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Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by calberian: 2:05pm On Apr 27, 2017
ZACHIE:
Oga, do you know Apapa at all?
I doubt o. Because if you did, you wouldnt advice anyone to move into APAPA.

Rent is exorbitant in APAPA. very exorbitant. A BQ goes for 800k/annum. 3 bedroom flats clock 3m/annum.
When it rains, there are no drainages.
The house are old, dilapidated and crumbling.
Apapa goes to bed at night except the ubiquitous pololo joints.

Are there spending populace in APAPA? Ask Shoprite why the APAPA franchise is such a huge failure.

Beerhug ran away.
Filmhouse packed out.
Mr, Price pick race
BEDMATE iddnt do one year
SAMSUNG vamoosed.

Wos, one slap for this nonsense post

Not mentioning the paralysing traffic & robbers & unbelievably bad roads
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by genesishouse: 2:21pm On Apr 27, 2017
may be when the clients come today and they wont get home till the next day due to traffic, then you will expect them to come again?
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by okuya: 2:28pm On Apr 27, 2017
Op, do you own a property in apapa, this one you are trying to promote apapa?
CAVEAT ! MOVE TO APAPA AT YOUR OWN RISK! the traffic gridlock on that axis will shorten your life-span as much as 40% angry
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by henrimoto(m): 2:33pm On Apr 27, 2017
viqueta:
Apapa ke? which kind cheap and biased publicity be this? Apapa that has most of the BAD ROADS in the state not to even talk of erratic power supply, my company had to move out of that area before it would kill their business
. Is like the OP is new to Apapa. ( Serious JJC)

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Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by henrimoto(m): 2:38pm On Apr 27, 2017
olaric:


Please appreciate what the young writer has written. We know there are other places too, but the OP just gave us one reason to move to Apapa. Feel free to add or write a nice piece about another good location in Lagos. Mind you, the article is not about whether Apapa is better than one place or not; it's also about the qualities and benefits of moving to Apapa.
The reasons are not realistic . Have you been to Apapa Area Before?
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by Nobody: 2:47pm On Apr 27, 2017
And it made front page?
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by Brisleypat: 2:49pm On Apr 27, 2017
Heromaniaa:
The traffic on that road is tight like a virgin. No go area. The massive influx of trucks and the number of trucks tumbling over on that road, and consuming lives are a turn off for even the most tenacious business man. But on the other hand, calm sea never made a skillful sailor.
true that apapa is a no no very congested area.
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by Fweezy(m): 2:52pm On Apr 27, 2017
The negatives of this Apapa of a place are far more than the positives stated here as good reason to move businesses down to Apapa most of which i have personally witnessed firsthand during my stay around that neighborhood.

First problem is location. Apapa is not centrally but marginally located at a very extreme corner of Lagos state, bordered by the Lagoon and sea ports. Chances of growth and expansion are very slim and land mass is small. The whole place is filled up and choked up.

Secondly is traffic. You dont want to be caught dead in the zone when traffic is at its worst with trailers,tankers, trucks and all manner of heavy duty vehicles plying the major roads at rush hour. The traffic situation is sometimes caused and most times compounded by the bad state of the roads. Those who recall can tell you the story of the legendary traffic which went on record a few years back during a time of fuel scarcity/tanker drivers' strike originating from the ports at Apapa passing thru four LCDAs all the way down to the by-pass overhead bridge at Oshodi. A nightmare that went on for many days on end until the then governor had to step in. Whether its oil tankers supplying imported fuel passing through Apapa or containers moving goods to various destinations around the state,the result is always the same. Traffic jamz like no other.

Thirdly the security situation in spite of the heavy presence of armed security personnel and their barracks. Too many unscrouplous elements are seen and allowed to roam about freely in every corner of the place waiting for and instigating all manner of mishaps in order cause mayhem and loot shops at the slightest opportunity. There are boys who run joints and even trade in the hard stuff just on the other side of the fence of an army barracks at Mobil road. How is this good for business?

Fourthly, the surrounding environment is filthy and messed up as a result. You dont need to wonder so much why Ijora-badia which is quite close to Apapa is world famous for its trash heaps and ranks dirtiest environment in the state. How is this kind of publicity good for business?

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Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by Nobody: 2:58pm On Apr 27, 2017
Apapa roads are the worst in Lagos,the pot holes are gigantic.
The traffic, second to none!


Apapa smells like piss, no joke. It smells exactly like wee-wee. no thanks to it being near the ghetto called ajegunle.


The trucks too, there's the fear that an unstrapped container will fall on your head.


Apapa is terrible.

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Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by kjhova(m): 3:28pm On Apr 27, 2017
@OP is either the Apapa chairman or a media fellow who works for the LGA/LCDAs.

Apapa is the Detroit of Nigeria. Old and decaying facilities, slums right in the middle of town, abusive night life dominated by prostitution, drugs and gangs. The harrowing experience from roads blocked by hundreds of trucks and fuel tankers is another thing. Today's Apapa is not conducive for business.

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Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by docjuli(m): 3:58pm On Apr 27, 2017
ZACHIE:
Oga, do you know Apapa at all?
I doubt o. Because if you did, you wouldnt advice anyone to move into APAPA.

Rent is exorbitant in APAPA. very exorbitant. A BQ goes for 800k/annum. 3 bedroom flats clock 3m/annum.
When it rains, there are no drainages.
The house are old, dilapidated and crumbling.
Apapa goes to bed at night except the ubiquitous pololo joints.

Are there spending populace in APAPA? Ask Shoprite why the APAPA franchise is such a huge failure.

Beerhug ran away.
Filmhouse packed out.
Mr, Price pick race
BEDMATE iddnt do one year
SAMSUNG vamoosed.

Wos, one slap for this nonsense post

smiley
Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by nabegibeg: 4:07pm On Apr 27, 2017
Opinionated:


source: https://www.google.com.ng/amp/www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/5-reasons-lagosians-move-businesses-apapa/amp/

This is the mos stupid post ever

The picture itself is not even apapa.

You move to apapa your business na oyo.

Tanker drivers blocksroad like pure water. Roads led to and out of apapa are terrible. Airways is a gully.

For some of us working in the port we use a secret route to get in and out when congestion is on the road.

The road through tincan is a death trap

Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by Nobody: 5:07pm On Apr 27, 2017
Rayhandrinni:
apapa, olodi apapa has more boys than anywhere else in lagos....

you could find 100boys in a street and just 10girls...

everyone in apapa is hungry

i can equally say everyone in apapa/olodi apapa is an E.P(Enemy of progress)

The roads are shit!

They got more tankers than Cars

Everyone in apapa is into haulage

Ajegunle influences almost every part of apapa, bliv it or not

Got more Geeboys than SaintObi's

Bet9ja and all bookmakers are top earners in

Every biulding is renovating...put one change or two...paint this, paint that.....propel your rent by double fold

apapa doesnt sleep, 02:45 A.M would still meet food vendors wide open

All the girls are runs girls (ALL)

Weed sells more than pure water


Everywhere smells of scam in apapa

Re: Reasons Lagosians Should Move Their Businesses To Apapa by olaric(m): 5:53pm On Apr 27, 2017
henrimoto:
The reasons are not realistic . Have you been to Apapa Area Before?

I spent 25 years around Tin Can Island Area and worked many years in Eleganza Plaza in Apapa. it's a beautiful place to live and work. The only challenge is the traffic towards Apapa from Oshodi/Mile 2

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