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"The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by naptu2: 6:12pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
The Tragedy of Lagos https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155651827841715&id=602736714 4 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by naptu2: 6:12pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
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Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by HajimeSaito(m): 6:22pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Interesting read. |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by AntiWailer: 6:33pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Very interesting. When they were screaming change I told my People that the change must be total. Both center and Lagos. I dnt know why people like Fela Durotoye and Sowore will not contest for Governor of Lagos State and rescue Lagos from TINUBU instead of wasting their time contesting for Presidency. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by three: 7:00pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Lagos can be so much more for so much less (in terms of tax and sincere effort) 1 Like |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by Doerstech(m): 7:04pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
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Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by afroniger: 7:25pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Nice read. But I must say that the author is merely being naive. In the world of politics, the likes of Tinubu will always exist, whether we like it or not. It is just the nature of the game. There will always be ex-leaders who will attempt to self-perpetuate themselves long after they've left the scene. Some call them 'Godfathers', others prefer 'Kingmaker' or 'Shot callers'. Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello, Buhari, Adelabu, Adedibu, Rasheed Ladoja, Olusola Saraki, Bukola Saraki, Olusegun Obasanjo, James Ibori, Godswill Akpabio, Theophelus Danjuma, Atiku Abubakar, Orji Uzor Kalu, Peter Obi, (Okorocha is trying to become one too) e.t.c. They have all successfully played the roles of influencial 'kingmaker' in one form or another and at some point in our political history. Some more successful than others, but all of them share this same attribute. As far as I am concerned, the only thing that has set BAT apart is that he has managed to somehow retain his influence (which I attribute to 'luck' on his part since many of his contemporary ex-governors weren't so lucky in self-perpertuating themselves on the political scene of their states after office for as long as he has). Even within Lagos PDP, Bode George is their central rallying figure. The idea that without Tinubu, 'slavery' or godfatherism will suddenly end in Lagos is but mere wishful thinking, particularly in a state as rich and important as Lagos. There will always be ambitious politicians willing to project themselves. And they will continue remaining relevant until their luck runs out, or until they die. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by LiberaDeus: 7:45pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Just superb, perfect literature exposing a simple truth 1 Like |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by Ovamboland(m): 8:13pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
I am a fan of most of Pius Adesanmi's articles. The fact that Tinubu has a stranglehold on Lagos is not in doubt neither is it not untrue that Lagos finances needs to be less opaque. I however disagree that not paying appropriate taxes will be in the short term or long term interest of Lagos. The fact that politicians misappropriate part of our taxes does not justify the crime of tax evasion or worse still tax non assessment. Americans may not be happy their government spends trillions of dollars fighting wars in the middle East or maintaining armies all over the world. They are still not free to refuse to pay to support their government. I assume Pius maintains a property or properties in Canada, can he care to share the percentage of his property value he pays as tax to the government of his city or territory of residence? Let's compare and contrast. Can he tell us the tax to GDP ratio of his city or territory and let's compare to what Lagos is able to collect with it's huge ratio by Nigerian standards. How do we hope to develop to the level of Canada without fostering a tax paying culture? The only sustainable way to remove or reduce opacity in State finances is to ensure more citizens pay their fair share, then more of us will have incentive to ask how the tax money is applied. Openness in governance does not usually happen of its own accord, people with stake in the polity make it happen. I can't imagine a citizen who earned a million naira a year and pays about 100,000 -200,000 as tax will collect 2,000 naira every four years to vote a thief to go and steal his 400,000 -800,000. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by Konquest: 11:42am On Mar 28, 2018 |
afroniger:^^^^^ ^^^^^ Beautifully written from beginning to the end! ... High Five! Pius Adesanmi's bolded submissions RIGHT BELOW in the last 3 paragraphs of his Facebook post AS REPRODUCED HERE by naptu2 are way off the mark... I don't get his point! "But you are always going to be as strong as your weakest link. Ambode is less read than Babatunde Fashola. In the long chain of Tinubu boys, he is one of the least sophisticated. It is therefore no surprise that he is the one threatening to undo an architecture of slavery, exploitation, and personalization of the state that has been twenty years in the making." Ambode is NOT less read than Babatunde Fasola IMHO... I don't get the guys's point... is he trying to get noticed or what? 1 Like |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by LaudableXX: 11:50am On Mar 28, 2018 |
naptu2: No government can tax itself into prosperity. And taxes cannot be raised above the citizens' ability to pay.... |
Re: "The Tragedy Of Lagos" By Professor Pius Adesanmi. by tolajay: 1:13pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
Quite a read. As I moved through Lagos yesterday, a stint of this thought flashed through my mind. While Tinubu is the centerpiece of Lagos politics, it is a global phenomenon to have kingmakers in every setting. Is this writer positing a check on Tinubu's dominance or the act of Godfatherism Ad Kingmakership? naptu2: |
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