"Igbo's Didn't make Lagos, Lagos Made the
Igbo's".~By Akin Ajayi Obe.
-Most Igbos say they are the people that
developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is
today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished.
And I keep wondering how have Igbos helped in
shaping and developing Lagos?
“Lets get the fact right, Igbos didn't develop
Lagos rather, it is Lagos that shaped and made
the Igbos what they are today. Without Igbos in
Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without
Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.
“Reason for my assertion is that most giant and
top companies that attract millions of people
across the country to Lagos are not owned by the
Igbos so, how have Igbos shaped and developed
Lagos?
“These are the achievements and economic
advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians;
Tokunbo and Fake Spare Parts at Ladipo Market,
China Electronics and Pirated CDs at Alaba
Market, Bend-Down and Select Clothes at
Idumota, Yaba and Kotangowa Markets, Chinese
and Tokunbo Computer/Phones and Accessories
at Computer Village Ikeja are Igbos economical
achievements and contributions to Lagos. In fact,
most Igbos are causing nuisances in Lagos. A
visit to these markets will tell you the amount of
nuisances that Most Igbos have caused in Lagos.
The environments these Igbo traders are mostly
populated are always polluted with waste of all
sorts, they are dirty, stinking, rough, erect illegal
shops on the roads, on pipeline and railway lines
indiscriminately in these market places that cause
traffic gridlocks and other dangerous situations
and when Lagos State Government dismantles
these illegal shops, they get angry. If Lagos State
Government closes their shops for environmental
violations, they pick offence. How then have the
Igbos developed Lagos?.... think on these......
“As far as I am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP,
CADBURY, MTN, ZAIN, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE,
SHOP-RITE, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL,
INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED,
GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO,
CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, KFC,
AQUADANA, EKO HOTEL, INTER CONTINENTAL
HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL, JULIUS BERGER, RCC
CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK,
FRIESLAND FOODS, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA
TOBACCO, SCHLUMBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV,
CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE, etc are not owned by
the Igbos. These companies are what attracted
millions of people to Lagos.
“Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they developed a
place by becoming nuisances. Most of the top
Churches in Lagos are not also owned by Igbos.
House on the Rock, Redeemed Christian Church of
Christ, Christ Embassy, Deeper Life, Living Faith,
MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos. The only
Church that's reasonably big and is owned by an
Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo Church,
Lord Chosen Church, encourages nuisance in
Lagos and it also doubles as the dirtiest Church
in Lagos.
“Records show that 75% of robbery cases in
Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual
cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of
drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70%
of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos,
90% of pirated CD cases in Lagos are carried out
by Igbos, 60% of fake and adulterated drugs in
Lagos that have killed thousands of Lagosians
are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the
crimes in Lagos are connected to the Igbos, so
how have the Igbos developed Lagos when they
can't get their hands off crime?
“There's no Igbo man among the top three
richest people in Nigeria, so how are they
successful?
“The truth is that Igbos should be grateful that
the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos
peacefully, they shouldn't take the meekness and
kindness of the Yorubas for granted.
“Igbos didn't make Lagos but it is actually Lagos
that made Igbos.” End of discussion! ......

Well said but u cant take one thing away from them entrepreneurship and business skill .


igbo kwenu igbo kwenu kwarzenu ooo.

let me not for get b4 some one steal my idea how do i in import large quantity of life jacket u remember the lagoon thing now in all situation man most make money abi no be so

Wetin igbo do una self ,,,,,,,,,me i tire oooo

It is a fact, let them go back to their land and develop it! Nigeria is losing because the land fled by natives to run to other peoples land makes the country look undeveloped and abandoned! Go back and park well!!

@ Op,u re a fool

Sloan:
It is a fact, let them go back to their land and develop it! Nigeria is losing because the land fled by natives to run to other peoples land makes the country look undeveloped and abandoned! Go back and park well!!

fact

if Lagos made igbos and people like the writer and Sloan claim Lagos is yoruba, then let Yoruba make another Lagos! Simple arithmetic

ajodog:
@ Op,u re a fool

you see what we are talking about ...

what's with the whole Igbo- Lagos thing..
if only we will realize life will get better by seeing everyone as a Nigerian.

