₦airaland Forum

Shymm3x:
For how long are we going to keep hearing about DAWN? These folks need to start implementing something - rather than fighting one another like fools.

You have got two puppets in Lagos fighting for the puppet-master's affection and love - with the new kid on the block trying to show that he's more loyal than the old kid who has been stepping out lately. Clowns in Ekiti and Ondo who don't agree with the rest. And all kinds of Yoruba groups at loggerheads fighting over crap.

Aareonakakanfo:
My purpose of writing this is because i noticed some of my yoruba brothers don't really know much about their environment and how hugely blessed it is but i feel with the little knowledge i have i can share some of it . I’m also writing this to perform a total knockout on the myth that yorubaland cannot survive without the oil from the niger delta if left alone which irks me a lot because in my opinion i feel we yorubas will be the biggest beneficiaries of autonomy or at worse the break-up of the country.the realities on ground prove this.i owe no one apologies when i say i'm yoruba first before i'm Nigerian because i believe the unitary system has failed us as a people and is currently killing our potentials so i'm not really pro One nigeria per se even though i know a lot of my brothers are not with me on this. before the Collapse of the regional system of government in Nigeria. Yorubaland was seen as a model for every other part of the country and its successes till date is still unmatched. that was the golden era of the yorubas.the context of this write up though is yorubaland but i also recognized the status of Nigeria as a federal republic while also recognizing its imperfections hence the exclusion of parts of kogi state and kwara state. before i go further below is just some of the achievements of the old western region before the oil boom era


-The first TV station in Africa- WNTV ahead of many European countries including france
-The first university teaching hospital in West Africa-UCH
-The first sky scraper in Africa- Cocoa house ibadan
-The first stadium in West Africa -The liberty stadium ibadan which was relied upon by the whole country for more than three decades
-The first hotel in Nigeria – The premier hotel ibadan
-The first hospital in Nigeria- Sacred heart Abeokuta
-The first industrial estates- Oluyole an ilupeju Industrial estate
-First to implement free primary education and free health care programmes and implemented the first minimum-wage policy by a Nigerian government at any level
-Built the best network of roads which was emulated by Ahmadu Bello
-the first Newspaper Iwe irohin as far back as 1949
-During that period the western region government paid its workers higher wages than any other region in Nigeria and as such attracted a lot of foreigners from ghana,,benin republic and togo. mass migration form other parts of the country both from the eastern region and northern region

The bottom line is the southwest was far ahead of its time in africa during that period. All of these achieved entirely with the proceeds from cocoa,rubber and timber before the oil boom. we've done it before and we can do it again. i can confidently say all of these achievements will be child play if we're left to develop at our own pace

Finally i did an X-ray of every thing needed to have a stable economy and i was unable to find anything we lack

Below is just a summary of the resources and potentials of yorubaland if regional autonomy is granted or at worst if the country finally splits


OYO STATE
-Oyo state is hugely blessed with gemstones. it has the most gemstones after nassarawa and plateau states .sapphires in itesiwaju,iwajowa,ibarapa,atisbo,oluyole. aquamarines in oluyole, saki west, ona ara, spessarites and paraiba tourmalines in atisbo,egbeda, ibarapa.oluyole,saki and several locations of the state. all of these in huge quantities. these are some of the most valuable gemstones one can ever think of but unfortunately being mined by foreigners
-Oyo state is the largest producer of Tobacco in Nigeria
-its also the home of the Yoruba textile industry(aso oke fabrics). An extremely lucrative industry
-Ibadan is the largest city in sub-saharan Africa and its also the political capital of yoruba land. It also boasts of a huge population
-Oyo state is unarguably the agricultural centre of the yoruba region as it produces the most crops of all the yoruba states due to its close proximity to the north. Its also blessed with huge arable land


ONDO STATE

-Ondo state has large crude oil reserves and a lot of natural resources.It's the largest oil producing state after the South/s states.
-the state is blessed with huge natural gas reserves too and a little bit of limestone and coal
-It also boasts of the second largest bitumen deposits in the world. Bitumen also known as oil sands is the backbone of the Canadian economy and also countries like venezuela and madagascar
-Ondo state is the largest producer of cocoa in Nigeria and accounts for 60% of the country's cocoa which is our biggest non-oil export. Its also a potential chocolate manufacturing hub
-the state also has huge tourism potentials idanre hills,igbo olodumare, owo museum e.t.c
-The state is blessed with fisheries due to its close proximity to the sea
-The state is also showing signs of being the future medical capital of yorubaland as a result of its huge success in the health sector

