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Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Okpeke22: 6:43pm On Mar 06, 2023
Munamoqel:
Can any one make me understand ? They sleep , salivate over Lagos which has been on steady progress since 99 while their home states are in tartars . Is that they wish Lagos to become like Abia govern by the likes of ipakzu or orji . They are encouraging MUMU Yoruba youths to hand over the 4 th largest economy to a rookie
See what hate and bigotry has caused you, what do you guys gain in stoking ethnic tensions?
Igbo and people of other ethnic nationalities who live in Lagos have a right to decide who governs the state unlike me who don't live there and don't care who is in charge.
Many Igbo in Lagos make more contribution to the growth of Lagos than you and so should have a say.
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by forgiveness: 6:45pm On Mar 06, 2023
christistruth01:



Exactly !!

Lagos was born booming in boom Town


Lord Lugard predicted that Lagos would become the Financial Centre of all Central Africa


Everyone now knows that he was right



Exactly, but someone is trying hard to change the narrative and make one believe Lagos was a wilderness developed by immigrants from neighbouring communities. Not true.

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Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Iceberg3: 6:46pm On Mar 06, 2023
Munamoqel:
Nigeria has 36 state and Lagos it the prosperous despite it small size .me and my friends are not from Lagos but made most of our capital , business contact here .
then you are a big huge disgrace to your generation and should hide your head in shame
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by christistruth01: 6:55pm On Mar 06, 2023
forgiveness:


Exactly, but someone is trying change the narrative and make one believe Lagos was a wilderness developed by immigrants from neighbouring communities. Not true.


Who do ipob think they are ?


Lagos is Aworiland

Lagos is 100% Yorubaland

The Awori are 100% Yorubas and from Ife Originally



On the day the British Colonial Government first landed in Lagos in 1851 Oyo controlled Badagry Area including Seme Which they had taken from the king of Dahomey along with Porto Novo (Ajase) in War .

The Oyos had initially also taken Allada ,Ouidah and Cotonou at the time but the King of Dahomey had managed to take them back while the Oyo were very busy fighting the Power drunk Afonja and the Fulani at Ilorin

The Oyos had fought Dahomey as Allies of the Eguns
aare oona kakanfo oyabi had led the Oyo Army

The Abeokuta Egba Army Controlled all of Lagos Mainland including Iddo Island and all the Territory from there to Abeokuta Which they had won in the Ota War of 1842 in Which the Oyos of Ibadan fought as Allies of Oba Kosoko and the Awori and received such a heavy defeat at the hands of the Egbas that the Ibadan Army had to be smuggled back home.

The whole Episode almost led to the downfall of Basorun Oluyole back at Ibadan

The Ijebu Army Controlled Everything East and North of Lekki including Victoria Island

All Oba Kosoko Controlled was the Slave market and Port of Isale Eko on Lagos Island, Even Ikoyi belonged to the Onikoyi who was Awori Yoruba with Oyo roots

Again if you hear that Yorubas spent 100 years fighting themselves till 1878,

Just know that the Egba, Ijebu and Oyo Which included Ibadan were also fighting for Control of the Coast of Lagos

Control of the Coast of Lagos meant Titanic Wealth. but unfortunately much of that was from the Slave trade

The Lagos territory Controlled by the Egbas , Oyo and Oba Kosoko belonged to the Awori People who were the most Peaceful and accommodating of all Yoruba Clans


Eko is Yoruba short for Ereko which means field and for Confirmation Ereko Market where the Egbas and Ijebu traded is still on Lagos Island today

Also Eko Ende in Osun State was one of the Locations of the Jalumi War of 1878

The Awori have inhabited Lagos since the 13th Century when they migrated from Ile Ife led by Olofin Ogunfuminire who was a great grandson of Oduduwa and a nephew of Oranmiyan who headed to Benin around the same period

The Land on Which Isale Eko of the Oba of Lagos is located belongs to the Awori Yoruba Aromire family till today

Aromire was one of the Sons of Olofin Ogunfuminire

The Otun Ekiti People migrated from Lagos in the 15 th Century and share the same ancestry with the Awori of Lagos

It was the returnee Egba Slaves who had been Converted to Christianity at Sierra Leone Bishop Ajayi Crowther included that asked the British Queen Victoria to invade Oba Kosoko’s Lagos in order to finally end the Evil Slave trade

Bishop Ajayi Crowther had met with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert her Husband at Windsor Castle over the Issue of how to finally end the Slave Trade in Lagos on 18th November 1851 and the Royal British Navy Bombarded Lagos one month Later on 26th of December 1851.

