SirShymexx:


Lol. These folks are just irritants who double up as uncivilised folks with innate victim mentality.

They had at least five years under GEJ to fix whatever wrong or Yoruba conspiracy against them. However, rather than do that, it was all about nepotism, excessive looting, and putting themselves in positions that can easily be reversed. These folks are just myopic and confused with no long term plan on what they want. And they do everything based on emotional impulses - for short term bragging rights.

The Lekki seaport is on track - and that will be completed, before they fix any port in that region. Then watch them start crying again about Yoruba monopoly. Anyway, the cries just started - you lot should brace-up for more now that they lost out in the power-tussle (struggle) cos it will never stop.

Regardless, if giving them a port (you have to spoon-feed them to shut them up, cos they don't have the smart to build anything by themselves) will help reduce the population of Lagos, I'd wager that the FG should do that. Lagos doesn't even need to be the port-hub of Nigeria to thrive. That's too much load on one city. Most of the major cities in the world don't do ports, despite the fact that they're on the coast.

Lagos should needs to focus on being the financial district, with a strong Lagos Stock Exchange, independent of the Nigerian one (if they don't want to scrap it) - and watch money start flowing in. London for example thrives on real estate and banking. Ditto New York and most of the other big cities.

You could not have put it better Shymexx.

Very soon, the Igbos would tell us about how the Yorubas stopped jonathan from building them a 2nd niger bridge

superstar1:


You could not have put it better Shymexx.

Honestly, I'm tired of these folks and their incessant tears (both SE and SS). They need to give them their own country, as long as the Itsekiris and their land won't be part of it. They are irritants.

They can keep their oil as well. Lagos has oil - if they can explore Lagos Island all the way to Epe, Ikorodu, and Badagry. Then Ogun waterside as well. And apart from oil, there are other things with enormous potentials in the SW.

So, what's the point of being a shiitty country where nothing works - then you have got uncivilised cry babies who have absolutely nothing to contribute apart from run their mouths for lack of achievements and cry everywhere?

PPAngel:



Goodluck was in power for 6years and was accused of being a sectional leader by you people in the SW and north and was also bugged down with the lunacy of your APC militia wing, Boko Haram.

There would have been no way, the IBAKA see project will not get stalled if it was presented as a Federal project in a budget to the National assembly.

The only route would have Ben to shop for a foriegn investor through BOT arrangement.

But given the instability in the national political terrain no foriegn investor will invest Ina project that will most likely be cancelled in future.

The only way is for Akwa Ibom to develop the port on their own but they don't have the legal powers to develop such infrastructure because accordingly, all water fronts and water ways ate exclusively the preserve of the Federal Govt.

The Ibaka sea port also suffered because the chances of restricting port operations as an export point and for only designated specific imports will surely cripple it's capacity. This is something any northern or southwestern led administration can easily do.


So you see the problem goes beyond funding but is as a result of deliberate sabotage.

Is Jonathan's brain a Pentium 1 brain that he cannot multitask, despite the myriads of challenges that was brought upon him by people and himself?

Jonathan said the pillar of his government were SEerners and not SSerners. What were those SE people doing in 6years. Busy being sycophants they are known for and singing siddon siddon siddon and No Vacancy for GEJ.

PDP had the highest Senators and Reps, why was the Ibaka issue not legislated on, passed into law and gazetted. Once that is done, no government can reverse it. Don't you understand.

Your argument about Akwa Ibom not having the legal right to develop the seaport does not hold water. Lagos conceptualised Lekki Deep Seaport and started it with FG and private investors joining in. First thing first, it was a visionary idea conceptualised by Fashola and they got the buy in of FG and private investors later.

That is a governor that was in the opposition party.

What stopped Akpabio for good 8years from.achieving same? At what time did the leaders of Akwa Ibom paid Akpabio or GEJ a visit, tasking them on the completion of the Ibaka project. None to my best of knowledge.

