Development means many different things to different people. For some, it is the number, size and shape of houses in a place. To others, it is the smoothness of the motorways. Yet for others like myself, it is the totality of the indices that are used to measure humanity including but not limited to

physical infrastructure
freedom of speech/not bonded by some savage cultures
human development indices such as poverty, literacy, health, food and feeding patterns, etc
treatment of human beings including women folk and children
GDP par capita
industrialization
others

In all of these, Igbo states fare very well in relation to the other 29 states of Nigeria. They come tops in many of these development indices and one or two Igbo states even beat Lagos in some of these indices.

So, Igbo states lack development, like all states of Nigeria, but they are not lagging behind other comparative Nigerian states. They should, nonetheless, be doing much better than they are doing, given the abundance of talented human resources they have.
Overall, Lagos tops in several human development indices and that is because it is a melting pot for all shades of people.

LOL all[b] Nigerian States are lagging behind.[/b] I think you always miss the points of any debate. Its not Igbo states vs. Nigerian states, its Nigerian states vs. the developed world

Read my comments more carefully.

All nigerian states are lagging behind is a straw man argument. You must relate them to something. Against whom are they lagging behind? Haiti, Sudan, Afghanistan, USA, Laos, UK, China, etc. There must be some comparison. Nothing stands in a vacuum.

read i said the developed world. If sudan is what igbo states see as their competition, pele lol

Can anyone in all honesty attempt to compare Nigeria to any of the countries in the developed world? Should Nigeria not be compared with its peers?

yeah thats the point, so we are spurring Nigeria to reach that levels. You are only interested in internal competition I see, sebi ? Why not compare alaigbo to south africa without thinking of yoruba for once lol

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You are an idi.ot. The post I am responding to compared Igbo states to Yoruba states. What did you want me to to? Compare Igbo states to the moon?

This Mekusxx guy with his ethnic agenda. Na wa for this guy. He need serious help for real!!!

when they elect 419 governors wot do u expect

wazobia200:

This Mekusxx guy with his ethnic agenda. Na wa for this guy. He need serious help for real!!!

Before you run your stu-pid mouth, pls do well to educate yourself and no where this thread is coming from here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-449388.0.html

Igbo states are lagging behind compared to Rivers,Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.This is clearly outstanding.

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Please in what development indices? Rivers yes, in some. Akwa Ibom and CRS No. Please provide proof in relation to available resources. Thanks

ROFLMAO!!!

Oh! here you ask for proof in relation to available resources ?? LOL

Of the states, Akwa Ibom receives one of the highest if not the highest money for oil production. Still I have no proof that AKS is better than Enugu or Imo or Anambra or Abia. Ebonyi yes. CRS is only Calabar city. The rest places are rural. Show me proof that they are better than the Igbo states I have mentioned. I do not intend to drag this argument further, other than to state that all Nigerians states are not developing as they should. The issue of Igbo states lagging behind does not arise until the proper comparisons are made.

akwaibom and crossriver are only comparable to ebonyi and enugu.imo,anambra and abia are way ahead of them.rivers is the eastern lagos and is suffering thesame neglect from fg as other eastern states.portharcourt has everything lagos has and even more but has been deliberately neglected by federal government.

Thanks Abagworo. Apparently some of those writing on here have not been to these places. Although I am an Igbo, my LGA is next to those in in Akwa Ibom and Cross River and I have travelled those places extensively. I do not see any devpts in AKS and  CRS that beat those in Ibo states except Ebonyi. Let anyone proove me wrong here.

Is there any Nigerian state that can boast of being in the 21st century?. They are lagging behind in all things even crime.

^ thanks, Aloy Emeka. A lot of places in Nigeria are s.hitholes. Instead of mekusxx focussing on the shittiness of alaigbo he is doing competition with others. I would be the first to own up that where I am from is a s.h.i.thole

Sefago read my posts, especially post number 15. I have acknowledged severally that the country is in shambles. Why anyone will come and tell me that Igbos are worse off  when it is not the case is what beats me. Unless you imply that the person(s) focusing on putting off Igbo states instead of the entire country should be left to run riot?

Sefago:

I think the OP is correct but people would never see the problem anyways because all they care about is their ethnic group. Everywhere in Nigeria is underdeveloped though regardless of ethnic group. There is a lot the state government for each state can do to improve their state infrastructure. You really dont need federal government except you want to work on huge projects.

And you incorrigible im-becile, the above in quote is what you said here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-449388.0.html . Now you want to come preach to me? Not so? You better be consistent like me and stop being an irritable flip-flopper. Anyways, what does one expect from an Yoruba? Double-speak.

