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When you are given monopoly by a corrupt government, hiring foreigners in place of your country men, and getting the same government to give you tax breaks for reducing unemployment will be very easy.
Every sane Nigerian should be incensed by this foolishness.

fkj950ax:
*It is not in the interest of any foreigner to develop our Country.*
- - - A. A. Joda.

I have been preaching this for more than 10 yrs.
_The story goes :
*It is not in the interest of any foreigner to develop our Country.*_

Before Dangote found himself in the Cement Industry, the two biggest Cement Companies in the World were Operating small plants - the biggest at that time was about 300,000 MT per annum. These two Companies were Blue Circle ( UK) and La farge ( France).
They later merged.

*They were producing small quantities of Cement in Nigeria �� and flooding the market with Cement from their other plants around the world, at the same time, they were looking at us eye to eye telling us that they are investors in Nigeria.*

Fast forward:
*Dangote got involved in the industry and decided to increase capacity of the plant he bought to 2,000,000 MT per annum*.
*Then he built a new plant from scratch ( 5,000,000 MT per annum).*

The next thing that happened is that all other companies had to follow suit.
Today we have capacity to export Cement.

The above is a complete Local Investor. He has seen the opportunity that the Foreigners knew, but was never in their interest, and he took the opportunity.

*I can assure you, Dangote doesn’t have any more knowledge than those companies, nor is he smarter than them*.
*It is simply an opportunity he took because he is interested and cares about Nigeria.*

Secondly, the Same Dangote is building one of the largest Refineries in the world in Nigeria ��.

*He is not Smarter than Shell, Mobil, British Petroleum, Total, Agip etc.*
*The issue is that all these companies have been operating in Nigeria for more than 60 yrs and never saw it fit to Build a Refinery ( except a 20,000 or so Refinery in PH by Shell in the 60’s for the same reason as above).*

Instead, they prefer to take the crude oil to the refineries around the world �, refine it and then sell it back to us.
Real reason; they don’t care about you, me or our Country.
*They will rather keep us where they want us.*

So I have been talking to many people in Government to realize that the only way we can get out of poverty is to empower our own people to prosper and build an economy. 

In short, I always say; *create 10 to 15 Dangotes and see what will happen in our Country.*

We need to empower people and guide them to become what we want, and if any of them is going astray, then seize everything and then reinvest in another.

A system can be put in place to monitor anyone government invests in.
Modalities can be set up to make this succeed.

*There is no country in the world that has moved out of poverty by; FDI ( foreign direct investment)*. 
*Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia etc all invested in the people and local capacity.*

*They Thought Out of The Box and disregarded the Western Bullshit of FDI. See where they are today.*

I hope we learn and decide to invest in our people and country.

We have more resources than most parts of the world.

May Allah Guide us. Amin.

A A Joda

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Nicely written.
Developing our nation is better achieved by competitive enterprises of the citizens, not by direct government selection of a preferred 'entrepreneur' such as Dangote.

Before Nnamdi Kalu comment on Dangote, you should have read what Bloomberg wrote about him-Dangote a few years ago.
The paper accused Dangote of corrupt practices ranging from loan sharking, tax evasion, and cheap monopoly using the influence of corrupt Nigerian politicians. Dangote himself knows this.
That's why he doesn't talk where Salim Salim of Mexico talks, or Amazon Jeff Bezos, or even Bill Gates.
Anybody can become a billionaire with cheap government monopoly.

How can someone be punished for insulting a politician in a democracy

aboubkr:
This impostor is more stupid than the real cownu but his listeners are the most stupid people under the sun

You should be in the children section of NL, this for mature folks.

All over the world, governments help level playing field for their big companies: South Korea- Hyndai, Samsung, etc. Japan-you know them., US- Boeing, GM, etc.
Nigerian government? An opportunity to play tribalism and favoritism, not against a foreign company, but against their own national, simply because the owners of the companies are not from their tribe.
Yet the government wants answers to unemployment, poverty, and low GDP

Oladeji245:
and you are dumb not to realise not everyone in SW is pro Apc..
amukumeko

Are you not dumb not to realize that the non pro APC sw always allow the crazy pro APC ones to do whatever they want.
MURIC is there speaking for all Yorubas, and nobody has beat them down yet.

senatordave1:
But you expect the north to recognize other religions? Stop this please.you easterners are very intolerant religiously.I love the south west for this religious maturity.Muslims are about 13% of anambra population

13%?
Either you can not count, or you are referring to another 'Anambra'.

Igbo people's problem is that they are too tolerant of weird religious groups like muslims, otherwise they should simply abolish all mosques like the Kano state government doesn't allow new churches.

iyke926:
This is not funny. Why send 110 trucks carrying bags of good rice, beans etc to Kano State and spoilt bags of rice to Oyo State?

I never supported this government from the beginning. Scam!

Enjoy the change y'all voted and hoped for.

The answer is clear !
Kano deserves fresh rice, while the stolen, damaged, poisonous, and dangerous rice goes to Oyo!

Even Yoruba muslims would agree!!!

ijaw1stson:
This one na death trap na


Meanwhile check out the bridge that leads to my village...

