By Ena Ofugara

How come all Lagos State Governors from Marwa to Tinubu to Fashola and now Ambode are considered WONDERFUL governors, and yet Lagos is considered one of the smelliest, ugliest, most underdeveloped big cities in the world? Aside Adisa that destroyed Maroko or so, all are legends. If they were all so so good, why does Lagos not have common pipeborn water and why is she the "PURE WATER" CAPITAL of the world?

Is it because of the power of the press wherein they as governors control the media and then perception?

Is it because Yorubas are very loyal to their leaders and while "dobale"ing lie too low to the ground to be able to see clear theft?

Is it because in comparison to say Kebbi, or Ebonyi, the Lagos state government's civil servant to population ratio is the lowest in Nigeria, perhaps the world?

Is it because Lagos state, unlike Delta state and many others do not even have to build hostel and such for their higher institutions? Yes LASU has no hostel.

Is it because private companies help the government employ her people unlike say Edo state and Osun who must create civil service jobs or die?

Is it because salaries do not take over 80 percent of entire revenue of Lagos state unlike Osun or Adamawa?

Is it because every spit by a Lagos governor gets maximum visibilty unlike a Peter Obi that had to bite a lion to death present it to his people to be recognized as the best governor in Nigeria?

Is it because governors of Lagos are Yoruba or Northerners as in Marwa's case and they are allowed to be thieves without consequence?

Is it because a Lagos governor like Tinubu and Fashola cannot be asked where is Lagos two helicopters or Floating hotel?

Or is it because Lagos state governors can do personal website for 78 million and build garages for themselves with Lagos money and MIRACULOUSLY DO NOT BENEFIT FROM THE PERSONAL GARAGE as Fashola opened his mouth to tell BBC.

Do other states have the National port, airport and all the factors that develop a state. Do you know what an international port can do for Warri or Port Harcourt or Calabar?

Maybe it is because with Lagos population, BRT becomes big business while Edo Line is a drain on govt pocket

Or maybe it is that the Lagos governor can seize any market, even get people to burn it and whatever investment made by the state to rebuild it, upon offering it to traders, it will be oversubscribed and profit made, unlike a Kogi governor who to build a market is not profit but drain on his finances

Or is it because just to employ people as LASTMA and KAI is big employment of the people earning praise cos of Lagos population and traffic congestion, while an Oshiomole employing people as KAI must throw away people's akara or else no kpaje for them.

Perhaps if Fashola is judged by his inexplicably and unforgiveably large loans and what he used them for, from TRAIN (he and Amaechi, no difference. Unlike GEJ they wasted money on trains that has no future. DUMB) to road to Benin Republic, and the interest that will accrue, perhaps they will not be so venerated. But of course, no papers dare do this or the building your printingpress is in wil be sealed for environmental sanition reasons.

Perhaps if Yobe governor has Lagos budget, and few civil servant per population ratio, perhaps if all the headquarters of companies can help Delta state employ her citizens instead of creating DESOPADEC and having the state employ asmuch of her graduates themselves, perhaps if Second Niger Bridge was already built by Federal Government using Niger Delta oil money, as so many bridges and fly overs and third mainland bridge was built for lagos by Fed Govt

Perhaps like Marwa, who retired from Lagos governorship and bought an airline.. JANKOLIKO LIKE HE,

Perhaps like Tinubu who removed a higher institution and seized the land and built TVC and shared the rest to APC chronies and with Fashola. And who now owns the nursing hostel belonging to the nursing school,

Perhaps like Fashola who is rewarded with three ministries, after making Lagos the most indebted non-sovereign state in Africa

Perhaps other governors can be heroes too.

Surely there is something deeeeeppllyyyyy deeeplyyyyy wrong when ALL LAGOS GOVERNORS ARE HEROES when common pipeborn water the poor do not have. It means something is wrong with the ratings and yardstick.

