ba7man: You guys keep saying you will leave but have you attempted it?? No!!!. Why?? because the State with the largest purchasing power is Lagos so you have to be close to your customers. If you leave, thousands will gladly fill the void you leave behind. Coscharis's buildings would have being paid for before he relocates and all the shops you guys will leave behind. Shopping complexes will be constructed and the only difference is that its different Nationalities that will own them this time. Gone will be the days of traders chasing and harassing you to patronize them in the streets (Since that's your idea of being competitive)

ba7man: The Igbos are resourceful but you overestimate their importance. There are millions of people (Nigerians in diaspora/fresh investors) in line waiting to take over whatever positions you leave behind, me included. They'll give whatever business you guys were into a far more modern approach. Your absence will only provide opportunities for fresh investors that you swamped out before.....Leave and watch it happen. You think its by the Igbo's presence that has made Lagos top destination in Nigeria for the past 100years?? Its by the accomodating nature of its citizens.

ba7man: You guys keep saying you will leave but have you attempted it?? No!!!. Why?? because the State with the largest purchasing power is Lagos so you have to be close to your customers. If you leave, thousands will gladly fill the void you leave behind. Coscharis's buildings would have being paid for before he relocates and all the shops you guys will leave behind. Shopping complexes will be constructed and the only difference is that its different Nationalities that will own them this time. Gone will be the days of traders chasing and harassing you to patronize them in the streets (Since that's your idea of being competitive)

djon78:

Let me break it down:

Lagos has very little land mass and it is already overpopulated. With steady electricity heavy industrialisation will rise up within the country and the East will have a large chunk of industries spring up because Igbos play a major role in the economy of Nigeria because of they are the heartbeat of commerce in Nigeria. As industrialisation takes up Lagos with less land mass and over population will not be a conducive environment for the industries that will spring up therefore the Igbos who are primarily commerce driven will have no other option than to set up those Industries back in the East,Lagos is the only place that attracts the Igbos in the south west so Lagos with less land mass and over population will now be unfavourable and unattractive for these Igbo build industries so the only option left is to relocate these industries home in the east which has enough land space to accomodate industries.

A clear example I will use to compare Lagos was Hongkong during the economic rise of China to global economic power. Hongkong is an Island with less land mass but what it had was a very strong global financial centre, after new york, london, you have hongkong, tokyo, singapore and top global finacial centres. Hongkong did not have the land mass but it had financial might so it played an important role in setting up industries in mainland China which led to the growth and emergence of China as a global economic power. But Lagos cannot be compared to hongkong because though it is a financial centre in the west african region it does not possess a huge financial might, the stock exchange in Lagos is bellow par and other financial institutions economic might are not up there.

These Igbo men doing commerce in Lagos have economic potential but they have not yet realised it but their economic potential will play a massive role in industrialisation down east, but they have not realised it yet. When el rufai sometime last year in his weekly colunm on thisday was analysing Nigerias economy it was the real sector that had the largest chunk in Nigerias GDP and these real sector is comprised of commerce, Importatn etc. It is the amount of importation done by Igbo traders into Lagos port that is the highest contributor in the revenue that incurs to that port, if you think is a lie consult the custom and they will tell you the same thing. Sometime early this when CBN were analsying the money in circulation they stated that 90 percent of money in circulation in the country are in these places Lagos, Abuja, port harcourt, Kano, Onitsha and Aba, Onitsha and Aba are predominatly Igbos there while in other places mentioned a substantial portion of money in circulation is still in the hands of these Igbo men because many of them are in all these cities mentioned doing buisness.

That's why I stated that all these closing of markets is a blessing in disguise because it will make theseIgbo buisness men to wake up from sleep, open their eyes and channel the huge resources they have hhomeward not investing it in and help develop other lands, While at the same time receive insults.

They should learn from the jews. The jews are very smart, industrious and well organised, they control almost half of the global economy, that's why the jewish political group AIPAAC is the most powerful lobby group in Washington and they play a key role in determining politics in US. The Igbos are very industrious with a strong economic might if they pool their resources together and become wiser in Nigeria but when I look they have these potential but they have not realised it that's why I am in favour of all these adversity being unleashed on them from some parts of Nigeria because it will make them open their eyes wella.

shymexx: If they actually make N100billion daily in that market, they should be paying at least N10billion daily in taxes to the Lagos State Government... In a sane country, that would have been the right thing to do - however, everything in Nigeria is so tribalised that countries exist within a country... Yet, everyone questions why the country is so backward...

You make N100billion daily in that dump-site without paying the right taxes, yet you can fix the darn place up... However, when the authorities closed the dump-site down for causing health hazards and a nuisance to the environment - everyone from the tribe of those affected was ranting about tribalism smmfdh...

