₦airaland Forum

TheBookWorm: Ibadan's steady decline can be traced to Lagos success. The economic vacuum that is Lagos has sucked the life out of many cities in the South-West.

It is like the New York City factor. New York City is such a prominent city in the New York state, but other areas of New York like upstate New York have lost population and economic power.

Elimination of the regional administration that built it sucked the life out of it because regardless of Lagos as the most developed part of Nigeria, Ibadan was making progress and scoring many first in Nigeria and Africa, Ibadan was in a class of it's own. It was not even the commercial capital in the SW, it was the political capital hence siting nearly all the industrial estates in Lagos by the Western Regional Government..

Independence and the sad effect of lousy federal system induced policies and manifested problems caused migration to Lagos.

dangiwa09: You mean Ironsi caused all the destruction and pillage in Nigeria in just 6 months . He must be a magician or you need to go study Nigeria's History at least from 1914

Your sense of logic, history and government policies sucks...


We all thrived significantly during regional administration until that single act by Ironsi which killed progress in every corner of Nigeria.

In less than a decade under the old Western region, the SW entered into our history books the many firsts in Nigeria, in West Africa and Africa.

The industrial estates still responsible for a major chink of our non oil economy was established in that same era...

1914 has nothing to do with anything because 1914 or not, we thrived and made progress even before independence.

Afam4eva: I condemned the governor of Abia state when he did something relative. You can check my post history. The reason why Fashola's own was more pronounced is because he's the governor of the most important state in Nigeria. I condemned Fashola's action from a constitutionally point of view and not from a tribal prism like a lot of people did and i will continue to condemn any state governor that carries out similar actions because it's not in tandem with the laws of the land.

Must be your own made up constitution and not the Nigerian constitution.


Why I'm I even bothering with this zero credibility tribal and conflict of interest mod?

Ibadan was a first class city in the making, but Nigeria as a country derailed Ibadan and the SW in general..

Shine It: By the looks of it he's not as intelligent as you think. Maybe he hasn't seen the memo that we no longer want to feed an ungrateful nation from 2015 should Jonny boy lose.

You are too dumb to figure out that Oil is available in other places and not just ND.

You are too dumb to figure out that you can not drink your oil, you have to sell to sustain your miserable life and existence.

You are too dumb to figure out that even Lagos becomes an oil producing state next year..

You are you dumb to figure out that building this energy hub with deep seaport, refineries and LNG far aware from your violent and miserable creeks is another writing on the wall stating your lack of importance and irrelevancy..

talktimi: smh... Please figure out who sets and regulates the policies & curricular of all educational institutions in Nigeria. If the ministry should agree then fine if not on to the next policy. I have always been an advocate of regional integration but policies must be enforced in a legal way. Ok

And the federal government dictates curriculum and teaching methods in elementary school right?


I know people in your side of the country think the FG is the beginning and the end of life and you can not breath without the federal government's help and say so, but we don't roll like that on our side, we do what's best for us.

FCUKKK your FG..

biomedixexcel: Somebody should remind these southwest governors that they only have limited time as they will be shown an exit doors come 2014 and 2015

I just did, but den say fcukkk you...

The mods need to delete this fake garbage...

Flood in Uyo prompts mockery of Gov Akpabio’s ‘uncommon transformation’ slogan

Heavy flooding caused by torrential rainfall around the city of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, last week fired up public anger against the administration of Governor Godswill Akpabio, with most residents trapped within the chaotic traffic in the city publicly making jest of the governor’s ‘uncommon transformation’ slogan

Mr. Akpabio, the two-term governor of Akwa Ibom State, is well known for praising self as the man behind ‘the uncommon transformation’, a boastful reference to his administration’s modest effort at building modern infrastructures like roads, bridges, a few public buildings for government use as offices and a cinema within the state capital.

But the curse of heavy rain these days is pushing the people to show just how low they think of Gov Akpabio’s claims.

During the heavy rainfall people in Uyo were busy taking photos of a city ravaged by flood and posting them along with their satirical comments on facebook and other social networking sites.
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Princess Etim, a female journalist residing in Uyo is one of the few who were quick to post on her facebook page, a photo of the flood on Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Uyo. Etim took the photograph with her BlackBerry Smartphone, and mockingly tagged it as ‘Uncommon Atiku River’.

