Vello:

It'll be too shameful if you're resident in Lagos. I'll simply ask you what's your mission there. You first need ask your friend ask your father, brothers, sisters and mother what is it that got lost in your Igbo land that they're looking for in Lagos as fake spare parts dealers in Ladipo; your mothers as hawkers and corn roasters; your brothers as PEACE MASS TRANSIT, IFESINACHI, OKENE DILI chukwu transport companies touts and conductors-not that Alaba Intl market and SURU ALABA market is not part of where they constitutes nuisance and your sisters as harlots in all brothels that dots the landscape of Lagos and other Yoloba lands as it were. I'm certain there hardly any Yoloba person above 15 - 16yrs that has not sampled a Igbo kitten countless times. I must add that though not that the pussy is that special or sweet but because when the preferred is not available, the available then becomes the preferred.
Hope you're catching my drift? What the heck do you motherfuckers want in Yoloba lands if you don't want us.
Your post is nothing but childish, misguided and uneducated

subtle009:
Its the Southwest Headache that will the kill the yeebos. yet the litter southwest like this is their paradise.

iaamxavier:


we own mansions in ur own region we have businesses companies buhh what do u produce? agberos oloshos G-boys! u guys are parasites!

subtle009:

99percent of oloshos are yeebos, "we have businesses companies" easy ooooooo . check the forbes list and see the number of yeebos their. u will need a microscope though

iaamxavier:
I've been pondering for month what exactly the south west contribute to Nigeria's economy

**we know the North contributes a lot in terms of feeding,leather production and so much more!

**we know the SE contribute a lot in terms of commerce (import and export) business and so much more

**we know the SS contribute about 80% or more to Nigeria's economy in term of crude oil and other mineral resources

Now the big question is what is the major thing the south west contributes to Nigeria's economy ??

I'm talking about THE MAJOR THING!

wristbangle:
People like this tribalistic OP fail to understand that SW are really contributing to the nation in terms of Agriculture, manufacturing, natural resources, IT/Tech and other sectors.

People from his side are heavily known for drug/human trafficking, import and produce compromised products, etc. Aside their business activities, I don't see anything they are contributing to the nation except innoson motors even which their indigenes are not even patronising sef.

iaamxavier:


we own mansions in ur own region we have businesses companies buhh what do u produce? agberos oloshos G-boys! u guys are parasites!

iaamxavier:


all those things u mentioned are minute things! I said major?!?! or is it the money u get from ur agbero or the money u get from ur internet fraudster or the money u get from the sales of bleaching no tell me? as long as I'm concerned u contribute NOTHING

go and replace the brown loofs in ur region

wristbangle:


Hmmm! Maybe this is the reason why your region is still underdeveloped except the state capitals which is a normal scenario to be developed. Don't pretend as if touts are not in your region becos I have been to every nooks and cannies of it. Come to think of it, other tribes are scared to invest and build houses in your region becos they know the kind of people u are.

wristbangle:


The Internet u are using to browse is courtesy of the only 2 fibre optics that comes to naija (Glo1 and Mainone) and pls check who the owners of these two tech companies are.

I can give as many e.g as u want but u know definitely SW region is the major commercial hub of Nigeria, west Africa and even in Africa. Lol I understand your frustration bro. Take it easy.

iaamxavier:



hmmm U see that is the propaganda yorubas keep spreading smh have u ever being to Enugu u call that what? smh! u say people are scared to invest here that's what yorubas tell themselves to feel good men the SE attract alot of investors

now tell me apart from Lagos! (other region collectively developed) which other brown loof region is developed smh! keep consoling ur sorry assess u contribute NOTHING!

wristbangle:


Bros, did u use bra to cover your eyes on my comment that says except your "State capital" which is developed? Ofcourse I agree that Enugu is a beautiful and other developed cities just like owerri, awka, onitsha and probably uhmuahia. Other places are typical villages bro and the road network is nothing to write about.

Seems u know nothing about technology world. Do u think most of these telecoms coys operate with out a fibre link (speaking of Mainone cable company). U know nothing about development and that's why you people often provide inferior products.

I don't want to talk about our natural resources, manufacturing and other sectors sef. The latest IGR speaks for itself how SW regions contributes more than 60percent of the nation GDP/tax generation

iaamxavier:


at least u mentioned 5 state capitals buhh apart from Lagos which other Sw region is developed? talking abouhh technology who produce the first indegineious vehicle in Nigeria? who produced the fastest computer in the world? Igbos are technological ahead!

moving to igr why can't ondo Oyo ekiti and co boast of that? y only Lagos well its simple because of the contribution of other region SS SE and north! Lagos was once Nigeria capital so just hope u know u guys are parasite!!

wristbangle:


Hmmm! Maybe this is the reason why your region is still underdeveloped except the state capitals which is a normal scenario to be developed. Don't pretend as if touts are not in your region becos I have been to every nooks and cannies of it. Come to think of it, other tribes are scared to invest and build houses in your region becos they know the kind of people u are.

iaamxavier:
I've been pondering for month what exactly the south west contribute to Nigeria's economy

**we know the North contributes a lot in terms of feeding,leather production and so much more!

**we know the SE contribute a lot in terms of commerce (import and export) business and so much more

**we know the SS contribute about 80% or more to Nigeria's economy in term of crude oil and other mineral resources

Now the big question is what is the major thing the south west contributes to Nigeria's economy ??

