SnowJay92:
When FG want to complete the beginning and tail end of the Lagos-calabar railway leaving out south east in the middle, what else does one want to hear? It's not new, the igbos have adjusted, but the whole body can never be well if a certain part is being neglected, moreso being mistreated. A toothache would not all the eyes sleep!

Lucid1:
refreshrate

Please where are those sculptures located? The middle one though

xcolanto:


Nonsense trash!
Go and school your kinsmen

GuyfawkesAB:
Systematic marginalisation my yansh!

So if Air France or Delta Airlines refuse to fly from Enugu because of low commercial viability, FG must force them to? And if FG doesn't, then the Igbos are being marginalised?
Why can't I fly out from Ibadan too? Should I say being systematically marginalized too, even if Ibadan airport doesn't seem commercially viable ?
Heathrow, Stansted amd Gatwick are just few miles apart amd are all very busy year round- because of commercial viability

adadike281:
Thk u Reno, when Enugu was made an international airport, they came at gej with their tiger clawed nails. Gej was the only one that allowed ndigbo to use the seaports in Lagos without fear of harassment and intimidation. my people were able to run their businesses and slept with their two eyes closed.
Today, to import, wahala! to export, wahala! and someone will say Buhari is god sent!

ekems2017:
Stella Odua was about doing building a cargo airport in Anambra before the gang up against her and force Jonathan to drop her as the minister of aviation.

Tflex01:

Lol.....

Igbos condition would not have degenerated to this if you guys supported Awolowo in 1979..... But you guys decided to side with the North against Awolowo that have the interest of the Southern Nigeria at heart.

Real2020:


You still don't get it. How old are you?

Real2020:
What is funny is some Nigerians particularly yorubas think it's natural and okay for Lagos to have 2 seaports and largest functional international airport by design and for SE to have none. Some actually think Lagos has all these ports and airport by merit. When you try to to reason with them that why are Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Onne and Onitsha ports not as functional as Lagos ports, they come up with all manners of excuses but you tell that that Dangote is using Calabar seaport to import most of his goods into SE, and then they keep quiet. Lol! Same goes for the airport, why are Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and Kano the only functional airports in the country for international direct flight services? The fact is if you go right now, I mean now, to Lagos and Abuja, count and interview those traveling to international destinations, I assure you over 50% are Igbos. Then why can't they travel directly from Enugu, Uyo, Calabar, Asaba or Port Harcourt? Same goes for their goods...[b]all these companies Reno talked about in Nnewi, Aba and Onitsha import their goods via Lagos port, [/b]that's over 1000 kms drive and paying all kinds of customs fees and bribes on the way to finally make it to SE, and you tell me this is fair?

Yorubas...how will you people feel having to drive 1000kms to SE to fly and clear your goods? Not only do you do this one time only but a constant thing for the past 50 yrs? And you think it's ok? Yorubas....where are your conscience? Do you people have feelings at all? Do you have hearts? I commend Fayose and Fani but more yorubas need to come out and condemn this evil and wickedness!

laudate:


I am scratching my head, trying to make sense of these claims that you have made here. If Dangote can import his goods into the South-east through Calabar port, and over 50% of importers are Igbo businessmen, then why haven't they joined Dangote to start importing their own goods into the SE, through Calabar port?

As for Enugu airport, didn't Stella Ada Oduah convince Ethiopian airlines to start launching direct international flights from there, a few years back? What happened? A few Igbo people have held the reins as Minister of Aviation, so why didn't they convert those airports in your region, into international airports? Just wondering....

Sunofgod:
GEJ should have just chased them out of the room.

Why even answer their questions.

SMH

chino11:
This is a welcome development, the Yorubas should be effectively and perpetually marginalized and schemed out, because they deserve worst things also. What did they achieve for their rotten Yoruba states during wasted years of the baboon called Obasanjorijo Useless and woe tribe. They should step up the complaint, GEJ will as usual and as always mess them up. They forgot that Tinubo sold them out for a pot of 'ewodu', the same way their foolish leaders sold out abioala to the almajiris to be slaughtered.

aljharem:
this people are funny u know. Just i thought this people want to eat there cake and have it again

they all voted for ACN thus they want regional government ie fedralism

yet they still want the advantages of being in the mainstream politics

abeg make them go sit down

when it is time they should go meet tinubu there master

Afam4eva:
Al_harem has spoken the truth. You cannot eat your cake and still want to have. PDP controls the center.So, states that will benefit from the center are PDP states. They should go and meet oga Tinubu if they feel marginalized.

WilWily:

Are u talking of mighty Yorubas that will crush and are ready to give Jonathan living hell hahahaaaaaa, Yorubas should try it and see if Seme Board will not be fill with Yorubas fleeing to Exile. Silly people.

htajz:
stuuuuupid yorubas , after collecting 50 kobo before election to be marginalised they want to come back. anyway GEJ should have given them wh\t they really came for(money) so they can shut up, these yorubas hate themselves soo much even more then they hate other groups, imagine after 8 years of obasanjo yoruba land is competing with the north for position of the most backward region in nigeria .

chino11:




You are quite pathetic. The yooroba people deserve all the punishment they are getting now for wasting 8yrs thru Obasanjo, no infrastructural development, no education, he made sure that Ndigbo are effectively schemed out politically. In the case of your yabbing no yorobaman including you has the gut and liver to deal with any Igboman let alone me, even if we have the rare opportunity of coming to meet one on one. What I have written earlier was not because yorooba people has done anything personal to me but because of how you daft yoorobas attack anything Igbo on the NL. I challenge you today whatever you have wished me or any Igboman is sent to you in multiple folds. May you fail in anything Igboman is part of, may you be cursed as you continue in your drive against the Igbos, may your suffering surpass any worst situation you can ever imagine. May whatever evil you wish anybody continue to dwell in your household. As the Igbos are holding sensitive positions today in Nigeria may you never benefit from it, as we did not benefit from the Obj wasted 8yrs ruin

Real2020:
Only Dangote, oil companies and some notable Nigerians can use those ports in SS. International commercial vessels are not allowed to sail directly to those ports by Nigeria Port Authority policies...for decades SS and SE governors have tried to let NPA to allow these ports to function to their full capacity and they have refused. Only chartered or privately owned vessels by oil companies, Dangote and few well known Nigerians can use them.

