₦airaland Forum

BlastAfonja:
Igbos did not plan coup to stop regional government my friend, we did a lot better, we are called the Japan of Africa, its not for "nothing", UNN was the best University then, Ojukwu's father was the riches Nigerian then. Yorubas dont have the capacity to compete with Igbos that outshined everyone eben after being defeated in war still came back strong.

One out of every medical doctor you meet in America or United kingdom,Saudi Arabia all went to University college ibadan.You don't have the brain power when compared.even current data indicates more women in school than men,how can you compare.igbos destroyed a good system and northerns consolidated and ruined everything.igbos and northerners are a big problem in nigeria.ojukwu father was one of richest not the richest.

BlastAfonja:
Ibadan was the seat of power as in capital right ? is it hard for you to just say it was the capital city of old western region, are you ashamed as what Oyo has become competed to its counterpart in the East?

Oyo state is the whole of southeast ,you cannot compare,I have repeated

BlastAfonja:
Enugu has serious rail way networks like that of the European countries. If only Igbos won the war of 1967 Enugu would have looked more like what South African Durban city looks like. Enugu is better than Oyo.

If igbos didn't plot any coups ,we will be an industralized nation. Our mates are Brazil, Indonesia,turkey and not southeast.you cannot compete

BlastAfonja:
The Architectural and aesthetic values in the the state is the true representation of the people's progress and welfare. Old Enugu did far better than old Oyo simple.

It's on a small land size when compared .how many industrial areas did you develop?he developed industrial areas all over.

BlastAfonja:
I see you like avoiding questions.
Was the capital if old western region Oyo or Lagos or even Ikeja?

You should watch out for osun state in few years.ibadan was the seat of power.

BlastAfonja:
Lol.... So now Oyo is bigger than the whole of SE OK. I am talking of Oyo as the capital of the whole west, what did all Yorubas do to make Oyo prosper as all Igbos did to Enugu?? Ibadan as the capital of Oyo can't be compared to Enugu capital or is Ibadan bigger that the whole of SE too?

The land size of Oyo is bigger and the land size of enugu is smaller,he developed industrial areas and housing estates and it was 14 years only and he made an impact .

BlastAfonja:
Ogun state's development was orchestrated by the congestion of Lagos, who would have believed that "Ojodu beggar" is Ogun State and not Lagos, so the closeness to Lagos paid off. I am asking you why is ancient Oyo that Awolowo made capital of Yorubaland not better that its Eastern counterpart, can you answer that??

You are talking about architecture and not human development index ,housing is just a fraction of it.

BlastAfonja:
Ogun state's development was orchestrated by the congestion of Lagos, who would have believed that "Ojodu beggar" is Ogun State and not Lagos, so the closeness to Lagos paid off. I am asking you why is ancient Oyo that Awolowo made capital of Yorubaland not better that its Eastern counterpart, can you answer that??

He did not concentrate on ibadan alone,western region covers ondo, up to Delta State so he distribute resources around the areas.

BlastAfonja:
What was the capital of the regional government you keep talking about in the west?? Lagos or Oyo?

Ibadan is in Oyo state ,ikeja is in Lagos State ,what is the meaning of ikeja?you did not know but argued it was federal.

BlastAfonja:
I dont have time for too much talk. Compare Oyo state to the world's renowned coal city of Enugu then, now and tomorrow and tell me who did better. No time for too much talk, your eyes are there.

Oyo state is bigger than the whole of the southeast state added together,so what do you want to compare.it has one governor and you have several governors,senators,reps member on the same land space has Oyo state or are you talking of ibadan?

BlastAfonja:
I dont have time for too much talk. Compare Oyo state to the world's renowned coal city of Enugu then, now and tomorrow and tell me who did better. No time for too much talk, your eyes are there.

Development index are used to know how countries are doing,so if we use the human development index you cannot compare

BlastAfonja:
But the British you keep mentioning left it and the Federal government put it in shape, if not for the federal presence the place would have been like that of calabar that was abandoned.

We exported our cocoa from the port and other regions paid taxes and tarriffs to us ,the revenue belonged to the Western nigerian government.

BlastAfonja:
But the British you keep mentioning left it and the Federal government put it in shape, if not for the federal presence the place would have been like that of calabar that was abandoned.

The bristish handed over to Nigeria, a regional pailmentary system of government,and apapa is Yoruba land owned by oluwas ,the owners , the whole of apapa land were the ports were built.so the port was western Nigeria and not nigeria.nigeria consist of nations during that period.

