TextCast: THANKS FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIOSN PEOPLE THEY ARE GREAT

TextCast: THANKS FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIOSN PEOPLE THEY ARE GREAT

You're welcome and thanks for your time as well.

TextCast: : why in other prices has it come down adn in our own it has not
TextCast: : this has not been explaiend to use, but we need information to be in an informed position about what is going on
TextCast: : The next step is to become teh factory of ideas that will make change a reality
TextCast: : we need to be able to have a budget that will survive without oil
TextCast: I do not knwo the anseers but I assure you we will work at it – honest man (added by B.O.S.S.

[b][b][b][b][b]TextCast : if you are able to look at what is happeneing then we are limited only by what we know, we must continue the suggestions of those aroudn us. i have bennefited tremendouly from the wealth of information that has come to us

[b][b][b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] [/b] [/b] : form teh Oba's from captain's f industry adn local government
[b][b][b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] [/b] [/b] : We must create a decision making process that revolves around the people
[b][b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] [/b] : the economy problem is something we cannot resolve ourselves
[b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] : We are the biggest market in this country, we must see our leadership develop, I say this at a very timely and welcome decision
[b]TextCast [/b] : We are the biggest market in this country, we must see our leadership develop, I say this at a very timely and welcome decision
TextCast : how can we help the poor man
TextCast : if the price of petroleum, diesel, kerosine has gone up
TextCast : why in other prices has it come down adn in our own it has not

@ SkyBlue, you're welcome

[b][b][b][b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] [/b] [/b] [/b] : In february the governemtn annoucned it was purchasing 106 busses
[b][b][b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] [/b] [/b] : Fashola: I believe we have purcahsed an additional 100 plus busses, the development of extended corridors will however depend n available space
[b][b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] [/b] : I believe that at this moment we have almost 200 busses ready to deploy and you will see them on some of the major routes, the new routes will be deployed Agege to Osodo and on to Yaba
My Question : How about the ducational sector? There are some schools where the students still sit on the floor in Kosofe Local Government.
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[b][b]TextCast [/b] [/b] : Q: We all knwo that within teh country there are reformers, it has always been balmed on teh IMF and ther policies for the issues we have here. So we have a problem and suddenly Lagosians are told that the governor will generate a proper economy.
[b]TextCast [/b] : So we Lagosians are worreid about government, it could also be a detachment, no central governemetn from the first president to the current one has been interested in seeing the developmetn of Lagos

TextCast: from electricity to other areas we have been failed

Dear Sir, how about the jails. Are there plans to renovate them?

TextCast now how much can teh government of lagos state fund with the an allocation fo just 5 billion a month
TextCast all of the infrastructure we need,

TextCast All of the money we have collected at an infrastructural level for ikoyi was spent in ikoyi\ in teh same way the money we collect in other areas goes to other areas
TextCast the alternative is that we wait until we have spare money and then we'll come and do it but that seems unlikely
[b][b][b]TextCast : Q: For people to buy into yoru vision they must know exactly what you want to do
TextCast : Q: How will people know that the infrastructural development levies they pay today will be spent on something
TextCast : Q: What is the startegya dn plan, for you to spend the 50 bllion naira
TextCast : Fashola: I assure you that development infrasturcurtre gives government the relief
TextCast : it gives government the opportunity to spend a little money on those parts fo society that are not in wealthier areas
[b]TextCast : it gives government the opportunity to spend a little money on those parts fo society that are not in wealthier areas
[b]TextCast : If you look back tot eh American electiosn the tax policy was aimed at the middle class not the elites to be fair to them
[b]TextCast : When we pay the police then all of us are collevtively secure, vehicles, waepaons and now cameras
TextCast : WE'LL PUT BOSS'
TextCast : QUEISTOON FOWARD WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE

TextCast: Oshodi is a sore of this country  and the state\

TextCast: and it is one of the first thigns that people see when they come into the country

TextCast: I understand what the people are going through and accept that people need to be compensated

TextCast: now I disagree with your estimate but for the sake of this lets assume it as a benchmark for discussion, the issues of 1500 people

TextCast: are they more than teh issues of a democracy, of an entire state,

TextCast: let us change to 6000 people, lets look at the economic impact of this TextCast: let us say 1 million people

TextCast: Oshodi was taking money from the pocket of other people other Lagosians, who are spending it oon extra fuel on health issues  becuae of the traffic issues caused by Oshodi  becuae of the traffic issues caused by Oshodi

TextCast: say people have to spend an extra N500 a day then look at that multipled by a million people let alone 6 million people everyday

TextCast: People are moving because fo the traffic to reduce cost fo transportation, people of yanaipija to yaba are movign to ikoyi, people of ikoyi and moving to VIa nd Vi to Lekki

TextCast: there is no long term money in this economy for mortgages, people are not able to buy their own houses.


TextCast: We are developing 7 markets in Lagos, and shops adn stalls will be affordable througha  mortgage\

TextCast: I appeal to people to be patient and to wait for us, we will see what we can do to help them to access shops in these new markets

TextCast: hounourable memebrs of the Lagos State House of Assembly, my able colleagues members of the lagos state executive council. members of the permanent secretaries, cahiirmans of local governments who are here present, our royal fathers, present here in large numbers, the Oba of Lagos, his royal majesty, our party leaders, also here in their large numbers, and of course leaders of the

TextCast: Q: There seems to be some thinkign that youa re at loggerheads with teh speaker of the house, and it appears also that you are starvign the hosue of assembly with funds. Your excellency this is an open session Lagosians would want to know are you really workign in ahrmony

TextCast: Fashola: Let me say that in a democracy power is shared, it is shared between the three arms of government

TextCast: The story of humanity is the story of conflict and if teh hosue of assemblya dn teh executive agree all teh time then there will be a major problem ahead

