VitaminB12:
so the Federal roads in Ogun state that links Lagos and other south west state is not a federal investment. Don't you know its because of this quick access to Lagos market caused by the good Federal road that you have investors establishing industries in Ogun state

So there is no federal roads in SE? What about the Enugu airport? Apart of Lagos, which SW states have an international airport? Did they cry of marginalization. GEJ, your hero was there for 6years with many Ibos in his cabinet yet you wont let us rest. That no federal presense excuse is stale. Try something new

MrEverest:
Ignorance at work! Biafra starved because alied forces of Britain, Russia & Cameroun joined together to blockade us from the sea while Egyptian pilots bombed civilians and ensured that nobody went to farms, markets nor schools. A.bo.ki go school you no gree go.

You are the one displaying your ignorance in the public. Where is the land for farming in the south east. Only Nasarawa state or Benue or Kogi or Taraba has more land for farming than the entire five states of the south east. You cannot produce enough food to feed One million people.

By Henry Umoru FOR the second time in three years, the Senate, yesterday, rejected proposals to grant Lagos a special status, in view of the avalanche of socio-economic challenges it is facing as former political capital of Nigeria. The state is still the economic capital and nerve centre of the country. ADVERTISING Indeed, the Senate Chambers was thrown into a rowdy session as senators deliberated on a bill for an act to make provision for a special Federal grant to Lagos State. The Bill, titled A Bill for an Act to make provisions for Federal Grants to Lagos State in recognition of its strategic socio- economic significance and other connected purposes, was sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos Central. The said Bill was first presented to the upper chamber in the 7th Senate, but the lawmakers turned it down at the committee stage. Specifically, on June 5, 2013, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu-led Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review, in its report, ruled out special status for Lagos. It said: “On Special Status for Lagos, while the Committee appreciates the peculiar needs and challenges of Lagos, it is our considered opinion that according such special status should be a matter of political decision, which should be kept out of the Constitution.” Yesterday, while opposing the move, Senators Gershom Bassey, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Cross River South, and Philip Tanimu Aduda, PDP, FCT, said the same provision being asked for by Senator Tinubu, be provided for Calabar, being the first Capital of Nigeria and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Aduda, who said he would only support the bill if FCT got similar attention and special funding from the Federation Account, said: “I will support it (bill) on one condition, that what will be given to Lagos State should be given to other states like the FCT. Some special allocations should be given to FCT. The FCT is over-stretched and government needs to intervene. In the FCT, we have riverine areas.” Senator Aliyu Wamakko, APC, Sokoto North, who also kicked against the bill, said the timing was wrong because while other states are finding it difficult to pay salaries, Lagos State that was the richest state, asking for special grant, adding that if granted, it would make other states poorer and Lagos richer. The rowdy session started when Senator Olusola Adeyeye, APC, Osun Central, in his contribution and apparently referring to what Aduda said, stated that the FCT was like a pampered and spoilt child. He demanded for 13 percent derivation on tax proceeds generated from the state, arguing that one percent was too small. Senator Adeyeye’s description of the FCT as a pampered child elicited sharp and rancorous reactions from many legislators. The statement angered Senator Aduda, who immediately asked Adeyeye to withdraw the statement. Senator Aduda had the support of most senators from the Northern part of the country who stood up demanding the withdrawal of the statement. It was at that point that the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, asked Senator Adeyeye to withdraw his statement. Adeyeye withdrew the statement but then the harm had been done, given the commotion and bitterness it caused on the floor of the Senate. It was, therefore, not surprising that the senators unanimously rejected the bill when it was put to vote by Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, who presided over yesterday’s plenary. Senator Adeyeye, in his contribution to the debate had said: “I rise to support most of this bill and to oppose an aspect of it. The aspect I oppose is the same aspect that James Manager attempted to highlight. But in doing so, I want to point out that…I don’t even believe that one percent is enough for Lagos. I think what we need to do is to be fair to every part of this country and to say that we must not kill the goose that lays the golden egg. And we have already from Independence and subsequent alteration to the Constitution, say whatever revenue you get from oil by the principle of derivation, a certain percentage must belong to that community. “By the same token, whatever you get from VAT, a certain percentage should belong to that community. We have among us a governor, who made a law that banned the consumption of alcohol. That’s what the people want. I supported it. He has the right to make the law. However, if my own people consume alcohol and pay VAT on it, he should not take a penny of what my people have for VAT on alcohol. “In Lagos, all of us are paying tax. And all of these VAT is taken to Abuja. What we need to do is to say whatever is good for the goose is good for the gander. If it is 13 percent for Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers for oil, let it also be 13 percent to Lagos for the VAT paid there.’’ On what he meant by FCT being pampered, Adeyeye, who is the Senate Chief Whip, while withdrawing the statement and tendering an apology said: “Mr President, you led us to Washington DC on fiscal federalism. We were told that when we see federal roads in the US, it’s federal only in name. It is federal only because the Federal Government of the US provides 80 percent of the money and the state government provides 20 percent. But all of the money is given to the Federal Government on that road.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/senate-rejects-lagos-special-status-bill/