I'm talking about THE MAJOR THING!

iaamxavier:
I've been pondering for month what exactly the south west contribute to Nigeria's economy

**we know the North contributes a lot in terms of feeding,leather production and so much more!

**we know the SE contribute a lot in terms of commerce (import and export) business and so much more

**we know the SS contribute about 80% or more to Nigeria's economy in term of crude oil and other mineral resources

Now the big question is what is the major thing the south west contributes to Nigeria's economy ??

I'm talking about THE MAJOR THING!

iaamxavier:


e pain am kikikikiki

iaamxavier:



hmmm U see that is the propaganda yorubas keep spreading smh have u ever being to Enugu u call that what? smh! u say people are scared to invest here that's what yorubas tell themselves to feel good men the SE attract alot of investors

now tell me apart from Lagos! (other region collectively developed) which other brown loof region is developed smh! keep consoling ur sorry assess u contribute NOTHING!

iaamxavier:


all those things u mentioned are minute things! I said major?!?! or is it the money u get from ur agbero or the money u get from ur internet fraudster or the money u get from the sales of bleaching no tell me? as long as I'm concerned u contribute NOTHING

go and replace the brown loofs in ur region

mercyville:

YOU MEAN THESE BROWN ROOFS IN A SMALL ENCLAVE JUST A LITTLE BIGGER THAN ONLY OYO STATE?

SE 04

Earth2Metahuman:
igboland the giant rusty zinc slum

totit:



I don't want to embarrass you hence I will take it easy with you :


[b]The GDP of the entire nation of Nigeria, the largest economy by far in Africa, currently is about N130 trillion naira(about $594 billion US dollars)(Wikipedia, list of African countries by GDP(nominal)). The Southwest, one of the six geopolitical regions of Nigeria, has an estimated GDP of about N67 trillion naira( about $305 billion US dollars), more than half of the GDP of the nation.

By my estimates, the Southwest region was the third largest economy in the continent of Africa n 2014! This must be a shock or a pleasant surprise to many people!

But the governors in the region have not adopted a robust revenue generating strategy to tap into the resource base of the region. Taxation of the poor and lower middle-class people is a bad strategy which does not reflect a global best practice. The poor have a greater propensity to spend than the rich, so a taxation of the poor is counter-productive as it eliminates the boost to the economy that their spending provides.

Taxation of the rich, middle-class, and upper middle-class, but not the poor, is a global best strategy to raise revenues for the operation of government, the provisioning of infrastructures, robust security apparatus, and social security services that benefit everyone: the rich, the poor, and the disadvantaged in society. Fortunately, there are millions of rich people living in the Southwest: naira millionaires, multi-millionaires, billionaires, and trillionaires available to be taxed.

If the governors of the Southwest had adopted a comprehensive income taxation for revenue as their strategy in 2014, they could have raised N13 trillion naira from a progressive income tax range of 0% for the poor, to up to 30% for the rich: ten times more than the N1.3 trillion naira raised last year!

The combined budget-to-GDP ratio of the states in the Southwest in 2014 was abysmally low, about 2% compared to about 40% in many advanced nations of the world. For the sake of argument, a budget that is 40% of the GDP of the Southwest is approximately N25 trillion naira. This is about twice the budget realizable from using a progressive tax bracket of 0% to 30%.

If the enhanced income-tax-based revenues are spent appropriately, the Southwest will become a prosperous region with robust infrastructures, full employment, improved security, and a world-class social security service.

It is widely accepted (on nairaland) that many governors of the Southwest have reasonably performed well. If they had tapped the hidden resources of the region, their performance would have been elevated to outstanding and transformational! We wonder why policies that would have made a difference in the lives of the majority of the people, such as progressive income taxation, had not been vigorously pursued and implemented. Income taxation will also diminish godfatherism and empower the people while swelling the coffers of governments in the region.

With abundant revenues through income taxation, the Southwest will be in a position to stop accepting monthly oil revenue distributions from the center, but be able to partner with Abuja and other state governors in joint projects of mutual benefit that will drive the economic growth of the nation.

The question that must be asked of the governors of the Southwest is this, are they aware that the great book says, for whom much is given much is required?

So much has been given to the region by the grace of God. So much then is required of the Southwest governments. The governors in the Southwest have an obligation not only to take care of the welfare of their residents but to also drive the socio-economic growth of the nation.

In conclusion, to the people of the Southwest, the third largest economy in Africa, ask not what Abuja can do for you, but ask your governors to:

1. Tax the peoples' incomes, a global best practice, using a progressive tax rate from 0% to 30%.

2. Use the revenues from the income tax to fund government operations, build, monitor, and maintain physical, security, health, education, and research infrastructures, and to provide services and social security to the people. As he who pays the piper dictates the tune, politicians will be compelled by the income tax payers to shift their allegiance from godfathers to the people. This will end godfatherism as the dominant factor in politics in the Southwest.

3. Promote exports and the tourism industry.
4. Work cooperatively with the private industry, research and development centers, and the tertiary institutions in the region.

5. Promote regional integration through intra-regional partnerships and engage in mutually beneficial ventures with Abuja and other governors in other regions.

6. Stop accepting the monthly oil distributions from Abuja from 2016, as this is the root of corruption in Nigeria. To curb corruption in the Southwest and elsewhere in Nigeria requires pulling up the root of corruption in Nigeria by ending the shameful exploitation of the minorities in the oil producing states.[/b]

http://m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/172621/1/to-the-people-of-the-southwest-the-third-largest-e.html