₦airaland Forum

Igbo bros, please ignore this animal called babapupa Eko Ile Ole. He is pathetic and incapable of objectivity.
Imagine trying to defeat a pig in mud and dirt war!   Good luck tryin'.  

Remii:
FYI,
Ekweremadu made it, he clinched the return ticket.

Then may he lose the elections proper. Nonsense.
If not for PDP rigging his type won't be in the senate. We need a qualified Igbo to be the topmost Igbo in government.

alj-harem:
the worst i have ever seen in my opinion

i mean he ran and leave us igbos to die,  what hero does that

Didn't you leave your cattle and ran when bakassi boys cornered you at okigwe that last time?

Ola edo:
Ndu_chuks is now bringing up this article in hopes that the yorubas and igbos can start beefin because he was us to stop ganging up on his people for the killings of southerners in jos and bauchi. Nice try but you lose you desert rat.

Gbam! hehehe! 
He and his brother [b]Al majir[/b]harem have only one tool in their kitty - insight ethnic war and suspicion among easterners and southerners. That is how they have cheated Nigerians for 50 years.

Ignore the desert rat  I say! 

alj-harem:
why

Because there is no Zebu cattle in Igboland.

We have efi igbo.

alj-harem:
well  smh

brother my cattles are fine

i[b]n fact one just had a baby yesterday[/b],,,

Gud. End of story!

macjive01:
No is nt an American neither a solider. Last I saw him, that was like close to 4 years now, he was in Owerri. He had a stall that was selling big travelling boxes- what do u call them, er. . Those plastic box that comes with 3 digit numba u can set.

Na wao! And Nigerian government wouldnt protect him if he gets into problem here.
Anyone know if naija has an embassy there?

Ecolac.

Well, Nigeria can't even protect her citizens where she maintains an embassy, talk less of where there may not be an embassy.
Tell your guy to get his @55 outta there fast!

alj-harem:
onlytruth, you brothers are dying in bauchi, jos etc you are here telling me about cattle

i think i love igbos to much sef, even more than they love themselves

I'm only speaking the language you would understand. I don't think you would understand serious stuff about my survival. You kill first and ask questions later.
So, how the cattle na? hehe!

alj-harem:
then you are terrible person

even to your igbo brothers

i wonder what you think of the northerners an yoruba then

My friend what are you doing here? Where are your cattle? lmao! hehehe!

macjive01:
I have been quite all evening, I got a call from a strange number, didn't picked, the person called again after some hesitation I picked, guess what?

It was my cousin nnamdi on the phone.
"Where re u calling from"
I am now in Kandahar ( if that is the spelling)

Kan, What? !!! God, people no dey hear. Look at wat is happening in our own Nigeria!

Abeg una guess where kandarhar dey?
What cud he possible want from such a place?

Abeg any body here get person for there? If yes, what kind of Buiz moves there?

Ol boy na Afghanistan o!

Is he a US soldier or what? What business is he doing in Afghanistan? Chei!

ndu_chucks:
Why do you people enjoy spreading blatant lies and deceiving yourselves? Please provide us with evidence that Igbos were attacked and their shops and churches were ever burnt at anytime between 1960 and 1964.

I don't think the guy said anything about Igbo shops being attacked between 1960 and 1964.
Can't you even read again? Na wa o! olodo.

dem_people:
What is all this about not having [size=13pt]sympathy[/size] for our people in their hour of need? Unu abuzikwa ndiigbo? Hmmmmm, Onye aghana nwanne ya o. Onye aghana nwanne ya o. Onye aghana nwanne ya o. They're still our kith and kin. Its even paining me here to think of their sufferings.

Please let us not condemn our people for the choice of living in such troublesome areas afterall, we all want a better standard of living and if they find such there, they should by all means satisfy their urges afterall many of us are abroad for greener pastures and yet, we still face dangers here. This is not to say that we would leave them to their own fates as, they're still our people.

If we don't care about them, who would do so? Is it their tormentors or enemies? Guys, logical and not overtly emotional and negative contributions are needed here. I'm of the view that Ohanaeze should draw-out a 5-7year plan to start the resettlement of our people back to the East. This should have been carried out during last decade (2001 -2010). Its just that Ohanaeze isn't quite organized and is bereft of ideas.

Seconded.

Much as it pains me that some of our people are not reasonable enough to understand that you cannot live anyhow in any part of Nigeria, I still have to sympathize with them.

There is no way in hell I would live in northern Nigeria without taking measures that  deters the barbers up there. Even my fathers' set in their days in Kano did it, which helped save them in the tick of 1966 genocide.

