ezeagu:


Where is the second Cocoa House?


[s]Why can't you understand that a Nigerian can build something in the 50s under British supervision (and to be honest, I don't ]know the constructors, contractors for Cocoa House, but I'm guessing they weren't indigenous) and fail to do so under their rotten system. Compare the projects started by Nigerians abroad to what Nigerians build in Nigeria for example. There all manner of architects, engineers, and other kinds of technocrats who do amazing work outside Nigeria, but Nigeria is still rotten. The fact is Cocoa House and Liberty Stadium are completely rotten today. Not even South Africa boasts about Hilbrow.

As for south eastern Nigeria, having the largest market in Africa was probably more beneficial to them than a tower and a stadium.

superstar1:
We offer

1. Investment destination

2. Entertainment centre

3. Peace of mind

3. Oil

4. Financial services

5. Manufacturing

6. Point of entry into the country eg Port and Airport

7. Tertiary institution/ Educational hub

8. Cash and food crops

9. IT hub

10. Bitumen

11. Gold

12. Fisheries

13. Human capacity

14. Commerce

15. Manufacturing hub

16. Limestone

17. The region that produces the highest number of cement in Africa

18. Financial capital of West Africa

19. The region with the highest number of middle class in Africa.

20. Culture and tradition with rich history.

21. Religious tourism

23. Poultry production

24. Solace to.millions of refugees from Alaigbo and South Beasts that risk their lives on a daily basis to cross the Mediterranean Gully Eroded Land, just to get to the blessed land of Oduduwa that flows with milk and honey.

24. What the haters and south beasterners hate to hear ---- we are sophisticated.

ezeagu:


This is the man that took the picture of Onitsha and put it on his blog.



http://amightytree.org/about/

Maybe you should start by emailing him and asking if he was mistaken.

Yoruba people comprised the largest immigrants in Igboland before 1967 it seems.

Asaba is Igboland.



Again you can email the Asaba people who run this website if you believe they got their own history wrong:
http://asaba.com/asaba-a-long-history-and-tradition/

geographically, nothing seems to connect the Igalas in Kogi State with the Ibos of Asaba in Delta State and the Ibos of Nteje in Anambra State, except perhaps networks of inter-state and inter-city roads. But historically and biologically, something connects them. What we know today as Asaba has its historical roots in both Kogi and Anambra State.

ezeagu:


Well what happened to the Igbo and Hausa in the 50s? That's right Britain was organising everybody. Guy, Obasanjo could have undid whatever you say Aguiyi-Ironsi did.

Ilekeh:


One already exists in the East.

Stop making noise.

Same way you guys claimed that making Enugu an international airport would render Lagos useless. A year later, they're complaining about lack of customers.

Cocoa Industries Limited is located at Ikeja Industrial Estate, Ikeja, Lagos is in the business of Cocoa butter and cake, while also producing a popular beverage known as Vitalo. However the company had become moribund due to old and obsolete equipments installed in 1967. Attempt to rejuvenate the company through a Build Operate and Transfer agreement entered into with Multi-Trex Investment Limited, a Cocoa Processing Company did not yield the desired result and was terminated.

Premier Hotel located on top of Mokola Hill, Ibadan is definitely one of the oldest and the best hotel in West Africa. It is jointly owned by the Odua States namely Ekiti, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, and Osun states. Premier Hotel Ibadan is equipped with the best of facilities for customer’s enjoyment, with 87 bedrooms made up of 80 Double Rooms, 6 Executive and 1 Luxury Suite. It also has a standard swimming pool, thereby making it a tourist centre for guests.
Premier Hotel, a subsidiary of Odu’a Investment Company Limited was incorporated in 1966 as a resort, amusement, pleasure and relaxation centre. The Mokola Hill site gives it a unique feature of a “night watch lantern” welcoming you into a haven built on the “roof” of the ancient city. With over three decades in Hotel business, Premier Hotel has put into use its vast experience and understanding of what today’s hotel business is all about with a view to ensuring customer satisfaction which has made it to remain the Hospitality king. At Premier Hotel, pleasures are plenty that you will lose your sense of time. Book a get-away and climb up our hill to see with your own eyes, what we have to offer for a 24-hour sleek service.

Lagos Airport Hotel has 277 rooms, 3 restaurants, a standard swimming pool, and a number of conference rooms. Branding as a marketing strategy is now employed to improve the image and give international recognition to the hotel and Odu’a is seeking for investors/technical partnership. The idea of branding is line with global trend and with a view to exploit the International market

aresa:
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1. Do we still have regional administration?

