pacesetting:
That's because Igbos are not tribalist. They believe they are part and parcel of any environment they find themselves.

Speaking about region, I ask again, have you ever been to the SE? If you have, you won't be talking about development, because no state in the SW is as developed as anybody of the SE states, apart from of cause the glorified Lagos.

Everytime Igbos this Igbos that. If someone asks you what they have done, you won't even have a single answer. Na only envy dey disturb some of una.

pacesetting:
That's because Igbos are not tribalist. They believe they are part and parcel of any environment they find themselves.

Speaking about region, I ask again, have you ever been to the SE? If you have, you won't be talking about development, because no state in the SW is as developed as anybody of the SE states, apart from of cause the glorified Lagos.

Everytime Igbos this Igbos that. If someone asks you what they have done, you won't even have a single answer. Na only envy dey disturb some of una.

XAUBulls:

Let me step into the convo here.

Point of correction. Yorubas who number over 50 million worldwide and are indigenous to North Central and Western Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo, and also naturalized citizens of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire are some of the most widely traveled people in Nigeria and on earth.

Are you even aware that there are hundreds of thousands of Yorubas living in, and doing interstate and international business, and engaged in other professions in Northern Nigeria states, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Delta State, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, South Africa, UK, Canada, USA, France, Germany, Netherlands, UAE, DRC, etc? Yorubas are some of the greatest international travelers on earth for business and leisure purposes with heavy investments. Because Yoruba folks (just like Edos for instance) don't unnessarily brag about their vast travel and business exploits but let actions speak louder than words doesn't mean they don't travel out of their regions! There is a famous market called Makola Market in Accra, Ghana which was founded by Yorubas many decades ago and it was named after Mokola Market in Ibadan.

Surely you are NOT well-informed for saying falsely on a major discussion forum like NL that Yoruba folks don't travel or prefer to stay in their region. Open your eyes wider and do not be so clannish or insular in thinking. Yorubas and Edos used to live in and/or travel a lot for business to the Eastern areas like Abakaliki, Aba, Onitsha, etc, but after the Civil War ended, they shifted to other nearby states like Rivers, Cross Rivers, etc, for safety reasons because of the loss of their investments after non-Ibos were expelled prior to the start of the Nigerian Civil War by the secessionists led by Col. Ojukwu in 1967. A Yoruba trader who wants to engage in trading can always move from Port Harcourt to nearby Aba and drive back home to PH with his or her purchases from Aba. Those living in Asaba can always drive into Onitsha and drive back to Asaba. There are many Yorubas who built houses and mansions in Port Harcourt because they feel much safer there. Period.

While you are right in some of the things you submitted, your long essay was off the point.
Of course the Yoruba travel to cities everywhere but they are unlike the Igbo people who travel, not only to the cities but to the rural communities outside of their own.
The Yoruba are unique in their own way, but they are not builders like the igbo.

These things maybe cultural.

mightyhaze:
Even though southeast authorities are guilty of some of these accusations,but then,how many yoruba and Hausa live,work and pay taxes in the east .. how many yoruba and Hausa kids do you find schooling in the southeast, and making meaningful contributions there?

Modified..

I'm confused by the quotes I'm getting here.. some are saying why should other people leave their prosperous region and come to barren southeast with no federal presence..some are saying easterners are hostile to even themselves how much more outsiders ...while some are saying that there are millions of Yorubas n hausas in the east.. abeg which one make I take?

Alright I'd plot a graph..or better still do some bar or pie charts to help determine which to take