₦airaland Forum

tungamaje:
I hope they won't later say that SE towns and villages were developed by the SEDC? It is on record that our villages were already developed through individual efforts before the SEDC of a thing came

mohbadliveson:
Dr. Tope Fasua, the Special Adviser to The President on Economic Matters (Office of the Vice President) has advocated the need for the urgent creation of the South West Development Commission.

President Bola Tinubu last week signed into law bills creating the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC).

In a post on his Facebook page, Fasua said aside the state capitals in the South-West that look beautiful, other parts of the region are depressing.

He also frowned at the popular slang 'Ebi n Pawa ( We Are Hungry) saying it shouldn't be a popular cliche in the South-West.

"If i count how many times they've given out rice and cash and how many initiatives to assuage poverty? Seems it's so deep among some people. SW people must be careful lest we become the symbols of poverty and hunger".

"Ebinpawa should not be a fad. Na we sabi English. Na we sabi go London. Rather than develop our lands and villages, we will invest in America, and we run away from ourselves. Thats what we see today".

"They have approved South East Devt Commission. go to south east and see where they are already. apart from state capitals, the rest of southwest looks depressing. we need SOUTH WEST DEVT COMMISSION urgently too. No pride about it".

https://thescrutinyng.com/2024/07/29/apart-from-state-capitals-the-rest-of-south-west-looks-depressing-tinubus-aide/

franchasofficia:
When we that have traversed the lengths and bright of Southern Nigerian states tell our Yoruba Ronu brothers this sad truth, they call us names and say the IGR of Lagos is 500 trillion and that of Ogun state is 400 trillion which does not translate to visible development in the Southwest states.


I said this sometime last week that aside State capitals in Yoruba states and Lagos, the rest of Yoruba land is desolate and abandoned to rot away while Fulani herdsmen terrorists and land grabbers are busy grabbing Yoruba hinterlands as Yorubas brag, boast and party away in Lagos and London thinking all is well.



All the focus of Yorubas is Lagos this and that, how to stop Igbos from helping them develop Lagos is their greatest headache. Go to their villages where they came from, they have abandoned it once they get to the city just like Bola Tinubu abandoned Iragbiji his original hometown to be claiming city boy in Lagos where he was adopted by Madam Abibat.



Yorubas wake up oh, Igbos are not your enemies, all we want is progress and prosperity for all, Nigeria built on merit and not on which tribe you come from or the religion you believe in.



If una like continue to hate on Igbos and continue to focus on how to always outshine Igbos in national politics while your hometowns rot away and Fulani herdsmen take over your towns, at the end, una eyes go clear.

agadez007:
I always tire when I talk with Yoruba people and they always think their region is the best in Nigeria,to the average Yoruba man the rest of Nigeria is just bush and huts,only Lagos and southwest is where human beings live,but I noticed the travelled ones know the better

I remember when my friend wanted to come with me for my grandfather’s burial,he was asking me if we had light,tv etc in my town
He later came and refused to leave

TopBanter:
This man is speaking the truth. I am passionately and proudly Yoruba. Most, especially IPOB louts, can testify to that here.

Nonetheless, I am about human progress, first and foremost, before any blind allegiance to ethnicity. Yorubas need to do more, in terms of joint political and administrative cooperation, to develop our hinterlands.

The condition of most of our rural areas and villages is deplorable and what the author of the article says, shown below, is entirely correct.

DAWN initiative addressed this issue and provided a workable template to develop the entire SW as one geographical zone. Why we abandoned DAWN's well-researched suggestion remains a mystery to me.

ForUrgentSale:
Stoopid hell-anus (helienus) will run from this thread

Goldsplash:
"They have approved South East Devt Commission. go to south east and see where they are already. apart from state capitals, the rest of southwest looks depressing. we need SOUTH WEST DEVT COMMISSION urgently too. No pride about it".
The south east is where it is today not because of the recently established SEDC or government, but individual efforts. Is he expecting the South West Development Commission to embark on demolition and rebuilding of houses in those areas. The major eyesore are the old houses which can only change when there is extra money in the hands of the people. I reside in one of the capitals (Akure), and it's a surprise to even see some houses built with mud, just plastered with cement.

Ezmans:
Many south westerners living in Lagos don't know there village again

mohbadliveson:
Dr. Tope Fasua, the Special Adviser to The President on Economic Matters (Office of the Vice President) has advocated the need for the urgent creation of the South West Development Commission.

President Bola Tinubu last week signed into law bills creating the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC).

In a post on his Facebook page, Fasua said aside the state capitals in the South-West that look beautiful, other parts of the region are depressing.

He also frowned at the popular slang 'Ebi n Pawa ( We Are Hungry) saying it shouldn't be a popular cliche in the South-West.

"If i count how many times they've given out rice and cash and how many initiatives to assuage poverty? Seems it's so deep among some people. SW people must be careful lest we become the symbols of poverty and hunger".

"Ebinpawa should not be a fad. Na we sabi English. Na we sabi go London. Rather than develop our lands and villages, we will invest in America, and we run away from ourselves. Thats what we see today".

"They have approved South East Devt Commission. go to south east and see where they are already. apart from state capitals, the rest of southwest looks depressing. we need SOUTH WEST DEVT COMMISSION urgently too. No pride about it".

https://thescrutinyng.com/2024/07/29/apart-from-state-capitals-the-rest-of-south-west-looks-depressing-tinubus-aide/

Akaegwu:
One Yoruba man from shagamu haven't traveled to his village for the past 15 years. He was advising to stop travelling to my village in Imo state every 4 months. When I told him him my dad is over 70 years. Have to visit him and my step mum regularly. His response was "Why not bring them to Lagos instead of traveling"

Ezmans:
my neighbor is 33 years since he was born never touch his town

gidgiddy:
The only State capital in the South West that is something of note is Ibadan. The rest are a disaster

TopBanter:
This man is speaking the truth. I am passionately and proudly Yoruba. Most, especially IPOB louts, can testify to that here.