2. What about the other regions? Were they allergic to british supervisions which prevented them from accomplishing the same Firsts In Nigeria and Africa?

You are not making any sense and you really need to quit these silly and 2 year old questions.

modath:




I will definitely follow up with that oyibo historian's site for clarification..

&

As for asaba, it is. Boldly spelt that Asaba has its historical roots in both anambra& kogi..

Let's agree to disagree & keep it moving.

Thank you...

kettykin:

Great reason. So what happens when calabar sea port is complete and ibom sea port is commissioned.

ezeagu:


1. No, but that's not an excuse.

2. Other regions were busy having the largest markets in Africa, being the best at agriculture, or simply filing the upper ranks of the military and civil service.

There is no excuse why another Cocoa house wasn't built, apart from the missing presence of the British. I'm not saying you can't do it on your own, I'm saying that that was the situation

Duru1:
Amala, Ewedu and plentiful cowardice!!!!

aresa:


The highlighted sounds good enough. Forget the rest of your meaningless and irrelevant rubbish that has nothing to do with my claim.





Just up there you agreed with my claim and even said that's no excuse, but here you still managed to come up with boat load of excuses and more irrelevant garbage.


DId the western region led by Awolowo built the very firsts in Nigeria and africa without oil money.

Yes Or No.

Be a man and just answer yes or not.

ezeagu:


In British Nigeria, yes.

ezeagu:


1. No, but that's not an excuse.

2. Other regions were busy having the largest markets in Africa, being the best at agriculture, or simply filing the upper ranks of the military and civil service.

There is no excuse why another Cocoa house wasn't built, apart from the missing presence of the British. I'm not saying you can't do it on your own, I'm saying that that was the situation.

aresa:



In british Nigeria, in Roman Nigeria, in Yugoslavia nigeria, it makes no difference to me, your yes is good enough for me...

So, any reason why your SE was unable to achieve anything meaningful within the same regional era?

ezeagu:


Eastern Nigeria had the biggest markets in Africa and eastern Nigerians were in top positions across Nigeria.



It was because of the palm oil trade that this country started in the first place. Eastern Nigerian oil was the prized commodity. Much development across eastern Nigeria. We can go before British Nigeria if you want, because bragging over achievements in slavery is pointless, apart from say independence movements, which was sparked by events such as the Iva Valley shooting of 1949 and which came from the examples led by the Ekukumku of Anioma-Igbo and the Women's war.

Heritage Mall
The Heritage Mall is an ultra-modern shopping mall that is being modeled to meet international standard. The project is at its finishing stage. Heritage mall consists of a total lettabel space 6820sqm. It presently has Cash & Carry has anchor tenants. Lifemate and Mr. Price are also major tenants.

aresa:

1. I asked you why the SE didn't score any Firsts In Nigeria within the same regional era, not irrelevant stories and excuses.

2. The industrial estates created by Awolowo are still powering the Nigerian economy so are any of the irrelevant stuff you just listed still in existence or relevant? No.

3. I made a claim that the old western region achieved a lot and many firsts in Nigeria and Africa, but you dance around with all kinds of rubbish about british supervision, british framework. So, for argument sake, while the SW was benefiting immensely from your so called british framework and supervision, what happened to the folks in SE?

Were they allergic to the to the wonderful supervision, too lazy and incompetent to learn and put the framework and supervision to good use?


I know the usual ibo tribalism is what's driving your meaningless and unintelligent babbles, but either way, you are not making any sense...

ezeagu:


1. No you didn't, you said "any reason why your SE was unable to achieve anything meaningful within the same regional era", I could talk about the first. Also Lagos was the administrative capital from 1906.

2. None of the stuff anybody built is empowering anything. Crude oil is the only relevant industry in Nigeria and everybody knows that.

3. The South east folk, as I said, were busy running the biggest markets in Africa and being put in administrative positions throughout Nigeria. The British encouraged education and allowed many missionaries into eastern Nigeria which made them very competitive in western education.

tayooluwole:
let me help OP to cry... I am sure he never expected such responses, for his mind when he wanted to create the thread he was making sense only to get disappointed... Never look down on south west again for your life. Our leaders are sagacious type that will never leave sorrow, tears and blood for us. Unlike OJUKWU that massacered all you for his selfish interest...

ezeagu:


1. No you didn't, you said "any reason why your SE was unable to achieve anything meaningful within the same regional era", I could talk about the first. Also Lagos was the administrative capital from 1906.

2. None of the stuff anybody built is empowering anything. Crude oil is the only relevant industry in Nigeria and everybody knows that.

