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David retweeted
NDC will have to hold concerning their gubernatorial aspirations. This is my governor.
GRV DEBATES- ISSUE: 2/5
Connecting Ikorodu and the entire Lagos East:
The benefit of having interlinked belt roads to connect Lagos East far out weighs a 4th-mainland bridge.
1) It is cheaper to achieve.
2) It opens up the entire axis for development
3) It improves the interconnectivity of the eastern foreshore by giving people more options for movement .
#Ourlagos
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For almost 30 years, the APC leadership in Lagos has had the opportunity to implement policies and proposals that could significantly improve the living conditions of Lagosians. Yet, rather than hold those in power accountable for their lack of political will and the failure to translate these opportunities into tangible outcomes, some o us would rather record videos explaining how another candidate’s proposal already exists in a 15 year old master plan that has still not been implemented.
At what point do we stop celebrating master plans and start demanding results?
The problem with us as a people is that we have become very comfortable scrutinising those who are seeking power while giving those who already wield it a free pass.
We have normalised mediocrity and rationalised years of underperformance which has made us become so accustomed to our suffering that we have practically turned our chains into bling.
The most unfortunate part is that some of us are now actively defending the very things we should be demanding an end to.
Yesterday GRV said he’s going to abandon the 4th mainland bridge idea and replace them with 3 proposed parallel bridges.
Unfortunately his proposal is worse than what the Lagos state government currently has in place.
I don’t know if he did that ignorantly (which is an embarrassment to his MIT architectural degree) or he intentionally twisted the facts to deceive the gullible public who don’t have access to the plans of the state.
David retweeted
Lagos budget is small because of the limited ision of the 27 year old Tinubu government.
Their revenue generation focus has always been about extraction of TAXES, CHARGES, LEVIES, RATES and FEES of all kids and nomenclatures from Lagisians, and never about delivering even the most basic of services,Ike water or power.
We will supply reliable power and water to Lagisians via prepaid meters, and that will add $7.2b minimum to our revenue.
The immediate knock-on effect of having reliable power supply is industrial and economic growth, arising from more disposable income acruing to both individuals and corporations.
This will drive up PIT receipts as well as Land Use Charge receipts significantly.
I am of the opinion that by the end of Y2, we should be seeing revenue of at least $20b pa. By year 4, we should at least double or even triple that figure.
Our eventual goal is to quadruple the GDP of Lagos State by 2031 - without adding to the already astronomical tax burden.
Indeed, some taxes are duplicated, or even counter-productive, and they will be scrapped.
We will notmapensnwhat we don't have, because we will not spend wastefully, like the current occupants of Alausa.
Algeria did it, so Lagos can too. What you didn’t tell us is that Algeria spent about $35 billion on the 1.7 million units within that 4 years
At today's rate (~₦1,348/$), that is roughly ₦47.2 trillion.
Lagos 2026 budget is ₦4.44 trillion.
If we dedicate the entire annual budget of Lagos to building only houses, it would take about 10.6 years to match that sum.
Which brings me back to the question again, how do we fund it? I can promise to give every Nigerian a car, but the real question is how do I go about it? That how is what people are debating. Not that it can’t be done.
But with which money? Where will the money come from?
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I like these kinds of statements because they present an opportunity to enlighten those who do not understand our ideas.
You want a 38km "high-capacity" 4th Mainland Bridge that will run from Ogombo to Isawo in Ikorodu. Understood.
Now, could you tell me HOW you propose to achieve that without a catastrophic level of home demolitions starting from Ogombo through Abraham Adesanya, through most of Ajah, OkeIra-nla, OkeIra-Kekere and Badore. Now, this is just on the Lekki side of the bridge.
On the Ikorodu side, the demolitions would start from either Ijede or Baiyeku, depending on where the bridge lands, and most certainly wipe out a large portion along the Ginti/Igbe-Laara axis, which is probably why they are refusing to fix those roads.
Most of Erunwen, through some of Sabo, Àgbàlá all the way through to Isawo will be destroyed.
This is not service anymore. It is utterly despicable dislocation and displacement of millions of Lagosians.
