walemoney007:
so how is it your headache if Lagos is a village? Are we yorubas complaining?

If Lagos is a village,can you tell me what your state is?

Wilderness!

make e pain una well well, San-pussi ur mouth just dey scratch u these days.

greenpasture:


SLS was not comparing Lagos to Germany, he was comparing it to the ND; and he was not comparing the value of people but the difference between a resource based strategy and a intellectual based strategy. He was challenging the FGN not the ND.

This wasn't too difficult to understand if one read the piece without ethnic filters.

I hate ethnicity and tribal hatred, they lower comprehension and produce intellectual drivel

Why I used Germany is because I love their structure. Lagos have not structure. If Nigeria copy anything from Lagos this nation will never come out of the slum. Lagos has no tax structure for get the agbero style system being employed to get money from people.

It's time we begin to think structure with international mentality not local.

caracas:

If igbos take their gala buckets away from Lagos I hope u know Lagos will automatically RIP.
Cos those "gala buckets" are the pillars to which Lagos survives.

Take it first and see if Lagos will die.. .

YourNemesis:
People are ingnoring the Elephant in the room here.
SLS stateent implies that both the Niger Delta and lagos are needed by Nigeria in different degrees. We may not agree which is needed more, but both are important.

Abeg Who needs the SE ??

And who needs NE, NW, and NC?

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discusant:
Look at Sanusi who said the problem of Nigeria is the Yoruba. Sanusi who said Yoruba play Area Boys politics.

Sanusi used false alarms of $50 billion missing to confuse some SW people in 2014 to switch to voting a candidate from Sanusi's north president.

After that, Sanusi clan imposed a less qualified lady from Sanusi clan as boss of Nigeria Ports Authority;
on top of too many more qualified people from the SW region and elsewhere.
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After most southerners were chased away from the north, and Lagos is now very vital for Sanusi, hopefully, the SW shall not have Emir of Lagos soon.

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I salute your fearlessness in calling a spade a spade,nobody can take that away from you..you are courageous to say things as you perceive them no matter whose ox is gored .The reality is what you have spoken sir. Lagos state is a model in economic management. The fact that revenue dwindling is not affecting the performance of the state is a revelation of good governance made possible by digital leaders. Following similar pattern or module,things can work in Nigeria.

ehikwe22:
When will people learn to stop comparing Lagos and any other states in Nigeria? For God sake Lagos was developed by the whole Nigeria with the same Niger delta oil. Why are Nigerians so hypocritical that they can't even give credit to the ND where they steal all the money from. How does Lagos surviving alone make it more important than Niger delta? from his write up he said Lagos is 30$ non oil driven and can survive without Niger delta oil but Niger Delta is not only surviving alone but they are sustaining more than 20 other States. without oil money in Lagos how can the Lagos market boom? all parts of the body is important but this is like saying the fingers are more important than the head or the heart. there is no basis of comparison here

very good argument. But how was the niger delta oil developed?

GuyfawkesAB:

Why will unemployment not persist with people like you around? It's your kind of reasoning that doesn't qualify a person for a good job. No logical understanding or analysis

What is true about his statement? Would you bring in your imported commodities through a port that is far away from where the majority of the purchasing market are? Do you know the population of Lagos?

With all the revenue Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers States get, is any laid out plan or model to sustain growth and development outside of natural resources?

SLS is speaking about the model for sustainable development, not the revenue gotten or the natural resources. Even a state with low revenue and allocation can plan out a model for development that if pursued diligently can bring sustainable development

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Well u own dat thrash of Urs called mouth, cos u can't make a sane point without without spurring insult, I am gainfully employed and not a slow poke like you.
And I believe u read d part I said ND states have not had good state leaders...

evilapc:
Take una lagos, leave ND oil alone

You can drink your oil

Moahmed:



Please get your facts right,Oil companies pay tax on behalf of their staff stationed in the Niger delta to the host community and not Lagos.

I am in d system and only recently (about june dis year) this issue is been looked into and to see the possibility of ensuring taxes are remitted accordingly!

can one head be beta dan two? impossible. no matter how brilliant u are in sch, u still need someone to show u wat u dont knw. , so lagos cannot be more needful dan more dan 3 state, no matter wat dey av, they must lack one thing dat will mak dem visit niger delta. dats misinterpretation of the emir.

