Why don't u haters( ikeyman and Co) leave dis fashola alone. The man is doing the best he could to make Lagos a better place 4 living and yet u open ur mouth to say wrong about him. Remove the torn in ur own eyes first b4 removing that of others! Ok

[/color][color=#990000]They are Federal Roads. Do not crucify Fashola. Most Federal Roads are bad in all the states in the south of Niger here. I do not know of thne North.

its only a blind man that will say fashola is not doing anything,most especially on road construction.he cant possibly do everything at once.so please let him be o!

We all know it's not about roads. Lagos fit turn to America abi Dubai tomorrow and these numskulls go still have hate and bad bele flowing out of their veins.

In the scheme of things, these NL clowns no matter because even a day old baby sabi the difference between federal and state roads, but the only way for some people to feel good about their villages and hamlets is to trash other people.

Unfortunately for them, they'll always follow follow Lagos.

@folem, Thanks for the images/pictures. Wahala dey! 

Abagworo:


its a shame that inspite of majority of lagosians suffering from poor road,shortage of water supply,puverty,lack of basic infrastructure and even health care,i see them trying to prove that lagos is a paradise and fashola some kind of demi-god.you guys should wake up and call a spade a spade.

My guy, no need to vex. I simply requested to see images of the bad roads before saying anything.
The thing is, reports I heard just like you was that Fashola is doing very well but what I see here is really alarming. I will call a spade a spade. . .yes, but only until I see that spade. geddit?

supereagle:

[/color][color=#990000]They are Federal Roads. Do not crucify Fashola. Most Federal Roads are bad in all the states in the south of Niger here. I do not know of thne North.

I believe the federal govt gave a directive that states should undertake repair and maintenance of the federal roads within their jurisdiction as they would be reimbursed thereafter!

I believe the federal govt gave a directive that states should undertake repair and maintenance of the federal roads within their jurisdiction as they would be reimbursed thereafter!

Sounds gullible and naive. Pigs go begin fly before PDP throw money at lagos to fix roads before or after.

You guys need to quit, do you know how many roads under construction in Lagos state sef ?


http://happylagosian..com/search?q=lagos+on+the+move

http://happylagosian..com/search?q=new+roads

http://happylagosian..com/2009/05/yaba-glory-regained-with-upgraded-roads.html

http://happylagosian..com/2008/06/ozumba-mbadiwe-road-in-victoria-island.html


Lekki/epe is still under construction

10 Lagos/badagry is under construction

178 Roads Under Construction In Lagos


178 Roads Under Construction In Lagos - Govt.
Design For Lagos-Badagry Express Way Ready Mid-July

Apr 17, 2008 - A total of 178 roads are currently under construction or rehabilitation across the 20 local government areas of Lagos State, Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Ganiyu Johnson revealed on Thursday.

Engineer Johnson also disclosed that the design for the planned 10-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway is to be ready for use in mid-July this year.

Engineer Johnson who spoke at the Ministerial Press Briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa to mark the one year anniversary of the Governor Fashola-led administration, said the roads which amounted to 258.396 kilometres, were at various stages of completion.

Addressing the audience which included Government House Correspondents and officials of the Works and Infrastructure Ministry, Engineer Johnson said each of the two sides of the Lagos Badagry Expressway was being expanded by 100 metres to ensure convenience and safe driving.

According to the Special Adviser, structures which fall within the 100 metre extension of the road on both sides would have to give way, adding, however, that owners of structures found to be legitimately built on the affected areas would be adequately compensated.

Other features of the Expressway, Engnr. Johnson said, would include specific corridor for light rails and bus transit lanes, adding that the design of the road was in progress while actual construction would commence as soon as the working drawings were ready.

He listed the Local Government areas where constructions and rehabilitation of roads are currently going on to include Agege where six roads are currently under construction, Ajeromi/Ifelodun where seven roads are under construction and rehabilitation, Alimosho with 26 roads, Amuwo-Odofin with 14 and Apapa with seven roads under construction/rehabilitation.

