₦airaland Forum

stuffs2002:
Obasanjo is a very unhappy man just because Tinubu is the biggest Yoruba person to ever have been born.

Obasanjo desperately wants to be the biggest Yoruba man but Tinubu has overtaken him and that is causing Obasanjo so much pain.

HydraFeeds:
Why and how will SW lose most ?

GBTYO:
This man has been an idiot since time memorial

Instead of him to shut his wrinkly stinking old man breath of a mouth and make peace with himself, estranged children and God , he still thinks he has an opinion to air out.

Ventura1:
Regionalism become a problem when one region want to dominate and dictate to others, because they averred they are the smartest.

Elusive001:
They regions opposing it have more to lose than to gain. The southwest and not will lose most.

South West Economy

South Western Nigeria with a Land Mass of 76,852 square kilometres and population of 25.2 million today owns and/or control 60% of the nation’s industrial capacity, 44% of banking assets, 67% of insurance assets and is house to the nation’s three deep sea ports of Apapa, Tin Can Island and Roro; the busiest international airport of Ikeja, three thermal stations of Egbin, Papalanto and Omotosho. Today, its three major industrial estates of Agbara, Ikeja and Otta are all linked to gas under the West African gas pipeline plan and piping of gas is ongoing from Otta to Abeokuta. Added to these, the South Western population today is the most educated as western education came through there and education as a resource was democratized since the early sixties. Geographical location, democratization of western education, availability of resources enhanced in last 9 years and some empowerment during the Obasanjo administration have collectively enabled the South Western economy to rank as first of the four economies in Nigeria. Today, the South West as a region can boast of having a defined growing middle class and is perceived to have at least 20,000 of its indigenes with net worth of over N100m each. Take it out of Nigeria, the South West economy with is defined growing middle class and resources, will be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Elusive001:
Let me not say southwest. I will rather say Lagos.

Other regions will have functional seaports. This will lead to decline in the traffic at Lagos.

Many companies with their operations in the niger-delta will most likely move their headquarters to the region or leave. The influx of people into lagos will greatly reduce. This will impact on internally generated revenue.

I can go on and on.

HydraFeeds:
People is business truly but before Nigeria amalgamation,people have been exporting from Lagos and warlords from different places attempted to reach Lagos and take over .

There are currently functioning port in PH which is capable of serving SS and SE but there's a reason people prefer Lagos ports ?

London will not stop being London if UK breakdown the same way Lagos will not stop being Lagos ,the same way Seoul didn't stop being Seoul because North and South Korea are not one .

And if you talk about the entire SW ,I will tell you that SW has the greatest history in Nigeria and have singlehandedly built 2 empires before Lagos which were Ife empire and Oyo empire.

Zaheertyler:
Wise words
And even though I’m not worthy to speak under you but
I will add that
The average Igbo man has proven to be a nationalist and even to the detriment of his regions development..he goes to even far maiduguri to open his business and live among the locals, learning their language and all
Yet the average Nigerian says they don’t trust the Igbo man which at this point should be the other way round
But the Igbo man as conservative and mature as he is isn’t one to point fingers and throw blames around instead he is still looking for way to build broken bridges
Like in Peter obi who is a perfect representative of the Igbo culture and ideology in politics
He has earned the respect, love ,loyalty and trust and is still earning over nigeria
Sir at this point we cajole you into joining the train for a new Nigeria through Peter obi
A new Nigeria is possible


Signed
A concerned mazi

Elusive001:
When regions exist and their resources depend on their region, you will understand better. The seaports are controlled by the fg for now.

Marriage and girlfriend/boyfriend are two different things.

Realtruth2023:
I wish you can have the balls and say this in his presence. I trust baba Iyabo he will use horse whip and flog shege out of your head, and you will have sense.

HydraFeeds:
Most of the funds derived from these ports are distributed all over the country . If one FG go ,another FG (in case of seccession) will be the one handling it .

Nigeria amalgamation halted the Yoruba race progress . We also saw what our forefathers did during regionalism before regionalism was established.

UltraSolid:
Precisely. The old boys are always forcing a reality that exists in their own head only whereas the truth is that regional governance is the only system that can save Nigeria. Look at a region that believes pardoning and rehabilitating terrorists is progressive policy whereas a man from the SW, as obtains universally, believes terrorist killers must be dealt with ruthlessly to serve as deterrent to others.

Why should they be forced to live under "one Nigeria" when it is obvious they will have different approaches to policing, insecurity and thee punishment of crime? Why can't they simply have regional policing to allow regions create policing and security forces that suits their outlook?

