₦airaland Forum

these are the people holding Nigeria back. They want us to keep importing

Beaf: [size=18pt]Diabetes is quite a silly reason to hold the nation back.[/size] Those lawmakers are only there to feather their own nests.

In fact, giving diabetes as an excuse is just daft; there is enough research to show that there is no link between cassava and diabetes. In fact some studies promote cassava as part of the diet for diabetics, because of its low glycemic index.

could not have said it better.

Question is when Oriental would build one refinery in Kogi or kwara.

The transportation of finished petrol is quiet expensive given the fact that it evaporates easilly

Finally GEJ was about to do the right thing, this people are stopping it

wicked law makers. they know that stopping the importation of wheat would affect their own income.

The starch 100 grams of bread made from wheat is the same starch 100 grams of bread from cassava would produce. Reduce the sugar in bread.

until Nigerian show these people that we are not fo.ols they would keep insulting our intelligence.

I use to think Igbos and Yorubas we are all equals thus we can all receive the same treatment. Na wa o!

I am a lagos indigene and I Have never seen any form of discrimination. Don't introduce something we would all regret.

This is what I love to see. This is indeed a nice way of creating jobs for the citizens of Anambra. At least now others can build their refinery.

Odenigbo Aroli: This is why I said you know nothing about Ladipo market! There is no store there own by a yoruba cos I usually go help my cousin during holiday and he will give change some change and I have never came accross a stall own by a yoruba. The importers and traders are all Igbos,so tell me who they will lose the stall to or do you think this market was built in one day! You are ignorant of the place!

Who fu.ucking cares whether they are Igbo or not.

[quote author=*Ileke-IdI]Me o, I am simply enjoying this.

Same people who rejoiced when Teju was closed down are now crying tribalism[/quote]I don't understand I times.

[quote author=re@lchange]they will likely increase migration back to the east
you will go to the east to buy from them
haha[/quote]does not matter, if they go others would be there to replace them. Stop pushing tribal rant on us. We do not discriminate. The most diverse power share in the country is in Lagos and not even Abuja our FCT. what does that tell you ?

Infrastructural Devt- Akabueze is responsible for this sort of issues. We are not chasing anyone away but to make the country better, everyone MUST follow the law. I know you know the right thing but chose to be ignorant because of Nairaland.

At the end of the day the traders which you call "Igbo" traders in ladipo are no different from me or anyother trader.

@ Other Igbos here. Please respect yourselves. We do things to make Lagos better not to make it worse no one is better than the other. No one has more rights than the other so stop all these insults.

The commissioner that deals with this sort of development in Lagos is an Igbo man so go meet the commissioner rather than insulting yorubas.

Nri priest your outburst here is not needed. Who fu.cki.ng cares if they are Igbo traders or not ?

When Tejuosho markets was close for a Year, I did not see Hausas and Yorubas shouting the way you are. We are all Lagosians and we do not discriminate. In fact because of sentimental people like you we tend to treat Igbos nicer so they don't scream Yoruba this yoruba that. Behave yourself

if you cannot pay they money please let them move out to a cheaper location.

Time to start lying on Yaradua because he is dead. shegiya

bashr8: go ahead and form your alliancewith the north who cares, na today , it will be another losers club so why should anyone be bothered, anybody that thinks or supports a northern president in 2015 is a crazy goat cus it will never happen , yorubas on the other hand dont stand a chance cus they already had their turn ,real nigerians are not fools , only nairalanders will be dumb enough to think fashola a yoruba man will come out in 2015 and win smh

Look you cannot be insulting and lying against any group in Nigeria and somehow hope to get their votes. LOL that would only happen in your dreams not real life.

2015 Igbos don't even SW vote to win so I don't see the problem here. You have the population in Kwara, Ekiti etc to win it yourselves.

All this lies hate and propaganda against the yorubas just cause you lot are tribalistic to even think straight or the future of your generations would do no one any good.

1. GEJ should do federalism so that Niger-deltans can have their oil and the SW can rule themselves

2. If he can, he should do constant electricity. If no, he should still do the SNC

that is all, all this bigoted insults and hate against the North, Igbos and Yoruba would stop. It is easy really !!!

As things stand now. I for one would vote for Fashola or El rufia as president or No one else. [size=13pt]The only way GEJ can get the SW vote is for him to do constant Electricity or something amazing. Again SW does not vote based on ethnicity but track record. [/size]

ifefemi: It's quite 'interesting' to see people still bring tribalism into choosing people that would govern us!!! I stand to be corrected, but wonder what values GEJ has added to the ordinary man in his home state - Bayelsa? We need to go beyond all these sentiments in choosing our leaders. We need people with proven tracks, irrespective of where the person is from.

Things have really gone worse since GEJ took over. The guy has nothing 'upstairs', added no value since he came into power and lacks focus. Yar'Adua had better plans,(atleast 7-point agenda), even if majority of these were not actualised.

It's very saddening to still hear people talk of voting for GEJ in 2015. I really pity the future of this country!!!

That is the country we live in. 2015 Igbos are saying they want to be president as well, throwing competency and merit out of the window.

Nigeria is a tribalsitic country. Wicked as well.

Beaf: Lol! You think anybody will become a fool and shiit fly like you?

Dude don't waste your time because I know Jmaine is a "diehard GEJ fan" so I was just pulling his legs. Don't sweat it.

All I know is SW rather form an alliance with the North than the tribalistic Igbos down south. Fact !!!

Well I am hoping Jmaine's eyes are now opening

LOL @ Nchara and other Igbo goons.

Your lies, hate and propaganda against the Yorubas would do you no good !!!! Fact !

Gbawe I see your point !!!