It amazes me that the government that does not have the time for Ibaka, invested in Lekki Seaport, was eating with 1bn, was buying presidential jets, was doling out dollars to.people.

Let your leaders take responsibility for their inactions and actions. Point accusing fingers at them and not Yorubas.

macjive01:


This Ibaka seaport has the potential to single-handedly cripple lagos , and turn it into a Detroit of Ghost town and filth.

If only you know that Lagos is anoited to Excel you won't bother typing this trash you posted.
Have you not heard that "if e no be panadol, e no fit be panadol", when the sit of of government was moved to Abuja, haters were like "Lagos is finished".
Lagos was not made by Nigeria, God made and bless Lagos, those whom God has bless no man can curse.

superstar1:


Is Jonathan's brain a Pentium 1 brain that he cannot multitask, despite the myriads of challenges that was brought upon him by people and himself?

PDP had the highest Senators and Reps, why was the Ibaka issue not legislated on, passed into law and gazetted. Once that is done, no government can reverse it. Don't you understand.

Your argument about Akwa Ibom not having the legal right to develop the seaport does not hold water. Lagos conceptualised Lekki Deep Seaport and started it with FG and private investors joining in. First thing first it was a visionary idea conceptualised by Fashola and they got the buy in not FG and private investors later.

That is a governor that was on the opposition party.

What stopped Akpabio for good 8years from.achieving same? At what time did the leaders of Akwa Ibom paid Akpabio or GEJ a visit, tasking them on the completion of the Ibaka project. None to my best of knowledge.

It amazes me that the government that does not have the time for Ibaka, invested in Lekki Seaport, was eating with 1bn, was buying presidential jets, was doling out dollars to.people.

Let your leaders take responsibility for their inactions and actions. Point accusing fingers at them and not Yorubas.

The only way Jonathan could have financed the Ibaka project was with minimum federal stake which will not raise objections in the Senate through budget screening and that would have been through direct foreign investment.

Do you know how Washington effectively scuttled any direct investments into Nigeria other than that from the Chinnese?

Do you know what stages discussions on concession would have been between Akwa Ibom, China and FG by now?

Why blame Jonathan? What of the past leaders since post civil war? Why did they not see a reason to build an operating port in the eastern coastline?

PPAngel:



The only way Jonathan could have financed the Ibaka project was with minimum federal stake which will not raise objections in the Senate through budget screening and that would have been through direct foreign investment.

Do you know how Washington effectively scuttled any direct investments into Nigeria other than that from the Chinnese?

Do you know what stages discussions on concession would have been between Akwa Ibom, China and FG by now?

Why blame Jonathan? What of the past leaders since post civil war? Why did they not see a reason to build an operating port in the eastern coastline?

Jonathan should have used whatever method he wishes to achieve the project, if he was truly committed to it.
Why did the same senate not stop him from awarding multi billion pipeline security contracts to Dokubo, Tompolo, Ganiyu Adams etc. Did he not do the ground breaking ceremony of the Gas City in Gbaramatu, which is a bigger and more expensive project than the Ibaka seaport.

Washington can stop investments if they want and who is losing? The American Investors. Are Asians not investing heavily in Africa and Nigeria. At whose expense and loss? Americans.

If Jonathan had signed a partnership with the Chinese on Ibaka, 200 Washingtons cannot stop the partnership and the completion of the project.

He was more interested in seaport in Bayelsa and he deceived his people that he signed a $7bn deal with Hyundai, which the South Korean Prime Minister denied.

All the other ports in SS today, whether moribund or active, were conceptualised and executed by leaders of other regions. We are blaming Jonathan because he did not do anything for his people and Nigeria as a whole.

Stop blaming yorubas for your woes, name your visionless leadership

Scholes007:
they will not frustrate that ... that(ibom deep seaport) and the second Niger bridge should be what buhari needs to close the gap between the eastern block and his administration

Why didn't GEJ bridge that gap, with all the votes you lot gave him?

Anyway, don't cry marginalisation if the man doesn't give two fvcks about the two projects. You have ya chance and you blew it.

