franchasofficia:
The crude oil wells being explored in Uguta and Ohaji Egbema in Imo State alone is more than enough to make Southeast economy a stable economy, that is if Southeast was an independent nation of its own.


I haven't mentioned the crude oil explorations going on in Abia and Anambra states.



When compared to the number of oil wells being explored in Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa, Southeast crude oil reserve is smaller than those in the aforementioned Niger Delta states, but if all the politically abandoned crude oil wells in Southeast are explored, you will be shocked to discover that Southeast have as much or close to the same quantity of crude in Niger Delta. Southeast and Niger Delta are almost the same if you study the map closely, so it is highly impossible for Southsouth states to have enormous crude oil wells while Southeast that is almost like a siamese with Niger Delta to be a barren land if I am to borrow you imbecilic words.


The problem Southeast have been battling since the end of the civil war is post-war politics designed by British government and handed to Hausa-Fulani political-military leaders to ensure Southeast does not rise again to seek for secession which would hurt British crude oil interest in Nigeria.



In so doing, several crude oil sites and wells in Southeast, including those in Old and new Nekede were abandoned and cordoned off by Nigerian government for decades now. During the civil war, Ojukwu's Biafran government had some locally refined crude oil sites in some communities in Imo state, near my maternal home, which have been politically abandoned by Nigerian government since the end of civil war as a way of punishing Southeast through economic sabotage so that their revenue will be too small to discourage Igbos from wishing to secede again.



It is this same post-civil war politics that made the Northern led Military governments after the war to adjust a lot of Old Eastern Nigeria community boundaries during state creations by making sure Southeast is made to look very insignificant/small and also denied access to sea to make Southeast a landlocked region that must depend on Nigeria's newly created Niger Delta region to have access to sea for seaport.



In doing this, a lot of Igbo speaking communities in Southeast were moved into today's Rivers, Benue, etc just to reduce Southeast land mass and to justify creating just five states in Southeast.



Listen, no other region will survive the gangup and political marginalization Southeast survived since 1970.


Part of the reasons Igbos are scattered all over the world today is as a result of the postwar political marginalization that made it difficult for Igbos to get easy access to federal jobs, federal infrastructures and other government benefits like other Nigerian tribes (especially Hausa-Fulanis and Yorubas) which also contributed to some Igbos going into drug related crimes to survive abroad. Go and study Nigeria's history before the civil war, Igbos were mostly focused on trade, commerce, transport, military, etc, which made Igbos to dominate almost all sectors in Nigeria to the utmost envy of other majority tribes; it was after the war, and due to the harsh realities of the postwar economy in the Southeast that pushed many Igbo men into crime to sustain their starving families. Many began to migrate just as second world war dispersed Jews from Europe to US, etc.


Those that the gods helped to fetch firewood will never know that fetching firewood is a very difficult task.

ThAnk you.

ecolime:
SE is not barren. Their only disadvantage is that the region is landlocked. No access to the ocean.

But then, with proper water access treaty with Rivers or Calabar they will be fine later on.

My advise to Igbos is to learn to build alliances. Even if you gain independence today, you will practically be choked unless you are thinking of invading the Ijaws which is impossible.

Niger is also landlocked yet they are a country of their own.
With modern Cargo airport and MOU on water access with other states as you suggested, everything will be fine.

We have Enough Coal in Enugu(resources from Enugu coal was used in building Port Harcourt, Calabar and other East states)

We have Limestone in Ebonyi in large quantity.

We have enough natural gas and untapped Crude oil in Abia,Imo and Anambra.

We have cash crops such as cocoa and oil plam in Abia and Imo( these can fetch enough forex)

We have Artisans of repute in Aba and Nnewi, while Onitsha remains the center of commerce in West Africa.

We have enough water resources and Arable Land across South East.

We also have good brains and human resources.

Above all, we are not lazy people.

We are glad that your "brothers" decided to overlook these resources and keep them untapped, it is fine by us.
We are not complaining.

Onyiridike:

Niger is also landlocked yet they are a country of their own.
With modern Cargo airport and MOU on water access with other states as you suggested, everything will be fine.

Two of the richest countries in Europe- Luxembourg & Switzerland are landlocked.

