proxillin:
What Buhari is doing is the best for Nigeria. Only someone lacking common sense will oppose him. Awon tribal werey

mediachirps:
prevail? When they're bussy making themselves slaves day by day. The simple truth is Igbos are too stubborn, they want to see happen to them in flesh, before they could believe. Foolish people.

Alwaystruth:
The way Nigerians reason baffles me a lot. I have said it before in this forum that the problem
of Nigeria is nothing but wickedness. The simple general laws of nature favors no one particular tribe ,race,color,
region or religion but have equal applications on them all. Nigerians are facing hardship and unprecedented unemployment yet
all policies of government all levels lead to more unemployment to the people.

Now, somebody just demolished that Oshodi market in the name of development and as well witch-hunting a particular
tribe without knowing that those shops demolished provided employment and means of livelihood to thousands of people from different ethnicity. Certainly many families will be affected in this singular action and more people pour into the unemployment market. More criminals will also be created leading to more insecurity of lives and properties .Yet this is a country struggling with security issues. If any bad policy is targeted at the Igbos,well..as someone rightly said, the worst they can do is their 20 pounds civil war mentality.

Mosh1:
Claiming victim`s card as usual,but seriously u guys should stop all these.It has not help and it won`t help you rather with this mindset,you will keep on creating enmity for yourselves.Yoruba hates you,Hausa hates you,Niger-Delta hates you,middle-beltans kill you during biafran....haba!are u guyz that special?

vani86:


i admit that buhari's intentions are for the good of nigeria, i admit the bans, well not really ban but frustration placed on importers of certain product to enable local production to thrive is good.

this is where my beef with him is though,

you dont wake up 1 morning and start enacting laws and decrees, you dont make financial and economic decisons on a whim, The CBN restricted the availability of dollar in order for the Naira to appreciate against the dollar but so far has it appreciated? No, instead it has been depreciating, for fucccks sake 1 dollar is 250 abi 300 today, this time last year it was 130.

The president should have given a time frame for the total restriction of these products, it will enable those who livelihood depend on it to readjust, re -strategise by either starting production or moving on to other products.

his policy have killed many businesses, increased unemployment, i bet you those who blindly support buhari have not yet been affected by the hardship the country is going through.

cramjones:
Many people have been saying that Buhari means well with his economic policies including my humble self, however, haven discussed with many people and studying who are affected the most, I am convinced to say that whilst Buhari's economic policies affect all Nigerians, the group it affects the most in a disportionate manner are the Igbos. When you examine most of these policies you would think that Igbos are specifically being targeted on all fronts. Let us examine the facts one after the other.

1. According to Vanguard news today, it was stated that Buhari's government have moved Lagos clearing house for imports to Kano. We all know that almost half of Lagos are occupied by Igbos. Igbo business men around the country have their networks in Lagos, and all they have known for many years is clearing their goods in Lagos. Moving it to Kano only adds to their cost without a concomitant value. Does it affect all business men, including hausas? Yes of course, but we all know that at least 70% of imports in Nigeria are carried out by Igbo business men all over Nigeria. This is NOT a good policy in my opinion it creates bad blood for the average Igbo business man, and make life even tougher for them.

(Link here http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/igbo-traders-bemoan-buharis-economic-policies-harsh-business-environment/)


2. The dollar policy has also disproportionately affected Igbos. Most Igbos have had to close business, because they cannot even find the dollar to pay for their imported goods. Worse still businessess that have millions of USD turn over, are prevented by the banks to collect their money, with the bank claiming they do not have dollar. This essentially grinds businesses and further makes the economy slip into oblivion. Does this policy affect other non-Igbo importers? Ofcourse yes, but given that Igbos are the engine of all of our imports in Nigeria, we can safely say that they are disproportionately affected.

3. Two days ago the APC government of Ambode, who in my opinion has been a confused governor, unable to just keep up with what Fashola has done, ordered that Oshodi market be destroyed. This is one of the largest market places in Nigeria and West Africa. Is it a bad policy to destroy Oshodi market for developmental reasons? Absolutely not, depending on its intent. However, what is bad policy, is when you do not give any notice, no alternatives, and then destroy peoples business that took many years to build, throwing thousands off their employment, and making many more people jobless. This is barbaric to say the least. Which group of people dominate Oshodi market? Igbos ofcourse. By many accounts, Igbos make up 85 - 90% of the traders in Oshodi. Was it a way of telling the Igbos that they are not needed in Lagos? Who inspired Ambode to take such actions?


