In one stand, you accuse Yorubas/Lagos of monopolizing ports activities and in another you claimed only the FG can regulate ports activities.
Which one should we believe now?

Fearlez:
and you're liking America to Nigeria, a place of naturalised oddity!

In Nigeria private individuals or firms do not make the rules. The body in charge of ports in Nigeria is the one and only Nigeria port authority (NPA) not even state government can meddle in this.
Everything, from airport, to seaport and railway system is Government exclusively. Not in America where Government lias with private institutions in research and partnership. The only times Government here are prepared to collaborate with private institutions is in double taxation of the citizens.
I believe the systematic neglect of other ports in the country is a deliberate move borne out of propaganda and fear of the unknown.

Nnwannsukka:


Otedolas pays more tax than who?
Please be asure of what you are saying, course anything you say wiuld be used against you.
40% of industries in Lagos are owned by the igbos or not even to talk of Private owend Business.
And if yiu are sure of what you are saying tell Amnode to let the Igbos Leave.
For Bleep sake

All these gala selling villagers on nairaland sef. Wetin person no go hear for nairaland.

Bakrabas:
Hit like if you think that the only internal revenue generate by Lagos State alone can pay the allocation of all Biafra States


Lagos State income alone can survive lag and its people

Lies stop overrating Lagos, if Nigeria divides Lagos will be worse off and lose it's attraction, Lagos is just an overrated slum

oyatz:
So, why not attract oil companies to your State or encourage your people to invest in their States?
Capt Iheanacho is building an oil refinery in Lagos, Cosmos Maduka's Coscharis and Infanyi Ubah's Capital oil have tank farms in Lagos , why can't you force /order them to relocate to Onitsha, Okigwe or Nnewi?instead of shouting oil companies should relocate their HQs to some States or complaining that Lagos has snatched your cake?

1. I'm not Igbo by tribe.

2. I don't believe relocating HQs will make Niger Delta any better because D Niger Deltans used their own hands to push these companies out by bombing & kidnapping D expatriate workers.

3. Lagos state is what it is today because they have always had good leaders, that use their allocation to build D region.

Now answer my questions. If Nigeria did not have oil will these oil companies be existing? If they divide Nigeria today will all those HQs not return to Niger Delta? Will the Lagos state be able to enjoy the oil tax from the oil companies? If Niger Deltans start blowing up oil pipeline will Otedola not feel it financially? If Nigeria is divided today will those Nigerians & government official that have oil blocks still have it?

I will say this again, directly or indirectly, every region has gained and will continue to gain from the Niger Delta oil.

Please sir, get education
1)Your assertion is not correct.
2) Oil is a commodity of trade and there is no crime is investing in the oil business.
Even after disintegration, those people will still be in oil business just as foreigners still dominate Nigerian oil industry.
3)Not every oil is Niger Delta oil.
Importation of diesel and kerosene from Venezuela, Brazil or Morocco and distributing it all over Nigeria have nothing to do with Niger Delta oil... Even every body in the Niger Delta depend on IMPORTED OIL
4) Stop listenin to Radio Biafra, sart your own oil companies and stop complaining
Cheers

BigIyanga:

And Otedola's main source is ND oil. Mike Adenuga's primary source of wealth came from ND. Folawiyo's major biz is ND oil. Fola Alakija's source of wealth is ND. So to dismiss ND's oil is wilful ignorance

The problems with people like you is that, you get high with a dangerous blend of politics, tribalism, ignorance and pseudo-economics.
Politics and tribalism (sustained on ignorance) mix well but but not with economics.
1) The oil companies HQs are not even in Nigeria to start with.
2) If Nigeria divides to whatever number, the oil in the Niger delta will still have to be drilled, explored and exported by those who have the capital, technical experience and managerial capacities, not necessarily Ijaw,Itshekiri, Ogoni or Ikwerre tribal chiefs or militants... This is the reason why we still depend on multinational oil companies to extract the oil in Nigeria.