Also under construction or rehabilitation are two roads in Badagry, three roads in Epe, 15 roads in Eti-Osa, five roads in Ibeju-Lekki, nine roads in Ifako-Ijaiye nine roads in Ikeja, 13 roads in Ikorodu, 15 roads in Kosofe, six roads in Lagos Island and 14 roads in Lagos Mainland.

Others are three roads in Mushin, five roads in Ojo five roads in Oshodi-Isolo, six roads in Somolu and six roads in Surulere.

Giving further details of the major road projects currently being undertaken by the Ministry, Engineer Johnson said in the Mainland Local Government area, a total of 33 roads and six pedestrian bridges have been identified to be carried out in phases, adding that the reconstruction of Murtala Way from Yaba to Iddo, which falls within the first phase, has reached 40 per cent completion while Messrs P.W. Limited has been mobilized to commence work on Herbert Macaulay Way, Aje Street, Commercial Avenue, Commercial Road, Montgomery Street and Old Yaba Road which make up the second phase of the project.

The Special Adviser said the State Government has also recognized 11 strategic roads for redevelopment in the Apapa Central Business District, adding that the project which is to be handled by Messrs Julius Berger would be done in four phases involving Aerodrome Road, Calcutta Crescent, Duala Road, Kofo Abayomi Street e.t.c.

According to him, the phase 111 of the Lagos Island Business District awarded by the immediate past administration has reached 85 per cent completion, adding that the project involves the extension of Brook Street, Adeniji-Adele Outer Ring Road, extension of Odunlami Street, extension of Ereko-Martins Street.

The Special Adviser said a total 49,439.520 tonnes of Asphalt was produced by the State’s Public Works Corporation from June 2007 to March this year adding that the rate of production has enhanced the progress of work in all the construction and rehabilitation sites.

Pledging continued progress in all fields of the Ministry’s responsibilities, Engineer Johnson said so far the Ministry has kept to the electoral promises of the administration of Governor Fashola.

A rare breed of governor.


In Nigeria where the majority of the people feel politicians seek office for personal gain, Babatunde Raji Fashola (pictured), the executive governor of Lagos State, is a breath of fresh air. Since assuming office on 29 May 2007, the 46-year-old lawyer has earned the admiration and respect of all, for the serious manner in which he has been tackling the infrastructural and social problems of Lagos City and Lagos State in general. Fashola won a richly deserved award for good governance at the CBC-African business awards held in London on 7 July (see pp. 80-83). he gave our associate editor, Osasu Obayiuwana, this exclusive interview.

Q: First, what is your reaction to winning the CBC-African Business Award for Good Governance?

A: Personally it's not about winning awards. My aim in government is the simple goal of changing lives, and I recognise that efficiency in governmental response is a critical requirement for prompt service delivery. As we go about infrastructural renewal across Lagos State, we are mindful that it requires the right people and processes in the public services to implement and sustain what we do. We are reviewing our processes to see what we can do away with to save time and what we can do more of, to improve services. So while we are building, we are also reforming processes, improving technology, and so on. We have set up a Ways & Means Committee within the State Executive Council to continuously review these processes with the simple task of making it better and easier for our clients and the electorate to do business with us. So if all this gets acknowledged through awards or accolades, it inspires us to continue on this steady path. It also goes to show that in Nigeria or Africa, it's not impossible to have good governments.



Q: You have been in office for just over 26 months, and in what is a rarity for a Nigerian governor, you seem to have very high approval ratings from the public, why are you different?

A: Well, I have to say it is reassuring to hear that people are satisfied with what we have been doing in the last 26 months. We made a contract with the people and we have kept every promise we have made to them. We have also chosen to serve the people by rendering quarterly reports--through town hall meetings--which has enabled the people to play a part in the democratic process. We tell them how far we have gone with what we have promised, what we have implemented, what is still in the planning stages, what are the difficulties, and what we expect from the people in return.

Q: Why do you think there has been a disconnection between the people and their rulers? What needs to change in this dynamic?

