₦airaland Forum

DMerciful:
How were they chosen? Did they choose themselves?

I don't know how they were choosing that's the point of my comment. Can you please enlighten me.

CrushObituaries:
What they can never allow in their 5 plots of land is what they do to others.

Are all these people men or women? Khelif is not this masculine.
E be like Benue and Abuja people dey craze. See the kind things wey dey represent them.

I think the organizers are from SE. Ok. If the SA rejected Chidinma honor their invite. What state slot are they going to give him?

CrushObituaries:
Thanks, I have been looking for that video of those old men accusing the governorship candidate from not their state.

They are abnormal people.

Paystack:
A Yoruba can't issue threats 🤣🤣🤣

I'll take Ijaw more seriously to you guys when it comes to threats.

Without you slave masters Fulani and Hausa backing you in any confrontation that requires force you'll be killed like flies

It's easy to say but reality shows otherwise when LagosPedia said igbo must go on Twitter. The whole iboland has been thrown into problem.

Kayceo2010:
Leaving your region to comment on South East shows how pained you are

Na because of #500 una pregnant women full hospital? No be small thing.

They all want to gang up over Reno. If Reno should say one word now they will start shouting victimization. How do you attack somebody and expect that person not to retaliate. It's absorb.

I just went through the site and you are right. Ibo women represent Osun and Plateau. Can't remember others but this is something the igbo people will never tolerate. I don't know why they like to do to others what they won't accept in their locality. If the locals start to raise eyebrows now they will start claiming victim. Why would the organizers allow non indigenes to represent a state what's the essence of the state having a representative.

Lol. SE that birth 90% of their children in baby factory.

All these states sef.

This is how it should be. Nobody should forcefully drag anybody into joining any group but they must show their convinction.

But what can Ooni do, after talking to Ooni they need to push for referendum.

Modified: This is basically a Yoruba thread for Yoruba people by Yoruba people. I hope the whole world are seeing the Igbo comments. One thing Yorubas will say now and everybody will turn to victims.

Badmashiii:
I tire ontop their matter. I kid you not,one of my igbo buddy once told me that if all igbos vacate lagos the economy and business there will collapse...i just shook my head in disgust.

How many billion dollars worth of investment in lagos are exclusively own by igbos? Are igbos the only occupants of lagos?

Instead of them to be grateful for getting the opportunity of doing business in the largest city in west africa as a whole they rather go about chest-beating that they developed lagos...smh

Because of their egostical attitude and their assumed superiority to other tribes in nigeria,i dare say the igbos are not suitable to rule this country.

No. They are not. They will put everybody in big problem and create choas everywhere.

We should be calmin down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvt_EmU-0JY

Good, good....

Haters of Nigeria A.K.A emergency lovers of Nigeria will always lose.

So OBJ borrow money?

isan:
Let's all meet in Anambra state , we are not joking with this politicians anymore

Or Abia. Let's start with our own LP governor

This bot matter no gree east people rest

phylshan:
Nigerian Military Flags, Not Russian Flags

By Farooq Kperogi



[b]The Russian flag’s tricolor scheme is similar to but slightly different from the Nigerian Armed Force’s flag. It is white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. Red and white are transposed but the blue in the middle is common to both flags.

A grasping but illiterate tailor eager to cash in on the sudden popularity of the Nigerian Armed Force’s flag mixed up the positions of the colors and ended up unintentionally mass-producing Russian flags. I think he has been apprehended.

It’s also possible that this unintentional error birthed a new reality that meshed with Russia’s support for the military regimes in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

But it’s important to acknowledge that the flags symbolize a yearning for a return to military dictatorship, not the start of Russian colonialism.

The nostalgia for military rule isn’t limited to these northern protesters, unfortunately. In the aftermath of the 2023 election, for example, calls for a military coup trended on Twitter for days[/b]

https://www.facebook.com/47904265/posts/pfbid0DP2TKJdkX4UkcsAq1voTQFGxoDmCwkMXEhgFhTNAi8AWKGbNUKqW4a6yeqEHiLtol/?app=fbl

Someone paid this guy for damage control...
The whole thing doesn't make sense. You are talking about intent that contradict reality. Is that not nonsense?

Difrent:
Na today you know them with exaggeration

Is that not how they are claiming 90% of house and businesses in Lagos is igbo owned

I just tire for them. But they'll be fact checked hence. We all are not illiterate. We will ecpose them.

Racoon:
Great representation by the dozens of the industries they are commanding. Kudus!

Hypocrite. Are they no more the highest manufacturer of drugs?

You guys think we are talking cocaina here shey?

Gidgiddy, mrvitalis


I created this thread because you said igbo own 70% pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria..

These are the major Pharmaceutical companies own by Nigerians in Nigeria.

