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danvon:
I think every single problem caused by Igbos began the day when Igbos abandoned farming and hunting and embraced trade with the British.

Trade culture requires constant seeking for new markets and customers, this is why there are Igbos everywhere, its practically impossible for Igbos to stay one place even if they wanted to, if Igbos were a minority it might be possible.

Another problem with trade dependence is the lack of adaptation, just imagine a nwaboy who has spent all his life as an apprentice, when it was finally time for him to be independent the market crashed. What other trade could he possibly do with his skillset? - Only crime is available to him especially trader crimes i.e. fraud, drug trafficking etc.

Igbos need to embrace a manufacturing culture and completely do away with trade culture.

Ps: Trade culture and nomadic culture have a lot in common but nomadic culture usually forces one to adapt to the land and therefore the culture of the land, trade culture does not do the same.

danvon:
I think every single problem caused by Igbos began the day when Igbos abandoned farming and hunting and embraced trade with the British.

Trade culture requires constant seeking for new markets and customers, this is why there are Igbos everywhere, its practically impossible for Igbos to stay one place even if they wanted to, if Igbos were a minority it might be possible.

Another problem with trade dependence is the lack of adaptation, just imagine a nwaboy who has spent all his life as an apprentice, when it was finally time for him to be independent the market crashed. What other trade could he possibly do with his skillset? - Only crime is available to him especially trader crimes i.e. fraud, drug trafficking etc.

Igbos need to embrace a manufacturing culture and completely do away with trade culture.

Ps: Trade culture and nomadic culture have a lot in common but nomadic culture usually forces one to adapt to the land and therefore the culture of the land, trade culture does not do the same.

DarlingtonC:
See mentality.

The Igbo trade culture is one of the enablers of seamless supply chain globally.

In fact, you take that advise yourself. Don't engage in any form of trade (either buying or selling), so we see that your wisdom in action.

People go just dey open mouth waaaaaaaa

*Igbos need to embrace a manufacturing culture and completely do away with trade culture*

For this your statement I highlighted, which school did you graduate from?

If you manufacture am finish, pack am inside your room

shortgun:
[b]Really? So we should now demonize ambition to make Igbos look bad
The Igbos didn’t abandon farming they diversified. Unlike groups who sat around waiting for colonial leftovers the Igbos adapted, embraced trade, industry and built businesses from scratch... even in hostile environments. I think they should be applauded.

maiunguwar:
Manufacturing culture is good, but you still need traders to market your goods

danvon:
Ps: Trade culture and nomadic culture have a lot in common but nomadic culture usually forces one to adapt to the land and therefore the culture of the land, trade culture does not do the same.

danvon:
I'm not saying we don't need traders, i'm saying we don't need much of them especially a country like Nigeria that doesnt even manufacture much.

At the end of the day you have lots of traders with nothing to trade except fake products or illegal products.

mrvitalis:
Oga all they can do is what they are currently doing

Them no born their papa well to attack igbos... That stuff ended in 2006

The only thing igbos need to do is to bring 90% of their profit back Home... Don't invest in your host communities... Nah they don't like that... Just build a regular house because I know we hate rent... Own your business shop then send the rest back home

But the ultimate goal for every Igbo man should be to manufacture what you sale in Ala Igbo... Produce in Igbo land and sell all over the world

DarlingtonC:
You don't have a point. #fact

danvon:
Send the rest back home for who? The people in the village are equally fantasizing about coming to Lagos too, so you would have to encourage them to stay in the village and use the money your sending to build up the place, while you live in what they perceive to be a better place (goodluck with that).

Based on what ive seen so far the only thing produced in Igbo land are usually fake products / knockoff items, i don't doubt that there are lots of good businesses there, but those businesses hardly cross the region.

DarlingtonC:
See mentality.

The Igbo trade culture is one of the enablers of seamless supply chain globally.

In fact, you take that advise yourself. Don't engage in any form of trade (either buying or selling), so we see that your wisdom in action.

People go just dey open mouth waaaaaaaa

*Igbos need to embrace a manufacturing culture and completely do away with trade culture*

For this your statement I highlighted, which school did you graduate from?

If you manufacture am finish, pack am inside your room

stonemasonn:
I thought it was the other way round...............

danvon:
I think every single problem caused by Igbos began the day when Igbos abandoned farming and hunting and embraced trade with the British.

Trade culture requires constant seeking for new markets and customers, this is why there are Igbos everywhere, its practically impossible for Igbos to stay one place even if they wanted to, if Igbos were a minority it might be possible.

Another problem with trade dependence is the lack of adaptation, just imagine a nwaboy who has spent all his life as an apprentice, when it was finally time for him to be independent the market crashed. What other trade could he possibly do with his skillset? - Only crime is available to him especially trader crimes i.e. fraud, drug trafficking etc.

Igbos need to embrace a manufacturing culture and completely do away with trade culture.

Ps: Trade culture and nomadic culture have a lot in common but nomadic culture usually forces one to adapt to the land and therefore the culture of the land, trade culture does not do the same.

mrvitalis:
Onitsha is an Igbo City, Enugu, owerri, Aba
There is nothing you can build in Lagos that would not thrive in those cities... No body said take it to your village

danvon:
I don't think people should be applauded for destabilizing their region's economy by abandoning their main produce for centuries and becoming dependent on other regions.

aribisala0:
Nobody trades like that anymore on a major scale
Throwing in buzz phrases like seamless supply chain is just egoistic
That is sole trader type business model
Retail is dominated by billion dollar companies like Amazon, Walmart Alibaba etc

No Ibo trader can get audience with the CEOs of Apple, Sony, Samsung,Toyota, Michelin or Dangote



Big time manufacturers talk to big time retailers that is COMPANIES

The Iboes do not understand companies or business legacy
Most businesses started by an Ibo man dies with him

You said Igbos don't understand business legacy and I laugh in Harvard
The Igbo apprenticeship system (Igba Boi) has now become a case study at Harvard and it’s being explored globally as a model for wealth transfer, mentorship and generational business sustainability.