I AM STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE SE VOTED AGAINST THIS BILL......SOME PEOPLE SHA

SuperS1Panther:
Before nko?

SE actively supported the killing of Special Status Bill for Lagos.

They should calm down and take a chill bottle of coca cola

See what the Sons of Hatred wrote on this thread that has to with the rejection of Special Status Bill for Lagos State https://www.nairaland.com/3389862/senate-rejects-tinubus-bill-seeking

They are bunch of emotional
babies and tantrum whinners.

Lagos represents the whole of South West? That's petty

But this thread is a typical analogy of what has befallen Nigeria, if Lagos gets special status, North gets NNDC and SE gets its development commission all together who go die? Why have we succeeded in shooting ourselves in the foot, if SE doesn't develop, their grievance multiples to vindictive actions and so the cycle continues. We are not better than the shenanigans in the house of assembly

sekundosekundo:




Let me educate you sir,

The bank accounts of all the Easterners were frozen by Nigerian govnt as a punishment leaving only £20 for each account. Those that survived the war, has to build on this.

You are a wicked liar. Only few people have bank accounts then, even many Ibos withdrew their money when moving back to the East. Also, biaffra soldiers looted banks in Benin, Awo was even nice enough to give all Ibos £20.

Odingo1:

What will you gain from lagos been only single state to be granted a special status , they have North development commission,NDDC,SE and SW can have their development commission also.
You people in Nigeria dont want that country to move forward, there is nothing wrong in making Lagos,Anambra and Kano a special status for development which the house did to Lagos Special Status bill, which is an excellent decision, with that development will spread in Nigeria.
Nobody kill the lagos status bill

What happens in Kano and Anambra is not Lagos's business.
I would have expected those south east senators to bring up
"Nigeria Development Bill", since you guys aren't greedy.

EmeritusMbaM:


So there is no federal roads in SE? What about the Enugu airport? Apart of Lagos, which SW states have an international airport? Did they cry of marginalization. GEJ, your hero was there for 6years with many Ibos in his cabinet yet you wont let us rest. That no federal presense excuse is stale. Try something new

Are you an idiot? Why are you pained and bitter? Can't you have a healthy debate with someone without recourse to mockery and slander? What's the point with comments like 'your hero' and excuse being stale. Who is disputing that there are no Federal roads in South East or did your shallow dusty brain not understand what I mean by GOOD Federal roads.

How many times have those roads being crying for maintenance and reconstruction. Now your excuse is because Igbos were in the past government, when we are not talking about the past. We are talking about the dilapidation of the roads now as they were not then. Honestly the school that you passed through needs to be closed down

Franky826:


Lagos represents the whole of South West? That's petty

No it does not. That was a Bill that was important to SW too, which SE connived with the Northerners to kill.

ewigmee:
People should be a little diplomatic . Igbos are screaming marginalization round the world , they bring bill for South east development, you kill it. You plan to borrow money for railways across the country and you exclude only South east. Any thing for south east is cancelled .. Believe it or not, you giving the world reasons to believe the Biafran agitators stories.

i tire

Nigeria is so unfair to the Igbos

even as an Akwa Ibomite i feel the marginalization

MrEverest:
Nwa Bingo, I was not born when the war was fought, but I've read enough history books about it than you could ever get to read before you kick the bucket & end the misery once and for all. I dont make boast on an anonimous online forum like nairaland, but I've enough assets at my age that anybody should be proud of. I've several sources of income & even earn in dollars right here in Nigeria, and I've studied to the highest level. So, Agadi na agwo n'ife, jee rikalata otu ebe. I've files on my table waiting for my attention. Good Day!