OGUN STATE

-Ogun state is an industrialized state, with the largest concentration of industries in Nigeria. Ota, sagamu and agbara
-The largest and purest deposits of limestone in the country are found in ogun state.Extensive limestone deposits in the state can last for some five hundred years according to scientists and the largest Cement factory in West Africa is located in the state
-it home to the most enterprising people in africa (the ijebu people) these people have produced the most successful businessmen in Africa
-its also Home to the largest tie and dye market in the whole of Africa. the kaita adire/kampala market abeokuta
-The state is home to the most universities in Nigeria
-its also the largest kola nut collecting centre in Nigeria


OSUN STATE
-Osun state has over a billion dollars worth of gold deposits
-its also the largest producer of potato in Nigeria
-the state with its rich history is extremely blessed with tourism sites and festivals. the tourism potential of the state cannot be enumerated. Tourism is its strongest point.
-the state is also home to the adire tie and dye industry
-the state alongside lagos is the tech capital of Yoruba land. Obafemi Awolowo University
-the state is also hugely blessed with arable land


EKITI STATE
-The strongest point of ekiti state is its endownment of intellectuals. the state has produced some of the most reknowned professors in the history of the country and its the intellectual capital of yorubaland
-The state is endowed with numerous tourism sites. ikogosi springs, erinta waterfalls,ero water dam,Olosunta and Orole Hills of Ikere e.t.c

LAGOS STATE
i found it difficult to enumerate the potentials of the state due to its cosmopolitan nature. but i wouldn't mind my brothers here listing out its resources and potentials if regional autonomy is granted and its population of non-Yorubas reduces drastically



EKO ATLANTIC CITY
BADAGRY DOCKYARD
OLOKOLA FREE TRADE ZONE
LEKKI FREE TRADE ZONE
APAPA SEA PORT,TIN CAN ISLAND
LAGOS AIRPORT



-Yoruba land is hugely blessed with what i refer to as intellectual and administrative resources and its home to a lot of great,successful and intelligent people,it has never lacked progressive-minded and vissionary individuals from the awolowo,jakande days to the current ones like fashola and adesina

-Its also blessed with a huge youthful population

-With the rate at which everything is moving towards technology. yorubas are showing promises in this field as evident in OAU so we definitely won't lack in that sector

-A viable entertainment and fashion arts and cultural industry


ODUA KNOW THYSELF


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y06lExHO9HQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhAJUqIJbaQ


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menabadoo:
Did you include zinc oxide?

Onijagidijagan:
Your post is rubbish if you cannot include lagos state. Coward

ArodewilliamsT:
why do you begrugde him?. Everyone including YOU know that LAGOS IS NO MAN'S LAND built with the resources of Eastern Nigeria for 30years as capital.

cromz:
Wonderful thread let me talk about Lagos
•Lagos has crude oil and would soon join the oil producing states
•it's vast rivers can be used for fishery and tourism
•With 50% of Nigeria's economic industries in Lagos it will serve as the commercial craddle to Yoruba land
•it borders the Atlantic ocean so importing and exporting of resources and goods from western countries would be done with ease also landlocked regions like the supposed Biafra and the north will pay to use the port




Before the tribal bigots attack me

FFKfuckedBIANCA:
you asked a brilliant question but typical of you fl'atheaded ibo dunce' you reveled your impoliteness by refering your mother as a parasite.

If your deranged ibo brain isnt filled with soured Akpu, you would have known that secession isnt a mean feat in todays world Geo-Politics. Heck, a case for referendum/plebiscite which is a first step in actualising secession, is not even included in the Nigerian consititution, so were do we start from?

Let it also sink into your thick skull for the umpteenth time that the Yoruba's are not forcing you to be with them. We rarely go to your cursed land, you locusts are the ones that have turned our region to some sort of Mecca

Aareonakakanfo:
I just don't like people who don't read and that's the problem people like you have. i said though they are part of yoruba land but at the same time i also considered the way the country is set up. is that so difficult for you to comprehend? are kogi and kwara states part of the dawn project? aaaaargh!

