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Vicotex2:
silly question.
You should've asked which state depends on Biafra oil the most and the one with hightest rate of omonile

Vicotex2:
silly question.
You should've asked which state depends on Biafra oil the most and the one with hightest rate of omonile

princdebola201:
mr Flat head with flat brain the last time I checked Ondo state produce more barrells of oil than your Entire the south East states, Less I forget u need to visit computer village, ur brain needs to be formatted and be replaced with fairly used one from an intellect.

Vicotex2:
keep telling your self lies.
Shit that has been debunked.

OkutaNla:
Your are the one deceiving yourself there. You conveniently left out AKS (the largest oil producing state) and Ondo from your map abi? You think say you smart. Smh. Ondo produces more Oil than all the SE state combined. Na fact of the matter be dat.

backtosender:
You are now swimming on lies that you forgot to put reasnable logic together state allocations is different from oil and gas output from ondo state.....tell me how much oil does borno produce?nigeria foundation was created with lies and deceit...

OkutaNla:
You people just like to whine sha. Your bad belle-ism is approaching insane proportions. Obviously the criteria for disbursement and distribution of the state allocations isn't dependent on Oil alone (even if much of it is). Whichever way you choose to look at it, at least the FG government is of the view that Ondo state and Oyo states (let's not even add Lagos) are more deserving of more allocation than any SE state coz they add more value to the overall economy than you all. Considering all the noise you all make about how you're the shyt and what not, one would have thought it would reflect in the revenue sharing report. The more you contribute, the more you receive. Kapish!

backtosender:
so tell us what oyo and ondo contribute to deserve more allocation?if your region contribute much why do u have higher rate of poverty than eastern region?why do osun people queue up for food like almajiris?accept the truth i no shame will not let you we no nigerians specially SW and North dont like the truth anyway...Hey live with your delusion

Nigeria exports $10bn raw cocoa annually

Olusegun Aganga, the minister of industry, trade and investment, has disclosed that the total value of exporting raw cocoa from Nigeria is approximately $10 billion a year.

He reiterated the commitment of the country to expand the commodity’s production for additional foreign earnings.

Aganga, who said this at the just concluded cocoa summit 2014 in Abuja, noted that with the planned repositioning efforts of the present administration, the country would extract immense value out of the cocoa industry.

According to him, the Federal Government would not relent in the implementation of expansion projects for cocoa processing and manufacturing in the country to claim a greater share of the annual $200 billion global market for finished goods made from cocoa.

“The total global value of exporting raw cocoa is approximately $10 billion a year; the total value from chocolates alone, all made from cocoa, is over $100 billion a year, while the total value of all finished goods made from cocoa is estimated to be as high as $200 billion a year, all drawing from the same $10 billion raw cocoa beans produced.

“With the situation today, about 76 percent of total cocoa produced is from Africa, but less than five percent of the wealth in the value chain is retained here. After many decades of dominating cocoa production, it is worrying that we still remain price takers, and capture so little value. This is not right, and this is what we have set out to change”, he said.

Aganga said with the expansion of cocoa processing and manufacturing capacity, government was set to retain more of the value of the cocoa industry in Nigeria, create jobs and wealth for citizens and generate income for government.

http://businessdayonline.com/2014/11/nigeria-exports-10bn-raw-cocoa-annually/#.Va5GxfSjqhY

princdebola201:
IT began as an innocent question but soon degenerated
into a heated argument. And what is this question, one
might? Between Lagos and Ogun, which has more
industries? The Lagos fans would not imagine any state in
the country taking the lead in terms of commerce and
industrialisation. They were ready to put their last kobo on the line.

Nairalanders which of these two states has more Industries..?

cmt1:
The most industrialized state in Nigeria is Ogun state.

OkutaNla:
You people are known empty vessels and chest beaters with nothing to show for it. What Oyo and Ondo contribute you asked abi? Well, at least those two states are responsible for at least 70% of Cocoa exports alone (minus other Agric products/Cash crops produced and also export by the region like Tobacco, Cashew e.t.c -- and captured by the FG --). $10billion DOLLARS annual exports no be moi-moi o. SW doesn't even get any 13% derivation from those exports like the SS does on Oil o. Now, what does the SE contribute, please? I need data and figures too, not just the usual chest-beating. Thanx in advance.



When you talk about poverty rates, according to the UN sponsored report (http://www.dataforall.org/dashboard/ophi/index.php/ , http://www.ophi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Multidimensional-Poverty-Index-2015-2-March-2015.pdf?0a8fd7&13666f) :

REGIONAL AVERAGES
1 = South West - 19.3% Poverty (+ Average)
2 = South South - 25.2% Poverty (+ Average)
3 = South East - 27.36% Poverty (+ Average)

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** National Avg 46.0%% Poverty
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4 = North Central - 45.7% Poverty (+Average)
5 = North East - 76.8% Poverty (- Average)
6 = North West- 80.9% Poverty (- Average)

That Some Osun Civil servants are being used as political tools of propaganda against the state doesn't translate to the state-wide poverty. Most Osun people are agrarian farmers who can take care of their livelyhood. In a state of at an estimated 5-million only less than 1% are civil servants being affected by the salary palava. Infact, according to the UN report I provided, Osun has less poverty than any SE state.

