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Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by GMan650(m): 10:10pm On May 20, 2017 |
I wasn't shocked when I saw that the author of the article is a Biafran. Oh God!!!!! Why do Biafrans have brains clouded with sense of entitlements? Where were they when Tinubu and Fashola generated money from Lagosians(through high tax rates)? Where were they when they developed the state to a mega city within 16 years? Did they come to your Biafra to collect money to 'develop' Lagos? Y'all should cry to your governors to make do with whatever revenue they've got and use it to develop your land 9 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by BORNTOSUCKPUSSY: 10:10pm On May 20, 2017 |
smallJagaban:5.00 gpa so you still dey alive? Ur brain still below par |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by davodyguy: 10:12pm On May 20, 2017 |
Article from a pained igbo man. You had Otedola, Oyinlola, Marwan and then Tinubu. Tinubu through the help of obj seizing the allocation, decided to think out of the box, refused to decamp, when he was the only opposition governor in the Southwest, fighting Almighty PDP. Tinubu opened his brain to seek out money making alternatives, which other 35 states governors can't or couldn't do. Against all odds, he imposed a certain BRF on us, leaving out Koro, Femi Pedro, afikuyomi, Jimi Agbaje, etc BRF showed us how to be a good governor. Same Tinubu imposed Ambode on us. Ambode is doing all he can to out perform BRF. Same Tinubu imposed Osinbajo on us, VP is doing well. Can't wike, Obiano and co do what Tinubu did? Peter obi and Obiano are fighting, Feel sorry for other states. They should sell their birthrights to Tinubu, for him to help them 20 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by sunnyeinstein(m): 10:12pm On May 20, 2017 |
darfay: Is it lagos' fault that other states are not performing their statutory functions? If the governors pay salaries, better security for the people, provide more basic amenities, businesses will flock into such states. No one should blame lagos, rather they should take a cue from that city (just as ogun state is gradually emulating) 12 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by otunbadan(m): 10:13pm On May 20, 2017 |
How did this become a "biafran" issue this night abeg ooo 2 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by engrchykae(m): 10:13pm On May 20, 2017 |
Guestlander:why the deliberate abandoning of warri calabar and port harcourt by the federal government immediately after the civil war.it was the settlements for the southwest. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Origin(f): 10:15pm On May 20, 2017 |
Good write up. A different perspective. But consider Ogun state that has developed residential areas because of Lagos state but yet cannot provide infrastructure. ( the tax of people living at mowe ibafo , sango agbara goes to Ogun state). Consider that these other states also get other federal allocations that they cannot account for. Consider that these states are not interested in providing facilities that will attract their people back home. Yes Lagos benefits from these people but it also spends on them heavily, more flyovers to reduce traffic jamb, more security.,more amenities I actually prefer the coolness of other states to the rowdiness of Lagos and those states can build on that. Always follow up on how your state is been managed no matter where you are as no place is like home. 4 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by fkj950ax(m): 10:18pm On May 20, 2017 |
I agree with the author of the OpEd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cwrrMBtfKQ Above link gives credence to the point. 2 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Nigeman: 10:18pm On May 20, 2017 |
Who forced anybody to come Lagos? I often wonder why other States of the federation cannot harness the resources God gave them 4 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by oyetpel(m): 10:21pm On May 20, 2017 |
Guestlander: USA is New York |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by IkediEbubes: 10:23pm On May 20, 2017 |
mandax: Typical flat head, always trying to cause trouble everywhere. Are Aworis not Yoruba? Potopoto people no dey shame at all. Spits 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by misano(m): 10:25pm On May 20, 2017 |
GMan650: God bless U. 1 Like |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by IkediEbubes: 10:25pm On May 20, 2017 |
GrandGarcon: All these Biafra noisemakers, who is holding you from forming your country? You all troop to the SW and North and still scream biafra online, leave the SW and go form your country, no one is holding you. Rubbish 12 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by eyinjuege: 10:27pm On May 20, 2017 |
