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Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by obonujoker(m): 1:01pm On Sep 10, 2025
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Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by DeLaRue: 1:01pm On Sep 10, 2025
Lovenorth:
Tinubu has brought hate to Lagos and Yeriba in general, Lagos will be isolated for a long time after we voted the drug lord from power
To be honest, I don't think Lagos cares much about what is happening in the rest of Nigeria.

That is why, unlike other state Governors, you rarely see a Lagos State governor in Abuja, let alone spending an inordinate amount of time there like most other Governors do.

If Lagos decides to leave Nigeria today, Nigeria will be on its knees begging.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Lawalemi(m): 1:03pm On Sep 10, 2025
Correction: The North is holding Nigeria back.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by riches4me(m): 1:03pm On Sep 10, 2025
He should first go to South East to live or any of d 3 northern regions for at least 1 year.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Jonjam269: 1:04pm On Sep 10, 2025
You shout and complain, yet refuse to hold your governors and representatives accountable for the massive allocations they collect. That’s hypocrisy. Instead, you grandstand and play to the gallery. Lagos doesn’t need your noise, Lagos will always be Lagos, and it will keep moving forward. Eko ò ní bàjé!
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:04pm On Sep 10, 2025
thisisit:
GOD BLESS VDM FOR LENDING HIS VOICE TO THE MARGINALIZATION OF NIGER DELTA....
ALL THE SEAPORTS IN NIGER DELTA ARE DELIBERATELY ABANDONED BY THE NORTGHERN AND SOUTH WEST PRESIDENTS
A Niger Delta son was VP for 2 years and President for 6 years. What did he do about it?

Ordinary drinking water, GEJ couldn't give Otueke. It was Buhari who constructed a borehole there.

You people are the ones marginalising yourselves because you don't tell yourselves the truth.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by SnoppyG: 1:05pm On Sep 10, 2025
This guy don dey talk nonsense, i pray u don't say something oneday wey go finally put u into big problem. The koko be say u dey use style dey encourage or asking for Biafra
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by atiku4President(m): 1:05pm On Sep 10, 2025
Nigeria is a place we do the wrong things but expect the correct answers. They are punishing themselves and think they are punishing the Igbos
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:05pm On Sep 10, 2025
riches4me:
He should first go to South East to leave there .or d any of d 3 northern regions for 1 year.
If he lives in the East for just 1 year, he will appreciate Lagos for life.

Why do you think PSquare abandoned their father's house in Anambra and ran out to Lagos.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by AyeMoJuba: 1:06pm On Sep 10, 2025
Don't mind them
Their envy didn't just start.
When the Western region was thriving and was more financially buoyant than the other regions, they started envying the Western Region...that was why they created States to clip the wings of the South west
They have started again. This is beyong VDM...VDM is abtoil bn used.

oyatz:
This is similar to the usual excuses of failed siblings, blaming their most successful siblings that 'all the money that our parents had were used to educate Broda Yemi/ Aunty Aminat' now, he forgets us.

The real reason why other States witnessed slower growth: collapses of over 300 manufacturing companies scattered accross Nigeria between 1986-2007 and replacement, with culture of massive importation. This led to great rural-urban migration.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:07pm On Sep 10, 2025
atiku4President:
Nigeria is a place we do the wrong things but expect the correct answers. They are punishing themselves and think they are punishing the Igbos
Who is punishing Igbos?
You are just lying to yourselves in that tiny region.

Fish magnate vowed to crash the price of catfish in Anambra, what happened to him?

Look at your kinsmen supporting Gentle yahoo, Ekpa and Kanu. Those guys don't have a single business contributing to the economy of the East, but you are cheering them on while they destroy the economy of Alaigbo.

You can only deceive your type, not us.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by mikeapollo: 1:09pm On Sep 10, 2025
oyatz:
This is similar to the usual excuses of failed siblings, blaming their most successful siblings that 'all the money that our parents had were used to educate Broda Yemi/ Aunty Aminat' now, he forgets us.

