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PoliticsRe: Poverty Rate Of The 36 States In Nigeria By United Nation Poverty Index by greatnation2: 3:36pm On Mar 27, 2017
ZelibeKristien:
Coming from obingo houseboy and photographer, buhahahahaha. Cry me a river.
Obiano house boy that can feed your helpless parent, and hopeless family for years
PoliticsRe: Poverty Rate Of The 36 States In Nigeria By United Nation Poverty Index by greatnation2: 3:26pm On Mar 27, 2017
pazienza:
This is an old report, with Data captured between 2008-2013. It wasn't done by UN, but by Oxford univewere born and raised with pity who relied on local sources. It was published on a UN journal.
This stat had been demolished many times by formidable Igbo groups here: www.nairaland.com/3108722/2016-united-nations-human-development/2

Above was Ariani and Onenaira2( the Ekumeku war general himself) debunking this stat.

It's shameful that years later, Yorubas would attempt to repost these stats again, especially when we have a more recent MDGS stats in 2015 that placed SW last in Southern Nigeria.

Here is a more recent data, collated in 2014.: https://www.nairaland.com/2263635/south-east-
south-west-south-south-lead-attainment.

That these Yorubas are shamelessly posting a data collated between 2004-2013, as if it's a recent data, even when they had been told this many times before, says everything about these people.

But we will always be here to put sand in there Garri .
Recent and credible reports placed west below southeast, they are now pushing fake reports to remain relevant in their fantasy world, they were born and raised with propaganda what did you expect huh
PoliticsRe: Poverty Rate Of The 36 States In Nigeria By United Nation Poverty Index by greatnation2: 12:09pm On Mar 27, 2017
ZelibeKristien:
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Get lost and go cry in one corner. Obingo houseboy and photographer, you dont even have any shame at all.
Proud Anambra son that can feed your family for years
PoliticsRe: Poverty Rate Of The 36 States In Nigeria By United Nation Poverty Index by greatnation2: 12:01pm On Mar 27, 2017
AshiwajuFoward:
Lol. Story for the gods. I'm ok as long as Osun is ahead of Anambra (that overhyped shythole) while Ekiti is mileees ahead of your other equally overhyped and erosion-ravaged states. cool
Anambra state that gives you guys nightmares grin grin
grin I understand you guys antics, after seeing pictures from east states, you guys are digging out fake reports to console yourselves, the real fact today 2017 Ebonyi state is topping Osun, Ekiti human development index, and infrastructures for past three years they've maintain 10th position in WAEC, while Ekiti is number 11th and Osun 29th, Enugu, Abia, Imo are not your mate not to talk of Anambra grin
PoliticsRe: Poverty Rate Of The 36 States In Nigeria By United Nation Poverty Index by greatnation2: 11:00am On Mar 27, 2017
We know facts on ground, Osun once biggest GDP in the whole world, Ekiti was once fountain of knowledge grin grin, enjoy your fake azonto dance, I hope you have
seen pictures of Ebonyi huh Compare it to your backward Osun before you think of almighty Anambra

Jetleeee:
Will definitely come in handy
PoliticsRe: Poverty Rate Of The 36 States In Nigeria By United Nation Poverty Index by greatnation2: 10:52am On Mar 27, 2017
majamajic:
Can u name your state ? Anambra will always be up there. Seriously am not happy with this 3rd position (Lagos included). We still power lagos even.
PoliticsRe: Igbo Landing Mass Suicide (1803) by greatnation2: 10:26am On Mar 27, 2017
thugcheetahh:
Lalasticlala plz do d needful
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PoliticsRe: Ebonyi State Journey So Far- Photo by greatnation2: 3:50am On Mar 27, 2017
Goahead:
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Thanks, they blocked my FKO moniker
LiteratureRe: Chimamanda Adichie Wins 'One Book, One New York' Award In USA by greatnation2: 7:29pm On Mar 24, 2017
YonkijiSappo:
Come and carry your OSU sisters, LOL!... Flat headed cretin.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3710/33602607995_00a6a25018_o.jpg
Seriously you need to see a psychiatrist, hatred will consume you.
PoliticsRe: Anambra 2017 Governorship Poll: One Seat, Hundreds Of Pretenders And Contenders by greatnation2: 6:08am On Mar 24, 2017
okeychris:
http://www.news48hour.com/2017/03/anambra-2017-one-seat-hundreds-of.html[s]
Anambra 2017: political gladiators and pretenders on rampage
By Okechukwu Onuegbu


As the race to occupy Anambra State government house thickens, not fewer than twenty gubernatorial aspirants have indicated interest to vie for the poll slated to hold on November 18th, 2017.The contestants cut across over twenty-three INEC registered political parties operating in the state such as Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), among others.

While some seemed to be seriously marching to snatch the mantle of leadership from the incumbent Governor, Chief Willie Obiano of APGA whose tenure would expectedly end on March 17, 2018, majority behaves like impostors or pretenders sponsored to hit-up the polity and back out before their political party’s gubernatorial primary.

The political posters of these gladiators and pretenders have flooded the streets of Awka, Onitsha, Ekwulobia, and other strategic locations of the state despite that the state executive hurriedly sponsored a bill for an act to prohibit pasting of political posters anywhere around the state without making payment of N9 million. The bill had been approved and passed into law by the state legislators.

