₦airaland Forum

totit:
So, the neighboring state to Anambra which happened to be the most industrialized state in the whole SE couldn't take a queue from her Lagos counterpart.

Audio man. You are known for your self-appraise and delusion mention on nairaland anyway.

Who told you that Anambra is the most industrialized state in the SE?

Also, is their any other state in Nigeria where everything is concentrated the way it is concentrated in Lagos?

Remove Ogun state from being next door to Lagos, and you will have another Osun. Replace it with Kogi state or any other random state and see if that state won't be in the same position where Ogun state is. Ask yourself, did any of the mediocre governors that ruled Ogun state do anything spectacular?

You people will see the truth and still be running around like headless chicken.

plaindealer:
Going by your population logic, why is 5 million population Akwa Ibom attracting investments left and right? Or Akwa Ibom is also close to Lagos like Ogun state?

Too many lame and ridiculous excuses..

I don't know why you guys from that side are fond of making dum.b and ridiculous posts.

Why are you comparing apples with oranges? Is Akwa Ibom not in the same SS that got 0.5% of the FDI?

Who doesn't know that Ogun is only gaining FDI due to its proximity to the already filled up Lagos?

Nigeria is a dysfunctional and sorry society where the rulers are as dum.b as the worst ret.ards. Otherwise tell me why they would be forcing virtually everything on Lagos, a state that is already topping the list of world's most miserable, congested and overpopulated cities when common sense should have made them to disperse key infrastructures and investments.

totit:
Somebody said we should forget OGUN state and also called the stats, lagos ' bugus figures.


This one don lose am kpatakpata

Your problem is obviously inability to read and comprehend.

Yes, I said that Lagos is responsible for the SW bogus figure and that's an irrefutable fact!

Yes, I said that Ogun state is snapping the overflow from the over congested Lagos and that's an irrefutable fact too!!

So, what's your argument exactly??

Angelfrost:
[s]I honestly don't get what the fuss of our Eastern people here is all about... Who doesn't know South East is behind in terms of foreign investments??! Is that supposed to be hidden knowledge??!...

When your region continues to condole poor leadership for so many years, what did you all expect??! When good roads, and simple basic infrastructure continue to be rocket science, how exactly do you expect to attract top businesses.

Come to even think of it, how many Easterners are actually willing to invest in their home states??!... There are far more Igbo big business owners setting up businesses far from the East than there are Westerners and Northerners doing such far from home!!!

I have said before, will keep saying it... IPOB, Ohaneze, APGA, etc, have got to call a conference, sit their 'wandering' asses down at a round table, and have a word with themselves! Other regions have left you people behind, and it isn't merely because you don't have one of your people in Aso Rock.

As the Good Book clearly states: "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." (Matt. 25:23)

The entire Igbo nation has what it takes to transform their states and communities into the classic developmental hub that will be envied by all, and pull nations down there in droves to do business... They should join hands and start, instead of constantly pointing fingers, sharing blames, while ironically and paradoxically developing other regions.[/s]

Bollocks!!!!!

I was carefully reading all the trash people are saying here about the SE and I couldn't but shake my head at the ignorance being exhibited.

Firstly, SE came 3rd out of 6 regions. Outperforming other regions that have 7 and 6 states!!

Secondly, who doesn't know that the useless FG have been frustrating FDI's that ought to have birthed in the SE?? To be honest, I'm even surprised that we came 3rd despite all these state sanctioned policies against the SE.

We all know that Abuja is responsible for the NC that got 11%. Likewise Lagos being responsible for the SW having that bogus figure. Forget about Ogun, it is only snapping up the overflow from Lagos.

However, my biggest disappointment is in the SS. With all the oil resources and ports, yet nothing to show for it.

The oppression against the SE is becoming unbearable and something will definitely give in the near future. The Enugu international airport has been closed for so long now. The rails has been built in other regions but non here. Every other region has several federal government agencies and institutions but SE has not even one!! A region that is heavily into commerce and business has no single dry port but NW and other regions have!!

Inasmuch as I'm not exonerating our governors, but aside the fat and iresponsible efulefu in Abia state, I don't think other regions have got better governors than those in the SE. Forget about the noise.

If the SE could come 3rd despite all the desperate wicked acts by the central government against us, imagine where we would be if only there is equal playing ground for all.