I think the strategy we should adopt is simple.
Do you know any Igbo that lives in such areas? Maa ya njakiri, juo ya ihe oji echere onwe ya! Simple.
If he fails the test, laff him off! 

Donmeca:
@Onlytruth; your interest in Ekweremmadu concerns me. . . nna i bu onye ebee? Are u so sure of that. . .given that GEJ may help him out as he helped Mark and Bankole?

Abum onye Igbo iwe n'ewe. 

Otu ndi oshi a n'aza PDP na acho igbu mmadu na naijiria.
Ekweremadu so na ndi n'ezu oshi ebe ahu. Odighi aru olu obuna. 

Ekweremadu is just a yes member. I cannot give him credit for anything.
Imagine someone like Akunyili as deputy senate president. Do you think David Mark can pocket her?

In any case, after this election, there will be re-zoning of offices, and I don't want a lame duck as the highest ranking Igbo in government. QED. 

When it comes to charisma and oratory:

Ojukwu

When it comes to only charisma:

IBB 

The guy intimidated all visiting heads of state in his days as Nigerian leader.
IBB was it.

ekt_bear:
Are there no flights from Abuja to anywhere near Anambra? In 2006 I went to PH for vacation, went from Houston -> Europe -> PH. Or am I imagining things? I'm pretty sure we didn't touch down in Lagos, flew directly from Europe to PH.

Unless the airport in PH is no longer functional, or Anambra is inaccessible from PH, then it shouldn't be as bad as you say. I wouldn't know the situation on the ground there now though.

PH was not functioning for sometime. Again we are talking about immediate access. From Onitsha, I would get to Enugu in one hour, but PH would take over two hours.
From Onitsha, Asaba is the fastest if international.

afam4eva:
So what are u suggesting. That's an International airport in Enugu. If Onitsha needs an International airport then they willl have to build one of international standard and have it approved by government if they will agree.

I'm suggesting that we consummate Enugu International Airport first. Enugu is only one hour away from Onitsha. I would get to Enugu before someone travelling from certain parts of Lagos reaches the MMA on one of those crazy Lagos traffic jam days.
If Asaba upgrades to international airport, better still.

vorosmartm:
My friend please dont be ignorant, its so obvious that old thieves are only being replaced with new thieves nothing has actually changed

No my friend, it is you that is ignorant, because you don't see that the old thieves rigged out will make sure that the new thieves coming in won't see the light of day either. They will work tenaciously to make sure of that.
Pikin wey say him mama no go sleep, him too no go sleep.  
At the end, they will ALL lose, and we will win!  

That is why I said what I said.

Eko Ile:
This is one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the WORLD?

Must you people insult our intelligence?

http://www.juhelnigeria.com/

Yes it is!  

afam4eva:
Things will change as soon as the Asaba Airport is ready.

As long as it is INTERNATIONAL, we don't have a problem.
Another local airport is of no use to us.

ekt_bear:
That is not how things work for McK. They chase money too. If there is money to be made in Anambra, then they'll open an office there, international airport or not.

They have offices in even the Minnesotas of the world (though I do concede that Minny has world-class airports, something Anambra (and Nigeria in general) lacks).

And how would they enter and leave Anambra state? Let me guess.
They land in Lagos or Abuja and then take a 7 hour drive to Anambra state along the terrible armed robber infested Nigerian roads, right?
Sorry, no deal.

Eko Ile:
What's your point really? What's all this rubbish got to do with tens of major industries employing thousands of people and paying taxes?

And please, stop making silly excuses, there is nothing on  their website because there is nothing to put on the website. You yourself can not name them.

Abeg stop jare,

lol. Whatever boils your water for tea!  

Personally I'm not really into this argument to convince your type, just to put things in proper perspective.

Igboland is almost synonymous with industry. Every Nigerian knows that. That is probably why the governors never thought of creating websites to blow their trumpets.
The owners of the factors/industries are busy hustling.  
A single pharmaceutical company like [b]Juhel [/b]is one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the WORLD. Juhel employs thousands of people. But your type can never know that.

So, keep looking for that website.

ekt_bear:
Are we measuring overall dollar value of the factories, or  just quantity? I'm sure Anambra has more  quantity, but I highly doubt that the overall value of the business they do exceeds that of Lagos.

Otherwise I'm a bit surprised  that McKinsey for example decided to open their office in Lagos rather than Anambra

International companies locate in areas closest to international airports. Anambra does not have that.
Let's keep things in proper perspective. Now, when Enugu international airport becomes fully operational, we can come back after some years to re-evaluate.

