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Ambode arrives and takes his time to give a handshake to all his fellow aspirants and other VIPs. He's still shaking people now...1:10pm

Peter Obadan just announced that accreditation would begin by 11. "The gates will be shut." And Agege people never arrive

Please let us use this medium to update Nairalanders on the happenings at Onikan Stadium as the All Progressives Congress conducts its gubernatorial primaries today.

kolaaderin:
Thanks jare. the job of a broom is to do the cleanse and it has evolve over the years to the vacuum cleaner of the 21st century even the city cleaner as shown below they clear up all rubbish for us to have a wealthy and clean environment.
Umbrella on the other hand failed to evolve over 500 years of existence and we say no to non evolving ideas.

That is how far your brain could go in unraveling the idea behind the broom...It's understandable...let others who are wiser try!

It's not all about the image but the philosophical meaning it carries...Only the wise can decipher this!

Phockphockman,

Nwa Boy, your oga never change this television?

Come o, na that #100 per hour steward job you still get time to dey do all these? Don't come here to tell us story that touches when your wifey threaten to leave you unto say you no carry enough money come home o.

PhockPhockMan, Please invite me to your freedom o.

Moi...

VIDEO: Buhari Presidential Declaration 2015 : The Arrival of GMB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7veEuFGtsj0

Today is Horn Free day in Lagos but all I can see around are crazy and daring commercial bus drivers honking their horn like it's Free Horn day...‪#‎EkoONiBajeO‬

And this is what we are talking about...

pendy79:
Bia nwoke! I posted about buhari inviting people for his declaration! You're talking about saraki holding Kwara people to ramson. If Kwarans deem it fit to perpetually honour worship the sarakis how does it affect you as an individual? Peter obi singlehandedly installed obiano, ibori installed his cousin but in your bias and jaundiced mind it is that of the sarakis you saw and worried about. I'm sure he's not holding the populace by putting a gun to their heads.

Tinubu met Lagos with an IGR of about 6billion Naira and left it hitting 20billion Naira monthly. I'm from itunpate in Ikorodu Local government Area of lagos state and I've seen the various impact of fashola from roads to schools to courthouses to free medical care to water to brt and if tinubu being the architect of the big IGR is paid for the consultancy he is doing then I have no problem since I know how my state was and how it is now. I love the APC and the change it symbolizes. "Where man dey work na there him dey chop"

Is Obj now in APC? the onus and power to probe all the people you listed is vested in Jonathan and the PDP. The EFCC and ICPC are Agencies of the Federal Government, Don't you think it is a classic example of a dunce and da.ft government if these people you listed above as corrupt can't be made scapegoat by the Jonathan Adminstration? they are opposition elements! He can arrange for their investigation! But alas ! your commander in thief just arranged for Mohammed Abacha's freedom from corruption and money laundering investigation and court case, FFK case is dropped, Stella Oduah no case submission, Malabu Oil Scandal no case submission, Pension fund nothing yet, Ndudi elumelu case no mention again, faruk lawan did you hear anything, Patricia Etteh how far, Peter Odili (he has a PERPETUAL RESTRAINING ORDER) from being probed for corrupt acts and instead of your President and EFCC to challenge such, His wife was made a SUPREME COURT JUSTICE and HE HIMSELF just received a[b] NATIONAL MERIT AWARD [/b]for being a very good and special NIGERIAN, want me to go on?.
Bros corruption wear coat for your PDP but you people will close eye to the log in your eye yet be looking at the speck in others.

You're asking the qualification of the SPEAKER of the House of Representatives to be a Governor? Are you for real?

Compare the performance of your best performing governor in the PDP with that of the least performing governor in the APC bearing in mind the resources and allocation available to those states.

No sane Nigerian will hope to have the PDP in Aso Rock after the 16years of wanton and daylight robbery of our commonwealth.

Bros., why are you dignifying that fool with a response?

When she was responding to a question on the airline she often patronize while traveling to the US...

This scene is damn hilarious

Alakada ni ooo

xxxoladevoxxx: Its so funny when the Hausas and Yorubas sat in power and did nothing but ate the resources no one complained this much, now a southerner is there and err body is complaining, even his own people. u fail to understand that Nigeria's problem 20yrs ago are not the sames, that is ofcourse except the Permanent Godfathers.

Can't you guys look beyond ethnicity?

UnknownT: In a situation where he wins and GEJ gets re-elected! Will he be going to NEC meetings considering how he has lambasted GEJ?

Only cabinet members attend NEC meetings bro.

aljharem: God bless you !!!

