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This Strange Post On Colonial Nigeria by tpiar: 12:57am On Jan 03, 2020
The colonialists that your dumb heads are praising, what did they do with the TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS (in today's money) they looted from Nigeria? Or your dull head doesn't know they ruled for 100 years and built near zero of anything?

If our senators want to use 100 billion for renovation, let them do it. They've earned it.

Was it not Nigerian leaders who built EVERYTHING we see around us today? All the infrastructure, airports, flyovers, roads, expressways, bridges, 200 universities, power plants. WE BUILT THEM, not the white colonialists.

When they left in 1960, all those places you see infrastructure today were BUSH. No road led to your village. It was a bush path that led there. Go and ask your elders if you don't know.

Today you can drive on a road to your village because of BLACK NIGERIAN GOVTS. Not white folks who left you with zilch
Re: This Strange Post On Colonial Nigeria by tpiar: 1:05am On Jan 03, 2020
The colonialists that your dumb heads are praising, what did they do with the TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS (in today's money) they looted from Nigeria?

I think you mean pounds, not dollars. And it probably wasn't in the trillions, there wasn't even any oil then except for palm oil. The oil boom didnt come until the seventies.

As per what they did, much of Lagos was developed by them, other parts by the Brazilian returnees. eg they (colonialists) sandfilled many parts of Lagos, thus increasing the landmass and creating more places for people to move to.


They also built many towns and cities for freed and returning slaves. They established agricultural development (also assisted by black Nigerians), forming a base for wealth creation. They engaged native peoples in cultural dialogue in order to save rejects and outcasts who then became productive members of society. Some of these dialogues involved hard cash or wealth generating opportunities in exchange for people's freedom. Remember many Nigerian peoples saw no reason to end the slave trade or unconventional practices of population control.

They brought an uneasy and difficult peace to the country of Nigeria. This was not done easily or for free. And they took the peace with them after leaving.
Re: This Strange Post On Colonial Nigeria by tpiar: 1:07am On Jan 03, 2020
Was it not Nigerian leaders who built EVERYTHING we see around us today? All the infrastructure, airports, flyovers, roads, expressways, bridges, 200 universities, power plants. WE BUILT THEM, not the white colonialists.

With what expertise were they built? My point is, it's western technology which many Nigerians are uncomfortable with anyway.

Nigerians don't plan on a general level but a tribal or ethnic one, meaning anything involving a unitary backing, is most likely foreign.
Re: This Strange Post On Colonial Nigeria by tpiar: 1:11am On Jan 03, 2020
When they WERE ASKED TO LEAVE in 1960, all those places you see infrastructure today were BUSH. No road led to your village. It was a bush path that led there. Go and ask your elders if you don't know.

Note the bolded.
Re: This Strange Post On Colonial Nigeria by Sibrah: 3:09am On Jan 03, 2020
It is sad to see people confuse uninspiring structures with development. Any 2 or more story building are tagged development. We don't ask the pertinent question of what was spent to put these structures in place and the maintainability of these structures.

Let me go deeper. Some times ago one of the churches in Nigeria built a structure similar to another govt structure in Abuja. The church spent less than 500 million Naira ( contractor profit margin included ) but the govt own cost over N20 billion. So if we are talking about development, at what cost did they come?
Did we spend money for 40 units of a thing to acquire just one unit? Fair bargain is a watch phrase when it comes to govt project.
Re: This Strange Post On Colonial Nigeria by nlPoster: 3:43am On Jan 03, 2020
What are the uninspiring structures?

Lagos, 1960s

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