#proudly kalabari

Childish exuberance!
The people who built this small bridge with their bare hands are better than your folks who sat on their hands for years until government came

Admirable!
Any time citizens rise up to do something for themselves, instead of waiting for government, I say good job.

For the citizens to put something together to help them survive their environment, it excellent. That's how cities grow and develop. In Nigeria we're waiting for someone to come from Abuja.

Well, the man from Abuja is corrupt, criminally inept, and doesn't have the interest of citizens at heart.

Superb write up. A breath of fresh air and truth!

Yanmiriflathead:
As a bonafide igboman from Anambra State, I believe governor obiano goofed in his attempt to disregard the overwhelming population of Muslims in Anambra State, the southeast and by extension Biafraland. This is one of the major reasons why Asari dokubo had a face off with Nnamdi kanu over his favoritism for judaism and disdain for Islam. Even one Mr ikechukwu also had a faceoff with the ipob leader over his inflammatory comments about Christianity and for smearing the personality of Apostle Johnson sulaiman. We bonafide Igbos are non tribalistic And we do not have any inheritance in religious bigotry. We are peace loving people and we do not discriminate against any religion.
God bless all Igbo liberals

Bona fide Igbo?

Is all right yanmiriflathead.

Moneywomen17:
do u know what innocuous means. I only brought out the current state of ui cuz apparently this “innocuous” article which is fake and lie by the way try to undermine a lot of projects that happened in the western region by talking about a lot of the stuff done in the eastern region still standing strong today. Tell me what resources of unn was taking to abu and ui can u list it cuz ui has always been the best university in the country for a long time. And am not asking for ipob stats but real sources about what resources was taking From unn.

It all makes sense now: you simply argue without facts or evidence.

Anybody who was at ABU in the 1980s when I was there would have unquestionably noted library books with UNN stamps all over the pages. UNN didn't dash ABU these books of course, they were looted by the army and transferred to ABU who then shamelessly placed them directly on the shelves.
I have no first hand experience with UI, but the story goes the same.
Some of your points are without merit at best, or even criminal at worst.

Moneywomen17:
ode is that the source I ask for. something we both know no professor wrote u slowpoke. USA is the largest economy in the world but can u tell me when last it was recorded as the fastest growing economy. It’s a fact that the western region was the best economy back then it doesn’t matter if it’s not the fastest growing cuz it has already achieved its growth to an extent. The only achievement of the eastern region was that it was the fastest growing for just one year what an achievement. Even the British wrote about how jealous ur leaders are about the wealth of the western region. Also can u compare UI to unn today.

This otherwise innocuous article has brought the worst out of some people.

While the article compares UNN vs UI 1960s, your small mind can't even understand the basic concept.

You can't compare UI with UNN today, because everyone knows that UNN resources were carted off to ABU and UI during the war. Today, UNN still doesn't receive as much federal money as UI. Is the concept of fairness and independence new to you?
Next you will compare infrastructures of the eastern region with those of Lagos today, so that you can congratulate yourself!
Something tells me that you are not just educated enough to even speak to.

Moneywomen17:
I don’t have time for dumbass. Is what u wrote the source for what the professor allegedly wrote cuz I don’t see any source here ibo liar

Your stomach ache is not just with the OP, you have issues with the contents, unfortunately for you, most of the points on the article are simply self evident, but hatred has blinded you completely!

You make a half hearted attempt to deflect the fact that the eastern region was the strongest growing economy in the World at that time: you countered that poor countries like Ethiopia often had fast growing economies, but you stupidly failed to address the point under discussion, instead you aver that being the fastest growing economy means nothing.

Can you imagine where the western government of Awolowo was evaluated the fastest growing economy? You guys will dance on the streets for a long time.

In this case, it is not only bad news for you, but you have to find some non existent reasons to discredit it. While you're busy looking for a quick poison to end your misery, please also verify that UNN did beat out Ibadan in professional academic performances during that period!

What a waste

Moneywomen17:
well researched indeed my bloda. Can u provide a source to the reputable essay written by the professor before he died in 2005 May his soul Rest In Peace. If u cannot provide it shey make Ogun strike u for trying to lie about a dead man.

E pain am, well well!
Hatred is like concentrated acid that eventually burns it's own container. Good riddance on your journey of self destruction!!!

Moneywomen17:
and it has nothing to do with u being an osu right and u guys are born liars. If he indeed wrote it before he died. Where is the reference to where he wrote it. Can u provide a link for everyone to confirm what u know for sure

So much pain about Prof. Tamuno's well researched essay!
Tribalistic heartburn, Yoruba jaundice, parapo hypertension, oloriburuku ulcer?
Which one is killing you?

Moneywomen17:
Never seen a more biased right up. First of all does the fact that eastern region was the fastest growing economy mean shit if it was not better than the western region. A lot of African countries like Ethiopia and Ghana are considered one of the fasted growing economy’s doesn’t mean they are better than Canada or even Spain and Portugal. It only means they are growing faster simple. It also talked about the onitsha market in comparison to cocoa house and praised the onitsha market as he should but called the cocoa house a white elephant project when it was on record that a lot of the wealth of western region then was through cocoa trading. Lots of people became wealthy trading cocoa and its proceeds was also used to pay for free health care and education, ikeja industrial estates that it’s legacies still live on in the western region today and so many more. The write up is nothing but one sided.