Also adding flavour to the state already charged political terrain are emergency of several political and other interested pressure groups, associations and organisations pitching interest with various aspirants and political parties of their choice.


Furthermore, some individuals and groups are agitating for the governorship seat to be left for those from Anambra North Senatorial Zone whose son, Obiano is struggling to retain his position for four year tenure. Their argument was that Anambra Central Zone/District has produced the likes of former Governor Peter Obi and Chris Nwabueze Ngige, who respectively served 8 and 3 years, while the people of Anambra South, whose sons, Chukwuemeka Ezeife and Chinwoke Mbadinuju managed to lead the state for about 7 years are clamouring to taste the seat again.

As electorates patiently wait for these political parties to present their flag-bearers, and INEC to conduct the election in less than eight months time as they promised, www.news48hour.com is studying the aspirants and their chances of winning their party’s primary election.

Chief Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano
Among the posters making wave in the state are those of the incumbent governor, Chief Willie Obiano of APGA, and it is going under the title “No vacancy in government house.” Also, Obiano, his wife, Ebelechukwu, and their aides have almost gone through the 181 communities in Anambra canvassing for votes with mouthwatering promises and lopsided empowerments. Although available evidence shows that the incumbent administration was yet to complete 1% of the projects it inherited from its predecessor, Mr Peter Obi, the governor and his teams are even claiming to have achieved great feats on security, agriculture, oil and gas, and other economy more than the past governments.
In what could be described as desperation to retain the hot seat, Obiano reportedly directed his aides, commissioners, and security men to restrain journalists from gathering information about their offices, functions, including government houses and lodges without getting permission letters from himself or his brother, Ogbehi Tony Ncheta, who is the state Commissioner of Information and Communication Strategy. The action according to some banned Commissioners who spoke under the condition of anonymity was to cover any loopholes Obiano’s opponents could use against him during electioneering campaign.

Dr. Elochukwu Aforka
However, while some of the governor’s loyalists are tipping him as sole candidate of APGA, another figure which appears to be a political Judas among his kitchen cabinet, Dr Elochukwu Aforka, a PhD holder of Philosophy, and SSA Political to the state Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke, resigned from office and flooded the state with his gubernatorial campaign posters.
Aforka, an alumnus of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) like ex-governor Obi and Obiano, who doubles as cousin and beneficiary of the immediate past National Chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, while making his intention known to the press and electorates, accused governor Obiano of wastefulness, drunk, and incompetency, boasting that he would defeat him in a free and fair APGA gubernatorial primary. Till date, the State Deputy Governor, Umeh, Obiano and APGA National and State executives are yet to comment on the matter.

Mr Godwin Chukwunenye Ezeemo of PPA
As APGA continues with his political hullabaloo, opposition political parties in the state like Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA) is gradually winning the hearts of Anambrarians and those residents in the state. The major financier and sole candidate of the party is Mr Godwin C. Ezeemo, a philanthropy, industrialist and farmer. Ezeemo is the Chiarman, Orient Group of Companies comprising Orient Farms, Multipurpose computer training institute, Orient newspapers, Orient magazine, Orient Sports, Orient Energy review, Orient Mega FM, Freshlife table water, etc. The Achinagbaraoha as he is fondly called, hail from Umuchu in Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra South and Old Aguata political block (which comprises of Orumba north, Orumba South and Aguata). This zone is also lamenting marginalization in the state polity and recently endorsed Ezeemo. Ezeemo and his party came fifth during the state 2013 gubernatorial election. He joined the party after losing out of APC Anambra State primary’s election to Ngige in 2013. His campaign posters were first to hit the streets of Anambra although he had been campaigning for the position ever since 2013 through his charity works and think-home investments.

APC Aspirants
Like PPA, the All Progressives Alliance (APC) is fast fine-tuning its plans to terminate APGA/Obiano political career as it did to PDP at the centre during the 2015 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. “The APC has become the number one party that will take over the seat of power in Anam¬bra State in 2017,” said the par¬ty’s State Chairman, Barr. Emeka Ibe, while addressing journalists recently. According to Ibe, some of the party’s governorship contenders are Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah; Chief Obinna Uzor; Chief John¬bosco Onunkwo, a philanthropy; and Hon. Dr. Tony Nwoye.
Others are Mr Donatus Okonkwo; Chief George Mu¬oghalu; Senator Uche Ekwun¬ife; Dr Chike Obidigbo; Prof Chukwuma Soludo; Engr Barth Nwibe; Chief Ralph Okeke; Sen Andy Uba; and Mr Obinna Okonkwo.
However, through separate press releases, Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Sen. Uche Ekwunife distanced themselves from the purported APC list of governorship aspirants. But while Soludo matched his words to action by endorsing Governor Obiano when the latter was celebrating his third year in office at Awka Governor’s ldge, Ekwunife maintained that she remains an APC stalwart.