A: I am not quite sure I agree that there is a deep level of mistrust, as you would want to put it. I would rather say that there is a lack of understanding, rather than mistrust. I say this because I think that there must be a sharing of information between the electorate and elected officials. But I think the policy of deliberate interaction with the public, which we have put in place, has helped to improve relations with the people we serve.

However, we cannot run away from the legacy or our political history. For over 30 years, we had protracted but unstable military rule, that meant indefinite terms of tenure which made it impossible to make and implement any plans within defined periods. If that kind of system is pervasive in a country for over 30 years, you will see motion without movement. That is what has come home to roost in Nigeria.

We have now had 10 years of democracy or civil rule in Nigeria and all of us are learning. People who could not talk for fear of repression are now learning to manage their freedoms after finding their voices again. All the pent-up frustrations, bottled up for more than 30 years, have come out now, with people expecting someone to wave a magic wand and have all their problems solved.

Q: People can see that roads and other important civil works are being carried out in Lagos State but the perennial flooding of the city of Lagos still persists. How will this problem be solved?

A: I think that the problem should not be generalised. There are parts of Lagos that never flood. There are highland areas, like Ikeja, which are slightly above sea level. You have pockets of uncontrolled development that obstruct drains and therefore impede the flow of water. Our cleaning and drainage clearing efforts have resolved many of the problems and mitigated others.

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Regarding Lagos Island, Ikoyi, and Victoria Island (which are hard-hit during the rainy season), they lie, as their names suggest, particularly close to water--either the Atlantic or the Lagos Lagoon. My knowledge of drainage suggests to me that canals and drainage channels constructed within any city or country are meant not to hold water but channel such water to the lagoon creeks or the sea.

Now if, during this period of climate change and global warming, there are rising water levels, any islands that are below sea level historically [will suffer from such increases]. That is what 230 millimetres of rain on land and on water for seven days can do.

It is not just a question of drains being blocked. It is only when the water levels go down that we get in the position to drain areas that are affected by the flooding. It is, therefore, also a question of geography, civil engineering and marine engineering. But let me also say that all this happens between the first weeks of June to the end of August, which is roughly 12 weeks out of 52 in the year. What we need to do is to reduce the severity of the impact when this occurs and not to have a defeatist attitude towards the problem.

Q: Enforcement of planning regulations has been lax or non-existent over the years, which has contributed to the current problem, as properties have been built over floodplains and canals. Are you going to bite the bullet and enforce planning regulations?

A: I'm not going to have to bite the bullet because I have already done so. You will see that we are trying to enforce the regulations in a systemic and orderly way. In Gbagada [an area in mainland Lagos], we have removed structures that were on a drainage canal and have put in place not only a fully dredged canal but one that is concrete-lined. Since that project was completed two years ago, people living in that area have had no cause to complain about flooding. However, we have to look at the social consequences of dislocating people to solve this problem. In a certain area in Ikoyi, we had to spend more money on building a canal, taking a route that was longer than it should have been, in order to avoid displacing people. This has been a challenge.

Planning regulations are also being changed and we are hoping for more civic involvement in the enforcement of town planning regulations. We are also developing model cities with their own regulations, so no individual can just go and build in an unauthorised place. That makes my job easier as well. We intend that future buildings must be covered by insurance and that means they will have to be certified as fit for human habitation and meeting structural standards, because no insurance company will give cover unless buildings meet the requirements. We hope this will help solve the problems of buildings suddenly collapsing in Lagos.

Q: Lagos used to be the capital of Nigeria and remains the country's commercial nerve-centre. But your predecessor, who had a running battle with ex-President Olusegun obasanjo, felt the federal government failed to meet its responsibilities to the city. Has that changed now that President Yar' Adua is in charge?

A: I have to say that Lagos has not been dealt a fair hand in the allocation of resources, in the location of federal projects, and in the development of its infrastructure, which is in dire need of renewal, especially with the fact that Lagos represents 40% of the Nigerian economy. Lagos is where everyone comes to and is a major cash cow for the country. It is in Nigeria's interest that this State functions well and receives the right amount of resources from the federal purse.

