₦airaland Forum

LegendHero:
Truly during the 1900s before the region became autonomous, if you are to merge the south together (Western and Eastern), we generated more revenue than the Northern Region.

However when each region because autonomized, On average the Northern Region contributed more to the federal government than the Eastern Region.

Now talking using the data of the 1954s until oil boom:
Most of the revenue of the Federal government comes from Custom & Excise, Direct taxes, License & Internal Revenue, Mining, Rent on Government property, and etc.

The Custom and Excise duties is the highest source of revenue for the government and infact it contributes averagely 60-70% of the revenue.

The custom charge export duties on agricultural produce entering into world trade. The major produce that generates the highest revenue are :
1. Cocoa
2. Groundnut
3. Palm Kernel
4. Palm Oil

Sometimes, palm oil and palm kernel alternates between the 3rd and 4th spot.

Note: On average, the Western Region sells more Palm Kernel than the Eastern Region based on the Nigerian Government gazette from 1957-oil boom period.

LegendHero:
Out of all the crap above there is only one truth that they spoke about:

—“If the South-South is claiming the North is a parasite on the region, that region should ask itself what were the sources of Nigeria’s revenue before the discovery of oil at Oloibiri in the present Bayelsa State in 1965? What was the significance of oil before its discovery & exploration by the Shell Oil? What revenue did Nigeria use to fund oil exploration?” Chief Abu quipped.”

Initially during the 1900s, the Southern Protectorate and Lagos colony were the one financing the Northern Protectorate. Also, in addition to that, the Northern protectorate got huge grant from the Imperial Treasury to complement what they generated locally. Some of the reason for the low productivity of the North was because they prohibited the trade in Spirits due to the fact that islamic religion forbade alcohol. Spirit was part of the major revenue generating commodity then.

After the individual regions were created (Southern, Eastern, and Northern Region) , the table turned. Looking at the Federal gazette from 1957s up to the period of oil boom, the highest generator of revenue for the federal government are arranged below in terms of hierarchy.

1- Western Region
2- Northern Region
3- Eastern Region

Most revenue running the Federal government Is from the Western and Northern Region.

So when these guys (Northerners) are trying to justify the statement that the oil producing region shouldn’t be too pompous about them being the source of revenue to the country, they might be right to some extent. Some Region have helped before, the Oil producing region should help now this time around.

However currently, the North is pulling Nigeria backward because they have contributed more to the socio-economic failure of Nigeria by their not-too productive huge population, Terrorist activities that resulted in Nigeria wasting lot of money on equipping soldiers and buying weapons, poverty metrics, high illiteracy rate, and etc.

yoruba1914:
The same divide and rule these clowns are using to divide the south. The parasitic north is the bane of nigeria's progress

LegendHero:
Before you argue with me, always know that I come with statistics and I don't talk about what I can't defend.

Below is the data for selected months on cocoa, palm oil, and palm kernel from the Official gazette for both 1959 and 1960.

For Cocoa:
You can see that Western region contributed for almost 95% on average for the total purchases.

For Palm Oil:
The Eastern region contributed for almost 93% on average for the total purchases.

For Palm Kernel:
The Western region contributes on average 50-53% for the total purchases.

Note: I have most of the gazette documents from 1957 to 2020. Also, they come in month during those 1950-1970s and it documented with great complexity all the revenues generated by the federal government and the contribution of each regions.

Believe me bro, Eastern region is the poorest when you talk of revenue to the central government!

MetaPhysical:
Lets focus North and stop this West East thing.

Ango Abdullahi is stupid for claiming North sustains Nigeria. With what?

The best cash crop they have in North is groundnut.

How much does groundnut sell in international market?

If he is talking about subsitence farming, we have always maintained that fulani herdsmen has a agenda for destroying farmlands in south......its tied to political goal that Ango is alluding to, make South a dependent people on Northern food crop.

Inda2020:
Thailand rice was been subsidies get ur fact right before posting rubbish

Inda2020:
plz everyone avoid this fellow they are part of the problem

LZAA:
Afamed
fatais mumunis Rahmanis Nurudeen Tajudeen Kabiru ganiyu Ajanaku Lagbaja taofeek Mufutaus etc and ebenezar2020 wee not like this
Cc imhotep iceberg3 blackking98 sarrki

Inda2020:
With this type of fellow, Nigeria's future is seriously in danger.

AllenSpencer:



Gibberish, Bunkum and balderdash!

hushpanda:
Madueke is one hell of a woman. She should be speedily extradited and made to face her charges.

She is an international criminal who for God knows why, is being defended by the very people they she plundered their country's resources.

MinorityOpinion:
I've the receipt here, I'll post it tomorrow

MinorityOpinion:
Is it not ipob? Let them carry arm or try any nonsense, wetin buhari go use pepper them go sweet pass python dance

MinorityOpinion:
have you contributed your #1000 monthly contribution to Kanu pocket? I've paid mine

ItooWorWor:
I understand you pain so kwantinue

ItooWorWor:
D

ItooWorWor:
Truth be told the whites have done so damage to blacks mentality, they paint the blacks bad and paint whites good, the whites media are wicked and evil. Even all historical facts shows blacks are the real Hebrews but some of our black brothers still believe the whites are angels.

ItooWorWor:
So it the USA that helps Nigeria not the UK.

SMH

ahaz:
stop consoling yourself the op is right

Kenplay:
Any “One Nigeria" advocate should be very scared of the creation of this new state for the following reasons;

(1) Easy movement of weapons and logistics-since the southern Cameroun is no longer in the command of paul Biya but has fallen to the Ambazonians is a danger to Nigeria but a blessing to IPOB. They dont even need Nigeria port again to ship weapons but simply use Southern Cameroun port for shipment of arms.

(2)Training ground for Fighters-Nigeria is in deep trouble over this new created nation, Biafrans or rather IPOB now has a friendly internation border nation who support her cause and would even provide groud for it fighters and easy escape route for gurrilla warfare.

(3)No more use of blockade to starve Biafra in war. If confrontation breaks out between Biafra and Nigeria, the Nigeria government can nolonger use the old tactics of ship blockade that result to starvation in the civil war.

(4)The new nation will serve as a moral booster for IPOB and at same time make Nigeria to lose every moral right to hold down Biafra.

If any one cares for the unity of this country should be very very worried of the impeden doom coming to Nigeria unity.

Asgard13:
And a very pained Bayerebe is on a moniker of an osu

Is that not stupidity of foolishness?

Bayerebe is not just a name... but a pure identity

Oya dan banza shege Bayerebe :Dfollow my mention for I’m your God !

Worship at my osu mention or I will .....

Typical agonized pained Yoruba boy

Ezennwa:
hmm!

I hate Snakes.
And people who behave like snakes, I hate them too