My brother/sister, don't always be in a hurry to post a comment. Understanding is key. The poster you responded to is only making a general comparison between those days and today. He/She is not saying that Lagos should provide those with its meagre allocation. Of a truth Mr President was on point. His generation has failed you and I. And that generation includes Fashola, Buhari, GEJ et al. What they enjoyed in their days has eluded us today. In all your getting, get understanding. Thank you.

OLUJOSHINS:







So all this should be provided by the state government with its little allocation?






Smh

mikeansy:
Just before Fashola becomes boastful about his records he should take a drive around Lagos

Lagos is not yet New York

While we still have poor people who can not afford to eat 3 square meals, while we still have people in Ikeja who can not afford to eat at any joint in VI then we must be level headed about our records. There is still a lot of work to be done!

so fashola should shook breast inside their mouth cos they are hungry? I'm happy you said there is still a lot of work to be done. But you will also agree wiv me tht fashola has done a lot too. He is obviously leaving lagos bettr thn he met it. Wish I could say same for Jona

tosin2013:


you are indeed a neutral
BTW, check ypur dictionary for your next post!

what you mean?, i aint i neutral enough? btw the post is just an observation

mikeansy:
Just before Fashola becomes boastful about his records he should take a drive around Lagos

Lagos is not yet New York

While we still have poor people who can not afford to eat 3 square meals, while we still have people in Ikeja who can not afford to eat at any joint in VI then we must be level headed about our records. There is still a lot of work to be done!

The poor will always remain in your midst. He has done very well in the past 8yrs, for Lagos to get to New york level......it will take more than 8yrs to fix

Lol. That's funny.

But why was he hanging on those words unnecessarily? We all know the president said that out of modesty since he was addressing youths. It's not uncommon for people to say our future depends on the youths nor for them to suggest that the youths will do much better.

Pro Fasholas, is he the only governor from APC? So who and who constitute his own generation which has not failed? We seem to be settled with the little we're giving.

Nigerian politics is childish; goes to show how behind Africa is.

I don't know y Nigerians don't have respect for their leaders. And yet we want to be leaders someday. For God's sake Goodluck can not please everyone, no one can, but that doesn't mean that we should abuse them.
People here abuse their leaders and yet they want to lead other people. It baffles me.

BokoHaramm:
Fashola, always trying to sell his broke soul to Buhari

mikeansy:
Just before Fashola becomes boastful about his records he should take a drive around Lagos

Lagos is not yet New York

While we still have poor people who can not afford to eat 3 square meals, while we still have people in Ikeja who can not afford to eat at any joint in VI then we must be level headed about our records. There is still a lot of work to be done!

I wonder what he 'Fashola' learnt from the talk where politicians were advised against taking swipe at themselves. Next minute, he's in a town hall meeting throwing tantrums at GEJ. So what did he learn there, because I clearly saw him sitting in front.

Too bad, our politicians will never learn!

phemmie06:
why Oga Jona pass his boundary this time. He crucified him self

"Pass his boundary" how? Do you think he was wrong when he made that statement?

I think he was spot on! Fashola should stop being boastful and like an earlier poster said, Fashola should take a drive around lagos and see the reality on ground!

Educate them my guy. You are so objective and so on point in your submission - people live a lot in denial. I have noticed that lack of understanding is majorly a key factor. Some people hurriedly post comments here mostly based on their parochial and primordial sentiments and without proper understanding of the fact of the matter. Some too post theirs because they want to make front page - no understanding. Once again, thank you for a well articulated post. I wish many others can learn. Kudos.

NB : You will see that people who are guilty of what I have said will respond negatively as usual. Watch out!
!

mikeansy:


U tell me?

Is everyone in Lagos employed?
Are all the state roads in Lagos ok?
Are there no homeless people in Lagos?
Are there no thieves, pick pockets and armed robbers in Lagos?

The definition of success and failure here is somewhat subjective. For every example of failure you can direct at Jonathan, you can also make the same accusation to Fashola.

Lagos is not New York, it's not some el dorado, it is still a state within Nigeria faced with the same challenges as everyone else.

So when the President challenges the next generation to rise up and own their destiny because his generation has failed, it should be seen as a call to action and not an object of politics. It should not form the basis to insult the President.

Lagos is not New York or London and will not catch up with any of these cities in the next 20years by which time Fashola and Tinubu will be nearing if not already in retirement!

So there is nothing wrong in the President saying his generation has failed and this generation includes Fashola and Tinubu!

They say the number one step to solving your problem is recognising that we have a problem. Fashola and Tinubu seems to want to live in denial!

