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Antoeni:
1. Sir Louis Ojukwu was a great man. He accomplished and made so much wealth before he died. All without Oil.

He was so Rich he did not need official papers to visit the Britain.

Sir Ojukwu's Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LWB

was used to chauffeur Queen Elizabeth during her 1956 visit.

2. According to Forbes Africa, Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, who founded the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), was the first Billionaire in Nigeria.

He practically owned Victoria Garden, Lagos.

3. Sir Ojukwu went to lagos with nothing in 1929 aged just 20 but 10 years later, he was already managing his own chain of businesses which included, Ojukwu Stores, Ojukwu textiles and Ojukwu transportation company.

4. By 1950, just Ojukwu Transportation company had over 200 trucks in its fleet. How did he do it?

Born Louis Philip Odumegwu Ojukwu in Nnewi in 1909, the only boy and second of four children,Sir Ojukwu went to Government primary School Asaba.

5. In 1922, he proceeded to the only secondary School in the Eastern region at the time, Hope Waddell training institute, Calabar. After completing his secondary School education in 1928.

Sir Louis secured a job as a tyre sales clark with John Holt lagos in 1929.

6. It was working as a tyre clark the Sir Louis Ojukwu noticed that many Igbo traders who came to lagos to buy tyres also bought textiles as well.

With his meagre saving, Sir Louis travelled down to Onitsha where he opened his first business venture called "Ojukwu stores"

7. and employed one of his relatives to oversee it.

He then returned to lagos and started sending down textiles on Lorries to his shop while still working for John Holt. Sir Louise's textile boomed.

By 1930, Louis bought a second hand truck

8. and employed a driver in other move his goods himself and 'Ojukwu transport company' was born. Sir Ojukwu worked tirelessly and by end of the 1930's, was the major transporter on the East-West Road.

In 1939, on the outbreak of world war 2, the British Government requested

9. use of Sir Ojukwus fleet of trucks for the War effort to which he agreed.

When the war ended in 1945, the British Goverment recognised the sacrifice he made and he was awarded a KBE (Knight of the British Empire).

10. The end of the war also created a high demand for raw materials from West Africa and Sir Ojukwus Transport business exploded sky high and he diversified into other businesses.

Some of Sir Ojukwu's early drivers such as Chief Ilodibe (Ekene Dili Chukwu)

11. and Chief Izuchukwu (Izuchukwu Transport) would later become Transport moguls themselves (Igbo wealth Creation).

Sir Louis was also a financial pillar of Ziks NCNC party and when the party came to power in 1960, Sir Louis was offered the position of Finance Minister

12. which he turned down, the position ultimately went to Okotie-Eboh. Sir Louis died in Nkalagu, present day Ebonyi state, in 1966.

Some.of his key achievements includes ;

- The first President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

- President, African Continental Bank

13. - Chairman, Nigerian cement company (NIGERCEM)

- CEO, Ojukwu Transport company...over 5000 fleet of trucks.

- Chairman, Nigerian National Shipping Line...over 100 ships and vessels

- Chairman, Lion Of Africa Insurance Company

14. - Chairman, BISCO Nigeria Limited cool Chairman, Nigerian Industrial Development Bank. founded to specifically give loans to industries

- Vice President, lagos Chamber Of Commerce

- Chairman, Palmline Shipping company

- Chairman, Nigerian Produce Marketing board

15. - Director, Shell D'Arcy Petroleum

- Director, Thomas Wyatt & Son

- Director, Nigerian Coal corporation

- Director, Guiness Nigeria Limited

- Director, Nigerian Tobacco Company

- Director, Daily Times of Nigeria

16. Sir Louis Ojukwu also owned numerous building, landed properties and stocks.

It is estimated that as at the time he died in 1966, he was worth about 40 Billion Dollars in today's money.

How many Billionaires in Nigeria today do we know their background?

17. It is not a coincidence that his town, Nnewi, has the highest number of Billionaires in Nigeria today. You can clearly see the effect of wealth distribution. He inspired many of those Billionaires from Nnewi and beyond. Until a man that believes & understands wealth distribution

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Looks like the pdp is waiting for the convention to teach wikea bitter lesson. Maybe this is the reason they have not sanctioned him before now.

X is against political censorship. I hope this tweet is allowed to do the mile. If the DSS knows what they want they should takeSowore to court. The laws they alluded to on X should be used in court instead.
They won't do anything of such because they know they have overstepped their own boundaries. What Sowore said is the truth, in my opinion.

Wike and Land grabbing are like identical twins. The impunity , for me.

Penguin2:
I’m not capping bro. And I’m sure you don’t expect me to give you my address on Nairaland.

But from Transamadi to Rumuodara, from Rumuola to CFC, from Garrison to Rumuokoro, from Rumukpokwu to Rumuibekwe, I can tell you what is obtainable at every corner.

You probably were made to part with 50k because you took one way. Cuz I’m sure you are talking about those boys that drive hilux with damaged front.