I won't go further than this, but one thing is clear, PMB would have to thread carefully, or else what he thinks he is trying to make better, would only make the country worse. We do not need another civil war, policies like this only make Nigeria more polarized and ungovernable.

God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

-CramJones

TheSonOfMark:



You're a subscriber to the mob ideology Fani Kayode keeps alluding to - APC internet bullies with one-track minds coupled with nadir-esque comprehension skills who continually churn your party's stale propagandist hogwash to deceive the gullible masses while the reality of the many failures of Buhari and his cronies stare you in the face like the foggy haze in harmattan.

Keep living the illusion!

cramjones:


Talking down the points I have raised without raising any counter factual points, just makes you look stupiid. I have been in the APC. I have sat with Buhari a number of times, I am an ardent supporter of Buhari, but when someone is toeing a wrong line, you must call it out. I am not even Igbo, so please don't sound like an idiot.

-CramJones

cramjones:


Talking down the points I have raised without raising any counter factual points, just makes you look stupiid. I have been in the APC. I have sat with Buhari a number of times, I am an ardent supporter of Buhari, but when someone is toeing a wrong line, you must call it out. I am not even Igbo, so please don't sound like an idiot.

-CramJones

cramjones:
Many people have been saying that Buhari means well with his economic policies including my humble self, however, haven discussed with many people and studying who are affected the most, I am convinced to say that whilst Buhari's economic policies affect all Nigerians, the group it affects the most in a disportionate manner are the Igbos. When you examine most of these policies you would think that Igbos are specifically being targeted on all fronts. Let us examine the facts one after the other.

1. According to Vanguard news today, it was stated that Buhari's government have moved Lagos clearing house for imports to Kano. We all know that almost half of Lagos are occupied by Igbos. Igbo business men around the country have their networks in Lagos, and all they have known for many years is clearing their goods in Lagos. Moving it to Kano only adds to their cost without a concomitant value. Does it affect all business men, including hausas? Yes of course, but we all know that at least 70% of imports in Nigeria are carried out by Igbo business men all over Nigeria. This is NOT a good policy in my opinion it creates bad blood for the average Igbo business man, and make life even tougher for them.

(Link here http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/igbo-traders-bemoan-buharis-economic-policies-harsh-business-environment/)


2. The dollar policy has also disproportionately affected Igbos. Most Igbos have had to close business, because they cannot even find the dollar to pay for their imported goods. Worse still businessess that have millions of USD turn over, are prevented by the banks to collect their money, with the bank claiming they do not have dollar. This essentially grinds businesses and further makes the economy slip into oblivion. Does this policy affect other non-Igbo importers? Ofcourse yes, but given that Igbos are the engine of all of our imports in Nigeria, we can safely say that they are disproportionately affected.

3. Two days ago the APC government of Ambode, who in my opinion has been a confused governor, unable to just keep up with what Fashola has done, ordered that Oshodi market be destroyed. This is one of the largest market places in Nigeria and West Africa. Is it a bad policy to destroy Oshodi market for developmental reasons? Absolutely not, depending on its intent. However, what is bad policy, is when you do not give any notice, no alternatives, and then destroy peoples business that took many years to build, throwing thousands off their employment, and making many more people jobless. This is barbaric to say the least. Which group of people dominate Oshodi market? Igbos ofcourse. By many accounts, Igbos make up 85 - 90% of the traders in Oshodi. Was it a way of telling the Igbos that they are not needed in Lagos? Who inspired Ambode to take such actions?


I won't go further than this, but one thing is clear, PMB would have to thread carefully, or else what he thinks he is trying to make better, would only make the country worse. We do not need another civil war, policies like this only make Nigeria more polarized and ungovernable.

God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

-CramJones

Ephemmm:


Intelligent discussion like this is not only meant for people with deeper mental horizons, but also people who are not deficient upstairs: not for someone who has not recovered from the defeat experienced in the last election.

Please stay off my mention.

sinistermind:
Y'all Nigerian are hypocrites... The same people that are here defending the government on encouraging local manufacturing are still the same people that'll see a locally made product n tag it "Aba Made" and boycott such product.

Bigprozzie:
Ill informed, mostly asinine sub analysis by an attention seeker


@ Topic

No decent Nigerian cares if any set of people are disproportionately affected.

1. The customs must be sanitized, Nigeria loses billions of dollars because of the corruption in the body. Importation of goods should not be the mainstay of the economy. Those brilliant igbos should start manufacturing the products they are currently importing

Bigprozzie:


Take your bare faced lies and shove it where the sun dont shine.

