The OP never said 100% Igbo natives, the reason is not far fetched, Igbo are industrious and most other people think that their chancea of competing with them in their native home is slim. But the fact is the few ones who dare have made a great fortune for themselves. I know some few lines in main market Onitsha that are dominated by Hauses, they started with little or nothing but today they are millionaires

Onijagidijagan:

There are Yorubas that owns livestocks, business man/women and they are into agriculture too. Is just that the South west is enough and a better place to do all this things unlike the Northern part and the east.

If you don't know the meaning of expansion and diversification stay in SW and tell your people to stop complaining

This cry baby is too much ..we have to enjoy one Nigeria


For now ...I hope it last . there are money to be made by expansion


Ask the Jews the Chinese the igbo the Lebanese ...they have mastered that act bro


Happy Sunday

ezebunafo:
how many of these pple u mentioned have lands and and personal houses,coz they don't sell their lands to non indigines,i was born and raised in nnewi,anambra state,my daddy tried to buy a land but to no avail,the money of the one he eventually bought was returned to him after thier umunna meetings where they decided that they cannot sell to a yoruba man,that had it been my dad was an igbo they would have sold,after my secondary sch,while waiting for my jamb result I got employed in a company,we where, I think 3 yorubas then,it got to a stage that the management said that the company is established for the natives and since many of them are graduating that the non natives need to go or chose demotion,that's the grudge I hold against them till this day,

Coscharis ,ibeto and air peace are anambra men and I know they employ Yoruba....so why lie on a Sunday ?

omoelesa:
Their is no yoruba land u cant buy land.Even when u go to ondo and osun, u see ibos owing their own cocoa plantations.The ibos are the no one discrinator,and when they are discrinate against, they shout victicmazation.

discrimination is everywhere.....a friend of mine who is from imo state acquired land for his plantation through his yoruba wife........its not like igbos carry it on their head, but their aggressive nature of handling things is what I don't like!!

christopher123:


If you don't know the meaning of expansion and diversification stay in SW and tell your people to stop complaining

This cry baby is too much ..we have to enjoy one Nigeria


For now ...I hope it last . there are money to be made by expansion


Ask the Jews the Chinese the igbo the Lebanese ...they have mastered that act bro


Happy Sunday

You can expand from lagos to big population centers like Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Akure, Ilorin and Abeokuta. Before you even consider other regions of the country. You also minimize expansion cost and shared costs by working out of one region, it's only when you exhaust those then you head to PH, Kano, Abuja and Kaduna before you consider the SE.

OP travel and see....i am presently in Umuahia and the place i normally watch football is dominated by Hausas, their mosque is just beside the viewing center....go to Okigwe or Umunneochi u will think you are in Kano. If you talk about other tribes not dominating the east, you might be right...but there are a huge amount of Hausas in the SE than the whole SW.

Weeee:
And the Middle Belt has a sea port with thousands of federal government projects. Don't mind that guy, he is busy screaming marginalisation when there is actually none.

The thing is that you cannot compete with the Igbos when it comes to buying and selling. Another thing is this, if you are a Yoruba man and you have a shop in Igboland, selling the same goods with Igbo people. Trust me, you won't be patronised by any Igbo person, because they love to do business with themselves.

That's what is called group economics ...the igbo practise that ..the Jews and Chinese also practise that


They just can't compete In east but we have Chinese in east also competing


I wonder why people love spoon fed

destinysaid:


first of all, about the leaders living in mud houses, its about preserving d culture

secondly, d Yoruba HV always been accommodating, and patient, so u Dnt expect them to stop d SE ppl from buying land there.

lastly, Dnt Knw why y'all are being e warriors, u no get church/mosque/shrine/coven to go?

there are places in lagos where an igbo cannot rent a house whether Good or bad.......

kayfra:


You can expand from lagos to big population centers like Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Akure, Ilorin and Abeokuta. Before you even consider other regions of the country. You also minimize expansion cost and shared costs by working out of one region, it's only when you exhaust those then you head to PH, Kano, Abuja and Kaduna before you consider the SE.

You have basically said nothing sir ...can you be more precise

meccuno:
there are places in lagos where an igbo cannot rent a house whether Good or bad.......

They even in Lagos make it clear that they won't rent to an igbo man a house ..the. Imagine land buying


Don't mind people that lie

bettercreature:
The only reason Yorubas don't like living in igbo towns is because of the AGGRESSIVE NATURE OF IGBO PEOPLE

Infact most Yoruba people dont like to live with IGbo

that true.......aggressive and too blunt.......but that's their nature.......but it depends on what defines their aggression......every tribe has what it shows its aggression for......when it comes to material things to achieve or being successful, the igbo man is aggressive......when you mention biafra, the yoruba man and hausa man turns aggressive!! When you stop paying militants, the ijaw man turns aggressive!! When you say lagos is no mans land the yoruba man turns aggressive!! When you mistakenly touch a Koran, the northern muslim becomes aggressive.....and I would be sorry for anyone who falls into that last category on the receiving end!!