Abia: Govt to stop overseas medical trips
05.22.2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010

As well to do Nigerians both in public and private sector continue to seek medical care abroad Abia state governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has vowed to stem the tide by building a medical institution of international standard with requisite facilities and experts to provide the best medical services as obtainable in advanced countries.




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He gave the assurance at the weekend while inspecting the progress of work at the Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Umuahia where government expects to provide high standard medical services in partnership with Mecare Group of India.

“All the modern equipment for diagnosing illnesses will be put in place here,” the governor said, adding that the Indian medical firm would not only supply the medical equipment but also bring in the experts in the field of medicine, who would team up with local experts to provide world class medical care in Abia.

According to him, the 50 bed hospital would be run as a purely commercial venture and all the complex illnesses such as kidney diseases, heart and prostate problems, among others that usually compel Nigerians to seek appropriate care abroad would be treated effectively here in Abia.

Orji said that his administration paid N200 million to acquire Alaoma Hospital from its owner, Dr Anagha Ezeikpe, and has so far spent N150 million to renovate the facility to meet required architectural standard while N150 million was paid to Mecare Group as government’s counterpart funding obligation.

He expressed satisfaction at the massive reconstruction work in progress at the hospital, which according to him, was going on schedule, adding that work has entered its last stage before the gate of the medical complex is thrown open for medical services.

Orji said that his government was doing the same thing at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba hence he enthused that Abia was poised to become Nigeria’s medical tourist centre where Nigerians would come and receive proper medical care for illnesses instead of going abroad to seek medical care.

mekuszyx:

Abia: Govt to stop overseas medical trips
05.22.2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010

As well to do Nigerians both in public and private sector continue to seek medical care abroad Abia state governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has vowed to stem the tide by building a medical institution of international standard with requisite facilities and experts to provide the best medical services as obtainable in advanced countries.




advertisement

He gave the assurance at the weekend while inspecting the progress of work at the Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Umuahia where government expects to provide high standard medical services in partnership with Mecare Group of India.

“All the modern equipment for diagnosing illnesses will be put in place here,” the governor said, adding that the Indian medical firm would not only supply the medical equipment but also bring in the experts in the field of medicine, who would team up with local experts to provide world class medical care in Abia.

According to him, the 50 bed hospital would be run as a purely commercial venture and all the complex illnesses such as kidney diseases, heart and prostate problems, among others that usually compel Nigerians to seek appropriate care abroad would be treated effectively here in Abia.

Orji said that his administration paid N200 million to acquire Alaoma Hospital from its owner, Dr Anagha Ezeikpe, and has so far spent N150 million to renovate the facility to meet required architectural standard while N150 million was paid to Mecare Group as government’s counterpart funding obligation.

He expressed satisfaction at the massive reconstruction work in progress at the hospital, which according to him, was going on schedule, adding that work has entered its last stage before the gate of the medical complex is thrown open for medical services.

Orji said that his government was doing the same thing at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba hence he enthused that Abia was poised to become Nigeria’s medical tourist centre where Nigerians would come and receive proper medical care for illnesses instead of going abroad to seek medical care.

so many governors and presidents had given such promises in the past.i doubt the sincerity of this since elections is around the corner.

^^^^Still. I have it on good record that the hospital in question is under construction.

mekuszyx:

Sefago:

And you incorrigible im-becile, the above in quote is what you said here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-449388.0.html . Now you want to come preach to me? Not so? You better be consistent like me and stop being an irritable flip-flopper. Anyways, what does one expect from an Yoruba? Double-speak.

You retarded igbo man from a low class background with no common sense- read my whole posts lol. Igboland is severely underdeveloped. Of course they are un par with other african states but that does not mean that they are developed you low IQed buffon.

Abagworo:

akwaibom and crossriver are only comparable to ebonyi and enugu.imo,anambra and abia are way ahead of them.rivers is the eastern lagos and is suffering thesame neglect from fg as other eastern states.portharcourt has everything lagos has and even more but has been deliberately neglected by federal government.

thank U very much my brother, I like it when umu nna argue like this, rather than resorting to needless tribal war, although I kind of like it when mekusxx take some of these tribalists to the cleaners by playing their own game with them. However, intellectual response like this thread and Ur brilliant contributions presented with fact and good logic is way more effective in shutting tribalists up. . Now they know how not come at Okoro with lame arguement. . Lol. . Seriously, I saw that thread about igbo states laggin behind, I just hissed. . Another diasporan eating Mc Donald and drinking coke in his room and mouthing off in enjoyment. . Lol. . Person wey neva reach east before sef wan gist shiit. . .i ve been to many SW states, i am resident in Lagos and I school in the east, I ve been to almost all the SE and SS states except for a few, so sb coming up on the net to make such a claim is pointless to me. . .thanks again for Ur insightful contributions, U and a few otherz make me proud with Ur brilliance. . Keep it Up!