Judging Ambode by the bikes and cars he bought and using that to rate him is not the best yardstick. Like Akpabio, Like Donald Duke, what has Fashola or he done that shows vision for Lagos in thirty years? What would be the debt profile for the loans taken to achieve that? Is buying cars and bikes so difficult? At what price even? Was it above board and receipts shown to the public or just another thieving avenue for Godfather Tinubu and Ambode?

So cool down with the praise for Ambode. Like Fashola has proven as minister of DARKNESS, ruling Lagos is like boiling egg and claiming to be a good cook.

I wonder why any governor is even given the award of 'Best Governor'! What are the criteria? Is it some kind of feel-good placating measure especially for 'loyal fans'? Or is it the 'fear factor'? It certainly cannot be for good and prudent governance that translates to improved lives for citizens, not with all d backwardness, rot, indebtedness and rising disease and insecurity recorded in every state in this country!

It's time to stop deceiving ourselves, face the glaring truth, literally pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and start turning things around for real!

OP please tell them. comparing Lagos governor with any other governor is the height of stupidity.

There are more than 15 million people in Lagos, more than half of them will agree than Marwa(who is not a Lagosian or from the SW), Jakande, Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode are governors that did and are doing their best.

That is what actually matters, anyone else who thinks otherwise is free to write articles and stay up all night with headaches.

I dont know about Peter Obi. I know about Dakwambo and Akpabio.
I know Amosun and Kwankwaso
I know Aregbe and El Rufia
I know a man called Donald Duke and I know the Anambra state governor

And yet these states dont have heavy media presence.

Funny thing is, I dont know the OP

Lagos most probably makes more money than say Togo or Benin, yet her governors are compared with governors from states like Anambra and Cross Rivers. . , states that make in a year what Lagos makes in a month. It is also striking that over the last 15 years or thereabout, Lagos administrators can only boast of increased reveneu generated through aggressive taxation without much to show interms of massive infastructural development inspite of the ever buldgeoning reveneu accruing to an over pampered state..

Lagos governors from Tinubu through Fashola to Ambode are grossly over-rated. Pure and simple. If you make them governors in Kebbi or Ebonyi, they will easily disappear in the thick of their massive underacheivement. The noise boils down to the fact that most editors of the media houses live in Lagos and are in bed with the APC political structure there. Otherwise there is no spark nor fire to excuse the deafening propoganda being churned out at the speed of light from Alausa.

Those award are media award in exchange for brown envelopes.Why didn't they list the area of development,I.e,roads,including the location,education, health,and human needs before those awards were given to them?

freeze001:
By Ena Ofugara

How come all Lagos State Governors from Marwa to Tinubu to Fashola and now Ambode are considered WONDERFUL governors, and yet Lagos is considered one of the smelliest, ugliest, most underdeveloped big cities in the world? Aside Adisa that destroyed Maroko or so, all are legends. If they were all so so good, why does Lagos not have common pipeborn water and why is she the "PURE WATER" CAPITAL of the world?

Is it because of the power of the press wherein they as governors control the media and then perception?

Is it because Yorubas are very loyal to their leaders and while "dobale"ing lie too low to the ground to be able to see clear theft?

Is it because in comparison to say Kebbi, or Ebonyi, the Lagos state government's civil servant to population ratio is the lowest in Nigeria, perhaps the world?

Is it because Lagos state, unlike Delta state and many others do not even have to build hostel and such for their higher institutions? Yes LASU has no hostel.

Is it because private companies help the government employ her people unlike say Edo state and Osun who must create civil service jobs or die?

Is it because salaries do not take over 80 percent of entire revenue of Lagos state unlike Osun or Adamawa?

Is it because every spit by a Lagos governor gets maximum visibilty unlike a Peter Obi that had to bite a lion to death present it to his people to be recognized as the best governor in Nigeria?

Is it because governors of Lagos are Yoruba or Northerners as in Marwa's case and they are allowed to be thieves without consequence?