ArodewilliamsT:
Why will a Biafran travel for 7 hours to LAGOS, since IGWEOCHA, ONNE PORT, IBAKA are all 10 mins away? When Biafra comes, LAGOS ports will only be used to import iceblock moulding plates and aso ebi materials. Car parts, machineries, industrial materials will continue it's journey eastwards to Biafraland.

ArodewilliamsT:
why do you begrugde him?. Everyone including YOU know that LAGOS IS NO MAN'S LAND built with the resources of Eastern Nigeria for 30years as capital.

menabadoo:
Did you include zinc oxide?

cromz:
idiot those ports don't lead to the Atlantic ocean so no importation from European countries

modhream:
Where do they lead to,pray tell?

ArodewilliamsT:
So yorubas have now abandoned kwara and kogi for the Ab00kis?
Because Junaid mohammed threatened you? kwahahahaha!, you guys need to grow some ball like Biafrans, even Idomans want to be Biafrans, we are not leaving them behind for the Islamic Ab00kis. Damn you guys ARE 500% COWARDS!

Rilwayne001:
Bros, dem don free you?

WailingWailer00:
Yoruba people are just seeking unnecessary attention, no one has your time jaare , you guys should get a life, the aareonakakanfo I know is MKO Abiola, the imbeciles that created this thread are lowlife, I'm from the SS but the igbos are farrrrrrrrrr better, cooler, handsome, intelligent and creative than you guys, you are pathetic haters, gerraoutta here fools

Aareonakakanfo:
hehehehe see crass display of ignorance and pathetic buffonery. inferiority complex at its peak. e-dyat the thread is about the potentials of yorubaland. i never mentioned ibo. what the f**k is wrong with you ninnies from that side. you even made matters worse telling me you're from SS. Did i ask you. another flat-headed wretch claiming to be from the SS. i won't go further than this but i'll make you go through hell in all your threads. usually i don't make comments in your threads but trust me you're in for it.

Aareonakakanfo:
hehehehe see crass display of ignorance and pathetic buffonery. inferiority complex at its peak. e-dyat the thread is about the potentials of yorubaland. i never mentioned ibo. what the f**k is wrong with you ninnies from that side. you even made matters worse telling me you're from SS. Did i ask you. another flat-headed wretch claiming to be from the SS. i won't go further than this but i'll make you go through hell in all your threads. usually i don't make comments in your threads but trust me you're in for it.

WailingWailer00:
See threat, I'm so scared

Lmfaooooo an ofe nsala bonehead like you wants to go verbal with me. that's suicide son. you're not there yet you need to attend classes. this is my thread. i can't be going back and forth with you

WailingWailer00:
[s]You type trash at the comfort of your dry bed and feel funky, how I wish I knew you so I can break that dirty head of yours, along with your family sef

Aareonakakanfo:
Actually most of the things i wrote up there were inspired by the DAWN Commission document. so the blueprint is already in place. the DAWN Commission is working hard tho but you know the set up of the country makes certain things difficult else osun state would have been mining its Gold but i think its a really long process and the federal Government has to approve some stuffs

forgiveness:
Pls, What is DAWN and who founded it?

tola9ja:
LOL yes but the ban still continue is only 1 thread {travel}

Atleast that's cool.

Aareonakakanfo:
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WailingWailer00:
Pain Fire, see the boy head like your own, headmaster

Aareonakakanfo:
. a flat-headed red mud gypsy from abakaliki shouldn't even mock what people's heads look like. that's like a south-Sudanese insulting a ghanaian with his skin color. hahahaha paradox of our times

cromz:
Wonderful thread let me talk about Lagos
•Lagos has crude oil and would soon join the oil producing states
•it's vast rivers can be used for fishery and tourism
•With 50% of Nigeria's economic industries in Lagos it will serve as the commercial craddle to Yoruba land
•it borders the Atlantic ocean so importing and exporting of resources and goods from western countries would be done with ease also landlocked regions like the supposed Biafra and the north will pay to use the port




Before the tribal bigots attack me

cromz:
Wonderful thread let me talk about Lagos
•Lagos has crude oil and would soon join the oil producing states
•it's vast rivers can be used for fishery and tourism
•With 50% of Nigeria's economic industries in Lagos it will serve as the commercial craddle to Yoruba land
•it borders the Atlantic ocean so importing and exporting of resources and goods from western countries would be done with ease also landlocked regions like the supposed Biafra and the north will pay to use the port




Before the tribal bigots attack me

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