Don't know the problem of Igbo, trying to claim another man's land,, I think it right time for us to stript them off those key position they occupied in Lagos,, can yoruba dictate or claim rivers or cross river?...... Stewpid tribe,, they are the one causing problems in Nigeria, given us bad name outside the country.... Useless fifu of high class chimpanzee generation

this igbo issue is still going make

I need to document this article, they are bitter truth which can't be go against. I like igbo people so much but one thing is common among them, do you know it? It's called ''greediness''. If it's possible to read every post that belongs to igbo people on nairaland as regards to the issue of ownership of lagos, you will always notice that trait of greediness in them. It's even an insult to be arguing about the true ownership of Lagos with Igbos, it's a big INSULT!!. How would one Emeka or Ifeyinwa leaves Anambra or Enugu in the eastern region and come to west and be dragging the ownership of Lagos with the yorubas, is that not an insult? You guys are visitors and nothing can change it.

kemitwarrior:


you see what we are talking about ...

he is a dog, don't you see his moniker?

This is gonna be interesting.....

I think threads like this should not be promoted on Nairaland. Its emphasizes the things that divide us thatn those that unite us. The generation of people that profited from the division of Nigeria rather than her unity is fast going away. We owe it to one another to do better. By design (in error or by intent), we have been brought together as one. A forum like this is not the place to negotiate our terms of co-existence. My one kobo.

FreeGlobe:
if Lagos made igbos and people like the writer and Sloan claim Lagos is yoruba, then let Yoruba make another Lagos! Simple arithmetic

My sister, Ogun state is another Lagos in the making. This is inevitable with hundreds of thousands of people coming into Lagos everyday. The masterplan is there for everyone to see. Ogun state have access to the sea, huge land for housing and agriculture, proximity to Lagos etc.

What is causing the delay is politics. The project has been standstill since Jonathan came to power due to corruption and politics.

This is the reason why APC fought tooth and nail with PDP over Lagos for continuity. So, in the next 10years, don't be surprised if you see people relocating to Ogun, 'the new Lagos'.

kemitwarrior:
[s]"Igbo's Didn't make Lagos, Lagos Made the
Igbo's".~By Akin Ajayi Obe.
-Most Igbos say they are the people that
developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is
today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished.
And I keep wondering how have Igbos helped in
shaping and developing Lagos?
“Lets get the fact right, Igbos didn't develop
Lagos rather, it is Lagos that shaped and made
the Igbos what they are today. Without Igbos in
Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without
Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.
“Reason for my assertion is that most giant and
top companies that attract millions of people
across the country to Lagos are not owned by the
Igbos so, how have Igbos shaped and developed
Lagos?
“These are the achievements and economic
advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians;
Tokunbo and Fake Spare Parts at Ladipo Market,
China Electronics and Pirated CDs at Alaba
Market, Bend-Down and Select Clothes at
Idumota, Yaba and Kotangowa Markets, Chinese
and Tokunbo Computer/Phones and Accessories
at Computer Village Ikeja are Igbos economical
achievements and contributions to Lagos. In fact,
most Igbos are causing nuisances in Lagos. A
visit to these markets will tell you the amount of
nuisances that Most Igbos have caused in Lagos.
The environments these Igbo traders are mostly
populated are always polluted with waste of all
sorts, they are dirty, stinking, rough, erect illegal
shops on the roads, on pipeline and railway lines
indiscriminately in these market places that cause
traffic gridlocks and other dangerous situations
and when Lagos State Government dismantles
these illegal shops, they get angry. If Lagos State
Government closes their shops for environmental
violations, they pick offence. How then have the
Igbos developed Lagos?.... think on these......
“As far as I am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP,
CADBURY, MTN, ZAIN, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE,
SHOP-RITE, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL,
INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED,
GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO,
CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, KFC,
AQUADANA, EKO HOTEL, INTER CONTINENTAL
HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL, JULIUS BERGER, RCC
CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK,
FRIESLAND FOODS, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA
TOBACCO, SCHLUMBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV,
CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE, etc are not owned by
the Igbos. These companies are what attracted
millions of people to Lagos.
“Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they developed a
place by becoming nuisances. Most of the top
Churches in Lagos are not also owned by Igbos.
House on the Rock, Redeemed Christian Church of
Christ, Christ Embassy, Deeper Life, Living Faith,
MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos. The only
Church that's reasonably big and is owned by an
Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo Church,
Lord Chosen Church, encourages nuisance in
Lagos and it also doubles as the dirtiest Church
in Lagos.
“Records show that 75% of robbery cases in
Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual
cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of
drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70%
of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos,
90% of pirated CD cases in Lagos are carried out
by Igbos, 60% of fake and adulterated drugs in
Lagos that have killed thousands of Lagosians
are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the
crimes in Lagos are connected to the Igbos, so
how have the Igbos developed Lagos when they
can't get their hands off crime?
“There's no Igbo man among the top three
richest people in Nigeria, so how are they
successful?
“The truth is that Igbos should be grateful that
the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos
peacefully, they shouldn't take the meekness and
kindness of the Yorubas for granted.
“Igbos didn't make Lagos but it is actually Lagos
that made Igbos.” End of discussion! ......[/s]

