₦airaland Forum

Efewestern:
Dangote originally wanted to site the refinery in Ondo state, but due to bad politics (Up till now I still don't understand what happened) he moved it to Lagos, it would have been better should the projected be sited in Ondo, it's closer to Delta and Bayelsa, Ondo produces about 80-100,000 barrel per day, so sourcing for crude won't be difficult.

It's a welcome development thou , at least we should stop the importation of fuel.

Westbestside:
It shall not be well with mimiko

debaj10:
you may be right.
but so what?
the man's going to be in trouble with that refinery very soon.
in 10 years, while still paying back his loans, crude price will start an inevitable, constant decline.
it's only Niger Deltans I pity-
their environment is polluted for eternity…

wetin I dey tok sef?
pity koo, pity nii.
shebi all of dem dey look wen saro wiwa die by hanging.
keep living with crude water and soot air.
izit me dat wii sik an go an die?
deti no dey kii blak man na.
abi?

TylerDurden:
Nobody is against Dangote building a refinery of his any where he likes.

He can even site it in Sambisa forest for all I care but what I will not accept is for that same refinery to be supplied with crude from the ND.

Also, in the event of Nigeria's balkanization, Dangote hopes to secure his refinery as he knows the North will not relinquish the SW.

lovat:
If only you are matured enough you will know the Op very well with his other monikers here. he is from Akwa Ibom state and he speaks the truth always.

Remember to also start thinking on how to grow up because you are making a joke out of this person you are right now

TylerDurden:
Nobody is against Dangote building a refinery of his any where he likes.

He can even site it in Sambisa forest for all I care but what I will not accept is for that same refinery to be supplied with crude from the ND.

yeyerolling:
our oil our oil. Chilling in an fpso off d coast of Qua Iboe. Op come nd stop us from selling to dangote o. Ode

Efewestern:
Yes.. I know of that issue.. I still prefer Ondo state thou, it would've been easier to source for materials, Crude from Ilaje can provide for about 10% of the refinery's total capacity.

with Dangote refinery in Ondo state, FG will have not option than to fasten the development of the EPZ project in Ogidigben, which is not far from Ondo, it's a win win for Every one.

Everything must not be in Lagos, such a huge project should be located in a place with less development not Lagos.

Efewestern:
Yes.. I know of that issue.. I still prefer Ondo state thou, it would've been easier to source for materials, Crude from Ilaje can provide for about 10% of the refinery's total capacity.

with Dangote refinery in Ondo state, FG will have not option than to fasten the development of the EPZ project in Ogidigben, which is not far from Ondo, it's a win win for Every one.

Everything must not be in Lagos, such a huge project should be located in a place with less development not Lagos.

TylerDurden:
We will NOT allow him lift any gas from the ND.

UncleJJ:
These are the states that are officially recognized as "niger-delta"

imo
anambra
abia
delta
edo
akwa ibom
lagos
ondo
bayelsa
crossriver
rivers

Which one of these states are you talking about when use say "Niger-Delta"? Do you mean the South-South?

If you refer to the SS, these are the states that constitute the SS;

edo/delta
akwa/cross
rivers/bayelsa

Do you refer to all the states in the SS or all the states in the Niger-Delta region?

I am confused, I am yet to meet a Nigerian who has ancestral roots in more than 3 states and it seems you have ancestral roots in 6 - 10. And, not only do you have roots, you give us the impression that you have influence over the very many oil producing ancestral territories in the ND or SS.

Is this a case of confusion or drug abuse?

lovat:
He is from Akwa Ibom state and he speaks the truth always.

TylerDurden:
Nobody is against Dangote building a refinery of his any where he likes.

He can even site it in Sambisa forest for all I care but what I will not accept is for that same refinery to be supplied with crude from the ND.

TylerDurden:
We will NOT allow him lift any gas from the ND.

If he likes let him build it underneath the ocean bed, we go bomb am from shore.

Westbestside:
Oga, carry your attachee syndrome elsewhere. Don't disturb my mention.

tollyboy5:
Lolz but that's a blessing to ma division in Lagos we've been neglected not until our son became governor :p

Westbestside:
It shall not be well with mimiko

Efewestern:
Lol.. I understand, but my point is, Ondo don't have any huge structures like Lagos, so it will be fair for them to corner this huge project, again Ondo state has one of the longest costa line in Nigeria but don't have any sea port, everything in Nigeria is just politics.

Efewestern:
Lol.. I understand, but my point is, Ondo don't have any huge structures like Lagos, so it will be fair for them to corner this huge project, again Ondo state has one of the longest costa line in Nigeria but don't have any sea port, everything in Nigeria is just politics.