Bittyend and Logicmind, I don't like as you two are derailing the thread.

amosy007: Now that we don't have any nigerian that looks that way...don't u think it will be wise to give wallmart a chance atleast to open their eyes.......huh?

If not for mtn and econnet...adenuga might not have thot of given nigerians glo

If not for dstv I don't think there will be anything hitv today..thatsp

Oh I see you point clearly. true talk my brother

But as the case of walmart, I think it would not give others the opportunity to compete with them on fair grounds. But I see your point

amosy007: I think u are wrong ....though am. Against foreign companies exploiting Nigerians but that doesn't mean they are not highest employer of labour ....take Mtn vs glo as an example ...who employed more nigerian among the duo..... Look at dstv and hitv.... Look at SUMAL and FUMAN juice in ibadan.... Sumal employees are over 20 thousand while fuman doesn't have up a thousand .... Besides nigerian business men don't like to go into business they are not so sure of....they only need a eye opener ...and wallmart myt just be it

Yes an eye opener but now that there eyes are already opened why can't they take off. GLO employs more then MTN if I am aware. Also GLO give Nigerians the opportunity to be MDs etc unlike MTN who employ Nigerians as the grass root workers. (I hope I am correct).

Take a look at Dangote, Dangote remain one of the highest employer of labour in Nigeria as an individual company. Dangote is indigneous as well

Now the lies start !!!

Gbawe the reality is that Atiku is politically dead. Atiku ruled with OBJ and did not contribute much.

we have choice

Soludo
Rochas
El-rufia
Fashola
Oshomiole
Aliyu


These are the candidates worthy to compete against GEJ not Atiku

faithin9ja: Mama Iyabo at Mende night market, sells tomatos of N3000 per night, all her market is not worth more than N20,000. where is her daughter going to work when she grows up? which type of education can she afford to give her daughter to get one of the few jobs in a bank or oil company, not a chance.

But her daughter can get a entry level job in companies like Wal Mart. There are not enough of these types of employers in Nigeria yet our population is growing. Nigerians will go to US and UK and work for these type of employers, do you think the millions of under-employed Nigerians would not love to work for these type of companies.

be there talking from the comfort of your London home, telling us Nigeria is not ready.

Open a branch of Mr Biggs in Owerri or Asaba and see the queue of people lining up looking for work, you don't see this from your 'lofty academic position' please move into the real world.

Gbbammm I agree but we don't need Walmart persay. A Nigerian owned would be way better

I really really enjoyed this topic. Sweetlemon

Now the insults starts

Gbawe: Alhaji, you are very wrong regarding both sections highlighted above. The SW is the region least mired in ethnic absolutism regarding the Presidency in 2015. There is no insistence on a Fashola Presidency in 2015 - especially if Fashola as VP to a Popular Northerner puts the SW in a good position of producing the President thereafter. The region, for all that has happened, may realise , despite the misplaced optimism of yourself and others, that it may be more expedient for the SW to position itself well for the future than to join the "non-negotiable" sabre-rattling of others.

Secondly, how on Earth can you say the North will be dumb to produce Atiku? You talk as if the PDP is the North and indeed you are showing, just like Ekt Bear, that your calculcation is centred entirely around the PDP and what it does.
In other words, you and others speak as if the PDP Northern candidate automatically has the strongest chances.

If what we are seeing continues (PDP misrule) and a broad coalition gets its act together early, then the PDP will fail with Atiku, IBB or any other Northerner for that matter if the opposition can unite and promote some storng names working together.



http://sundaytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10166:cpcacn-merger-is-to-save-nigeria-osita-okechukwu&catid=54:lead-stories&Itemid=127

I know they are not ethnocentric.

Sir Gbawe, so would you vote for Atiku and Fashola vp ?

My brother an Atiku ticket would lose anytime anyday. We have Sanusi, Elrufia, Aliyu Babangida etc why Atiku

mystikal: Tesco no different from Walmart.


With all due respect, Businesses are always on the look for opportunities, and in Nigeria they see a market to exploit. So sad that all the small traders will suffer it. And even if the Walmart was indigenous or international, the local traders will still go under.


And my dream has always been to own a Retail outlet like dem Tesco's, Asda, Walmart scattered across Nigeria and Sub Saharan Africa at least. etc

Thank you but I strongly disagree with you.

We have seen the difference between Foreign companies and Nigerian owned companies.

1. Having a Nigerian owned company does not only provide opportunity for highly skilled people to work as MDs etc but also gives the nation a sense of psychological pride which much needed now.

2. It also provides opportunity for Nigerian farmers to show case their products rather than the Walmart etc which are all imported.

3. It gives Nigeria the opportunity to invest in GM foods if they are going to mass produce these food. Of course we know (the company) knows that Nigeria is a sentimental society thus we don't eat GM meats (chicken beef etc) We want our meats to be 100% natural thus this would give opportunity for local farmers to look into that as well.

4. Walmart and co would not provide as much jobs as a Nigerian owned one. Reason being that the Nigerian owned would provide 10 times more if not higher than walmart.

Moreover in the jobs shops it would provide some cash for the students in their university or so.

Lastly having a Nigerian owned company provides jobs for Nigerians in diaspora as well. Thus the opportunities are endless if done right.

jmaine: Come 2014 - 2015 . . .The horizon will be clearer for all interested parties . . .

Dr Babangida Aliyu is an intellectual, no nonsense,straight to the point Northerner who is also politically savvy . . . .but the sentiment is . .He is of the PDP stock again . . .

Whatever happens from now till 2015 will determine the course of events . . .

Aliyu is not bad actually.

Logic Mind: This slave / master relationship is very interesting.

My brother, you are bitter !!! Why ?