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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by juman(m): 3:23pm On Oct 22, 2017
One nigeria is waste of time.

Another president is needed.

President that would aggressively build infrastructure.

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Greenarrow01(m): 3:27pm On Oct 22, 2017
Jsucre:

bro com save LG by contestn as lg chairman or ur ward counselor in d state of osun come jan

I for come but I no get money and what is d use of lG local govt dat d state govt wunt allow u receive federal allocation for projects. I will jst b collecting salary na.
by d way I am not syet up to d task. I will jst end up another aregbes...no sound economic policy. nothing upstairs..
even pmb.

politicians need to go for courses in schools with regard to development, policies, etc before assuming post or even contesting.


God save Nigeria

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Sebastine1994(m): 3:36pm On Oct 22, 2017
ivolt:


Have you given any thought to how you will finance your plans?

there is nothing else I enjoy doing if not spending time alone thinking and contemplating about this country. We need results and we need It fast
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by omoajiri(m): 3:46pm On Oct 22, 2017
Omofunaab2:




The Abeokuta-Sagamu N60 billion 10 lane is a good example of a white Elephant project.

Amosun needs to drop this "Gbogbo e la ma se" nonsense and focus more on completing the numerous road projects in Ogun State

As per, YAYI, Was Amosun not imposed by Tinubu? Osoba almost succeeded in frustrating Amosun out of the defunct Acn prior to the 2011 elections.


If at all there is any media war between Amosun and Tinubu... Then Expect Amosun to lose woefully... Amosun is too arrogant and he talk carelessly too. Tinubu has not even said anything about YAYI's ambition.. . Amosun has increased the Popularity of YAYI in Ogun state with his careless talks about YAYI being a lagos boy.... Is Amosun himself not a lagos boy? 80% of Amosun's Commissioners are from lagos but indigenes of Ogun state But in reality nobody cares as long as you deliver.


Oya, clap for yourself!
After that try find out the facts behind the political sagacity of all that's concerned and do a balanced analysis ehn.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Jsucre(m): 3:47pm On Oct 22, 2017
Greenarrow01:


I for come but I no get money and what is d use of lG local govt dat d state govt wunt allow u receive federal allocation for projects. I will jst b collecting salary na.
by d way I am not syet up to d task. I will jst end up another aregbes...no sound economic policy. nothing upstairs..
even pmb.

politicians need to go for courses in schools with regard to development, policies, etc before assuming post or even contesting.


God save Nigeria

u say it all.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by ivolt: 4:07pm On Oct 22, 2017
Sebastine1994:


there is nothing else I enjoy doing if not spending time alone thinking and contemplating about this country. We need results and we need It fast

I know we need results, but I am wondering if you have any plans
on how finance your proposed projects?
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Omofunaab2: 4:25pm On Oct 22, 2017
omoajiri:


Oya, clap for yourself!
After that try find out the facts behind the political sagacity of all that's concerned and do a balanced analysis ehn.



Why not do your own analysis?

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Talkwell: 4:27pm On Oct 22, 2017
ivolt:


I know we need results, but I am wondering if you have any plans
on how finance your proposed projects?

seize all the assets and accounts of the the current and past government officials and immediately use them for infrastructural development.

This thing the pain me to the bone,so tay I get heartburn!!! .
Na Only Lagos they try out of 36 states,even the useless Biafra no geh any plan for themselves, they can't even elect a good leader (God punish okorocha anywhere he is)

These politicians need to be assassinated ASAP !!!
if only we can use Jungle Justice on one of them

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Baboski4real(m): 4:35pm On Oct 22, 2017
Sebastine1994:
I will not waste my time masturbating on this topic. My teacher once told me that " it is not enough to know, you must take action". It is an open secret that politicians steal but what can we do to stop them? There are missing funds announced daily on tv and mass media's but what have we done with that information? We should Grab the future now. Stop complaining and mobilise people to take back Nigeria

THANK U FOR THIS.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by ivolt: 4:36pm On Oct 22, 2017
Talkwell:


seize all the assets and accounts of the the current and past government officials and immediately use them for infrastructural development.
You will not have such godlike powers to confiscate whatever
asset you want!