The failure of GEJm is a clear picture of lack of common sense. With all the knowledge of Practical, theory differences. With all d knowledge of the bible saying a man must head his home. With all the knowledge of love your Neigbor the way you love your self. GEJm.has never applied common sense in applying these basic principles to government. Instead, he
1. Listened to his illiterate wife
2. Listened to NOI who has incomplete brain. We still need to verify her certificate. How can someone apply what she reads in American book to Nigeria economy. Abeg is nigeria, America? She must be jailed for stupidity.
3. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, instead, GEJ who is not the holder of mrs petrol has found beauty in her. She has deceived him in daylight and maybe night sef. Not sure if he even saw her levels. Look but don't touch. (Mugu)
In her pretense and self centered attitude, has milked all d subsidy, upto the level that private jet is now her baby's toy. Well, when the chips are down, I hope we will find her in the country to explain many untold stories in Krikri
GEJ blaming min of info. For not telling the truth about the feelings of Nigerians. A big shame.
All these guys should be prohibited from leaving the country until cleared by the incoming govt. their passport seized. because all we going to hear is that they are all going for medical checkup.

Shey fashola him self no fail lagosians?

Fashola really tried but his effort is centralised to only ikeja and lagos Island. Come to Alimosho and see things.

God help Nigeria..... Meanwhile,


Vote wisely come Feb 14, you sell your vote, we r in for another 4years of calamity....


Change us inevitable

iiichidodo:
Fashola shut up and own up that his generation..the generation that ate quaker oats for breakfast,assorted swallow for lunch and continental dishes for supper in their University cafeteria free of charge....The generations that had whitemen,indianmen,chinamen for lecturers...the generations that had jobs, in most cases, two jobs even before they've written their final papers...let us not mention the ease of traveling without visas and our monetary exchange rate.....Yes where are all of these now to consolidate and pass down the future generations?? but swept off by the corrupt practices of Fashola,Thieffnubu and Almajiri Buhari's generation..

mikeansy:
Just before Fashola becomes boastful about his records he should take a drive around Lagos

Lagos is not yet New York

While we still have poor people who can not afford to eat 3 square meals, while we still have people in Ikeja who can not afford to eat at any joint in VI then we must be level headed about our records. There is still a lot of work to be done!

the above posters are bloody ibo bigots who don't even reside in lagos. They are both known on NL for the way they tear down anything lagos cos they are mad that lagos state government gives no room for ibos in its political atmosphere. There thesame people who go about shouting lagos is a no man's land. So everyone should be able to eat at a joint in VI before one of the bigots can agree that fashola has performed. What if they don't prefer junk foods? He is even expecting lagos to become new york under 8yrs as if new york doesn't have its own. Share of slums and hungry people(the fool got deceived by hollywood ). The lagos of today is far better than that of yesterday, that's why majority, except ibos, believe fashola's administration is a progressive one delivering models which other states copy. What reasonable development took place under 6yrs of jonathan's retrogressive rule? The nigeria of 6yrs ago is far better than we have it today. Can you compare the price of fuel, rate of dollar, level of security, corruption and infrastructural development pace of both periods and not vomit? Fashola has opened our eyes that lagos can be great by taking a giant stride without blaming past lagos state governors unlike GEJ who believes he inherited nigeria's problems from past leaders so nobody should blame him. What was he thinking before he took the job? Was it not for him to come and solve the problem? The amount of mentions the 2 posters above have gotten has shown the level of stupidity in their post engineered by their love for GEJ, and every GEJ fan is a tribal bigot.

starlingbawa:


"Pass his boundary" how? Do you think he was wrong when he made that statement?

I think he was spot on! Fashola should stop being boastful and like an earlier poster said, Fashola should take a drive around lagos and see the reality on ground!

he can't solve all the problem at once, but he has shown us that it is possible by laying a good foundation. Btw, I don't think you live in lagos cos if you do, you'd know that the man keeps commissioning projects every week as if he's going for another tenure.

Both of you failed us. As simple as that, but God dey!

Bayswater:


Dude has done next to nothing, southwesterners are easily swayed by media propaganda.

I remember tinubu's era and can see the vast improvements from that era.

I remember Obj and Yaradua but the improvements from that era in GEJ tenure is minimal.

In many cases, we went backwards.

This is someone in your own generation telling u, that in know way has he or the generation that he belongs tp failed. Rather Its GEJ who has failed himself and the nation.
One would expect that as a responsible leader he for once takes responsibility.
The mantle of power was accorded to you s however you wheel is totally up to you, whether you decide to walk in the path of impunity or graciously its entirely up to you.
The bottom line is that you must give account of your stewardship.
Which at the point isn't something to write home about.