TextCast: and if we look at all of those houses where they are supposedly under control, some people see thigns differetly

TextCast: that is the way of the world

TextCast: there is disagreement between us and the house just as there is disagreement between me and my wife (applause and laughter)

TextCast: but non one comes to sit me and my wife down

TextCast: the budget has performed

TextCast: and therefore I don't think that it is a fair conclusion for anyone to suggest that there is an issues with one arm or another\


TextCast: Fashla: Oil prices are falling, this is a situation where prices are much lower than they have been, the way oil prices are goign int eh market it is a requirement for our economy to be diversified

TextCast: before the discovery of oil the governemtn was funded through taxaton and levies, but when oild was discovered that ended

TextCast: Q: Aout 1500 stalls were demolisehed in Oshodi, and we are stuck between a rock and a hard palce, what is the government doing to aleivate the pains, these people do not have money to get new stalls adn the gov allocation is not accesible

TextCast: Fashola: Every day an estimated 6 million people come to lagoas and every day more than we care to ever think about transportation effects oru lives in moreways than anythign else, it affects our business it affects our health

TextCast: fashola: I think you have answereed a lot of question, the idea of the metrolien was concieved as an emerging technology. it was a very expensive project. The ex commisioner of the project is here, and in fact I belive sitll ahs the model of it in his living room and I am sure we will see it completed


TextCast: The new metroline is in a new corridor that is already assigned so we should not have any issues. To answer your question the kind of system we have designed for Lagos, 7 new routes for Lagos, Blue Route adn Lagos, the blue route will start form okomo

TextCast: Nothign has been doen since around 1908 or 1902 since teh Brits built the first railines here so we will need expertise that is not locally available, we have started to recruti and use some nigerians who are already working in teh British railways system\but for the purpose of design management and implementation we are relyoing on people who have done it beofre, a canadian company for example as well as a South African company

TextCast: If we can put these two routes in then teh conenctivity will improve and the investment will come to contineus the lines from there

TextCast: Q:I'd like to ask a question about land management, more than 26 years ago, the metroline project was started, there is a corridor for it that was said to have been aquired, over the years some other individuals have been reallocated the corridor, however agencies change this from time to time is it right for them to be fighting against each other

TextCast: Fashola: We must accept that we have done some thigns wrongly, and there is a point at which we must just say move on, and that is the best way to look at the metro line rproject, the fact that somethign has been doen wrong is not the only reason to stop something, we must all stand up and say that somethign has been done wrong, I dont; think that the circumstance s that led to the reallocation of land to publc purposes, as a matter of law it is wrong, and we will challenge that

@ SkyBlue, I shall deal with you mercilessly (when we start our debate) if this governor fail to answer my question o.

TextCast: But we know that, we know that it is wrong and we don;t want to focus on jjst that, the prilems are one of urban planign and regeneration

TextCast: Q: The old metro system failed because we relied on foreign expat workers adn expertise so what is the solution thsi time

My Question: Why are you filtering out questions that relate more to Lagos State rather than asking the governor about Obama?

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My Question: Why are you filtering out questions that relate more to Lagos State rather than asking the governor about Obama?

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TextCast: Fashola: We can learn much from their approach to healthcare adn Obama's approach

My Question: Many of us see this as a mere publicity stunt. What do you have to say to that?
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It'd like flogging a dead horse.

TextCast: the moderaotr is saying we have  animber of things to discuss, national tax ploicy, lagos state tax policy, land and education amangement, pverty alleviation, security, the enviornment, the obama emergence adn it's effect on Nigeria

TextCast: Q: You are almost teh same age as Obama, what do you think of Obama's emergence in Americ a and what does it mean for this space

It's sooo much hassle. It's not even this stressful to talk to God.

TextCast: we are storing your questions to put to the governor very soon
TextCast: the panel is being introduced


@SkyBlue, register, it only takes 20seconds and it feels like it's worth it, well so far.

TextCast: Excellence is no longer an option, it is a requirement for those in goverment

hajifaty has entered the room

TextCast: he has now taken his place and we are being reminded to turn off mobile phones (here's betting that at least one rings during this event)


I don tire o.

TextCast: he has now taken his place and we are being reminded to turn off mobile phones (here's betting that at least one rings during this event)

TextCast: he has now taken his place and we are being reminded to turn off mobile phones (here's betting that at least one rings during this event)

TextCast: he is shaking hands with the invited guests

http://www.enownow.com/# Link to event

TextCast: He is saying that the purpose of this gathering is to ensure that his excellency completes the work that he has started already

TextCast: He is saying that the purpose of this gathering is to ensure that his excellency completes the work that he has started already

TextCast: Becomerich has just asked for us to get His excellency's phone number, all of hs constact details are on the lagos state website for anyone that wants to get in touch

TextCast: THE CHAT IS MODERATED SO YOUR COMMENTS WON'T IMMEIDEIATELY BE SEEN, AS TEH GOVERNOR  HAS A COMPUTER IN FRONT OF HIM TO SHOW YOUR QUESTIONS
@ SkyBlue, I'm quite fascinated o. Else they'll say I'm not doing my utmost for Nigeria.

You know, ti aa ba nowo, aa nora (If we cannot spend money, we'll spend ourselves).

TextCast: hounourable memebrs of the Lagos State House of Assembly, my able colleagues members of the lagos state executive council. members of the permanent secretaries, cahiirmans of local governments who are here present, our royal fathers, present here in large numbers, the Oba of Lagos, his royal majesty, our party leaders, also here in their large numbers, and of course leaders of the party

Lol, well, I only waited 2hrs 30mins, we'll see. I'm not predicting doom though.


I'm raising my hopes.

My first comment since the arrival of the gov: Thanks for showing up early.