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Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Nobody: 1:33am On Jun 04, 2021 |
JohnSin97: The headline stated revenue/expenditure not only revenue. The Colonials operated as much as the present Nigerian government during that period. Regions generated income (igr you guys love so much this days ) through taxes while the Federal/colonial government was in charge of Export duties (Nigeria's major source of income before and till now-oil). In essence, you guys depended on the federal allocation+ loans to run before independence. But come on,I shouldn't be teaching you all this na-shebi novi una go reference this document before I see am. check this one out
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Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Igboid: 1:37am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Igboid: Here you see how another Igbo village, Ebem was ransacked levelled and it's surviving warriors mopped up by the British. The rest of Ohafia town after seeing what Happened to Ebem had to surrender. This story didn't cover it, but after such surrender, the British usually constitute a trial and still arrest and jail main ring leaders to the resistance and spread the news to neighboring towns to dissuade them from mounting any resistance to British colonialism. That's how British kept pilling up Igbo prisoners. 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by JohnSin97: 1:38am On Jun 04, 2021 |
eduj: The screenshot below said much of the coal was used for railways, never said anything about power plants, never even said anything about anything after Independence. Plus I wasn't disputing the fact that enugu was known for coal. 1 Like
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Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Nobody: 1:48am On Jun 04, 2021 |
JohnSin97: i will get the screenshot for electricity soon and many more-but a question first, since most of the rails/engines (steam/external combustion engines) were run on coal , and Crude was discovered much later-what do you think the Colonials used for power generation? . The Yoruba author of the book did a splendid job. No you guys at the other thread was just shouting about how useless the East was and still is. Am just waiting for that thread to hit front page-i gat more screen shots to share - thank God you guys referenced this article first. 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by JohnSin97: 1:51am On Jun 04, 2021 |
eduj: Stop being stupid. The circled in blue is the section for current revenues, the underlined in red is the total of for the Total Current revenues and the circled black is the section for expenditure...... you're obviously rettarded. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Nobody: 1:56am On Jun 04, 2021 |
JohnSin97: Regional revenue not total of federal allocation and regional revenue (igr). Yes the SW had more Federal revenue from Nigerias common wealth hence the higher total yearly revenue, But the SE contributed more to the federal revenue and generated more Regional revenue. Explaining it in lay man terms, in 1960, the western region generated (what we now call igr) 4,000 pounds from taxes while the Eastern region generated 5000 pounds ,but the colonial government paid (what we now call Federal allocation) 15,000 against 9,000 to west. The colonial masters dispensed funds to the regions based on landmass and population (The british definitely wrote the 1999 constitution). In other words,all I have been pointing out is that the East generated more Igr than the West before independence 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by ScamHunter: 1:58am On Jun 04, 2021 |
IGBOSON1: If it wasn't Nzeogwu's coup, something else would still have precipitated genocide against Ndiigbo. Ndigbo for one were hated by the British for our fierce independence. The only region that they couldn't completely control. This hatred was transfused to other Nigerian tribes. The fact that the Igbo quickly became what the whiteman was lest other Nigerian tribes in envy and jealousy. The summary was that it was just a matter of time before Igbo realized that too mush success is dangerous for us in the midst of tribes that lack the natural drive of Ndigbo. You cannot lead in all spheres and sectors among people who cannot compete on level playing ground and they don't scheme evil out of jealousy. That was exactly what the Jews of Europe suffered. Did the Jews topple any governments in Europe? Even the Nzeogwu coup was nationally celebrated before the British Home Office stepped in and convince the Northerners in the UK that it was an anti-North coup. Without the hatred of the Bristish towards Igbo, it would not have been christened an IGBO COUP. 4 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Nobody: 2:17am On Jun 04, 2021 |
ScamHunter: Very true, just as they are looking for another reason to destroy our modest achievements. The British factor/interests can't be overlooked, Nigeria have always been a milk cow for them and they will vehemently oppose any attempt to change the status qou. UAC, PZ,UNILEVER, Shell etc played negative parts in our history (one of them is actually the infamous Royal Niger Company that sold slaves ,deposed monarchs and killed opposers paving the way for the colonization of West Africa) Today these same companyies are still leaders in there respective fields and major players yet in Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by JohnSin97: 3:02am On Jun 04, 2021 |
eduj: Trash.....no where in that table is allocation stated, What's there is Revenues generated from the region that goes to the federal, and revenues generated from the region that goes to the region. All the articles and screenshots you posted proved nothing about the claims you're making nor the high standards of living of igbos before the war. Simply empty ranting. The New York Times article of 1964 best explains Nigeria. 3 Likes
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Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by vcente(m): 3:57am On Jun 04, 2021 |
fregeneh:bro, i had to stop reading, just to laugh, and screenshot this post. See eh, let me tell you a secret igbos will never share, no matter how dey rant and boast. The truth is that by our own standards, we know that we are quite poor. We don't have money. Our people can be said to have only the first generational wealth right now. So we are just building houses for now, with very few big industries. By the next generation well, i think i will stop here, can't say to many things as we have too many enemies. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by OsuAmaka: 6:17am On Jun 04, 2021 |
JohnSin97:Every foreign and local accounts have always described the western region as the most successful, facts are sacred. SW was light yrs ahead of the pack. -Osu amaka 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Obamaofusa: 7:27am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Hardfacts234:All the nonsense you put here....blah blah 18 Yorubas,2 Igbos and whatever lies you want to spin have been defeated with FBI 80 which had 78 criminal Igbos on the list coupled with thousands of Igbos on the death row in Asia. I know we will be going back and forth but every African,every Asian,every Ghanaian,every South African etc even a teenager knows that Igbos are the largest chunk of criminally minded people in Africa. When Igbos criminality all over the globe became nauseating,a white Professor,Prof Elis had to warn the world about the criminality of these criminal Africans. It is on the internet as an e- book and you can also get it from Amazon. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Obamaofusa: 7:38am On Jun 04, 2021 |
