With a combination of homogenous people
Huge natural resource
Great Human capital
Knowledgeable race
But above all
Peaceful people
In case any thing happens to Nigeria we all know where to go.....

Closecall:
With a combination of homogenous people
Huge natural resource
Great Human capital
Knowledgeable race
But above all
Peaceful people
In case any thing happens to Nigeria we all know where to go.....

. I don't know what to say to you @ emboldened... As if I nor dey there. . . I agree that the South West is promising, and good, but the aforementioned reasons doesn't quite explain it.

SUBJECT - CreampieAngela(f):

VERDICT - DRUNK at
6:10pm

Eh...

So viable you want Nigeria to continue to exist, I smell lies.

one in'tl airport and one see port in the old eastern region will make ur waste a bigger Benin republic

emperormero:
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tate of the nation: Economic and social integration of the South West zone
on march 08, 2013 at 12:07 am in my layman's view, style
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By Adisa Adeleye
BY now, the Clinton family of US would have become unpopular in the Federal Government circle because of the forthrightness in the speeches of the famous members of that family.   About five years ago, Hilary Clinton, as America‘s Secretary of State expressed her shock and disbelief that an oil rich Nigeria could be an heavy importer of oil refined products.
The official, but dubious reason was that the domestic refining capacity would not support local consumption and therefore, it would be necessary to import. However, importation continued and this has led the country into a colossal wastage of about N2 trillion in subsidy payment, apart from sordid performance of many “importers”.
Recently, a former President of the US, Bill Clinton expressed his dismay about lack of expected developmental progress in Nigeria, while attributing poverty as a major cause of social problems.  The official reaction was that the Nigerian economy was buoyant and that the gross domestic product (GDP) was rising about 7% (while the growth rate in developed countries was around 2-3%).
Also, the foreign exchange reserves at about $47 billion could be adequate for 10-month imports, while inflation rate was reported to have reduced to less than 10%.  Many Nigerians know that these elegant statistics mean nothing considering the staggering unemployment rate and the deepening poverty throughout the country.

Gbonigi, Olajumoke & Falae: Fighting the Yoruba cause
In view of the uncertainties in the political and economic policies of the present Federal Government and the continued misplaced emphasis by the politicians on the 2015 elections, many patriotic Nigerians would like to examine other options to avoid the looming disaster.  A more realistic option comes to mind in the social and economic integration of each of the present six zones of the country.  Why not start with the South-West zone, with its developed infrastructures as a result of Lagos, being the former capital of Nigeria?
For the avoidance of doubt, the South-Western political zone of Nigeria comprises Oyo State, Lagos State, Ogun State, Ondo State, Osun State and Ekiti State.  However, for the purpose of this article, the people of the South-West are not limited to the Yoruba which constitute the majority tribe, but also include the non-Yoruba who number about six million people.  These groups include more than four million Ibos, now resident in the principal cities of the South-West zone.
It is known, if not completely recognized that a Lagos citizen needs not to be a Yoruba, but that person who resides in Lagos, works in Lagos and contributes to the development of Lagos in all aspects, irrespective of tribal origin.
Many non-Yoruba people who have settled peacefully for years in different parts of Yorubaland, have mastered Yoruba language with its delicate dialects, have inter-married and often, had eaten with relish the forbidden fruits (traditionally reserved for indigenes). The sonorous stanza in ‘Ayinde Wonders‘ lyric is no longer a strange sound in their ears.
The South-West zone is richly blessed with fertile land, vigorous and sturdy people (both indigenes and non-indigenes).  A cursory visit to any Yoruba urban centre would not fail to notice the wonderful combination of indigenous industry and genuine participatory efforts of others.
Lagos, a cosmopolitan city is a best example of the co-operative endeavour of many tribes of Nigeria in the field of social and economic development.  There is no doubt that peaceful political atmosphere; under good governance is a contributory factor to making Lagos State a safe haven for profitable investment.
It is however observed that in spite of the numerous economic advantages of the South-West zone, there are less visible signs of economic integration.  Each capital city of each State: Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Oshogbo, Akure, Ado-Ekiti – constitutes a large market for consumable goods and has already developed a good distributive network.  What is, therefore, necessary is injection of heavy capital to extend commercial activities into the interior parts of the zone.
The area which commands priority is road and rail transport.  There should be a well developed road system (apart from Lagos-s Ibadan road, “with its appetite for blood sacrifices”).  A road linking Lagos to Ibadan through Ikorodu, Sagamu and Ijebu Ode should be widened and made more durable.  Also, Ibadan should be conveniently linked to Oshogbo, Ilesha, Akure, and Ondo through wider and sturdy roads to facilitate free movement of goods and people within the zone; these will require massive investments by private enterprises and various governments of the zone.
The old government of Western State (which comprises the present South-West zone) had established industrial estates in Ikeja and Apapa (Lagos State) to encourage the establishment of industries which would concentrate on manufacturing some commodities which were hitherto imported.  The appearance of some manufacturing plants like Guinness (alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks); Dunlop and Michelin (for tyres); Cadbury (for Confectioneries) and others became apparent.
However, the vision of those great leaders of the 1950s had been consistently diminished by unfriendly economic policies of many decades which had destroyed many industries and retarded the growth of some.  The time is now ripe for the revival of those industries which are necessary for the growth of the economy of the country.
Those governments of the South-West zone which do benefit from free flow of oil money should use it wisely (rather than consume it wastefully) to revive the tyre manufacturing industry, the battery manufacturing plant, and also, consider the building of a motor spare-parts plant.  Considering the heavy population of vehicles in Nigeria, domestic manufacturing of tyres, batteries and spare-parts could be a viable and desirable investment for both private and public sectors.
Perhaps the Ladipo market for spare-parts could do better with new and genuine spare parts rather than the sale of scraps from other parts of the world, nick-named ‘Tokunbo’.
It is not beyond the capacity of the governments of the South-West zone and its array of private investors to jointly build a refinery to refine different products from the country‘s oil resources rather than rely on when the Federal Government, under its present slow policy.
The clarion call is for the present oil money should be used to fuel the growth of the economy through infrastructural developments at the time when oil still flows.
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Chukwu okike abiama scatter the teeth of any ibo man that does not want to go back to iboland

