Chimookigwe:
Looking at the comments on this thread, I see why the South East has nothing to show.

25% of Igbos are blaming others, 20% are living in denial, 5% are sensible enough to shut up and the remaining 50% are busy hawking gala at Ojuelegba. They would be back in the evening to insult "Tilumbu".

Omoluabi16:

Lagos is COMMERCIAL CAPITAL.. yet has no 'enabling environment'
Lagos attract investment because of her status ......And ogun state is a beneficiary because of close proximity

You ended up saying nothing but contradicting yourself.

BlowYourMind:
South East don't need investment, investment cannot bring as much money drug trafficking, scamming and swindling will bring

Sammy07:

I love Igbos but don't like IPOB

Maduawuchukwu:
From this article, even the North west attracted lesser investments than the Soutj East. Most of the investments coming into Nigeria ends up in the Lagos/Ogun axis. This is because of the Status of Lagos as Nigera's commercial capital and not as a result of any enabling environment put in place by the state governments. Lagos does not have an enabling environment for business. Look at how the LASG destroyed Gokada's business and is on track to hamper the operations of Uber and Bolt. Did the actions of the state Governement reflect one that consciously puts in place good government policies? Do all the harassment from touts and endless gridlocks reflect a government that is serious about promoting investments? Lagos attracts investment because of their status and not because of any State government policy. Ogun state is merely a beneficiary of proximity to Lagos.

SmartPolician:


Akuko

While all Igbos are not IPOB members, we Igbos understand that they fight for overall good of the tribe.

BeLookingIDIOT:
The SW always first and SE always last in everything positive

kettykin:
Audio FDI.the problem with this statistics is the only checked foreign investment inflow and not internal investment inflow

IvarTheBoneless:


Your mum still enjoys me.

He pain u sotay you go change moniker

PigTormentor:

What? Is this true?

Angelfrost:
I honestly don't get what the fuss of our Eastern people here is all about... Who doesn't know South East is behind in terms of foreign investments??! Is that supposed to be hidden knowledge??!...

When your region continues to condole poor leadership for so many years, what did you all expect??! When good roads, and simple basic infrastructure continue to be rocket science, how exactly do you expect to attract top businesses.

Come to even think of it, how many Easterners are actually willing to invest in their home states??!... There are far more Igbo big business owners setting up businesses far from the East than there are Westerners and Northerners doing such far from home!!!

I have said before, will keep saying it... IPOB, Ohaneze, APGA, etc, have got to call a conference, sit their 'wandering' asses down at a round table, and have a word with themselves! Other regions have left you people behind, and it isn't merely because you don't have one of your people in Aso Rock.

As the Good Book clearly states: "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." (Matt. 25:23)

The entire Igbo nation has what it takes to transform their states and communities into the classic developmental hub that will be envied by all, and pull nations down there in droves to do business... They should join hands and start, instead of constantly pointing fingers, sharing blames, while ironically and paradoxically developing other regions.

gwafaeziokwu:


See love. Yoruba youths have finally lost it. So foreign investment is the new gold?

Wow!!

Ndigbo biko, never leave your indigenous economic model and start listening to these people who love owambe more than anything. We are not cut from the same stock abeg. Leave us with our economic model. You like the easy way out, while we like to work it out! While one enslaves you forever, the other make you eternal boss!

Few years ago ,you guys laughed at our apprentice model as if we pooed on our trousers, today it is been studied in major universities in the world. Ndiigbo and their future generations has locked down wealth through it.

Today, it's FDI. You guys don't get it. WE ARE THE FU**ING DIRECT INVESTMENT FOR CHRIST SAKE.
Our wealth is spread out to all nations of the world. All we need do is to bring it back. That is our drive. Aku luo uno!! Let our wealth reach home and we are fine.

See this mugus.

Omoluabi16:

Lagos is COMMERCIAL CAPITAL.. yet has no 'enabling environment'
Lagos attract investment because of her status ......And ogun state is a beneficiary because of close proximity



You ended up saying nothing but contradicting yourself.

totit:


Lool
A local investor? Well, I will not just provide one but more ;

https://www.nairaland.com/4110844/real-developers-lagos-top-30

Also, below is AmenEstate owned by a yoruba man.

There you have it, the ' a local investor ' lool

PigTormentor:
Ok

All these analysis missed the real reason for lack of investment in the SE. Most Igbos with means to purchase these goods don't even live in the SE hence low return on investment. They mostly live in the SW and the North hence money will always go to where their is a good ROI. End of story.

nedu666:
South east had the least investment at 203 million dollars. North west had 29 million dollars, north east had 39 million dollars. Yet the south east is least according to the article. Wonderful

kristmalachy:
Southwest $81,808,183,342.05 (87.70%wink; South-South, $470,688,204.67 (0.50%); North Central, $10,732,800,098.87 (11.51%); North east, $ 39,414,980.00 (0.04%); and Northwest, $29,959,790 (0.03%).
[/b]South east, $203,898,690 million and representing just less than one percent (0.22%)
Don't understand why pointing at southeast only

The Governor Willie Obiano-led administration in Anambra State, says it has attracted over $4 billion investments into the State in two years.

Obiano, who revealed this at the award ceremony to round-off the silver jubilee celebration of the State (Anambra at 25), affirmed that his administration is intensely focused on driving his economic blueprint, through the four pillars of development, aimed at positioning the State for an uncommon economic growth.

The four pillars of development are, agriculture, industrialisation, trade and commerce and oil and gas.

He stated that his administration has so far, successfully placed Anambra State on the agricultural map of Nigeria, which is the number one pillar of his blueprint, saying that they would soon begin to make the same impact with industrialisation, trade and commerce and oil and gas, which make up the remaining pillars of his blueprint.

According to him, the four pillars of development hold the key to the future of Anambra State.

However, in order to add to the overall economic drive of the State, Obiano explained that his administration, has also adopted a new development strategy, known as the “Anambra Economic Transformation Programme” (AET-P), to enhance the integrated development of the State.

This strategy according to him, was developed to match the State’s new public sector efficiency with the growing interest of the private sector in order to achieve a set of clearly established goals.

These goals include, jumpstarting the immediate operations of the Onitsha Inland River Port, to serve as a catalyst to the State’s domestic economy, upgrading the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway into a world class highway with ultramodern ancillary services that will boost the State’s internally generated revenue (IGR).

Diversifying the State’s economy, by tapping the huge agricultural potentials of Anambra River Basin and finally, accelerating the construction and subsequent operations of the proposed international cargo and fuelling airport in Umueri.

He expressed confidence that the four pillars of development, would change the State’s economic landscape in the next 25 years and bring the people to a vantage position to drive development in West Africa and beyond.

Obianor, described Anambra people, as one of the best in the country, who have contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria.

He observed that Anambra indigenes are industrious and have supported Nigeria’s growth, noting that the award was instituted to honour indigenes of the State that merited it, irrespective of political, religious or traditional affiliations.

He urged the people of the State to join hands with his administration to bring the hopes and wishes of the people to fulfillment.

“I urge you to bring your dreams home, I urge you to bring your naira and dollar home. Though we have only 4,844 square meters of land, Anambra State is big enough for everyone, no matter the size of our dreams”.

Coldie:
I so much hate our Eastern leaders. No wonder it seems Eastern youths have no respect for them.


I wonder the kind of leaders that will be Happy that year in year out thousands of their youths are leaving their region to other regionz and they are ok with it

rdokoye:


I said in the other 5 Yoruba states. Show me the equivalent. Everyone invests in Lagos, how big is Dangote's investment? Billions.