Q: An airport is the first point of contact for foreign visitors and plays a vital part in forming their perception about how well that country works. Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos (which is owned and managed by the federal government) has been a shambles for a long time.

A: To be honest, I feel depressed any time I think about it. Regarding the road that leads to the airport [owned by the federal government and also in a very bad state], we have tried to enter into partnerships to improve things and we are still working on it. There is no doubt that sorting out this problem is important.

Q: If the federal government fails to do anything about the airport, are you going to take on this problem without them?

A: We have various model city plans and one of them includes a plan for an airport. We have finished the master plan for the Lekki Airport [a few kilometres away from the Victoria Island district]. We are now going into the stage of detailed design, and we expect competitive tenders from interested developers. I feel that if we have the ability to stand on our two legs, there is no need to stand on just one. We have no plan to abandon the old airport but whatever we build must work. Lagos, with its population and size, deserves two airports. London, which has a smaller population than Lagos, has five airports.

Q: Let's move on to national questions. Lagos was attacked by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) weeks after President Yar'Adua offered the Niger Delta militants an amnesty in June. Several legal experts have questioned the validity of Yar'Adua's offer. As a senior lawyer yourself, do you share their concerns?

A: I have to say that the burden of leadership is not a light one. My sense of it is to say that there is a genuine intention to find peace. In looking for peace, there is a willingness to try whatever method that will work. 1 genuinely and truly hope that it works. I say this because I have too much at stake in this country. It is a matter of personal pride, as I decided to remain in this country after graduating nearly 20 years ago, while my mates were leaving this country. I believe this country can and will work, and anything that has the capacity to bring peace and the development of the people of the Niger Delta, I would encourage us to try. It is not for me at this point to say whether issues of process have been followed. If we look at process, then there are a lot of things that we probably won't do.

Q: But for there to be a negotiated settlement, the parties must be able to trust one another to honour any agreement they mutually enter into. How can this happen when both the militants and the people of the Niger Delta have very little trust in the government keeping its word?

A: We should not dwell too much on trust or the lack of it. It would needlessly fester a gaping wound. Whether you trust or don't trust, the way to go about resolving the problem is by dealing with the issues. To develop the Niger Delta, both sides must reappraise their positions. If people say they want development and the government is prepared to carry out development projects, the officials to carry out these projects need to be given access to the area, if development is what the people want.

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Q: But don't you think that the onus is on the federal government to prove that it is really serious about resolving this problem, after the people of the Niger Delta have been given false promises and disappointed time and time again?

A: But the problem did not start today. It has been there for three or four decades. The point I am making here is that there has to be a level of restraint if there is going to be progress. No development will take place in an atmosphere of crisis. It is a chicken and egg thing. You want development, but it can't be done in a crisis. When the government comes into the area with experts, so that they can draw up a plan to tackle various issues, they must also be allowed to come up with a timetable within which to deal with these issues. But can the issues of the Niger Delta be tackled if the oil pipelines are not running and the country has no income?

Q: Do you think that an end to the Niger Delta problem is in sight?

A: I am an optimist and I remain willing to participate in any process that will bring about peace. The history of human civilisation shows that no one really benefits from a crisis. When a crisis ends, when all of the energies are spent and burnt, a new period of redevelopment will start. I believe all the stakeholders are aware of the potential consequences of postponing or delaying the resolution of this crisis.


Q: You have had to increase your revenues through taxation, in order to carry out your development plans for Lagos. But people do not like tax increases and feel the government must justify how it is spending what it is already getting. How do you intend to convince the people of the need to pay more taxes to deal with the issues that matter most to them?

