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He said: “You see, first of all, the President will face a lot of irritations in the sense that these people must be very angry with themselves, they must be very angry with Nigerians and, therefore, will do everything possible to put all sorts of hurdles on the way of Mr. President. That is obvious.
“I can always read their mind. I was one of them, I was part of them, I was part of the party but we had to leave the party because of this attitude. So, in some of the books that I read, especially Islamic books, there are things that we call Sadaqatuljariya (doing charitable deeds like building schools, hospital, throughout your life) and you will be getting reward and even after you die.
“These sorts of mistakes are what we call Musibatuljariya. It is so bad and it is a bad thing that will continue to occur until the system goes to end because they have their own agenda to tackle the APC, to tackle the APC government, they are angry with themselves, they are angry with the people and Nigeria because they feel Nigeria belongs to them and they wanted to take everything and Nigerians rejected them.”


“I think the party, unfortunately, is divided but it is not too late to correct many things but the party should take certain steps to ensure that such things will never happen again in the party and I am one of those who advised or tried to advise my brother, Saraki that he should not go too far with that ambition under this circumstance.
“At this level and his level, people should be more careful and cautious in what they do and what they don’t do and especially that the situation is even worst than the case of Tambuwal during the House of Representatives election of principal officers

whether you are 10 or 20 or even 1,000, whatever your number is in a party, as long as there is no discipline, definitely there will be problem. I am one of the senior senators by any standard in this country but because of the consideration of the fact that Buhari is from the Northwest, of course not from Kano, you are not seeing me going round to say I want this position or that position.
“I have president in my zone and I have to be considerate in the sense that other zones should get it. It is not like you will come by all means and you must take it whether it favours the zoning, the party or not. So, all these things must be respected by the party and the members.

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The Lagos State Government has signed three model city plans to guide physical development of different areas of the metropolis in the next 10 years.
This is in line with its determination to ensure a better, safe and economically viable human settlement in the metropolis.
They are the Ikoyi/Victoria Island, Agege/IfakoIjaiye and Apapa model city plans.
The immediate past Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Toyin Ayinde, said during the presentation of the plans after their official signing, that they were approved by the State Executive Council under Governor Babatunde Fashola.
According to him, the model city plans had earlier been signed for implementation.
He added that the three plans would be printed in book format for easy access by members of the public.
“When you plan, you create order; when you are orderly, you are organised; when you are disorganised, you will be agonised. Therefore, the importance of the plan is to ensure that planning is properly done in this state,” Ayinde said.
He noted that democracy had resuscitated the efforts to plan the state, adding that the model city plans were carried out by indigenous planners instead of foreigners.“I have absolute confidence in indigenous planners. They relate with the plans because they live here and can relate the plan with everyday life,” he said.
The ex-Commissioner added that the model city plans would soon be gazetted.
According to him, the Agege/IfakoIjaiye Model City Plan makes case for new overpass at Fagba crossing; park and walk; bridge and transport concourse at Agege.
The plan also seeks investment for the Lagos State Abartoir and the Moshalasi Alhaji regional commodity market; redevelopment of the existing railway station into a modern transport concourse and shopping mall; and the development of the Agege Central Business District.
The Ikoyi-Victoria Island Model City Plan (2013-2033), on the other hand, projects that more than 663,226 people will be living in the enclave by 2020, while the number will increase to 1,405,955 by 2030.
The key proposals in the plan include intra-city cable car, mono rail and shuttle bus routes; ferry service jetty site along Ozumba Mbadiwe Street; telecommunications district at Saka Tinubu Street and environs; and creation of hospitality corridor, among others.
It also seeks investment opportunities in multimodal transport system, housing, hotels, tourism, multi-level parking, and commercial offices.
The Apapa Model City Plan proposes four star Port Novo lagoon resort at Igbo Alejo, five star Atlantis Resort Hotel; 18-hole golf course; health farm; wellness resort; Marina/Yacht club; and the Tarkwa Beach resort.
http://www.punchng.com/business/homes-property/lagos-signs-ikeja-ikoyi-apapa-model-city-plans/