Enough of this nonsense already.

change49ja:


My sister, Ogun state is another Lagos in the making. This is inevitable with hundreds of thousands of people coming into Lagos everyday. The masterplan is there for everyone to see. Ogun state have access to the sea, huge land for housing and agriculture, proximity to Lagos etc.

What is causing the delay is politics. The project has been standstill since Jonathan came to power due to corruption and politics.

This is the reason why APC fought tooth and nail with PDP over Lagos for continuity. So, in the next 10years, don't be surprised if you see people relocating to Ogun, 'the new Lagos'.

despite its closeness to Lagos, ogun state is not even more economically viable than Abia and Anambra states

Great write up, thumps up to the OPs !!!!

You can talk after the Europeans and Niger delta oil money developed the so called mega city. The fact is that the yorubas didn't make lagos either!!!! Redirect your frustrations and envy on something else please

Sloan:
It is a fact, let them go back to their land and develop it! Nigeria is losing because the land fled by natives to run to other peoples land makes the country look undeveloped and abandoned! Go back and park well!!

Ewu come to this thread and cure your ignorance
https://www.nairaland.com/2253757/notice-photo-message-yoruba-brothers

If only our rail transportation system is functional.

You can live in Lagos and work in Enugu or vice versa.

But before then, please take my advice!




Its good to move away from home to 'hammer' ( esp to
Lagos bc of d ports and bc most companies' headquarters
and recruitment agencies are situated there and bc it was
formerly d country's capital) but wat stops u from
developing ur father's land when you have enough to do
so. WHY spend so much where u'l be expected to be
grateful dat 'u were accomodated even after paying rent?
Develop Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi( already in
progress to the glory of God) Onitsha etc. You may be
wondering why am mentioning only places in Anambra,
Go to the computer village, Alaba, Island, trade fair and
festac to mention but a few, and find out d owners of
those shops and tall plazas. 'I HATE ILLITERACY WITH
PASSION' .NO PLACE ON the MAP OF NIGERIA IS
CALLED' NO MAN'S LAND' anyone that refuses to follow
examples will end up in shambles. History will continue
to repeat itself if we continue to ignore it.
Go to zik's home at Limca Road Onitsha and see the
funny state of structures there. Those that did what ure
doing today ( planning to do ) yesterday, where are they
today? AKURUO ULO
If u live and work in Lagos and have built a mansion or
ure planning to build one, when your parents are still
managing a 'no-fence' 2bed-room apartment without a
toilet in ur village, SHAME ON YOU. Make Money! Oh Yes!
But go home and develop your father's land. There is no
place called ' no man's land' on the map of Nigeria. Its a
pity that d Wisdom most of us claim to have ends in
buying and selling (money making). 'AKURUO ULO'
Most (if not all) of the great men of God from the west,
business men, industrialists, academicians etc built one
great structure, business, industry or just anything good in
their home town, same can be said about the north. some
built schools and are offering scholarships till today. Can
we say the same about the Igbos? your answer is as
good as mine. AKURUO ULO

Errant nonsense every time igbo this igbo that you pple will die of greed and hate very soon.