3. The South east folk, as I said, were busy running the biggest markets in Africa and being put in administrative positions throughout Nigeria. The British encouraged education and allowed many missionaries into eastern Nigeria which made them very competitive in western education.

kettykin:

What responses, you people will not cease to amaze me, I asked what the south west contributes and people started mentioning what Lagos alone represents and contributes. Does it matter to you that by that there is nothing the south west states contributes if lagos is excluded besides ineptitude and bankrupt states.

tayooluwole:


Is Lagos not part of south west ? What of ONdo state where bitumen are deposited, what of osun where gold are deposited, what of OGUN that is emerging the industrial hub of Naija aside lagos... This is not to talk of agriculture and many more...Guy go sleep, I no feat they follow u argue

kettykin:


All these can only show that with out Lagos you offer nothing. Besides what benefits has it it profited south westerners besides chronic poverty-stricken area boys, street urchins, omonile, ritualist, extortionist, cultists and noise makers

zuchyblink:
One seaport down south will render ur lagos useless. All we want is Biafra lets see how ur Lagos is going to strive without Biafrans.
Lagos is state made. No wonder they are so scared when they hear Biafra. Ur Lagos can only strive in a united Nigeria.
I laugh whenever i hear ''most educated'' the entire south west cannot march the educational achievements of Anambra people alone not to talk of the whole SE.
Back to lagos,Lagos is living on borrowed time.

aresa:


This did not alter my claim that the old western region led by Awolowo built many Firsts In Africa, something the other regions under their own regional governments were unable to do.

So, your view about capital this and that remains mute and irrelevant.



Lagos as the federal capital was confined to Lagos Island, but the commercial drive mainly the industrial estates from Ikeja to Apapa, Matori, Ilupeju and Mushi industrial estates the old western region led by Awolowo were and remains on the on the mainland which was part of the old western region so in effect, the FG's presence remains mute and irrelevant.





This is a reflection of your own ignorance.

Ogun state today sites more industries than the whole of SS and SE combined many times over. All you have in the SE are beer factories and insignificant nothings.. You can not name more than 5 serious industrial operations.







You are agreeing with me that your towns and villages have nothing to offer you, your past and future ibo generations because your unproductive towns and villages can not give you your daily bread hence you migrating to the SW where there is money and opportunity.

Nigerians from outside your land are not tropping to your unproductive land because there is nothing there for them.




Same fluff rubbish. You land can not provide for you.

superstar1:
We offer

1. Investment destination

2. Entertainment centre

3. Peace of mind

3. Oil

4. Financial services

5. Manufacturing

6. Point of entry into the country eg Port and Airport

7. Tertiary institution/ Educational hub

8. Cash and food crops

9. IT hub

10. Bitumen

11. Gold

12. Fisheries

13. Human capacity

14. Commerce

15. Manufacturing hub

16. Limestone

17. The region that produces the highest number of cement in Africa

18. Financial capital of West Africa

19. The region with the highest number of middle class in Africa.

20. Culture and tradition with rich history.

21. Religious tourism

23. Poultry production

24. Solace to.millions of refugees from Alaigbo and South Beasts that risk their lives on a daily basis to cross the Mediterranean Gully Eroded Land, just to get to the blessed land of Oduduwa that flows with milk and honey.

24. What the haters and south beasterners hate to hear ---- we are sophisticated.

omonnakoda:


In 1896 there was a seaport ,telephone lines, a train and street lights in Lagos. The Port of Lagos is a very relevant industry and was a net contributor to the British empire. It remains so to this day and if corruption is blocked will be one of the biggest earners for the country. Anyhow the most relevant industry in Nigeria remains agriculture which provides for most Nigerians. It is a mistake to conflate government with the country .Oil is about 12% of our economy or was I am sure it would me much less now considering what has happened to oil prices.
Young Nigerians today are putting up 1 ,2 or 3 million into small farms all over the country everywhere except the SE with their get rich quick mentality. there are such bodies as IITA ,NIHORT NIFO doing serious research and support in agriculture. When you say oil I can tell you authoritatively that the region most dependent on oil is the SE in two ways .They have little land and have more or less given up on farming and they do more importing without regard to where the FORE will come from[b].Telecomms[/b] is a very important sector of our economy just as important as oil. You may not think so but it is what it is, very important and includes things like Nairaland. Not all business comes in a 40ft container

kettykin:

What responses, you people will not cease to amaze me, I asked what the south west contributes and people started mentioning what Lagos alone represents and contributes. Does it matter to you that by that there is nothing the south west states contributes if lagos is excluded besides ineptitude and bankrupt states.