Hon Tony Okechukwu Nwoye
Confirming his intention to vie for the state number one position, Hon. Dr. Tony Nwoye, who hails from Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area of the State said he was convinced that he would win the election if presented with APC’s ticket owing to his experiences as the former National President, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS); PDP’s state Assistant Secretary, and Chairman at different point in time.
Nwoye is currently representing Obiano’s constituency (Anambra East and Anambra West Federal Constituency) at National Assembly. He won the election under the platform of PDP but later dumped the party to APC. His reasons may not be unconnected to the fact that he won the lower chamber’s election in 2011 but powers that be in his party later substituted him with another person who never featured on PDP’s primary election. He equally took the party’s flag to Anambra 2013 gubernatorial poll and clinched second position although several court actions prevented him from campaigning for the election till last hour.

Dr Chike Obidigbo
Like Nwoye, Dr Chike Obidigbo, the Chairman, Hardis & Dromedas manufacturing company is from Anambra North, the zone that is insisting that it must complete second tenure either through Obiano of APGA or through APC. Anambra North comprises of Anambra East, Anambra West, Oyi, Ayamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North and Onitsha South.
The Umunya Anambra East born Obidigbo was the factional candidate of APGA during the 2013 gubernatorial poll. The former university don was endorsed on that election by the stakeholders of Anam¬bra North led by the Obi of Onitsha Igwe Alfred Achebe when it was clear that APGA has zoned the governorship seat to North in 2013 but he lost to last minutes political pow¬er play that rocked APGA giving way for Willie Obiano to emerge as the governor of the state. Since then till date, his campaign promises had been to restructure Anambra State dead industries, massive job creation, and others which he believed that the current administration lacks capacity to address.

Sir Paul Chukwuma Chukwuka
Another APC candidate from the zone is Sir Paul Chukwuma Chukwuka, an indigene of Umueri, which shares boundary and even fought with Obiano’s country-home, Aguleri in the late 1990s. Chukwuma is also an industrialist, Southeast youth leader of APC, and a BOT member of the party. He holds Bachelor of Philosophy (first class upper division), Masters degree and about to complete his Doctorate degree from UNN. Chukwuma is also an alumni of Lagos Business School, Chairman and founder of several companies, hotels, Table water and others.

Barth Nwibe
On other hand, Engr Barth Nwibe is from Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area in Anambra South. The engineering scientist of reputable feats has sat atop ranking international engineering com¬panies as chairman/chief ex¬ecutive officer. He holds a bachelor’s de¬gree in Civil/Structural En¬gineering from University of Nigeria Nsukka, as well as underwent series of intensive training in HSE, Directional Drilling, Bit Design and Ap¬plication and Well Control, Leadership, Busi¬ness and Personnel Manage¬ment. He has been a member and one of the financier of APC in the state. He event contested for Anambra South Senatorial poll in 2015 but lost out to PDP flag-bearer, Andy Uba, who is now a member of the party.

Senator Andy Uba
Sen. Andy Uba is currently representing Anambra South at the red chamber. Although he was elected under PDP, a party he remains loyal to before political power play from his brother, Chris Uba, self-acclaimed landlord of Anambra politics, and other political crises forced him to cross carpet to APC. He made history as the shortest serving governor of the state when he won the 2010 gubernatorial poll and was sworn-in but was later quashed from office by Supreme Court after spending 11 days. Like all the governorship aspirants, Uba has foundations and other structures through which he is penetrating the hearts of voters in the name of charity works.

Obinna Uzor
Obinna Uzor is from Ihiala, Ihiala local government area of Anambra South, Anambra State. The Chairman, Gocuz Group of companies was the candidate of National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2003, and also contested for the seat in 2013 under PDP but lost out in the primaries to Tony Nwoye. He is a businessman, lawyer by training, and sometimes viewed as a moneybag due to his philanthropic works and ways of ravishing money at election time. He decamped to APC less than three months ago.

Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah
The Nnewi born Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, is a philanthropist and Chairman of so many companies and associations including the famous Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra Warriors) FC, State Chairman of Anambra FA, founder and Chairman of Authority newspapers, Authority radio station, Capital Oil and Gas LTD, etc. He was a founding member and major financier of the APGA from where he decamped to Labour Party (LP) during the 2013 governorship election. Ubah did not only make the party popular but also used the flag to clinch fourth position on the poll although his fans believed that he actually won the election if not due to what termed political manipulation.
In fact, due to his presence in LP, APGA lost out at Nnewi North Local Government Election thrice even though it is the country-home of his founder, late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. APGA also lost the National and State House of Assembly election in the council area to Ubah’s LP and PDP. That was before he started building the magnificent Ifeanyi Games village which has turned the industrial hub of Africa into international tourist attraction centre.

PDP Aspirants
Relatively, PDP governorship contenders are not relenting. Their presence are still felt in the state despite that it has two factions at the national level, and three at the Anambra state level. Ejike Oguebego is leading a faction created by Chris Uba; Ken Emeakayi is in charge of those under Peter Obi and Chief Osita Chidoka, an erstwhile Minister of Aviation; even as Hon. Emeka Small Nzekwe takes care of PDP faction loyal to Tony Nwoye before he decamped to APC.
Although court recently ruled that Oguebego’s faction is the authentic PDP Anambra State led executive, the governorship aspirants of the party such as Osita Chidoka, Zeribe Ezeanuna, Oseloka Obaze, and others are yet to state where they belong in the leadership tussle.

