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:

Please provide the verifiable sources to back up your assertion. Most of your businessmen do not like to consign their imported goods to SS ports, for reasons best known to them. Kemafor Chikwe (one of your Igbo daughters) was was appointed Minister of Transport, and then of Aviation by President Olusegun Obasanjo, why did she not reverse the trend? Why did she NOT make SS ports viable for Igbo businessmen to use?

The late Chief Ojo Maduekwe (May 6, 1945 – June 29, 2016) another illustrious Igbo son was Minister of Transport in 2001. What did he do about the state of SS ports? These people had the chance to reverse any issue that affected the SS ports. Why on earth did they not do so?

Masterclass32:


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10212561866298933&id=1152008079

laudate:

Please provide the verifiable sources to back up your assertion. Most of your businessmen do not like to consign their imported goods to SS ports, for reasons best known to them. Kemafor Chikwe (one of your Igbo daughters) was was appointed Minister of Transport, and then of Aviation by President Olusegun Obasanjo, why did she not reverse the trend? Why did she NOT make SS ports viable for Igbo businessmen to use?

The late Chief Ojo Maduekwe (May 6, 1945 – June 29, 2016) another illustrious Igbo son was Minister of Transport in 2001. What did he do about the state of SS ports? These people had the chance to reverse any issue that affected the SS ports. Why on earth did they not do so?

laudate:

Please provide the verifiable sources to back up your assertion. Most of your businessmen do not like to consign their imported goods to SS ports, for reasons best known to them. Kemafor Chikwe (one of your Igbo daughters) was was appointed Minister of Transport, and then of Aviation by President Olusegun Obasanjo, why did she not reverse the trend? Why did she NOT make SS ports viable for Igbo businessmen to use?

The late Chief Ojo Maduekwe (May 6, 1945 – June 29, 2016) another illustrious Igbo son was Minister of Transport in 2001. What did he do about the state of SS ports? These people had the chance to reverse any issue that affected the SS ports. Why on earth did they not do so?

Duru1:


Have you ever heard about minister without a portfolio? Most Nigerians are interested in issues built more on cosmetic than substance. There is no doubt that some of this contributors have not experienced life in a corporate world talk less of government.

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.

Probz:
You this nwata eyiye eyiye. Sharrrap your dirty mouth

laudate:

Anuofia! Onye eberibe!

laudate:

Anuofia! Onye eberibe!

edoyad:
Jonathan was in power for six years, he could have constructed international Airports all SE states if this truly was a priority to you.

pazienza:


Is GEJ an Igbo man? Did we support him anymore than we supported OBJ and Yaradua . Why then didn't those two construct the International Airport?

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.

pazienza:


Is GEJ an Igbo man? Did we support him anymore than we supported OBJ and Yaradua . Why then didn't those two construct the International Airport?

jomonic:
People have not talked about deliberate government policies that were targeted specifically to Igbo. Some of the policy include the importation of fabrics and several other items. Igbo goods were targeted for customs seizure. This situation is a great part of the poor economic situation in the South East. Many cottage industry grew from money earned from importation.

laudate:

You people have started your victim mentality again. Tell us first, why were goods targeted for customs seizure? Wasn't it because the importers had either evaded customs duties, or had imported contraband goods? Why are you trying to make it seem as if people from other tribes are not involved in importation? And why are you trying to make it seem as if only Igbo importers were the ones whose goods were seized? So the ban on various items only affected Igbo importers of such items, and not the non-Igbo importers, is that what you are trying to say?

jomonic:


When government policies affect over 90% of the livelihood of a particular group it needs to be revisited. The argument of punishment for importing contraband does not suffice. The Igbo was strategically targeted by placing a ban on those commodities their mercantile operations depended on. This is a part of the problem.

Freetech:
ok, which of the Igbos, Biafrans or Nigerian?

First thing first,u can't claim to be a stranger in Nigeria and expect to enjoy citizenship rights

The victim mentality of the Igbos and politics of hatred must be dealt with by the elites among them.

Stop applying poor strategy at political dispensation and making yourself available for ditty job like senseless Ipob agitation.

Nobody take Igbo serious in Nigeria bcs they are not united, put personal interest above tribal interest.

aribisala0:
So we should unban open grazing in Ekiti?

jomonic:

When government policies affect over 90% of the livelihood of a particular group it needs to be revisited. The argument of punishment for importing contraband does not suffice. The Igbo was strategically targeted by placing a ban on those commodities their mercantile operations depended on. This is a part of the problem.

laudate:


Oga stop this your propaganda, abeg. The Igbo were not specifically targeted by govt policies on importation. All importers who brought in contraband goods or evaded customs duties were affected, irrespective of their ethnic origins. Are you trying to make people believe that the Igbo importers are the greatest lawbreakers since you claim their goods were seized because of the ban? After all, these importers knew the goods were banned, so why did they still go ahead to import such goods?

laudate:


Oga stop this your propaganda, abeg. The Igbo were not specifically targeted by govt policies on importation. All importers who brought in contraband goods or evaded customs duties were affected, irrespective of their ethnic origins. Are you trying to make people believe that the Igbo importers are the greatest lawbreakers since you claim their goods were seized because of the ban? After all, these importers knew the goods were banned, so why did they still go ahead to import such goods?

Justiceleague1:
honorary yoruba,try not to kill yourself over the Igbos

laudate:

Sunofgod:


Yoruba Elders Meet Jonathan To Complain About Marginalisation - Smh

Written by Leon Usigbe, Abuja
Friday, 26 August 2011

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan met with a delegation of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), led by Major-General Adeyinka Adebayo (retd), in the State House, on Thursday, as the leaders complained about being left out in the top six posts in the country.

The delegation also demanded for the dissolution of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which they observed had been unable to fulfill the objectives of its establishment, while also asking for action of the deplorable roads in the South-West.

But responding to their requests, President Jonathan said he was concerned about adherence to the principle of federal character and the zoning formula adopted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and he had tried to ensure that no section of the country was left out in the scheme of things by accommodating them in the subsequent appointments he had made.

According to him, “the issue of federal character and position, especially those political offices, were quite worrisome to me, but we had to achieve political balancing and federal character.

“That is why this thing you describe as zoning was to make sure that every zone should be represented in the one you describe as top six, but for some political reasons, it was not possible. But on my own, in terms of appointments, I tried to see that the way appointment was made, you will agree with me that the appointments we have made so far did not exclude any section.”

He promised that he would not preside over a government that would margninalise any section of the country.

Jonathan lauded the role of Yoruba elders in the 2011 presidential election, which enabled the PDP to win in the South-West saying that the success was made possible because of the leadership.

On the request for the dissolution of the NDDC, Jonathan said though there were many complaints about the commission, it could not be dissolved because it was made up of management and staff.

Jonathan restated his commitment to ensure that things were done differently in the country, adding that corrupt officials would no longer be allowed to go scot free, while outstanding performers would be rewarded.


http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/27267-yoruba-elders-meet-jonathan-over-marginalisation

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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

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.

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.

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...all these companies Reno talked about in Nnewi, Aba and Onitsha import their goods via Lagos port, 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!