Nonetheless, I am about human progress, first and foremost, before any blind allegiance to ethnicity. Yorubas need to do more, in terms of joint political and administrative cooperation, to develop our hinterlands.

The condition of most of our rural areas and villages is deplorable and what the author of the article says, shown below, is entirely correct.

DAWN initiative addressed this issue and provided a workable template to develop the entire SW as one geographical zone. Why we abandoned DAWN's well-researched suggestion remains a mystery to me.

TopBanter:
I agree. I think the SW still needs to get her most innovate and most productive solutions-providers into office as Governors.

That will make a massive difference in the fortunes of States and, by extension, the whole SW region.

I hear Tunji-Ojo wants to be governor of Ondo in future. Such an ambition I will support passionately as he is showing capacity for innovative thinking and hardwork plus the talent for productive multi-tasking with the dexterity to apply directly needed solutions.

SW still needs a much better generation of leaders. Dapo Abiodun and Davido's Uncle, for example, have no business being Governors.

Akaegwu:
One Yoruba man from shagamu haven't traveled to his village for the past 15 years. He was advising to stop travelling to my village in Imo state every 4 months. When I told him him my dad is over 70 years. Have to visit him and my step mum regularly. His response was "Why not bring them to Lagos instead of traveling"

TopBanter:
Indeed. It isn't rocket science but the major issue is that the monetisation of politics, to the detriment of meritorious emergence of the best leaders, is still a big issue in the SW.

Known/famous name, wealth and societal status should not be criteria for Parties to use in deciding who to give sell their Governship ticket to.

It has created a culture whereby those not meritoriously fit to be Governor, Like Adeleke and Dapo Abiodun, consistently trash other far better candidate to emerge governors of their respective States.

This is the major problem the SW is facing. If we had a truly meritocratic system in place, that enabled the best to be Governors of SW States, then we do not need a development commision that will be a waste of time, money and effort when fit Governors can simply partner themselves homogeneously to define the SW a a nation within a nation.

nairavsdollars:
Not compulsory. Everywhere is home

TopBanter:
Lol. You "see one dude" ba? Shameful. If you want to be a coward who cannot address others directly, and prefer to be throwing shades like women catfighting, then don't expect others to take you seriously.

Quote people directly if you have issues with their utterances and let them defend what they wrote.

Your cowardly style is beneath sincerity.

Philipponzaghi:
This is just the beginning of a new era for the South West.

With Tinubu at the helm, we are bound to see transformation even in the most overlooked areas. Let’s give our president the chance to turn the tide, because every nook and cranny deserves a facelift!

The real change starts now!

TopBanter:
I agree with this talk and will add the proviso that only the meritoriously fittest candidates must be supported to gain power from political Party level.

That is a gauranteed template for the consistent and interdependent development of every nook and cranny of the SW.

TopBanter:
Bro, let's be honest. No region needs a development commission, glorified duplication of roles in my opinion, to secure development if the right leaders were elected into office to begin with. What has the NDDC achieved for the SS to date?

What duplication of offices and effort did Awolowo engage in when he achieved so much for the SW in the past with others partnering him?

The author of the article has already identified the problem. The most meritoriously fit of candidates have fled the house and left it to rodents we all know can only destroy rather than build anything.

It is left to all regions of Nigeria to try and find a way to support the best into office as a way of developing Nigeria optimally.

franchasofficia:
When we that have traversed the length and bridth of Southern Nigerian states tell our Yoruba Ronu brothers this sad truth, they call us names and say the IGR of Lagos is 500 trillion and that of Ogun state is 400 trillion which does not translate to visible development in the Southwest states.


I said this sometime last week that aside State capitals in Yoruba states and Lagos, the rest of Yoruba land is desolate and abandoned to rot away while Fulani herdsmen terrorists and land grabbers are busy grabbing Yoruba hinterlands as Yorubas brag, boast and party away in Lagos and London thinking all is well.



All the focus of Yorubas is Lagos this and that, and how to stop Igbos from progressing in Lagos even when Igbos have done so much in contributing to the development of Lagos, yet Yoruba people's major headache in Nigeria is to stop Igbos from succeeding using political gangup.


Go to the various Yoruba villages where most of them came from, they have abandoned it once they get to the city just like Bola Tinubu abandoned Iragbiji his original hometown to be claiming city boy in Lagos where he was adopted by Madam Abibat.



Yorubas wake up oh, Igbos are not your enemies, all we Igbos want is progress and prosperity for all, and a Nigeria built on merit, equity, fairness, justice and not on which tribe you come from or the religion you believe in.



If una like continue to hate on Igbos and continue to focus on how to always outshine Igbos in national politics while your hometowns rot away and Fulani herdsmen take over your towns, at the end, una eyes go clear.

stainzvill:
...And North central development commission too

TopBanter:
Please shut up. We know it is only hatred and envy of Yoruba motivating this redundant speech.

At least Yorubas know how to brainstorm and introspect sincerely. That alone is always a good foundation for the improvement of any society.

Unlike you nuisances putting up with the death, destruction and economic stagnation IPOB are causing in the SE and accepting 15k happily from Otti etal while instigating Nigerians to demand 250k or more, as minimum wage, or grind the country to a halt.

Yorubas do not need the input of you shameless hypocrites and haters in this matter. Go and mind your own business concerning your 5 plots of land that is far more troubled, and likely doomed, in comparison to the SW.