The real reason why other States witnessed slower growth: collapses of over 300 manufacturing companies scattered accross Nigeria between 1986-2007 and replacement, with culture of massive importation. This led to great rural-urban migration.
What made Lagos what it is today, are the FG investments in Lagos infrastructure and other policies when it was the federal capital territory. Similar to how Abuja is being developed by today. What those investments, Lagos would have been next to nothing.
That is the simple truth!
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Lovenorth: 1:09pm On Sep 10, 2025
DeLaRue:
To be honest, I don't think Lagos cares much about what is happening in the rest of Nigeria.

That is why, unlike other state Governors, you rarely see a Lagos State governor in Abuja, let alone spending an inordinate amount of time there like most other Governors do.

If Lagos decides to leave Nigeria today, Nigeria will be on its knees begging.
I blame the successive Nigerian president that allowed Lagos to be center of importation in the country while relagating the other ports at the same time. There is the need for the coming Northern president to decentralize importation in the country in such away that every section of country will have equal advantage
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:09pm On Sep 10, 2025
AyeMoJuba:
Don't mind them
Their envy didn't just start.
When the Western region was thriving and was more financially buoyant than the other regions, they started envying the Western Region...that was why they created States to clip the wings of the South west
They have started again. This is beyong VDM...VDM is abtoil bn used.
As at when Awolowo flew by helicopter to present day Delta state where VDM comes from, the kids there weren't wearing clothes. The pictures are online.

Lagos had an airport before Nigeria got independence. But he thinks Lagos is responsible for him having Okowa and Uduaghan ruling his state.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by toboizilla: 1:10pm On Sep 10, 2025
You are touching the nerve of corruption.

Hope say you don write your will
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Jonjam269: 1:11pm On Sep 10, 2025
Lovenorth:
Tinubu has brought hate to Lagos and Yeriba in general, Lagos will be isolated for a long time after we voted out the drug lord from power
Haters have been regurgitating the same tired lines from time immemorial, yet Lagos keeps moving forward instead of diminishing, while they remain stuck, whining and complaining. Even as they rant, many are still finding their way to Lagos in pursuit of the Lagos dream. Your recycled rhetoric changes absolutely nothing.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by 1mansolder: 1:12pm On Sep 10, 2025
The enemies of truth will be against him for speaking up,the reason Igbos and many other tribes are moving into lagos is because of the opportunity in lagos due to how government has favored lagos as the federation capital.The development in lagos state today is as a result of the colony and the effort of the federal government.If the attention given to lagos was given to warri or ph, nobody will be running to lagos every time.Most of the development in lagos today is by federal government and private sectors.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:13pm On Sep 10, 2025
Lovenorth:
I blame the successive Nigerian president that allowed Lagos to be center of importation in the country while relagating the other ports at the same time. There is the need for the coming Northern president to decentralize importation in the country in such away that every section of country will have equal advantage
Lagos was already blossoming before North was conquered by Dan Fodio.

Without Lagos, the economy of the North is dead.

The Seaport in Lagos serves the North.
They are rebuilding the Sokoto road which will channel goods from the Seme border through Atan to terminate in Sokoto state.

They are building different rail lines at once in Lagos while your Governors in the North are renovating cemeteries and paying religious leaders.
You haven't seen anything yet. Keep electing bad leaders to rule you.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by patrickmuf(m): 1:14pm On Sep 10, 2025
blowjohn:
Edo, cross river, akwaibom, bayelsa,port Harcourt, Delta states.


Those states should all have been mini Californias with all the monies they get.

Blame the governors
Remove Cross River from that list.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by JagaLove: 1:15pm On Sep 10, 2025
What's stopping other states from developing themselves
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by 1mansolder: 1:15pm On Sep 10, 2025
Hotfreezer:
As at when Awolowo flew by helicopter to present day Delta state where VDM comes from, the kids there weren't wearing clothes. The pictures are online.