GavelSlam:

I can guarantee you that impostor is not from the ND.

At best, he's from one of the sides that abut the oil producing areas.

Cuntslayer:
I can guarantee you that he is a Niger Deltan. Its typical of their thought process, play the victim card ,stay in one place and be harassing people going about their legitimate activities.

I'm a Niger Deltan and I must state that I look at my people with disgust. From generation to generation especially the locally bred ones will continue to be agitated due to their short sightedness and greed. U look at the ND Leaders those ones are the real animals. ND deserves what they are getting

TylerDurden:
Exactly!

This is where the fraud begins.

By first claiming Lagos to be Oil producing state without any single evidence to that, Dangote could site his refinery while stealing crude from far away from ND.

He also hopes to use Lagos as a trans-shipment hub for Niger Delta LNG by connecting a pipeline in future that will go all the way to Senegal!

That is the man's plan and they are using fake Lagos crude oil to justify this.

Efewestern:
Yes.. I know of that issue.. I still prefer Ondo state thou, it would've been easier to source for materials, Crude from Ilaje can provide for about 10% of the refinery's total capacity.

with Dangote refinery in Ondo state, FG will have not option than to fasten the development of the EPZ project in Ogidigben, which is not far from Ondo, it's a win win for Every one.

Everything must not be in Lagos, such a huge project should be located in a place with less development not Lagos.

dreamwords:
Yoruba have no drop of oil that's why they envy ibos
Ohh they have oil. That's ewedu oil

Ayhomes:
VERY HISTORIC PIECE

Copied from "FRIENDS IKOYI CLUB 1938" Forum posted by Adenike Marinho, a Medical Doctor.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HATRED
I had the privilege of attending some meetings of the Yoruba and Igbo Leaders. I was not a leader but a youth who knew how to wash his hands. At one of those meetings in Owerri, I think in 1989, I think, I listened to Uncle Bola Ige and other Yoruba Leaders take the likes of Mbakwe, R. B. Okafor and others to the cleaners when the Igbo said the Yoruba were betrayers, citing that Chief Obafemi Awolowo led them into secession with a promise that if the Igbo left Nigeria, the Yoruba would follow suit. They accused him of not following up on his promise. Trust Uncle Bola Ige! He pointed to Chief Mbakwe and said, "you were there in the meeting between Awolowo and Ojukwu as I was. Is that statement correct?".He turned to two other Igbo and two Yoruba Leaders who were at that meeting and asked the same question, saying he had transcripts of the meeting between Awolowo and Ojukwu. They kept quiet while the Yoruba Leaders affirmed that Awolowo never promised to follow the East into secession. What he said was that if the Igbo were "driven" out of Nigeria the Yoruba would take it seriously and reassess their own position. Igbo Leaders DID NOT CONTEST this version. Then Chief Bola Ige threw in the clincher! "Who are you to accuse the Yoruba of betrayal?" he roared, and continued:
1. At Independence Awolowo offered a joint government between the NCNC and AG, with Zik as Prime Minister and Awo as Finance Minister. Awo and Zik "were still negotiating" when it was announced that Zik would be President in a coalition with NPC of the North. The East then collaborated in destroying the West and sending Awolowo and his leutenants to jail!
2. What of the 1965 elections which the West and the East agreed to boycott? We met all night and reached agreement about 3am on the day of the election. In the morning, while the Yoruba boycotted the election, the Igbo went to vote
3. After the 1979 elections Yoruba (UPN) and Igbo (APP?) Leaders were still at the negotiating table for a coalition when to their surprise, an announcement was heard that the Igbo (APP) had agreed to a coalition with the North (NPN)
4. After the 1983 elections, 1979 repeated itself. Not giving up, Awolowo reached out to Azikiwe again for cooperation. Talks started and they met in Benin where Awo pleaded passionately that only a collaboration between The Igbo and the Yoruba could save Nigeria. They didn't reach agreement but promised to meet again. Before the next meeting, the Igbo had again teamed up with the North
Uncle Bola paused and then continued "we can go on and on. So how dare you accuse the Yoruba of betrayal? How many Igbo have been killed in Lagos, Ibadan, Akure, Oshogbo (he mentioned other Yoruba towns)? You have your businesses in the West and went to Western schools. Yet you count the Yoruba as your enemy. You get killed in Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Zaria etc and have your goods looted yet you consider the Hausa/ Fulani your friends. It's your choice. If you want to be slaves for ever, we can't help you"
I had never been so scared in my life. I thought the roof was going to fall. There was a pin drop silence and no Igbo dared interrupt Uncle Bola Ige because he was telling the truth. The Yoruba Leaders ended the meeting at that point and left. I hope Chief C. O. Adebayo's memoirs will give more details of those exchanges.
Now to make three points from all this:
A. The Yoruba have been stretching their hand across the Niger for a handshake for a long time. The Igbo refused to take it for a long time until recently
B. Many Igbo Leaders of the 70s, 80s and 90s deliberately perpetrated the legend of Awolowo's role betraying them into the civil war and his role in prosecuting the war, to rally the Igbo population behind themselves. The Igbo agreed on Yoruba hatred than on any other issue. So it was the fabric that held them together for a long time
C. Time heals all things. Many Igbo reading this will be hearing for the first time that their leaders of old knew for a truth that Awolowo did not break his word to Ojukwu as alleged. And to think of it, EVEN IF OUR PARENTS QUARRELLED, SHOULD WE THE NEW GENERATION CONTINUE THE SAME WAY?. ITS TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THE HANDSHAKE ACROSS THE NIGER WORK FOR THE SAKE OF OUR PEOPLES AND NIGERIA