3)Oil companies don't have to be in only countries that have crude oil
Are you aware there are many crude oil refineries in India and Singapore with out one litre of crude oil?
Oil refineries are like cassava processing mills, they can be located anywhere in as much as the owners can get cassava from any markets to process... Oil refineries can purchase crude oil from international market ,refine it and sell the products anywhere they like, it doesn't have to involve Niger Delta.
4) Otedola deals with downstream sector of the oil I.e importing and distribution of petroleum products...bombing of oil pipelines will rather increase his wealth because electricity supply will drop and more people/companies will depend on (Imported) diesel to run heavy duty generators.
5) Distingeration of Nigeria will make Lagos richer than what it is now...its a topic for another day/post.
Cheers

misano:



1. I'm not Igbo by tribe.

2. I don't believe relocating HQs will make Niger Delta any better because D Niger Deltans used their own hands to push these companies out by bombing & kidnapping D expatriate workers.

3. Lagos state is what it is today because they have always had good leaders, that use their allocation to build D region.

Now answer my questions. If Nigeria did not have oil will these oil companies be existing? If they divide Nigeria today will all those HQs not return to Niger Delta? Will the Lagos state be able to enjoy the oil tax from the oil companies? If Niger Deltans start blowing up oil pipeline will Otedola not feel it financially? If Nigeria is divided today will those Nigerians & government official that have oil blocks still have it?

I will say this again, directly or indirectly, every region has gained and will continue to gain from the Niger Delta oil.

The investments of Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and T.Y Danjuma dwarf the investments of Igbo's in Lagos and I have never seen a northerner shouting they own 50% (abi na 85%) of the economy of Lagos or declaring that Lagos has become a no man's Land.

laudate:

I agree. But for every Igbo man playing a role in the economy of Lagos, there are several other Yoruba, Hausa, Efik etc., businessmen also playing similar roles within the state economy. It is not restricted to just one tribe.

oyatz:
The problems with people like you is that, you get high with a dangerous blend of politics, tribalism, ignorance and pseudo-economics.
Politics and tribalism (sustained on ignorance) mix well but but not with economics.
1) The oil companies HQs are not even in Nigeria to start with.
2) If Nigeria divides to whatever number, the oil in the Niger delta will still have to be drilled, explored and exported by those who have the capital, technical experience and managerial capacities, not necessarily Ijaw,Itshekiri, Ogoni or Ikwerre tribal chiefs or militants... This is the reason why we still depend on multinational oil companies to extract the oil in Nigeria.

3)Oil companies don't have to be in only countries that have crude oil
Are you aware there are many crude oil refineries in India and Singapore with out one litre of crude oil?
Oil refineries are like cassava processing mills, they can be located anywhere in as much as the owners can get cassava from any markets to process... Oil refineries can purchase crude oil from international market ,refine it and sell the products anywhere they like, it doesn't have to involve Niger Delta.
4) Otedola deals with downstream sector of the oil I.e importing and distribution of petroleum products...bombing of oil pipelines will rather increase his wealth because electricity supply will drop and more people/companies will depend on (Imported) diesel to run heavy duty generators.
5) Distingeration of Nigeria will make Lagos richer than what it is now...its a topic for another day/post.
Cheers

Chai, U just make me weak.... I will tell U something here, Lagos is what it is today because of one major reason. It was one time D capital of Nigeria. Just like Abuja is just fine & developed with oil money that same way Lagos was developed with oil money. If U think I'm wrong tell your people to make Ibadan, and Ekiti the next Lagos.

oyatz:
In one stand, you accuse Yorubas/Lagos of monopolizing ports activities and in another you claimed only the FG can regulate ports activities.
Which one should we believe now?

I never said Yoruba/Lagos monopolise ports. I said Lagos enjoys the monopoly by the federal government.

Razorblades:
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You are just like your late father, very arrogant but empty. I really pity your kids cos they have a walking m.oron as a father. What a shame.

Once again you couldn't counter the points but choose to hide under insults.

If only your drunkard father had the sense to ejaculate on your libertine mother's wrinkled laps , humanity would have been spared the cuss of your unfortunate birth.

By and large, your parents are unfit to replicate their inferior DNA if you're the best example of thier product.

I hope you become impotent so that nature will spare us by stoping the recycling of your cussed family lineage

Well, its not my fault that those who drop out from SS-1 to become apprentice to spare parts traders at Ladipo market can't understand economics
1) I am not a tribal bigot but it may interest you to know that
(a) Free education in Nigeria started in Ibadan in 1955
b) Free Maternal and child health services started in Ibadan in 1955

c) First television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television, WNTV, Ibadan in 1959

d) First housing estate in Nigeria, Bodija estate, Ibadan in 1956

e)First modern stadium in Nigeria, Liberty stadium,Ibadan in 1960

f) First Sky scrapper in Sub Saharan Africa, Cocoa house, Ibadan in 1964.

g) Odua textiles was built in Ado-Ekiti in the 1950s before any textile factory in Lagos

2) Lagos is NOT Ekiti/Ibadan and Ibadan or Ekiti can NOT be Lagos... Every town/State is unique.