I think it's a challenge to other States. Everyone should start holding their state governors accountable. Lagos only began to grow in leaps and bounds in the face of opposition under Tinubu, as governor then. For years, Lagos was excluded from federal allocation under Obasanjo's administration but still managed to survive and began thinking outside the box. So opposition is always a good thing for development. That's the only thing I find worrying about some opposition states who are not doing so much in terms of devt, but are sharing rice about. Nigerians need to wake up! Anyone that shares rice, recharge card and all manner of things in the next election should be stoned. Infact, it should be made a punishable offence with a penalty of immediate disqualification from the elections. Let people start voting with their brains now. 13 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by GrandGarcon: 10:28pm On May 20, 2017 |
IkediEbubes:I don't live in those dirty places bro, if yoh live there, what is my business? Ta Gbafuo, mkpi arusi. 1 Like |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Nobody: 10:30pm On May 20, 2017 |
padiga047:they have to enlighten each other in case one is lacking behind. I love it. |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by misano(m): 10:32pm On May 20, 2017 |
davodyguy: Ye. U go school. God bless U. 5 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by deleo16(m): 10:34pm On May 20, 2017 |
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Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Afam4eva(m): 10:36pm On May 20, 2017 |
This topic is really interesting but trust the stupid people of this world to run it down with their low IQ and they wonder why their families still languish in unimaginable poverty when their supposed bread winners are busy behaving like children on Nairaland. What a set of wasted generation. @topic Like i side this is an interesting topic and i agree with the writer wholeheartedly. Lagos has been Nigeria's bride for a very long time and this has affected the growth and development of other Nigerian cities. The only cities that have seen to enjoy some form of attention are Abuja because it's Nigeria's new capital and Port-hacourt because it's the headquarter of the oil industry. But i think right now, we have to blame Lagos less and put the blame squarely on the federal government which has refused to practice a true federal system where no state should be dependent on the federal government. That way the states will get creative and carve a niche for themselves. Right now, everybody is lazy because they get monthly stipends from the federation account. Lagos is lucky because it was already set for greatness before Nigeria started falling apart. So, it has used that unique advantage to grow even more than ever before. Ogun state is supposed to use it's closeness to Lagos to also create something for itself but the governments of Ogun state from Osoba till now have not been ambitious. The spill off from Lagos into Ogun state is just a natural phenomenon. The Ogun state government have had no hand in it. Since Lagos is becoming choked, it's only natural for people to spread out to where there's and. 6 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by IkediEbubes: 10:37pm On May 20, 2017 |
GrandGarcon: Dirty places where your kinsmen are ready to die just to live there, villagers like you amuse me. Tell your over million kinsmen to leave and stop crying online while pouring smelly spits everywhere with that gutter language you spewing. 9 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by alexiej(m): 10:38pm On May 20, 2017 |
IdeyFindWife: Well, technically, Nasarrawa cannot do much with their mineral resources cos the Fed Govt has exclusive rights to that... But I get your point though. I stay in Oyo State and I know how desperately 'UN-INNOVATIVE' our leaders are here. No thoughts as to how to increase IGR, apart from taxes and levies. Osun gov could not generate anything reasonable from his state and he blamed the Jonathan administration for his inability to pay his staff cos according to him, Osun got the lowest allocation. Now, his party member is president and he can't complain about that anymore, yet, he hasn't paid salaries. When Obasanjo starved Lagos of funds then, they had to think out ways to generate money. I am a law student. I know the landmark laws and procedures that Lagos has pioneered in Nigeria. They seem to review their laws regularly and even though there's still a lot to do, they seem to be on their toes about it. But what do you see in Oyo State, Osun state, etc? Copy copy! Busy copying from Lagos... Without thinking!!! So it's in everything, not revenue generation alone. It's in law, education, infrastructure.... Yet, our own governors, commissioners don't think here. Why wouldn't Lagos keep leading? I agree with you bro.... It would actually be unfair to think Lagos has anything to do with the failures of other states. I wonder if the Niger Delta people actually know that their governors receive so much commission on the oil explored from their states. Cos if they do, all these wailing would stop, and they would hold their governors to account for why their states are the way they are, and they would leave Lagos out of their issues. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by PunditAfrica(m): 10:38pm On May 20, 2017 |