Lagos had an airport before Nigeria got independence. But he thinks Lagos is responsible for him having Okowa and Uduaghan ruling his state.
Was the airport built by lagos state government,most of the infrastructure in lagos today were built by federal government and the colony government.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:15pm On Sep 10, 2025
1mansolder:
The enemies of truth will be against him for speaking up,the reason Igbos and many other tribes are moving into lagos is because of the opportunity in lagos due to how government has favored lagos as the federation capital.The development in lagos state today is as a result of the colony and the effort of the federal government.If the attention given to lagos was given to warri or ph, nobody will be running to lagos every time.Most of the development in lagos today is by federal government and private sectors.
Lagos had an airport since 1947.
There was no federal government then.

What did Igboland have as at then?

Was it not ordinary tax they introduced in 1927 that your Igbo women wanted to burn down the East?

The tax paid by those in in the West developed Lagos that you are eyeing today.

Your ancestors had no vision and you are seeing the consequences today.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by AMI3(m): 1:15pm On Sep 10, 2025
The sea port is what is making Lagos to be what it is.
Some body once said in the whole of Nigeria we have only one scanner in the sea port which in Lagos though I may not know how true this could be
And it is like One sea port do not do clearance
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by 1mansolder: 1:16pm On Sep 10, 2025
JagaLove:
What's stopping other states from developing themselves
The government,let every state control the resources that comes to them.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:17pm On Sep 10, 2025
1mansolder:
Was the airport built by lagos state government,most of the infrastructure in lagos today were built by federal government and the colony government.
Lagos had an airport in 1947. Wasn't built by the federal government

Ibadan had a radio station even before France got one. You can Google it.
Built by the Western regional government.

Show us the one built by your ancestors?
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Nteogwuija(m): 1:17pm On Sep 10, 2025
He might not be entirely wrong. Using the ports for example. Someone once said he tried clearing his goods at the Onne port, something that'd take less than a week to clear at the Lagos port, it took over three weeks with intense begging for it to be cleared at the Onne port.

The person said it was just an unnecessary series of bottle necks with nonchalant people.

Now, with such experience people would tend to want to clear their goods at Lagos over Port Harcourt.

Whether this is delibrate (to make Lagos' port more attractive) or not is what I can't say.

Also, the militancy contributed to most oil companies moving their HQs to Lagos. Problem is that since the end of militancy, the governors have done nothing to attract these HQs back to the region.

Seriously, I believe the SS governors are the laziest set of governors.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by favour32(m): 1:18pm On Sep 10, 2025
Hotfreezer:
VDM is from Delta State.
At a point, Shell was the largest company in Delta state.
How did Delta people treat Shell that made the company exit Delta state?

Okowa, Uduaghan ruled that state for almost 2 decades. What did they achieve?

The highest employers of labour in his Delta state are hookup, keke and POS.

What businesses are his State government attracting?

Mind you, Delta has an airport and a Seaport. What have they done with it?
Google dey close.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Nwaikpe: 1:18pm On Sep 10, 2025
Moony45:
School no b scam ooo. Somebody should tell this loud mouth!
How far, you still dey Abuja?
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by legitnow1: 1:18pm On Sep 10, 2025
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WEN WE SAY IT THE OWNER OF THIS SITE WILL TURN TO SPAM AND BAN US.



MAKE HIM GO BAN VDM.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Hotfreezer: 1:18pm On Sep 10, 2025
AMI3:
The sea port is what is making Lagos to be what it is.
Some body once said in the whole of Nigeria we have only one scanner in the sea port which in Lagos though I may not know how true this could be
And it is like One sea port do not do clearance
Lagos state government just built another Seaport in Lekki and they are planning for another one in Badagry.

Apart from Keke and POS business, tell us what your State government is building for in your state.
Re: Lagos Is Holding Nigeria Back — Verydarkman by Lifestone(m): 1:19pm On Sep 10, 2025
atiku4President:
Nigeria is a place we do the wrong things but expect the correct answers. They are punishing themselves and think they are punishing the Igbos
The last i check, VDM is glorified illiterate. A common check even on Google will tell him that there are Eastern Ports consisting of the ports in Warri, Onne in PH and Calabar port.
Enugu international airport is there. so what's the fuse about?
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