[quote author=BlastAfonja post=76840220]My friend keep quiet, you increase Money with money if you dont know. Lagos has always been a place of opportunity from time immemorial with big money more that any state in the country from day one, even without a Governor in the state people will still do their business even more efficiently cos the Governments of the day in Lagos state are highly clueless despite the huge amount of money pouring into the state from time immemorial.[/quot
Let's leave Lagos now and use ogun state another Yoruba states.it still generates more money than all the eastern states added together,it has the largest concentration of industries at once in one place,paying and contributing 20% to the national purse and that money is shared and you states in the east receive the money.they have people that think and create,innovate and strategize ,not South easteners.they have brain power .

BlastAfonja:
Lagos ports was built by the then military governments..
If the same amounts and level of efforts put in Lagos are replicated in states like Rivers, Yoruba land as a whole would have been a dung hill cos you people now leverage off Lagos because of its nearness to your states.

We have 2 ports in Lagos,one Apapa port built by the British and 2 tincan port built 75 .

BlastAfonja:
How can Enugu be jealous of Oyo? Does it make sense? Answer me

Free education was big and made an impact,free healthcare,first television station in Africa,first tallest building in West africa, universities,research centers,farms , industrial estates ,all in 14years,the east could not do much hence the needed a coup and told eastern leaders in advance .they all escaped and leaders from the north wand west were killed.

BlastAfonja:
My friend I see you as a chronic liar. Which coup are you talking about. Igbos have never been jealous of anyone, the same way Igbos are doing well in Lagos and yorubas are envious of them are feel threatened?
or is it not the same regional government that made Enugu brighter than Oyo state or which other regional government?
Your brain power never allowed you to develop Oyo state like Enugu even as Oyo was the capital of the old western region and not Lagos, instead you people now looked to Lagos to grab it, why the shift of interest from Oyo to Lagos if not for the singular fact that you people like anywhere that is shining at the moment which was made possible from other people's effort and sweat.


You are talking nonsense about raising revenue from 600million to 40billion as i f that's an achievement, when Lagos was at 600million what was the revenue of other States then??
Even New York and California have also increased revenus over the years that doesn't take away the fact that it was positioned from origin to earn higher than other states in the US..

It requires creative thinking to run and increase revenues.you southeastern states wait for the federal money from VAT,Oil and gas,nimasa,faan,educational taxes,technogy taxes,customs before you could pay salaries and do projects .so 600milion to 40billion is not a joke when compared to you people waiting for handout.

BlastAfonja:
My friend I see you as a chronic liar. Which coup are you talking about. Igbos have never been jealous of anyone, the same way Igbos are doing well in Lagos and yorubas are envious of them are feel threatened?
or is it not the same regional government that made Enugu brighter than Oyo state or which other regional government?
Your brain power never allowed you to develop Oyo state like Enugu even as Oyo was the capital of the old western region and not Lagos, instead you people now looked to Lagos to grab it, why the shift of interest from Oyo to Lagos if not for the singular fact that you people like anywhere that is shining at the moment which was made possible from other people's effort and sweat.

Azikiwe was jealous of the progress being made in western Nigeria and worked against awolowo .

BlastAfonja:
My friend I see you as a chronic liar. Which coup are you talking about. Igbos have never been jealous of anyone, the same way Igbos are doing well in Lagos and yorubas are envious of them are feel threatened?
or is it not the same regional government that made Enugu brighter than Oyo state or which other regional government?
Your brain power never allowed you to develop Oyo state like Enugu even as Oyo was the capital of the old western region and not Lagos, instead you people now looked to Lagos to grab it, why the shift of interest from Oyo to Lagos if not for the singular fact that you people like anywhere that is shining at the moment which was made possible from other people's effort and sweat.

It's a known fact that is well documented,igbos we're the first coup plotters that derailed the regional system ,igbos through ironsi introduced the unitrary system that destroyed the country till date.it was to capture power and control the rest of the country ,it was selfish,wicked and dishonesty.

BlastAfonja:
What has Togo got to do with Nigeria and the Lagos revenue issues here.
Water can be dredged OK. Rivers, Calabar, Delta and AkwaIbom can get to that status if Federal Government wants to.

I mentioned Togo,so you could understand that big ships cannot come to shallow waters.lagos got patronage because of the depth,but now Togo has more depth

[quote author=BlastAfonja post=76839404]That of Calabar was short lived.