Is it because a Lagos governor like Tinubu and Fashola cannot be asked where is Lagos two helicopters or Floating hotel?

Or is it because Lagos state governors can do personal website for 78 million and build garages for themselves with Lagos money and MIRACULOUSLY DO NOT BENEFIT FROM THE PERSONAL GARAGE as Fashola opened his mouth to tell BBC.

Do other states have the National port, airport and all the factors that develop a state. Do you know what an international port can do for Warri or Port Harcourt or Calabar?

Maybe it is because with Lagos population, BRT becomes big business while Edo Line is a drain on govt pocket

Or maybe it is that the Lagos governor can seize any market, even get people to burn it and whatever investment made by the state to rebuild it, upon offering it to traders, it will be oversubscribed and profit made, unlike a Kogi governor who to build a market is not profit but drain on his finances

Or is it because just to employ people as LASTMA and KAI is big employment of the people earning praise cos of Lagos population and traffic congestion, while an Oshiomole employing people as KAI must throw away people's akara or else no kpaje for them.

Perhaps if Fashola is judged by his inexplicably and unforgiveably large loans and what he used them for, from TRAIN (he and Amaechi, no difference. Unlike GEJ they wasted money on trains that has no future. DUMB) to road to Benin Republic, and the interest that will accrue, perhaps they will not be so venerated. But of course, no papers dare do this or the building your printingpress is in wil be sealed for environmental sanition reasons.

Perhaps if Yobe governor has Lagos budget, and few civil servant per population ratio, perhaps if all the headquarters of companies can help Delta state employ her citizens instead of creating DESOPADEC and having the state employ asmuch of her graduates themselves, perhaps if Second Niger Bridge was already built by Federal Government using Niger Delta oil money, as so many bridges and fly overs and third mainland bridge was built for lagos by Fed Govt

Perhaps like Marwa, who retired from Lagos governorship and bought an airline.. JANKOLIKO LIKE HE,

Perhaps like Tinubu who removed a higher institution and seized the land and built TVC and shared the rest to APC chronies and with Fashola. And who now owns the nursing hostel belonging to the nursing school,

Perhaps like Fashola who is rewarded with three ministries, after making Lagos the most indebted non-sovereign state in Africa

Perhaps other governors can be heroes too.

Surely there is something deeeeeppllyyyyy deeeplyyyyy wrong when ALL LAGOS GOVERNORS ARE HEROES when common pipeborn water the poor do not have. It means something is wrong with the ratings and yardstick.

Judging Ambode by the bikes and cars he bought and using that to rate him is not the best yardstick. Like Akpabio, Like Donald Duke, what has Fashola or he done that shows vision for Lagos in thirty years? What would be the debt profile for the loans taken to achieve that? Is buying cars and bikes so difficult? At what price even? Was it above board and receipts shown to the public or just another thieving avenue for Godfather Tinubu and Ambode?

So cool down with the praise for Ambode. Like Fashola has proven as minister of DARKNESS, ruling Lagos is like boiling egg and claiming to be a good cook.

The best minds from all tribes are based in Lagos..... I believe.

They definitely can identify the right kind of leaders to protect their interest..........


Picture Fayose trying to gain popularity in Lagos with his stomach infrastructure...... he'll probably be sued to court and impeached eventually with such mediocre actions.

Lagos state proposes the highest budget after fg,whereas,95% of those funds doesn't go to the projects they are budgeted for.They end up in godfathers pocket.

owobokiri:
Lagos most probably makes more money than say Togo or Benin, yet her governors are compared with governors from states like Anambra and Cross Rivers. . , states that make in a year what Lagos makes in a month. It is also striking that over the last 15 years or thereabout, Lagos administrators can only boast of increased reveneu generated through aggressive taxation without much to show interms of massive infastructural development inspite of the ever buldgeoning reveneu accruing to an over pampered state..

