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Re: What Did Azikiwe And Michael Opara Do by Nobody: 2:57pm On Jan 08, 2014
OP lacks standard education, no need to indulge an ignorant snail.
Re: What Did Azikiwe And Michael Opara Do by nku5: 3:11pm On Jan 08, 2014
In addition to the Nkalagu Cement refinery that successive govts helped kill, Okpara among many notable achievements also created the Nigerian Building Society (now called Federal Mortgage Bank) from a joint venture mooted by the then eastern region until the Nationalization policy turned it into the inefficient mess that it is today.
Re: What Did Azikiwe And Michael Opara Do by EagleNest(m): 3:17pm On Jan 08, 2014
kel4soft: With the derivation from Agriculture proceed accrued to them pre-state era i.e during regional government.

Why Awolowo was busy developing the Western and mid-western region with University and free education and creating institutions for them. Our so called leaders (Eastern region) then was busy collecting tax and oppressing the minorities (Ijaws, Ikwerres Efik etc). They made sure the minorities suffer. When my Grand Dad, a fisherman then, sail all day and night only for him to be apprehended by this selfish leaders at the shores for unnecessary tax without providing any amenities.

Awolowo helped in establishing the University of Ibadan in 1948, it took Azikiwe and Co more than 15years after to established a University in the eastern region, even later than Ahmadu Bello University.
They seized all our lands in Port Harcourt, imposing heavy fines on our people.

They (Zik and cronies) only developed the Igbo region ala Enugu. Citing all FG structures there. PH and the rest were left to the mercies of God. Untill Gowon created Rivers State in 1967. Your Azikiwe made sure the minorities suffered for been part of you people.
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With all that is happening in Niger Delta in recent time you are still pointing hand on IBOs. Your eyes have not cleared yet on who is the real enemy.
Keep on narrating your daddy's story of the past. Don't do your maths and come out with who's your real enemy. Be there and moping while your wealth (N/D) is plundered by the rest of the country especially the North & West. Just that Igbos are such a forgiving people, otherwise they wuld've just be alone and let GEJ sweat it out. Siddon they look!

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