THANK GOD WE HAVE WHAT OTHERS CAN'T HAVE I.E THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LOCAL INVESTMENTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN TRADING INTO MANUFACTURING

USELESS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!

Dammy996:
See pictures of the #4 billion cocoa processing plant Cross river is set to lunch in August.

Cross river state in th southern part of Nigeria is set to lunch a cocoa processing plant worth 4 billion naira.

The cocoa processing plant is set to start operation in August as reported by African Fact zone.

Cross River is said to accounts for almost 30% of Cocoa in Nigeria. It was reported by Vanguard that peter Egba negotiated with chocolate companies based in Italy to receive supplies from the grinder.


see pictures and full details below

https://www.operanewsapp.com/ng/en/share/detail?news_id=b3f762268631888e440800c69b2ae612&news_entry_id=s5a16213200811en_ng&open_type=tanscoded&request_id=news_71978681-0c91-4a80-9399-ab304cbea995&from=news

Good development!
Something caught my attention, the report stated that Cross River State accounts for about 30% of cocoa production in Nigeria. Then why are some people claiming that SW accounts for almost all the cocoa in Nigeria? Remember that Abia, Taraba, Delta and others also produce cocoa.

sodiqapril:
He said.. while the whole country was on lockdown.the terrorist were moving around transporting money, food , weapons all over the country ...he said they are strategically positioned in the south that when it's time they will strike... You might find it unbelievable, think of the northern okada riders scattered around you, their population, the beggers, their population is almost close to ours .and remember when buhari said the will of Usman Dan fodio will come to pass which means fulanis shall take over Nigeria.. same buhari opened visa for Malians, Chadians, and terrorists from Niger.if you love yourself try and move out of this country even if it's Ghana ..I know that stupid dead rat griller will still come here and hail his daddy

Most of what you said is the truth, however why would you advise Southerners to leave Nigeria? Don't you know that if we all abandon Nigeria, it becomes very easy for them to achieve that same objective you're afraid of, which is to overrun the whole??

Anyways, they can only try but they will never succeed provided that we all stand in unison against them. Even if the government gives them 100% support and the South unites against them, they will never succeed, instead they will only help to breakup Nigeria fast.

It was only Igbos and a few our neighbors that fought against them, yet they had to rely on foriegn powers, middle belt, other Southerners and a blockade before Biafra could be defeated.

They can't win!

You mean this is lady's feet Yuck!! Even an abo.ki that trekked all the way from Niger to P.H can't have such feet

Such idiatic governor! Abia state has become a huge embarrassment to us Igbos. What the hell is going on?? Abia is now so unfortunate that mediocrity is now synonymous to it. Ikpeazu is so useless. Tufiakwa!!


Thank God they destroyed that refuse truck they fire fighting truck. Good riddance to bad rubbish

Ilaumoh:
Or added to Imo state as a state city

Do you even know that a large number of your people live in the state, particularly Aba? If it's cursed will they all be living there?

Ilaumoh:
Seriously, that place is indeed curse

So you're now joining that psychopath to say trash about Abia state? You need to delete those trash comments and be careful. For someone who goes about trying to launder the image of Akwa Ibom and even doing praise singing and psycophant work, you shouldn't be going this path.

Remember that two can play the game and Akwa Ibom is no where near perfect. We criticize Abia state constructively but that doesn't mean anyone can now say whatever nonsense they feel like about the state.

Imagine saying Abia is cursed. Really, and you think it's fair?

chrisblack:
There you go without even understanding the basic norm of international relations. Do you know Ukraine was also nuclear? .was it not the same US that prevailed upon Russia to jointly force Ukraine to give up it's weapon with a quaranty of protection by the US and Russia of it's sovereignty and geographical integrity. So what happened. Let me tell you a truth today. Nigeria can not be allowed to failed
Nigeria is a major calamity of global proportion.The non peaceful disintegration of the country would never be allowed even by so called super powers cause of it's consequent effect on Africa. The destruction of economies of other nations,the largest refugee's situation ever known to mankind etc. Your reasoning is just hypothetical. I tell you there can never be a referendum without a preceding military confrontation. From former yogoslavia to Crimea,to Ukraine,South Sudan,east Timor etc. You are not a student of history.Tell me who would intervene military U.S ?.you must be kidding.which separatist group would for a critical mass with IPOB? Let me tell you where you lack simple basic understanding of power and military projection. Oil which is our major stay is of global concern to only a few countries excluding US. They would not be interested. IPOB will be crushed, forget the rants of Kanu . He will run. The effect on the south east will be devastating. The war would definitely be fought. The only means of reducing the effect is if the entire south choose to stand together,which I doubt,not because of lack of wanting same but due to the nature of perceived overbearing and usually illogical reasoning as regards issues like these.