Lagos governors from Tinubu through Fashola to Ambode are grossly over-rated. Pure and simple. If you make them governors in Kebbi or Ebonyi, they will easily disappear in the thick of their massive underacheivement. The noise boils down to the fact that most editors of the media houses live in Lagos and are in bed with the APC political structure there. Otherwise there is no spark nor fire to excuse the deafening propoganda being churned out at the speed of light from Alausa.

I think I have to tell you that we that were in Lagos before democracy in 1999 will be able to tell you how it has been transformed to become habitable for millions of you that cross from the flat head zone.
I need to tell you that as IGR has been increasing, our dependencies on FG and the so called oyel have been reduced. Lagos has lot of projects ongoing within the state and even acquire lands in other states for farming. If you don't know kindly find out.

Seems like joblessness is on the rise among some folks. Whats all this rubbish! If Lagos is over-rated, them chill in your cave and stop making noise. Na by force to live in the SW? Hian!

Mynd44:
There are more than 15 million people in Lagos, more than half of them will agree than Marwa(who is not a Lagosian or from the SW), Jakande, Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode are governors that did and are doing their best.

That is what actually matters, anyone else who thinks otherwise is free to write articles and stay up all night with headaches.

I dont know about Peter Obi. I know about Dakwambo and Akpabio.
I know Amosun and Kwankwaso
I know Aregbe and El Rufia
I know a man called Donald Duke and I know the Anambra state governor

And yet these states dont have heavy media presence.

Funny thing is, I dont know the OP

Gbam

Ok

Love Machine:
Lagos state proposes the highest budget after fg,whereas,95% of those funds doesn't not go the the projects they are budgeted for.They end up in godfathers pocket.

You are wrong based, Akwa ibom was the richest state with the largest budgets in Nigeria for so many years even more than Fashola's budgets and Akwa ibom has just 5 million people.

Lagos state's budget for 2012 was N485 billion

Akwa ibom's budget for 2012 was N398 billion + N125 billion supplementary = N523 billion


In 2013, Lagos state's budget was [b] N499.105 billion


in 2013, Akwa ibom's budget was N459 BILLION + N70 Billion supplementary budget = N529 billion.[/b]

Still, Lagos state with larger population, largest work force, most delivered and commissioned projects in the history of Nigeria and more than all the other 35 states combined including the FG commissioned more projects.

Akpabio with all his money and just 5 million people delivered less just 1 football field, 1 cinema, 1 library, 1 uncompleted hospital, a few roads and flyover...




Get some education and quit spewing your usual ignorance..

@ Topic, it's all about competence, vision, sense of duty and purpose which you can not buy with money hence richer states with less than 5 million people falling short.



Delta state with less than 5 million people busted all their IGR, allocations, derivations and all the extra funds like NDDC is the largest debtor state in Nigeria. They owe N700 billion with ZERO to show for it and they still owe salary all over the place.


It has nothing to do with money, it's all about the individuals you put in office to rule you.


Obiano has all the media in the world and he doesn't leave home without camera men, large delegation, microphone and loudspeaker, but it's all noise and cover because there's nothing to show for it..


Fayose is in the media everyday, he gyrates around town everyday with camera man and microphone and loudspeaker, but it's all empty noise.


Aregbeshola with all his money challenges still commissions more projects than all the states in Nigeria apart from Lagos state.

lionness:
Seems like joblessness is on the rise among some folks. Whats all this rubbish! If Lagos is over-rated, them chill in your cave and stop making noise. Na by force to live in the SW? Hian!

Thanks.

I can't like this post enough, so i'll do what big cats do, i'll roar!!!

Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

aresssa:



You are wrong based, Akwa ibom was the richest state with the largest budgets in Nigeria for so many years even more than Fashola's budgets and Akwa ibom has just 5 million people.

Lagos state's budget for 2012 was N485 billion

Akwa ibom's budget for 2012 was N398 billion + N125 billion supplementary = N523 billion


In 2013, Lagos state's budget was [b] N499.105 billion


in 2013, Akwa ibom's budget was N459 BILLION + N70 Billion supplementary budget = N529 billion.[/b]

Still, Lagos state with larger population, largest work force, most delivered and commissioned projects in the history of Nigeria and more than all the other 35 states combined including the FG commissioned more projects.