Bishop Ajayi Crowther who was originally from Osogun near Oyo had himself at age 13 been sold to a Portuguese Slave Trader at Lagos for a bottle of Wine and some Tobacco leaves

Capt Labulo Davies who later married Queen Victoria’s adopted Daughter Sarah Bonnetta (Aina) originally from Ilaro , was on the British ship that Bombarded Oba Kosoko’s Lagos in 1951 and Oba Akitoye whom the British had restored to the Throne of Lagos had first met the British Missionaries at Abeokuta while he was exiled there as Abeokuta was also Oba Akitoyes Owu mother’s Hometown he had promised. to end the Evil Slave Trade if the British helped to restore him to his Throne which his nephew Oba Kosoko had Usurped with the help of some local and Portuguese Slave traders after Oba Akintoye had driven the Portuguese Slave Traders out of Lagos 6 years earlier

Slave Trading was Oba Kosoko’s Business and his Slave Market was at Ereko Market of Isale Eko on Lagos Island where he also sold European made Goods

Ok listen to the Oba of Lagos Himself
At 25 mins of the Video below the what did Oba of lagos mean when he Said
"I am a Yoruba monarch" ?







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y0IK0SL9s0&t=1740s

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Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Munamoqel: 7:16pm On Mar 06, 2023
Okpeke22:

See what hate and bigotry has caused you, what do you guys gain in stoking ethnic tensions?
Igbo and people of other ethnic nationalities who live in Lagos have a right to decide who governs the state unlike me who don't live there and don't care who is in charge.
Many Igbo in Lagos make more contribution to the growth of Lagos than you and so should have a say.
but other that are in Igbo area are not allowed
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by chivic(m): 7:33am On Mar 07, 2023
forgiveness:





Wrong, Lagos had electricity, roads, bridges, ports, airport, tram, telephone, railway, banks, etc as at 1902 long before Nigeria was formed in 1914 and before it became the capital of Nigeria in 1914.

The biggest Investors in Lagos are SW and foreigners.

We are almost saying the same thing.People are sounding as if Lagos started developing and attracting people when Tinubu became president .However,I maintain that our colonies used the river there to transport goods ,they also made some development strides those things were part of what made Lagos Lagos
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by DMerciful(m): 7:52am On Mar 07, 2023
Igbos guys dey hustle...dem nor get time for inanities
helinues:
Because they are the only people who always have solution to other's problems but just clueless to solve theirs
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Neddstark: 8:56am On Mar 07, 2023
Difrent:
It didn't start today.
And not just Lagos but the whole of western region.

It started way back since the colonial era. Because Lagos was the administrative capital of Nigeria, they have long sought to make Lagos a no mans land claiming its a federal territory. Awolowo and co knowing the implication of this vehemently opposed making Lagos FCT in the independence constitution... insisting Lagos is Yorubaland and even offered to build a new capital for Nigeria wherever was chosen....Azikwe and his ibo folks rejected this move and the move by Awo and Ahmadu bello to include secession clause in the new nations constitution. That was when Jaja nwachukwu proclaimed Lagos no mans land.

Then the elections of 1951, Zik after installing Opara as premier in eastern house of assembly attempted to become leader of wester house of assembly (what an affront).
He was almost sucessful if not for Awo reaching the conscience of the NCNC and ibadan peoples party lawmakers and making them realise the danger of making an iboman the premier of yorubaland (afterall a yorubaman is not leading the east) and that was how they all defected to Awos party .
This is the origin of igbos calling yorubas tribalists and betrayals
This was also the begining of suspicion of igbos among yorubas.
Recall that the first VC of both UI and Unilag are igbos even when there are qualified yorubas.
The final straw that broke the trust between igbos and yorubas was the 1966 coup.