Chief Osita Chidoka
Osita Chidoka is the elder brother of Hon. Obinna Chidoka, a member of Federal House of Representative for Idemili north and Idemili South federal constituency, and Chairman, National Assembly Committee on Environment. He was also the erstwhile Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). The Obosi indigene and UNN graduate of Management, was a former Personal Assistant to the Minister of State, Ministry of Works and Housing; Personal Assistant to the Minister of Transport, Chief Ojo Maduekwe; Senior Advisor, Government and Business Relations in Mobil Producing Nigeria, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Award winner – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 1996, Secretary, National Committee for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Nigeria in 1998, etc.
He holds Graduate Diploma in Maritime & Ports Management, National University of Singapore – 2002, Certificate in Global Strategy and Political Economy, Mansfield College, Oxford University – 2004, and Masters Degree in Transport Policy & Logistics, School of Public Policy, George Masons University, USA – 2006.

PRP Aspirant
On the platform of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) is an Awka born industrialist, Chief Dr Stephen Obiorah Mbah. He holds Doctorate Degree on Pharmacy and Masters on Business Administration from University of Texas in Houston, and National Certificate on Education (NCE) from Anambra State College of Education (now Nwafor Orizu College of Education). Likewise, the contestant is member, PRP Board of Trustees (BoT), an estate manager, Chairman/founder, Simpo-tec Pharmaceutical, Awka; Spring-tec Table Water, Awka; Nodu Pharmacy and Supermarket; Chukwuka Concrete Industries and Developers (an estate firm); Eatwell Agro Industeries Ltd; and others. This is his first time of taking a short on the Anambra State government politics. He is insisting that his party has nothing to do with zoning of governorship poll, even as he maintains that Awka are the right people to be so considered if zoning is to be adhered to because the capital city of Anambra State was yet to produce governor of the state.

Apart from these notable figures, there are countless other politicians contending for the Anambra 2017 gubernatorial poll who we cannot be able to state here.
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PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2: 10:45pm On Mar 23, 2017
codedslayer:
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Height of madness quoting and responding to yourself, it's very easy to dictate your dumb posts, your comments always show how poorly you were raised in your remote Osun village, I always sense how feeble and sore broken your heart is, easy to throw insult to opponents lacks brilliant logic, you are being tormented, go and find solution to your problems, you can't get the cure on nairaland,
dealing with your strife mind promptly and early will prevent madness from growing into more destructive, Tunde peace and love provides a soothing effect mentally, I choose to ignore your comments because I know you always lack clear point, instead you will fabrication stories and insult your generation, I'll always do when ever I see your silly rants, kindly take my advice in peace
PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2: 10:41pm On Mar 23, 2017
Jetleeee:
Go through his posts, go through my posts, Yonkiji.sappo's posts and you'll realize how dumb you are.
your panties you're getting 4yvked by your tormentor grin cheesy . I have no business with you
Height of madness grin grin quoting and responding to yourself, it's very easy to dictate your dumb posts, your comments always show how poorly you were raised in your remote Osun village, I always sense how feeble and sore broken your heart is, easy to throw insult to opponents, lacks brilliant logic, you are being tormented, go and find solution to your problems, you can't get the cure on nairaland,
dealing with your strife mind promptly and early will prevent madness from growing into more destructive, Tunde peace and love provides a soothing effect mentally, I choose to ignore your comments because I know you always lack clear point, instead you will fabrication stories and insult your generation, I'll always do when ever I see your silly rants, kindly take my advice in peace
PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2: 4:12pm On Mar 23, 2017
codedslayer:
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Frank Ojukwu, the famous Obiano paid rat. Go compare your ugwu exporter with the backward Ebonyi and Abia. Lagos is not and will never be your mate.
Tunde Salami only you using more than three monikers here shocked shocked codedslayer,jetleee, YonkijiSappo etc quoting yourself and liking your comments be proud of your backward Osun.
PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2:
codedslayer:
Illiterate, Stupidity is when you try to compare a backward Anambra to Lasgidi. Even Obiano will slap you for saying that nonsense, leave your erosion ravaged region for once and stop disgracing yourself.
Lagos is no man's land compare Anambra to other Yoruba states cool


Yoruba, Egun youths clash in Lekki, burn 200 structures
No fewer than 200 structures were burnt on Wednesday in Otodo Gbame, an Egun community in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, during a clash between some Egun and Yoruba youths.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the crisis started on Sunday, when the Yoruba youths demanded that the residents should relocate from the area.