Jokay07:
I need to document this article, they are bitter truth which can't be go against. I like igbo people so much but one thing is common among them, do you know it? It's called ''greediness''. If it's possible to read every post that belongs to igbo people on nairaland as regards to the issue of ownership of lagos, you will always notice that trait of greediness in them. It's even an insult to be arguing about the true ownership of Lagos with Igbos, it's a big INSULT!!. How would one Emeka or Ifeyinwa leaves Anambra or Enugu in the eastern region and come to west and be dragging the ownership of Lagos with the yorubas, is that not an insult? You guys are visitors and nothing can change it.

I'm not objecting to what you said, but visitors? Dude, Nigeria is A country... would you call a man who comes originally comes from California but lives in New York a visitor?

FreeGlobe:

despite its closeness to Lagos, ogun state is not even more economically viable than Abia and Anambra states

You sat down in your dirty cesspit of Aba and your are telling us a state that is the most industrialised in the country, a state that generates enough IGR to sustain itself is not more economically viable than Abia.

These people are jokers. No story.

Badguytinz:

I'm not objecting to what you said, but visitors? Dude, Nigeria is A country... would you call a man who comes originally comes from California but lives in New York a visitor?

America is a migrant country and Nigeria is not a migrant country. Even Canada is a mosaic country -- you can be a citizen but you are not accorded full right.

kemitwarrior:
"Igbo's Didn't make Lagos, Lagos Made the
Igbo's".~By Akin Ajayi Obe.
-Most Igbos say they are the people that
developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is
today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished.
And I keep wondering how have Igbos helped in
shaping and developing Lagos?
“Lets get the fact right, Igbos didn't develop
Lagos rather, it is Lagos that shaped and made
the Igbos what they are today. Without Igbos in
Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without
Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.
“Reason for my assertion is that most giant and
top companies that attract millions of people
across the country to Lagos are not owned by the
Igbos so, how have Igbos shaped and developed
Lagos?
“These are the achievements and economic
advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians;
Tokunbo and Fake Spare Parts at Ladipo Market,
China Electronics and Pirated CDs at Alaba
Market, Bend-Down and Select Clothes at
Idumota, Yaba and Kotangowa Markets, Chinese
and Tokunbo Computer/Phones and Accessories
at Computer Village Ikeja are Igbos economical
achievements and contributions to Lagos. In fact,
most Igbos are causing nuisances in Lagos. A
visit to these markets will tell you the amount of
nuisances that Most Igbos have caused in Lagos.
The environments these Igbo traders are mostly
populated are always polluted with waste of all
sorts, they are dirty, stinking, rough, erect illegal
shops on the roads, on pipeline and railway lines
indiscriminately in these market places that cause
traffic gridlocks and other dangerous situations
and when Lagos State Government dismantles
these illegal shops, they get angry. If Lagos State
Government closes their shops for environmental
violations, they pick offence. How then have the
Igbos developed Lagos?.... think on these......
“As far as I am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP,
CADBURY, MTN, ZAIN, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE,
SHOP-RITE, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL,
INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED,
GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO,
CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, KFC,
AQUADANA, EKO HOTEL, INTER CONTINENTAL
HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL, JULIUS BERGER, RCC
CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK,
FRIESLAND FOODS, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA
TOBACCO, SCHLUMBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV,
CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE, etc are not owned by
the Igbos. These companies are what attracted
millions of people to Lagos.
“Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they developed a
place by becoming nuisances. Most of the top
Churches in Lagos are not also owned by Igbos.
House on the Rock, Redeemed Christian Church of
Christ, Christ Embassy, Deeper Life, Living Faith,
MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos. The only
Church that's reasonably big and is owned by an
Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo Church,
Lord Chosen Church, encourages nuisance in
Lagos and it also doubles as the dirtiest Church
in Lagos.
“Records show that 75% of robbery cases in
Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual
cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of
drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70%
of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos,
90% of pirated CD cases in Lagos are carried out
by Igbos, 60% of fake and adulterated drugs in
Lagos that have killed thousands of Lagosians
are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the
crimes in Lagos are connected to the Igbos, so
how have the Igbos developed Lagos when they
can't get their hands off crime?
“There's no Igbo man among the top three
richest people in Nigeria, so how are they
successful?
“The truth is that Igbos should be grateful that
the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos
peacefully, they shouldn't take the meekness and
kindness of the Yorubas for granted.
“Igbos didn't make Lagos but it is actually Lagos
that made Igbos.” End of discussion! ......