Akpabio with all his money and just 5 million people delivered less just 1 football field, 1 cinema, 1 library, 1 uncompleted hospital, a few roads and flyover...




Get some education and quit spewing your usual ignorance..

They are everywhere commercially adept and politically and scholastically inept.

How can LASG governors be underatted. Would other governors in Abia or Anambra, let Yoruba or Edo men win legislative seats or council seats.

Lagos don suffer, but Lasgidi go swallow una ... enemies

owobokiri:
Lagos most probably makes more money than say Togo or Benin, yet her governors are compared with governors from states like Anambra and Cross Rivers. . , states that make in a year what Lagos makes in a month.

Lagos may or may not make more but Lagos' population exceeds both countries put together! Togo is bout 7m and Benin is 10+, Lagos is +- 20m...go figure!!

Lagos' wage bill alone!!! No need to discuss the impact of overpopulation, it's clear for all to see..

There's something about Lagos....

I smell jealousy and hatred.
Those states the op compared with Lagos, how many of them face the same challenge that Lagos faces everyday?
From population, to land shortage to traffic, to waste management

Deal with it. Lagos out shine every other in all areas.
It has nothing to do with media. Which media was in Cross Rivers when Duke was there. The truth is Success shines through easily in the midst of mediocre just like light shine through in darkness.

modath:


Lagos may or may not make more but Lagos' population exceeds both countries put together! Togo is bout 7m and Benin is 10+, Lagos is +- 20m...go figure!!

Lagos' wage bill alone!!! No need to discuss the impact of overpopulation, it's clear for all to see..

Let me tell you something about wage bill.


Lagos state with 20 million people has the 2nd largest workforce in Nigeria after the FG, they also have more agencies that has more pull and machineries and equipments than many FG agencies like, the most equipped and funded police force in Nigeria and their wage bill is N6 billion.

Delta state with less than 5 million people and almost zero presence agencies has a wage bill of N7 billion


Imagine Delta state paying out more money in wages than Lagos state..


The story is the same all over Nigeria and nearly all of the workers in these crooked states are all ghost workers..

989900:
Arrant bile.

Lagos does not tolerate mediocrity.

The precedence has been set from when we had the British as governors, and Lagos has had governors from all four corners of the country -- all pragmatic and forward thinkers.

The Lagos house and government is made up of folks from all parts of the country.

Even bus conductor in Lagos is more pragmatic And agile than his counterparts else where -- it is the Lagos spirit.

Do a simple search on on-going projects in Lagos, then comeback.

"Awa o r'aye oshi', no time for rubbish.

Eko for show

Eko o ni baje

Center of excellence

Ti oju o ba ti eyin igbeti, oju o ni ti ilu eko...(You have to be a konk Lagosian to know this phrase and it's meaning)


These are not just slogans, they are call to duty and state of mind slogans..

No Governor in Lagos state is willing or will allow Lagos to dabaru on his or her watch, even Marwa who was not a Lagosian answered that call..

Another foul rant from a tribal jingoist,if u like get tachycardia ur post would'nt stop lagos from propelling,neither will it stop we lagosian to acknowledge the good work of our leaders.Tinubu has done great, fashola has acheive a lot and ambode even in the economic trash is wowing me.

How many projects that lagos state government commission under tinubu and Fashola that are still existing.They constructed roads at inflated cost with substandard materials that were later washed away by little rainfall despite with the huge amount of money that were pump into it.Health sector,zero.pipe borne water,zero.Now tell me what is the award they are been given for?

aresssa:



You are wrong based, Akwa ibom was the richest state with the largest budgets in Nigeria for so many years even more than Fashola's budgets and Akwa ibom has just 5 million people.