It was gathered that the Egun community insisted that residents would not leave their houses, tagging the youths as hoodlums and land grabbers.

http://punchng.com/yoruba-egun-youths-clash-lekki-burn-200-structures/
PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2: 2:04pm On Mar 23, 2017
greatnation2:
Anambra PB
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PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2: 1:50pm On Mar 23, 2017
greatnation2:
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PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: Newly Built Pedestrian Bridge In Ojota, Lagos by greatnation2: 1:25pm On Mar 23, 2017
YonkijiSappo:
See what this baboon is comparing to pedestrian bridges in Yorubaland. cheesy
Anambra PB

TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2:
Basic123:
.....lolz...they just dont want to pick 3 states from southwest alone to save people like you from headache.
grin grin And they picked three from east huh Why Oyo ranked below Anambra and Enugu on five years states cash transactions published by NBS huh
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 1:53pm On Mar 22, 2017
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Lagos and six other states control about 90 per cent of cash transactions in the country. The other states are Rivers, Anambra, Abia, Kano, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

CBN Deputy Governor, Operations, Mr. Tunde Lemo, who disclosed this.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/lagos-6-other-states-control-90-of-cash-transactions-in-nigeria-cbn/
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 1:50pm On Mar 22, 2017
Basic123:
....Are you blind,can't you figure it out in this tablect that lagos has the highest followed by the Oyo state!...you guyz and empty chest beating.
Stop deceiving yourself, you can have more than 1 million micro enterprises in Oyo, the fact is Oyo state didn't make list of states that control cash transactions in Nigeria.

top states that controls 90% cash in Nigeria are
Lagos
Rivers
Anambra
Abia
Kano
Ogun
Fct
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 1:15pm On Mar 22, 2017
OkoYiboz:
You must be mistaking me for one of the mediocres produced by your lineage. Direct your rants to the dunce you call your family head.

I suggest you get out of the cage you live in and improve your grammar.
I'm happy my massage was very clear to you, your recommendations isn't necessary.
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 3:45pm On Mar 21, 2017
OkoYiboz post=54806521other:
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Sorry how old are you ??
You sound like unemployed youth that spend his quality time in baba Ijebu house gossiping

I guess you are among youths your brother referred as

Yoruba youths are the most lazy, perfidious and egoistic youths in Nigeria as at today.

I discovered that the pride of an average Yoruba youth has overshadowed his intellectual judiciousness, level-headedness and sagacity.
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 12:59pm On Mar 21, 2017
AshiwajuFoward:
greatnation2:

No, you are the one that ought to listen to the lamentations of your overhyped SE industrial stakeholders. Your elders are even crying and begging you all to quit fleeing and invest at home. Listen to the voice of reason from this Nnewi son that is telling you the naked truth that you all have been overtaken in commerce and industry. Listen to the voice of reason.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/rivers-state-others-have-overtaken-s-east-in-commerce-industry/
Yoruba Youths Have Lost Influence, Respect Of Nigerians

Yoruba youths are no longer making their valuable contributions to the political and cultural life in Nigeria. What can the Yoruba people do to restore lost influence?

Lateef Raji, a public policy analyst, in an article titled

Consequently, as a concerned Nigerian, I want to question the role(s) of Yoruba youths in the current fight against unemployment, starvation and poverty in Nigeria. This question was necessitated by my discovery through indirect observations that Yoruba youths are the most lazy, perfidious and egoistic youths in Nigeria as at today.

I discovered that the pride of an average Yoruba youth has overshadowed his intellectual judiciousness, level-headedness and sagacity. Today, among ten Nigerians submitting their resumes to multinational corporations eight would be Yorubas. Folks from my generation in the Western Nigeria are too lazy to tap from the abundant opportunities that litter the streets of, say, Lagos, for primitive accumulation of wealth.

The Igbos, and, by extension, the Niger-Deltans and the Northerners have indirectly taken over the control of economy of Lagos, Nigeria’s indisputable number one centre of success, excellence and opportunities.

The Apapa wharf in Lagos has virtually been taken over by the Easterners. The data that I got from the Nigerian custom services divulges that 63% of those licensed to transact businesses in Apapa Wharf are Igbos.

More so, data collected from licensing office reveals that owners of 56% of commercial motorcycles in Lagos are Northerners and Easterners. The lucrative transport business has been hijacked from the Yorubas.

Today, the major work of average Yoruba youths on the streets of Lagos is to collect royalty, due and charges from the Hausas and Igbos, using their motorcycles to make cool cash from their land. Ninety-five percent of transport, travel and tour firms operating in Lagos are owned by the enterprising and hardworking Easterners.

The Yorubas stay at various intersections harassing hardworking people transacting their legal businesses in the name of collecting charges and dues for the local government. I also discovered that majority of the few Yorubas riding commercial motorcycles in Lagos are locally-trained automobile engineers that have abandoned their workshops.

Furthermore, the popular Ladipo and Owode motor spare parts markets in Lagos are now solidly in the hands of Igbos. As usual, the Yoruba youths are in the market collecting dues for their local government chairmen and the Iyaloja General of Lagos. Yaba, Oyigbo, Sabo, Oshodi, Agege, Alaba, Idumota, etc. markets have been taken over by the Easterners and Northerners who are predominantly youths.

Let me also assert unequivocally that the Igbo youths are now becoming more prosperous in the entertainment industry than the Yoruba youths. Today, the Yorubas hardly tune their DSTVs to the Yoruba movie channel of the satellite television; rather, they watch some other movie channel that show English movies with actors and actresses of Igbo extraction. Why? Because most Yoruba movies are short of creativity.

I can also articulate that 85% of the CEOs and executive directors of commercial banks operating in Nigeria today are Igbos and Hausas under the age of 50. They are very talented in boardroom politics, unlike their Yoruba counterparts, and they assist each other with an amazing ease.

