KUDOS to Obafemi Martins!!

[Enugu II]

[Kako]

[Bell]

I WOULD SAY...


...that's generous of Martins. Might be interesting to know why he chose this specific form of charity.
Bell

[1naija]

Kudos to Obafemi !

[1naija]

I WOULD SAY...


...that's generous of Martins. Might be interesting to know why he chose this specific form of charity.
Bell

I asked him and he said .... because..

[Gotti]

[asabatex]

[Kabalega]

Obagoal for Russia 2018!
Instead of the two left footed forwards Rohr is planning to take...

[Lolly]

Nice one from a guy who has not forgotten home.

[Mr Shows]

Well done Oba goal, they say charity begins at home. Let's hope they are all put to good use and can be fully accounted for by this time next year

[Goldleaf]

Well done, Obagoal.

[omey2k4]

Thats amazing of him

[wiseone]

Well done Oba.

[Waffiman]

[ANC]

Ok, is this soccer related ?

[Ayo Akinfe]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

[cic old boy]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

For once, you are 100% right. Top marks to Oba Martins, but the governor should be ashamed of himself. The richest state in the country and it can't provide the basics for the majority of its people.

“On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring". MLK

[maceo4]

Nice one Oba Oba.

[1naija]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

For once, you are 100% right. Top marks to Oba Martins, but the governor should be ashamed of himself. The richest state in the country and it can't provide the basics for the majority of its people.

“On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring". MLK

What Lagos state do or don't do has nothing to do with a man giving back to his community . Texas is by all means a rich state yet people including football, basketball, and baseball players donate equipment and money to hospitals across the state all the time. People that can give should not dictate how others should give. You and Ayo should go and donate instead of using a governor's performance as excuse.

[furiously frank]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

For once, you are 100% right. Top marks to Oba Martins, but the governor should be ashamed of himself. The richest state in the country and it can't provide the basics for the majority of its people.

“On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring". MLK

What Lagos state do or don't do has nothing to do with a man giving back to his community . Texas is by all means a rich state yet people including football, basketball, and baseball players donate equipment and money to hospitals across the state all the time. People that can give should not dictate how others should give. You and Ayo should go and donate, instead of using a governor's performance as excuse.

Good point!

[Gotti]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

For once, you are 100% right. Top marks to Oba Martins, but the governor should be ashamed of himself. The richest state in the country and it can't provide the basics for the majority of its people.

“On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring". MLK

Both are NOT mutually-exclusive...

Trust me, as someone who actually lives in this country, without Lagos I would have absolutely the barest hope (if any at all) for Nigeria. Obviously there’s still a lot to be done but Lagos has by far the best public health, transport and education systems in Nigeria, including completely free maternal services (albeit IMHO falls way short in social housing). Furthermore, Lagos tries very hard to economically empower its residents (including the physically-disabled) by, among other things, providing free adult education, artisanal training and providing interest-free loans (under the LSETF) for SMEs - regardless of state of origin! It is the only state that I am aware of in Nigeria that has a full-fledged Office of Disability Affairs, with specific social and economic programs for physically-disabled residents (not just indigenes).

That’s largely why folks (and not just Nigerians) keep streaming into Lagos every day. One result is that despite the primordial drivel by the Oba of Lagos during the last elections of folks ending up in the Lagoon, Ibos still ended up in the Lagos State Assembly and even represent Lagos in the National Assembly. Of course, this mass migration is also ironically a primary reason why Lagos may struggle to adequately cater for all of its residents. Any city/state/nation that has had a (substantial non-tax paying) population explosion of over 400% over the last 30 years would struggle to keep pace in terms of hard and/or soft infrastructure, especially when handcuffed by a largely inept federal superstructure. For the sad but factual reality is that outside of Lagos, much of Nigeria broaches Failed State dimensions.

[Gotti]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

For once, you are 100% right. Top marks to Oba Martins, but the governor should be ashamed of himself. The richest state in the country and it can't provide the basics for the majority of its people.

“On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring". MLK

What Lagos state do or don't do has nothing to do with a man giving back to his community . Texas is by all means a rich state yet people including football, basketball, and baseball players donate equipment and money to hospitals across the state all the time. People that can give should not dictate how others should give. You and Ayo should go and donate, instead of using a governor's performance as excuse.

Even in super rich London, there’s still loads of charitable donations...

[joao]

We need more of this but it has to be systemic. For me, we are reliant on individual benevolence, which is too erratic.

For once, you are 100% right. Top marks to Oba Martins, but the governor should be ashamed of himself. The richest state in the country and it can't provide the basics for the majority of its people.

“On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring". MLK

Both are NOT mutually-exclusive...

Trust me, as someone who actually lives in this country, without Lagos I would have absolutely the barest hope (if any at all) for Nigeria. Lagos has by far the best public health and education systems in Nigeria, including completely free maternal services (albeit IMHO falls way short in social housing). Furthermore, Lagos tries very hard to economically empower its residents by, among other things, providing free adult education, artisanal training and providing interest-free loans (under the LSETF) for SMEs - regardless of state of origin! Accordingly, despite the primordial drivel by the Oba of Lagos during the last elections of folks ending up in the Lagoon, Ibos still ended up in the Lagos State Assembly and even represent Lagos in the National Assembly. That’s largely why folks keep streaming into Lagos everyday, which migration is ironically one of the reasons that Lagos may often struggle to adequately cater for all of its residents. Any city/state/nation that has had a (substantial non-tax paying) population explosion of over 400% over a thirty-year period would suffer to keep pace in terms of hard and/or soft infrastructure, particularly when constrained within the existence of a largely inept federal superstructure. For the sad but factual reality is that outside of Lagos, much of Nigeria broaches Failed State dimensions.

Thanks Gotti for this information, and perspectives on how things are in Lagos state.