NO MORE GOODLUCK ....NIGERIAN NEED BETTER OR BEST LUCK TO MOVE ON ..THAT MEAN ANY PRESIDENT THAT HAS "B" AS HIS FIRST LETTER IN HIS NAME WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT

Oh y oh y? Why re we unlucky! Why do we choose Goodluck over efficiency! Why do we choose sentiments over logic and truth! Why do we choose a school boy presidency over men of character and charisma! If Fashola was my president I would sleep with my two eyes closed! Cos a true C in C is in charge, both intellectually and performance based! O Nigeria change ur ways and thinking! Let's abandon religious and ethnic sentiments! It has never paid us, and has kept us where we are!

mikeansy:
Just before Fashola becomes boastful about his records he should take a drive around Lagos

Lagos is not yet New York

While we still have poor people who can not afford to eat 3 square meals, while we still have people in Ikeja who can not afford to eat at any joint in VI then we must be level headed about our records. There is still a lot of work to be done!

Don't mind the fashola man, his pride will soon lead to his downfall. He should better be careful

haryomikun:

Yeah. But please just tell me ONE present nigerian governor who changed his state more than fashola. No offense but am not sure you live in lagos during d days of tinubu. Odawise, u'll know fashola has done better dan many oda governors

just as if lagos state has 10naira, and fashola used 2naira in development, ur shouting he worked. Thieves thats what they are and fashola is not excluded.

haryomikun:

Yeah. But please just tell me ONE present nigerian governor who changed his state more than fashola. No offense but am not sure you live in lagos during d days of tinubu. Odawise, u'll know fashola has done better dan many oda governors

Just as if lagos state has 10naira and fashola used 2naira for development ur saying he worked. Thieves thats what they are and fashola is not excluded.

I have followed GEJ closely since this campaign period and realized the man reeks of nothing but incompetence and lies. I've never seen a leader who continously puts blames on others for a job he failed woefully at. It's high time we stopped letting sentiments becloud our judgements. The fisherman should get going already

BRF don finish Mr Excuse

this is the kind politics we play in Nigeria and we say change is coming

Kreamie:
Give me one good reason why he should be the one to fight the insurgency!? People just run their mouths sha

d way u just ran urz.. bye

His Excellency GEJ admitted that he is a specialist in failure.

tbaba1234:


I remember tinubu's era and can see the vast improvements from that era.

I remember Obj and Yaradua but the improvements from that era in GEJ tenure is minimal.

In many cases, we went backwards.

What did Fashola do? Simple question.

eighTHREAD:
the above posters are bloody ibo bigots who don't even reside in lagos. They are both known on NL for the way they tear down anything lagos cos they are mad that lagos state government gives no room for ibos in its political atmosphere. There thesame people who go about shouting lagos is a no man's land. So everyone should be able to eat at a joint in VI before one of the bigots can agree that fashola has performed. What if they don't prefer junk foods? He is even expecting lagos to become new york under 8yrs as if new york doesn't have its own. Share of slums and hungry people(the fool got deceived by hollywood ). The lagos of today is far better than that of yesterday, that's why majority, except ibos, believe fashola's administration is a progressive one delivering models which other states copy. What reasonable development took place under 6yrs of jonathan's retrogressive rule? The nigeria of 6yrs ago is far better than we have it today. Can you compare the price of fuel, rate of dollar, level of security, corruption and infrastructural development pace of both periods and not vomit? Fashola has opened our eyes that lagos can be great by taking a giant stride without blaming past lagos state governors unlike GEJ who believes he inherited nigeria's problems from past leaders so nobody should blame him. What was he thinking before he took the job? Was it not for him to come and solve the problem? The amount of mentions the 2 posters above have gotten has shown the level of stupidity in their post engineered by their love for GEJ, and every GEJ fan is a tribal bigot.

What meaningful thing did Fashola do? Just look at his government critically, you will realize that the progress alluded to him are not even things to be celebrated.

Forwetinnah:


Good..Lagos, just one state can't be New York under 8 years but you expect GEJ to transform the entire Country in how many years again??

Tell them o

zegbeye:
Fashola so desperate to get political appointment from a Buhari who is sure to fail. This only show how stup.id he is because a wise man will always tame his tongue

You are wrong! Buhari and APC as a whole are riding on Fashola's achievements in Lagos State. It seems many of you are blinded towards Fashola, this is the main man that makes most Nigerians realised that if you vote for a competent candidate you can have a better government. This is election time that's why Fashola is blowing his trumpet.