[size=14pt]Lagos Monarchs Get N46m Car Gift [/size]
Lagos State government has given out eight new cars worth N46 million to obas and chiefs in the state, to assist them in the discharge of their responsibilities to the people.


•The brand new cars parked at the Lagos State secretariat before presentation to the traditional rulers

The cars, which are the latest models, included three Toyota Camry given to three first class obas; two Toyota Avensis given to two second class obas and three Toyota Corolla given to three white cap chiefs.
The beneficiaries are Ojomu of Ajiran, Ovori of Ibeshe, Olojo of Ojo, Oba of Ilashe, Oba of Ketu, Suenu of Lagos, Sasore of Lagos and Ojon of Lagos.
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Ademorin Kuye presented the cars to the obas yesterday at the Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.
Presenting the cars, Kuye said the Babatunde Fashola administration was committed to enhancing the living standard of royal fathers in Lagos, adding that the administration believed in the sacredness of the traditional institution.
He stated that obas had an important role to play in the development of the state.
“As custodian of the traditions of our people, traditional rulers serve as a vital bridge between the people and the government. They also assist government on the vital issues of security, and as fathers of their communities, they promote peaceful co-existence and harmonious relationship among the people within their domains.
“You are therefore expected to use your influence and education to sell government policies and programmes to your people and encourage them to cooperate with government, and thereby support its policies,” he said.
“We look up to you to help in encouraging and educating the people on the need to fulfil their civic duties such as payment of taxes and rates promptly, fulfilment of their social obligations in order to pave way for rapid development, cooperation with local governments and local council development areas and others, too numerous to mention,” he added.
— Kazeem Ugbodaga

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/12/07/lagos-monarchs-get-n46m-car-gift/

this is what Fashola is using our money for abi

Ok, now he would start telling us to pay 250K for lasu!!

just hope he knows how many libraries or labs this amount of money can build,

Bloody Olodos!!!!

See corruption! who pays the piper dictates the tune. No wonder they kept quiet during the last L.G 'selection' in lagos

I see no big deal

The Queen of UK get roughly 130 Million Pounds ( for all their royal up keep) annually from the Uk government.  It is called responsibilities

WOW . . . . you actually compare this to the arrangement the Queeen of England has with her own country WOWOW

Kobojunkie:

WOW . . . . you actually compare this to the arrangement the Queeen of England has with her own country WOWOW

What is the difference - Do the Obas have a job that pays them a salary . As far as i understand , the laws of the land stipulates that the government is responsible for the up keep of traditional leaders.

blacksta:

What is the difference - Do the Obas have a job that pays them a salary . As far as i understand , the laws of the land stipulates that the government is responsible for the up keep of traditional leaders.

I think you better go do your homework on why the UK(taxpayers especially) pay the Queen money rather than assuming you can compare that to just about any case you find out there. A good study on the history of this will do you some good.

Obas in Lagos do not have any such agreement with the taxpayers and so the government using taxpayer money to appease these local royals is bound to be questioned. And even more curious is the mention of this being as a gift to these local leaders. Justifying it by claiming that since the Queen gets money from UK, Canada, and some other countries, it is good enough that the Governor of a state in nowhere Nigeria then give money that belongs to the people, to any of all those who claim to be Obas is irresponsible.

By the way, why aren't you instead asking what these so-called responsibilities of chiefs and Obas be that they need 46 million of our money spent on them?? Would you also be happy if the federal government where to attempt the same?

http://www.britroyals.com/faqs.htm

@ blacksta
how about the 5% of accrued revenue being paid them? are you guys not really ashamed of being pure hypocrites? I doff my hat for una o!

This is pure madness and who is comparing this bribe to what the royals get from uk govt.

olabukola:

This is pure madness and who is comparing this bribe to what the royals get from uk govt.

How is it a bribe?? A bribe to get what?? Support of Lagosians?? What exactly??

What else is new? Same gross ignorance and total lack of civic education about their own country.  Provision of cars and police security is the responsibility of your government by law . What a shame.

Eko Ile:

What else is new? Same gross ignorance and total lack of civic education about their own country.  Provision of cars and police security is the responsibility of your government by law . What a shame.

Nairaland's resident dickhead at his best! Fasola is mentioned on the topic so you have to dive in. How is the day job going? Douche-bag!!

I wouldn't dare imagine what the usual suspects in here would say if it had been Rochas, Orji or Amaechi giving out the cars. Just saying.

Ejiné:

I wouldn't dare imagine what the usual suspects in here would say if it had been Rochas, Orji or Amaechi giving out the cars. Just saying.

It makes no difference. If it's fashola' s responsibility, fine, if it's rochas fine. It's all about responsibility and rule of law.

All this noise about Fashola self,I wonder what marvelous tin he has done,jst that our standards are so low;dats why anything above mediocrity bcome marvellous in some nigerians eyes.Imagine spending this much on local warlords.

Fashola's responsibility to give 46 million naira gifts

People are shouting because of 46 Million Naira cars, it is the duty of the state government to do this, the man has even tried by buying all these cheap cars, what if he had bought them the Bugatti Veyron.

Kobojunkie:

Fashola's responsibility to give 46 million naira gifts

Instead of posting your clownish and goofy pictures all over the place like circus clown, why not spend some time to educate your self.  Why blame the fact that you're uneducated about a common governmental obligation on other people.?

Shouldn't you at least deep your head in shame?

hercules07:

People are shouting because of 46 Million Naira cars, it is the duty of the state government to do this, the man has even tried by buying all these cheap cars, what if he had bought them the Bugatti Veyron.

I remember back in the days, the government used to give them benz sef.