EMMAUGOH: ,,What u wrote is well said and Understood..Let Goodluck Jonathan,,at least Finish Anambra port terminal for us.....We will Congratulate Him in a every Big Way...Come to Nnewi in Anambra state,u will see How Motocycle and it spare part is been Offloaded and distributed,sold to Costumers around africa..Nown i see why Inoson decided to leave his Motorcompany at his Hometown..If our Brother will understand The Power of Unity and settlement,then they would understand what they can do and what they are made of.....Imagine popular A-Z oil is produced mostly at east and transported to othere part of Nigeria,Imagine coscharis of the whole world withdraws from Lagos,imagine Emma Bishop withdraws from Lagos,so many of them,Imagine all new and Toyota part dealer goes down to South East.Imagine Ogbuawa 100 containers that comes in Almost 6 months through Lagos terminal,goes to Onitsha terminal......I dont think Lagosians has anything to be proud Of..Unless what Igbos has manage to create for them....

geeez: BRF should demolish the entire market without wasting one second and ensure there are standards for auto parts vendors and also standard diagnostic and car repair centers. We can do it and let them go and set up the junkyard in their backward backyard

seanet01: Geez, where the hell have you been?

geeez:

I've been around my brother. Your quote was my second post on this thread

ba7man: @Djohn78 and Asha 80. The trader seeks the market, the market never seeks the trader. You are all in Lagos because it gives you access to a high level of patronage. What's the point importing all those containers when there's a reduction in the people that will purchase it?? When you finally relocate East, they'll be an over-concentration of traders and less people purchasing it. Your new customers will be from the S.E, S.S and maybe Cameroon but don't expect westerners and West-Africans to by-pass Lagos ports to go do business in the East.

Sunny_bobo:

Dude you may be wrong, it all depends on packaging. Ask Iya Basira why there is always a long queue at her restaurant located in a hidden corner while there is no queue at Iya Sikira's place located at that busy junction.

Bottom line, 'Afia oma na ere onwe ya' meaning a good product markets itself. That may not always be the case though

geeez: BRF should demolish the entire market without wasting one second and ensure there are standards for auto parts vendors and also standard diagnostic and car repair centers. We can do it and let them go and set up the junkyard in their backward backyard. I'll like to see educated sales men and women and also auto vendors with websites where you can order car parts online and even get them delivered with guarantees on them and not the gang of criminals and ritualists currently gathered at Ladipo

djon78:

And who told you there are not international standard auto centres in Lagos I can count more than 7 and 5 in lekki axis. Mercedes has, there is germine auto centre owned by one Imo state man, Coscharis has one with latest german tech and like 4 more I don't know there name but from experience their cost is excessievely high demanding like 1 to 2 mill as total to do range rover

9ja_I_hail:

Mr. Intellectual what is your suggestion/ideas ? close the danm market right? don't allow sentiment to cloud your sense of judgement.I would have ignored this campaign of pictures you have been doing since this issue started if you are eko ilo.

Do you know Lagos state Govt appointed environmental sanitation agency call lawma who does collect money monthly from the traders without doing sanitation?

geeez: BRF should demolish the entire market without wasting one second and ensure there are standards for auto parts vendors and also standard diagnostic and car repair centers. We can do it and let them go and set up the junkyard in their backward backyard. I'll like to see educated sales men and women and also auto vendors with websites where you can order car parts online and even get them delivered with guarantees on them and not the gang of criminals and ritualists currently gathered at Ladipo

ba7man: @Djohn78 and Asha 80. The trader seeks the market, the market never seeks the trader. You are all in Lagos because it gives you access to a high level of patronage. What's the point importing all those containers when there's a reduction in the people that will purchase it?? When you finally relocate East, they'll be an over-concentration of traders and less people purchasing it. Your new customers will be from the S.E, S.S and maybe Cameroon but don't expect westerners and West-Africans to by-pass Lagos ports to go do business in the East.

djon78: If you cannot read these then I have nothin in common with you, knowledge is power they say and there is no way to acquire knowledge by reading and I am one that hunger for more knowldge everyday to improve my self everyday, I am one that hunger for us to have one black country in the world where it can be said this is indeed a prosperous, developed nation being run by blacks and it will only come by sound, uncorrupted knowledge. so if you can't read that few paragraph then we have nothin to talk about again, cos I don't waste my time on people whom my level of reasoning with them is not at par.

alj harem: If closure of market can generate such ethnic sentiment from Igbo people then truely we cannot coexist together

Not that anyone was hurt or died, no OPC, no thug no tax, Just closure of market and see them shouting how yorubas hate them . All you tribalist can go to hell

Saladin1: [/color][color=#000099]
Na today u sabi say igbos like money pass there life, they prefer the Hausa treatment to living in a sane environment. Kudos to Fashola for making them realise there responsibility towards there environment. EKO O NI BAJE