But you will agree with me that you will have no business with them as long as you keep to basic rules of the road. Which is unlike Lagos where touts run rampage.

Even the touts that collect money from drivers on the road are cultured. I’ve not seen them fighting any driver on the road nor even a scuffle. Unlike Lagos where fights between touts and drivers are daily routines.

If you have lived in Lagos you wouldn’t be arguing with me.

I get your point. You are right about their identity. What happened was that my friend packed in the midst of taxis at YkC. For the fact that taxis were there and they came for us made their claim of wrong packing watery. The guy didn't even pack. We stopped to ask for direction.
Good day brother, and enjoy the garden City.

So much accolade for Gani yet he is a governor in bed with the same Tinubu Gani called a rogue. Gani was the first person to expose Tinubu while the later was a gov of Lagos State. Today, uba Sani has joined the long line of praise singers without honour. Shane on you, gov Sani.

Penguin2:
I left Lagos for Port Harcourt sometimes this year and I can tell you that such rubbish is not obtainable in Port Harcourt.

Nor is it obtainable in Enugu and anywhere else in Southeast and Southsouth.

That madness is only obtainable in Lagos and Southwest. And now they want to export it to Abuja.

You say wetin?
Wike boys collected 50k from me and my friend a few weeks back. I parted with the money because I wasn't ready to fight with agberos. Where u dey stay for PHC?

Sometimes they carry out the act to please their peers and mentors and to settle personal grudge. It is possible she gives some of them food on credit or even subsidise their plate of food. Now they have killed her. I am sure their stomach is singing a different song now.
Until these idi.ots are arrested and charged this barbarism will continue.

Originalsly:
Hmmm.... Wike is the correct man to tackle the touts. It's sad that these touts are allowed to grow in number and get out of control.

Ameachi flushed touts out if of rivers but wike brought them back with full govt backing. They do exactly the same thing here in phc. It's a wike thing my brother. Fubara removed them after they killed a pregnant woman while dragging steering with a driver. But them don return with full force under Wike/Ibas

Kennitrust:
Dem don comot the vehicle


Wetin dem want do with the vehicle after destroying the entire family


This is what tinubu started in Lagos and now it is nationwide.

Tinubu, the founder of agbro in Nigeria and the father of agbro

Wike did same in phc... It mellowed when fubara was gov but they have since returned to the streets under Ibas

One of the biggest export of the first black president of the free world. Obama made sure he screwed up African heads of state who refused to accept this sick way of life. May another Obama never smell the white house again.

Dis people leave where emergency rule is needed come dey drag local govt election amd Monty allocation for rivers state. Shame on wike.... It is on record that he pulled down the roof for his selfish interest. He didn't mind if outsiders presided over rivers state's affairs all for political relevance.
History will judge wike very harshly.

Jokerman:
Stop accepting peanuts from politicians during elections. Bring in credible leaders, vote out irresponsible government that doesn't care about its people.

The thing is our elections do not reflect the will of the people. Before now opposition govt and other political office holders are allowed to do their politics but since tinubu came in he made sure only his party wins. Ever wondered why no govnorship election was overturned even in the midst of overwhelming evidence? Ever wo dered why no gov dare to challenge the president? Irrespective of party 2027 will be the worse we have seen. Inec will declare whoever winner and the courts will validate it. Votes will not count.

We have too much time in this country... congrats to my Muslim brothers.

erad:
Bro... I get you once again.

But the same right you have to speak on societal issues and air your opinions without being an elected official is the same right Lere has. That's why I said you were being emotional.

Lere is stakeholder in Nigeria as well as you and me. He has a right to air his opinions according to his constitutional right to freedom of speech that you spoke about earlier.

He aired his opinion, he's not trying to enforce it. He only made his thoughts known like most of us do in a more civil way than most people I've seen online. We can have a different opinion from him without trying to villainize him.

We've seen people say worse things than him and and we look the other way because we like them or they belong to our part of the divide.

I think the fact that he is an official spokesman to the fct minister disqualifies him from making some utterances. Whatever comes out of his mouth is seen as an official position of his master. It will be difficult to seperate his personal opinion from his official position. For me, he should concentrate on his job of spokesperson to the minister until such. a time that he seizes to be.

madridguy:
Everyone can see reason the US want to take out Maduro

He should be taken out. Compare Venezuela to Saudi Arabia you'd agree with the USA. The quantity of drugs and banditry exported from Venezuela I to the USA is alarming.

esnbrutality:
The guy is a prophet and the fact remains that BIAFRA will materialize. Truly NIGERIA is a ZOO.

Biafra will turn out a smaller zoo. Don't expect anything different if and when Biafra materialise.

Wike does not have the right to withhold local govt funds.
If others do it they will shout to high heavens but when wike does it nobody makes pim.
Imagine sacking rivers local govt chairmen with the excuse that the resiec didn't meet the 3month stipulated period for whatever then turn around to conduct same election under an illegitimate administrator just over a month. Where is the shout and court cases.

