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rexwalters:
APC have no zoning for Anambra, Ngige has a 2nd term unfinished mandate, APGA has nobody, Bianca Ojukwu, obiano and Umeh will divide the okukor party.

Anambra has zoning, APC will be foolish not to respect the zoning because the entire Anambra is voting Anambra south! Even if APC teams up with PDP, APGA will still thrash them massively so keep getting your hopes up for nothing lol

LegendHero:
You should have keep SHUT before attacking my personality initially.

Not everyone on here is poor as you. Rubbish!

Hahaha.

LegendHero:
Who are all these ones? Millionaire in dollars or billionaire in dollars?

Stop listing mushroom people for me. I can also proceed to list the Tom Harry and dick millionaires scattered around Ogun state.

I’m talking about name that are famous with reputable verifiable net worth not your mushroom billionaires with no source to attest to their worth!

Guy dont mind those guys. This is current Forbes rating of black billionaires for 2019. Alakija alone is richer than all igbos both male and female combine
https://www.forbes.com/.../2019/03/05/the-black-billionaires-2019

Plead:
Wtf are the davidos tho?

if you are using the Naira as the benchmark like you said. Then we can conclude Davido is a billionaire right?

Kennyswagzz:
Guy dont mind those guys. This is current Forbes rating of black billionaires for 2019. Alakija alone is richer than all igbos both male and female combine
https://www.forbes.com/.../2019/03/05/the-black-billionaires-2019

Lol, I know their way. They will pack mushroom millionaires and tag them imaginary billionaires online.

Kennyswagzz:
https://www.forbes.com/.../2019/03/05/the-black-billionaires-2019
Lol.. you guys sha

Arthur Eze Oranto hold 24 oil and gas licenses across Africa

Pardon75:
If you guessed Nnewi.....then you are right. According to Forbes, the city not only has the highest number of billionaires, they produced the country's first billionaire..... Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu. He is the father of the late Biafra leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu.

Shortly before Nigeria’s independence in 1960, Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, reportedly Nigeria’s first black billionaire, and founding president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The royal honor came after
he helped the British during World War II with his fleet of trucks. He was so wealthy that during the Queen’s visit in 1956, she was chauffeured around in his Rolls-Royce – apparently the only one in the country at the time – on the request of the colonial administration.

Profiled in September 1965 by TIME magazine, Ojukwu made his money by importing dried fish for resale, and diversifying into textiles, cement and transport. When he died a year later, his wealth was an estimated $4 billion in today’s economic value.

His son, Chukwuemeka, who also ended up a billionaire, returned from Oxford University at 22 with a master’s degree in history and led his fellow Igbos into the Nigerian civil war as head of the secessionist state of Biafra in 1967.

Their hometown Nnewi, in the southeastern state of Anambra, either by good fortune or hard work, has bred more naira billionaires than any other town in Nigeria, and possibly Africa. The Igbos, who sometimes refer to themselves as the ‘Jews of Africa’, have entrepreneurship in their blood. They have built themselves from the ground up, with little help from the government, after a controversial policy left them all with 20 pounds each, regardless of their bank balance, at the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1970.

These are 10 of the most prominent naira billionaires from Nnewi, in no particular order:

Cletus Ibeto:
The Ibeto Group has been described as the largest industrial enterprise in southeast Nigeria. Starting out as an apprentice to an already established auto spare parts dealer, Ibeto eventually branched out on his own and effectively ended importation of lead acid car batteries in Nigeria in the late 80s. The result is a conglomerate dealing in hospitality, motor products, real estate, petrochemicals, agriculture and cement.

Cosmas Maduka:
One of the country’s foremost car dealerships, Coscharis Group, is the brainchild of a man who lost his father at four and had to drop out of school to sell bean cakes, a popular food staple. His company, one of the largest car dealerships in Nigeria that deals with BMW, Jaguar, Range Rover and Rolls-Royce, has diversified into agriculture.

Innocent Chukwuma:
Another school dropout, he is the founder of Innoson Nigeria Limited which produces sport utility vehicles, commercial buses and passenger cars at the first indigenous assembly plant in Nigeria. The company has factories in Nnewi and Enugu and has the governments of Anambra and Enugu states, as well as a few federal agencies, among its customers.