3) Akwa-Ibom, Rivers and Delta States receive greater federal allocation than Lagos.

4) Your understanding of development and oil economy is grossly limited.
5) Get education sir, its never too late

misano:



Chai, U just make me weak.... I will tell U something here, Lagos is what it is today because of one major reason. It was one time D capital of Nigeria. Just like Abuja is just fine & developed with oil money that same way Lagos was developed with oil money. If U think I'm wrong tell your people to make Ibadan, and Ekiti the next Lagos.

oyatz:

Well, its not my fault that those who drop out from SS-1 to become apprentice to spare parts traders at Ladipo market can't understand economics
1) I am not a tribal bigot but it may interest you to know that
(a) Free education in Nigeria started in Ibadan in 1955
b) Free Maternal and child health services started in Ibadan in 1955

c) First television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television, WNTV, Ibadan in 1959

d) First housing estate in Nigeria, Bodija estate, Ibadan in 1956

e)First modern stadium in Nigeria, Liberty stadium,Ibadan in 1960

f) First Sky scrapper in Sub Saharan Africa, Cocoa house, Ibadan in 1964.

g) Odua textiles was built in Ado-Ekiti in the 1950s before any textile factory in Lagos

2) Lagos is NOT Ekiti/Ibadan and Ibadan or Ekiti can NOT be Lagos... Every town/State is unique.

3) Akwa-Ibom, Rivers and Delta States receive greater federal allocation than Lagos.

4) Your understanding of development and oil economy is grossly limited.
5) Get education sir, its never too late

Where did U come from? U just keep beating around D bush.


Prove that Lagos state did not get its first development from being the capital of Nigeria. I said Lagos got its development from being the capital of Nigeria. If U can't prove me wrong & U write one long reply that doesn't answer my question then U are goat. If don't reply me at all then U agree with me.

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joeyfire:


The only bridge built before independence linking mainland to the island was the carter bridge built by the British in 1901 then dismantled after independence and rebuilt with oil money in the late 70s

The eko bridge was built by gowon with oil money

Murtala Muhammed Airport was built with oil money

Emmm smallie...the Niger bridge was built in 1965 when Nigeria was still an agrarian economy try harder next time

Murtala Muhammed Airport na oyel money. No come show me pedestrian bridge wey ambode commission. Show me one game changing thing that you built by yourselves

Do you know that Egbema in Imo state has a large rich oilfield but Imo airport was built through crowd funding (personal donations) in the second republic under Sam Mbakwe??

We no be mate oooo

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Cater bridge or not, Lagos was already developed before Nigeria as a country, before oil and Lagosians were crossing from island to mainland before oil and before all the rubbish you are foaming at the mouth with.

Lagosians know how to build their own bridge regardless the FG, they built the best bridge in Nigeria, which one your useless village leaders built.

FG left Lagos decades ago and Lagos's economy gathered steam, IGR is more than all your ipob villages combined many times over, Lagos have commissioned hundreds of projects since without the FG so what have your own worthless villages leaders commissioned? Nothing. They beg for bridge, they beg for airport, they beg for handouts, the cry for road. You people are like little babies without any capacity to tie their own shoes or brush their own teeth.




Abeg, shut up and face your useless and unproductive villages and worthless beg beg leaders.

sheyinoni:

U surely a clown comparing IMO to Lagos state

ipobitch villagers are born clowns..

oyatz:
The investments of Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and T.Y Danjuma dwarf the investments of Igbo's in Lagos and I have never seen a northerner shouting they own 50% (abi na 85%) of the economy of Lagos or declaring that Lagos has become a no man's Land.

On top of that, Dangote dropped $15 billion investment in Lagos. He's building the largest single refinery in the world, the largest fertilizer plant in Africa, largest petrochemical plant in Africa and the Largest gas plant in Africa. We are talking about the largest private investment in Africa and the man goes about his business like a matured ans sensible adults, but not these empty and shallow chest beating villagers, let them build a little 4 x 4 kiosk somewhere and before you know, they'd start beating chest that they are the riches and they own everything.