any ibo man wey no wan go back to Biafra no go die beta. Any ibo man who is presently in a bus heading out of iboland to other regions in Nigeria, will not get to his destination.

Eeser:
Eh...

a)              South West Economy

South Western Nigeria with a Land Mass of 76,852 square kilometres and population of 25.2 million today owns and/or control 60% of the nation’s industrial capacity, 44% of banking assets, 67% of insurance assets and is house to the nation’s three deep sea ports of Apapa, Tin Can Island and Roro; the busiest international airport of Ikeja, three thermal stations of Egbin, Papalanto and Omotosho.  Today, its three major industrial estates of Agbara, Ikeja and Otta are all linked to gas under the West African gas pipeline plan and piping of gas is ongoing from Otta to Abeokuta.  Added to these, the South Western population today is the most educated as western education came through there and education as a resource was democratized since the early sixties.  Geographical location, democratization of western education, availability of resources enhanced in last 9 years and some empowerment during the Obasanjo administration have collectively enabled the South Western economy to rank as first of the four economies in Nigeria.  Today, the South West as a region can boast of having a defined growing middle class and is perceived to have at least 20,000 of its indigenes with net worth of over N100m each.  Take it out of Nigeria, the South West economy with is defined growing middle class and resources, will be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

zuchyblink:
one in'tl airport and one see port in the old eastern region will make ur waste a bigger Benin republic

Jealous Doesn't your region already have Enugu and Imo airports? So what is still stopping you all from building other viable attractions to the region besides trading. Smh. Besides, blame Baba God for the curse of being landlocked and therefore dependent on others for importation of essentials, rather than hate those he has favored. Speaking of Benin rep., that is a country where your people plenty brekete there, trading and earning a living, so you had better shut your trap and show them some respect. Loud-mouthed chest-beater.

CreampieAngela:
Chukwu okike abiama scatter the teeth of any ibo man that does not want to go back to iboland

any ibo man wey no wan go back to Biafra no go die beta. Any ibo man who is presently in a bus heading out of iboland to other regions in Nigeria, will not get to his destination.

Stvpidity of the highest order

CreampieAngela:
Chukwu okike abiama scatter the teeth of any ibo man that does not want to go back to iboland

any ibo man wey no wan go back to Biafra no go die beta. Any ibo man who is presently in a bus heading out of iboland to other regions in Nigeria, will not get to his destination.

if say u get sense i for say make all Yoruba ppl wey rely on IGBO resources to pay salary should all die

zuchyblink:
if say u get sense i for say make all Yoruba ppl wey rely on IGBO resources to pay salary should all die

Abeg which resources be that? Trading resources abi fake drugs resources? Better not mention oil coz all the oil y'all contribute ain't worth diddly squat.

