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Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by babydioku(f): 6:43am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Naturally yorubas are lazy 1 Like |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by BeardedmeatR(m): 6:53am On Jul 15, 2023 |
RAND250:That's what is on everyone's lips in my area. Sanwo has used all the money to sponsor his God father's election. 1 Like |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Invest4growth: 6:58am On Jul 15, 2023 |
You will be surprised that those roads you termed as collapsed are recorded in the council secretariat as completed and tarred Somebody somewhere has collected the funds, wrote a funny report to the state government. The local governments are ineffective despite the humuguous cash from federal allocation. The state should give them more roles Why should I go to Alausa to pay annual ground rent of N1500 when I have an LCDA next to my street. The state should allow developers to breathe. Allow construction workers work in peace. Most of the funds realized from.sites goes to private pocket. The bureaucracy id too excessive in plan approval and building construction. They were all created to frustrate the people. Allow people to build in peace having obtained the building approval. The pain is too.much. 1 Like |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Reference(m): 7:07am On Jul 15, 2023 |
delpee: The antidote to this is grassroot involvement through regular citizen led townhalls (not government led and sponsored meetings) where these issues are examined and solutions found. It is an acid test for governance for as soon as people gather to deliberate on the quality of service they get, they are likely to experience an almost immediate push back which will indicate where the problem lies, just like our local vulcanizers pump a tire and run fluid over it to discover leaks, One of the big problem in all of Nigeria as pertaining to governance is the general lack of knowledge as to how government works and how to get a particular government to work for the citizens. Almost everything government does from the first to the last day in office has little or no citizen input. They alone decide taxation but will never disclose how much they collect in detail. They alone decide on what money is spent but will never give detailed account. They alone decide who is engaged, employed to service the citizens in one way or the other but will never disclose the criteria for appointment or selection. The average citizen is made virtually useless in anything concerning how he is governed. He cannot decide for instance which road he wants repaired as his priority, he cannot decide whether he prefers his child at school given free textbooks instead of free meals, he cannot decide practically anything about the quality of his life within any governing structure. These are things taken for granted in other climes where democracy thrives. There it is pure, tailor made service in return for votes. And the people watch as such service and interact with their politicians on a daily basis. They monitor the quality of service doggedly. We have a long way to go in Nigeria. PS: Like the ongoing ruse about the proposed palliatives. Who agreed to the cash handout. Who agreed to the 500 billion. Who agreed to the 8,000. Who agreed to the 6 months. These are the details that show and prove it is not a citizen led democracy at all. And it starts with citizen advocacy failure at the grassroots. Nigeria is a restaurant where no customer orders anything. You just walk in an eat whatever they prepare and lay on the table. Sounds more like a mess hall or a grade school canteen. 2 Likes |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Ikaeniyan0: 7:11am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Owaincouncil:I concur Fashola is the best governor to ever rule Lagos state. The blue and red train are still not functioning as at now, he promised to deliver the opebi-ojota link road in July, we are in July but base on what I have seen on site, I don't think that project can be finish even next month. Fashola is the best governor to ever rule Lagos state. Sanwo performance has been under par so far 2 Likes |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Menclothing: 7:19am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Lcda in Lagos are not working they don’t construct roads |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by norriswood(m): 7:21am On Jul 15, 2023 |
XerXers:....u re the coward...why lagos everyone headache....talk about |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Acidosis(m): 7:30am On Jul 15, 2023 |
The worst is yet to be seen. Those who would typically oppose a bad system in Lagos are now mute due to election trauma. Anti-APC people in Lagos would rather watch the city burn than complain. Shebi na bad roads?? They can manage after all, Anambra roads are in deplorable states. And yeah, anyone who opposes APC policies is from Anambra |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by georgeakins: 7:44am On Jul 15, 2023 |
XerXers: Face your backward and cursed Ibo land that you all run away from. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by georgeakins: 7:47am On Jul 15, 2023 |
XerXers: South East is the most backward and underdeveloped region since the days of Lord Lugard. Leave Lagos alone and pay attention to Ibo leaders who are looting your destinies in the East. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by georgeakins: 8:04am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Racoon: Go back to your region and stop navigating up and down in our land. Your region is the unsafest and most underdeveloped since independence. Jagaban is your president, you can kill yourself if you are not happy. 1 Like |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by 9jaRealist: 8:09am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Buddha3: When the Nigerian government was using mainly crude oil revenues derived from the economic and environmental GENOCIDE of my people in the Niger Delta to build Eko Bridge (curiously when the native Lagosian Femi Okunnu was federal commissioner for works), rebuild and modernize Carter Bridge, build Third Mainland Bridge, Tin Can Island Port, expand the old Apapa Port, build Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Egbin Power Station, Tafawa Balewa Square, National Theatre, National Stadium, Festac Town, Badagry Expressway, Apapa-Oworonsoki Expressway, expand/rebuild Ikorodu Road, multiple ring-roads and flyovers, dredge the Outer Marina, etc., etc., you should have told them to abegi “leave Lagos for Lagosians” and non-Lagosian “Yorubas”. With all DUE respect (emphasis on DUE), that was such a DUMB drivel. Next time, when you collect those taxes and tolls that you folks are always bragging about when driveling on about “internally generated revenue (IGR)”, why don’t you confine such tax collection to just “Lagosians and Yorubas”?! For, as the Americans would say (and fought a war over), NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION! A fundamental problem with so many Nigerians (living and building their states largely through the crude oil revenues from the economic and environmental GENOCIDE of my people in the Niger Delta) is a failure to recognize the nexus between TAXATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. When you pay taxes, you have an absolute and unfettered right to question/criticize the spending of such tax revenues. Meanwhile, no Nigerian should make any apologies wherever they choose to live in NIGERIA - nor be classified as second-class citizens! > 1 Like |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by plaindealer: 8:16am On Jul 15, 2023 |
