₦airaland Forum

Ibime:
Our options are limited given lack of security and electricity but there are one or two.

Our competitive advantage is large workforce, proximity to Europe and English speaking population.

First thing would be to focus on tropical cash crops where harvesting is not properly mechanised, thereby giving us the advantage of cheap labour ie crops you pick rather than harvest with machines. These would be things like Cashews and Palm Oil which require a lot of human labour and fit our soils. Our elders were not wrong in turning us into the world's foremost Palm Oil producer

Other advantages are tropical conditions and the possibility of flooding our fields in Niger Delta for water intensive crops like rice or almonds. There are lands in our area where water comes and goes and proper irrigation could turn these into paddies or fish farms. Most of our Mussels in Europe come from Chile, something that grows naturally in Niger Delta and we have perfect conditions for Mussel farms, and again is labour intensive

Apart from that, all those banana etc should not be going from far away South America to Europe and Middle East when we can beat them on distance economy. Again, this is labour intensive work, and we have cheaper labour than the South Americans plus better fuel economy to get it to European markets

Then longer term when we get our electricity right, you have IT and telephone helpline support economy as an English speaking nation, something India have mastered, selling only their ability to speak English and the soft skills of some portion of their population

Spy360:
As a proud Osun boy, Lagos as no man's land also applies to you in the same way it applies to every other non Lagosian. Abi nor be so?

The reason you have been crying foul is because you assume you have a stake in Lagos. My friend you don't. Stick to your Osun land and leave Lagos for true born Lagosians.

Spy360:
Who is talking of claiming land? You are sounding incoherent.

I am also pretty sure you are not an indigenious Lagosian. But you want to indirectly lay claim to ownership of Lagos in that you see Igbos as direct rivals. So how are you different from the Igbos in your imagination that wants to claim Lagos land?

Spy360:
So it's only seaport that your saw in my post?

Lagos developed ahead of other states because of the seaport and the fact that it's a former capital.

Those two factors boosted it's status.

OasisX:



If Peter Obi loses at the Tribunal, a good compromise would be Tinubu inviting him to the Govt and putting him in charge of Education + Mines/Steel Development + Youth/Sports. I feel this would unite the country again.

- Mark Essien [Chairman IMEC]

https://twitter.com/markessien/status/1638108943766437888?t=BuRDr6c2ceZqCxdW5i1uFw&s=19[/quote]E don lose election, make he go rest and try again in 2027

raumdeuter:
Lagos is not stopping anyone. FG has opened other ports. Its the importers that are refusing to use them

Your next container you are shipping to Nigeria, I beg you don't use Lagos ports

Spy360:
Stop fighting with yourself. Lol. See how you are reacting with the sense of your livelihood being taken away from you. How is it that you want nonindigenes out of your Lagos but does not wish that they become less reliant on your Lagos? Na witch una be?

That said, I honestly did not know that Lagos ports contributed such amount to Federation account.

But it does not need to.

I honestly know that the Federal Government has systematically clamped down on other sea ports in Nigeria using import duties and taxes to keep the Lagos port thriving. My Dad worked with Hull Blyth, my mum with NPA- any person that knows shipping will know them. So I know.

DontBullshitMe:
Of course, the Presidential elections does not 100% determine the direction of State gubernatorial election but it sure plays a role too.

Immediately APC lost the Presidential election in Oyo state in 2019, they knew they were in trouble and started to shop for alliance.

The moment APC lost the 2023 Presidential elections in Kano, everyone knew the Gubernatorial election was never going to be easy for APC.

Spy360:
I totally agree with you. Lagos is what it is because of the sea port coupled with once being the nation's capital.

There are several other points in the country where a sea port can be arranged. We can have more than 5 seaports in this country. This will reduce the pressure on Lagos.

The fact is ordinarily, Lagos will not want such as it will take away over 40% of it's IGR. But then they asked for it, when they say it is not 'no man's land'.

Unlimited22:
Kwankwaso had absolutely nothing to do with Prof. Isa Yahaya votes in Taraba.


I was telling you this throughout yesterday, you no gree hear.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I think I'm exhausted from discussing politics bro.