TylerDurden:
Dangote is building the world's largest refinery in Lagos. Lagos was chosen by Dangote after it was revealed that crude oil deposits had been discovered in Lagos. Why then is Dangote constructing a deep-sea pipeline that will link crude and LNG from the ND to his refinery in Lagos?
The honest truth is that Lagos has no crude oil. The only reason they gave Lagos that fake status is so that Dangote can site his refinery there will sourcing crude from the ND.

Even operation Crocodile Smile which saw parts of Lagos and Ogun being bombed was part of paving the way for Dangote's pipeline. But the useless Afonjas cheered the Hausa-Fulani bombardment of their communities and peoples.

The only reason Dangote is building a refinery in Lagos is because he hopes to build another pipeline linking Lagos to as far away as Cote'dvoire and he is hoping on getting subsidies from the FG in lifting crude from the Niger Delta.

The Deep-sea pipeline project is to boycott the troubled areas of Warri in Delta, Ondo and Ogun states that have seen pipeline vandalization in the past.

By opting for a deep sea pipeline, Dangote is hoping to secure crude supply to his refinery for onward shipment across west Africa.

Also, in the event of Nigeria's balkanization, Dangote hopes to secure his refinery as he knows the North will not relinquish the SW.

This is Operation Araba part 2!

Cuntslayer:
I can guarantee you that he is a Niger Deltan. Its typical of their thought process, play the victim card ,stay in one place and be harassing people going about their legitimate activities.

I'm a Niger Deltan and I must state that I look at my people with disgust. From generation to generation especially the locally bred ones will continue to be agitated due to their short sightedness and greed. U look at the ND Leaders those ones are the real animals. ND deserves what they are getting

ImperialYoruba:
Dangote has deep appreciation for Yoruba. In one story he told of how his grandfather, the Dantata dynasty head, had nothing to start with but was brought into kolanut trade by Yorubas that trade across the West African belt. Dantata rose into prosperity in the North and the legacy is what is Dangote today. He believes in the divine blessings in Yorubaland. His belief is so strong that even in North he is viewed as a sellout. Dangote attends Yoruba social events whether in mosque or church. He acknowledges the benevolence of Yorubaland to the legacy of wealth in his family hold today.
If he is not with Ooni, he is with Alaafin, he goes to pay homage to Awujale and stops over to felicitate with Alake. He leaves there and visit for dinner with Deji. When in Lagos you find him in Eleko's palace or attending social events with Ambode. He is at Polo club, he is at marina on the yatch, he is at Island club......

He is a thorough businessman and I believe all businessmen protect their empire against risks. If SS and SE were not risky places I see no reason why Dangote should not be seen with Dick Clark or Nwabueze launching projects and fraternizing at social events.

The imperative is on SS and SE to make their regions business friendly so investment money can pour in.

Dangote is not the only Northerner that respect the Yoruba culture, Isiaku Rabiu is another one. In fact he just died few days ago. He has investments in Apapa that dates back many decades. He is not literate and so avoids the Lagos social circle but he was a close buddy with Oyekan before the Oba died.


There is ample example for Ibo to follow but they refuse to open up their region. Even if the political class in Nigeria say we are ready for a Ibo president, dont you know the corporate class can oppose it and kill the idea?

These guys should wake up!

TylerDurden:
How many barrels is currently being produced from Lagos?

Can that amount meet the 650,000bpd supply for his refinery?

Ab0ki, you can only deceive the lazy afonjas