madridguy:
Yes

Totodude:
After the last Igbo President, it's almost 40 years plus now and the Igbo's had not smell the presidency. Now my question is, after all this agitation will Nigeria give the presidency to the Igbo, after all this long years.

Afam4eva:

I think you meant to say NO. Don't try to be politically correct now.

Afam4eva:

I think you meant to say NO. Don't try to be politically correct now.

horsepower101:


With or without Biafran agitation, igbos won't test the presidency and trust me when I say, that they are better off without it.

Learn from history, the presidency coming from a certain region doesn't make much difference in the lives of the people of that region.

Is the north better off today for the average person?
Is the south west better off today for the average person?
Is niger delta or even Ijawland better off for the average person?

These places have all produced presidents. What do they have to show for it?

Only the elites benefit because of special positions and government contracts. Nobody else.

Afam4eva:

I keep telling people not to buy thiis fake azz lies that people tell to deceive people into not caring whether their person is at the helm of affairs or not. While i don't care so much about an Igbo person being president, it will definitely be better for us than our president predicament. Take for instance, we keep hearing about how Jonathan did nothing for his Ijaw people despite being the president but people forget that, for example, when it was time to build 6 new universities, the ones that was meant for the South-south wasn't built in Cross river, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta or Edo state. it was built in his home state of Bayelsa. Atleast if nothing else, Bayelsa has a new university courtesy their man in the power. Another example can be seen from the current president. I won't talk about Buhari's appointments which is obvious enough. The rail lines that is in the offing has his hometown, Daura among the routes. Daura is by not an important Nigerian city by any standards but it was somehow smuggled in there.

Even Jonathan that is not an Igbo man but by his closeness to us, our airports were able to be upgraded to an international airport and today we have international flights landing and taking off at the airport. Yes, he didn't do much for us, but the intent was there.

So, i think it's all hogwash what they say about people not benefitting when their person is in power.

horsepower101:


It's not a hog wash. My guy, I wish could take you on a tour of different places in Nigeria and you will understand where I am coming from. You will be shocked that igbos on average are actually living better than so many in this present Nigeria. Poverty get levels. You don't need government universities or projects that won't be adequately funded or be maintained. You need private investment in all sectors. The level of development you see in the south east today is most private led. My hope is that restructuring will take care of the rest. Presidency in this current system won't do anything.

Afam4eva:

I think you meant to say NO. Don't try to be politically correct now.

Afam4eva:

You're still not getting the point. It's not about how Igbos li ve better than others. They got to where they are because they worked very hard and many of them did not become better than others by staying in Enugu or Owerri. many hard to travel to more prosperous places to be able to garner what they currently have. Why do cities in the north like Kano, Kaduna and so on have a huge Igbo population despite not having the commensurate educated population? It's because the successive governments in power took important projects to those places. Today Kaduna has a refinery and hosts a number of government institutions. Which one can the east boast of? Until we restructure this country, all this talk will just be to deceive people to the obvious truth.

Totodude:
After the last Igbo President, it's almost 40 years plus now and the Igbo's had not smell the presidency. Now my question is, after all this agitation will Nigeria give the presidency to the Igbo, after all this long years.

horsepower101:


I see your point and trust me I totally agree with you. But I believe that the private sector can fix the years of neglect in major investments lacking in the east by the federal government. For example

World class hospitals and universities
Toll Bridges and roads
Railways connecting major cites
Etc

The private sector can fill those gaps in the coming years. And all over the world, the private sector is more efficient than government because it's managed like a business.

Lack of government funding or maintenance can derail any project already built. Example kaduna refinery

kettykin:


if going by the level of ffriendship displayed by the North after the IPOB crisis, i think there are high chances of igbos producing the president , if the North's goodwill is real . If igbos by 2025 dont produce the presidency then the fight against Nigeria will start , Nnamdi kanu would be a child's play and a puupet compared to what Nigeria would witness

Afam4eva:

I'm not discounting the importance of private investments but i've come to realize that it's not as easy as we make it seem especially as it relates to the east. Nobody invests where there isn't an enabling environment or places that have nothing unique to offer. For instance why will a foreign investor leave Lagos and it's neigbour Ogun state. Also leave Ibadan that's no so far away from Lagos (largest consumer market) to want to invest in the east? It's crazy and not really gonna happen. The only people that invest in the east most of the time are easterners themselves who do so due to the fact that they see it as a way of giving back not necessarily because they feel they'll benefit more from investing in the east than in Lagos. The reason Lagos can attract that kind of investment is because the federal government has put everything in motion from the colonial days to the point that Lagos is just experiencing a natural growth. Lagos does not beg anybody to invest anymore because that's by default the first place any right thinking investor things about.

horsepower101:


The biggest (population wise) and the fastest growing city in China is chong Qing in middle of china. It is much inland and has one major river running through it. It is projected to compete of surpass shanghai in the coming decades in both growth rate and GDP. Onitsha can be the eastern Chong qing. It's never too late. Just because one city had decades of advantage doesn't mean others can't catch up or even surpass them in time.

Afam4eva:

While i think Onitsha is a testament of the true genius of the Igbo people, i don't thnk its accurate to compare Chong Quing to Onitsha or any place in Nigeria. Check al the cities in Nigeria that are important. They are like that because the government at the center made it so. Until we become a true federation by restructuring, all this will be all talk and cities like Onitsha will just be experiencing marginal growth.

Afam4eva:

I'm not discounting the importance of private investments but i've come to realize that it's not as easy as we make it seem especially as it relates to the east. Nobody invests where there isn't an enabling environment or places that have nothing unique to offer. For instance why will a foreign investor leave Lagos and it's neigbour Ogun state. Also leave Ibadan that's no so far away from Lagos (largest consumer market) to want to invest in the east? It's crazy and not really gonna happen. The only people that invest in the east most of the time are easterners themselves who do so due to the fact that they see it as a way of giving back not necessarily because they feel they'll benefit more from investing in the east than in Lagos. The reason Lagos can attract that kind of investment is because the federal government has put everything in motion from the colonial days to the point that Lagos is just experiencing a natural growth. Lagos does not beg anybody to invest anymore because that's by default the first place any right thinking investor things about.

Noneroone:
wow...are you beginning to get some sense.thought you were among those calling for kanu's head. without a people getting their independence in their own sovereign nation, they will never have the power to make macro economic policies which is the foundation of economic development. Any Igbo denying this is either benefitting from nigerian corruption or a plain coward.

Stingman:


That's why Igbo want to have their own country. People are talking about developing science and technology, engineering, manufacturing, sports, entertainment, agricuture, mining...but you parasite is looking at the presidency where you loot and only appoint your religious kinsmen. Don't you see how pathetic your life has turned? What did the presidency do for the Yorubas and the Ijaws?

Afam4eva:

If you read my assertion properly, you'll realize that we're not on the same page. I never said abything about eastern Nigeria being it's own sovereign nation even though i don't doubt that that could also work. I'm talking specifically about regions or states being able to control their resources and decide how they want to develop.