Educationally, the Yorubas are no longer in the top-three. According to the National Universities Commission (NUC), Anambra, Imo and Enugu have the highest number of professors and doctorate degree holders in Nigeria. Ekiti and Ondo states that used to top the list have been demoted to number four and six respectively.

In 2014, the reports of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) revealed that the Yorubas have been upturned by the Easterners in terms of academic performance. Ekiti, a state known as fountain of knowledge, was number 34 in 2013.

The Yorubas are also missing in the sports sector. The Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles, Super Eagles, Flamingoes, Falconets, Super Falcons, D'Tigers, other national teams are dominated by the Igbos and Hausas. The team that won the African Cup of Nations for Nigeria in 2013 was tagged Biafran national team by some columnists and social commentators, including myself.

Politically, the Igbos and Hausas are more united than the Yorubas. The result of the 2015 presidential election is a point of reference. The Hausas voted massively for General Buhari of the APC, while the Igbos extraordinarily voted for Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP.

Sadly, the Yorubas had no bearing during the election. Jonathan’s inner circle members are currently blaming the Yorubas for their son's expected defeat. Victorious Buhari's teammates are reportedly saying that the Yorubas contributed little or nothing to the success of their kinsman.

In conclusion, I want to impel my generation in the Western part of Nigeria to wake up and begin to act. The nation of Nigeria that I am seeing today is hemorrhaging. I suggest we put ourselves in strategic positions. The bitter truth is that our leaders only think for themselves and their children.
https://politics.naij.com/441183-yoruba-youths-have-lost-influence-respect-of-nigerians.html
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TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 12:34pm On Mar 21, 2017
Anambra

TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 12:28pm On Mar 21, 2017
AshiwajuFoward:
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Your elders are warning you guys, lazy youths from western enclave are busy fighting Igbos online grin grin grin Igbos are leading

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/open-letter-asiwaju-bola-ahmed-tinubu/
From Oyo to Osun, Ogun to Ondo, Ekiti to Kwara and Lagos, hardly will one see any serious industry or manufacturing concern owned by a Yoruba person. I am not talking about portfolio businesses or one-man business concerns. Most industries in Oyo State are owned by the Lebanese. The native business and industry gurus who dominated the landscape- Nathaniel Idowu, Amos Adegoke, Lekan Salami, Alao Arisekola, Adeola Odutola, Jimoh Odutola, Chief Theophilus Adediran Oni and others- are all gone with no credible replacements. I’m sure you remember the tyre factory of the Odutolas and how Jimoh Odutola was even asked by the Governments of Kenya and Ghana to set up a similar factory in their countries. Chief Theophilus Adediran # Oni , popularly called T.A # Oni & Sons started the first indigenous construction company in Nigeria. He willed his residence- Goodwill House, to the Oyo/Western state government, to be used as a Paediatric Hospital, which is now known as T.A Oni Memorial Children Hospital at Ring Road in Ibadan. This sprawling family Estate and residence was cited on a 15acre piece of land, 65 rooms, with modern conveniences, Olympic Swimming Pool and stable for Horses, etc.

People like Chief Bode Akindele started companies like Standard Breweries and Dr Pepper Soft drink factory at Alomaja in Ibadan. Broking House built by the late Femi Johnson, an insurance magnate, still stands glittering in the mid-day sun as an epitome to a rich history that Ibadan has. The most serious and only notable Yoruba entrepreneur we have now is Michael Adenuga. I say this quite consciously because most of the other names are oil and gas barons. Most of what stood as testaments of industry in Oyo State are gone- Exide Batteries, Leyland Autos and many others. In its place are shopping malls and road side markets but no nation develops through buying and selling alone- especially when you’re not actually producing what you’re selling. Hypermarkets and supermarkets have taken over because of the need to feed our insatiable consumer-appetite and foreign tastes. In one instance, an ancient landmark in the form of a hotel was demolished to pave way for a mall. That is how low we have sunk. If our past is better than our present- if we always look back with nostalgia frequently, then there is a problem.

[b]The case of other states is not different. Osun’s case is pathetic. Ditto for Ondo and Ekiti. Ogun State can boast of some factories at Sango-Otta and Agbara axis but most of them are not owned by the Yorubas. There is no significant pharmaceutical company owned by any Yoruba except for Bond Chemicals in Awe, Oyo State- and its wallet share is very insignificant. For Lagos State, more than 70% of the manufacturing concerns and major industries in the State are owned by the Igbos. If the Igbos were to stop paying tax in Lagos State, the IGR of Lagos State will reduce by over 60%. In contrast, Sir, go to the South East and look at the manufacturing concerns in Onitsha, Aba and Nnewi. Please don’t forget those were areas ravaged by civil war a mere forty something years ago The Igbos have certainly made tremendous progress but the Yoruba nation has regressed. I wish to state that this letter is not meant to whip up primordial considerations or ethnic sentiments but just to put things in proper perspective.[/b]