This thing the pain me to the bone,so tay I get heartburn!!! .
Na Only Lagos they try out of 36 states,even the useless Biafra no geh any plan for themselves, they can't even elect a good leader (God punish okorocha anywhere he is)
The problem is that many people don't understand Nigeria's problem,
so when politician makes promises, they don't ask how.


These politicians need to be assassinated ASAP !!!
if only we can use Jungle Justice on one of them

Jungle justice only applies to poor people, for it to apply to powerful
people, societal security would have to break down completely and I
am confident that an average Nigerian does not want a state of
anarchy neither do they want to participate in the killing of god-appointed
leaders.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by writeprof(m): 4:39pm On Oct 22, 2017
Islie:









http://thenationonlineng.net/seven-states-blew-billions-abandoned-projects/





it's very sad and disheartening to hear and see things like these. The fact is that there is NO state without these white elephant projects which are used to mortgage the future of the masses.
I always wonder why would a sitting government start a project with a completion time that is far beyond its tenure when it knows that our political system is so unstable on issues of continuity and is built on selfishness and not selflessness.
May God help and deliver Nigerians.

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Baboski4real(m): 4:39pm On Oct 22, 2017
tstx:
BIAFRA CORRUPTION GO WORSTw
I SWEAR E GO WOOORRRST PASSSE
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Talkwell: 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2017
ivolt:

You will not have such godlike powers to confiscate whatever

asset you want!


The problem is that many people don't understand Nigeria's problem,
so when politician makes promises, they don't ask how.



Jungle justice only applies to poor people, for it to apply to powerful
people, societal security would have to break down completely and I
am confident that an average Nigerian does not want a state of
anarchy neither do they want to participate in the killing of god-appointed
leaders.

You're right,there are actually people with good intention but they aren't part of the two political parties most Nigerians recognise.

The outrageous fees for presidential form(there's a nomination process within the party,and to get it,you must pay) can make a man steal.

The corruption in this nation reminds me of Narcos,nauseating to say the least.

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by tsdarkside(m): 4:52pm On Oct 22, 2017
omenka:
No. 8. Benue state.

From the International Hotel (Sheraton Hotel) to the Makurdi Gulf Course, to the now Cargo Airport, it has been one big ol wrinkled white elephant after another.

Ortom takes the crown though. Dude's incompetence and fraud personified.

since when goverments dey build hotels?...
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by scarphase(m): 5:00pm On Oct 22, 2017
Ogun State government is the most useless one in the country. They are so quick to erect signpost around borders around Lagos but never in their heads does it tell them that the place they are claiming requires government intervention. Ogun State roads are so terrible that one begins to wonder if Amosun has any plans at all. He is the king of unfinished projects. Several cases abound in the state.