So those woke yorubas will soon wake up. This is political matters you dont form woke with it...its not entertainment its serious issue that bother on our existence. Yorubaland needs protetection against these folks. Its not hatred, igbos are doing exactly this....thats why you hear stories of igbos not selling land to outsiders apart from them having little land igbos will never allow other tribes own landed properties in their land like they are presetly doing in other peoples lands.

Yoruba ronu.....see how they taunt us with ilorin....soon its Lagos they will taunt us with


Thanks for this. The wise use history as a reference. I keep wondering why Azikiwe always did things to impede Awolowo.

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Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by delpee(f): 9:06am On Mar 07, 2023
chivic:


Point of correction the progress has been since 1950 when Lagos was made the capital of Nigeria and all major businesses and head offices where located there .

It might interest you to know that Abuja is also developing fast because it's now the federal Capital on naija


The Federal Territory was limited to VI, Ikoyi and up to parts of Yaba and Surulere. Anywhere from Fadeyi and Idi oro (Mushin) fell under the Western Region. All the industrial and residential estates in those areas were built by Awolowo with Cocoa funds. Ilupeju, Matori, Ikeja etc
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by garykoeman: 9:13am On Mar 07, 2023
quote author=ogologoamu post=121525141]

Why do igbos progress more than the Yorubas in Lagos?

Are you not ashamed that Igbos are landlords to so many Yorubas in Lagos?

[/quote
Because they are drug dealer.
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by chivic(m): 6:37pm On Mar 07, 2023
delpee:


The Federal Territory was limited to VI, Ikoyi and up to parts of Yaba and Surulere. Anywhere from Fadeyi and Idi oro (Mushin) fell under the Western Region. All the industrial and residential estates in those areas were built by Awolowo with Cocoa funds. Ilupeju, Matori, Ikeja etc

It's normal,once there is development in a place the vicinity starts to develop .Ogun state is gradually reaping from Lagos developed
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by BombAttack(f): 6:51pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
Can any one make me understand ? They sleep , salivate over Lagos which has been on steady progress since 99 while their home states are in tartars . Is that they wish Lagos to become like Abia govern by the likes of ipakzu or orji . They are encouraging MUMU Yoruba youths to hand over the 4 th largest economy to a rookie

Igbos have bought 70% land in Lagos, the remaining 30% will be bought within the next 10 years.

When hunger reset Yoruba's brain, they will be running around looking for Igbos to buy the remaining lands in Lagos cool
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by NgwalandAbia(m): 7:04pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
annoce any body holding by force . To be you carry your legs via night bus come also free to go back to Abia via same route.

Why are you louts so obsessed with Abia and rivers two brothers.

You must be one of the shoeless Yoruba man my dad told us. People who are not creative shoeless till ABA made came onboard...you must be a little man from the Little tribe.
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Okpeke22: 7:13pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
but other that are in Igbo area are not allowed
Show me where any non Igbo is stopped from voting. Go to Lokpanta in Abia State for instance and ask the thousands of northerners there if they were stopped from voting. Do same for Ugwuoba and Orba in Enugu State.
Go to the various Hausa quarters popularly called Ama Awusa and ask the northerners if anyone attacked them for exercising their rights.
Don't be too myopic brother, our education should take us beyond that.
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by raskymonojendor: 7:19pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
Lagos is just some few km to all south west states this is a plus to all Yoruba youths. To attend job interviews and placement .unlike other ethic Nationality that have to travel long distance . You don't see Yoruba youths wandering round Nigeria like others .even this baba taxi drivers are no more the prosperity of Lagos has settled most .don't take this opportunity for granted . Even if na visa to japa all the embassy is in Lagos . Airline's there .this bring envy by IPOB and there cohorts.
Lagos is surrounded by the South west states. Non-Yoruba/Non-Anago people can't enter Lagos state via land borders without passing through 3 different Yoruba states.

Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by raskymonojendor: 7:24pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
Yoruba youths Lagos is your financial heritage like Kano is to the hausa Man .like Anambra is to the Igbo Man don't let any end SARS crew twist you and you vote any chindu as governor. Don't hand over 1trilliin economy to a leader of end sar protesters. There are other party and candidate in PDP ,sdp etc all you kith and kin .
This is another candidate for Lagos. That junkie looking guy IPOB are pushing in Lagos no be am.

Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by 2elliot: 7:30pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
selling and swallowing drugs up and down and girl prostituting up and down . I rather be idle than follow that pattern . We don't worship Money and life is too short to swallow drugs and sell .no by only 70 to 80 man dey live. We choose Modesty over devilish desperation.
So,all the skull mining in the west na for wetin una dey so am for if no be money?
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Cantonese: 8:29pm On Mar 07, 2023
Difrent:
It didn't start today.
And not just Lagos but the whole of western region.

It started way back since the colonial era. Because Lagos was the administrative capital of Nigeria, they have long sought to make Lagos a no mans land claiming its a federal territory. Awolowo and co knowing the implication of this vehemently opposed making Lagos FCT in the independence constitution... insisting Lagos is Yorubaland and even offered to build a new capital for Nigeria wherever was chosen....Azikwe and his ibo folks rejected this move and the move by Awo and Ahmadu bello to include secession clause in the new nations constitution. That was when Jaja nwachukwu proclaimed Lagos no mans land.

Then the elections of 1951, Zik after installing Opara as premier in eastern house of assembly attempted to become leader of wester house of assembly (what an affront).
He was almost sucessful if not for Awo reaching the conscience of the NCNC and ibadan peoples party lawmakers and making them realise the danger of making an iboman the premier of yorubaland (afterall a yorubaman is not leading the east) and that was how they all defected to Awos party .
This is the origin of igbos calling yorubas tribalists and betrayals
This was also the begining of suspicion of igbos among yorubas.
Recall that the first VC of both UI and Unilag are igbos even when there are qualified yorubas.
The final straw that broke the trust between igbos and yorubas was the 1966 coup.

So those woke yorubas will soon wake up. This is political matters you dont form woke with it...its not entertainment its serious issue that bother on our existence. Yorubaland needs protetection against these folks. Its not hatred, igbos are doing exactly this....thats why you hear stories of igbos not selling land to outsiders apart from them having little land igbos will never allow other tribes own landed properties in their land like they are presetly doing in other peoples lands.

Yoruba ronu.....see how they taunt us with ilorin....soon its Lagos they will taunt us with


Mumu. See where baba so pe has kept you. You just copied and pasted what you knew nothing about.

Your head like zuma rock. Nonsense racist. When you have not ventured out of your cocoon, you think everyone still live in trees like you.
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by YorubaSamurai: 8:53pm On Mar 07, 2023
I don't know honestly angry
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Brimstone77: 9:00pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
Can any one make me understand ? They sleep , salivate over Lagos which has been on steady progress since 99 while their home states are in tartars . Is that they wish Lagos to become like Abia govern by the likes of ipakzu or orji . They are encouraging MUMU Yoruba youths to hand over the 4 th largest economy to a rookie
...

Nigeria is our home state and we have every right to participate in national election anywhere we find ourselves and there's nothing any vagabond will do about it..

If you feel so pained come down to the east and vote too..
Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Uniquetani1(f): 9:05pm On Mar 07, 2023
Munamoqel:
Can any one make me understand ? They sleep , salivate over Lagos which has been on steady progress since 99 while their home states are in tartars . Is that they wish Lagos to become like Abia govern by the likes of ipakzu or orji . They are encouraging MUMU Yoruba youths to hand over the 4 th largest economy to a rookie


They are jealous and not contended.
They don rubbish their state doing sit-at-home every working days. Economically, they States are regressing.

Lagos belongs to the YORUBAS

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Re: Why Are Igbos So Interested In Lagos Than Their Homestate? by Difrent: 9:27pm On Mar 07, 2023
Cantonese:


Mumu. See where baba so pe has kept you. You just copied and pasted what you knew nothing about.

Your head like zuma rock. Nonsense racist. When you have not ventured out of your cocoon, you think everyone still live in trees like you.


Is that all?
If all you wrote gives you a hard on so be it

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