Eko Ile:
Ode!! lmao. I guess you're too chicken to post your list, 



We re talking about almost 100 major industries like Honda, 2 West African Portland Cement in ewekoro and shagamu, 4 pharmaceuticals, 4 breweries, 2 distilleries, sugar factories, Metal packaging, Tin, Crown cap , Sodium silicate, Aluminium sulphate, sulfuric acid , Louver frames, Aluminum roofing, Accessories, Bolt, Nuts and Wagner, paint factories,Transformer, Electrical Cables, Coils etc.,  iron and steel,


And this clown is talking about some less than six  month  old joint. I really can nit knock the motor factory because it's a good thing, but that's really an exception and it pales in comparison when talking about the tax base and employment capabilities of almost 100 major industries,

But you forget that the auto industries in the south east is dependent on the smaller auto spare parts factories scattered from Nnewi to Enugu. The Innoson auto plant will source 60% -70% of their materials from local industries existing synergistically with the plant.

Like I said before, the state governments don't have good websites except Imo state, but Imo does not have the type of industries we are talking about; only Anambra, Enugu and Abia have them, and they don't have the list online.

So, here you go. One down for you.  

ekt_bear:
Interesting posts on manufacturing in the SE. Next time I go to Nigeria, I'll have to see for myself. Unfortunately I've only been to PH. Probably a good idea to see what is going on in Anambra too.

Eko Ile:
Useless yeye 419 gist. How u sabi what you can not list. Major industries really shouldn't be hard to list.


FYI, this is not about not acknowledging anything ibo, it's about needlessly putting other people down just to make yourself feel good while you pounding your  shallow chest.

You guys also forget Enugu with the Emene industries. You also forget the Nigerian breweries at Ama in Enugu ( a $400 million industry), once acknowledged as the single biggest brewery in Nigeria.

IMO, between Enugu, Anambra and Abia, there are more industries than Lagos.

lol babapupa is incapable of acknowledging any Igbo achievement even if his life depends on it. What a character!

Personally I think the topic is tantamount to jumping the gun. We are far from the promised land.

For the record though, i think that Igboland has more industries than Lagos.
The states may not be blowing their trumpets by listing the industries online (don't let Peter Obi hear it though 'cos he is good at publishing his achievements!). The industries are there and they are not just ordinary industries. I would give a simple example. No laff o!  
A Nigerian woman here in the states once complained that the best bra she has ever used here is the one she bought in Nigeria -made in Aba!  

Go figure.  

We produce the best in Aba, but Nigeria is not into marketing her best.

mens dept:
Good news, but


Lets ensure that those who replace them are not old recycled politicians , else, what's the point of replacing the devil with Lucifer, if you get my drift

Completely agreed!

The other issue though is that when there is this amount of "earthquake" inside the evil covens of PDP, maybe, just maybe the masses would get a breather at last.
I say let there be more of this type of earthquakes! We the masses win at last! 

None of the 3 Anambra senators are returning!

Nna  thursday g'adi egwu!

I am really glad that Ekweremadu is on his way out.

All these thieves should go!

We wait for the rest on elections day. 

[size=16pt]84 PDP senators fail to get return tickets[/size]

About 84 senators of the Peoples Democratic Party may have lost their bid to return to the red chambers on the party’s ticket.

Final standings from the outcome of the primaries held across the country showed that a repeat of what happened in 2007, where most of the lawmakers did not return, is likely to happen again. From Adamawa State, Senators Jibril Aminu, Grace Bent and Mohammed Manna were not returned by the party.

The same situation is the case for neighbouring Taraba State where Senators Anthony Manzo and Dahiru Gassol lost out. The third senator, Joel Nkenya, had earlier defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria in the state to run for the governorship.

None of the senators in Anambra, Kwara and Bauchi states got a ticket to return to the Senate. In Kaduna State, only Senator Ahmed Makarfi made it back, as Caleb Zaghi and Jibril Mohammed were replaced by former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, and ex-Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Yusuf Mairago.

In Rivers, only Wilson Ake scaled through but George Sekibo and Lee Maeba failed to win the primaries. Senators Chris Anyanwu and Sylvester Anyanwu from Imo State lost out before the primaries, as they were on their way to other parties. Osita Izunaso, who was tipped to win his ticket, however, failed to do so.