Yoruba are full of it. All of sudden, Lagos has become the almighty creator that made Igbo. Please can someone tell the moronic writer of the above crap that Eko was before Lagos and all are man-made?

Igbos didn't make lagos kinda sound reasonable. but why hasn't lagos made the yorubas or hausas as it had made the igbos? ....any answer?
The fact remains the igbos have achieved so much for themselves. They might not have made Lagos . Nigeria made lagos and by extension provided the ground for the igbos...but wait there...why are othet tribes not making use of this same ground as the igbos have?...so what are we saying

The truth is the achievement of the igbos can only be attributed only to them.
They may not have made lagos, but they are currently making it...lekki, vgc, amuwo odofin, ...etc there are areas the make up over 85% of the residents.

Badguytinz:

I'm not objecting to what you said, but visitors? Dude, Nigeria is A country... would you call a man who comes originally comes from California but lives in New York a visitor?

off lift, you're tawking as if you are not in nigeria

J

tinkinjow:
Igbos didn't make lagos kinda sound reasonable. but why hasn't lagos made the yorubas or hausas as it had made the igbos? ....any answer?
The fact remains the igbos have achieved so much for themselves. They might not have made Lagos . Nigeria made lagos and by extension provided the ground for the igbos...but wait there...why are othet tribes not making use of this same ground as the igbos have?...so what are we saying

The truth is the achievement of the igbos can only be attributed only to them.
They may not have made lagos, but they are currently making it...lekki, vgc, amuwo odofin, ...etc there are areas the make up over 85% of the residents.

We need facts and figures and not your make-me-feel-good tales by moonlight stories.

Is research on it too cerebral for you to do?

We have heard all sorts of statistical figures from your likes and you were shown who owns Lagos on Saturday.

tinkinjow:
Igbos didn't make lagos kinda sound reasonable. but why hasn't lagos made the yorubas or hausas as it had made the igbos? ....any answer?
The fact remains the igbos have achieved so much for themselves. They might not have made Lagos . Nigeria made lagos and by extension provided the ground for the igbos...but wait there...why are othet tribes not making use of this same ground as the igbos have?...so what are we saying

The truth is the achievement of the igbos can only be attributed only to them.
They may not have made lagos, but they are currently making it...lekki, vgc, amuwo odofin, ...etc there are areas the make up over 85% of the residents.

This is where a simple class in statistics will give you a short answers. The ibo people have higher averages, because they come in high numbers - remember the 80:20 rule. Much of the success the easterner boast of comes from a small group of people - the others a struggling like every other Nigerian. And you tend to see more ibo people trading because this is their major business area, due to the apprenticeship practice in Nigeria. So if you are an importer and train 5 guys. Hopefully 1 will be quite successful , same for other business like electronics and spare parts and other retail business.

I think the ibo people need to concentrate on the future of business in Lagos and not the politics in Lagos. Things are changing and the way business is done will change. Taxation will obviously grow, and these are areas the easterners should be rallying for , lower taxation on major goods they supply so they can continue to sell at a low price and make more profit and also the proliferation of the chinese. You think Ibo men are good in business wait till you meet the Chinese and the Arabs and you will see a different class of businessmen.