Lol, if you think there is going to be another war like we had in 1967-70, then it shows you really don't understand the situation of Nigeria. Firstly, before you can fight the sort of war that happened in the past, you will have a semi autonomous regional government. The only war that can ever be fought again in Nigeria is guerilla war and it is already happening. Boko Haram, Bandits, Herdsmen, militancy etc are different forms of guerilla warfare.

Do you think the West is happy that Nigeria is now a regional and global threat? They gave a warning that global terrorist groups are establishing themselves in Nigeria and you think they're comfortable with that?

Russia bullied Ukraine to submission and US including NATO couldn't do anything because of Russia's nuclear capability. That's also the same reason they can't invade North Korea despite all their threats and provocation. However, in the case of Nigeria. A very weak, fragmented and distabilized country. Forcing a referendum on us will be a tea party. America has military bases all over West Africa same as France. America influences global trade in weapons. They control the media. The West influences decisions made by bodies like UN and ICJ as well as financial bodies. I can tell you categorically that no Nigerian president will want to defy a mandate by UN to conduct a referendum. The problem is that you feel that Nigeria is a strong nation but in reality we are not. Once any Nigerian president is told to allow a referendum to take place in Nigeria, and he refuses. He will automatically become a fugitive leader. He will be blamed for any more deaths that occur in Nigeria. War crimes allegations will be levelled against him and he can't travel out without risking being arrested. Nigeria's finances will be frozen. Aids will be stopped. Embargo on arms will be placed. Embargo will also be placed on oil sales. Boko Haram will still be there. Likewise bandits and herdsmen killings. Now add that to the economic implosion and all that will take place. Do you think any Nigerian leader will be stvpid enough to risk all that when he knows he can't survive it?

The moment UN pushes for a referendum on Nigeria, then it's game over. You will even be shocked on how the president will accept it helplessly.

PureFace1:
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Keep deceiving yourselves


I am not talking about government or institutions patronage, I am talking about personal patronage.

How many Igbo use innoson as their private cars?

If all Igbo that own a private cars today sell their cars and buy Innoson. I bet Innoson will automatically become a giant but that's easier said than done.

I hardly see Igbo use Innoson as their private cars but you are all online trying to blackmail other tribes into patronizing Innoson. Playing victims and talking about one Imaginary hatred as if you will be using the same energy to promote Innoson if he was an Hausa man

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You're talking rubbish! The question you should ask yourself is, how many Nigerians can afford to buy brand new cars? How many brand new cars can be found in our roads? Yet I do see a number of Innoson cars in the streets of Owerri driven by few wealthy individuals aside their pick up trucks and buses which are a common sight.

It is not just government alone that patronize Innoson in the East. Many churches, organizations and companies also patronize him a lot. Nothing gives me pride than seeing Innoson brands on our roads.

Very true. Nobody believes in Nigeria again. The country has gone to the dogs.

Bkayyy:
The south east economic race is on, don't say you were not told.
The Igbo competitive spirit is on. No Igbo state wants to do boy boy for another Igbo state, I love such healthy competition

You're right, but this one is more like ego trip than healthy competition. The fat foo.l will be like, if Ebonyi is building their own and Anambra is building too, then Abia must have its own too. However, he forgot that Abia has more pressing issues than having an airport. The roads and sanitation need to be fixed first before talking about airport.

What about remodeling Ariaria and other markets into malls and plazas instead of those old buildings that litter everywhere.

Ikpeazu is a huge disappointment. Shame on him!!!

No wahala boss. You're the real definition of Mr. Project and not Wicked of Rivers

Imo State will soon become a major oil producing state with a bigger economy.
A refinery is almost completed.
A gas plant is being built.
A petrochemical plant is also in the pipeline.

Now more of our stolen oil wells about to be returned

Imo State is on the rise!!

PrinceOfEast:
Being patriotic doesn't mean that i should turn deaf & blind to the atrocities commited by d govt.

Calling Hope names on this issue at hand or asking him to go and pay pensioners on such critical thread is a distraction and misplaced priority.