Majesty33:
To be candid, Nigeria need a leader like Wike, a stubborn troublesome thug that will give all leaders in party level a run for their money.

While he himself is dirtier than a pig.
Wike is not a good leader. If it doesn't favour him nobody should get it. He is too self centered for a leader. A man whose ego is bigger than his heart can not do well as a leader. His followers are bought and paid for. A man whose only source of income is public purse can not be a good leader.

Monday Okpebholo (PhD - iron condemn)
Laugh wan kee me for here....

This bill is not complete without the Oba of Benin. The Benin kingdom is one of the oldest documented histories in Africa and the world. How these divisive political actors talk tradition without mentioning the Oba beats my imagination. The Oba's influence extends to part of the east and most of the South South and South West.

Putindbutt:
His appointment was very strategic, no one is kicking, no division, APC is one house over his appointment and it's going to a big factor going into next election.

Nobody kicks when the president is from your party. They can only grumble in silence to avoid being labeled and removed.

My advise to Peter Obi is to be focussed.
He should watch before he leaps.
The troubles of the PDP are far from over. Until the likes of damagun and other moles in the PDP is wiped out the party will not move forward.
In my opinion, Obi running as the candidate on any platform will fall short. He should collaborate with a strong northern candidate. At this point there's nothing like the turn of the South. It's time to take off the gloves and fight. When tinubu, a Muslim, chose another Muslim in shetima to deputies, "the turn of a Christian deputy" didn't stop his victory. Obi should work with a strong northerner in 2027 and run afterwards.

Long overdue.
The bill is well intentioned howver, it should go through fine tuning to make it water tight. If well implemented it can cause a revolution in out public education and health sectors.

This is an indictment on the opposition party (PDP) leadership.
Damagun should resign and allow a more serious person pilot the affairs of the party.

Safyqueen:
Except late baba Buhari please.

Lol... Buhari added banditry to the terrorism Jonathan gave him.

Insecurity is a strategy used by politicians world over, Nigeria inclusive. If the govt of the day want a stop to it they know what to do. They know the strings to pull to quell the menace. But no, they won't stop it cos it fits their purpose.
I dare say every president since 1999 is complicit.

What is wrong with this people sef...
Bucket wey dem take dey do souvenir for burial na this mugu distribute to women wey need meaningful intervention.
Before some of them leave here today the buckets don break.

May have been set up...
Nothing the liberals /far left won't do.

OLADD:
Firstly, when has it become a crime for a Nigerian to sojourn abroad and still deem it necessary to contribute his quota to national development? For your information., Atiku shuttles between Nigeria and Dubai but run people oriented businesses in Nigeria. Atiku operatives tertiary educational institutions and agto businesses in Nigeria that have many Nigerians working for them.

Do you know what, many of our monarchs were once soujouning abroad at one point or the other before returning home to take up traditional roles. Tecnocrats like Okonjo Eweala were once based overseas before been called home to serve thier fatherland when the need arose. Living abroad does not erode the Nigerianess in any individual.

Secondly, get your facts right before drawing inferences. Atiku was a founding member of PDP. He contributed immensely to its growth before some opportunists hijacked the party. While I will not totally support the idea of changing parties at will, our democracy has not developed to the level where a politician can stay glued to one party and still hit his target. After all, virtually all standout politicians in Nigeria - Obi, Kwakwanso, Elrufai etc have had the course to change political parties in a bid to achieve thier ambitions.

Don't denigrate Atiku for what all Nigerians politicians are guilty of. It's a sin against God and man.

Changing political party is not an offence. The likes of Donald Trump, Tutsi Gabard, RFK Jr and some others changed from the democrat Party in the United States to the Republican and Libaterian parties. It's a matter of fulfilment. When a party no longer serves it founding purpose a reasonable and ambitious leader must shift base to actualize his political aim.
Why would someone blame Atiku who is not holding any political office and turn a blind eye on serving governors who left the PDP for APC. This same tonye guy supports wike (PDP to APC) and damagun (an obvious APC mole), two men who destroyed the PDP and yet cry when Atiku says he's had enough of their shenanigans.

Morenikeji090:
lol the award headline is very funny sha… lol strong and master class clubs can’t lower themselves to go play conference league e.t.c just to make a such record lol…. Chelsea fans this is not a great achievement but respect to your team for doing good..

Wetin you dey talk sef... The point here is to win something no matter where u find yourself. At Chelsea's low point they won something. In their high point they also won something. Better than remaining at the top 4spot year in year out and still end up winning nothing. Not even FA Cup or champions League. Club like arsenal played in the Europa League but failed to lift the cup. So what's your point really.

Wike's tormentor. I believe more heavy weights will ditch the APC and PDP for ADC next year. Still too early to pull the rug from under the sleeping APC and PDP. Damagun don see party carry make him carry am go his village.

At 16 still in JS3...that speaks volume. Nowadays most of these dull headed monkeys are cultists.