A: Let me say that we are not concerned with levying new taxes. Our focus is rather to ensure that the existing tax laws work. During the military era, no one had time to examine or enforce tax laws. As governments of questionable legitimacy, how could they tax the people? But 10 years of democratic and civil rule have given the people a foretaste of what a legitimate government can do. This is a commonwealth and everyone must play their role. The promises I made during my campaigns will remain promises unless I find the revenues to fund them. What we have done is to increase the pool of people who pay tax, without necessarily increasing the rate of tax levied. But there is no pretence about it. Taxation is a vexed issue the world over. But the problem should not be whether we are imposing new taxes. The question, in a democracy, should be whether those taxes are fair and just.

Q: There is a severe shortage of electricity in Nigeria at the moment, what will you do to solve this problem for Lagosians?

A: As someone with legal training, 1 will not rid myself of my own exercise of discretion, so I will not tell you what 1 will do until that time arises. There is an offer on the table that this country will get 6,000 megawatts of electricity by December this year and we expect that some of this electricity will come to Lagos. Of course, if we can deliver 6,000 megawatts, it makes absolute common sense that we can scale up from 6,000 megawatts.

Q: Do you honestly think that the federal government will meet this December target?

A: I will wait till December. I have been telling you about the need to build trust. They have made a promise and I am prepared to wait. There is a Timeframe. It is when they do not meet that timeframe that one can say that I do not have any confidence in their ability to get anything done.
[b]
Q: Your personal style of moving around Lagos is unique, as you don't use blaring sirens to push your way through traffic, unlike your fellow governors. Why? Secondly, will you seek a second term of office and what legacy do you want to bequeath to Lagosians by the time you leave?

A: I'll start with the second question first. It is premature to decide the question of reelection [which takes place in 2011 ] when I'm busy implementing the programmes and policies that form the core of my contract with the people of Lagos.

Regarding your first question, I have always abhorred noise. I like to operate in a tranquil and peaceful environment. But more importantly, I have always asked myself, what is a siren? It is a loud horn used in an emergency. Therefore the question I have asked myself is, are we in perpetual emergency?

If the citizens elect me to serve them, the car that I drive and the fuel I use comes from their taxes. And one of the things that irritate them has been traffic congestion. What moral tight have I got to drive past them, using a siren to bully my way through? It is my responsibility to solve that problem and the only way that I can show commitment and leadership in dealing with this problem is to share it with them.[/b]

One of the things that we have tackled headlong, in diverse ways, is the problem of traffic in Lagos--by building new roads, enforcing traffic rules, having a rapid bus transport system, and accelerating the completion of the design on the Lagos rail project. I am happy and proud to say that we have made some but it is not a finished job. Regarding my legacy, you cannot control what historians will say but I genuinely hope that by the time I leave office, I would have set Lagos on an irreversible path to prosperity by securing the future for the generation behind me.

@Babapuppa
Is it a PDP vs AC interrelationship or a Federal Govt. vs State Govt ?

Is it a PDP vs AC interrelationship or a Federal Govt. vs State Govt

?

Both actually. We all know OBJ starved Lagos state for 8 years and Yaradua is getting ready to walk down the same road.

Dey be roads to lagos? ooooooooooooooooooooh

sandee575:

The roads at Ogba, Iju road, Adeniyi Jones, etc are not Federal roads. They are impassable.
Fashola is trying but has to do something urgently about state roads so that we can be better
positioned to call Federal to task.

Pls tell them.

The Gorge @ Yaya Abatan on College Road has been under repairs for over 2 years and it is still nothing to write home about.

The Local Councils are fixing some roads but are observing Zero World Best Practices regarding safety and/or quality.

I am not interested in who repairs the road. Let them just fix the roads nationwide. It is our right.