Chinazaekperem5:


Tonychristopher

If Igboland is as prosperous as you described, why did you run away from the place and now reside in SW Nigeria for the last 10 years?

Just like asking the Chinese man from Beijing why he left China to reside in Nigeria


If you answer that then you can know why igbo is in SW

We are enjoying one Nigeria


Tonychristopher must have been a pain in arse ....


Cc
Tonychristopher. This your name sake also

Great day bro

meccuno:
that true.......aggressive and too blunt.......but that's their nature.......but it depends on what defines their aggression......every tribe has what it shows its aggression for......when it comes to material things to achieve or being successful, the igbo man is aggressive......when you mention biafra, the yoruba man and hausa man turns aggressive!! When you stop paying militants, the ijaw man turns aggressive!! When you say lagos is no mans land the yoruba man turns aggressive!! When you mistakenly touch a Koran, the northern muslim becomes aggressive.....and I would be sorry for anyone who falls into that last category on the receiving end!!

Nice analysis


To be I prefer a blunt man than a pretender

Arsenate:
It has nothing to do with fear of competition as the ibos on this thread are trying to imply. It is more to do with the fact that the ibos are not really hospitable people couple with the fact that they are very hostile with nasty arrogant attitude to go with. I mean even here on this thread they are already displaying their arrogance by implying no one can compete with them.
Nigerians will rather live in Jigawa than live in Anambra; FACT.

But people still do business in inhospitable region ..its not all about the hospitality but market dynamics

People still do business in China and north Korea even Saudi Arabia yet these areas are not hospitalable

Let's learn to compete not to look for hospitality


Owerri has one of the highest hotels and they still build new ones daily ..so who lodges there


Oga no venture no success

magmack:

Google sef don get breweries?
Dt 1 sef dey, ur brain go turn to google at 1 sip. Loving ds...isssoratt

when he said "Google breweries in enugu", he meant you should search the Internet for breweries in enugu state. "Google" in this context is a verb. Your english teacher deserves to be queried..

destinysaid:
which company if I may ask. . . . . . . . note that in core Yoruba land, one can't just buy a land anyhow, although I do think the Igbo's own are a bit excessive.

my brother I just logged In now and saw many mentions,some called me a liar,well let it be, it happened between 2004 and 2005,and I won't mention the name of the company for some reasons but it's owned by a former anambra state governorship aspirant who is an engr

LieDetector:
when he said "Google breweries in enugu", he meant you should search the Internet for breweries in enugu state. "Google" in this context is a verb. Your english teacher deserves to be queried..

You attended a nice school ...I must say


The op was biased and I think he will tell us the hausa quarters in Aba Owerri and enugu ...the honest truth is that

Those who have nothing to say will always blame their woes on others

ezebunafo:
my brother I just logged In now and saw many mentions,some called me a liar,well let it be, it happened between 2004 and 2005,and I won't mention the name of the company for some reasons but it's owned by a former anambra state governorship aspirant who is an engr

No anambra state governor was an engineer ..is it the old anambra or new one


Let me catch u now

Talk

LieDetector:
when. he. said. "Google. breweries. in. enugu", he meant. you. should. search the. Internet. for. breweries in. enugu. state. "Google". in this. context. is. a. verb. Your. english. teacher deserves. to. be. queried..

I left enough spacing so he would understand...........

@Op, I think your point is valid but unfortunately, many especially the indigenes of that region may not see the point you are trying to make. If I may say this, although it might appear a little weird but true. The mode of communication between the indigenes and non-indigenes within the eastern states might be one of the reasons. I say this because I happened to school in the east and each time I approached a potential indigene be it at school, the market place or the bank and asked a simple question expressing myself in English, I got a reply from them in their native language! This got me worried most of the time. Now, I'm not saying you don't speak your native languages to your folks but most definitely not to people you don't know or those you are meeting for the first time. I actually replied a guy once in my native language once he had a conversation with me in his Igbo language and he later replied that he doesn't understand what I was saying and I said to him neither do I understand what he was saying. So as minute as this argument might seem, it might be one of the reason non-indigenes shy away from settling in the eastern states. I stand to be corrected though!

iamkeyz:
OP you have said your mind and you asked valid questions
well, the thing is, nigeria has branded igbo as evil since after the war
federal govts has refused to give SE what other regions have thus se is poor and its mostly only business of buying and selling that thrive there
SE LACKS
SEA PORT
GOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
GOOD FEDERAL ROADS AND PROJECTS
etc
so tell me, who would love to live there if not the natives who can manage?
you know, what we have are either provided by state govt or individual efforts and you already know that its not good enough.
we are friendly, honest and hardworking people
but we hate to be intimidated simple
i hope i answered SOME of your questions?
proudly from the erosion ravaged anambra state