Be guided and know when to criticize or when to support.

Hope Uzodinma needs all the support he can get on this issue. Just imagine Rivers State stealing our oil proceeds since and still be insulting us. That's rubbish! Those oil wells should be handed over to Imo State already.

Good one. They don't even know what to do with all the oil money. Mr. Wicked will be wasting it on PDP or using it to buy SUV's for judges. Those oil wells should be handed over to Imo state already

benzion72:
I also observed this, Nigeria third generation children are getting taller to than their parents. I mean I am taller than my parent, and my children are taller than I do. So good nutrition encourage growth

Nutrition plays a big role in determining how tall people will grow. That is why Nigerians that were born abroad are relatively taller than those that grew up in Nigeria. Similarly, awareness about nutrition is a recent development in Nigeria, that is why people that were born in the 80's and earlier are way shorter than those that were born in the 90's and above. I know of a couple who are both short but they knew the importance of protein to kids. The woman was always cooking beans and all their children were average height. I'm average height at 5"7 but my kid brothers who were born much later are tall.

Op, you shouldn't marry a short woman at all. It has lots of disadvantages both physical and psychological. Aside the risk of having short children, people will want to overlook or even disregard you as a couple. When you're having argument with outsiders, they will be tempted to go physical on you and your wife because you two will appear small

I'm 5"7 and my wife is 5"8 but I feel like I'm 6" whenever we are together because we appear imposing somewhat but if I had married someone who is say 5"1, it would be different.

Who be these ones kwanu? No be only Igbo leaders. Una just dey decieve una selves for there.

Nezzjnr:
Anyone that brings up issues relating to Nigeria politics should be banned

There's a reason Seun created the Politics section... You can go there and relate with your fellow mad Men

Honestly, we shouldn't allow the madness of politics to spoil the beauty of this thread.

Lol, you're obviously overrating the dum.b idiats rulling this country. Your ideas are what is taken into consideration in sane countries but unfortunately, we are talking about Nigeria here.

einsteine:
He has a choice.

Even Innoson is driven in a BMW not his own brand.

Business is not done on the basis of my brother. When will Nigerians learn this? How many of you would be billionaires and go and be buying IVM cars?

What are you talking about? If it were his personal car then it would be understandable to argue that he has his personal preferences but heck, we are talking about ambulance here. Does the brand really matter??

We should stop allowing moneybags with primitive mindsets from holding public office. This man is a disgrace, shame on him!!

Who cares if other Nigerians accept you as their slave master. Who cares if they've finally woken up due to our awareness campaigns. However, you guys have a little window of opportunity to restructure now or lose it all. Shekina

chrisblack:
and you feel the US that cannot intervene in Crimea, Libya (our backyard), Syria etc ,would choose to bother it self with Nigeria.You think Washington would bother it self with a situation it knows it can not win?.let me tell you why your reasoning is flawed. China which as much at stake to protect all the loans given to Nigeria would be involved,Russia for just the sake of US bet involved would step up it's game, and also for strategic importance of Nigeria, Britain would definitely support Nigeria. UN siddon look. Many of you don't understand what you talk about.you are part of these Yahoo generation. US as lost its appetite for global war. Of what benefit would it be to the US supporting SE as against the entire country. Stop thinking through your Anus.
Mind you in all scenario the war would still be fought in the SE ,coupled with it's attendant destruction of life and property.
Washington can't declare a country independent on its own.

It's obvious you don't understand how international diplomacy works. Yes, the US can't intervene in Crimea because Russia is a nuclear power fighting against a little island. They did intervene in Libya and that's why Ghaddafi was assassinated. They intervened in Syria too but the situation there was complicated. Now, in the case of Nigeria. Once we can successfully lobby Washington. They will intervene by telling the UN that genocide is going on in Nigeria and the world can't afford to withness another Rwanda, albeit a worse version. The UN will now act in the capacity of trying to save millions from dying in Nigeria, and they will inform whoever is the president to allow a UN supervised referendum to be conducted. Meanwhile, publicity on killings in the middle belt, NE and NW as well as the rest of Nigeria will be massive at this point, thus giving the UN credibility and putting the government in terrible light. At this point too, all the aggrieved ethnic groups, and mind you they're many will become emboldened to start challenging the FG while supporting the UN. No country or global body will want to be seen as supporting a tyrant who is supervising the killing of his people and they will in essence support the UN.