Lagos state's budget for 2012 was N485 billion

Akwa ibom's budget for 2012 was N398 billion + N125 billion supplementary = N523 billion


In 2013, Lagos state's budget was [b] N499.105 billion


in 2013, Akwa ibom's budget was N459 BILLION + N70 Billion supplementary budget = N529 billion.[/b]

Still, Lagos state with larger population, largest work force, most delivered and commissioned projects in the history of Nigeria and more than all the other 35 states combined including the FG commissioned more projects.

Akpabio with all his money and just 5 million people delivered less just 1 football field, 1 cinema, 1 library, 1 uncompleted hospital, a few roads and flyover...




Get some education and quit spewing your usual ignorance..

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Love Machine:
How many projects that lagos state government commission under tinubu and Fashola that are still existing.They constructed roads at inflated cost with substandard materials that were later washed away by little rainfall despite with the huge amount of money that were pump into it.Health sector,zero.pipe borne water,zero.Now tell me what is the award they are been given for?

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Same meaningless, ignorant and silly ipob arrant hate mongering nonsense.


Especially coming from a villager who can not even show us 1 single dog cage his village governor built...


Let me play with this villager small, I have time to burn...

I know you to be a social media aide to Tinubu.So carryout your duty.

aresssa:
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Same meaningless, ignorant and silly ipob arrant hate mongering nonsense.


Especially coming from a villager who can not even show us 1 single dog cage his village governor built...


Let me play with this villager small, I have time to burn...

Love Machine:
How many projects that lagos state government commission under tinubu and Fashola that are still existing.They constructed roads at inflated cost with substandard materials that were later washed away by little rainfall despite with the huge amount of money that were pump into it.Health sector,zero.pipe borne water,zero.Now tell me what is the award they are been given for?

How many project commissioned under fashola is still existing.. Wow, are u for real or just kidding?

Love Machine:
I know you to be a social media aide to Tinubu.So carryout your duty.

I know you to be a hate monger, bitter and disgruntled anti nigerian element and ipob with useless and worthless governors with zero positive record to their name..


When was the last time you and your kind showed us anything commissioned in your backward village...NEVER EVER

olatunji21:

How many project commissioned under fashola is still existing.. Wow, are u for real or just kidding?

Free the ipob now... the ipob was just doing what ipob do best

Seriously, this hatred for Lagos has really gotten to a new height.

I didnt live in Lagos until 2011 when I relocated from Anambra but my Uncle who has lived his whole life in Eko told me that if I know what Lagos was like during pre Tinubu era, I'll always appreciate the efforts of the governors since 1999.

This desperation at ridiculing Lagos by some insecure fellows with low self esteem just have to be curbed somehow.

freeze001:
I wonder why any governor is even given the award of 'Best Governor'! What are the criteria? Is it some kind of feel-good placating measure especially for 'loyal fans'? Or is it the 'fear factor'? It certainly cannot be for good and prudent governance that translates to improved lives for citizens, not with all d backwardness, rot, indebtedness and rising disease and insecurity recorded in every state in this country!

It's time to stop deceiving ourselves, face the glaring truth, literally pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and start turning things around for real!

Or maybe na just because dem sabi?



Or you dey vex because all your own state governors dey always be otondos?

Ajibel:
Seriously, this hatred for Lagos has really gotten to a new height.

I didnt live in Lagos until 2011 when I relocated from Anambra but my Uncle who has lived his whole life in Eko told me that if I know what Lagos was like during pre Tinubu era, I'll always appreciate the efforts of the governors since 1999.

This desperation at ridiculing Lagos by some insecure fellows with low self esteem just have to be curbed somehow.

Exactly the reflection of my feeling the governors have done alot despite the virtual neglect of the fg i always give them and i pray the follow up with the pace.Comparing state like delta,akwa ibom,river with their population and the financial boom they gat with that of lagos and looking at their development level will leave u with no doubt that lagos state is fortunate of good leaders.