APC is a sham! Same old politicians in different party colours.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Bullhari007(m): 5:12pm On Oct 22, 2017
Enyimba hotel is long overdue ... one of Sam mbakwe legacy.... ikpeazu is a useless clown
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by COMPAQ(m): 5:13pm On Oct 22, 2017
One reason why I like Lagos state. I don't recall seeing any abandoned project by LASg since Tinubu time till now. Okay one comes to mind now, the housing project at Ilubirin. But for the many projects that Lagos state government does, their rate of completion is quite high.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by ofwest47(m): 5:28pm On Oct 22, 2017
These abandoning projects cut across not only all the states but even worse across the Federal government level. Just to name a few , where is the 3000 MW Manbila Plateau today what about the proposed long ago 700KV new Transmission line projects . These abandoning projects cut across not only all the states but even worse across the Federal government levels. Just to name a few , where These abandoning projects cut across not only all the states but even worse at the Federal government level. Today what about the proposed long time ago 700KV new Transmission line projects which was planned to improve power transmission capacity. what about the Aladja steel project which has made it impossible for any of our iron and steel industries to work till today. Oyan hydro power dam Oke Ogun area of Oyo State is a Federal project and has been abandoned for over thirty five years till date. Are we even talking of Nigeria Paper Mill; Oshogbo machine tools not to talk about second Niger which has been under construction for several years ago What about THE SEVERAL NIGER DELTA PROBLEMS even untouched by their so called son of the soil through out his six year presidency. Kainji Hydro Dam which was proposed to generate 1200 MW by the then Colonial masters in 1955 could only be made to generate 320MW by the time Gowon commissioned it and that was the era of " Money is not our problem but how to spend it" With all these facts and figures at our disposal the country's problem has been due to vision less leaders immediately after the first coup till date.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by bodeskii(m): 6:54pm On Oct 22, 2017
May all d thieves die mysteriously.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Nobody: 7:45pm On Oct 22, 2017
Chrisbeks:
Can the nation newspaper write any damning article about Nigerian governors without mentioning Ogun state? All this propaganda against Amosun just because Tinubu wants to impose Yayi on the people of Ogun will fail. They couldn't even list the alleged white elephant projects in Ogun yet they joined Ogun there just to taint Amosun. SIA has done well and he is the leader of APC in Ogun state. If tinubu is desperate for Yayi to become governor then he can make him governor of Lagos after Ambode.
just the way he tried to impose abraham adesanya on us in ondo state.. Thank God we are not oyo and osun state. We won and he was shamefully defeated. That stupid man.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by otunba1979: 8:07pm On Oct 22, 2017
[quote author=Chrisbeks post=61662472]Can the nation newspaper write any damning article about Nigerian governors without mentioning Ogun state? All this propaganda against Amosun just because Tinubu wants to impose Yayi on the people of Ogun will fail. They couldn't even list the alleged white elephant projects in Ogun yet they joined Ogun there just to taint Amosun. SIA has done well and he is the leader of APC in Ogun state. If tinubu is desperate for Yayi to become governor then he can make him governor of Lagos after Ambode.
He has not nothing
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by mayormick(m): 8:26pm On Oct 22, 2017
Omofunaab2:




The Abeokuta-Sagamu N60 billion 10 lane is a good example of a white Elephant project.

Amosun needs to drop this "Gbogbo e la ma se" nonsense and focus more on completing the numerous road projects in Ogun State

As per, YAYI, Was Amosun not imposed by Tinubu? Osoba almost succeeded in frustrating Amosun out of the defunct Acn prior to the 2011 elections.


If at all there is any media war between Amosun and Tinubu... Then Expect Amosun to lose woefully... Amosun is too arrogant and he talk carelessly too. Tinubu has not even said anything about YAYI's ambition.. . Amosun has increased the Popularity of YAYI in Ogun state with his careless talks about YAYI being a lagos boy.... Is Amosun himself not a lagos boy? 80% of Amosun's Commissioners are from lagos but indigenes of Ogun state But in reality nobody cares as long as you deliver.

Thank u o my brother, hw can someone not see d Abeokuta sagamu ten lane as a white elephant project. I am still trying to know d thinking behind dat road, however if dat is not enough, wat of d models schools he built, what has become of them. Are those ones also not white elephant project?

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by omoajiri(m): 8:47pm On Oct 22, 2017
mayormick:
Thank u o my brother, hw can someone not see d Abeokuta sagamu ten lane as a white elephant project. I am still trying to know d thinking behind dat road, however if dat is not enough, wat of d models schools he built, what has become of them. Are those ones also not white elephant project?

The proposed Abeokuta-Sagamu 10 lane road is actually a PPP based project and the Public/Government part of the project is as follows:
1. Government must ensure the availability of land along both sides of the corridor/road for industrial development only hence the governments accusation/revocation of all title on/of all undeveloped land within 2km on both sides of the corridor.
2. The construction of the road and flyovers from the start point (I.e Ibara) to the Kobape end of the road.

The Private partners will continue the road from that point to the Sagamu interchange and/or beyond.

A few of the immediate benefit of the road is the ongoing construction of the Largest brewery/bottling plant in Africa (upon completion) by Vita construction for Sabmiller®, which will employ over 1200/people during the construction phase and about 3000 direct and indirect job upon completion.

A few other multinationals are already on ground with construction works as at today and many more to follow suite.
These and many more are what invalidates the assertion that the road is a white elephant project although the government failed woefully in terms of general development of some critical areas and border towns, education etc but subsequent administrations can and should tackle those inadequacies headlong.