Do you think you are conversing with the illiterates that have fallen for your self absorbed and low self esteem induced threads.

You are inconsequential, an attention seeker and 90% of the time, you make no sense.

@ Topic

No decent Nigerian cares if any set of people are disproportionately affected.

1. The customs must be sanitized, Nigeria loses billions of dollars because of the corruption in the body. Importation of goods should not be the mainstay of the economy. Those brilliant igbos should start manufacturing the products they are currently importing

2. Ambode ordered the destruction of the shop at Oshodi and that is the right decision. The market is an eyesore and is used by hoodlums and criminals to victimise Lagosians. Besides, the LASG gave the traders enough notice to vacate the market.

The OP is just playing the devils advocate and he impresses no one.

PedroJP:






My friend u put things in place first to make things easy 4 ur subjects b4 u make such policies and not to act like an almighty in order to punish ur perceived enemy u can never get at.



At least u start ur no importation from oil sector which will help locals both in availability of petroleum products, favourable cost and energy boost. Then u can talk about restricting importation of on other sectors. No need to tell u more as u are not d dullllard and can't say his intentions though he has non other than wickedness.

vani86:


we love them all though,

its a pity that a group of people who feel they are being marginalised are criticized for speaking out. where is the freedom of speech

cramjones:


Talking down the points I have raised without raising any counter factual points, just makes you look stupiid. I have been in the APC[b]. I have sat with Buhari a number of times[/b], I am an ardent supporter of Buhari, but when someone is toeing a wrong line, you must call it out. I am not even Igbo, so please don't sound like an idiot.

-CramJones

todayboy:
mr intelligent keep deceiving yourself why president is becoming a dictator

Bigprozzie:


Take your bare faced lies and shove it where the sun dont shine.

Do you think you are conversing with the illiterates that have fallen for your self absorbed and low self esteem induced threads.

greenpasture:
I must disagree with your argument.

You hide the most salient point you make well inside your treatise. It is this - igbos have high exposure to the government's policies as they are the largest importers. You might also have correctly added that they are also prominent in retail.

This government is attempted the largest social engineering exercise ever undertaken in Nigeria's history; getting Nigerians to reappraise the true meaning of value creation. This means that Nigeria must move away from importation to production. I know that you understand this which is why the points you raise are curious. Nigeria has at best four months import cover in dollar terms. With oil prices plummeting it is entirely reasonably that the demand side is immediately prioritised and addressed (with the addition of palliative efforts for the most vulnerable) while medium and long term supply side efforts are encouraged.

You talk about the destruction of the Oshodi market in standalone terms without mentioning the evolution of such measures in Lagos since 1999. If you had done so, then it would not appear as sectional as you make it sound. We've had block makers protest the beautification of underpasses, okada protest their ban from highways, we've had houses demolished on the Lagos badagry expressway. All this because Lagos is taking in 600,000 people per annum. If Lagos is to continue to carry the dreams and aspirations of its inhabitants it must reinvent itself. This will come at a cost. Lagos cannot build future prosperity on spontaneous shanty town development.

The igbo are particularly well positioned for the new Nigeria. There are hectares of oil palm lying fallow in the SE as sons of farmers head to the city to trade. Oil palm prices are historically more robust than crude oil; Nigeria cannot even meet internal demand. Aba and other city only need a few production based incubators to help the garment and footwear industries build valid business models for the export market. Nigeria is being reinvented and we will all hurt for a while. Services such as banking are set for a historic bath. Nigerians need to familiarise themselves with the MTEF and the 2016 budget in order to align themselves with the new realities. Raising the spectre of tribal discrimination does not serve the interest of the Nigerian people, even if it makes good arm chair reading. With respect.

cramjones:
cc: Tonyebarcanista ishi.love obino.scopy

Bigprozzie:


It is just common sense economics. No country survives by importing 75% of goods consumed.

How can we continue to talk about diversification. Now is the time to put it into action. The Igbo importers should start production of the toothpicks, toys, pants, singlets, plastics, pencils etc that they import from China

How can a country like Nigeria be a net importer of Rice and making Thai farmers rich just because importation of rice is a faster option and a quick way to make a buck?

Montaque:


The garment n footwear industries in aba needs imported machines and garments types not made or found in Nigeria. Wouldn't you have advised Govt to take that into consideration, instead of a ur total affirmation?

superior1:


In your dreams....bah?, abeg sharrap and stop seeking attention with your silly write-ups

ChristStriker:


What has this government done to encourage Igbos to manufacture? See Aba that can become the centre of industrialisation in Nigeria has been abandoned by FG.