seguntijan:
“Most Igbos say they are the people that developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished. And I keep wondering how have Igbos helped in shaping and developing Lagos?
“Lets get the fact right, Igbos didn't develop Lagos rather, it is Lagos that shaped and made the Igbos what they are today. Without Igbos in Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.
“Reason for my assertion is that most giant and top companies that attract millions of people across the country to Lagos are not owned by the Igbos so, how have Igbos shaped and developed Lagos?
“These are the achievements and economic advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians; Tokunbo and Fake Spare Parts at Ladipo Market, China Electronics and Pirated CDs at Alaba Market, Bend-Down and Select Clothes at Idumota, Yaba and Kotangowa Markets, Chinese and Tokunbo Computer/Phones and Accessories at Computer Village Ikeja are Igbos economical achievements and contributions to Lagos. In fact, most Igbos are causing nuisances in Lagos. A visit to these markets will tell you the amount of nuisances that Most Igbos have caused in Lagos. The environments these Igbo traders are mostly populated are always polluted with waste of all sorts, they are dirty, stinking, rough, erect illegal shops on the roads, on pipeline and railway lines indiscriminately in these market places that cause traffic gridlocks and other dangerous situations and when Lagos State Government dismantles these illegal shops, they get angry. If Lagos State Government closes their shops for environmental violations, they pick offence. How then have the Igbos developed Lagos?.... think on these......
“As far as I am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP, CADBURY, MTN, ZAIN, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE, SHOP-RITE, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL, INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED, GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO, CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, KFC, AQUADANA, EKO HOTEL, INTER CONTINENTAL HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL, JULIUS BERGER, RCC CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK, FRIESLAND FOODS, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA TOBACCO, SCHLUMBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV, CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE, etc are not owned by the Igbos. These companies are what attracted millions of people to Lagos.
“Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they developed a place by becoming nuisances. Most of the top Churches in Lagos are not also owned by Igbos. House on the Rock, Redeemed Christian Church of Christ, Christ Embassy, Deeper Life, Living Faith, MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos. The only Church that's reasonably big and is owned by an Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo Church, Lord Chosen Church, encourages nuisance in Lagos and it also doubles as the dirtiest Church in Lagos.
“Records show that 75% of robbery cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70% of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 90% of pirated CD cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of fake and adulterated drugs in Lagos that have killed thousands of Lagosians are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the crimes in Lagos are connected to the Igbos, so how have the Igbos developed Lagos when they can't get their hands off crime?
“There's no Igbo man among the top three richest people in Nigeria, so how are they successful?
“The truth is that Igbos should be grateful that the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos peacefully, they shouldn't take the meekness and kindness of the Yorubas for granted.
“Igbos didn't make Lagos but it is actually Lagos that made Igbos.”
This is my Lagos story: true Lagosian, proud Lagosian.
# itesiwajuEkoLojemiLogun
From the desk of:
Otunba Adegboyega Ademide Sasore-Whyte

giftq:
Igbos made Lagos hackers population 51% Igbo

Oxtonguy:
Fixed

monkytail:
Ibadan that is near to Lagos. yourubas should goan develop it so we can see....By the way is Lagos a Yoruba name mtcheew