PS: I am not in government service or political patronage of anyone.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Dekadet(m): 8:55pm On Oct 22, 2017
omenka:
No. 8. Benue state.

From the International Hotel (Sheraton Hotel) to the Makurdi Gulf Course, to the now Cargo Airport, it has been one big ol wrinkled white elephant after another.

Ortom takes the crown though. Dude's incompetence and fraud personified.
Bros u forgot the mother of all white elephant projects by Suswam-greater makurdi water works. the money dude stole there could build a whole new state from scratch
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by mrdipye(m): 8:56pm On Oct 22, 2017
E go beta for 9ja one day
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by KingOfAmebo(m): 10:16pm On Oct 22, 2017
nawtyme:
Chai, see billion billion everywhere. No one is held accountable. They are still in a hurry to borrow more.

dumb people like you believe everything you read or hear...you think every billion is indeed stolen, they keep fooling you cuz they know you are dumb...you need skullaship.

Who do you think they should hold accountable?... Ghosts? Berra start using your brain.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by nawtyme: 11:43pm On Oct 22, 2017
KingOfAmebo:


dumb people like you believe everything you read or hear...you think every billion is indeed stolen, they keep fooling you cuz they know you are dumb...you need skullaship.

Who do you think they should hold accountable?... Ghosts? Berra start using your brain.
Sorry bro. I forgot it is your who..re mother who should be held accountable for failing to swallow the watery sperm from your father. Rather she opened her stinking legs and the smell mixed with the watery sperm produced a retarded creature in you.

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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by KingOfAmebo(m): 12:10am On Oct 23, 2017
nawtyme:

Sorry bro. I forgot it is your who..re mother who should be held accountable for failing to swallow the watery sperm from your father. Rather she opened her stinking legs and the smell mixed with the watery sperm produced a retarded creature in you.

You see what I mean?...you keep proving me right that you are indeed mentally deranged and a retard by inheritance, this unfortunate and incurable disease runs in your family like an everlasting curse. Sorry bro...take heart.

A 50 naira condom would have saved your lineage this calamity that has befallen you and your generation yet unborn.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by nawtyme: 12:16am On Oct 23, 2017
KingOfAmebo:


You see what I mean?...you keep proving me right that you are indeed mentally deranged and a retard by inheritance, this unfortunate and incurable disease runs in your family like an everlasting curse. Sorry bro...take heart.

A 50 naira condom would have saved your lineage this calamity that has befallen you and your generation yet unborn.
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Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by Faponmile(m): 6:38am On Oct 23, 2017
So why didn't this writer include the Delta State IPP project? That phantom project spanned three administrations and gulped hundreds of billions with only the sign post to show for it! ALL HAIL THIEVES IN HIGH PLACES. Thunder fire dem all.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by KingOfAmebo(m): 10:43am On Oct 23, 2017
nawtyme:

I only blame your whoring mother for not swallowing you. She should have given your father a Mouth Action and this problem would not have existed. Don't you wonder why you act stupid most of the time?

Hahahahaha...this nigger no even sabi yarb, make I just pity you make I no yarb you and your destiny finish, After yarbing you if your destiny run leave you I go pursue your destiny and yarb am join.

You better go and get a skullaship since your parents couldn't get one.

If your parents were brilliant and intelligent then you must be a bastard...your mum probably got fvck and impregnated by a shoemaker to produce emty skull like you and your dad probably couldn't fvck your mum well enough bcuz his dickk couldn't erect.
Re: How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects by nawtyme: 12:16pm On Oct 23, 2017
KingOfAmebo:


Hahahahaha...this nigger no even sabi yarb, make I just pity you make I no yarb you and your destiny finish, After yarbing you if your destiny run leave you I go pursue your destiny and yarb am join.

You better go and get a skullaship since your parents couldn't get one.

If your parents were brilliant and intelligent then you must be a bastard...your mum probably got fvck and impregnated by a shoemaker to produce emty skull like you and your dad probably couldn't fvck your mum well enough bcuz his dickk couldn't erect.
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