Note that Prof. Elijah Ndajiya Sokomba has more stake than ABC Orjiako in Neimeth.

Fidelis Ayebae

Fidelis Ayebae is the founder and pioneer Chief Executive Officer of Fidson Healthcare Plc, which was established in 1995.

He graduated from the Mainland Institute of Technology in 1976 with a Diploma in Civil Engineering. He also obtained an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Lagos in 1999.

He has experience in corporate management, having worked in Nigeria International Bank (now Citibank) as an Assistant General Manager and in Metalum Limited as a Project Manager.

He was appointed to the board of NEM Insurance Plc in September, 2009, and is currently Chairman.

Fidelis is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Administration and also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management.

He holds 446,534,443 units of shares at Fidson Healthcare Plc. As at our cut-off date, Fidson was trading at N5.68 per share. This gives him a net worth of N2.5 billion.

Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma


T.Y. Danjuma, GCON, is the Chairman of May & Baker Nigeria Plc and had once single-handedly bailed the company from financial straits with a multi-billion Naira loan.

He served as a Minister of Defense for the Federal Republic of Nigeria from June, 1999, to March, 2003. He had once been the Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army from 1975 to 1979.

Though largely known for his service in the military, Danjuma has also proven to be an astute businessman.

He has 254,841,302 units of shares in May & Baker Plc which was trading at N3.20 per share as at our cut-off date. This gives him a net worth of N815 million.

Danjuma could be worth much more, as he is known to have several holdings in other blue-chip firms outside the pharmaceutical sector.

Notable mentions
A.B.C Orjiako


Dr. ABC Orjiako has been the Chairman of Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc since March 3, 2010, and has been its Director since December 14, 2009. He doubles as the Chairman of Neimeth Pharmaceuticals Plc.

Dr. Orjiako holds an MBBCH degree from the University of Calabar. He trained as a general surgeon in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) from 1989 to 1991.

He sub-specialised in orthopedic and trauma surgery at National Hospital, Igbobi, and qualified as a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons.

In 1996, he delved into business, after eleven years of active medical practice at LUTH and National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos.

He has 372,377,503 units of shares at Neimeth Pharmaceuticals Plc. As at our cut-off date, Neimeth was trading at N0.82 per share. This gives him a net worth of N305 million.

Orjiako makes the cut, despite having pharmaceutical holdings worth less than a billion, due to his being a billionaire from his holdings in Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc.

Prof. Elijah Ndajiya Sokomba
Elijah N. Sokomba is a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Jos.

He is on the board of directors at Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc. He has 409,857,176 units of shares at Neimeth.

As at our cut-off date, Neimeth was trading at N0.82. This gives him a net worth of N336 million.

Folarin Rotimi Abiola Williams Jnr.
Folarin is a son of the late legal luminary, Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams (popularly known as F.R.A Williams or Timi the law). Mr. F. R. A. Williams Jnr. is a Chemical Engineer and a legal practitioner.

He was educated at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, where he graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons.) AGGI Chemical Engineering. Following a study at Selwyn College, Cambridge, from 1981 to 1983, Mr. Williams obtained an MA Cantab Law, and subsequently attended the Nigerian Law School from 1983 to 1984.

He holds a total of 72,587,449 shares in Pharma Deko Plc. As at our cut-off date, this gives him a net worth of N163,321,760.

Mazi S.I. Ohuabunwa


Mr. Ohuabunwa read Pharmacy in the University of Ife, graduating in 1976. He has a postgraduate degree in Business and Organizational Management at the Columbia University, N.Y., USA, and another one from the Lagos Business School.

He joined Pfizer Products Plc in 1978 as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative and rose to become the Chairman/CEO in 1993.

In 1997, he led the management buy-over of Pfizer Inc shares in Pfizer Products Plc, transforming the resultant company, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, into a medium-sized Nigerian R& Based Pharmaceutical company.

He voluntarily retired from the company after 33 years of service in the industry, 18 years of which were at CEO level.

He has 126,956,834 units of shares at Neimeth. As at our cut-off date, Neimeth was trading at N0.82. This gives him a net worth of N104 million.



Mrs. Funmilola Ayebae


Mrs. Olufunmilola O. Ayebae got her Professional Secretaries Diploma from the London College of Secretaries in the United Kingdom, after which she worked in many organisations in various capacities for a number of years, before establishing her own business, Goodness Supermarket, in 1995.

She is also the MD/CEO of Townhouse Limited. She became a Director of Fidson Healthcare Plc in 2001. She has 64,220,000 units of shares in Fidson Healthcare Plc.

As at our cut-off date, Fidson was trading at N5.68 per share. This gives her a net worth of N364,769,600.