Some of the new companies are Wempco Steel Mills, Dangote Cement, May & Baker and Golden Pasta. Others are
Goodwill Ceramics, Ade Distribution & Investment Limited and African Foundries Limited. Apart from that 80 new
companies presently have their applications before the state government via the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Bimbo Ashiru, the state’s commissioner for commerce and industry made this disclosure, stating that there is need
to realise that commerce and industry is the key, the fact that internally generated revenue (IGR) is always driven by
commercial activities in the state, adding that as more industries come into the state to explore investment
opportunities, taxes are charged and so on.

1after:
Gbam. End of discussion.

OkutaNla:
You people are known empty vessels and chest beaters with nothing to show for it. What Oyo and Ondo contribute you asked abi? Well, at least those two states are responsible for at least 70% of Cocoa exports alone (minus other Agric products/Cash crops produced and also export by the region like Tobacco, Cashew e.t.c -- and captured by the FG --). $10billion DOLLARS annual exports no be moi-moi o. SW doesn't even get any 13% derivation from those exports like the SS does on Oil o. Now, what does the SE contribute, please? I need data and figures too, not just the usual chest-beating. Thanx in advance.



When you talk about poverty rates, according to the UN sponsored report (http://www.dataforall.org/dashboard/ophi/index.php/ , http://www.ophi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Multidimensional-Poverty-Index-2015-2-March-2015.pdf?0a8fd7&13666f) :

REGIONAL AVERAGES
1 = South West - 19.3% Poverty (+ Average)
2 = South South - 25.2% Poverty (+ Average)
3 = South East - 27.36% Poverty (+ Average)

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** National Avg 46.0%% Poverty
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4 = North Central - 45.7% Poverty (+Average)
5 = North East - 76.8% Poverty (- Average)
6 = North West- 80.9% Poverty (- Average)

That Some Osun Civil servants are being used as political tools of propaganda against the state doesn't translate to the state-wide poverty. Most Osun people are agrarian farmers who can take care of their livelyhood. In a state of at an estimated 5-million only less than 1% are civil servants being affected by the salary palava. Infact, according to the UN report I provided, Osun has less poverty than any SE state.

oduastates:
I laugh when they compare Osun to any state apart from Lagos , ogun , rivers , ondo and oyo .
Where do they think all the plantain ,yam ,cassava ,vegetables,many of the fruits fruits and industrial raw materials come from. Especially in the south of Nigeria
What is coming out of that state in terms of real wealth creation is unbelievable . Second to ondo in cocoa and cashew , kola nut production . Second to ogun in cassava production . Third to ondo and ogun in timber and furniture production , receives most of the international tourist who come to Nigeria ( converts to the Yoruba religion and descendants of slaves tracing their roots).produces most of the Gold ,topaz and aquamarine illegally mined in Nigeria , third to ogun and ondo in granite production. Number 1 in arts and crafts,
I can go on and on
The only thing the States needs to do is to increase productivity, find a way to include food processing and packaging into the chain , improve the marketing of produce and generating tax revenues from the numerous activities.
The state can start by kicking out the NURTW thugs out of the state who have been milking the state out of revenues which ought to go to the government. The same is applicable to other odua states and territories.
E.g the corruption at the ojo park alone in Ibadan is said upwards of 4 billion naira every year .
The only province of odua States that We are concerned about in case of independence is Ekiti .
that state is one conservative shit hole

Industrial hub: Why more companies are moving to Ogun

IT began as an innocent question but soon degenerated into a heated argument. And what is this question, one might? Between Lagos and Ogun, which has more industries? The Lagos fans would not imagine any state in the country taking the lead in terms of commerce and industrialisation. They were ready to put their last kobo on the line.

They readily cited the ports and some industries around the Ogba and Ikeja axis. But after a thorough analysis, it was generally agreed that Ogun State is now the industrial hub of the nation. The state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun attested to this recently during the administration’s second anniversary.

Senator Amosun would tell anyone who cares to listen that Ogun has the largest number of industries and that the state is now a preferred choice destination for investment. And this boast is not hot air. An accountant of repute with many years of experience, Gov. Amosun has been able to muscle industries in the state which hitherto paid taxes and levies to the Lagos State to put their money where their mouth is. And he has succeeded in this regard such that from a base of an Internal Generated Revenue, IGR, of N730m as at May 2011 every month, it rose to N3.8b in May 2013 and is still counting.

Thus, according to the Governor,”today, Ogun State is not only open for business, it is business”.

For him, the economic gains are there for all to see. With 123 companies showing readiness to locate their manufacturing outfits in the state and 32 of this figure already on ground at different levels of operation, while 27 have fully commenced operations, Ogun no doubt is gradually becoming the hottest ‘industrial hub’ in town. Perhaps, it is against this backdrop that the State government says its Bureau of Lands and Survey is being restructured to make it more efficient with transparent and accountable operations.