Flyoruboy:


Jealous Doesn't your region already have Enugu and Imo airports? So what is still stopping you all from building other viable attractions to the region besides trading. Smh. Besides, blame Baba God for the curse of being landlocked and therefore dependent on others for importation of essentials, rather than hate those he has favored. Speaking of Benin rep., that is a country where your people plenty brekete there, trading and earning a living, so you had better shut your trap and show them some respect. Loud-mouthed chest-beater.

product of a failed edu system.Do u know what it means to be landlocked?

zuchyblink:
product of a failed edu system.Do u know what it means to be landlocked?

Lol. All I know is that geographically, Igbo SE /Biafra region is surrounded/encircled by non-igbo Nigerian territory. If that isn't a succint definition of landlocked then what is?

Aregbesola, Alaafin, Ooni Predict Growth For Yoruba Race •Monarchs Praise Governor For Pursuing Unity
TOPICS:Alaafin Of OyoAlaketu Of Ketu (Benin Republic)GhanaOba Lamidi AdeyemiOba Okunade SijuwadeOgbeni Rauf AregbesolaOnipopo Of Popo (Benin Republic)Onisabe Of Sabe (Benin Republic)Orangun Of IlaSierra LeoneSouth AmericanThe Alaafin Of OyoThe Governor Of The State Of OsunThe Ooni Of IfeTogoWest African Countries Of BeninYoruba Race



POSTED BY: EDITORS ONLINE MAY 29, 2013
The governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi have predicted growth, development and progress for the Yoruba race, if there is unity.

The trio spoke in Osogbo, the state capital last Monday, at the first ever Oodua World Children’s Day, organised by the state government, amidst pumps and pageantry.

For the first time in the history of Yoruba race, the state government brought together the Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo, Orangun of Ila and other children of the Yoruba progenitor including, Alaketu of Ketu (Benin Republic), Onipopo of Popo (Benin Republic), Onisabe of Sabe (Benin Republic) and monarchs from all Yoruba-speaking states.

Children from the Yoruba indigenous parts of Nigeria comprising Ekiti (100); Ondo (83); Ogun (100); Oyo (100); Lagos (100); Kwara (50); Kogi (50); Edo (25) and Delta states, as well as West African countries of Benin, Togo, Ghana and Sierra Leone; South American countries of Brazil, Argentina and Colombia; Cuba; Caribbean; and the United States, were in attendance.

In his speech, Aregbesola stated that the Oodua Children’s Day celebration was aimed at facilitating unity and cultural integration among Yoruba race, with a view to ensuring development and growth for the race.

Aregbesola pointed out that the Yoruba race constitutes a significant part of the global population, with civilised and dynamic culture, and the potential to become a powerful force in the world, if it gets its acts together and forge a common and united front.

He said: “We can begin right from here, the cradle of the Yoruba race; to plant the seed that may germinate into something that will in time, surpass the wildest dream of the brains behind the idea”.
The governor added that this can only be meaningful if the children, who would carry on the culture are properly socialised into it, along with the inculcation of its value underpinning.

According to him, the promotion of Omoluabi ethos in Osun is deliberately aimed at re-awakening the cultural and value consciousness of the people; making them realise the beauty of Yoruba virtues, thus giving them a sense of pride in their culture.

He added: “We are of the conviction that the realisation of the socio-cultural and economic integration of the Yoruba race can be greatly enhanced by imparting that vision into our children, hence, the need for this gathering.

“Indeed, such a cultural renaissance agenda cannot succeed without including the children, for they are a key factor in its success,” Aregbesola noted.

The Oodua World Children’s Day, he said, is a token of little effort of his government in the big dream of forging a global Yoruba integration.

The Alaafin of Oyo described the trans-state Children’s Day as a unique event that needs to be continued for the progress of Yoruba nation.

The Oyo monarch, who was flanked by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, added that the Yoruba people, wherever they are, need to come together for the benefit of the race.

He noted that the traditional rulers of Yoruba land in Nigeria and the Diaspora have once again come together to forge a united front for the progress of the entire black race.

Alaafin further stressed that the effort of Aregbesola’s government towards the unity and cultural integration of the race, should be complemented by traditional rulers, so as to bring growth and development to the race.