My friend go look for people to buy some properties they gave you to market so that you can earn your commission. See you earning dollars.

ogashman:
that's how the three R program was abandoned after the war.

to the best of my knowledge, we still ve the northern Nigeria development commission(NNDC) which was established decades ago... so much for people who contribute nothing to the federation account. yet they wud want to kill a bill that advocate same for the SE,and u say we re one Nigeria?

Ewu, was NNDC established today or in 1966?

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VitaminB12:
Are you an idiot? Why are you pained and bitter? Can't you have a healthy debate with someone without recourse to mockery and slander? What's the point with comments like 'your hero' and excuse being stale. Who is disputing that there are no Federal roads in South East or did your shallow dusty brain not understand what I mean by GOOD Federal roads.

How many times have those roads being crying for maintenance and reconstruction. Now your excuse is because Igbos were in the past government, when we are not talking about the past. We are talking about the dilapidation of the roads now as they were not then. Honestly the school that you passed through needs to be closed down

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The devilish being that sired you is the ediot. You are frustrated already and resort to insult just like a typical product of baby factory that lack home training and parental care. The federal government is owing Ogun state billions for federal roads being constructed by the state, tell your worthless governor to use same tactics. You loudmouthed parasite contribute nothing to the national purse but cry the most, you all have no shame. You can kill your self if you hate the truth, no one cares.

ozimec:


Nnamdi Kanu has said it before some of you won't listen. It is high time you guys left the governance and politics of this country. It's obvious SE are not needed. Like KANU said and I stand with him,. SE need to boycott 2019 elections.

That would be very good.
If there is any region that need a development commission, it should be SW to change all the brown roofs in Ibadan (according to Ibos), Ibos deserves nothing of such as their towns and cities are glittering with the best of houses and infrastructures (according to Ibos)

The Southeast senators shld hv by now known the yearnings of their ppl; Biafra. They ar wasting their time trying to lobby the Nigeria govt to look eastwards... impossible. If this incidence will format their senses and propagate the Biafra cause, so be it. The zoo must fall.

ewigmee:
People should be a little diplomatic . Igbos are screaming marginalization round the world , they bring bill for South east development, you kill it. You plan to borrow money for railways across the country and you exclude only South east. Any thing for south east is cancelled .. Believe it or not, you giving the world reasons to believe the Biafran agitators stories.

But u want biafra na

Why should the Zoo develop your zone again?

jstbeinhonest:


How are we to be on your side when you lots wont make a statement without conjectures and lies.

Senators Ashafa, Olamilekan and Adeyeye all spoke in favour of the bill, shameless liar.

You mentioned only 3.

EmeritusMbaM:
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The devilish being that sired you is the ediot. You are frustrated already and resort to insult just like a typical product of baby factory that lack home training and parental care. The federal government is owing Ogun state billions for federal roads being constructed by the state, tell your worthless governor to use same tactics. You loudmouthed parasite contribute nothing to the national purse but cry the most, you all have no shame. You can kill your self if you hate the truth, no one cares.

U know, just only a very few uninformed southeasterners ar crying over this unwanted bill of a thing. Just an inconsequential few. Many of us ar happy with it from the depths of our hearts cos next time our leader, Nnamdi kanu, grants interview to BBC, he will hold onto this as evidence of the much said marginalization of Igbos. This is a plus to our agitation. Our sit-at-home is a pointer we care not of what becomes of Nigeria except its disintegration.

zooster:


U know, just only a very few uninformed southeasterners ar crying over this unwanted bill of a thing. Just an inconsequential few. Many of us ar happy with it from the depths of our hearts cos next time our leader, Nnamdi kanu, grants interview to BBC, he will hold onto this as evidence of the much said marginalization of Igbos. This is a plus to our agitation. Our sit-at-home is a pointer we care not of what becomes of Nigeria except its disintegration.

I am Yoruba, and we wholeheartedly support your biaffra. If there is a way, we can even help you rig in favor of biaffra if there is any referendum.

takenadoh:

they are there because of the way Nigeria was structured which is bad, the reason. they are in the country is because of the Niger Delta, for instance these companies have HQs in Houston not in New York or Washington, Same should be the case in Nigeria....
But we all know why things are the way they are.
So you should thank the Niger Deltans for the High FIRS and Customs Non Oil revenue.

Let's face facts apart from the oil companies,politicians .... Manufacturing and Agricultural is only a fraction of that amount.