Most of these projects are actually funded by private NGOs , world bank and the FG

This is pure propaganda. That is why he is bring out pictures.

Oh really? So construction of block of classrooms, eko refrigerated meat vans and other sundry projects were all funded by world bank? Please tell me what I don't know...If you must hate please do that reasonably, stop letting hatred for APC becloud your reasoning. Has federal government finished rehabilitating her own dilapidated edifices scattered around Lagos that it will now extend a helping hand to her perceived enemy? Bros, it's better to keep quiet than clearing all doubt that you're daft. nuff said.

FASHOLA TO APC PUBLICITY SECRETARIES: STAY WITH THE ISSUES, REINFORCE HOW APC IS CLEARLY DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS

…As Governor receives State Publicity Secretaries of APC during Summit in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN on Tuesday received the Publicity Secretaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from various States in the country, charging them to continue to reinforce the differences and ideas that drive the party.

Describing that inaugural Summit of the Publicity Secretaries held in Lagos as a defining historic initiative, Governor Fashola said the party image makers should proceed to articulate more clearly issues in their respective states.

Noting that the All Progressives Congress has shown the difference between it and the other parties by its unique approach to issues, Governor Fashola identified the two broad categories of States in which the Publicity Secretaries operate adding that they must continue to stay with the issues in both cases.

According to the Governor, the kind of politics being played by the APC is one that has changed the game because the people had expected the party to do the traditional things but are seeing the party that is organizing periodic lectures on topical national issues which is a departure from the past.

He reiterated that the responsibility to detail what is different will rest with each and every one of the party publicity secretaries in terms of reinforcing the difference and escalating the ideas that drives the Party. According to the Governor, the APC would hold other parties to the issues as every election should be about the issues that affect the people which should be discussed frontally and openly.

“For those who already understand the caliber of men and women who make up APC and who know that they are long distance runners, there are lots of expectations from us. There are some people in our party and they are quite a number and people know them that when they set on a course, they will give everything that it takes. The short distance runners will find their levels as we go on. So that put a lot of expectations on this party and it brings a lot of responsibilities, the responsibilities that am sure that we can discharge it would be your duty to more clearly now articulate issues in your States”, he stated.

He explained that by comparison the APC States have shown clearly more developmental capacity adding that even in those states that it does not have a government, whatever the government of the day is doing there with the APC ideas, given the same resources, the APC would do better.

Citing specific examples, Fashola explained that as Publicity Secretaries they must help people make the necessary connection that poverty cannot be eradicated without electricity and that if there is no power, factories would not run, if factories do not run, there would be no jobs and if there are no jobs the people would be poor.

“You would not be saying anything that is manufactured. You would only be taking them through a logical sequence and that is only one sequence. The other sequence is that without power the locally produced goods would be very expensive than imported ones, so anybody who is producing here locally is at a disadvantage. His prices cannot compete. Inevitably what happens is that he shuts down, he down sizes resulting in unemployment and poverty”.

“These are the dots that you must connect for people who cannot make the connections. Our party does not run the government that controls the critical indices of survival here. We do not control the price of fuel, we do not raise the price of fuel, we do not control the exchange rates and we do not control the index rates”, he said

Continuing, the Governor noted that such indices have weighty implications for the production process and eventually the well being of the people.

“Those are the rates that affects whether or not companies can produce, how much they can produce at, how effectively they can produce if their prices are not competitive, if what should cost N5 is costing N10, if you have only N10 you can only buy one, but if it is produced at the appropriate price you can buy two, if you buy two it means your demand has increased, if it is increased, it means that the producer must employ more people to meet that demand, these are the very simple and challenging issues”, the Governor explained.

Governor Fashola also stressed that the APC is not the party responsible for managing income from oil, asking why the income is disappearing, adding that if the party in control cannot do it then it should let the APC show them how to do it.

He added that for him the serious day to day issues that the people of Nigeria must connect with concerns connecting with education, connecting with healthcare, connecting with housing and connecting with security people.

According to him: “A man who has no work has a very low threshold for temptation, the person that has work, that has money, after a hard day’s job is going to look for where to enjoy his money in the evening, he is not going to look for trouble. It is natural human behaviour. So you can connect that electricity to so many things and until we have it, things are going to be extremely challenging”.

Speaking earlier, the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos Chapter of APC, Mr Joe Igbokwe said the Publicity Secretaries came together because of the need to compare notes, to synergize, understand themselves and share progress and challenges.

He added that the Publicity Secretaries have held discussions on the way forward because they believe there is no reason why the APC should not form the government at the federal level in 2015 and are preparing themselves for the change that is coming.