They are thriving because of their trade alliances. How many cars, tractors, containers, machineries, etc would you be able to import or export by airlifting via Cargo airports? Very limited.

That's why the Igbos should see people of Rivers, Delta, etc. as key allies in their future aspirations. All these bashings over politics won't do you guys any good.

Relationship is key trust me.

ecolime:
SE is not barren. Their only disadvantage is that the region is landlocked. No access to the ocean.

But then, with proper water access treaty with Rivers or Calabar they will be fine later on.

My advise to Igbos is to learn to build alliances. Even if you gain independence today, you will practically be choked unless you are thinking of invading the Ijaws which is impossible.

what makes it impossible

ecolime:

Two of the richest countries in Europe- Luxembourg & Switzerland are landlocked.

They are thriving because of their trade alliances. How many cars, tractors, containers, machineries, etc would you be able to import or export by airlifting via Cargo airports? Very limited.

That's why the Igbos should see people of Rivers, Delta, etc. as key allies in their future aspirations. All these bashings over politics won't do you guys any good.

Relationship is key trust me.

Are you people already assuming Igboland as a separate country or what? If igbos are still in Nigeria how can low life minority from SS stop him from using federal seaport?

franchasofficia:
The crude oil wells being explored in Uguta and Ohaji Egbema in Imo State alone is more than enough to make Southeast economy a stable economy, that is if Southeast was an independent nation of its own.


I haven't mentioned the crude oil explorations going on in Abia and Anambra states.



When compared to the number of oil wells being explored in Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa, Southeast crude oil reserve is smaller than those in the aforementioned Niger Delta states, but if all the politically abandoned crude oil wells in Southeast are explored, you will be shocked to discover that Southeast have as much or close to the same quantity of crude in Niger Delta. Southeast and Niger Delta are almost the same if you study the map closely, so it is highly impossible for Southsouth states to have enormous crude oil wells while Southeast that is almost like a siamese with Niger Delta to be a barren land if I am to borrow you imbecilic words.


The problem Southeast have been battling since the end of the civil war is post-war politics designed by British government and handed to Hausa-Fulani political-military leaders to ensure Southeast does not rise again to seek for secession which would hurt British crude oil interest in Nigeria.



In so doing, several crude oil sites and wells in Southeast, including those in Old and new Nekede were abandoned and cordoned off by Nigerian government for decades now. During the civil war, Ojukwu's Biafran government had some locally refined crude oil sites in some communities in Imo state, near my maternal home, which have been politically abandoned by Nigerian government since the end of civil war as a way of punishing Southeast through economic sabotage so that their revenue will be too small to discourage Igbos from wishing to secede again.



It is this same post-civil war politics that made the Northern led Military governments after the war to adjust a lot of Old Eastern Nigeria community boundaries during state creations by making sure Southeast is made to look very insignificant/small and also denied access to sea to make Southeast a landlocked region that must depend on Nigeria's newly created Niger Delta region to have access to sea for seaport.



In doing this, a lot of Igbo speaking communities in Southeast were moved into today's Rivers, Benue, etc just to reduce Southeast land mass and to justify creating just five states in Southeast.



Listen, no other region will survive the gangup and political marginalization Southeast survived since 1970.


Part of the reasons Igbos are scattered all over the world today is as a result of the postwar political marginalization that made it difficult for Igbos to get easy access to federal jobs, federal infrastructures and other government benefits like other Nigerian tribes (especially Hausa-Fulanis and Yorubas) which also contributed to some Igbos going into drug related crimes to survive abroad. Go and study Nigeria's history before the civil war, Igbos were mostly focused on trade, commerce, transport, military, etc, which made Igbos to dominate almost all sectors in Nigeria to the utmost envy of other majority tribes; it was after the war, and due to the harsh realities of the postwar economy in the Southeast that pushed many Igbo men into crime to sustain their starving families. Many began to migrate just as second world war dispersed Jews from Europe to US, etc.


Those that the gods helped to fetch firewood will never know that fetching firewood is a very difficult task.

And you believed all these
So because Nigeria don’t want you people to prosper now they will now leave crude oils that will generate them money to feed you but they can now share your region revenue from other region’s oils