Is it Yorubas that said Ijaws especially to take laws into their hands and be kidnapping white men for money?Multinationals headquarted in Lagos is not a function of Government structure, it's a function of insecurities in the delta. These companies were in the delta before relocating to Lagos solely because of insecurities. Nobody forced them to move to Lagos not even the Govt forced them.

meccuno:
By Henry Umoru FOR the second time in three years, the Senate, yesterday, rejected proposals to grant Lagos a special status, in view of the avalanche of socio-economic challenges it is facing as former political capital of Nigeria. The state is still the economic capital and nerve centre of the country. ADVERTISING Indeed, the Senate Chambers was thrown into a rowdy session as senators deliberated on a bill for an act to make provision for a special Federal grant to Lagos State. The Bill, titled A Bill for an Act to make provisions for Federal Grants to Lagos State in recognition of its strategic socio- economic significance and other connected purposes, was sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos Central. The said Bill was first presented to the upper chamber in the 7th Senate, but the lawmakers turned it down at the committee stage. Specifically, on June 5, 2013, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu-led Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review, in its report, ruled out special status for Lagos. It said: “On Special Status for Lagos, while the Committee appreciates the peculiar needs and challenges of Lagos, it is our considered opinion that according such special status should be a matter of political decision, which should be kept out of the Constitution.” Yesterday, while opposing the move, Senators Gershom Bassey, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Cross River South, and Philip Tanimu Aduda, PDP, FCT, said the same provision being asked for by Senator Tinubu, be provided for Calabar, being the first Capital of Nigeria and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Aduda, who said he would only support the bill if FCT got similar attention and special funding from the Federation Account, said: “I will support it (bill) on one condition, that what will be given to Lagos State should be given to other states like the FCT. Some special allocations should be given to FCT. The FCT is over-stretched and government needs to intervene. In the FCT, we have riverine areas.” Senator Aliyu Wamakko, APC, Sokoto North, who also kicked against the bill, said the timing was wrong because while other states are finding it difficult to pay salaries, Lagos State that was the richest state, asking for special grant, adding that if granted, it would make other states poorer and Lagos richer. The rowdy session started when Senator Olusola Adeyeye, APC, Osun Central, in his contribution and apparently referring to what Aduda said, stated that the FCT was like a pampered and spoilt child. He demanded for 13 percent derivation on tax proceeds generated from the state, arguing that one percent was too small. Senator Adeyeye’s description of the FCT as a pampered child elicited sharp and rancorous reactions from many legislators. The statement angered Senator Aduda, who immediately asked Adeyeye to withdraw the statement. Senator Aduda had the support of most senators from the Northern part of the country who stood up demanding the withdrawal of the statement. It was at that point that the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, asked Senator Adeyeye to withdraw his statement. Adeyeye withdrew the statement but then the harm had been done, given the commotion and bitterness it caused on the floor of the Senate. It was, therefore, not surprising that the senators unanimously rejected the bill when it was put to vote by Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, who presided over yesterday’s plenary. Senator Adeyeye, in his contribution to the debate had said: “I rise to support most of this bill and to oppose an aspect of it. The aspect I oppose is the same aspect that James Manager attempted to highlight. But in doing so, I want to point out that…I don’t even believe that one percent is enough for Lagos. I think what we need to do is to be fair to every part of this country and to say that we must not kill the goose that lays the golden egg. And we have already from Independence and subsequent alteration to the Constitution, say whatever revenue you get from oil by the principle of derivation, a certain percentage must belong to that community. “By the same token, whatever you get from VAT, a certain percentage should belong to that community. We have among us a governor, who made a law that banned the consumption of alcohol. That’s what the people want. I supported it. He has the right to make the law. However, if my own people consume alcohol and pay VAT on it, he should not take a penny of what my people have for VAT on alcohol. “In Lagos, all of us are paying tax. And all of these VAT is taken to Abuja. What we need to do is to say whatever is good for the goose is good for the gander. If it is 13 percent for Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers for oil, let it also be 13 percent to Lagos for the VAT paid there.’’ On what he meant by FCT being pampered, Adeyeye, who is the Senate Chief Whip, while withdrawing the statement and tendering an apology said: “Mr President, you led us to Washington DC on fiscal federalism. We were told that when we see federal roads in the US, it’s federal only in name. It is federal only because the Federal Government of the US provides 80 percent of the money and the state government provides 20 percent. But all of the money is given to the Federal Government on that road.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/senate-rejects-lagos-special-status-bill/