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Mimiko's dad (PDP) is a wealthy man, he owns
many estates (PDP States), he controls some
through proxies (LP, APGA et al).
One day, Mimiko fell out of favour from his dad,
he left his dad's mansion and took refuge in one
of his dad's outsourced bungalows (Ondo). He
tried all within his might to take over the property
from the third party having known that it could be
his only bequeathed property at the eventual
death of his father. His father however, blocked all
possible ways he could realize that
dream.Meanwhile, a neighbour (Tinubu/ACN) who
had been watching the power tussle between
father and child offered to help when it appeared
the child could end up not getting a dime from his
wealthy father. Legal Luminaries were hired to
see the case to its very end. Fortunately for
Mimiko, the case went in his favour and the
ownership of the bungalow was taken over by
him.
When it was time to say thank you to the
neighbour who gave him a helping hand, Mimiko
thought it was unnecessary and moved on. The
neighbour felt pained and called him unprintable
names but Mimiko wouldn't feel moved.
Having taken over, the bungalow, he vowed to be
loyal to his benefactor (LP) who came to his
rescue when he left his father's mansion...But
can a child ever be loyal to anybody than his
biological parents? Today, Mimiko the prodigal
son has gone back to his father.

I'm allergic to following the crowd hence, I found the popular castigation of Nigerian celebrities doing the ‪#‎Ice‬ ‪#‎Bucket‬ ‪#‎Challenge‬ undeserving and myopic after researching what the challenge is all about.

There is no gainsaying the fact that some of our celebrities have failed us by not discharging their social leadership roles as expected especially when we consider their lackadaisical attitude on issues of social importance in their immediate society but nonetheless, a handful of them still lay bare their minds not minding whose ox is gored.

Stella Damasus for example, is always at the fore front of social campaigns and the role she played during the legislation against same sex marriage cannot be over emphasized. She also lent her voice to kick against girl child marriage when the senate was considering its legislation. Her voice, among other nollywood acts was also loud in the call for rescue of the abducted Chibok girls.

To many of us, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ( a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord) which is why the challenge was initiated to raise funds for sufferers, is an American ailment which should have its awareness restricted to America forgetting that Ebola was once restricted to three West African countries before the deadly virus found its way into the most populous African nation.

Bill Gates isn't an African yet, he donates millions of dollars annually to fight one of the deadly dieases (Polio) ravaging the continent especially Nigeria; Celebrities around the world do not have stake in Nigeria but they all joined in the ‪#‎BringBackOurGirls‬ campaign. If there is anybody doing "follow follow", it's definitely not those doing the awareness but those who'll wait to be struck by ALS in order to blame it on poor health care delivery system in the country or witches in their villages.

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…Urges Lagosians to shun deceitful parties as genuine development can come when citizens pay their taxes

Defying an early morning downpour, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, on Tuesday formally handed over two new schools constructed by the State Government in the Iju- Ishaga and Ifako-Ijaiye area of the State, saying it is another step towards improving the learning environment of the pupils.

The Governor who spoke at both Sonmori Comprehensive Senior High School, College Road, Ifako- Ijaiye and the First African Church Mission Primary School, Iju-Ishaga before cutting the ribbons to formally commission both added that government hopes the new structures will inspire the children to greater heights.

Noting that provision of new structures is an on-going effort to rebuild new school, and renovate existing ones during the vacation, the Governor said it is expected to also inspire teachers to produce better results adding that the purpose was to ensure that when the children resume from their long vacation, they would resume into a better learning environment than they left while proceeding on the vacation.

Governor Fashola reiterated his commitment to give his best to the state adding that if the residents could defy the rain or the sun to come and vote for the APC in the last general election, nothing would also stop him from serving the people of Lagos in the rain or the sunshine.

He urged the people not to be deceived by some desperate politicians who may in seeking their votes promise not to collect taxes from the residents once they are voted into office, maintaining that they are liars.

He said the two new structures and several others that have been embarked upon by the present administration in its quest to redress the infrastructure deficit in the state are all products of the taxes paid by compliant residents.

“Please ask them what they have done with our crude oil money that they have collected. The states and local governments have even had their allocations reduced and the reasons why you have not felt this is because you pay your taxes in Lagos. The most tangible thing for everyone of you to do to ensure the continuity of these projects is by voting for the APC in the next elections”, he added.

Speaking earlier, the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye stated that with the new schools being handed over, the emphasis of the present administration on quality education cannot be over emphasized.

She added that every investment made by the Government represent the strongest building blocks of securing a brighter and rewarding future for the children, imploring all stakeholders to preserve all the assets bearing in mind that government has expended a lot into its provision.