There is what we can systematic marginalization that you yorubas have no clue of against Igbos, and SS. They know if SS ports are fully functional like Lagos, these ports will spur economic growth and likely clout to demand for independence from Nigeria, so making SE and SS dependent on Lagos ports is a way of indirectly keeping them in Nigeria...tying them to Nigeria.

laudate:


Ehn? What do you mean by "you yorubas?" What makes you think I am one? Guy, shine yah eyes, o! I come from a minority tribe...

Real2020:
Lol...omo yorubaa. Lol

laudate:


Oh, are you referring to yourself? I guess you want to join that tribe now. Just beg them to grant you citizenship...lol.

Real2020:
Lol...Omo burukutu. Even if God gave me the option to either go to hell fire or be yorubaa, I'll go to hell fire. There is no benefit in being a yorubaa.

laudate:

Maka gini? Don't let this hatred of Yoruba people kill you, o! I have lived in Lagos for several years, so I have nothing against its' citizens. But since you will rather choose hell-fire instead of having anything to do with them, I wish you Godspeed on your journey to hell.

Real2020:
I never said I hate Yorubaa, I love them but can never be yorubaa simple.

louwie:



Find my response above in brackets and bolded. I do hope you find them satisfactory.

louwie:



Find my response above in brackets and bolded. I do hope you find them satisfactory.

bkool7:
Let me elaborate on my reply .
Why hasn't any person from Eastern Nigeria serve as CGC ?

First , It could be a coincidence . A coincidence In the sense that no one is keeping records of the ethnics that had served in that capacity . Since the constitution didn't say that particular post should be rotational among ethnic groups in Nigeria .

Secondly , a study of that office had shown that its rare to bring in civilian to serve in that capacity . So most people that had assumed that post were Custom officials , and they're appointed according to ranks. So if an eastern person had not been there ...without prejudice , it has to be that they lack the rank to be there whenever the need arises .

Thirdly , since you yourself acknowledged the peculiarity of the post , unfortunately it May be that successive govt. don't usually find a trustworthy peron in easterner to trust with such resposibility . And as long as Federal character had been fulfilled - people are usually contented .Except maybe a particular person interested in the post for reasons only best known to him/her.

These are the best possible facts. Whether they're satisfactory to you is entirely your perogative .

On 27th May 2008, Jacob Gyang Buba disengaged from Service and in his place Hamman Bello Ahmed, a serving Assistant Comptroller-General was appointed as the Comptroller-General. He retired from Service on 15th January 2009, Dr. Bernard-Shaw Nwadialo, a Deputy Comptroller-General was appointed first in acting capacity, and subsequently confirmed in March 2009.

He in turn disengaged from Service on 17th August 2009, paving the way for the emergence of an Assistant Comptroller-General, Dikko Inde Abdullahi, who was appointed to replace him. https://www.customs.gov.ng/About/historical_information.php

bkool7:


Let me elaborate on my reply .
Why hasn't any person from Eastern Nigeria serve as CGC ?

First , It could be a coincidence . A coincidence In the sense that no one is keeping records of the ethnics that had served in that capacity . Since the constitution didn't say that particular post should be rotational among ethnic groups in Nigeria .

Secondly , a study of that office had shown that its rare to bring in civilian to serve in that capacity . So most people that had assumed that post were Custom officials , and they're appointed according to ranks. So if an eastern person had not been there ...without prejudice , it has to be that they lack the rank to be there whenever the need arises .


Thirdly , since you yourself acknowledged the peculiarity of the post , unfortunately it May be that successive govt. don't usually find a trustworthy peron in easterner to trust with such resposibility . And as long as Federal character had been fulfilled - people are usually contented .Except maybe a particular person interested in the post for reasons only best known to him/her.

These are the best possible facts. Whether they're satisfactory to you is entirely your perogative .

bkool7:

In addition, this extract May also interest you.



"The table above reveals that the South-West has
occupied the position of CG for a total of nine
years; the South-East has had it for six months,
while no officer from the South-South has never
been appointed to the position.
On the other hand, the North-Central, North-West
and North-East have dominated the position for a
period of 31 years registering five, 21 and five and
half years respectively."



nigerianpilot.com/cg-of-customs-obj-angry-with-buhari/

Yet, both Anambra or Abia do not have an airport even though their citizens are the heaviest commercial travelers in Nigeria BAR NONE! Yet, some states with little to no commercial activity have not just an airport, but a fully functional international airport. Try explaining this to yourself without using the word marginalization!

louwie:
Interesting it is. Can you be kind enough to provide more info as to who this easterner is, the one who served for 6 months ?

Reason being that i have done my own digging in times past and it revealed no such thing. Please provide more info ?

laudate:
Point of correction. Dr. Bernard-Shaw Nwadialo, a Deputy Comptroller-General served as Comptroller General of Customs from March 2009 to August 2009. He hailed from the South-East.

laudate:


Here it is.

Balkan:
typical of afonja. Fear of disintegration will kill you before it comes through. Unity bigger. Don't mention Lagos in your SW analysis. Lagos is All Man's Land all this your epistle is because you are afraid to be left behind with Hausas. I feel your fear :