we are now Living in hobbesian state of nature,where everyone lives for himself and gets away with any form of crime. I cant believe the number of deaths from the two military bombings and everyone sees it as one of those things. For real,we are in for a long thing in this country.

SSFeedsNigeria:
I once saw data from the 1960’s that showed how the old Eastern region (comprising the entire SE with Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River) was the fastest growing economy in Nigeria, and among the fastest in the world. The region was registering new businesses far more than Western and northern regions combined! Then the civil war happened in 1967-70 and that momentum was lost. The region turned into a sorry state. New centers of growth and investments shifted to Lagos/Oyo and Kano/Kaduna axis.

Infrastructure in the East decayed. Investments fled the region. Even Igbos themselves abandoned their region and instead chose to invest in the new centers of growth outside their region. Onitsha deterioted. Aba decayed. Enugu, Owerri, Nnewi, Awka, Umuahia, Abakilike etc. became glorified villages. People looked down on those that choose to remain in the East as unambitious people who don’t want to make it big in life.

From the 1980’s, 1990’s and up to early 2000’s there were constant religious riots in the North, and each time it occurred, Igbos and their investments became targets. As a result, calls for “aku ruo ulo” which loosely means “bring your investments home” became rife but unfortunately, the East was still in a very bad shape. This pushed Igbos to start making demands from their governors on infrastructure improvements. Having realized that North was no longer safe for them and their investments, Igbos began to move massively into Lagos & Abuja in the interim, along with their investments. Not long after, the aku ruo ulo calls began to yield dividends as Igbo investments began to trickle into their region.

As Igbo population & assets in Lagos spiked, Yorubas began to get uncomfortable. Then 2023 election happened & they weaponized tribalism. Several Igbo dominated markets got burnt. It was followed by the demolition of houses and plazas in Igbo dominated areas too. Just like North in the previous years, Igbos also realized that Lagos isn’t safe for them and their investments too.

Almost same situation that occurred in the North in the years prior to 2000, is now occurring in the West. The period Igbos began to abandon North coincided with its economic collapse. I’m not saying that North collapsed economically because Igbos abandoned it but several other factors added to it.

Now, calls for Igbos to divest away from Lagos region is happening at a period foreign investors are also abandoning the region. Lagos/SW loss now becomes SE gain as investments are now pouring into the East in an unprecedented manner. What makes it more remarkable is that SE is rising when other regions are stagnating or even regressing.

Just like in the 1960’s when the civil war truncated the rise of the East, Igbos should avoid history repeating itself. You can make IPOB or ESN your pressure group but never escalate things to unmanageable crises level.

Another good thing is that Nigeria is finally being restructured without many being aware. The North may or may not be aware that Nigeria is being restructured against their age long hindrance to it. However, there is little or nothing they can do to stop it. Fuel subsidy removal, unbundling of power generation and distribution, removal of certain things from the exclusive list etc are restructuring that will make regions grow at their own pace. This is the opportunity Igbos need to roar back like the Asian Tigers and it is gratifying to note that the prognosis indicate positive signs. Aba, Onitsha and Nnewi are back on track. SME’s and manufacturing in the SE is thriving once again.

Unfortunately for the northern region, they failed to invest in Human Resources. If Tinubu sustains the covert restructuring, the region is likely to collapse further without new investments and rising insecurity. With foreign investors also fleeing Lagos region & Igbos doing same, the SE is now poised to become the new axis of growth in Nigeria. Also, with AFTCA now in place, Lagos no longer has locational advantage like in the past, when ECOWAS was the trading region. Now, the entire Africa is, and SE is well positioned between West and Central Africa.

Igbos can truly achieve their mission even within a dysfunctional BUT DECENTRALIZED Nigeria.

Truer words have never been used.....wonderful exposition,God bless you.

Anambra the state of billionaires,philanthropy is engrained in Igboman's DNA....this is the way we roll.

Some local champions thinks the world starts and end in Lagos. There are communities from all of parts of Nigeria and as far as China,cameroun,Ghana,Togo,Gabon etc having huge presence in Onitsha,carrying out their businesses successfully. The Igbo man is capitalist by nature and welcomes competition very well,non Igbos doing businesses in the East enjoys wonderful hospitality,as thats cultural with Igbos. Outsiders living in South East can attest to the wonderful hospitality they get. little wonder why so many industries are coming up in Onitsha,Aba,Nnewi,Enugu and other South Eastern states.

Brendaniel:
If God has made you minister, it is to help the people and not suffer them, so far so good I'm yet to see that help from you to the people....

Let's watch and see,i guess she may make a difference. When righteous people are on the throne,they will certainly work for the people.

Bros south East too sweet...you dont have a choice but to love it. It is the most developed Rural area in Africa,it is in thesame cadre with the rest of the Free world.

ricson11:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOjwUfIrI-k?si=06opwacPZqiC_hcU

I decided to change my religion because of the love I have for my husband. I am a 45 years old woman”. Love came calling, I loved what we shared as friends, and I could feel it in my guts that this was the right person to be with. I changed my religion because I love my husband.

money is a bitch....you changed your religion because of money.

There is power in prayers....Some of us are products of testimony,i and my family will always clinge to the old rugged cross. When you are making a prayer request and it seems not to be forthcoming,just bear in your mind that,delayed gratification is a sign of maturity in christ.