The first sign of ignorance is when you see the phrase despite huge revenue. Lagos income is below poverty level going by the population and the scope of responsibility. The budget is even worse, it's between $3-4 billion per year for over 20 million people. Lagos can never catch up in anyway until or unless the rest of Nigeria still transferring their failures, responsibilities and population to Lagos. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by 9jaRealist: 8:21am On Jul 15, 2023 |
plaindealer: Exactly bro! “Failures” like Dangote, Rabiu (BUA), Elumelu, Jim Ovia, Ibru, etc.,….oh wait! > |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 8:29am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Nigerians like a stubborn goat 🐐 no dey hear word! |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by kloser(m): 8:50am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Worst LCDA in Lagos is Bariga LCDA,Akoka roads are Horrible Horrible I repeat... 1 Like |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by isArray: 8:51am On Jul 15, 2023 |
2mch:Okay the nairaland mods needs to step up their game, but tribalism is not the way! It's how the elites keep people blind |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by just2endowed: 9:12am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Buddha3: Chai, see trash talk. Slavery talk. A chain is on your neck and youf feel its OK to leave you alone despite friends and family trying to help remove it on your neck. My brother, the way we classified adnormal things to be normal in this country shows that an African man will continue to be slave to what they know its their human right to exist. 2 Likes |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Brushstrokes20: 9:52am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Spot on!... Monies meant for rapid development are being diverted to private pockets! |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by plaindealer: 9:53am On Jul 15, 2023 |
9jaRealist: All the people you listed won't risk their people and businesses by investing in hostile places where terrorists are in control, where people are slaughtered and forced to sit at home, where they close banks, burn Dangote delivery trucks and slaughter the drivers and where the leaders abandoned their authorities and surrendered to terrorists and so on. These are the kind of failures many states transfer to Lagos , don't blame business and the people you listed for your own failure and inability to make your region conducive for them to invest. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Ebubu2: 11:26am On Jul 15, 2023 |
2mch:lmao |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by cliqtips: 11:27am On Jul 15, 2023 |
Comments on this thread is why Lagos n Nigeria can't be a better place. Because as some dey reason ahm to go "forward" there are idiots who think you're projecting hate towards them. The funny part is, this set of people always think anyone asking for a better Lagos is from SE. Awon clowns. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by cliqtips: 11:29am On Jul 15, 2023 |
plaindealer: So, what's your point exactly? That the revenue generated in Lagos isn't enough to develop it ? |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by UnabashedIPOB: 1:45pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
This story can't be true at least NOT based on what some mindless vuvuzelas on this platform are trumpeting. Going by their behaviors and comments, you'd think that Lagos roads are paved in gold and there NO slums when in reality the reverse is the case. Just like any other state, Lagos generates huge amounts of revenue to create utopia but like everything Nigerian, the politicians have their hands in the till siphoning the money hence leaving the infrastructures in a dilapidated state. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by normaman(m): 3:51pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
I have carefully read all the comments here and my discontent for this evil conjecture called Nigeria is reinforced. Statelessness is somewhat better than feigned nationalism and can’t be co-citizens with people with this corrupted thinking. It’s a shame being born Nigerian in all honesty. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Wkaay(m): 4:22pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Whose fault? |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by 9jaRealist: 9:06pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
plaindealer: Tragic ignorance…. Dangote, Rabiu (BUA), Elumelu, Ovia, etc. have MASSIVE investments in the Niger Delta… In fact, without crude from my “region” the Dangote Refinery that Lagos brags about would be NON-EXISTENT! Meanwhile, as I previously pointed out to one of your primordial tribalistic ilk (see below)… Without revenue largely from my “region’s” resources, Lagos would prolly been just like any other brown tin roof SW town. SMH 9jaRealist:> |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Nnamaka1: 10:26am On Jul 18, 2023 |
Penguin2: When the Head is Bad, what do you expect from rest of the body?? I remember when Ex-Gov Ambode was the Gov, majority of the major roads were constantly being maintained as well as alternative road so as to decongest the main roads. This present gov only cares about staying in power but lacks initiative. So sad |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Allardyce: 4:29pm On Jul 20, 2023 |
Buddha3:Bastard, you are too scared? I have your time now. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by Allardyce: 7:01pm On Jul 20, 2023 |
Buddha3:Animal, you can't type again? I am waiting for you. |
Re: Despite Huge Revenue, Lagos Local Councils Underperform, Worsen Residents’ Pains by delpee(f): 10:30pm On Jul 21, 2023 |
Reference: You're right. Sadly so. |
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