Asiwaju, I will like to also talk about the state of education in the Yoruba nation. Our education has gone to the dogs. We have a bunch of mis-educated and ill-educated young men and women roaming the streets. Ibadan, for instance, had the first University in Nigeria and the first set of research centres in Nigeria ( The Forestry Research Institute, the Cocoa Research Institute (CRIN), The Nigerian Cereal Research Institute Moor Plantation (NCRI), the NIHORT (Nigerian Institute of Horticultural Research), the NISER (Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research), IAR&T (Institute of Agriculture, Research and Training), amongst several others). Ibadan was the bastion of scholarship with people like Wole Soyinka, JP Clark, D.O Fagunwa and Amos Tutuola as residents. In the May/June 2015 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, Abia came tops. Anambra came 2nd while Edo was 3rd. Lagos placed 6th while Osun and Oyo was 29th and 26th. Ekiti was 11th, Ondo State was 13th and Ogun State was 19th. In 2013 WASSCE, only Lagos and Ogun States were the Yoruba States above the national average. If we do an analysis of how Lagos placed 6th in 2015, you will discover that it was substantially because of other nationalities resident in Lagos. For proof, please look no further than the winners of the Spelling Bee competition which has produced One-Day Governors in Lagos State. Since inception in 2001, other nationalities have won the competition six times (Ebuka Anisiobi in 2001, Ovuwhore Etiti in 2002, Abundance Ikechukwu in 2006, Daniel Osunbor in 2008, Akpakpan Iniodu Jones in 2011 and Lilian Ogbuefi in 2012). Sir, there is something seriously wrong about our state of education. From the vintage times of Obafemi Awolowo who initiated ‘free education’, we have regressed into a most parlous state.

Let me talk about roads, housing and infrastructure . The first dualized road in Nigeria, the Queen Elizabeth road from Mokola to Agodi in Ibadan was formally commissioned by Queen Elizabeth in 1956. The first Housing Estate in Nigeria is Bodija Housing Estate (also in Ibadan) which was built in 1958. The state of roads in the Yoruba nation has become pathetic. Our hinterland are still largely rural. Even some state capitals like Osogbo and Ado-Ekiti are big villages when you compare them to towns in the South East. How many new estates have been built over the last decade? Even Ajoda New Town lies in ruins.
We have abandoned the farm settlement strategy of the Western Region and only pay lip service to agriculture. Instead of feeding others like we once did, others now feed us. We plant no tomatoes, no pepper and the basic food that we require. The Indians have bought the large expanse of water body that we have in Onigambari village. The water body in Oke Ogun of Oyo State can provide enough fish to feed the whole of the South West. From being a major cocoa exporter many years ago, one can point to just a few vestiges of factories that still deal with Cocoa in the Yoruba nation. 80% of Cocoa processing industries in the South West have been shut down. The Chinese have taken over the cashew belt at Ogbomoso in Oyo State. They have even edged out the indigenes as brokers. They now come to the cashew belt to buy from the local farmers, sell on the spot to other Chinese exporters who now process the cashew nuts and import them back into Nigeria at a premium. Sir, there are only 7 major cashew processing plants in Nigeria and you can check out the ownership. The glory has departed from the Yoruba nation.

Apart from Asejire, Ede, Ikere Gorge and Oyan dams built ages ago, where are the new dams to cater for increased population and water capacity for the Yoruba nation? How have we improved on what our heroes past left us? Maybe apart from certain areas in Lagos State, others can’t even supply their citizens with pipe-borne water.

Our youth which we used to take pride in are largely a mass of unemployed and unemployable people. Have you noticed the abundance of street urchins, area boys, touts and ‘agberos’ that we now have all across the Yoruba nation? Have you noticed the swell in the ranks of NURTW (I mean no disrespect to an otherwise noble union)? Have you noticed the increase in the number of Yoruba beggars? There was a time that it was taboo for a Yoruba man to beg- but no more. The spirit of apprenticeship is dead. There was a time that people who learn vocational skills celebrate what we referred to as ‘freedom’. While that is largely moribund now in the Yoruba nation, the Igbos still practice it with great success.

The only thing we can boldly say the Yoruba nation controls is the information machinery- the press. We own largely the newspapers- the Nation, Punch, Nigerian Tribune, TV Continental and a few others. It is because of our control of this information machinery that we have rewritten the narrative in the country with the misguided self-belief that things are normal and we are making progress. A look beyond the surface will prove that this is so untrue.

We are largely divided. For the first time in the history of the Yoruba nation, religion is about to divide us further- and it is starting from Osun State. You are married to a Christian. My own father-in-law is an Alhaji. That is how we have peacefully do-existed but the fabrics are about to be torn to shreds because of poor management of issues. Afenifere has been reduced to a shadow of itself. OPC that once defended Yoruba interests has gone into oblivion. Yoruba elders have been vilified in the name of politics and partisanship. It is no longer news to see teenagers throwing stones at their elders because of their political indoctrination. Even under the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Yorubas never belonged to just a single party- yet our unity was without blemish. Now, our values have gone down the drain.