HappyPagan:
Cos y'all Southern Christians are annoying. It's your way or no one else's way. Y'all know very little about other religions. Combine that with your belief the Holy Spirit lives in you, you create some kind of arrogant ignorance that can be impossible to bear.

So for this your childish reason,muslims should be allowed to air their opinion on threads about other religions but are so special and sacred that others cannot post on islamic threads.....some people are just so insecured that they need to be pampered in Public discuss. Are we not by all means saying that Islam is delicate and volatile and must be protected.

Nice one from Emeka Ofor....'be good to all the people you can while you can',it makes the world a better place.

Onitsha the city with many lives,tested and trusted...a true definition of resilience！

ayokellany:
May it not be well with you n your entire household if any Igbo build anything in Lagos again no matter how small.

It is already not well with you and your entire bloodline...how dare you curse a man who is already blessed. Dont forget i'm Igbo and from a choosen race.

The North is easily sold out on the basis of religion,even when they North knew the Tinubu ticket wasnt the best for a dying economy like ours,they still went ahead to vote for 'suffering and pain' simply because they are muslims regardless of the fate of the suffering masses.
However,the Kaduna incident is highly condemnable and must be investigated,these are innocent Nigerians wasted by incompetency on the side of our Army. How can life be this cheap in Nigeria.

Envy and the never do well syndrome of a certain people that believes the only reason they are not making it in Lagos is because Igbos have parked all that is left in Lagos....Let all further development go down East as has been recently observed by the massive industrialization going on in the East.

Nonsense as usual！Imagine a party with Ganduje as a party leader,Tinubu as president,Shettima as vice president,Hope Ozodinma as South East leader...This is a true case of 'Alibaba and the 40 thieves'.

People in the South East take their health seriously and constantly go for check-ups because of the information available to them. This is not in anyway to undermine the fact that societal pressure could also be a factor. In some areas in Nigeria the prevalence may be very hard to determine because many embark on self-help medication by the use of Agbo（local herbs）.

I knew that this family is a huge joke...govt of Owambe.

I have said it over and over again,this is a govt of jamboree,at a time when many Nigerian families cant boast of three square meals a day,we have an extravagant government in place,the parliamentarians have been settled with outrageous jumbo car and other hidden allowances,the judiciary is now the pain of the ordinary man rather than the last hope of the ordinary man. Nigerians are asked to fasten their belts in a country where the president son goes to watch a golf game in a neighbouring state in a presidential jet.
As soon as Tinubu took over the seat of leadership,i knew that it is going to be a govt of Owambe（extravagant parties）. We are now practicing Owanbeism as a system of governance. while his online janitors are given stipends to stay online 24hrs 7 and defend the indefensible.They are simply slaves that loves their chains.

Too bad,in Nigeria 'life is short and brutish',the level of insecurity in Nigeria is alarming. The APC govt has failed woefully in the areas of security and the economy. May his soul RIP.

My heart bleeds for this country....idiots in power,you can expect anything. The kind of leaders a nation gets are they kind of leaders they deserve. With the tons of problems Nigeria finds itself,the vagabonds in power are talking about befitting vice-presidential abode.
Nigeria has been scammed by our irresponsible leaders once again.

Honestly,in other parts of Nigeria miscreants misbehave and are seen in the streets loitering but in the South West it seems most of there leaders are miscreants...just imagine what the shameless deputy governor who benefited from the worst elections in the history of Nigeria is yapping. A region that produced the president with the worst negative credential on earth,i'm not surprise.

In Anambra,innovation comes first...always pushing production to the next level.

All of a sudden an imaginary group springs up and start defending the government Sponsored ethnic profilling going on in Lagos. You destroy what you cant build,thats the definition of retrogressive spirit.
The so called Yoruba professionals should save their explanations,this is no longer the era of Lagos-Ibadan parapo press,when you write trash Propaganda and the unsuspecting public will digest it. The Social media,Ereporters,witnesses armed with their phones and cameras have been recording the selective demolition of properties aimed at Igbos,going on in Lagos,as a fallout of the flawed elections.
I can assure you,whatever cannot kill a man only makes him stronger,our antagonists are our helpers.The South East is fast turning to a massive construction site. We shall all see the fallout of this Yoruba tribalistic agenda.
The Lagos state govt demolishes a few shanties and cubicles own by Yorubas and a few distressed buildings erected pre Awolowo and colonial days and these vagabonds are telling us that 80 percent of the demolished buildings are own by Yorubas.
Sanwolu's govt attempt at image laundry failed completely.

He is quick to congratulate her but i bet you, she will be ashame to associate with Tinubu,knowing his record as a serial looter,druggie,election rigger and a certificate forger...in higher climes,people hardly associate with people with proven case crime.

Good one from the philantropist TY Danjuma and an amazon,a woman of substance Prof Amazigo,a doctor par excellence.

KingOfAllIgbos:


Let me help you. Wouldn't meet you on Twitter X

Will meet you physically.

I can bet anything you just shartt your pants and you are scrambling for your wife's skirts now

hahaha funny enough...can anybody fear fighting a Yoruba man physically？i doubt if any Nigerian will take you serious for obvious reasons.

Buhari/Tinubu will both fight for the award....when vagabonds are in power！who did this to Nigeria.

Big congrats to the proffessor,this is a very welcome development....we from the East of Nigeria congratulate you with love,we cheerish merit alot and you symbolize it. Kudos！