@ikeyman, i know say u be PDP and is like u get eye for Fashola's seat, y not talk the truth

Gov Fashola spoke well during the interview. My objection is to the necessity of
a second airport in Lagos at a time when we are still struggling with road maintenance.
His comparison of London having a less population than Lagos but having 5 airports does
not stand because London's passenger and aircraft traffic is a hundred times more than what
we have here in Lagos and that should constitute the basis of the need for additional airport and
not just the population of the city.

i am beggining to understand that most peeps dont know wat dey are talkingbout they just want to talk, when rain pours for hours even developed countries have floods. do they fix road with paper or with money, the lagos badagry express way that is in construction cost about 250 million and it is in constuction, things are being worked on evrtin cannot just dissapear and appearb overnight people are saying flowers are growing but he is not fixing roads. those people are stupid even i can plant flowers if it doesnt grow well i cut it up and plant another one, but roads are a different tin he culd as well do like the ogunstate governor who fixed roads but less than a year most got damaged so wen people say he has tired its because they see the workin progress of wat he is trying to achieve, i can promise u that in two years we would have rail running btw lagos badagry most of you are not just informed. nd besides working on a federal property which he did not collect permission is illegal and could be impeached. find out tins before blabing, you especially ikeyman u r highly ignorant nd u mind is not in the rite setting why dont u direct all your negative comments at your governor so he can improve and we will face ours

A tree does not make a forest, if the past administration had done their parts greatly, the flood problem will not be as complex as this.

@ babapupa nice one man the article you put up shut everyone up evrybody complains but never happen to find out the problem how they can even contribute to solve they just want to compare and criticise, the article clearly stated the direction in which they are moving not any magic people expect them to perform

Ebenezer Obey has said it all "ko si ogbon to le da, ko si iwa to lewu, tole fi taiye lorun ooo"

egbon Fash pls do the little u can do and leave d rest jare

With all what Fashola has done and is still doing,it's unfortunate that some people will still come here and suggest the contrary.Well,you can keep your opinions in your pockets as even the arch opponents of the governor in the PDP at the national level at that,now use him as a reference point for good governance and performance

@ poster:- Pls spare me ur long gist. There are many state roads that have been ignored by various administrations but when Fashola became the governor, work was resumed and now my area that had been long forsaken and abandoned has become the pride of alimosho local govt.

If only other state govts can do a quarter of what Fashola is doing, i bet you, Nigeria would be transformed to a beautiful nation.

foyeks2001 (f)

@ikeyman, i know say u be PDP and is like u get eye for Fashola's seat, y not talk the truth

no baby
i want ur seat; that one better self

@@@@
right its obvious Fashola has gone to sleep big time

did anyone remember when Gov Peter Obi got a knock on his head on his set at the funeral

i think someone need to knock Fashola on his head

he has gone a sleep

what these gvernor dont know; its not about how many kilometer road u built in the state; it quality that lead the day, if na lie consult Ngige

So Fashola should recognise that and other looters out there

yall feel me; no need acting like a slowpoke Udezue is; this man brain is completely corrupt like some software, hence he stays like a slowpoke he aways being hahha


so honourable Fashola; u are truly a brother; but make no mistake about things i and god beileve u could do three times what u done and u might never know

so to all those looters out there, to activate their baboon brain, just give the idot a knock on his heads!! gbam

Fashola is doing his best.The problem isn't the government.The problem is the people (AFRICANS TO BE PRECISE).Money is doled out for contracts on a daily basis.It's the people who have been given this money we should be asking not Fashola.So far, i believe he is the best performing governor in the whole country.

Come to Festac.Money has been given out for road maintenance.The useless contractors came around, did some "shakara" and now the roads are worse than they were before.It's Nigerians that are the problem, not the government coz as they same "THE LEADERS OF A SOCIETY ARE THE PRODUCTS OF THAT SOCIETY".

Shikena!

Well said bro.

U cant expect fashola to build all d roads in 2yrs + , but d man is trying and very serious. @mccloud u're mosdef right, go to surulere as those 'kora' factories dey release thier waste products into d street.
Even Bankole a PDP stalwart praised fashola an AC gov.
Oh boi dnt let us decieve ourselvs dis man is doin a VERY GUD JOB but if u think otherwise name any better governor

mccloud224 (m)

Fashola is doing his best.The problem isn't the government.The problem is the people (AFRICANS TO BE PRECISE).Money is doled out for contracts on a daily basis.It's the people who have been given this money we should be asking not Fashola

my friend; u are a slowpoke; the problem now is there just far too many morons like u and co in nigeria

u are the wahala

in that case; Fashola has failed!!!! just like half brain OBj and u best believe

imagine an average Nigeria took yards of clothes to a tailor to sew; in the process the clothes got messed up; do u honestly think the tailor wll recieve a good response from the owner maybe without pay?