You see, the difference is this:
While others idolize corporate boardrooms, Igbos build empires from markets. While you worship billionaires, they’re training the next generation through real-world business education on the street, in shops and in strategy.
That’s an organic economic strategy on steroids and not some imported foreign theory.

shortgun:
This comment reeks of ignorance the kind that glorifies billion-dollar corporations while ignoring the very systems those companies are now copying from what Igbo traders and SMEs have done for decades.

As someone with a degree in business, let me educate you for free.

Across the world today, governments are actively promoting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) as the backbone of economic development.
The World Bank, UNDP and even G7 countries push for entrepreneurship, localized production, value chains and inclusive growth exactly what Igbos have been doing since post-war Nigeria!

Why?
Because studies have shown that the overreliance on giant corporations like Walmart, Amazon or Dangote does not reduce poverty, does not empower communities and does not build resilient sustainable local economies. These corporations centralize wealth, automate jobs and eliminate competition while millions remain poor and dependent.

Big corporations don’t build nations small businesses do.
The U.S. economy for example, has over 33 million small businesses which account for over 99% of all employers.
Even in China, SMEs are responsible for 80% of urban jobs.
You really don’t understand how business works. CEOs don’t build economies...producers, buyers, and sellers do. Half of Apple’s supply chain is powered by micro-contractors and SMEs across Asia. Toyota's parts suppliers include hundreds of third-tier vendors who started small.
The biggest companies depend on ecosystems of small businesses to function!

You said Igbos don't understand business legacy and I laugh in Harvard
The Igbo apprenticeship system (Igba Boi) has now become a case study at Harvard and it’s being explored globally as a model for wealth transfer, mentorship and generational business sustainability.

You see, the difference is this:
While others idolize corporate boardrooms, Igbos build empires from markets. While you worship billionaires, they’re training the next generation through real-world business education on the street, in shops and in strategy.
That’s an organic economic strategy on steroids and not some imported foreign theory.

shortgun:
So let me get this straight. A people devastated by war, stripped of assets, denied access to federal support and politically sidelined still managed to rebuild themselves through trade, self-reliance and enterprise…..and your complaint is that they didn’t stay in the village to farm yams and vegetables for your comfort?
It’s pathetic, really. Igbos aren’t in power, yet you blame them for your failures.
They’re not writing your policies, not holding your oil blocks, not controlling your budgets but they’re still your biggest fear?
This not politics anymore it's envy and hate on steroids.
Shame no dey catch una

danvon:
I think every single problem caused by Igbos began the day when Igbos abandoned farming and hunting and embraced trade with the British.

Trade culture requires constant seeking for new markets and customers, this is why there are Igbos everywhere, its practically impossible for Igbos to stay one place even if they wanted to, if Igbos were a minority it might be possible.

Another problem with trade dependence is the lack of adaptation, just imagine a nwaboy who has spent all his life as an apprentice, when it was finally time for him to be independent the market crashed. What other trade could he possibly do with his skillset? - Only crime is available to him especially trader crimes i.e. fraud, drug trafficking etc.

Igbos need to embrace a manufacturing culture and completely do away with trade culture.

Ps: Trade culture and nomadic culture have a lot in common but nomadic culture usually forces one to adapt to the land and therefore the culture of the land, trade culture does not do the same.

shortgun:
So let me get this straight. A people devastated by war, stripped of assets, denied access to federal support and politically sidelined still managed to rebuild themselves through trade, self-reliance and enterprise…..and your complaint is that they didn’t stay in the village to farm yams and vegetables for your comfort?
It’s pathetic, really. Igbos aren’t in power, yet you blame them for your failures.
They’re not writing your policies, not holding your oil blocks, not controlling your budgets but they’re still your biggest fear?
This not politics anymore it's envy and hate on steroids.
Shame no dey catch una

danvon:
You still havent answered the question of who will bell the cat?

When every Igbo man's dream is to be an Ogaranya in his own shop with his boy boy, who will do the building?

danvon:
The war would probably not have happened if there weren't so many Igbos in the North and there wouldn't have been so many Igbos in the North if they didnt destabilize the region to embrace a trade culture.

shortgun:
So let me get this straight. A people devastated by war, stripped of assets, denied access to federal support and politically sidelined still managed to rebuild themselves through trade, self-reliance and enterprise…..and your complaint is that they didn’t stay in the village to farm yams and vegetables for your comfort?
It’s pathetic, really. Igbos aren’t in power, yet you blame them for your failures.
They’re not writing your policies, not holding your oil blocks, not controlling your budgets but they’re still your biggest fear?
This not politics anymore it's envy and hate on steroids.
Shame no dey catch una

mrvitalis:
How did Igbos get to the North, how did they end up in those positions? Especially when you look at the fact that in the early 1900 most Clarks and civil servants where Hausa/Fulani

Amumaigwe:
Igbo apprenticeship system has been adopted by Harvard University as a classical measure they recommend for poverty eradication and wealth redistribution.
Argue with them