In Nasarawa State, Abubakar Sodangi lost to a former governor of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, while the two others, Naomi Akwashiki and Suleiman Adokwe, were returned. The PDP also did not return Eme Ufot-Ekaete and Bob Effiong in Akwa Ibom State, just as Simeon Oduoye also did not make it in Osun State.

In Benue where President of the Senate, David Mark, emerged successfully, his colleagues, Joseph Akaagerger and George Akume, failed to secure the PDP’s tickets. In Cross River, only the Deputy Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, succeeded in the primaries while Bassey Ewa-Henshaw and Gregory Ngaji did not make it.

Senator Hosea Ehinlawo from Ondo State was not fortunate this time while the confusion in the Ogun State chapter raised doubts about the chances of Iyabo Obasanjo and Lekan Mustapha. In Kogi State, Senator Nicholas Ugbane has indicated his interest to become the next governor of the state and so did not seek the senatorial ticket, but Otaru Ohize did not make from Kogi Central, while Smart Adeyemi is still battling to be cleared by the PDP National Secretariat.

Edo State PDP had lost Edobor Uzamere to the Action Congress of Nigeria in the state. He was replaced by Daisy Danjuma. Katsina had also lost Garba Lado to the Congress for Progressive Change while Abubakar Ayuba and Umar Argungu failed to get tickets in Kebbi State.

Although Gbemi Saraki is seeking the governorship seat in Kwara State on a new platform, the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, the other two senators from the state, Ahmed Mohammed and Sule Ajibola, could not make it back. In Bayelsa, Senator Nimi-Barigha Amange was not returned by the party while the PDP also replaced Sidi Ali as its candidate for the FCT.

In Gombe State, none of the old senators will return as their tickets were taken by others. Indications from Enugu suggest that the political stalemate in the state would deny all three PDP senators their tickets to return to the Senate on the party’s platform.

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as well as Chimaroke Nnamani and Ayogu Eze are representing the state in the Senate and are unlikely to get the tickets. It was gathered that most of the senators who lost their tickets in the PDP were considering moving to other parties to contest the April elections.


http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201101115172739

ndu_chucks:
Regarding the bolded above, there is no such a thing as the territorial waters of coastal areas, there is only territorial waters of countries. That is why ALL off shore oil belongs to ALL of Nigeria. Hence you cannot give away what is not yours as a region prior to becoming a nation who owns those territorial waters and the resources therein.

The remainder of your post is incoherent, please restate your point.

What is incoherent about the fact that groundnut was NOT the only export earnings accruing to the federal coffers prior to oil?
Wasn't there cocoa, coal, oil palm, rubber, timber and cashew from the south as well?

Some have even argued that southern exports pulled in more revenue than northern ones (very plausible) hence the amalgamation.

So, where do you get the information that groundnut proceeds exclusively funded the development of oilfields?  

ndu_chucks:
The idea of paying the North, East, West, or South off is ridiculous on several levels. First off, 90% of the crude oil exported in the past 10 years or so have come from offshore activities.  Accoording to international laws, that oil belongs to Nigeria and not to any coastal region. I don’t believe you’d find anyone living in the ocean or who can claim that his ancestors lived there. Clearly, you cannot give away what is not yours.


As far as the on shore oil fields are concerned, appropriate derivations are in place and the states where those fields are located are appropriately compensated. Your reps can decide to adjust the numbers as they see fit, that’s what democracy is all about.   Now in order to pay the North off with some of the proceeds of the on shore oil fields, you’d also have to repay the funds provided from ground nut exports, most of which was used to pay your salaries, build some of your infrastructure, and actually develop some of the very oil fields in question.  I dey go come.

So, only groundnut export proceeds were used to develop the oilfields? There were no cocoa and oil palm, rubber, timber etc proceeds from the south?  

I would admit that I don't know yet about international laws concerning such situation as Nigeria's offshore resources (I would have to research that), but common sense tells me that you cannot be in the north ( a separate country by then) free from all the environmental impacts of oil exploration (flaring, shore pollution in times of spillage, etc) and still smile to the bank when revenues accrue. Something doesn't seem right in the picture.

Now, forget the onshore ones. They are NO GO areas.  

ndu_chucks:
Okwute Palestinians piafuka gi (blank blank). Bring it on.   So far I can say that most of you are delusional.

I'm laughing. .

Let me ask you then. Who is most delusional? Someone who thinks that Sharia can thrive in a secular country in the 21st century or someone who doesn't?  

BTW what do you think about paying you guys off?
I wouldn't pay you a dime if my community owns the oil.  

IMHO if the south stays together somehow, nobody is paying you a dime and you must go! lmao.