Amosun said the state government is about completing the implementation of the Geographic Information System, GIS, with full automation land administration. This, he said, would pave way for the mapping of the entire State, facilitating easier access to land for local and foreign investors.

In addition to this, the state government is equally pursuing with vigour infrastructural development such that it can presently be described as a huge construction site.

Besides the six-lane Ita-Eko-Sokori-Totoro road and Grade separation (Flyover) bridge at Ibara roundabout which is the first of its kind in the state, there is also another flyover at the Lagos Garage along Folagbade Street and Mobalufon junction along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.

Another such work in this axis is the Sagamu/Benin Express junction-Oba Erinwole junction project. There are also on-going projects on the Ilishan/ago-Iwoye road, Ilara/Ijoun/Egua/Oja Odan/Ilase road, the Mobalufon-Ejinrin road, the Lafenwa-Ayetoro, Ofada/Mowe/Ibafo road, amongst others.

According to a state government official, over 400km of rural roads have been opened up in the 20 local government areas in the state. In addition to infrastructural development, an area that the State government has continued to expend energy on is security. According to the Governor, despite the fact that the security agencies belong to the Federal Government, “we have continued to expend funds and other resources in order to ensure security of lives and properties of our people.”

As proof of this effort, residents of Sagamu trooped out in their hundreds recently when the State government commissioned some state-of-the-art armoured personnel carriers, APCs, during the second anniversary celebration of the administration. According to a resident in the area where the commissioning took place, that was the third in the series of APCs delivered to the area.

Said he: “We’re really grateful to the Governor for the effort he has put in to ensure our safety here. In fact, this is the third attempt of bringing this APC here. The first two were damaged before they were used because someone poured diesel where he’s supposed to put oil. I believe it was sabotage.” Continuing he said, prior to the provision of the APC, robbers were always on the rampage, terrorising banks and residents.

Securing lives and property

“So bad was the situation that the banks shut their doors to the public. Imagine the loss of revenue, both to the banks and State. So, we’re very glad that the Governor had gone to great length to secure lives and properties in this area,” explained this resident who simply describedhimself Ayodeji. All together, a total of 13 APCs, 200 security patrol vans fitted with security and communication gadgets and other security implements have been provided.

Besides the economy, Governor Amosun can also be said to be winning in the education sector. The construction of 18 model schools across the state is a testimony of this feat. The schools which are located in Ilaro, Onijanganjangan, Itele, Ado-Odo, Yemoji, Idi-Aba, Ofo, amongst were jump-started to take care of over 22,000 students who would have began roaming the streets as a result of the hand over of mission schools.

Indeed, it was a sight to behold as school children lined the street leading to one of these school projects in Sagamu. They waved the national flag as the Governor’s convoy drove past. The scene was reminiscent of colonial Nigeria and this reporter did not hestiate to make this observation when the opportunity presented itself. As the Governor walked round the project site, this reporter spotted a gentleman whom she assumed was one of the teachers in the area. Her assumption was right.

Why were children made to line up in the heat of the sun waiting for the Governor. He gave a secretive smile, took a deep breath and said it’s a double-edge reason. What do you mean? this reporter asked.

“ Well,” he began by way of an explanation, “first, it’s a good opportunity for the children to see their governor and by waving at him, it is their own way of appreciating him for the good work he’s doing. In a way too, the children are encouraged to aspire because amongst them, some might want to take up public office in future,” he said as though delivering a lecture and he was not yet done.

Continuing, he said: “Even the adults you see were not coerced to be here. They came on their on own. I guess it’s a demonstration that they love what the state government is doing and this is their own way of saying thank you.” One wasn’t so convinced with this explanation.

Why for crying out loud would an entire village turn up for a mere project inspection exercise. The conclusion this reporter came to was this must be a political rally of some sort. The Governor was probably testing the waters for 2015. That certainly explained the huge crowd at every school project site. My friend (he refused to disclose his identity) shook his head in disagrement.

Annual allocation to education

“This government has done so well for us in terms of education and the people are happy. It’s not a political rally. This is just their way of telling the government we appreciate what you’re doing and like you to do more. You understand why I said the reasons for been here are two fold, he said and disappeared into the crowd.

Indeed, the government is holding its own in this sector also. What with its free education in all public primary and secondary schools. Official statistics put the annual allocation to education at between 22 and 25 percent in line with UNESCO’s recommendation.

What this means is an increase in school enrolment in government owned schools. Added to this is the rise in performance at external exams. For the state government, this positive yield leads to one direction- that Ogun youths would be eligible for tertiary education. And for Governor Amosun, with this development, a solid foundation for the production of high calibre manpower needed for the socio-economic development and industrialisation of the state is in sight.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/why-more-companies-are-moving-to-ogun/

Vicotex2:
silly question.
You should've asked which state depends on Biafra oil the most and the one with hightest rate of omonile

princdebola201:
mr Flat head with flat brain the last time I checked Ondo state produce more barrells of oil than your Entire the south East states, Less I forget u need to visit computer village, ur brain needs to be formatted and be replaced with fairly used one from an intellect.