As much as ds writer tried not to be seen as jealous of lagos, he failed to have a basic grasp of economic development. Lagos is not holding any city's development, any secondary city that fail to explore her peculiar growth potential wl remain secondary forever. I mean lagos has been blessed wt foresighted leaders since its existence and its astronomical growth is solely a credit to her political leaders. As regard ur comparision wt UK and America, please beware that New York and London r still miles ahead of every of other cities In UK and US bt due to ingenuity of political leadership of other cities, places lyk California & Texas r all catching up on NYC. Same as Manchester, Essex catching up on London. If not for leadership, lagos greatness would ve bn history now after loosing capital to abuja. At that tym, 8 of 10 buildings in marina were deserted and lagos was shaken to its root. It took ingenuity of her govt to rise again. To buttress how germane leadership is to development I wl give instance of Ibadan. Ibadan used to b a city to beat at a time, as quality of her leadershhip depreciates, so did her growth until years of akala when everything was lost. D average governor at d helm now is responsible for d new standard development in d city. Biko, leave Lagos alone, charge political leadership of other cities Lagos is blessed wt exceptional leaders! 12 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Afam4eva(m): 10:40pm On May 20, 2017 |
Guestlander:Are you this ignorant? Germany has Berlin, Munich, Franfurt, Hamburg etc. America has New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atalnta, Houston, Boston etc. Canada has Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal etc. China has Beijing, Shangai, Guangzou, even Hong Kong etc 5 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by GrandGarcon: 10:40pm On May 20, 2017 |
IkediEbubes:who are my kins men, none of my kins men live in those dirty places. 2 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Izen: 10:40pm On May 20, 2017 |
GrandGarcon: I thought Los Angeles was in California? See why I can't take the rest of your comment seriously? You can't educate us with this kind of ignorance ![]() 8 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Nobody: 10:40pm On May 20, 2017 |
Guestlander:I love this and I really do. My best comment on Nairaland so far. 8 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by TVTKOKO(m): 10:40pm On May 20, 2017 |
Guestlander:omg! Guy you too much.. Please educate that dunce. Thank you 9 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by IkediEbubes: 10:42pm On May 20, 2017 |
GrandGarcon: Villager, Shame wont let you admit it, its normal. Lmaooo 8 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by GrandGarcon: 10:43pm On May 20, 2017 |
Izen:my bad, I am sorry. |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by Afam4eva(m): 10:43pm On May 20, 2017 |
alexiej:You people make it seem as if Lagos was founded in 1999. Lagos has been there for decades and people starting trooping into Lagos as far back as the 50s, so don't make it seem like it's Tinubu, fashola or Ambode's magic that made people from all over the place to troop to Lagos. The federal government made it so. As much as other state governments are not trying. They did not meet the luxury that Lagos governors met. lagos was a goldmine waiting to be explored. You can't have almost 20 million inhabitants in a city with thousands to millions of business and not see a cash cow. That of what Lagos has taken advantage of. 5 Likes |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by GMan650(m): 10:44pm On May 20, 2017 |
misano: And u too |
Re: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by aribisala0(m): 10:45pm On May 20, 2017 |
Afam4eva is so bitter about this Lagos matter. Every state in Nigeria is a cash cow waiting to be tapped.Why haven't they what happened in the Delta states led by Ibori and Akpabio Were there 20 million people in Lagos in 1999? Please stop tallking nonsense and accept that Lagos has had a succession of visionary leadership which other states have not had. The Federal Government did not make it so so stop that crap.Lagos is a state , not just the Island that was the FCT .Lagos never had the kind of investment that we see in ABuja why is Abuja not such a great economy? The FG left decaying infrastructur in Lagos. Infact everythin run by the FG in Lagos State today is negative. Look at the Secretariat,Natiional stadium ,Roads from the Port etc. The truth is Lagosians payy mre tax than anyone else. Take a look at Anambra and Abia and ask why they cannot tax their so callled billionaires Now look at what is going to happen in Ogun state over the next 20 years There are millions of people in kano too 14 Likes |
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