Mrs. Ayebae makes the cut by virtue of being on the board and married to the founder of the company.

mrvitalis:
But igbos own 70% of he local pharmaceutical industry yet u are alive

70%?

Make it 99.09

WorldRichest:
Why always Igbos?

You mean the regular victims?

Imagine dragging a whole World Bank into your own claim of victimization. There are some people that are not good for nationalistic position because of penchant to tell unnecessary lies.

I don't know how a sane person will believe the Uju woman over World Bank. Like an organization like World Bank will be so brazenly corrupt.

To come from a place of rising dumbness na curse walahi

odoemelamemmanu:
Local Government Autonomy: Learning From OUK's Exemplary Model

By Uche Aguoru

Local government administration forms the foundation of governance, acting as the closest level of authority to the general populace and overseeing community development and activities. The concept of local government predates colonialism, with pre-existing administrations in Nigeria assimilated into the British indirect rule system during colonial rule for streamlined governance.

However, in contemporary Nigeria, local government administration is plagued by extensive fraud, corruption, and developmental stagnation, primarily due to constitutional exploitation by governors that allows them joint access to local government funds, resulting in the misappropriation of resources earmarked for local development.

The Caretaker Committee System has been identified as a facilitator of official corruption and the exploitation of local governments. As a response, the Tinubu administration sought to annul the Caretaker system through legal action and establish full autonomy for the local government system. The Apex Court's affirmation of the complete financial autonomy of local government administration and the declaration of Caretaker Committees as illegitimate marked a significant shift. However, some governors are actively seeking alternative methods to siphon local government funds.

In the wake of the recent revolution in Local Government Autonomy spurred by the Apex Court ruling, states are mandated to conduct local government elections. Consequently, it becomes imperative to thoroughly examine and adopt the model set forth by former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK).

The OUK model engendered social and economic development, bolstered inclusive democratic participation, and facilitated the provision of essential amenities. Under this model, councilors efficiently established and maintained tailored services and utilities to address the fundamental needs of the populace and promote rural security and development, it also enhanced the intensity of inclusive democratic participation and awareness.

Under the OUK model, we saw councilors effectively and efficiently establish and maintain services and utilities that cater to the basic needs of the people, they construct markets, provide boreholes, rehabilitate schools, and provide learning facilities in schools based on local circumstances, it was designed to stimulate consolidation and reinforcement of rural security, development, unite and bring government closer to the people.

The OUK model ensured the effective and efficient utilization of funds intended for local government development without embezzlement. Orji Kalu recognized the benefits of empowering councilors and granting council chairmen unfettered access to funds while upholding measures for oversight and accountability.

The council chairmen created employment for their people, through the Universal Primary Education (UPE) policy, they paid teachers salaries, gave car loans to teachers, and maintained the schools, they also took care of the welfare and salaries of traditional rulers and local government staff promptly, they embarked on rural electrification and maintenance by the provision of transformers, electric poles, etc. that ensured sustained power generation within the rural communities, they also constructed, rehabilitated and furnished town halls and embarked on other developmental projects including road rehabilitation, maintenance and reconstruction.

Orji Kalu's administration was fully compliant with local council autonomy and should serve as a standard model if we are truly honest about strengthening the LG administration and making it work for the people. he understands the benefits of empowering the council administration with unfettered access to their funds to take care of the developmental needs of their immediate communities while establishing checks and controls that will mandate them to attend to their electoral promises and initiate developmental projects based on the needs of the rural communities

Within the OUK model, local governments exercised control over revenue within their locality, enabling access to increased funds to address community needs. Notably, this administration achieved an impressive record, serving as a meritorious model for fortifying local government administration.

Aguoru
Is a Public Affairs Analyst

Igbo people don dey whitewash OUK o

mrvitalis:
So what exactly did you say is a lie again?

Lol. If pharmaceutical goods are allowed near SE y'all will kill all Nigerians in matte of months with fake drugs

chatinent:
With taxpayer's monies, they could afford to wed so young. A wonderful reception, bribery-white wedding gown, and looted-skin suit.


You wey don dey reach one adage and your job is "Say No to Protest."

E no bi for you ajeh

Is this how your congratulatory message will send like if that was Obi or Abaribe's son getting married?

How can Charley boy be someone's role model?
How would anyone follow Charley boy on social media?

OnlineTeacher:
Hehehehehehe...so na only ndigbo get s sole rights to determine when to "judge ppl bases on what they think is in their mind" abi??

How I wish you guys had told ur brethren dragging McOluomo this when he made the "mama shukudi" joke, or when lagospedia made his statement.

They are hypocritically myopic

Common sense. Stop attracting hates to yourselves. Protest or stay out of it. I tire for these people I swear

BeardedMeat:
So, this is the goading that decieved the microphone licking guy? Hahaha 😃

Are you saying that Obi lied to get votes?