Gabriel Chukwuma:
The elder brother of Innoson, Gabriel is invested in sports, real estate and hospitality. As chairman of Gabros International Football Club, he oversaw its rise into the Nigerian Premier League and partnership with English side, West Ham FC before selling to fellow Nnewi entrepreneur, Ifeanyi Ubah. He began business as a patent medicine dealer.

Alexander Chika Okafor:
Chicason Industries, and one of its products – A-Z Petroleum, are household names in Nigeria. The conglomerate has made significant inroads in the mining, manufacturing, and real estate in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Okafor, its founder and chairman, was named in 2011 by the Senate as one of the beneficiaries of the subsidy fraud under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, pocketing as much as N18 billion ($54 million).

Augustine Ilodibe:
An orphan and mass server in the Catholic church, young Ilodibe was gifted £35 by one of the priests and he initially invested in motor spare parts trading. By the sixties, he pioneered the interstate luxury bus transport service; for years, he was the sole importer of these buses. After helping organize vehicles for the Biafran side during the civil war, he established the hugely popular Ekene Dili Chukwu Transport, his main cash cow and later diversified into brewery and agriculture.

Ifeanyi Ubah:
The flamboyant businessman funded parts of the Goodluck Jonathan campaign ahead of the 2015 presidential polls and unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of his home state, Anambra, in 2014. His wealth comes from investments in oil and gas, as well as exportation of motor spare parts and, recently, from sales of football players. In June 2015, Ubah – described by one Nigerian newspaper as ‘the new sugar daddy of Nigerian football’ – completed the purchase of Gabros FC for N500 million and renamed it Ifeanyi Ubah FC.

Louis Onwugbenu:
The head honcho of Louis Carter Industries dropped out of school in 1967 when the Nigerian civil war broke out. He got his nickname from weekly trips to Lagos to sell motor spare parts under the popular Carter Bridge in the city. His reinvested profits allowed him to diversify into manufacturing car batteries and pipe fittings, agriculture, food processing, real estate and, by the age of 30, he was already a naira multimillionaire. The headquarters of his conglomerate sits in the Carter Industrial Estate, spanning many acres in Nnewi.

Obiajulu Uzodike:
Nigeria is one of the foremost cable producers in the world due to many indigenous manufacturers across the southeast. One of the top cable companies is Cutix Nigeria, whose founder, Obiajulu Uzodike, cut his teeth in the business as a staff at a US-based aircraft and military wires and accessories company. By 1982, the Harvard Business School alumna and civil war veteran set up Cutix with N400,000 ($1,200), nurturing it to eventually become the first indigenous firm in the southeast to be listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.



Ehen!! So they have the highest billionaires? I am currently looking for Nnewi suitors. Just Kidding.