Asiwaju, I believe I have said enough. The task is Herculean but I believe Providence has brought you here for such a time like this. It is time for the Yoruba nation to clean up its acts. What do we really want? How can we quickly right the wrongs? The Yoruba nation is in a state of arrested development. The Yoruba nation is gasping for breath and crying for help. Will you rise up to the occasion? I am aware you understand that all politics is local and charity begins at home. Our fathers gave us a proverb: ‘Bi o’ode o dun, bi igbe ni’gboro ri’. I know there are no quick fixes but I also know that if there is anyone who has the capacity to do something about our current situation, that person is you. This should be the legacy you should think of. Your legacy is our future.
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 12:17pm On Mar 21, 2017
[quote author=Basic123 post=54800548][/quote]NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS 2010-2015

BANK CREDIT AND DEPOSIT BY STATES IN NIGERIA



Bank credit/deposit in each state may be used as an indicator of the level of activity and well being of operators (households and businesses) in a particular state as it shows what residents are borrowing and the amount deposit in banks


http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/report/384

Bank Deposit by states in Nigeria


From the report bank deposit by states in Southeast from 2010-2015

Bank deposit in Anambra state #1'844'434.75
Bank Credit # 258'716.37
Balance #1'585'718.38[/b]


Bank deposit in Enugu #1'651'741.09
Bank credit #370'012.75
Balance #1'281'728.59

Bank deposit in Imo # 936'606.57
bank credit #218'853.32
balance #717'753.35

Bank deposit in Abia from #1'031'355.42
bank credit #391'675.25
balance 639'580.17

Bank deposit in Ebonyi #330'841.52
bank credit #93'627.5
balance 237'214.02

[b]Southeast total balance from 2010-2015 #4'461'997.51



From the report bank deposit by states in Southwest from 2010-2015
excluding nation commercial center

Bank deposit in Oyo #1'617'678.48
bank credit #598'298.6
balance #1'019'379.88


Bank deposit in Ogun #1'204'873.59
bank credit # 558'073.3
balance # 649'800.29

Bank deposit in Ondo #821'901.84
credit #306'621.05
balance #515'280.79

Bank deposit in Osun #648'726.72
credit #417'073.72

Balance #231'653.05

Bank deposit in Ekiti #301'136.23
credit #123,254.46
balance #177,881.77


South west total balance from 2010-2015 #2'593'995.78


Pics Anambra state

TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 12:10pm On Mar 21, 2017
Jetleeee:
Enugu+Anambra IGR combined not even up to Ogun state IGR. And these clowns want to size up diks

grin
97% of the industries in Ogun are owned by non Yorubas, Ogun state government doesn't look back taxing them, 99% of industries in Anambra are owned by Igbos, Anambra state government tax them low


Recession: Obiano abolishes taxes in Anambra
http://sunnewsonline.com/recession-obiano-abolishes-taxes-in-anambra/

It can only happen in southeast

TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 11:58am On Mar 21, 2017
AshiwajuFoward:
[s]That's how they do. They just throw empty and steupid claims around and start repeating it without any proof to back it up. Make Soludo show us the data and indices to back up his claim. Dem sabi make empty mouth die[/s].
Anambra state is forth largest economy in Nigeria tongue tongue tongue

CBN: Seven states control 90% of cash transactions


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Lagos and the six other states control about 90 per cent of cash transactions in the country. The other states are Rivers, Anambra, Abia, Kano, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) The CBN Deputy Governor, Operations, Tunde Lemo, who disclosed this, said this was the…
https://www.businessdayonline.com/cbn-seven-states-control-90-of-cash-transactions/

TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 11:47am On Mar 21, 2017
Basic123:
..[s].lolz...igbos sha...we thank God.at least you get anambra.

we own lagos,ogun and oyo state...........you will not happy with that but go and die if you are so pained.You can call them no man's land.A blessed land is a no mans land.Do you have any no man's land over their....No!!!.

when a child is cool,everyone wants to lay claim to it.but the child will know who his real parent is[/s].
My friend give me one reason why your massive Oyo grin grin grin failed to make list of 90% states that control cash transactions in Nigeria according to CBN
TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 11:13am On Mar 21, 2017
Basic123:
is this anambrs or your commissioner's quarters.
No be only commissioner's quarters




Anambra

TravelRe: Drone View Of Owerri (Photos) by greatnation2: 11:05am On Mar 21, 2017
Basic123:
just compare the pictures of anambra to some of the district of ibadan above.Ibadan and anambra are almost the same size.we can only compare oyo state to ibo land.
My bro Oyo is bigger than Anambra but less developed, Anambra is fourth largest economy in Nigeria after Lagos, Rivers and ABJ, your bigger Oyo was missing when CBN listed states that control 90% cash in Nigeria

Lagos, 6 other states control 90% of cash transactions in Nigeria – CBN

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/lagos-6-other-states-control-90-of-cash-transactions-in-nigeria-cbn/

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Lagos and six other states control about 90 per cent of cash transactions in the country. The other states are Rivers, Anambra, Abia, Kano, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/lagos-6-other-states-control-90-of-cash-transactions-in-nigeria-cbn/

Even recent reports published by NBS on cash transactions by states in Nigeria for last five years small Anambra doubled Oyo state cash transactions, Enugu even performed better than your massive Oyo grin grin grin, it's not about size of a state it's about economic value, no man's land (Lagos) is smallest in land mass but largest economy in Nigeria

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