Mrs Oladunjoye also urged the students to justify the huge investment of the State Government on them while asking the teachers to take full charge of the structures and ensure that they do their work diligently to repay government’s huge investment in them.

Messages of goodwill which commended the present administration in the State for fulfilling all its electioneering promises to the people of Ifako- Ijaiye were delivered by the Chairman of Ifako- Ijaiye Local Government Area, Hon Oloruntoba Oke and member of the House Assembly representing Ifako Ijaiye Constituency, Hon Dayo Fafunmi.

The Governor later cut the tape at the two different locations to formally hand the new schools made up 18 classrooms in one block at Sonmori Comprehensive Senior High School, College Road, Ifako and 13 classrooms in one block at the First African Church Mission Primary School, Iju Ishaga.

The Governor was accompanied to the handing over ceremonies by members of the State Executive including the Commissioners for Commerce and Industry, Mrs Sola Oworu, Youth, Sports and Social Development, Hon Enitan Oshodi, Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Ibirogba and traditional rulers from the area.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN during an inspection tour of the 70 Million Gallons Per Day Adiyan Waterworks Phase Two at Oke-Aro, being built by the Lagos State Government on Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

hatux: The second pic.. Dunno the guy?

Dr. Sid

BishopMagic: Olodo rabata. go and get an eductaion first before posting here. I said Lagos and not that backward hinterland Osun

Why are you so obsessed about OSUN? Don't tell me you're still crying over the result of the August 9 election...Boy, get over it, that was just a slight of what will happen to the killer party in 2015. Get ready for the greatest shock of your life when your Principal's ass is kicked out of Aso Rock. Just make sure your shock absorber is good'cos, the resultant effect might not be too pleasant for you to handle.

By the way, I hope your BP has not risen above normal.

BishopMagic: 1. The Population of Lagos is why Federal allocations to Lagos are second to that of Kano.

2. The same population of Lagos is what drives the Lagos economy and thus ensure that LASG generates the highest IGR.

3. Lagos outside Abuja is the only state to have benefited more from Federal assistance.

4. Akwa Ibom is a new state that under the current administration has been investing massively in infrastructural development as well as social oriented programs such as schools and hospitals. The state ranks highest in terms of State owned school infrastructure and enrollment which is compulsory and absolutely free.

5. Name one single Federal project that has been commissioned, on going or slated for since the creation of Akwa Ibom? The answer is zilch!

6. You will not get any more free oil money if I had my way because you are lazy ingrates like your aboki masters.

And you forgot to mention that nuisance like you in Lagos are what is causing the state to tap fully its potentials?

BishopMagic: Progressive nonsense.

Go to Akwa Ibom and see a working government in place and not this rubbish who blames the central government for all his failures.

The ingrate just like his osun cousins, rather than appreciate Fed. investment in his state, is demanding for even more.

Oliver Fashole!

Bros, stop being sentimental! Does Akwa Ibom have the same population with Lagos? Is the Federal government presence felt more in Lagos than Akwa Ibom? And why are PDP apologists always quick to compare Lagos with Akwa Ibom and not Delta which also enjoys huge allocation as an oil producing state? Is Bayelsa also fairing better in terms of development? Your comments smack of bitterness towards APC whereas, the party you support should be held responsible for your woes.

BishopMagic: rubbish. You refute any concrete and glaring true nonsense by your APC masters but are quick to run to the rumour mill over any outlandish lie coming from the tables of lair mohammed

What has this post got to do with Lai Mohammed Mr.? Why do you always develop headache at the mention of the opposition?

Bros., I grew up in Surulere, Ojuelegba to be precise and so you are not more Surulere person than I am.

Your tale of organized arson is nothing but the usual talk when a government institution is gutted by fire and these accusations don't usually have concrete proves but are just fabrications by people.

mrborntodoit: I remember when the market was burnt down by his royal frog-eyed-ness ,he used agberos to burn and rob hardworking nigerians .

So you were told abi?

Abariwiseman: Nonsense!
when your mates are commissioning
Kilometers of roads
power plants
Stadiums
primary health care facilities
Improving the standard of their educational facilities (primary, secondary and tertiary)
e.t.c
Gov Fashola, chooses to commission common shopping complex, after they (APC & Co.) have burnt down the market and chase the poor traders away.

Do you have proves that support your claims or your submission is just another "dem say" being passed to you by your progenitors who didn't have access to good education? Man, don't let your hatred for the man blindfold you to see his good works...Get up from your comfort zone and visit public schools in Lagos to see how they are been transformed. Stop hating on someone who doesn't know you exist!