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alao333 at 07:36 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Of what use as it helped the region ,many of youth stil go abroad dieing on high seas
tegonwa at 07:43 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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And Nnewi Looks Too Rural.Quite Hopeless.Nawaa O!
Zaki68 at 08:12 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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THESE ARE THE MARGINALIZE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA.
freethinker at 08:30 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Quote from: alao333 on 07:36 PM, 11/08/2017
Of what use as it helped the region ,many of youth stil go abroad dieing on high seas
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
THEY ARE MANY MORE THEY HAVE NOT MENTION
freethinker at 08:33 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Quote from: Zaki68 on 08:12 PM, 11/08/2017
THESE ARE THE MARGINALIZE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA.
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I AM SUPRISE AT YOU, DID THEY SAY THAT NIGERIA GOVT HELPED THEM OR INDIVIDUAL EFFORT?
MY DEAR STOP BEING JEALOUS OKAY...
freethinker at 08:35 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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NNEWI IS THE RICHEST TOWN IN NIGERIA WHILE ANAMBRA STATE IS THE RICHEST STATE IN NIGERIA.....
Deltaboy1 at 09:50 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Quote from: freethinker on 08:35 PM, 11/08/2017
NNEWI IS THE RICHEST TOWN IN NIGERIA WHILE ANAMBRA STATE IS THE RICHEST STATE IN NIGERIA.....
Wikipedia, will tell u the truth about GDP by states
Mykie010 at 10:02 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Quote from: Zaki68 on 08:12 PM, 11/08/2017
THESE ARE THE MARGINALIZE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA.
did ur federal govt make any of them billionaire like dangote,there are all self made for ur information.
Mykie010 at 10:03 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Even in Lagos,Igbo's are the richest
Starnixx at 10:42 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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But the forgot my name oo
Patrioti at 11:21 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Nnewi in Anambra State and Abiriba in Abia State is the two richest town in Africa. Their individual effort put together can feed the entire 19 States of North for 75 years. No wonder after Sanusi introduced the Bank Verification Number ( BVN ) he saw that Igbos monetary access is beyond what their Northern politicians stole from government, they started antagonising us.
clechi at 11:41 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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I trust Igbo's
luvly4luv at 11:46 PM, 11/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Poster, please why did you not mention my name? Engr Onyijoe: Uduatamiri 1of Ndimgbu Otolo Nnewi!
Meanwhile, do you want to promote and project your business and products to a higher level so as to join us in the Billioners Club? If YES, then this is for YOU: https://hubpages.com/money/INTELLIGENTSTRATEGYTOPENETRATETHEGLOBALMARKET
Asterimou at 12:00 AM, 12/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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RITUALIST.
RICH IN PAPER BUT POOR SOCIALLY. EVERYONE KNOWS IGBOS ARE RICH BUT THEIR WEALTH ARE ILL-GOTTEN. THAT IS THE REASON THEY CAN'T USE IT TO HELP THEMSELVES NOT TO MENTION OTHERS. THE LITTLE MILLIONAIRES WE HAVE IN MY STATE TRANSFORM IT INTO A SMALL BEAUTIFUL CITY AND GOOD LIVING CONDITION. HOW CAN NNEWI HAVE MORE THAN 10 BILLIONAIRES AND STILL IN A PITIABLE CONDITION? YOUR WEALTH BECOMES ZERO WHEN YOU CAN NOT USE IT TO TOUCH ON THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. WHAT A SHAME!
nonsovin at 12:54 AM, 12/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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I'm so proud of my hometown.. NNEWI

proudly.. ANAEDO
meaning... "Land of Gold"
osarobo62 at 02:15 AM, 12/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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we are talking of clean honest wealth,...not drugs ,rituals and baby selling
proly at 02:45 AM, 12/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Hmmmmm
angesco at 09:13 AM, 12/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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PEOPLES CLUB OF NIGERIA.

Nice one Nnewi.

Wow. Never knew that Chief Ilodibecwas an orphan who arose from the handout of a KIND PRIEST.

Churches in NIGERIA of today can LEARN a thing or two about HELPING ORPHANS!
angesco at 09:14 AM, 12/08/2017 (2 years ago)
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Quote from: angesco on 09:13 AM, 12/08/2017
PEOPLES CLUB OF NIGERIA.

Nice one Nnewi.

Wow. Never knew that Chief Ilodibecwas an orphan who arose from the handout of a KIND PRIEST.

Churches in NIGERIA of today can LEARN a thing or two about HELPING ORPHANS!

copy and paste na bastard

LegendHero:
Lol, I know their way. They will pack mushroom millionaires and tag them imaginary billionaires online.

Uju Ifejika oil reserves worth $4.3b billion

globemoney:
Anambra has zoning, APC will be foolish not to respect the zoning because the entire Anambra is voting Anambra south! Even if APC teams up with PDP, APGA will still thrash them massively so keep getting your hopes up for nothing lol

No sentiments, same way you were wrong about Bayelsa and Kogi, the poor always have a knack of thinking differently from the elite and ruling class. Ngige is the chosen one that will bring Anambra to APC.

Kennyswagzz:
do you know what a billionaire is?

Yes,person wey hold pass all ur village people combined

TundeBricklayer:
Uju Ifejika oil well worth $4.3b illion

Are you okay bro? What is the personal net worth?

Don't you know the difference between company investment and personal net worth?

Should I also list Globacom investment as Adenuga networth?

Aiyk2333:
this is an undisputed fact made my Forbes but trust afonjas they can't, they'll never agree, they'll definitely give dimensions to it

show me where forbes aid so

Aiyk2333:
this is an undisputed fact made my Forbes but trust afonjas they can't, they'll never agree, they'll definitely give dimensions to it

show me where forbes said so

LegendHero:
Are you okay bro? What is the personal net worth?

