is to ignore them abi..

Of course you ignore them completely.
They are trolls that feeds on annoying and irritating other people.

loopman:


Of course you ignore them completely.
They are trolls that feeds on annoying and irritating other people.

Thank you sir!

ozoebuka1:
Lagos is everyone's state just as Abuja is everyone's capital.

and that is why Lagos state Governor is Okechukwu Kalu and the Oba of Lagos is Emir Abubakar

Taiofil:

Oga please who told you Lagos is no man's land?? Please always get your facts right b4 commenting!
because Lagos is home to so many tribe doesnt make it a no man's land! It has it's indigenes and locals who were living there b4 white decided to improve Lagos based on it's economic capacity. So please debunk ur claim of Lagos been no man's land!

Lagos is a no man's land.

Come and beat me

Dadaboy:

Lagos is a no man's land.

Come and beat me

Nna eeh... Guy.. U go chop cane oo... Lol

Taiofil:


Nna eeh... Guy.. U go chop cane oo... Lol

loopman:


One is blessed with something buried under the ground
The other is blessed with thing on top of the ground.

The one on top of the ground will last longer.

Lagos IGR is higher because Lagos cheats other states of the federation.

Oil companies like ExxonMobil pay taxes to Lagos state. In reality, those taxes should be paid to Akwa Ibom State. So Lagos is stealing from Akwa Ibom. Governor Udom Emmanuel should do all in his powers to force ExxonMobil to return its corporate base to Akwa Ibom, so that the state can benefit from EXxonMobil's taxes, instead of allowing Lagos to continue to steal Akwa Ibom tax monies. Even if ExxonMobil continue to locate in Lagos, they should pay taxes to Akwa Ibom, not to Lagos state government.

Lagos cheats other riverine/littoral states out of import revenue. Try to import anything and have it shipped to Port Harcourt for example, and your shipment will be confiscated in Lagos and you'll be told to come to Lagos and clear it. Lagos, through Yoruba dominated federal government, have stiffled the ability of other reverine states to have a functional seaport. Case in point is the Calabar EPZ which the Yorubas have gone out of their way to make sure it remains dead. The same story is with the proposed IBAKA seaport in Akwa Ibom. Lagos is afraid of competition because the Badagry seaport was only conceptualized soon after Governor Akpabio at the time, appeared to be serious about IBAKA seaport project, which the Yorubas see as a threat.

They say ohh......seaport establishment is under the purview of the Federal Government......which they control. IBAKA project was forcefully taken over by the federal government, essentially killing the project to make way for the new seaport in Badary in Lagos. The fact is that the Yorubas and Lagos state are afraid of allowing any functioning seaport in Niger-Delta because the Igbos who import 80% of goods into Nigeria would abandon Lagos and instead use seaports in Niger-Delta because it would be closer, cheaper, and more efficient for business.

Sadly, Lagos state continues to unfairly and unjustly benefit from everyone coming to Lagos to clear their imports (containers, cars, etc) because you'd be paying a Yoruba taxi driver, a Yoruba hotel owner, a Yoruba-owned clearing agent/company, a Yoruba-owned trucking company, and so on. Lagos state, just like the Nigerian nation, is a huge fraud and it is structured to survive on the backs of minorities in the South-South Niger Delta area.

Lagos is a fraud that cheats other states of their tax monies. Let ExxonMobil, for instance, stay in Lagos, but let the company pay monthly taxes to AKwa Ibom. Do that and see the Yorubas shout NOOOOO!!!! Lagos state IGR is a mirage. It is a bogus number that only exist because Lagos cheats other states in the country by stealing other peoples's taxes and resources, ofcourse through federick luggard's contraption where Niger Delta minorities are forced to belong to Nigeria where majority tribes steal their resources.

It therefore behooves Niger-Deltans to bond together with the Igbos (SS and SE) to extricate themselves from a country and ethnic groups (who claim majority statuses) that only steals from them. I am not calling for Biafra (not that it is a bad idea). I am only saying that it will be more beneficial for Niger-Deltans to join forces with the Igbos for economic emancipation and integration. The fact is that SE/Igbos are stronger and more industrous. The Igbos make business happen in Nigeria, unlike the other regions/ethnic groups that are viable by locating every project in Lagos or relevant out of pervasive entrangement in, or control of, the federal government. Forming alliances of any sort can only make SS/Niger Delta stronger and more mutally beneficial.

Lagos state government is a fraud. Lagos IGR is a mirage! Nigeria is a disgraceful contraption!

Jummy20:

Pls wakeup who told u lagos is no mans land,you must a Igbo. Lagos belongs to the yorubas,other regions too should emulate the accommodating nature of the afpnjas. If Lagos was to be in the East can bet my life nothing good will still happen there and I know the Igbos would have made it a separate country. Igbos always attaching since 1400 later they go say they come from isreal. Nonsense

Lagos belongs to the yorubas?

This is the funniest sh*t I've read all week!

Benekruku:





keep consoling yourself

don't be pained, I said the truth...no matter how you twist it, it won't change from being the truth.

ozoebuka1:
don't be pained, I said the truth...no matter how you twist it, it won't change from being the truth.

When the chips re down, You will know how far Ore is to River-Niger. Land grabbers! Everywhere is a no man`s land.

Benekruku:


When the chips re down, You will know how far Ore is to River-Niger. Land grabbers! Everywhere is a no man`s land.

if you want jump off the cliff, Lagos belongs to all Nigerians as long as there's a country called Nigeria... tomorrow, north will start claiming Abuja when everyone knows how it was developed... Lagos is for all Nigerians likewise Abuja!!! you can now jump off from a cliff.

josh123:
flat head spotted

if you want climb mountain Kilimanjaro and keep shouting "Igbo " it still wouldn't change the fact that all Nigerians developed Lagos, deal with that.

Nazeren:
Typical ipob chant. This is why you will forever remain backward.

it's only an uncivilized individual will become abusive when told the truth! whether u call me ipob or not, Lagos state wasn't developed By lagosians just like abuja wasn't developed By it's indigenes rather all Nigerians did thus, making it everyone's state...now go Bleep yourself.

ozoebuka1:
if you want climb mountain Kilimanjaro and keep shouting "Igbo " it still wouldn't change the fact that all Nigerians developed Lagos, deal with that.

hve u developed urs?

Orpe7:


Keeping dream and telling yourself that. Dont go and develop your own state

just like Abuja indigenes have been busy developing it abi oga park well..

josh123:
hve u developed urs?

ask yourself the question whenever you claim to have developed Lagos.

Enuguboy4nsk:

shut up...Lagos is a no man's land..is a formal Nigerian capital and belongs to all tribes equally even though located in south west!

Your grammar has showed how stupid you are. I don't join issues with illiterates like you. Lagos is SE territory. A no man's land indeed. That was why you igbos ran away during June 12 1993 agitations. Bastard.

ozoebuka1:
ask yourself the question whenever you claim to have developed Lagos.

yes, I contibute in developing lagos.I pay my tax

josh123:
yes, I contibute in developing lagos.I pay my tax

Lmao...if an igbo man says what u just said now you will go ballistic calling him ipob miscreant, but when u do it, it's all good...Check your life brother.

ozoebuka1:
Lmao...if an igbo man says what u just said now you will go ballistic calling him ipob miscreant, but when u do it, it's all good...Check your life brother.

I just did,my life is great