No vex[/color]

chrisooblog:
As it stands LP only looks sure of winning one state in the governorship can we say we overestimated the Obi wave?

cc izzou, blueraydick, flint, larride, istrm

DontBullshitMe:
Lagos did not just become Lagos overnight nah. The Lagos of Today has had its present status gradually been built by huge historical investment from the pre-colonial era, colonial era and the post colonial era. Before the annexation of Lagos by the British in 1861, Lagos had flourished and produced numerous successful business men and women because of its geography as a port city.

Even the present day Lagos is not that special in comparison with other international cities of the world. It's just that in the world of blind, a one-eyed man is automatically the king.

Creating another city like Lagos will even benefit the country and can propel the country's GDP close to 1 trillion dollars (if done rightly), but it will demand a very huge long term infrastructural investment such as ports, railways, highways etc but where will the country struggling to complete Lagos-Ibadan expressway see the money to fund that kind of expenses.

DontBullshitMe:
I used to think taxes are obligatory and not voluntary.

Is it different there in Lagos?

Melvyn11:
Some have moved for it. It needs to come from the federal government with Force. Osibanjo made a statement about them relocating but didn't follow through with it. Imagine in a village with Shell facility on ground drilling oil and yet dey don't have any physical office or structure in place.

Olowunl01:
Chairman you have been on the side of truth whilst supporting your party APC, I remember your candid assertion putting the blame for APC losing lagos in Presidential poll rightly as APC people not turning up. As an APC partyman on ground in Lagos, where you aware of any plans by the Igbo to takeover lagos and depose our King?

I had warned repeatedly regarding this Tribal ish, and we all should cos The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.

Donjazet2:
Of course, no counter points, just straight to insults, but of course when I reply in same vein, I become labeled a cancer to the thread. 🤷🤷

Donjazet2:
And for the purpose of clearing this misconception, I will reiterate this.

This "Lagos is a no man's land" which has been thoroughly weaponised by the APC as a tool in order to divide and rule and maintain their stranglehold on leadership of their cash cow is something I expect enlightened minds to see through.

"Lagos is a no man's land" is not a statement that tries to allude that Lagos has no indigenous inhabitants or that tries to gloss over lagos' history. NO!! It is a statement that tries to highlight the CURRENT diverse makeup of the state and the advocacy for equitable leadership representation.

I think it is disgusting hypocrisy that dayo would post here that he is engaged in local politics in Texas, meaning he has sights on some kind of leadership posts in the foreign land he is in, but then rails against a naturalized born in Lagos citizen but of another tribe, holding any elected governance position in a city like Lagos.

You don't even need to look further at the states of Lagos past governors to see the diverse nature of the city\state. Tinubu, sanwoolu, fashola are not indigenous lagosians but they've all been stewards of the state.

For contrast, show me where an ekiti man has ruled over Ondo state, or an osun man has ruled over Oyo state, or vice versa.
That's because Ibadan, ekiti, abia, Anambra are just not Lagos. They don't have that kind of rich tapestry, history and diversity of the city\state. They haven't evolved to that level of diversity.
I really wish people here understand the context of that statement, it does not mirror any "takeover" of the state by any particular tribe. It just shouldn't be huge news that someone of different ethnicity handles an elected position in the state, from either governor down to councilor.

liveLongNprospa:
Kaduna result on irev is apparently different from what they announced 😂😂😂...
PDP ndo

izzou:
[color=royalblue]NNPP wins Taraba with 2 Trillion votes.

Larride
patrickmuf
iamoyindamola
OasisX
Unlimited22

cc: Red cap chiefs[/color]

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Unlimited22:
My brother, I am writing this from inside Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, and i can hear gunshots from inside my clinic.


There's unrest because of the announcement of results because some people aren't seeing what they expected.

Just calm down my G

Unlimited22:
If this is an attempt at a this you moment, it's DOA.

Like you haven't been seeing me say that what inec can't do does not exist.

Abeg abeg 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Donjazet2:
Larride, what do you have to say about the elections that just took place?

On a personal scale, how do you rate it?

Unlimited22:
Lol.
Wait for INEC, my guy


Kefas will win Taraba state.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]So, we should start celebrating "Most Likely" now?

Ehn, Larride? [/color]

OasisX:


Adamawa so are;

APC: 308,031

PDP: 343,150

Waiting for 4LGAs

Cc larride