Politics is about negotiating interests. And I doubt he'll have time for the SE, since you lot didn't vote for him, if his mentality is like the normal Hausa/Fulani mentality. Revenge is karma to them. So, brace yourselves up for the Nigerian Reagan era.

superstar1:




All the other ports in SS today, whether moribund or active, were conceptualised and executed by leaders of other regions..

Not true at all!

All the SE ports far out date any of the two ports in Lagos.

The Marina Port, Calabar is the first sea port in Nigeria.

All other ports including warri and Port Harcourt port which the capital of Rivers is named after were built during the colonial area and expanded under the regional administrations.

The FG since independence has only expanded Lagos wharf and built Tin Can from scratch!

You can bet why they concentrated all this in Lagos in order to promote industrial packaging firms in the SW.

Please try and know your history before posting here.

Let me nuke this thread with the oil potentials in Lagos - eff the SE/SS:

Lagos to commence oil exploration in 2015

Lagos State will likely commence oil and gas exploration by next year, following the large deposit of oil found in some parts of the state like Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, and the Badagry axis.

The Chairman, Committee on Energy, Mineral Resources and Waterfront Infrastructure, Hon. Lanre Ogunyemi, who disclosed this in Lagos , explained that the state House of Assembly has enacted an enabling law to that effect.

He said: “The Folawiyo Group is partnering with the Ministry of Energy in the state and very soon, Lagos would join oil producing states. Exploration trends will follow the industry’s perception of the next best resource base to explore and develop, which incorporates both the scale and quality of the resource and the cost of its development.

“Through exploration, acquisitions, strategic partnerships and technological expertise, Lagos State is in pursuit of the growth strategy. Natural gas is a future-oriented resource in global energy supplies and there are sufficient supplies of this climate-friendly, cost-effective, and safe fuel.

On the challenges of oil exploration, he said, “Competition for natural resources has driven companies to explore and produce in harsh, remote and even hostile locations, where even the simplest of logistical tasks can be difficult and costly.”

On the justification for the creation of the Ministry of Energy, Power and Mineral Resources, Ogunyemi, noted that many minerals are mined everywhere in the state, and the Ministry is driving the sustenance of provision of power for the state.

He added, “We have power plants like Alausa Power Plant, which supplies electricity to Alausa Secretariat and some parts of Obafemi Awolowo Way, and it is good for the health of the people since we have eliminated generators in these areas.

“We will soon launch the Maryland Power Plant to power government offices and other MDAs, we have Lagos Island Power Plant too,” he added.

Speaking on the persistent power failure in the country, Ogunyemi explained that there is a systemic failure in the sector, which is linked to corruption.

He said, “We have systemic failure because they have not put appropriate measures in place to achieve their projection. I found out that the government has allowed a lot of failures to happen in reforming the sector.

They talked about distribution companies, which belong to the cronies of the people in power and that has not allowed the economy of Nigeria to grow because we need electricity for so many things.

“Some people thrive in this failure because of their gains. For as long as they allow the importation of high powered generators, there is no way we can have good power generation,” he said.

Also speaking, Hon Mufutau Egberongbe representing Apapa 1 constituency called on the Federal Government to support and facilitate the relocation of tank farms from Apapa to Lekki, which is designed for such purpose.

According to him, “Tank farms are combustible and highly inflammable and should it go up in flames, the whole Apapa would be totally razed.

Besides, Lagos State has a master plan and in that plan, tank farms are designed for the Lekki Free Trade Zone, and as such, they should be moved to that area.”

He explained that Lekki is not as densely populated as Apapa, adding that there are virgin lands in Lekki begging for occupiers.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/lagos-commence-oil-exploration-2015/#sthash.rk6n2yzr.dpuf

I think The message is getting clearer now,I never know tribalism exist in Nigeria until I join nairaland,some groups of blaming others for their failure

SirShymexx:
Let me nuke this thread with the oil potentials in Lagos - eff the SE/SS:

We pray you find oil so that you can demand that the SS and SE leave you and Adamu to share it together in peace.