Ditto for so many other things. We are too different and will remain different in so far as we wish to live differently and have starkly contrasting values. I suspect the like of OBJ have been too wealthy for far too long and totally disengaged from reality.

HydraFeeds:
Most of the funds derived from these ports are distributed all over the country . If one FG go ,another FG (in case of seccession) will be the one handling it .

Nigeria amalgamation halted the Yoruba race progress . We also saw what our forefathers did during regionalism before regionalism was established.

Zaheertyler:
Wise words
And even though I’m not worthy to speak under you but
I will add that
The average Igbo man has proven to be a nationalist and even to the detriment of his regions development..he goes to even far maiduguri to open his business and live among the locals, learning their language and all
Yet the average Nigerian says they don’t trust the Igbo man which at this point should be the other way round
But the Igbo man as conservative and mature as he is isn’t one to point fingers and throw blames around instead he is still looking for way to build broken bridges
Like in Peter obi who is a perfect representative of the Igbo culture and ideology in politics
He has earned the respect, love ,loyalty and trust and is still earning over nigeria
Sir at this point we cajole you into joining the train for a new Nigeria through Peter obi
A new Nigeria is possible


Signed
A concerned mazi

goslowgoslow:
You just confirmed yourself as one of the terrible people Obsanjo was talking about!
North, East, West, South people!
Tell me if Igbos are the only tribe doing or having businesses in different places in Nigeria?

stuffs2002:
Obasanjo is a very unhappy man just because Tinubu is the biggest Yoruba person to ever have been born.

Obasanjo desperately wants to be the biggest Yoruba man but Tinubu has overtaken him and that is causing Obasanjo so much pain.

citizenisb:
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari may not do well in economy and foreign affairs, except in military matters.

“Buhari is not a very hot person on the economy and foreign affairs,” Obasanjo said.

The former President stated this on Monday at the third International Conference on African Development Issues — themed, “Driving inclusive and sustainable development in Africa: Models, methods and policies” — organised by Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.

While reacting to a question posed to him by a member of the audience: “Is there any hope for Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari?”, Obasanjo replied, “Is there any hope for Nigeria under this administration? I came back from Geneva, Switzerland a few days ago to attend a conference titled, ‘Are elections giving democracy a bad name?’ We had an election, we elected a leader and the good thing about democracy is that the power you have to elect a leader is also the power you have to remove him. I am saying this because I said earlier that if you don’t see any leader that has done well in the 56 years of Nigeria’s independence, then let us forget about Nigeria.

“I will tell you what I know and I will tell you what I don’t know. I know Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. He served under me in the military. His characteristics that I know, his behaviour that I know, he has not deviated from them. He was never a perfect man, he is not a perfect man and no leader can ever be a perfect man because they are human beings. But if you read my book, what I said about him is correct. He is not a hot person when it comes to economy. He is not a very hot person when it comes to foreign affairs. But he will do well in matters of military and he will do well in fighting Boko Haram.”

http://www.punchng.com/buhari-not-sound-economy-foreign-affairs-obasanjo/

Elusive001:
Let me not say southwest. I will rather say Lagos.

Other regions will have functional seaports. This will lead to decline in the traffic at Lagos.

Many companies with their operations in the niger-delta will most likely move their headquarters to the region or leave. The influx of people into lagos will greatly reduce. This will impact on internally generated revenue.

I can go on and on.

stuffs2002:
Obasanjo is a very unhappy man just because Tinubu is the biggest Yoruba person to ever have been born.

Obasanjo desperately wants to be the biggest Yoruba man but Tinubu has overtaken him and that is causing Obasanjo so much pain.

Zaheertyler:
Wise words
And even though I’m not worthy to speak under you but
I will add that
The average Igbo man has proven to be a nationalist and even to the detriment of his regions development..he goes to even far maiduguri to open his business and live among the locals, learning their language and all
Yet the average Nigerian says they don’t trust the Igbo man which at this point should be the other way round
But the Igbo man as conservative and mature as he is isn’t one to point fingers and throw blames around instead he is still looking for way to build broken bridges
Like in Peter obi who is a perfect representative of the Igbo culture and ideology in politics
He has earned the respect, love ,loyalty and trust and is still earning over nigeria
Sir at this point we cajole you into joining the train for a new Nigeria through Peter obi
A new Nigeria is possible