seguntijan:
“Most Igbos say they are the people that developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished. And I keep wondering how have Igbos helped in shaping and developing Lagos?
“Lets get the fact right, Igbos didn't develop Lagos rather, it is Lagos that shaped and made the Igbos what they are today. Without Igbos in Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.
“Reason for my assertion is that most giant and top companies that attract millions of people across the country to Lagos are not owned by the Igbos so, how have Igbos shaped and developed Lagos?
“These are the achievements and economic advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians; Tokunbo and Fake Spare Parts at Ladipo Market, China Electronics and Pirated CDs at Alaba Market, Bend-Down and Select Clothes at Idumota, Yaba and Kotangowa Markets, Chinese and Tokunbo Computer/Phones and Accessories at Computer Village Ikeja are Igbos economical achievements and contributions to Lagos. In fact, most Igbos are causing nuisances in Lagos. A visit to these markets will tell you the amount of nuisances that Most Igbos have caused in Lagos. The environments these Igbo traders are mostly populated are always polluted with waste of all sorts, they are dirty, stinking, rough, erect illegal shops on the roads, on pipeline and railway lines indiscriminately in these market places that cause traffic gridlocks and other dangerous situations and when Lagos State Government dismantles these illegal shops, they get angry. If Lagos State Government closes their shops for environmental violations, they pick offence. How then have the Igbos developed Lagos?.... think on these......
“As far as I am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP, CADBURY, MTN, ZAIN, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE, SHOP-RITE, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL, INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED, GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO, CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, KFC, AQUADANA, EKO HOTEL, INTER CONTINENTAL HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL, JULIUS BERGER, RCC CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK, FRIESLAND FOODS, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA TOBACCO, SCHLUMBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV, CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE, etc are not owned by the Igbos. These companies are what attracted millions of people to Lagos.
“Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they developed a place by becoming nuisances. Most of the top Churches in Lagos are not also owned by Igbos. House on the Rock, Redeemed Christian Church of Christ, Christ Embassy, Deeper Life, Living Faith, MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos. The only Church that's reasonably big and is owned by an Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo Church, Lord Chosen Church, encourages nuisance in Lagos and it also doubles as the dirtiest Church in Lagos.
“Records show that 75% of robbery cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70% of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 90% of pirated CD cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of fake and adulterated drugs in Lagos that have killed thousands of Lagosians are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the crimes in Lagos are connected to the Igbos, so how have the Igbos developed Lagos when they can't get their hands off crime?
“There's no Igbo man among the top three richest people in Nigeria, so how are they successful?
“The truth is that Igbos should be grateful that the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos peacefully, they shouldn't take the meekness and kindness of the Yorubas for granted.
“Igbos didn't make Lagos but it is actually Lagos that made Igbos.”
This is my Lagos story: true Lagosian, proud Lagosian.
# itesiwajuEkoLojemiLogun
From the desk of:
Otunba Adegboyega Ademide Sasore-Whyte

nototribalist:
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You and I know that without Igbos, Lagos is shitt

spicyhoney:
Well written and truth base article. I feel it is better to let the Igbos go sef because I don't see any use or significance of having them here, so if they want to go, let them go but they should go peacefully without the blood shedding. At least, Lagos will be decongested and there will be more opportunities for Nigerians to flourish. All the job positions they occupy within Nigeria will become vacant and then filled with Nigerians, meaning the rate of umemployment will also reduce. They will also need to apply for our visa before they can transact business here(afterall, they are the people that like going to other people's villages and cities to open shop). Also, the Drug peddling name associated with Nigeria will become a thing of the past or reduced to an extent...so let them go since they want to go. But go peacefully!

PatriotTemidayo:
The truth is that Igbo are very productive and boisterous people, but Lagos was Lagos even before Igbos started trooping out from their clay soil villages........

Lagos was a place of Class, Wealth and Connection before the Igbos arrived.

While they are very important factor is Lagos Rapid development as seen today, they however did not make Lagos. Lagos made all of us.
Eko o Ni baje o.

ScotFree:
You think this is about eating amala and ewedu. We are talking money, and this one is talking nonsense. Money makes things happen, makes the world go round and money made Lagos what it is today. The igbo business man and investors money, not your amala and ewedu. You get money??

Danladi7:


is port harcourt ijaw name?

not all US cities are like Newyork.

And Ibadan is the third most popular Nigerian city outside Nigeria after lagos.And before lagos took over it was Nigeria biggest thing,abi na igbo made ibadan what it was then?kiss the truth.

Yorubas own the:
The pics you show, is that Ibadan in your dream... Keep deceiving yourself

The largest Nigerian city by population-lagos


The largest Nigerian city by landmass and third largest by population-ibadan

kiss the truth and kill yourself if you are not happy with that

Danladi7:

no be by mouth and chestbeat

Adenuga,Otedola,folorunsho alakija,bola shagaya,yinka folawiyo,oba otudeko....


www.nairaland.com/3918290/yorubas-most-industriousrichest-educated-tribe

bayelsaowei:
so who made lagos..the yorubas??

Odingo1:

This people are just feeding fat on Niger delta oil, had it been that Niger delta have control of their resources, they will be the one having the money Alakija,Otedola is having now.
That is reason Yoruba love one Nigeria.

Odingo1:
Igbos made Lagos,Nigeria cannot do without Igbos if not they would have allow them to have Biafra.

hilroy:
Only fools will think of welcoming the discussion that Igbos have absolute anything to do with development in Lagos.