Delafruita: whats so significaant about festac town?is it any different from the estates jakande built?

Truckpusher: The role played by Lagos state in the oil and gas industry politics is still benefiting the SW till this very moment....for every one Niger Deltan employed in the industry the SW gets like ten this is one reason they'll always prefer this union because they are one people that ar e benefiting immensely from it forget abt the noise making and bravado they do here ....read my lips without oil money from the Niger delta the SW is another republic of Congo and Benin republic in waiting.
..smdh

kettykin: This hypocrit should have rather announced that the state Government will no longer take revenue from oil than come to deceive his gullible followers. Can lagos do without the tax from oil company headquaters in lagos.

babyosisi:

The guy is being very flippant by that utterance
lagos and other states ought to be thanking the Niger delta daily not pretending as though they could survive without the quarterly Almajiri trips to Abuja
Ingrates

kettykin:

For the benefit of doubt lagos did not do without federal allocation what happened was that OBJ with held the local Government Allocation because Tinubu created a lot Local Councils during his Era and the allocation was given back to lagos state after Tinubu reverted back to the exact LGA number,

I think Lagos is doing fine however the growth rate of lagos is not up to that of the Oil producing states of Akwa Ibom , Rivers and Delta , lagos is doing well compared to non oil porducing states like Kogi, benue, kwara . Lagos was already a developed city before 1999 and all the Governor has done it to plant grasses , trees and make bodies like lawam and lastma and build toll gates along lekki rd, with the yearly promises of another deep sea port and an international airport and a 4th mainland bridge beyond that lagos government has not done anything spectacular

aurenflani: :-

The North can survive and thrive with ascending development without the oil. Our agriculture and solid minerals will perform the magic even greater than what happened in the past. Our people are better educated and we will not have destabilising forces that are helping to create distrust and hatred amongst us. In fact, the North alone will be the true giant of Africa.

Boyoorisha: Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says Lagos is the only state that can survive if crude oil supply – the mainstay of Nigeria economy- is shut down.

Fashola explained that this was possible because the government in the state had made it a policy to implement the laws on taxation to the letter, which allows it to have funds for capital project.

He spoke on Thursday during the state’s sixth Taxation Stakeholders Conference in Ikeja.

The governor said, “A life without tax is a lie. If they shut down on oil, this is the only state that can survive. Everything that we have done in the past six years was funded by our taxes.

“Since I became governor, I have not made any tax law; only implementing the existing laws on taxation.”

Fashola, however, observed that majority of the state residents had not been paying their taxes, saying the government had started prosecution to achieve higher percentage in tax compliance by residents of the state.

He said, “While our population continues to grow, one cannot see appreciable growth in tax. Our record shows that only three million people are currently paying their taxes against eight million that should pay tax.

“Since we have a population of 20 million people in this state, it means that three million people are carrying the burden of 20 million, instead of eight that should be doing so. In the last four years, we have been doing enlightenment on the need to pay tax; but now, we will prosecute.”

The governor also explained that the government had made a list of the tax regime of the local governments which had been signed into law. He advised residents to acquaint themselves with the law so there would be no confusion.




ok,we don hear

He said his administration had judiciously managed revenue generated to turn the state into a place where everything works.

http://www.punchng.com/news/only-lagos-can-survive-without-oil-fashola/

naja2: I laugh in spanish, you guys and ur oil sound like a babe with big br east and ass but without brains. If Nigeria splits today i can assure you that ND will be the worst region after sharia north. Your new country will be ruled Gej, tompolo, alamasegha,uduagan, asari dokubo and even you know that ur people are very lazy and love to enjoy unlike lagosians u guys only came in contact with civilisation in the 80s even at that most of ur "cities" are like villages. Do u know dat switzerland, sweden and south africa has no oil and yet are doin very well. The best thing any nation can pray for is the good human capital and u will agree with me that the SW has this in abundance. I have no doubt that if nigeria splits today SW will be the best in a few years after.

thelastPope:

Seriously You typed this? You are comparing Jakande estate to festac town? You must be high on alabukun!

thelastPope:

And what exactly is in that pic you posted? You are very funny. What business or industry was in that pic? Businesses don't thrive on grass. They thrive on people. Lagos was capital for like forever? In 1960, ikeja was bush. Only yaba and ikoyi and apapa were developed. Surulere and ikeja started opening up in the 70s. The remaining parts of lagos opened up in the eighties and 90s. So what funny pictue are you posting? Without oil, lagos could not have developed to 1/50 of what it is now. Which Niger delta state can you find a city like festac developed with oil money? If even Bayelsa of Delta had a city like that developed, it would have grown into something else today! You lot are funny!

0lumide:

Ahn ahn!!! Abdulie!!!!!! Akwa Ibom is not doing as half good as Lagos. Don't get it twisted. Comparing Lagos to Akwa Ibom is like comparing Abuja to Nnewi. No be same catigori oo..

Potentially, Akwa Ibom can be like present Lagos but whoever told you Lagos is going to remain as it is now? Mariwo leri, egungun nbo leyin.