You pasted a clip on Ethiopia being the fastest growing economy in the World, but with the usual subversive and confusing Yoruba media, you conveniently forgot that Tamuno was talking about 1950, and not 2017 you cited for Ethiopia.

An oversight? Not likely.
Criminal obfuscation? More likely!

DEROX:
No my dad wanted to study medicine in oau this prof had connection to help him but he refused soy dad had to wait another year and scored 274 and was admitted on merit

You and your dad should be ashamed of yourselves.
Upon all the corruption this man has done, you wanted him to add 'nepotism' to the mix.
Your dad should thank God that he later went to medical school when he was really and truly qualified with appropriate score.

yyba:
Where are the naked pictures you claim she send it to you ?

Let me know when you get it.

fergie006:
NJC CONSTITUTES A 10-MAN COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A TEMPLATE FOR COURT SITTING; RECOMMENDS COMPULSORY RETIREMENT OF TWO JUDGES; APPOINTS 70 JUDICIAL OFFICERS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE JUDICIARIES.

https://njc.gov.ng/27/news-details

Even the composition of this NJC cries out for a balance.
The same corrupt NJC that installed Tanko without due process
Their recommendation will ever remain tainted.

Arrewa:
no they do...They're all educated... It's only northerners that don't understand the meaning of social distancing!!

Because they're illiterate!!

How do you compare social distancing issues between people desperate for food, and the above-the law northerners whose 19 governors have rejected social distancing as a tool against this virus.

BTW, your educated northerners are the ones going to COVID-19 funerals and going home without any sort of personal protective equipment.

Another political appointment like a joke?

Emir of COVID-19 in West Africa.

Please dear God, get rid of Nigeria's oil, so that she can regain her sanity and grow as other nations do!

Izigha:
I hope it does not get to that. But what is the contingency plan in any that the government will embark on if petrol dollars stop.

Contingency plan?
How many people in Buhari's government know what that means?

Dogogo1900:
I think you are looking for allies, you are not going to get any from the Niger Delta.
Find your level.

Childish inferiority complex.

Dogogo1900:
Yes he made sense but you are too stupid to understand.
1.He said we want Niger Delta Republic not Biafra.
2.He said there are many tribes in Niger Delta.
3.He said we are proud people.
4.He said we don't make noise.
5.He said we like to call ourselves South South or Niger Deltans instead of the actual tribe we come from in South South.

Even your enumerated response is a more stupid reply!
Before Odenigwe commission recommended the creation of SS, and other zones in the 1990s, what the heck did you call your double tongued self?
Oh, you didn't exist in 1990? Ir you are simply to ASHAMED to identify yourself.
Go tell the birds, Ijaw people are quite, and they don't make noise!

LarryBee1k:
Read my comments again. Biafra forced them and killed those that refused. There are some other lies in the in ur write but I don't have time to be digging about when we can spend that time to embrace one another.

This false narrative was one of the instruments of war against Biafra. Majority of the minorities in the eastern Nigeria supported the Biafran effort 100%.
Anyone who committed war crimes whether in Nigeria or Biafra was punished.
The punishment was not limited to only the minorities as you insinuate, because many Igbos were equally punished for fighting against their nation.

Unfortunately, and somehow, and in addition to the abandoned property, and boundaries adjustment, the citizens of the former eastern Nigeria have been pitted against each by the federal government media machine. Don't get confused.

Gabkosh:
Mr gidgiddy, What about these lies you people have been peddling for 50years.

That Awolowo cause the starvation of your children despite that Robert Goldstein resignation letter exposed ojukwu.

That Awolowo died of rat poison even though you guys no get proof or doctor report.

That they killed you in west by yorubas

That Yorubas seize your properties in west even though it is written everywhere that your properties were given back to you. Even many of your brothers that their parents had properties in west then testified to it.

That ojukwu released awolowo despite video showing otherwise.

That awolowo betrayed ojukwu even though we have been asking you guys to show us the agreement they have.

That biafran armies did not bomb casino cinema.


Waiting for you.

That

The correct thing will be to open your own thread about the lies again Awolowo.

You'd appear like you want to derail this thread by changing the topic from Ojukwu to Awolowo

LarryBee1k:
Sir,

Your number 3 and number 7 are both wrong

Igbos forced other ethnic minors of South-South and South East to join biafra side. Those that refused were killed
Igbos also started the civil war! They killed Western and northern leaders. Then put their own leader

When you say Igbos this Igbos that, probably because a few Igbo soldiers carried out a coup, are saying that because Fulani herdsmen men are currently killing unarmed farmers that we should unleash a war against all Fulanis?

Was Ojukwu a participant in the first bloody coup? No. He helped stop it!

Pray for or against

This is the third or fourth final military offensive against BK by Burutai and company.

Let me know when the 5th final military offensive will begin!!!