SirShymexx:


Why didn't GEJ bridge that gap, with all the votes you lot gave him?

Anyway, don't cry marginalisation if the man doesn't give two fvcks about the two projects. You have ya chance and you blew it.

Politics is about negotiating interests. And I doubt he'll have time for the SE, since you lot didn't vote for him, if his mentality is like the normal Hausa/Fulani mentality. Revenge is karma to them. So, brace yourselves up for the Nigerian Reagan era.

Then he should prepare to hand over to a fellow northerner since we know the west might not help

What's Yoruba got to do with this? You hope that by mentioning Yoruba, the thread will extend 10 pages?

psucc:
That's a post from a confused, misinformed and used fellow.

Only God knows how much Akpabio had use that project to fleece the state and you are here ranting nonsense.

If Akpabio had had any good intent towards that project, he would have completed and commissioned it long before now. Between The I aka Deep Seaport and the 4-Star Sheraton at Ikot Ekpene(now in finishing touches) which would have had economic impact on the state.

Let no man blame another for his work in a while woes.

ogbeni close mouth. U yorubas re enemies of progress. This politics has being on for long. Obj did it to onne port nd others d same politics u parasites attempted on Enugu airport. Useless people after u will be the first to scream leave my land but wants to frustrate anyone making a move move to better his lot. Hypocrisy

PPAngel:


We pray you find oil so that you can demand that the SS and SE leave you and Adamu to share it together in peace.

Seriously, I don't think normal Yorubas give half-a-phuck about the oil in the SS (SE is inconsequential and the region doesn't even contribute nothing to the national coffers compared to what it takes).

Lagos doesn't even need the oil - the oil would be used for the other states in the SW, and to develop other potentials. Lagos just needs a world class Financial District to thrive. Please, when are you declaring ya own country, it's long overdue?

codedslayer:
Yeebhoes are crying again. They blame everything on the Yorubas, even Mr Okafor that caught his wife Ngozi sleeping with his Hausa gateman had to blame Yorubas for his misfortune

I told you people, Akwa Ibom has turned to Igboland now they have no use for you.

Operation take over Lagos State.
20 years from now...

Obiagu1:
Operation take over Lagos State.
20 years from now...

Lol. I think you will need kettykings' infamous nuclear bomb to achieve that.

Kettykings, what happened to the nuclear bomb you were planning to launch against Lagos in 2013?

SirShymexx:


Seriously, I don't think normal Yorubas give half-a-phuck about the oil in the SS (SE is inconsequential and the region doesn't even contribute nothing to the national coffers compared to what it takes).

Lagos doesn't even need the oil - the oil would be used for the other states in the SW, and to develop other potentials. Lagos just needs a world class Financial District to thrive. Please, when are you declaring ya own country, it's long overdue?

Name the cities the following economy is based:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/10/nigeria-africa-biggest-economy-nollywood

SirShymexx:

Seriously, I don't think normal Yorubas give half-a-phuck about the oil in the SS (SE is inconsequential and the region doesn't even contribute nothing to the national coffers compared to what it takes).
Lagos doesn't even need the oil - the oil would be used for the other states in the SW, and to develop other potentials. Lagos just needs a world class Financial District to thrive. Please, when are you declaring ya own country, it's long overdue?

Here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31536706

SirShymexx:


Lol. I think you will need kettykings' infamous nuclear bomb to achieve that.

Kettykings, what happened to the nuclear bomb you were planning to launch against Lagos in 2013?

It has started, my friend.

ezeagu:


Name the cities the following economy is based:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/10/nigeria-africa-biggest-economy-nollywood

You mean Iweala's voodoo paper GDP/economics, which listed an inconsequential movie industry ridden with piracy, that was subsidised more than once by GEJ's - is what you can tout as ya contribution, no? The crap was just listed there to make up numbers.

How about post the annual turnover of the industry based on facts and how much the practitioners are worth, and let's start from there?