DIVINE78:
Niger Delta's influence is overated.

Where are we today without the Niger Delta Oil? Do you expect any miracle from anywhere....from Lagos?
Hmmm! na wa for niijiria

TheMascot:
Bros calm down first ooh. They have nickel.. They have uranium.
They have steel abi iron ore... They have the capability to feed the whole naija.. True talk. They get their own wahala but in the long run.. We still need them

Big lie.. Most of the farms are in the south... Most of the farms in middlebelt are owned by southerners.

BIDOO:



https://newtelegraphonline.com/nigeria-needs-lagos-niger-delta-sanusi/

I've never agreed wit dis man b4..dont tink i'will ever....

BIDOO:



https://newtelegraphonline.com/nigeria-needs-lagos-niger-delta-sanusi/

I've never agreed wit dis man b4..dont tink i'will ever....

evilapc:
Take una lagos, leave ND oil alone

what insolence is HE talking about what built lagos to dis extent is it nt d fedrl government they have many federal projects unlike d SE AND SS and u ar here talking crap bcus they hav risen to millenium. wat d fvck.. y do we hav lopsided individual at d corridors of wealth if much more had been pumped 2 d niger delta would dey b complaining. We Nigerians are just blinded by our egocentric and selfcentered manners. I stand 2 b corrected aswell

walemoney007:
so how is it your headache if Lagos is a village? Are we yorubas complaining?

If Lagos is a village,can you tell me what your state is?

bush

danosky91:
what insolence is HE talking about what built lagos to dis extent is it nt d fedrl government they have many federal projects unlike d SE AND SS and u ar here talking crap bcus they hav risen to millenium. wat d fvck.. y do we hav lopsided individual at d corridors of wealth if much more had been pumped 2 d niger delta would dey b complaining. We Nigerians are just blinded by our egocentric and selfcentered manners. I stand 2 b corrected aswell

1. Lagos was already developed before the FG picked Lagos as the FG and they picked Lagos state for obvious reasons, Lagos was already developed.


2. Lagos was already a developed entity even before Nigeria's became a country and before independence.

3. Lagos as the Federal capital was confined to Lagos island and not anything beyond cater bridge. Learn some social sturdies..

4. All the industrial estates in Lagos from ikeja industrial estate to Apapa industrial estate to Mushin, Matori, and Ilupeju industrial estates that developed Lagos state and made Lagos the commercial capital of Nigeria and west Africa was built by the western region under Awolowo and these industrial estates are still responsible for major chunks of Nigerian's industrial activities, goods and services. They were not in Lagos Island or built by the FG and they were even built before independence and Nigeria as a country.

5. FG did not do anything special for Lagos and in fact, they built 3 bridges and some worthless and neglected places like the national stadium in surulere and last time I checked, the FG built bridges and airports in other states so what's special about Lagos?

6. Lagos is what it is today and most importantly since 1999 because of good and credible leadership with strong managerial skills, good foresight and vision and not the FG.

7. To show you the meaning of great leadership with vision and foresight in Lagos, the Metro rail we are constructing now was under construction back in the 80s before it was terminated, but guess what, Lagos leaders from then till now did not give up and it's coming into fruition.

8. The first IPP in Nigeria was undertaken by Tinubu is Lagos and if the worthless and useless PDP FG didn't sabotage that 2721MW which is still active till today, we won't have power issues in Lagos and Nigeria. It's leadership and foresight..

9. We talk about Lagos and IGR today, but when Tinubu boosted Lagos IGR from common N500 to billions which allowed Fashola and now Ambode to have funds for the largest infrastructure revolution in Nigeria, many ignorant and hateful people with bad bele were badmouthing and shouting alpha beta and corruption, but guess who is having the last laugh, the people of Lagos raking in more IGR than even many countries in Africa.

10. Lastly, the FG did not manage Lagos state, Lagos state governors and Yorubas manage Lagos.

FG gov. doesn't tell leaders in Lagos what to build or spend their money on or what contract to sign or not sign, the FG did not make or advise Lagos state how to grown their economy, how to grow their IGR or where and howto invest their money, the decisions were made in Alausa by the people of Lagos state.

Yorubas don't wait or beg the FG for anything, they role up their sleeves and go to work, they built the best and the most beautiful bridge in Nigeria and west Africa on their own.