eduj:lol You are just wasting your energy and time.There had never been anytime Igbos have ever come close to the positive achievements of the rich,smart working Yorubas either then or now. Stats from World bank,UNDP and NBS had always not now o but always showed that Igbos have always been poverty stricken compared to the rich,high standard and sophisticated Yoruba people. |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Nobody: 7:56am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Obamaofusa:really? but the screenshots am sharing came from a book you guys were happy to reference. why about turn now? 1 Like |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by PoloG: 8:02am On Jun 04, 2021 |
okigbojihad:this is stale nigga. how can a tribe that can loot common 10naira onions offer help to others? you can't afford common onions due to poverty and you want to offer help to yorubas Hahahahahaha Okija shrine famous for what again? Look at people that were documented by the europeans to be cannibals calling others cannibals .. wonder shall never end.... 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Nobody: 8:02am On Jun 04, 2021 |
JohnSin97: It seems I caused you quite a sleepless night? so you don't know what Federal revenue is? what about the other screenshots, you don't have anything to say on them ? Am glad you have now moved the discussion to after independence (1964), I will reply later with my own screenshots. 1 Like |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by 2elliot: 8:09am On Jun 04, 2021 |
IGBOSON1:Be it Ironsi, Zik, Gej, none of your leaders truly has the interest of the Igbo man. |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by CovenHighPriest: 8:15am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Igboid: Give it to the revisionist hot hot 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Hardfacts234(m): 8:24am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Obamaofusa:I feel your pain bro! Your cry and pain can't change the stated facts that Igbos remains the most prosperous tribe in Nigeria despite Buhari's govt persecution. 2 Likes |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 9:50am On Jun 04, 2021 |
ThEGodFaThEr101: Abunu,afofun gbemun. Did shina Rambo operated post 99? Omo arindin |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 10:01am On Jun 04, 2021 |
ThEGodFaThEr101: Was abiola in government at any time? Unlike your daddy azikiwe and his gang of criminals/rougs who took over power after independence |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 10:10am On Jun 04, 2021 |
ThEGodFaThEr101: when your ancestors were rooming about naked with dry shit in their ass where were they defecating if not inside the hole they lived |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by IGBOSON1: 10:38am On Jun 04, 2021 |
ScamHunter: I may not have voiced it out, but secretly....within me, i also share the same sentiment that the Nzeogwu coup was just a convenient excuse used to 'rein us in' by Igbo-haters and those who felt Igbos/Eastern-Region had it good and were developing too fast and leaving them behind! I don't know why the likes of Zik, Ironsi, Nzeogwu and other Igbos who naively believed and were comfortable with 'one Nigeria', didn't read the handwriting on the wall and know it was just a matter of time before something would be done to 'cut Igbos down to size'! The signs were there: the killings of Igbos in the north in the 50s; the deliberations in the northern house of assembly in the 60s (i think it was the 60s) that discussed how to curtail Igbo achievements in the north; the Sadauna interview that labelled Igbos as a invading, greedy, controlling and power-hungry lot; and the anti-Igbo speech by Akintola! The signs couldn't have been clearer or better spelt out for our forebears to see, but they chose to ignore them and continue with 'one Nigeria'....probably thinking the constitution agreed upon by all regions on 1st Oct' 1960 was enough to forestall any scheming and plots against us! Another thing was that this same 'negative' attitude was also apparent within Ndigbo as well (yes, envy and hate can also exist within a family....look at Cain and Abel )! There were parts of Alaigbo that were more prominent nationally and were progressing better and faster than others, and this led to accusations of 'marginalisation, exclusion and lording it over others'! This was within Ndigbo, so you can imagine how it was between Ndigbo and other ethnicities in the then Eastern Region! This was why, during the uncivil war, outsiders found it easy to sow the seeds of discord amongst us and find saboteurs that helped them make inroads into the East; they (the sabos) were easily convinced their actions would 'liberate' their people from Igbo 'oppression and control'! 1 Like |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Obamaofusa: 11:20am On Jun 04, 2021 |
Hardfacts234: lol Prosperous in poverty indeed. |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by Johnlegacy57: 11:47am On Jun 04, 2021 |
One of the things to keep secret in life is your prosperity. An Average igbo man can brag with just 5m in his account. |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 12:33pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
ThEGodFaThEr101: What did your naked ancestors going about with dry shit in their ass practice? close defection I guess, even up till tomorrow you IBO still shit in the same river y'all drink from |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 12:53pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
okigbojihad: The pix you upload here we know the people that feed on rodents, lizards and even dead humans from 67/70 it was very sad event which shouldn't have happen but is the reality |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 1:07pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
Igboid: but do you know that almost half of prisoner SW are ibos? |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 1:21pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
ThEGodFaThEr101: IBO's are the gbomo'gbomos imidately after the civil war they took to stealing peoples litle children to survive which they still do up til today in the north IBO still kidnap children to sell in the east |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 1:58pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
Igboid: Continue to dance around the truth everybody know ibo to be prison bird's today they populate prisons in the middle east/Asia |
Re: High Standard Of Living Of Igbos Before The Civil War by fregeneh(m): 2:16pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
JohnSin97: Don't be bamboos by that guy if he want the names of those his brothers in prison maybe he should go and check the record of the prisons in the east.. And as for that one that call himself eduj don't mind him he is just deceiving himself with fake screen shot that can be read very tiny stuf 1 Like |
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