The Ooni of Ife, who described Aregbesola’s stride for the development of the state and his efforts for the unity of Yoruba, as unique, added that his giant stride is a replica of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

He remarked that such an event that will bring all children of Oduduwa together in the modern day has never happened, saying; “For our kids to assemble like this, I have never seen things like this.
“What the governor is doing here will go a long way in ensuring the unity of Yoruba”, he said.
The monarch then directed all the monarchs from the state to point their traditional walking sticks to the governor and pray for him.

Highlights of the event were calisthenics display of different words like, ‘Welcome’; ‘State of Osun’, ‘Land of Virtues’; ‘Oodua Children’; ‘We Are The World’; Rauf Aregbesola: ‘A new Era’; ‘Two Years of Progress’ and ‘Still Marching on’; ‘Osun: Going Places’ among others by Osun school children.

Igbos started living east when the dubious Nigeria government closed Calabar port,Onne port and onitsha port

Igbos started living east when the dubious Nigeria government closed Calabar port,Onne port and onitsha port.only one viable seaport ur waste will be another Benin republic

zuchyblink:
product of a failed edu system.Do u know what it means to be landlocked?

truly ibo land is locked, just centralsed and surounded by other tribe entirely.

Yes much as I agree with you that it is the most viable region, it should be noted that only Lagos can boast of that and the continuous grip to the leadership of the NPA gives it that status.

The refusal to allow other ports to grow or even function is a plus to Lagos.

Flyoruboy:


Lol. All I know is that geographically, Igbo SE /Biafra region is surrounded/encircled by non-igbo Nigerian territory. If that isn't a succint definition of landlocked then what is?

it is only a zoo graduate does not know that PH is an Igbo city and also we have assess to River Niger through onitsha,Oguta and Azumili river.what do u expect from an educational curriculum that was designed with lies

zuchyblink:
if say u get sense i for say make all Yoruba ppl wey rely on IGBO resources to pay salary should all die

another mad ibo dog on the loose. Who told you that i am yoruba?

Nyamiri, mention one tangilbe resource from your Godforsaken, demons infested, redmudded, Gulley-Erosion ravaged region

disumusa:
truly ibo land is locked, just centralsed and surounded by other tribe entirely.

Only a zoo graduate(if u are)will believe that with out doing some research

Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN): The new vision continues
on march 12, 2012 at 12:00 am in book serial
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Executive Summary:
It is safe to assert that it also reflects the fear of the central government to lose control of its over lordship of the country. The outcome is that the atomized states are saddled with important expenditure responsibilities, but the central government retains 52 percent of revenue accruing to the Federation account.
This is a paradox, given that independent Nigeria had historically been a Federal system until the advent of the military in 1966. The military retained the name “Federal Republic of Nigeria” as the official name for the country, but proceeded to re-structure the entire country along central command lines. This has persisted till the present.