These are antisocial people with serious low self esteem and insecurity issues.


And talking about Dangote refinery, the sky is the limit for Lagos state, their N30 billion/month IGR today go look like small change when the bucks starts rolling in less than 2 years from now.

Razorblades:


All these gala selling villagers on nairaland sef. Wetin person no go hear for nairaland.

Patronize

oyatz:
The investments of Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and T.Y Danjuma dwarf the investments of Igbo's in Lagos and I have never seen a northerner shouting they own 50% (abi na 85%) of the economy of Lagos or declaring that Lagos has become a no man's Land.

Even Oba Otudeko, Mike Adenuga and Rasak Okoya too have investments worth billions in Lagos, o! And you don't hear them making noise about it, too!

YelloweWest:
I'm not Igbo but u and I must agree that compared to other tribes the igbo investment in lagos is by far more.

I doubt it. All tribes have investments in Lagos. And until a factual census with accurate data is conducted, I will not buy into your claims.

victorDanladi:
I won't allow u derail my point FOR OVER 40 YEARS,NIGER DELTA STATES HAVE RECEIVED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY SINGLE MONTH FROM NIGER DELTA OIL PROCEEDS INCLUDING 13% DERIVATIVES AND NDDC BUDGET IN THE PAST 14YEARS AND MINISTRY OF NIGER DELTA BUDGETS FOR YEARS WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

BLAME YOUR LEADERS,STOP BLAMING LAGOS.

Na true word you talk!!

Razorblades:
Story for the gods. Its always Iboe haters, most of you guys amuse me. Stop the pretense and be bold for once in your life. You and your fellow ipob tout spew hate here daily but you all want love in return. The hatred is mutual bro

victorDanladi:
Dont mind them.

-they hate yorubas and fulanis and they want everyone to like them in returns.infact,they are the haters,the hate all the tribes in the country except themselves.

I don talk say I no go laugh today, but....

Jonathan39:
Why is it that there is no seaport or international airport in South east or south south. The fear of Igbos is the beginning of wisdom.they wanted to bury us not knowing we are seed.

No seaport? What of Onne?
No airport? What of Enugu airport?

laudate:

No seaport? What of Onne?
No airport? What of Enugu airport?

The average ipob is ignorant and unintelligent.

oyatz:
In one stand, you accuse Yorubas/Lagos of monopolizing ports activities and in another you claimed only the FG can regulate ports activities.
Which one should we believe now?

No state govt makes money from the federal govt-owned seaports. They are on the federal govt exclusive legislative list. The new seaport being built at Lekki Free Trade Zone was spearheaded by Lagos State govt, and it is not even operational yet. Lagos state was allowed to take up some small shares in it, because they provided the land, investment partners and solicited for the funds to cover the project. They still had to get fed govt approval to raise the funds.

Given the strategic place of Lagos State in the political economy of Nigeria, our brief most certainly goes beyond thinking for Lagos State alone. We must necessarily be involved in thinking for Nigeria; significantly influencing public discourse and helping to evolve national laws that can best accelerate the country’s progress.

This is particularly so, because we have made a conscious decision as a state to benchmark ourselves not against other states in Nigeria, but against other global Mega Cities and countries. The implication is that we must constantly be at the vanguard of championing necessary constitutional changes and the enactment of laws that can help us achieve this objective as a state within the frame work of our nation.

Lagos State has no doubt been the worst victim of the defects in the practice of federalism in Nigeria. We are empowered as a state to make laws for the territory under our jurisdiction, but lack the complementary control over the coercive apparatus to enforce such laws.

The pittance we receive as statutory allocation is completely disproportionate to the amount of revenue derived from Lagos to the national coffers. Current taxation laws make it impossible for us to derive maximum benefit from the sheer concentration of businesses and industries, which make huge profits from this State.

Our intra-state water ways are being grossly violated and illegally abused to the extent that the state is unable to derive the benefits that ought to accrue from this resource. These are only a few of the anomalies we must act in concert to correct urgently so that the potentials of Lagos can flower fully.

In spite of the federal character of our constitution, several vestiges of unitarism still remain as a carry over from military rule. These unitary practices severely hamper the autonomy and rights of states as components of the Nigerian federation and impede their capacity to effectively discharge their responsibilities and promote rapid development.