The Nigerian Government didn't have the capacity and talent to manage and run a state like Lagos since they've been bad managers since independence.


Leadership in Lagos developed Lagos state.

soulpeppersoup:


Why I used Germany is because I love their structure. Lagos have not structure. If Nigeria copy anything from Lagos this nation will never come out of the slum. Lagos has no tax structure for get the agbero style system being employed to get money from people.

It's time we begin to think structure with international mentality not local.

Lagos has a master plan that is implemented under protests and complaints. We need to support government where efforts are being made. Iam not sure there are many cities in the world that have a 23m plus population with 600,000 new people coming in to live and work there every year. Germany undertook a massive rebuilding after the 2nd world War that allowed it build a highly livable city. This was not the same for East German and it remained that way until the merging of the two countries.

Any government that insists on implementing a new city plan will face opposition which is why the new Lagos master plan places Eleko at centre and not mainland or island. This place still has the open space for application of integrated design. It provides quick wins while negotiations and slower progress ( with mistakes) proceeds in other places.

Let us not place on ourselves the burden of the currently unattainable and lose the benefits of eminently doable.

Lagos is doing very well indeed in the areas of IGR ( which is the thrust of the speech by HRH SLS and is good model for other states to follow.

hundredhundred:


Are you kidding? Ports generate IGR for Lagos? Is this a joke? Stop spreading wrong information everywhere abeg.

Yes! It may seem an absurdity but that's the truth. Do you have an idea of the taxes, fees, bills that are directly or indirectly billed those who engage in business importing and exporting(which is almost practically everyone indirectly). You think it's only the FG who gains via the ports? Why do you think every company has its HQ in Lagos? It's not for the bloody traffic or the serenity of Lagos. It's due to the only vibrant port in the country. Take the port out or reduce the ships coming in to maybe Calabar port or Onne port.... or like ...create a working port at Onitsha, Lagos is dead.
You have every right to disagree... but the facts are there. I don't have the numbers now on their monthly IGR but I will post them here later.

All niger delta are asking for is for u red oil and cattle rearers republic to give us full control our our resources,if that one is too hard then give us a Deep seaport in aka ibom state.Is that 2much to ask?

codemaniacs:






1. Lagos was already developed before the FG picked Lagos as the FG and they picked Lagos state for obvious reasons, Lagos was already developed.


2. Lagos was already a developed entity even before Nigeria's became a country and before independence.

3. Lagos as the Federal capital was confined to Lagos island and not anything beyond cater bridge. Learn some social sturdies..

4. All the industrial estates in Lagos from ikeja industrial estate to Apapa industrial estate to Mushin, Matori, and Ilupeju industrial estates that developed Lagos state and made Lagos the commercial capital of Nigeria and west Africa was built by the western region under Awolowo and these industrial estates are still responsible for major chunks of Nigerian's industrial activities, goods and services. They were not in Lagos Island or built by the FG and they were even built before independence and Nigeria as a country.

5. FG did not do anything special for Lagos and in fact, they built 3 bridges and some worthless and neglected places like the national stadium in surulere and last time I checked, the FG built bridges and airports in other states so what's special about Lagos?

6. Lagos is what it is today and most importantly since 1999 because of good and credible leadership with strong managerial skills, good foresight and vision and not the FG.

7. To show you the meaning of great leadership with vision and foresight in Lagos, the Metro rail we are constructing now was under construction back in the 80s before it was terminated, but guess what, Lagos leaders from then till now did not give up and it's coming into fruition.

8. The first IPP in Nigeria was undertaken by Tinubu is Lagos and if the worthless and useless PDP FG didn't sabotage that 2721MW which is still active till today, we won't have power issues in Lagos and Nigeria. It's leadership and foresight..

9. We talk about Lagos and IGR today, but when Tinubu boosted Lagos IGR from common N500 to billions which allowed Fashola and now Ambode to have funds for the largest infrastructure revolution in Nigeria, many ignorant and hateful people with bad bele were badmouthing and shouting alpha beta and corruption, but guess who is having the last laugh, the people of Lagos raking in more IGR than even many countries in Africa.