Commentators – most of them journalists living in Uyo – who responded to the facebook post, were quick to catch the joke and also used the word ‘uncommon’ to poke fun at Gov Akpabio’s most familiar phrase.

“The flood on Atiku Abubakar Avenue not bigger than uncommon IBB River,” says Helen John, whose facebook profile indicates she is an assistant editor with the Akwa Ibom State-owned The Pioneer newspaper.

“The one at Nsikak Edouk (avenue) is uncommon too, but (it is) the largest river in Africa,” writes Etorobong Ekpo who works as a principal reporter with a local private newspaper known as Quest.

The paper is said to be owned by a journalist-turned politician who currently serves as a chairman of a local government council in Akwa Ibom State.

A post from David Augustine, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Insight, reads: “ ‘After just three minutes of rain in Uyo, our drainage system (the best in Africa) would do the magic and it will be so dry, you would think it never rained’ Who said this and to whom and when….?”

And another post reads: “Akwa Ibom is working jare…you guys aren’t seen nothing yet…uncommon rain, uncommon flood… ado ok!”

Gov Akpabio is widely celebrated in the local media and the Peoples Democratic Party for “governing Akwa Ibom State well”.

But residents say beyond the facade, the poverty and unemployment rate in the state remained among the highest in the country.

Local contractors are routinely ignored for multinationals in the execution of infrastructural projects, and residents complain of huge capital flights from the state.

The largest employer of labour in the state remain the civil service which is already overstaffed.

Most state-owned industries have closed shop and the state is not known to have attracted any substantial investment in spite of Governor Akpabio’s several overseas trip in search of foreign investors.[/b]



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Uncommon fraud...

^^^^^^^^ While ibo language is facing total extinction..

talktimi: you honestly didnt ask this question, even if you did i will pretend you didnt...

I was expecting an answer, not you playing dumb.

MetaPhysical: This directive is coming from the governments of Yorubaland. Who is there in this country that can overrule their resolve? If they say Lagos will be included, then its done LAGOS WILL BE INCLUDED, even Gej cannot overturn it.

Fashola hosted the 2012 summit in Lagos..



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Kpele, didn't mean to upset you, just trying to bring you down to reality.

You are not getting anything more beyond what I posted for your $300 million + fraud called village airport.


Even the repainted kiosk in Enugu looks better than this $300 million fraud...

oturugo: What an idiotic idea. I don't know why this people are not capable of bringing good ideas.
Anyway, the south west has other languages aside Yoruba. What about Egun speakers found in Lagos and Ogun, how about the Ijaw spoken in ondo state?. Will you now impose Yoruba on them?.
What a senseless idea.

oturugo:
Yes ofcourse OTURUGO is Igbo. I have no identity crisis.]
Only a no brainer will use the war of 1967 to define any ethnic group.
You are a loser just give up because the more you type crap with your teeth the more confused you get. QUIT NOW.

At least we know the village tribal well you drink from hence your anger and bitterness..Ndo

Asoozy: Sorry. I meant to quote that eastern bigot in Yoruba masquerade costume who goes by the name 'senator James'

I thought so.. ...especially with the pic I posted showing Fashola and the other SW governors at the DAWN summit..

WildChild00: What do u mean?

That your ministry of education is irrelevant to the DAWN agenda and awakening....

Fitzy4real: A half-baked idea...

Have they considered

1.) The non-yoruba's in public schools or would the language be imposed on them.
2.) How their students will write exams such as common entrance, WAEC, NECO, JAMB etc...
3.) South-westerners in living other geo-political zones of the federation or would they be left behind.

It is a good idea trying to preserve our languages but there are other more important issues facing the South west to be dealt with

Ride on Mr analyzer.

DAWN go do you like film trick..

ILIDEFI: Always lacking in sound reasoning and sound judgement. Dat is typical of u and ur ppl. U r already lost.

I though I told you tribal villager to get lost?

What part of get lost do you not understand?

ILIDEFI: Thot u wud prove my point wrong, but unfortunately u hav nothing to say other than ur usual 'village points'. Funny set of ppl.

What's there to prove wrong about your tribal rant? Abeg get lost..

Asoozy: .

I cannot believe that you suggested Lagos' exclusion from this policy!

Just because we had the capital of the country thrusted upon us does not mean we are now less Yoruba!

Any DAWN idea must be spearheaded by Eko as a matter of fact!