Lol, yes fashola can do no wrong, we should be glad he only spent 46 million Abi? If this same thing was done by orji of abia these same cartoon characters go dey shout blue murder, ACN MY a, ss! Someone described this man aptly yesterday as a smart crook and mark my words, lagosians will realize it when he leaves office.as far as i am concerned no other governor comes close in terms of propaganda, he is number one.

I care less about Abia state, whatever the governor likes let him do that is and his people's wahala. Fashola spending money to do what he is meant to do should not be criticized, if Orji is meant to buy cars for his monarchs, then he should and this is coming from someone who believes the monarchy should be scrapped.

^-- Cosign on scrapping of the monarchy.

Its indeed funny how the story changes when the shoe is on the other foot, jokers!when orji share money na thief im be, when its fashola na im responsibility, lol, ,f**king circus penguins speaking out of both sides of their s*tholes. ,

Not good Fashola, this your second term is really showing a darker side of you? Why now?

These Royal fathers are not anything to ride home about, and are in fact part of the problem. They were there and allowed for "Nigeria" to become what it is today.

A lot of hypocrisy.

when a pdp  govt. increases school fees. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. buys cars for traditional rulers. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. does not appoint commissioners. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. does not hold elections to the offices of local govt. chairmen. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. borrows money from the capital market. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. constructs a 3 Km road for N3 billion. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. constructs a 115m road ramp for N2.5 billion. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. with-holds local govt. funds. It is wrong.

But when others do same, they are called democrats and progressives.

Can naija ever develop?

icez:

A lot of hypocrisy.

But when others do same, they are called democrats and progressives.

Can naija ever develop?

It is going to be near impossible to implement zero-tolerance policy on corruption and shenanigans in office as you can see, those who create excuses for why the rules ought to be bent one way or another are the same who pretend each day they want complete change.

Ha ha, where's Eko Ile?

Kobojunkie:

It is going near impossible to implement zero-tolerance policy on corruption and shenanigans in office as you can see, those who create excuses for why the rules ought to be bent one way or another are the same who pretend each day they want complete change.

Could not have said it better.

Kobojunkie:

I think you better go do your homework on why the UK(taxpayers especially) pay the Queen money rather than assuming you can compare that to just about any case you find out there. A good study on the history of this will do you some good.

Obas in Lagos do not have any such agreement with the taxpayers and so the government using taxpayer money to appease these local royals is bound to be questioned. And even more curious is the mention of this being as a gift to these local leaders. Justifying it by claiming that since the Queen gets money from UK, Canada, and some other countries, it is good enough that the Governor of a state in nowhere Nigeria then give money that belongs to the people, to any of all those who claim to be Obas is irresponsible.

By the way, why aren't you instead asking what these so-called responsibilities of chiefs and Obas be that they need 46 million of our money spent on them?? Would you also be happy if the federal government where to attempt the same?

Stop saying rubbish sometimes. Show us proof that British taxpayers have an agreement to pay the royal family millions of pounds annually. If I recall very well, there are millions of Britons who still petition the idea of using their taxes for the upkeep of the Buckingham palace.

phantom:

Lol, yes fashola can do no wrong, we should be glad he only spent 46 million Abi? If this same thing was done by orji of abia these same cartoon characters go dey shout blue murder, ACN MY a, ss! Someone described this man aptly yesterday as a smart crook and mark my words, lagosians will realize it when he leaves office.as far as i am concerned no other governor comes close in terms of propaganda, he is number one.

Shut your mouth with that stupid nonsense. What's this got to do with all that rubbish? You mind showing us where we criticized your orji or abia for doing what his people and the constitution of his state charged him to do.

If you can't do that, then STFU.

So doing your job is now propaganda? This has got to be the most insane and asinine comment ever. And you wonder why Nigeria is so bleeped up. We not only have people like you with zero sense of obligation and responsibility, but communally lazy.

So, if you were Fashola, you'll just go ahead and say fcukk the oath of office I took, fcukkk the people of Lagos and their constitution because doing my job and serving the people that put in in office = Propaganda?

Is this the depth of your stupidity?

icez:

A lot of hypocrisy.

when a pdp  govt. increases school fees. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. buys cars for traditional rulers. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. does not appoint commissioners. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. does not hold elections to the offices of local govt. chairmen. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. borrows money from the capital market. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. constructs a 3 Km road for N3 billion. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. constructs a 115m road ramp for N2.5 billion. It is wrong.

When a pdp govt. with-holds local govt. funds. It is wrong.

But when others do same, they are called democrats and progressives.

Can naija ever develop?

Instead of typing all this useless rubbish, why not just go ahead and show us where we criticize all the useless people you listed for doing their job.

After a decade of PDP rule, Nigeria is still in the toilet because the clowns you are praising didn't do their job and you losers don;t even care, you don't talk about them. It's like you're perfectly OK to see them swallow your money with nothing in return.


Was GEJ even charged by the laws of Nigeria to provide for local traditional rulers? What's the silly basis for you re-tarfed essay gan sef?

GEJ was the governor of a state too just like Fashola, show me one classroom he built, show us even any project sef?

Have you asked yourself what he did with all the budgets and special allocations? Even as the president of Nigeria, it's still nothing.


Abeg clear road with your worthless fish wrap,

mens dept:

Not good Fashola, this your second term is really showing a darker side of you? Why now?

These Royal fathers are not anything to ride home about, and are in fact part of the problem. They were there and allowed for "Nigeria" to become what it is today.

So traditional rulers are now responsible for your problems? Are traditional rulers your elected officials? Are they the people you you charge to administrate your lives and run your country? Are they your law makers? Are the your ministers and commissioners? Are they your presidents and vice presidents?

And you people are the so called yeye leaders of tomorrow? Are you familiar with civic education or may I should just ask if you sabi school gan sef?