10. Lastly, the FG did not manage Lagos state, Lagos state governors and Yorubas manage Lagos.

FG gov. doesn't tell leaders in Lagos what to build or spend their money on or what contract to sign or not sign, the FG did not make or advise Lagos state how to grown their economy, how to grow their IGR or where and howto invest their money, the decisions were made in Alausa by the people of Lagos state.

Yorubas don't wait or beg the FG for anything, they role up their sleeves and go to work, they built the best and the most beautiful bridge in Nigeria and west Africa on their own.


The Nigerian Government didn't have the capacity and talent to manage and run a state like Lagos since they've been bad managers since independence.


Leadership in Lagos developed Lagos state.

ok
bt u ar over emphasising like am nt living lagos or neither am i a witness to their great and disciplanary leadership trait

BIDOO:



https://newtelegraphonline.com/nigeria-needs-lagos-niger-delta-sanusi/

I disagree in total....only a myopic leader will say so....ND is fully endowed if utilise properly dubia will be toy...seaports..oil n gas...fert.land...etc

haywhy911:
very good argument. But how was the niger delta oil developed?

It's the Lords doing. or you want to take glory for it?

or you want to tell me it was developed with your cocoa money? or groundnut pyramid? if you're not a liar, you would never think that. there is at no point in Nigeria when either the North or West sustained Nigeria. When the North had groundnut, the West had coca and we in the South South had palm oil, fishing and many other things. South South has been in International business with the Portuguese, British some French and Dutch
more than 500 years before Nigeria became a country. We have things that other regions don't have and it wasn't crude. and Crude oil amenities were developed by the oil companies not by any single Nigerian region not even the South South.

soulpeppersoup:


When Nigerians who live in a place like Germany read your post they will weep. One just told me that Lagos is a village.

Do you understand what case study means,What do all the oil rich states who have been receiving the highest oil revenue for ages have to show their status as oil rich state.Lagos is still where all their indigene struggle to come and live to make a living.

This man has said it all....this man will be a great president if he rulled this nation

soulpeppersoup:


Listen my friend, am not an e-warrior. Am not against you nor your tribe. Am not against the nation. Am against celebrating mediocrity as a standard.

if you know how Lagos was before 1999 you wont be talking like this....the military ruined Lagos state.

soulpeppersoup:


If you believe the smiles and good gesture of your competitors as a medal of achievement sorry. Look for a better SI unit.

i see the smile n good gesture of a prominent investor as a medal of hope.am nt sorry ...SI unit is dt ur job

lucianohase:
Though I believe in economy built on knowledge but Lagos wouldn't v been the way it is today without Niger delta. Present Nigeria without Niger delta but with Lagos equals economic woe. Besid es, Niger delta can v everything that Lagos has but there are things we v Lagos can't v. We Niger deltans can survive without lagos

Yes, Lagos can't have militants

Uricas:

I laugh your ignorance. Were you in Naij during the tomatoe recession? Every part of this country is useful to the country in one way or the other. The North is still thee food basket of this country.

Nigeria imports most of its food so how exactly is the North anyone's bread basket?

Is it not in the North East where they are struggling to feed people in IDP camps?

Is it not the North that has the highest incidence of malnutrition?

You people can keep spreading your myths but with every day the truth comes out.

You can't feed yourselves, not to speak of the rest of the nation.

TheMascot:
Bros calm down first ooh. They have nickel.. They have uranium.
They have steel abi iron ore... They have the capability to feed the whole naija.. True talk. They get their own wahala but in the long run.. We still need them

They have raw materials in the ground but no technical no how.

Chad has uranium too - are they in good shape?

All of these Sahelian nations have natural resources but very stupid customs which hinder their development.

We do not need such people keeping us anchored to the 19th century.

TeamSimple:

You not making sense a bit.

Does Nigeria need baby factory

Does Nigeria need drug peddlers

Does Nigeria need avengers

Does Nigeria need ipob

Does Nigeria need ritualist

Does Nigeria need kidnappers

But Nigeria needs Dangote

Nigeria needs Agric produce

Nigeria needs the Dam

Nigeria need solid minerals

So yes Nigeria need the North.

Which 'dam'? One dam is not going to power the whole country.

The entire nation has solid minerals.

If you think that the North is so useful then agitate for Araba or at least full federalism. Devolve as many powers to the states as possible so that we are not handicapped by the slowest amongst us.

We know that you will not because the North is dependent upon leeching from the South.