On May 4th 2023, following an announcement the week before by the Lagos State Government and Oando PLC of the commencement of a Private Public Partnership on Mass Transit, Funso wrote the following letter to the office of Public-Private Partnerships of the Governor’s office on some of his concerns on this troubling development
On the 26th of April 2023, following another building collapse in Ikoyi Lagos, this time in Banana Island, Funso wrote to the Attorney General of Lagos State on this very disturbing and seemingly incessant trend
Letter to Lagos’ Workers
Conversations will be triggered today, about the treatment or mistreatment of work and workers, especially Lagosians in the lower income bracket. Unpaid salaries of government workers, and also workers in the private sector. The harsh conditions of work; Lagosians braving the heat and heavy rains to make ends meet. Declining job security, stagnating wages not keeping up with galloping inflation, the role of technology, automation, and, increasingly, AI in the future of work, and the cost of commuting to work. Further, attention will be drawn to the extortionary conditions faced by bus drivers, dispatch riders, market women, and most micro-businesses, in their respective lines of work. The conversations will also touch on the persistent issues of deep unemployment and underemployment, which prevent many Lagosians from providing for their families.
Of Leadership, Capacity and Character- 2023’s Presidential Election
We are all ringside witnesses to the drama that began unfolding on Saturday, February 25, with the commencement of the 2023 general elections.
March 28, 2015 –Read this before you vote
Do you know who you will vote for in the presidential election on March 28? It’s the billion-naira question of the moment. If you are one of the undecided, let me in this brief article suggest an approach to help in making the choice. If you have decided, and are sure you have made your own choice, I hope that after reading this article you will at least question that choice even if only to confirm it.