Fashola could do three times what he did!! and again it not how many kilometer road u built, it is still the quality that lead the day; wherever u stopped at, the next governor will carry on from there, therefore with time most of the roads will be rock solid

but these baboon just like Obj, taught just by paying up 419 debt  ; job done; nigerians will love him, couldnt even baost of one job created throughout his life as a major looter; could only now talk on jobs in his farm; under paid jobs abi

well may be Fashola arent necessary what he should be? with all those advisor in eating ewedu, advisor in talkin etc nobody can come up with good initiative

carry on talkin bullshitttttttttttttttttt!!! those looter cannot decieve us

it either they ve got monkey brain or human; cuz even them bastard walked away with milions well not like abacha;ibori and co thats doesnt excuse them to do some tangible stuff in the state afterall this is what made them who they are

the probem is these monkies!! period; put me there i show u how its done; ready or not

^^we should put you there?


jokes full this place.

@ikeyman according to u, In summary fashola has failed! Is it because of those pix or u av anyother issue against him? I know dis arguement aint real this is sarcasm

ikeyman or whatever you call yourself, i think you are ignarant of what you are saying, even a primary school student knows there are Trunck A,B and C roads, and that the federal govt is responsible for the trunck A roads. If you don't know about something why not get educated?

Fashola is doing very well.

The truth is Fashola can do better. We are praising him cos majority of highly educated nairalanders reside in Lagos.

I dont give a shit who is responsible or not responsible for fixing the roads, all I knw is that there are countries with far less resources than this country, but they apply those resources with common sense and they are thus able to provide basic amenities for their citizens.
It is absolutely appauling and irritating for us to still be lamenting bad roads in 2009!!! I mean what is the damn problem with these people, there are several agencies responsible for road maintenance and their workers go to work everyday to do what exactly??!!?? Everyone here is screaming federal road this and that, but i can tell you that there are hundreds of lagos state roads that are in complete disrepair as well, causing unnecesary and irritating traffick jams everyday and being used by hoodlums to perpetrate evil. Fashola is like a one eyed man in the land of blind leaders, dont get it twisted he aint no saint, and he doesnt always do the right things, but like i said, half loaf is still better than none! the dude is still ok compared to all others

Im not here to blame anyone in particular, I jus want whoever is responsible to do his/her job!!! or be prepared to live with severe generational curses in this life. Enough of corruption in all government institutions ( ironically, police, efcc and icpc inclusive) and "everything goes" mentality, enough of incompetence and celebration of incompetence, enough of quater to the grave presidents, enough of tribal and party politics, enough is enough of all this 'me first" mentality!!!!
We need real men in the helms of affairs, we need good people for a change!!!!!!!!!!

NO ROADS, NO SCHOOLS, NO ELECTRICITY, NO SECURITY, NO NOTHING in fact i don tire for the muthafucken country sef, I mean 4k this shit!!!

The roads mentioned in the piece are Fed Roads and can not and shouod not be repaired by fashola.yar Adua is already playing party politics with Lagos State especially with the creation Of new local govts.So fashola should not emdeavour to repair those roads.
However,fashola is currently constructing the orile-iganmu to badagry road which will costs N10B complete with light-rail line,etc and has been fully paid to Julius berger.The Ikotun-Egbeda-isolo Bridge is also being done and will be finished very soon.So the whole Orile-Mile2-Festac-badagry axis is being constructed and will take at least till end of this year before it will be finished.The traffic in those areas will be heavy due to part of the road being closed to traffic and there will definitely be potholes on the roads being repaired.

The guy is doing a great job and nairalanders should stop this mud-slidding against Nigeria's best governor.