You dont expect the LONGEST SERVING CAPITAL in the history of Nigeria like Lagos not to make more money than other states, even with a toddler as Governor or a looter like Tinubu as Governor the businesses, importation and companies in Lagos will still keep the cash flowing. What did Yorubas do to add to Lagos revenue? or is there steady power in Lagos today or pipe borne water today in Lagos that can be accredited to the sitting Governors in the state? As for the cash flow it has always been so for Lagos due to its positioning by the Federal Government and the viability of the port made possible by the Igbo importers.[/quot
The brain power that administer the state cannot be compared with what you have down in the east.we practiced regional government for 14 years ,the igbos could not compete or do anything meaningful.it was that jealousy that lead to coups.all the taxes generated in Lagos does not belong to the Lagos State govt,it belongs to the federal government.lagos started to generate income from 600million to 40billion because obj seized the federal allocation meant for it for 10months.

BlastAfonja:
Calabar port was used by the Easterners then till it was closed down for only Lagos. Get your facts straight. Lagos was the longest serving capital of Nigeria not for Yoruba land. Awolowo collected nothing.

Kindly read https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/03/08/togo-overtakes-nigeria-in-container-liner-shipping-services/%3famp
You have to know does ports are not deep enough to attract ships.even Togo has more deep waters than nigeria.read it

BlastAfonja:
Calabar port was used by the Easterners then till it was closed down for only Lagos. Get your facts straight. Lagos was the longest serving capital of Nigeria not for Yoruba land. Awolowo collected nothing.

Other West African countries paid to clear goods here.

BlastAfonja:
Stop lying Afonja. Awolowo collected nothing. He only participated in the regional government but that was just about it, his main focus was Oyo Ibadan and never Lagos, not until when Lagos became the capital of Nigeria that was when the ports got its boost cos others were shut down in other States for the one in the capital state to blossom.

Calabar was once the capital ,so what happened.

BlastAfonja:
Stop lying Afonja. Awolowo collected nothing. He only participated in the regional government but that was just about it, his main focus was Oyo Ibadan and never Lagos, not until when Lagos became the capital of Nigeria that was when the ports got its boost cos others were shut down in other States for the one in the capital state to blossom.

Do you know the meaning of ikeja?if you know you will not talk about Lagos that way

BlastAfonja:
Stop lying Afonja. Awolowo collected nothing. He only participated in the regional government but that was just about it, his main focus was Oyo Ibadan and never Lagos, not until when Lagos became the capital of Nigeria that was when the ports got its boost cos others were shut down in other States for the one in the capital state to blossom.

Federal government start from ,obalande ikoyi extending to Victoria island we're you have the 1004 estates for the legislators

[quote author=BlastAfonja post=76839007]Stop lying Afonja. Awolowo collected nothing. He only participated in the regional government but that was just about it, his main focus was Oyo Ibadan and never Lagos, not until when Lagos became the capital of Nigeria that was when the ports got its boost cos others were shut down in other States for the one in the capital state to blossom. [/quote
Lol!northern Nigeria and eastern Nigeria paid taxes to clear goods at the Lagos ports.it is not a Nigerian ports.

BlastAfonja:
There is nothing like that my friend. Douala port has nothing to do with ports in River State.
The actual problem is Lagos ports, remember the time Obasanjo sealed Rivers and Calabar ports to ensure there is traffic in Lagos ports..

Now enough of this back and forth , i see you know the truth but decide to live in denial because for you its either you give the credit to Yorubas or no one takes it, but you cant rewrite history about Lagos no matter how you try.


Lagos ports was built by the federal Government as the poet that would serve Nigeria as its major seaport.
Who would have thought that a particular tribe today would be laying claim of owning Lagos based on the fact that it was developed with the Federal Government money as it was Nigeria's longest serving capital today. All you have been saying is just an act of being clever by half, we all know the heavy presence of the federal government in Lagos which attracted every citizen to the state cos a capital of a nation is the "bride and pride" of that nation likewise the land of opportunity for its citizens.

Lagos has always had the best "international airport" (federal project), best international seaports (federal project), companies which as a result of its "Nigerian capital" status that made infrastructures to solidly resonate in the place more than any other state and made it attractive for people to come and establish.

This is propaganda,does ports are running ,the onne port is the deepest port in Nigeria yet no traffic.