*THIS IS THE NEW DAWN: From left: Gov. Kayode Fayemi, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Mr. Fola Adeola, Founder, Fate Foundation and Chairman of occasion, Chief Bisi Akande, National Chairman of Action Congress of Nigeria, Gov. Ibikunle Amosun and Gov. Babatunde Fashola, chief host, at the event. Photo: Bunmi Azeez
The extant political arrangement has constrained the development aspirations of not only the Region, but also the full realisation of the potential of all the other component parts of the Nigerian federation. The super-structure remains faulty and ambivalent in every respect. It therefore requires a new framework, otherwise the country will continue to flounder and sub-optimise, regardless of every good intention.
A composite Regional Integration and Development Agenda for the Southwest has therefore become imperative in order to fulfill the immense potential of the Region. Yorubaland has always been known as hubs of economic growth, demonstrators of 6 good governance and bastions of sophisticated culture for the entire African region.
The latent capacity remains and has indeed grown. However, the impact of governance in all spheres of life is abysmally low. Our Region is fast losing its competitiveness and falling short of its economic and social ambitions.
This scenario needs to be urgently arrested. A fundamental change is therefore required, not just in economic and social performance, but in retrieving our lost heritage, our values, our virtues, our norms, and indeed our future.
Irrespective of the different partisan platform in Ondo State, an integrated development strategy opens a new opportunity for deriving the benefits of economies of scale in the development process of this region. What are we going to make of this new opportunity?
The answer is to go back to what worked in the past and adopt the strong dimensions of it in the present context. Indeed, we need to chart what has now been adopted as the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN.
The purpose of the DAWN is to foster regional cooperation and integration as a catalyst for decentralization. There are several models for validating the influence of the integration process in the evolution of result-oriented decentralization.
The European regional development policy for example makes provision for financing for the poorest regions in the EU. These also provide incentives to become a more competitive and efficient economy, and to require more policy and budgetary discipline.
It is apparent that given the tectonic shifts in global political economy and globalisation, a return to the halcyon days of regional governments in Nigeria, and particularly the trail-blazing administration of Chief Obafemi Awolowo may be unrealistic, nevertheless, a paradigm shift in the Nigerian political and economic order is imperative if the country is not to slowly waste away. 7
3. THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR WESTERN NIGERIA – DAWN
DAWN is both a document and a process. As a document, it sets out a clear Framework for the Region”s objectives, priorities and major policy thrusts. It also provides a Roadmap upon which Governments, Development Partners, the Private Sector and Civil Society can ride on to drive a development agenda for the Region.
It indicates where the Yoruba development agenda should focus on, what we need to do to get there, how we shall do it, what the journey is going to cost and how it may be financed. The strategy provides a short, medium and long-term framework for achieving the Region”s development goals and aspirations.
The DAWN is essentially an Agenda for Good Governance in the Southwest, taking into consideration the following:
The development of the Southwest along regional lines, i.e. Integration.
The Region is an economic block, and as such, a regional approach will be cost-effective and economically viable especially in the areas of infrastructure, industrialization, commerce, the environment and agriculture.
The proposed strategic direction or redirection suggested through the DAWN Framework has been developed through a rigorous process, led and supervised by the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG).
The process has been inspired by the Yoruba people themselves, who clearly in public and private conversations, and indeed through their votes at the April 2011 general elections, and the ones preceding them in 2007 (rigged, but revalidated through the courts), determined and defined their obvious ideological preference.
The political leadership has also clearly demonstrated a determination to advance the development of the Southwest Region and in fact the old Western Nigeria, including Edo and Delta, transcending political lines, where necessary, to launch a composite development agenda for the Region.
Indeed, the Yoruba people gathered at a Yoruba Development Agenda Summit, organised by the ARG in Ibadan, on September 23, 2010, resolved among others ………….
(a) That Yoruba electorate must rise up as one nation under one God, and ensure the emergence of political office holders who will truly serve the people, and espouse the „Omoluabi’ ethics and values true to our heritage as a people.
(b) We reiterate the call for True Federalism to enable the constituent parts of the country develop at their own pace, and in accordance with their God-given potentials and capabilities, guided by the peculiarities of their history, cultural norms and inclinations.
8 (c) We call for immediate steps towards Regional Cooperation and Integration among the States in Yorubaland to boost social and economic development.
(d) That it has become imperative more than ever before for a composite Yoruba Development Agenda that will drive and guide our developmental process.
The ARG took a cue from all of the above, with the process culminating in the development of the DAWN Framework. This framework itself feeds largely from a commissioned study submitted to the ARG by the Yoruba Academy. The Academy, set up to provide the much-needed intellectual backbone for Yoruba development in all spheres of life, indeed provided the basis upon which further actions were carried out.
At a Retreat held on the 22 – 24 July, 2011, at the University of Ibadan Conference Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State, and attended by a conglomeration of some of the best intellectuals, technocrats and professionals in Yorubaland, the composite DAWN Framework, which also provided a Roadmap for action was developed.
The central plank of this development strategy is self-development and self-sustainability, with strategic focus on efficient and effective utilisation of all human, financial and material resources of the constituent States. This should be informed by a detailed audit and/or mapping of available resources to see how they can be best deployed and harnessed. The comparative advantage of the localities should be exploited in a holistic framework.
The Development Agenda seeks to encourage the Southwest States to develop a common set of integrated development strategies that enable the Region and its citizens to experience a well-managed process of development, across all spheres of existence.
It also encourages the pursuance of a political (and possibly constitutional/legal) consensus and framework across the Southwest Region, with possible collaboration with the national government, to enable its unhindered implementation and actualisation.
DAWN focuses on the development of a Yoruba identity drawing upon our heritage, history and talent. It is an Agenda for Social Transformation using well-defined Pillars of Development to create a scenario that ensures better living standards for our people irrespective of status, gender, demography or religion, on a sustainable basis.
It is indeed pleasing to see demonstrations of mutual commitment by the leadership of the States in the Region, indicated by the establishment of a 21-member Technical Committee, as well as dedicated Ministries and/or Special Offices for Integration in some of the States – these are optimistic indications of progressive buy-ins.
Continues tomorrow…

CreampieAngela:
another mad ibo dog on the loose. Who told you that i am yoruba?