The truth of the matter is that our declared national objective of ranking among the top 20 economies in the world by Y2020 will remain a mirage unless we effectively decentralize powers, resources and responsibilities in the Nigerian polity in accordance with the dictates of true federalism. http://www.tundefashola.com/archives/news/2008/04/05/20080405N01A.html

In an attempt to widen the scope of derivation, Lagos State argued in the Resource Control Case that natural resources meant any material in its natural state which, when exploited, has economic value. On that basis, Lagos State laid claim to a share of revenue derived from its ports and wharves on the basis of derivation.

However, the Supreme Court preferred a narrow definition of ‘natural resources’, holding that all “claims relating to wharves, ports, piers, pier licenses, collection of rates, harbour dues, shipping dues, quarries, sea, livestock, fish, hide and skin, horns, groundnuts, beans, mangoes, grains, pepper, cotton, and gum Arabic, are untenable as they do not fall under the definition of ‘natural resources’

See Attorney General of the Federation v. Attorney General of Abia State and 35 Ors ([2002] 6 NWLR (part 764) 1 at 759 to 760 per Uwais CJN). http://www.tundefashola.com/archives/news/2008/04/05/20080405N01A.html

deomelo:
On top of that, Dangote dropped $15 billion investment in Lagos. He's building the largest single refinery in the world, the largest fertilizer plant in Africa, largest petrochemical plant in Africa and the Largest gas plant in Africa. We are talking about the largest private investment in Africa and the man goes about his business like a matured and sensible adults, but not these empty and shallow chest beating villagers, let them build a little 4 x 4 kiosk somewhere and before you know, they'd start beating chest that they are the riches and they own everything.

These are antisocial people with serious low self esteem and insecurity issues.

And talking about Dangote refinery, the sky is the limit for Lagos state, their N30 billion/month IGR today go look like small change when the bucks starts rolling in less than 2 years from now.

God bless you! Na true word you talk! Let those hating Lagos, continue to hate! And watch God continue to prosper Lagos.

sheyinoni:

Who force unah to open the company in Lagos in the first place,u didn't see your towns before coming,many of you people typing dis poo stay in Lagos and probably go to ur villages once a year,remain in ur village na. Jus leave EKO at of ur hate because Lagos is blessed come rain come sun,oil or no oil,split or divided Nigeria.

Nobody is talking of tribalism here, am just making a point here, that Non Yorubas more especially the igbos pay 40% of Lagos Tax.

Every country has its own central of Attraction in terms of fast growing civilisation and i bet Lagos state is not exempted and before it attain such level of Global refrence in the world. Do you want to tell me that if everybody had staayed back at their house in terms of having this tribal thought you have , Lagos might not even have attain such level of refrence and tell me is it those Marijuanna addicted SOMOL U, AJEGUNLE, KETI,AND SO ON boys would have done that.
So bro Appreciate the effort of the south southerners and Easterners for a minutees if not for them Lagos would not havr manifested to that Level.
Am not from west but am always proud of Lagos state anywheere i am.hmmm.

Nnwannsukka:
Nobody is talking of tribalism here, am just making a point here, that Non Yorubas more especially the igbos pay 40% of Lagos Tax.

Every country has its own central of Attraction in terms of fast growing civilisation and i bet Lagos state is not exempted and before it attain such level of Global refrence in the world. Do you want to tell me that if everybody had staayed back at their house in terms of having this tribal thought you have , Lagos might not even have attain such level of refrence and tell me is it those Marijuanna addicted SOMOL U, AJEGUNLE, KETI,AND SO ON boys would have done that.
So bro Appreciate the effort of the south southerners and Easterners for a minutees if not for them Lagos would not havr manifested to that Level.
Am not from west but am always proud of Lagos state anywheere i am.hmmm.

Did you conduct a survey before you arrived at this your claim that 'more especially the igbos pay 40% of Lagos Tax,'? Because until you bring out verifiable proof backed by accurate data from the internal revenue services, I am afraid that a lot of us will not buy into your claims, o!