I AM STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE SE VOTED AGAINST THIS BILL......SOME PEOPLE SHA

Cc, jstbeinhonest OAUTemitayo SuperS1Panther ayindejimmy Ovamboland Seunmsg Ballmer Thecabal.
Can't you see the insult coming from your Agbero senator Olusola AdeYEYE, why won't the whole house reject this bill?. His insult even angered the senators hence he was commanded to withdraw his insult and the bill was thereafter rejected.

bakynes:

Is it Yorubas that said Ijaws especially to take laws into their hands and be kidnapping white men for money?Multinationals headquarted in Lagos is not a function of Government structure, it's a function of insecurities in the delta. These companies were in the delta before relocating to Lagos solely because of insecurities. Nobody forced them to move to Lagos not even the Govt forced them.

stop telling lies Exxon Mobil's Headquarters has always been in Lagos, abeg show me one of their oil wells or field in Lagos, was it because of kidnapping? When did the so called kidnapping of whites start?
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria and a lot of these things almost automatically took shape from there.

Please don't be a "typical" Niaralander please read

TheCabal:


www.nairaland.com/attachments/5404520_annualstateindex_jpeg11047c7db947da25e9aa11efbe78f132

South Eastern states are parasites like everybody else.. Anambra contributed nothing in 2016 Look at IMO , Zamfara makes just as much.. we all parasites on the Niger-Delta (the golden goose). So, STFU

See borno with all dis boko wahala they still top anambara

takenadoh:

stop telling lies Exxon Mobil's Headquarters has always been in Lagos, abeg show me one of their oil wells or field in Lagos, was it because of kidnapping? When did the so called kidnapping of whites start?
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria and a lot of these things almost automatically took shape from there.

Please don't be a "typical" Niaralander please read

So tell me did the the Govt asked them to reside in Lagos? The govt cannot force them to site their headquarters in Lagos because they came to Nigeria to help us explore our oil. So there is no way govt can force them to stay in Lagos. Warri used to house Shell due to insecurities it moved.

bakynes:

So tell me did the the Govt asked them to reside in Lagos? The govt cannot force them to site their headquarters in Lagos because they came to Nigeria to help us explore our oil. So there is no way govt can force them to stay in Lagos. Warri used to house Shell due to insecurities it moved.

I didn't talk about Shell, Even CHevron has HQ in LAGOS,Exxon MOBIL has HQ in Lagos, the reason why is or was because of lack of infrastructure, which the Govt developed in One region and left others, mainly becos it was the capital when the oil boom was in place Lagos enjoyed, although even before independence Lagos was favoured.
So don't blame the guy in Olobiri that hasnt seen a plane before but what they use to fly the plane comes from his back yard, he doesn't even get to see a penny from the money, after suffering and going to school (University) there are no jobs becos the HR of the companies are in Lagos the HQ and they don't do recruitment or employment in Bayelsa or Delta state ,or when the Government indirectly brought a policy of NYSC not posting people to their state of Origin thereby posting this guy from Delta to Zamfara and posting the guy from OGUN state to Port Harcourt, for so called oneness of Nigeria, after NySc the guy in Zamfara comes back but the guy from Ogun has been retained in Port Harcourt, and it is a continuous circle.

fulanmafia:


Erm... not that I'm justifying the alleged "gang-up"...

But what exactly does the SE contribute to the National purse?

do ur research....don't be blinded by ur resentment for SE....the oil in IMO and abia contribute to the federal pause.

and forget about ur skewed stats

And the roar for Biafra will only get louder now. Nnamdi Kanu is being proved right each day. When the One Nigeria Igbo politicians are not able to get assistance from other groups, Igbos will only align with pro Biafrans.

Bluetooth2:


The Ibos should also feel it. They ganged up with the North to say "NAY" to the bill seeking to grant special status to Lagos state despite their people spreading across the state like wild fire. Payback is a biatch!

The bill stands opposed!

it is clear that u re vindictive and stand against the Igbo course.....keep fanning the embers of the fire that will certainly consume u.

sekundosekundo:


You mentioned only 3.

Are you kidding me?, do you expect all 18 SW senators to SPEAK for the bill. I hope you know only 2 senators spoke for your SEDC Bill. All 18 SW senators were in support of the bill and I'm sure they voted in support of the bill, if only you 'betrayers' supported the bill it might have seen the light. Its payback time now

Ovamboland:


Where is anything like that existing stop using lies to advance your cause

go n and find out about NNDC....seems it sounds new to u.probably u were imported from another planet