Signed
A concerned mazi

Wickedlywicked:
You these crybabies need to stop playing victim. It’s very annoying to be honest. @bolded, why aren’t you asking why those who don’t trust the ibos develop that sentiment in the first place? Did their distrust just come into life out of thin air? Now let’s reverse the scenario and say one day, a group of soldiers of Hausa extraction decided to take out corrupt leader from all regions and regardless of their region of origins but on the D-day, they killed every powerful ibo (including your family’s head and breadwinner), Niger Deltan and Yoruba leader and miraculously, they declared that none of the Hausas in power was as corrupt as those ibos killed hence, they were all spared except for the one (a soldier) that decided to not support this hypocrisy. Also miraculously, the Hausa man that was the head of government also “coincidentally” travelled out just a few hours before the bloodshed and since there were already a leadership vacuum, an Hausa man was installed to be the president and he vowed to deal with every one of his brothers that participated in the killings of your family’ members and leaders but he failed to do so even after 3 years.
Now, your ppl, on seeing the Hausa killing of the ibos and leaders from every other region except theirs as an Hausa coup, decided to wage a counter-war against the Hausas and they eventually came out victorious subsequently restoring an ibo man into power after successfully killing the Hausa president who was forced on you during the aftermath of the first killings by the Hausa. Now the question is, are you ibos going to ever trust the Hausas with power again in this life and even the next? Be sincere with yourself Chinedu.
You can’t do that to anyone and still expect to be trusted. Nigeria didn’t know something called military coup until your cursed ibo brothers brought it just the same way you introduced armed robbery, baby factory, human ritual and kidnapping to other regions. Kidnapping was alien to us before the Northerners learned the trade from you. Werey gbogbo

stuffs2002:
Obasanjo is a very unhappy man just because Tinubu is the biggest Yoruba person to ever have been born.

Obasanjo desperately wants to be the biggest Yoruba man but Tinubu has overtaken him and that is causing Obasanjo so much pain.

Zaheertyler:
😂😂😂oya crawl back into your cave

UltraSolid:
Precisely. Talks of Ports always reek of ignorance to me. People forget we'd be in total control of our resources and economic direction under regional governance. No region has planned for regional governance more than the progressive Yorubas.

People should go and read the comprehensive and full version of the Dawn initiative road map for SW integration written circa 2013. It does not hinge our development and success on any Port or FG-related stipend. Rather it focuses on new industry, socio-economic gains and income the SW can develop successfully and quickly.

Till now, no other region has drafted anything similar. Not even those who have been shouting seccession for decades now with some idiot in Finland still drawing crude maps for them.

One Nigeria has really held Yorubas back

UltraSolid:
I don't agree with the insults but I think OBJ should be circumspect with his talk. He says some really arrogantly insensitive things that shows a jarring disconnection with reality. He has lived his life. Let him graciously leave matters to those of us who feel the pulse of Nigeria and therefore understand the solutions she truly needs.

For example, no reform of the NPF can make it the solution to our security problem in so far as how tribalism and ethnic bias has severely compromised the efficacy of the Nigerian police force. Meanwhile the SW will be safe and secure in six months only if she had regional policing because of how progressive and forward looking the Yorubas are. Yet OBJ will never support thins so he can continue to please his 'one Nigeria' pals.

Take Amotekun that is the only one of it's kind today in terms of professionalism, structure and efficacy whereas the equivalent Igbos rushed to copy the Yorubas and create, I.e Ebebeagu, has been disbanded today for human rights abuse, extortion, robbery etc. That is an example of what Yorubas can achie e with their own well-trained, modern and science/DNA technology-driven regional police force.

Oga Amotekun is a failure. The SW is still more in number of deaths and kidnapping than the south east(Numbers don't lie). so your postulation makes no sense. Obasanjo says the fact. the reason why you guys hate him is that he doesn't exhibit that closet tribalism and stupid behavior most of you exhibit.

OBJ, if he means we'll for the Yorubas and Nigeria, should not be saying this. It is why a lot of Yorubas detest him passionately. Things like DAWN regional initiative, that has the best regional development road map ever created by any Nigerian region, OBJ will arrogantly stay away from and even attempt to shade while our most respected fathers and grandfathers, in the mould of Awolowo, remain consumed with how Yorubas can escape the impediments of one Nigeria so our people and the SW can develop to their best potentials.

OBJ always comes across as an elitist and enemy of Yorubas unimpeded development. His talk here is no different to that of Buhari who also arrogantly declared that those asking for restructuring are dangerous.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/06/those-calling-for-restructuring-naive-dangerous-says-buhari/

Morbeta11:
Regionalism is root of Nigeria’s problems, says Obasanjo



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/regionalism-is-root-of-nigerias-problems-says-obasanjo/

Realtruth2023:
Oga Amotekun is a failure. The SW is still more in number of deaths and kidnapping than the south east(Numbers don't lie). so your postulation makes no sense. Obasanjo says the fact. the reason why you guys hate him is that he doesn't exhibit that closet tribalism and stupid behavior most of you exhibit.