As for the 'Marijuanna addicted SOMOLU, AJEGUNLE, KETI,AND SO ON boys,' that you refer to, please don't forget that you also have the banking professionals, private medical centre owners, real estate gurus, private university owners, manufacturers, retail store owners, private college proprietors, food & beverage/restaurant owners, the ICT business owners etc, of Yaba, Surulere, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Apapa, Ilupeju, Ikeja, Magodo, Ikorodu etc., also contributing to the coffers of the state! Just think about it!

No city/ Statedevelop because of one single reason and development is not static, it is very dynamic... That's why a fishing village of Dubai in 1960 can be a World class city in 2017.
Lagos' development is due to a complex interraction of the forces of its GEOGRAHY, lts people &leaders and Political fortune.

Why was Lagos made the Capital of Nigeria upon almagamation in 1914, why not Onitsha, Port Harcourt, Benin city, Warri or Ilorin?..


Aug 6,1861: Lagos treaty of cession signed between the British Government and Oba Dosunmu of Lagos, so Lagos already had British administration between 1861- 1914 (53 years) and was more developed than the rest of Nigeria.



Before 1914, Lagos had street lights, drainage systems, telephone, electricity, postal services, hospitals, schools, churches & mosques, shops and a fairly educated populace .

Get education, read widely, be an informed mind...its in your best interest.

Cheers.

misano:




Where did U come from? U just keep beating around D bush.


Prove that Lagos state did not get its first development from being the capital of Nigeria. I said Lagos got its development from being the capital of Nigeria. If U can't prove me wrong & U write one long reply that doesn't answer my question then U are goat. If don't reply me at all then U agree with me.

laudate:

Did you conduct a survey before you arrived at this your claim that 'more especially the igbos pay 40% of Lagos Tax,'? Because until you bring out verifiable proof backed by accurate data from the internal revenue services, I am afraid that a lot of us will not buy into your claims, o!

And for the 'Marijuanna addicted SOMOLU, AJEGUNLE, KETI,AND SO ON boys,' that you refer to, please don't forget that you also have the banking professionals, private medical centre owners, real estate gurus, the ICT business owners etc, of Yaba, Surulere, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Apapa, Ilupeju, Ikeja etc., also contributing to the coffers of the state! Just think about it!

Hmmmm bro just admit , joined hands and especially the south southerners and easternerns made Lagos what he became today hmmmmm.

deomelo:
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Cater bridge or not, Lagos was already developed before Nigeria as a country, before oil and Lagosians were crossing from island to mainland before oil and before all the rubbish you are foaming at the mouth with.

Lagosians know how to build their own bridge regardless the FG, they built the best bridge in Nigeria, which one your useless village leaders built.

FG left Lagos decades ago and Lagos's economy gathered steam, IGR is more than all your ipob villages combined many times over, Lagos have commissioned hundreds of projects since without the FG so what have your own worthless villages leaders commissioned? Nothing. They beg for bridge, they beg for airport, they beg for handouts, the cry for road. You people are like little babies without any capacity to tie their own shoes or brush their own teeth.




Abeg, shut up and face your useless and unproductive villages and worthless beg beg leaders.

See olodo! So if it wasnt the British that built Carter bridge...maybe na King Kosoko build am chai!

Hahahahahahaha

So you want to count pedestrian bridges as major infrastructure? Which one una build?

misano:
1. I'm not Igbo by tribe.

2. I don't believe relocating HQs will make Niger Delta any better because D Niger Deltans used their own hands to push these companies out by bombing & kidnapping D expatriate workers.

3. Lagos state is what it is today because they have always had good leaders, that use their allocation to build D region.

Now answer my questions. If Nigeria did not have oil will these oil companies be existing? If they divide Nigeria today will all those HQs not return to Niger Delta? Will the Lagos state be able to enjoy the oil tax from the oil companies? If Niger Deltans start blowing up oil pipeline will Otedola not feel it financially? If Nigeria is divided today will those Nigerians & government official that have oil blocks still have it?

I will say this again, directly or indirectly, every region has gained and will continue to gain from the Niger Delta oil.

Hello, oil taxes do NOT go to Lagos state. They go to the federal govt. Please go and check! And why are you fixated on Otedola? What about Dr. Ambrose Bryant Chukwueloka Ojiako of Seplat Petroleum, or Nkechi Obi of Techno Oil, or Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi of Neconde Energy, or Lulu Briggs of Moni Pulo, where do they make their money from? Do you think they would not be in the same boat as Otedola, if anything happened to the oil pipelines?