Omg!!! LIAR!! WHICH BANKS ARE OWNED BY DELTA IGBOS THAT BANKS OWNED BY YORUBAS ARE NOT BIGGER THAN?

I double dare those banks owned by Delta Igbos to close their branches in Lagos and see if they won't fold up.

You have not been to Lagos. Tell Ben Bruce to go and build his silverbird in Bayelsa and close the Lagos one naa..

You say they pay taxes but don't they make money in Lagos? So they don't make money in Lagos and they'll pay taxes.

No company stationed in Lagos has a plan of leaving in their growth agenda lol.

You are just sipping on hater tonic. How many fucccking companies Niger Deltans get for Lagos wey Yorubas no get bigger ones?? One time you fools want Lagos to be free for all, but y'all quick to call out your sons trained by Lagos to be successful. YES most successful Nigerians need Lagos, Hat some more.

No place in east, North or south will ever be like Lagos. I say that with pride and arrogance. Without Lagos, your successful sons are nothing but civil servants. Lagos brings out the best in you. Other places na dulling una dey.

Mad Cow: Because Oil money already built Lagos!!

babyosisi:

The guy is being very flippant by that utterance
lagos and other states ought to be thanking the Niger delta daily not pretending as though they could survive without the quarterly Almajiri trips to Abuja
Ingrates

naja2: I laugh in spanish, you guys and ur oil sound like a babe with big br east and ass but without brains. If Nigeria splits today i can assure you that ND will be the worst region after sharia north. Your new country will be ruled Gej, tompolo, alamasegha,uduagan, asari dokubo and even you know that ur people are very lazy and love to enjoy unlike lagosians u guys only came in contact with civilisation in the 80s even at that most of ur "cities" are like villages. Do u know dat switzerland, sweden and south africa has no oil and yet are doin very well. The best thing any nation can pray for is the good human capital and u will agree with me that the SW has this in abundance. I have no doubt that if nigeria splits today SW will be the best in a few years after.

kingingkinging:

Your analysis is very perfect:
When Nigeria had 25 banks, about ten (10)of the banks had Yoruba CEO with some other having Yoruba chairmen, only few ones like Oceanic, Zenith, UBA, Fidelity and Finbank were Deltan and Igbo.

People always look for reasons to eaqual Lagos but it can never ever happen. Capital of Nigeria left Lagos since 1992 (21 years ago) yet Lagos is known all over the world more than Abuja. It has been so and so shall it remain.

Lasgidi ilu ogbon, AROMISA LEGBE LEGBE.

Delafruita: yes i typed it.i dont understand whats so significantly different about festac.i lived in festac as a young boy,lived in gowon estate for a while and i really dont understand the difference.true,festac was well planned,but so were jakande's estates.the only hype with festac is the supposed "class" and its been tagged "high brow".festac guys and girls try to "form" big boy or girl.moreover,most of the "beautiful masterpieces" in festac were not part of the plan.individuals buy the land,demolish the house and rebuild their own structure.its only those who hear about festac that still live in that fantasy world of festac been so wooooow.its no different from abesan estate or gowon estate

0lumide:

It's not a lie. Lagos has done without oil funds for one full term and still did better than other states collecting oil funds.

But we will continue to collect the "oil" funds as long as it is available. More money aint too much money!

J12: Very funny. Just imagine Abuja is no longer the federal capital, they will have a state governor and all political offices will be occupied by indigenous persons. Then the state governor will come and say that Abuja is the only state that can survive without oil. Hahahaha.

~Bluetooth:


Educate yourself before making spurious claims.this issue has been over-flogged on Nl but I'm surprise at your public display of ignorance.this is lagos before the discovery of oil !

https://www.nairaland.com/929914/pictures-lagos-before-crude-oil

ba7man: Noooo Way!!! I strongly disagree with you also as a born and bred in Festac guy. Festac was designed to be self sufficient. It had a post-office, market, water-works, parks, play grounds, sidewalks, underground drains, tree lined avenues, World class zoning and grid plan layout. Its just a shame it is how it is today, but pls, do not make that comparism....even the festac low-cost flats were better than anything Jakande built. Not trying to discredit him though b'cos he was visionary.

MusicCafe: I hope the fed. govt will also stop collecting money from the port and airport...that's Lagos money...

MusicCafe: I hope the fed. govt will also stop collecting money from the port and airport...that's Lagos money...

babyosisi: What is he waiting for?
He should set a good example and stop collecting oil money for his state
Walk the walk not just talk the talk

tawa89: . I don't get did u just say that Tinubus' administration did better than Donald Duke's? Nawa oooo

kutchs:
This post has finally shown who you are, dumb and dull.
MMIA belongs to LAGS?
Apapa, Tin Can etc belongs to LAGS?
I cant believe you mean that rubbish u typed above.
I can name so many facilities in Lagos belonging to the FG which will cripple the economy of Lagos should the FG decides to shut them down. Dont pretend you dont know baby boy.