THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS - LAGOS VS ANAMBRA

 *The parable of the Talents - Lagos Vs. Anambra*

By Ayodeji Oyewumi

@iam_ayooyewumi

I have decided to lay before all Nigerians the TRUTH by making a comparative performance analysis of Lagos & Anambra using key development indicators

*Walk with me...*

The famous biblical parable of the talents is one I love so much cos it's lessons can be taught by all generations. 

This is the first of a 3 parts comparative performance analysis series; 

Did I hear u say, oh Mr Ay, its unfair to compare Lagos state with Anambra, well🤔

You maybe right, after all why would anyone compare;

Lagos the Toast of Africa - from the Portuguese, to the British, to the locals & Nigeria as a whole, everyone just want her

*&*

Anambra the state left in ruins after the civil war (imagine what's happening in Ukraine currently)

However, like the lessons taught in the parable of the talents, u still have to be accountable with the little u have, if u want to be entrusted with more.

So here we will be looking at the performance of *BAT (2003-2007), PO (2007-2014)* using key development indicators

*Disclaimer: This thread is not for;*

1.) *Blockheads* - If you are not teachable, just pass 

2.) *IGR boys* - If ur understanding of development economics is IGR please pass. This is above ur pay grade

Everything i will be sharing are verifiable facts from verifiable sources.

Below are growth indicators often used by development economist to access low-middle income countries hence we will be using it here

1.) Gross National Income per Capita

2.) Life Expectancy

3.) Human Development Index (HDI)

4.) Health Index

5.) Educational Index

6.) Income Index

My data source is from the renowned Global Data Lab (GDL) - an independent data & research center at the institute of Management research, Radboud University, Netherlands

https://globaldatalab.org

GDL started compiling data from 2003, hence BAT's Performance is evaluated from 2003

*1.) Global National Income Per Capita*

BAT(2003-2007): In 2003 at 8.887 & in 2007 at 9.218. Had a growth of 3.72%

Lagos(2007-2014): In 2007 at 9.218 & in 2014 at 9.303. Had a growth of 0.92%

Anambra(2007-2014): In 2007 at 8.823 & in 2014 at 9.220. Had a growth of 4.50% ✅

*2.) Life Expectancy*

BAT(2003-2007): In 2003 at 55.40 & in 2007 at 56.80. Had a growth of 2.54%

Lagos(2007-2014): In 2007 at 56.81 & in 2014 at 58.21. Had a growth of 2.46%

Anambra(2007-2014): In 2007 at 53.55 & in 2014 at 58.97. Had a growth of 10.12% ✅

*3.) Human Development Index (HDI)*

BAT(2003-2007): In 2003 at 0.610 & in 2007 at 0.630. Had a growth of 3.28%

Lagos(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.630 & in 2014 at 0.644. Had a growth of 5.40%

Anambra(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.569 & in 2014 at 0.659. Had a growth of 15.82% ✅

*4.) Health Index*

BAT(2003-2007): In 2003 at 0.545 & in 2007 at 0.566. Had a growth of 3.85%

Lagos(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.566 & in 2014 at 0.588. Had a growth of 3.89%

Anambra(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.516 & in 2014 at 0.600. Had a growth of 16.30% ✅

*5.) Educational Index*

BAT(2003-2007): In 2003 at 0.645 & in 2007 at 0.634. Had a DECLINE of -0.011%

Lagos(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.634 & in 2014 at 0.702. Had a growth of 10.73%

Anambra(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.560 & in 2014 at 0.686. Had a growth of 22.5% ✅

*6.) Income Index*

BAT(2003-2007): In 2003 at 0.647 & in 2007 at 0.697. Had a growth of 7.73%

Lagos(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.697 & in 2014 at 0.710. Had a growth of 1.86%

Anambra(2007-2014): In 2007 at 0.637 & in 2014 at 0.697. Had a growth of 9.42% ✅

From the above 6 indicators used in measuring public governance performance in low-middle income country, *PO* outperformed lagos of Fashola & *BAT* in ALL

Factoring IGR, investments in lagos since colonial days & the civil war, its safe to say Peter Obi is in a league on his own.

So comparing Lagos with Anambra in terms of the globally accepted developmental indicators is an INSULT to Anambra state & the leadership of Peter Obi.

As if that was not enough, also look at the departing gift Peter Obi presented to Anambra state & BAT's to Lagos state (everywhere in public domain)

*To prove that his education at Harvard Business School, Kellog School of Management, Oxford & Cambridge wasn't just for fun, PO in his handover note left local & foreign investment savings in billions of Naira & cash savings for the state as has been verified.

The investment had a MINIMUM 2years maturity period before the state can sell part of it for liquidity

It has also been verified how the next government generated funds from the investments PO made on behalf of the state

These are funds, Peter Obi could have easily stolen like many governors in Nigeria shamelessly do.

Show me any servant leader in Nigeria's history at least since 1999 like PO. 

Meanwhile He did all of this and still chose to deprive himself of ALL entitlements as an ex-governor.

Contrast that with BAT

BAT left 27 billion naira in the treasury & a whopping 100billion naira debt which his successor increased to over 400 billion naira

-allafrica.com

Nigeria: Fashola to Inherit N100bn Debt From Tinubu

The self serving leader also proposed huge renumeration for himself as has been verified. 

Dear Citizens of Nigeria, this day life & death has been presented to you, choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.