Nyamiri, mention one tangilbe resource from your Godforsaken, demons infested, redmudded, Gulley-Erosion ravaged region

travel u no go gree! Come out from that dry land and see.we have oil in oyibo,etche,ohaji/egbema,Awomamma,Izombe,Ngor okpala,Ukwa east and west,Aguleri and in Anioma.we rice in Abakaliki(ebony),coal and lime stone,human resources,ogbaete market,biggest market in Africa(onitsha main market),car manufacturing,Ariara market,Nollywood,sports etc so go and die

zuchyblink:
it is only a zoo graduate does not know that PH is an Igbo city and also we have assess to River Niger through onitsha,Oguta and Azumili river.what do u expect from an educational curriculum that was designed with lies

Lol. You people keep saying repeating this Ph claimes, yet the Ikwerres keep vehemently refuting it. Anyway, Listen here you slowpoke, and listen good. Your people's survival more than any other ethnic group (no thanks to space/land constraints) are more dependent on non-igbos for their survival. Even if Nigeria were to grant you all Biafra today, she will still control your airspace, not to mention the seas which you all can't access without her consent, coz as I have earlier established that you all are encircled by Nigerian territory. And if you all fail to maintain friendly/neighborly relationship with Naija, y'all can be easily starved to death like was the case during the war. No amount of delusional grand-standing or chest-beating can change that simple fact.

pls read beyond the zoos curriculum to know what UN say about airspace and sea and stop fooling urself

disumusa:
truly ibo land is locked, just centralsed and surounded by other tribe entirely.

Austria is arguably "landlocked" based on your assessment. But with a population of just around 8.6 million and a total area of about 83K km2 commands a GDP per capita of about $47k, while your Nigeria with a staggering population (largely unproductive illiterates) of about 177 million and about a total area of 923K km2, has a GDP per capita of around $2k.

Go to prosperity.com and see the gulf between Austria(15) and Nigeria(125).

The truth is, the "Experiment" will never make it into the 20th century in your life time, let alone 21st century!

Republic of Biafra is my home. Home is where the heart is, they say.

FrankAba1:


What makes you think other tribes down south will remain in the "Experiment" if they indeed secede from Republic of Biafra?

And what makes you think they won't rather remain? Nobody truly knows.In fact, we need a referendum.

Remove lagos developed by the innovative brains of the israelites let's see what u have as economy. Stupid mgbati conehead from ibadam. Lmaooo

Eeser:
Eh...

The West remains the Best
The greastest concentration of pastors and men of God
God bless

Flyoruboy:


And what makes you think they won't rather remain? Nobody truly knows.In fact, we need a referendum.

^^^Reasons why they would opt to either stay on their own, or federate with Ndigbo:

1) Nigeria has plundered and raped their resources in the name of 'one Nigeria' and forced them to take a miserly 13% for their troubles!
2) Their son Ken Saro-Wiwa had his neck stretched for daring to ask for self-determination....and to this day there has been no apology or recompense forthcoming from Nigeria to acknowledge the injustice done!
3) Nigeria has left the waters and soil of the Niger Delta degraded and the most polluted oil prospecting area in the world!
4) Greedy Nigerians have grabbed most (if not all) of the lucrative oil blocks in the Niger Delta, using it to become overnight billionaires and fight for a place on the Forbes richest list, while the actual owners of said resources are wallowing in penury and disease!
5) Nigeria has used the resources of the Niger Delta to develop far-off places like Abuja and Lagos whereas there's no world-class city in the entire Niger Delta despite all the hundreds of billions of dollars that's been made from the area these past 5+ decades!
6) The Niger Delta is good for exploiting and cheating, but not good to produce the President of Nigeria as was seen in the events leading up to and including the last presidential election in the country! Those that have benefited and stole their resources the most were those that gave them the least support, abused their son and generally made his tenure ungovernable so as to have a case for chanting 'chanji-chanji-chanji'!
7) Nigeria almost wiped out Odi in one of the most glaring cases of human rights abuse and criminality this country has ever known!
8-) They're sharing the same country with a pack of crazed bloodthirsty jihadists who're out on a mission to islamize the whole lot of us!....And this is as good a reason as any to leave this fake union called Nigeria!


Now you list reasons why they would elect to remain in Nigeria if a window of opportunity is presented to them to free themselves from the dead-weight Nigeria has become for them!