Don't you know the difference between company investment and personal net worth?

Should I also list Globacom investment as Adenuga networth?

Glo is owned by IBB and Atiku

ezewealth:
I am not from anambra, i can swear anambra has the hightest number of billionaires n millionaires in the east, na them way dem hold highest position in govt parastatal. Na dem get the highest number of estate and plaza in abuja

guy forget all dese media hype,abiriba people from abia get money pass most of them masquerading themselves as billionaires,just dat abiriba ain't interested in politics.only dubic of get money pass all the ubas joined together

Kpoikpoi:
All the Okoro man thinks about is money,money,money,no wonder there are too many criminals in that part of the country.
When a group of people respect money too much and want to become rich by all means their young men are encouraged to become kidnappers, armed robbers ,drug dealers and ritualists.
I pity Okoro people.

Nawoo this hatred is too much
God continue to bless IGBOS AMEN

TundeBricklayer:
Glo is owned by IBB and Atiku

LOL really.

can we say Airpeace airline is also owned by the Niger Delta investment?

rexwalters:
No sentiments, same way you were wrong about Bayelsa and Kogi, the poor always have a knack of thinking differently from the elite and ruling class. Ngige is the chosen one that will bring Anambra to APC.

Anambra is not Kogi and Bayelsa, APC fielding Ngige will even make the election easier for APGA. You are obviously not from Anambra that’s why you are saying all these nonsense. Anambra is APGA, a million Ngige cannnoy change that, Ngige won’t even contest so stop wasting your time

Plead:
Wtf are the davidos tho?

he meant the adelekes

LegendHero:
LOL really.

can we say Airpeace airline is also owned by the Niger Delta investment?

Glo license was bought with PTDF fund by Atiku

Those that read everything should explain to me what they said will happen in 2070?

remember we're still in 2019

Kennyswagzz:
show me where forbes aid so

Forbes is not a parameter to measure wealth

wwwihy:
Anambra has no billionaire. Stop using billionaire as cheap word.

We have only four Billionaires in Nigeria
1. Aliko Dangote
2. Mike Adenuga
3. Folorunsho Alakija
4. Ishaku Rabiu

Any other billionaire is fake

Get some education bro. There are many billionaires in Nigeria apart from those you mentioned above. Us dollar is not the only standard to be a billionaire. There are naira billionaires

TundeBricklayer:
Glo license was bought with PTDF fund by Atiku

Really tell me more!

Emedu:
APC will win if care is not taken

We re talking about Anambra.. Apc dont ve a chance here.. Nfige will never resign as a minister to go lose election woefully

TundeBricklayer:
Forbes is not a parameter to measure wealth

a conventional afonja boy believes everything he sees on google is the only truth ever.. I wouldn't argue with him, I know them too well.

Emeka Offor just one of his investments KAZTECH fabrication yard worth $1.3 billion, mention any Ogun state man with such investment, not to talk of Arthur Eze, ABC Orjiakor, Ernest Azudialu and Uju Ifejika

LegendHero:
Rubbish, you mean the loan money they borrowed? Is that his personal networth?

the idiot think we are taking about 15b naira

rexwalters:
Soludo should save his small money, no platform, Ngige and his men are in power, they will install him Governor like they did with fayemi. Ngige is the highest ranking Anambra indigene in the APC cabal. President Buhari is very loyal to him. President Buhari's loyalist don't lose.

Mmm
This is the real deal

Soulsymbol99:
Coscharis motors Capital oil Arthur Ezekiel Innoson Ibeto Air peace Pascal Dozie (diamond bank) Emeka offor Leo ekeh (zinox)
2 mention but a few

Paschal dozie and leo Stan re from imo

SocialJustice:
Jim Ovia $980m, Tony Elumelu $700m, Arthur Eze?? ? No data.

The first 2 are even from igboid tribes, they are not igbos.

Which one is Igboid
Na waaoo

LegendHero:
Lol, I know their way. They will pack mushroom millionaires and tag them imaginary billionaires online.

guy never take those niggas serious..