You quoted the wrong person..

ifeness: Biafra in sight for you. The yorubas are getting prepared just in case...... The Igbos should start printing their currency.

They are hard learners, they don't lean easy. What time do you have left after spending your entire life worrying about Yoruba people?

You just have to pity them..

ILIDEFI: Many Yoruba graduates are terrible in English (both in their accents and d use of verbs), despite being taught in schools with English language. Can somebody now imagine how it would b in a couple of years time if dis new plan is implemented?
Let's face facts, dis move is anti-Nigerian. How would a child from another region whose parents come to settle down in d southwest for wateva reason, b expected to cope wen enrolled in primary schools in d southwest, in d event of implementation of dis plan? Are we saying dat ppl must b restricted to their regions? Yorubas, think for Nigeria, for once.

ILIDEFI: I strongly detest Eko Ile and his brother Eko Atlantic. Typical Yoruba bigots they both are. They've never been outside the south west but think they know anytin abt Nigeria.
To start wit, Lagos is not Yoruba land. Lagos was Nigeria's capital city, and today it represents Nigeria as a whole. D beauty of Lagos today is because it wz built by Nigeria, not by Southwesterners, who lack a sense of beauty. Eko Ile and co, how many other SW cities are like Lagos? It's just like northerners coming to boast about Abj cos it's in d north.
Granted dat Onitsha may be dirty cos of the large population of traders and the enormous trading activities going on there, but you guys should visit Enugu and Owerri. Are they in any way less developed than Ibadan and Abeokuta etc? The answer is no.
Go to villages in d East and see development. Men hustle and develop their communities. Fine houses are built, electricity is brought into communities, even roads are tarred by indigenes of various communities, unlike your SW ppl that depend on government to do everything for them.
You guys should change that dirty mindset you have about Igbos, which only portray jealousy. No other tribe in Nigeria wud'v been standing this tall like Igbos, if they faced the civil war, and the ensuing marginalization that Igbos have faced for many decades now. Igbos are still d best in Nigeria, and the transformation you all have been craving for will only come in Nigeria wen an Igbo man ascends the presidency. Mark my words.

At least we know what tribal platform you are operating from so no need to take village jokers like you seriously...

Tstark: This is NOT a good idea, yoruba people barely know how to speak English as it is, not this will only make it harder for them

Not knowing how to speak English is not the start and end of everything. South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore don't speak English and they teach in their local languages, but see where they are today.

Noneroone: It is no doubt a good development but they should make it a matter of choice especially in Lagos.

Defeats the purpose..

talktimi: lets hear what the ministry of education has to say about this first.

Who are they and of what relevance is this to the topic?

Senator James: kudos to you....... Try these:
1. Calculus
2. Exponential
3. Logarithm
4. Surd
5. Indices
6. Latitude and Longitude
(#200 recharge card).

@topic. Its a very good initiative, but they must involve all categories of citizen to be a success; Traditional council, Religion leaders, student bodies, Legal practitioners, teachers, NGO.

Please must we tribalize everything? I reason with Ngwakwe about exempting Lagos. Its because of the heterogenous nature of the residents which has been aiding the development of Lagos state. On the other hand, if Lagos is exempted, it will look as if we Yoruba had sold our inherittance. If implemented, other tribe will have no choice than to dance to the tone of the music.

God bless Yorubaland, God bless Nigeria

Look at all the developed and industrialized nations, they teach and study in their local languages. Forcing students to first learn English and many subs like English literature, you are in effect laying learning roadblocks and barriers.

The only challenge I see here is the fact that we have more than one Language to deal with.. but *wink*wink* this is all about DAWN.



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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (2nd left), his Ekiti, Oyo, Osun and Ogun State counterparts, Dr. Kayode Fayemi (3rd left), Senator Abiola Ajimobi (right), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (2nd right), Senator Ibikunle Amosun (3rd right) and the Director General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission, Mr. Dipo Famakinwa during a meeting for the Development Agenda on Western Nigeria Commission, at Cocoa House, Ibadan on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.

@ ujoinme


Going by what you posted, looks like the pictures I posted from the Akwa Ibom's website are more up to date than the ones you posted...

All I see is the asphalt runway and some jungle abi bush road leading to the air strip and nothing to change or disput what I posted and what's available on the state's website.


I give you D for effort sha..


@ the other joker, you are irrelevant, just keep parading around with your fake drawing, that's more than enough to keep you busy..