PPAngel:


Not true at all!

All the SE ports far out date any of the two ports in Lagos.

The Marina Port, Calabar is the first sea port in Nigeria.

All other ports including warri and Port Harcourt port which the capital of Rivers is named after were built during the colonial area and expanded under the regional administrations.

The FG since independence has only expanded Lagos wharf and built Tin Can from scratch!

You can bet why they concentrated all this in Lagos in order to promote industrial packaging firms in the SW.

Please try and know your history before posting here.

http://www.nigerianports.org/defaultCalabarPort.aspx ---- ''The Old Port was privately administered and operated by various shipping companies until December 1969 when the Federal Government took over the inadequate Calabar Port facilities from the erstwhile operators and vested it on the Nigerian Port Authority.
The development, modernization and expansion of the Calabar port was embarked upon under the 3rd National Development Plan of 1975–1980 in order to upgrade the port facility to cope with the ever increasing demand of our economy. The new port complex was commissioned on 9th June, 1979 and lies 45 nautical mile (about84km) upstream from Fairway Buoy.'' Who was the president then?

Stop your misinformation. If you want the details of other ports, visit NPA website or consult google.

SirShymexx:


Lol. These folks are just irritants who double up as uncivilised folks with innate victim mentality.

They had at least five years under GEJ to fix whatever wrong or Yoruba conspiracy against them. However, rather than do that, it was all about nepotism, excessive looting, and putting themselves in positions that can easily be reversed. These folks are just myopic and confused with no long term plan on what they want. And they do everything based on emotional impulses - for short term bragging rights.

The Lekki seaport is on track - and that will be completed, before they fix any port in that region. Then watch them start crying again about Yoruba monopoly. Anyway, the cries just started - you lot should brace-up for more now that they lost out in the power-tussle (struggle) cos it will never stop.

Regardless, if giving them a port (you have to spoon-feed them to shut them up, cos they don't have the smart to build anything by themselves) will help reduce the population of Lagos, I'd wager that the FG should do that. Lagos doesn't even need to be the port-hub of Nigeria to thrive. That's too much load on one city. Most of the major cities in the world don't do ports, despite the fact that they're on the coast.

Lagos should needs to focus on being the financial district, with a strong Lagos Stock Exchange, independent of the Nigerian one (if they don't want to scrap it) - and watch money start flowing in. London for example thrives on real estate and banking. Ditto New York and most of the other big cities.

Spot on.

Obiagu1:


It has started, my friend.

I wish you good luck cos Tutsi vs Hutu would be child's play when the blowback starts.

PPAngel:


We pray you find oil so that you can demand that the SS and SE leave you and Adamu to share it together in peace.

We have it already. Don't you know Ondo is part of NDDC.

IF we want to sadden you the more, we can claim the share of our cousins oil in Niger Delta, the Itshekiris.

ezeagu:


Here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31536706

What is the GDP of Anambra?

Stop posting junk articles, post figures.

SirShymexx:


You mean Iweala's voodoo paper GDP/economics, which listed an inconsequential movie industry ridden with piracy, that was subsidised more than once by GEJ's - is what you can tout as ya contribution, no? The crap was just listed there to make up numbers.

How about post the annual turnover of the industry based on facts and how much the practitioners are worth, and let's start from there?

The Nigerian movie industry (based in Asaba, Onitsha and Enugu), is the only relevant thing Nigeria exports to the world apart from Boko Haram, P-Square and crude oil. How about you provide the figures of the informal economy of Nigeria of which the majority of Nigerians survive on, then you can start to asses the other regions contribution to wealth accurately. That your state produces banana or coco more than Imo does not mean that the Nigerian state isn't well known to be almost completely reliant on resources from one region of the country.

How about that?

SirShymexx:


What is the GDP of Anambra?

Stop posting junk articles, post figures.

Half of the GDP of Nigeria could probably be matched by the contributions of people from Anambra in the informal sector. Your state does not produce anything that Nigeria relies on.