₦airaland Forum

Ohaneze1:
You analysis is quite rich and comprehensive. I think that economically viable states can mean states that can yield in all areas of investment. Thus states like Lagos, Rivers, Anambra, Delta and Kano easily comes to mind and are major Nigeria's economic hotbeds.

Dawgpound:
Oh I am well vested. I keep track brotha. I see certain things about Nigeria that needs to change and #1 is over concentration of economic activities in Lagos. Its time to diversify and keep things closer to home. If I were to live in Lagos I will just rent instead of buying or building properties in a state where I will always remain a stranger.

Dawgpound:
@Jason, that's clearly none of your concern. I haven't asked about your background or have I? When I feel its necessary to state certain things about me you will know.

alj harem:
YOU SHUT IT

if not for them, makoko would not be what it is, it would have sank in the ocean u mo.ron

[b]these are the people that make up the REAL LAGOS STATE not the mor.orns in VI and co posting on topics they are clueless [/b]about Yoruba mor.on

oduasolja:
dude u are mad. if its decent why dont u go and liv ethere. dummy.

oduasolja:
they should destroy that eyesore and send all those people back to their countries.

why must they come and transform nigeria into a rubbish dump or a rubbish heap.

stay in your freaking village and farm there.

just coming here to transform lagos into a gargbage dump.

ak47mann:
he is right in a way that's why we need FG to dredges   river niger so that warri port and onicha port enhances it advantage properly

Dawgpound:
Why do people like Jason act like the world begins and ends in Lagos? Such companies should remain where they are and I guess expand if they want but let's practice "charity @ home". There are other cities like PH, Calabar, Warri, where Innoson can get exposure it needs. I'm not against Lagos but let's for once quit thinking Lagos is the land of milk and honey coz its not. innoson will provide employment to many people and discourage many from leaving their region to seek jobs in places as far as Lagos and the North.

ak47mann:

afam4eva:
yes, you're right. Anybody that means business must be in Lagos. I think Coscharis is kinda still experimenting by selling to people in it's base(East). I guess with time he'll move to Lagos.

afam4eva:
Outlets should not only be in Lagos but also in other major Nigerian cities.

afam4eva:
Coscharis is a car sales company while Innoson is a manufacturing company. Definitely in the future they'll have outlets in big cities like Lagos, PH, Abuja, Aba, Ibadan, Kano and Kaduna. But their factory and headquater in Nnewi and Enugu respectively will remain.

Dede1:
In some cases, location of industry tends contribute to the growth. However in the case of Innoson, the location is very close to where certain materials needed for its operation disembark, hence Port Harcourt and completion of Onicha river port.

All the vehicles sold in Nigeria were not even assembled in Nigeria. Innoson needs federal government assistance such as the one Toyota and GM get from their respective home governments.

afam4eva:
Why must everything be in Lagos. We're trying to move more people out of lagos and you're suggesting that the industries in other states should be moved to Lagos. What exactly does Lagos have to offer Innoson? Innoson is based in Nnewi(Automobile capital of Nigeria) and Enugu and for no reason should he contemplate leaving the east.

lagcity:
Prof. Autonov: hey guys, i invented Autonov
Patent Office: but we already have trucks
Prof Autonov: yes i know but this one is more flexible and highly maneuverable
Patent Office: ok, whatever.  

Biafrans: hey look, we're geniuses, we invented ogbunigwe
Patent Office: but we already have bombs
Biafrans: oh no, you don't get it, this one blows ppl up for real, including the unlucky Soldier who detonates it
Patent office: sorry, we already have a bomb, and it's safer.
Biafrans: oh boolshhitt! Is the Yoruba's fault! It is igbophobia! this patent office is a Yoruba office. we're gonna tell ojukwu. i'm gonna blow it up.
Patent Office: SECURITY!!

afam4eva:
It's the second worst capital that i've been to after Lokoja.

Btw, i have been to Awka, Enugu, Owerri, Asaba, Akure, Port-hacourt, Benin City, Ibadan etc.

afam4eva:
After Lokoja, i'll ad Ibadan. This city may be large and all that but it's really dirty and can give me headache just like Onitsha. I remember one of my visits to Ibadan where i saw a billboard that read "Keep Ibadan clean and green". The billboard and the area surrounding it were really filty.

I don't agree with people tat added Akure. It is one of the most progressive cities in Nigeria. It's kinda like Asaba.

ak47mann:
jason ibeto is from nnewi

alj harem:
I disagree, Ibadan and Abeokuta should not be there

In fact my recent visit to Ibadan showed that the it is third only after lagos and abuja

the house prices are second to Abuja and sometimes more than Lagos

do you know of the COCO mall built in the heart of Ibadan ?

there is no bigotry here, but Ibadan and akeokuta are far much more advance than any other capital apart from Port harcount

Relax101:
There's nothing wrong with Umuahia.
You have the modest part and the business district.
[b]Asaba seems to be the best modern capital. I think s[/b]o.

manny4life:
LOL, come on man, you don't have to be harsh like that, hehe

Personally, I think it's a good innovation with regards to the concepts (able to move in either direction) although it cannot be verified nor validated; however, be it as it may, I just want to know what the basis of comparison is. Ogbunigwe was tested unfortunately in war that claimed lots of lives. It's call a firecracker, a real firecracker you sure don't wanna mess with, be it crude or refined, bottom line is it achieved its purpose. Now, if OP is gonna compare this vehicle to firecracker, my own point is on what basis? Research or not, what is the basis?

Aigbofa:
You are saying exactly the same things people have said about great inventors through out history. Thomas Eddison was called crazy, even the old alchemists were ridicled but laid the foundation for modern chemistry.

Dede1:
Sometimes I get flabbergasted when Nigerians insinuate Nigerian society is insulated from acts of tribalism. I must state categorically everything about Nigeria is fundamentally tribal or sectional. Corruption in Nigeria is the grandchild of tribalism. When few patriotic Nigerians tried to paddle the colonial contraption into a positive path, the actions of the few wise fellows were branded tribalism which set off a motion that led to civil war.

manny4life:
Please, what is the inventive concept here? This is one point I'm trying so hard to understand. Ok, if u tell me the concept here is because the vehicle can move in both direction, well, we might have a basis of argument. Then, it bring me to my second question, what is the basis for the comparison to "Ogbunigwe - War-Firecracker" as yall put it? Are you assuming that the vehicle could serve as a weapon transporter, launcher, I mean on what basis / concept was this vehicle compared to a war firecracker?

ikeyman00:
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jason

u and u and u will keep getting worked up whenever there is a thread like this

going by your quote necessity abi boko fools still rely on the white man technology

the igbo spirit isnt anything to play down like u bunches of envious cockroaches try to do

the earlier u get that the better!!

Dede1:
Which federal government is being referred in this debate? Is it the moronic federal government that did not fire anybody involved with ordering of luxurious buses from China instead of Innoson? If the chairman of Innoson is a Yoruba or Hausa or any ethnic group other than Igbo, there would have been decree to exclusively buy Innoson and ban the importation of certain vehicles into Nigeria.

Remember the cement saga involving Ibeto, Dangote and federal government under Obasanjo.

kasiem:
@jason,
for sincerity sake, are u telling me that those local refineries can't be transmogrified into a wonderful refineries? Is f.g not being supportive of dangote and adenuga? Why not give the same hand to innoson?

asha 80:
your opinion on the bolded stinks as if enugu state governmnet and some transport co. re not patronising them.this is why the country will not develop as everything is seen as a sectional thing as if the whole country will not benefit.would we still be hearing aba made if no one patronized them?