The Belt road proposal leaves almost ALL these properties intact, instead opening up new areas that had hitherto been undeveloped, along the Ikorodu Coastal Area AND the Lekki Northern Shoreline.
It also takes a huge load off the existing bridges, freeing up Ikoyi and Lagos Island. This gives us the opportunity to either repair or completely redesign and rebuild these bridges to allow marine traffic through, in keeping with our plan to use the waterways more for passenger and freight transport.
The fact of 4, 5, or 6 more bridges, as shown in the illustration, connecting shoreline roads and penetrating further into grid road systems on both sides actually moves wayore traffic and helps the Ikorodu side level up faster, as development ALWAYS follows roads.
Similar schemes are planned for the Badagry/Alimosho axis.
If we all work together, we can Make Èkó Great Again.
#VoteGRV2027
#VoteADCLagos
#MEGA2027
#OurLagos
But the person who is "the guy" said traffic is a way of life. This person has been deputy governor for the past 8 years; during this period, Lagos has become uninhabitable. No affordable housing, agberos now run a parallel government, everywhere is dirty, and transportation around the city is hell.
Naahh... Y'all really disgust me so much.
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Omo Eko Pataki. Your concerns are germane.
Far be it for me to impoverish and rob Lagos indigenes of their lands as the APC have done for decades.
We will compensate all land owners and partner with them as stakeholders / beneficiaries of this project.
We have no intention of using conventional construction methods or models, neither do we plan to restrict ourselves to conventional construction typologies or materials.
We would use the Jakande LBIC model to purchase materials in bulk to achieve economies of scale as well as use direct trained labour that are certified products of our skill acquisition centres.
Further more, we will lean on upcycling materials to achieve our aims, some
Examples include reconstituting concrete hard-core and container- tecture.
As part of our declaration of emergency in the housing sector,We will also pass a law that gives the state first right of refusal on all hard-core produced by demolitions in the state.
This material will be crushed and reconstituted as precast members for our modular housing units.
Affordability, speed , innovation and solid stakeholders engagement will bring our vision to reality.
#Ourlagos
David retweeted
If you want to get out of your current life situation, you shouldn’t be worried about how long it will take to change it. You have nothing better to do than to work on something meaningful. Who cares if it takes 12 months or 12 years when it's going to be difficult either way.
Why is nobody talking about the fake polling units and votes on INEC portal???????
Hope you guys know that if the issue is not fully resolved all your #RigAndDie plans will all be a waste???
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David retweeted
GOOD DAY, MR PRESIDENT: NIGERIANS DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY
Good day, Mr President.
I congratulate you on spending a night in one of Nigeria’s states outside Lagos and Abuja. I hope you enjoyed the warmth, hospitality, and delicious cuisine of Akwa Ibom, which I am sure is even better than those of the destinations where you have spent over 260 days outside Nigeria since coming into office.
I sincerely hope this visit will inspire you to travel to the remaining 33 states of the federation, spend time with the people and, more importantly, explain what your administration has done with the ₦15.8 trillion saved from the removal of fuel subsidy, the over $100 billion you have borrowed, the increased revenues accruing to the government from taxing Nigerians, and the additional government revenues which your administration celebrated last year as having surpassed its target.
Nigerians deserve to know how many that were pulled out of poverty within this period, how many out-of-school children were returned to school, and how many functional primary healthcare centres you have built. They also deserve to know how much electricity supply has improved, especially given your promise that if you do not fix power, Nigerians should not vote for you. They deserve an explanation of how you have secured the country, which still ranks among the most terrorised countries in the world.
Mr President, Nigerians deserve answers. They deserve to know what has been done with the resources entrusted to your government.
The New Nigeria we want to build will be based on accountability, transparency, and the physical, measurable impact of our public resources on the lives of citizens.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
David retweeted
You guys don't know how cooked we are as a country.
It's 2 months to elections and we don't have light. APC is not even pretending to be good or trying to woo us with good power supply 😂
That's how much disregard they have for us. They do not care about us. They just want to play politics, steal and forget about governance. Bunch of clowns alonside their supporters.
Vote Peter Obi for President!