Briefly Igbos are Republican, Democratic and highly competitive in nature, they settle in nucreated, linear and compact settlement.
See below:
A good example of non-centralized societies is provided by the Igbo, who were divided into many patrilineal clans, each with its own founding ancestor. Hundreds of villages existed, not as members of one Igbo kingdom, but as autonomous units, each with its own government. In a typical Igbo village, there was a Council of Elders (the ama-ala) comprising heads of different families and a village assembly where the majority of the public was allowed to engage in free speech and be involved in decision making. The administration of justice was democratic as elders and citizens discussed offenses and the nature of the punishment to be meted out. A secret society carried out a number of law-related activities, while an age-grade association took charge of public works. Providing a measure of unity to many villages, people worshipped similar gods and recognized the authority of a powerful oracle.

christopher123:


You have basically said nothing sir ...can you be more precise

SE is low on most business' priority for expansion or diversification.

Clear enough?

Festy4u:
@Op, I think your point is valid but unfortunately, many especially the indigenes of that region may not see the point you are trying to make. If I may say this, although it might appear a little weird but true. The mode of communication between the indigenes and non-indigenes within the eastern states might be one of the reasons. I say this because I happened to school in the east and each time I approached a potential indigene be it at school, the market place or the bank and asked a simple question expressing myself in English, I got a reply from them in their native language! This got me worried most of the time. Now, I'm not saying you don't speak your native languages to your folks but most definitely not to people you don't know or those you are meeting for the first time. I actually replied a guy once in my native language once he had a conversation with me in his Igbo language and he later replied that he doesn't understand what I was saying and I said to him neither do I understand what he was saying. So as minute as this argument might seem, it might be one of the reason non-indigenes shy away from settling in the eastern states. I stand to be corrected though!

hogwash if you have not lived in the core north where 'ba turanchi' is the order of the day when you speak English yet it did not stop igbos from living there

christopher123:


That's what is called group economics ...the igbo practise that ..the Jews and Chinese also practise that


They just can't compete In east but we have Chinese in east also competing


I wonder why people love spoon fed

What are the Chinese competing for? How many Chinese people have small businesses in the Eastern part of Nigeria?

kayfra:

SE is low on most business' priority for expansion or diversification.

Clear enough?

What are the factors that contribute to this your posted submission

hogwash if you have not lived in the core north where 'ba turanchi' is the order of the day when you speak English yet it did not stop igbos from living there[/quote]



Now u don't need to be harsh with words to pass a point. I only spoke from the experience I had while living in the east. If I might draw from your assertion, it might simply buttress the reason why you find more of the Igbos and the Hausas living more amongst themselves because they are guilty of such occurrences.

Weeee:
What are the Chinese competing for? How many Chinese people have small businesses in the Eastern part of Nigeria?

Is that a statement or a question ..do let me know so that I can know how to answer u


Maybe you haven't been around east

In Igboland they don't sell their land to non indigene

Festy4u:
@Op, I think your point is valid but unfortunately, many especially the indigenes of that region may not see the point you are trying to make. If I may say this, although it might appear a little weird but true. The mode of communication between the indigenes and non-indigenes within the eastern states might be one of the reasons. I say this because I happened to school in the east and each time I approached a potential indigene be it at school, the market place or the bank and asked a simple question expressing myself in English, I got a reply from them in their native language! This got me worried most of the time. Now, I'm not saying you don't speak your native languages to your folks but most definitely not to people you don't know or those you are meeting for the first time. I actually replied a guy once in my native language once he had a conversation with me in his Igbo language and he later replied that he doesn't understand what I was saying and I said to him neither do I understand what he was saying. So as minute as this argument might seem, it might be one of the reason non-indigenes shy away from settling in the eastern states. I stand to be corrected though!

The easiest thing to do is just learn igbo language and stop complaining

I speak 4 languages and as a businesses man you learn the business of the land at least a bit

Festy4u:
hogwash if you have not lived in the core north where 'ba turanchi' is the order of the day when you speak English yet it did not stop igbos from living there



Now u don't need to be harsh with words to pass a point. I only spoke from the experience I had while living in the east. If I might draw from your assertion, it might simply buttress the reason why you find more of the Igbos and the Hausas living more amongst themselves because they are guilty of such occurrences.

if you believe that the reason why it seems igbos and Hausa live amongst themselves more is because they supposedly share a trait of speaking their native languages to strangers then I am sorry but your reasoning ability is below average

christopher123:


No anambra state governor was an engineer ..is it the old anambra or new one


Let me catch u now

Talk

GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT......

if you believe that the reason why it seems igbos and Hausa live amongst themselves more is because they supposedly share a trait of speaking their native languages to strangers then I am sorry but your reasoning ability is below average[/quote]

And I believe yours is excellent! Well, I have made my point. It's either you agree or disagree. And you have made your point by disagreeing. So I have heard your line of argument. Nice Sunday ahead!