With global attention now on Nigeria, IPOB and other separatist groups would form a critical mass and would be marching the streets of global cities in protests in solidarity with the UN mandate. Already, threats of war crimes, sanctions and millitary intervention will be in the pipeline. Remember that America and France has bases surrounding Nigeria. Ohanaeze, Afenifere, Niger Delta groups and Middle belt groups would obviously be in support of the UN and they would be mounting serious pressure locally too. Now ask yourself, which president can withstand all these pressure??

There is what is known as the Cascade effect. Things can spiral out of control and China won't even have the chance or capacity to make any difference.

So, I repeat, the country can be broken up very easily without any war!

horsepower102:
Extreme misplaced priorities for real.

I think it is borne out of envy. It pisses them off each time they see Igbo cities looking like Eastern European mid-sized cities while all they've are a mass of slums

Check some aerial views of Eastern European cities or some smaller cities in South America, and you will see they look very much like our cities. Now contrast that with SW slums they call cities and see how they all look like Timbuktu in 1795

If I'm in their shoes I will be jealous too

OkutaNla:
[s]Nice. Don't forget to show the real Aba though.[/s]

This is rubbish! Lagos has worse places than those pictures yet everyone has forgotten about them but we Igbos are not like that, we call out our leaders whenever there is need and that is why you see people always calling the attention of government to all those bad places but it doesn't mean you guys are not having it worse. Who is bringing the attention of the Lagos State governor or his bullion van godfather to the plight of Mushin, Maroko, Mile 12, Boundary, Oyinbo, Ajegunle and so many other terrible places in Lagos that are often hidden from the public??

What about the sorry mess of those slums you call cities like Ibadan, Oshogbo, Abeokuta, Sango, Ado Ekiti etc? You left all those terrible dungeons to fixate yourself on Aba that is already getting the needed attention??

Na wa for you and your misplaced priority.

alhassanyusuf29:
[s]Lol. What an irony this assertion is coming from a nyamuri flat.head, u sit at the comfort of ur HIV/erosion ravaged region and spew trash... I'm not from SS but I just felt I had to address this bear parlour permutations arising from too much ogogoro and mmanya intake!!

this what happens when u get ur information from that hunchback pigdiot bleaching cownu

"Ameachi has nothing to offer", is it that midget Ngige that has something to offer!?!? or Onu whose only time we remember his existence is through FEC meeting or Orji that even u guys have rejected(these are ur most influential politicians in APC)??

The earlier u realize that the SE are insignificant,unimportant and inconsequential in the scheme of things, the better... ur 5% votes can never get u anywhere.. you just recently went from 3rd class citizen to 4th class , the DSP slot that u were beating ur hairy chest just got dragged off ur feet by the same minority u love to hate... Even the minority seat u were dragging in ur slavish party PDP, u still couldn't get it, foolish clowns

The same SS region ur suffering from "attach by force" syndrome in every thread and comments, in order to find solace and console ur docile politics.. before u start feeling all funky, u better take a chill pill bcuz the SS is way ahead of u in all ramifications(apart from social media )


What will ur paltry and trivial votes of 5% add to Ameachi!! All he needs is the support of the north and any other zone.. mind you, the SS region will never disown their son if he eventually gets the presidential ticke or VP, just like they didn't disown GEJ

Ur demeaning and belittling a region that produced a president, VP, DSP, cheif judge and chairman of both ruling and opposition party.. while all the sophisticated online warriors had show for was a ceremonial president and 3m head counts ..from all logic, its the SS that pulls SE around(not the other way round)

The same minority group that has "no clout and no influence", had all the uppermost position, while u guys kept playing second fiddle and chest-beating.. u have the influential people and the numbers as u claim, but u still can't make urself president, who is fooling who!?!?

To hell with bia.fraud agitation!! Bloody cowards!! Nobody is begging u to jettison shit!! It's all the figment of ur imagination!! Is only a nyamuri flat.head that will fabricate a lie, convince himself and then feel good about it!!.. I have never seen a northern elite begging una to jettison ur agitation!! Who are u?!?!


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Lol, abo.ki now think they have an opinion on what happens between the SE and SS. This guy is so ignorant that he thinks that SS is a tribe, aren't there Igbos in SS?

I no blame you, na Lugard cause all these rubbish. If people from a region that is globally known for poverty, illiteracy, terrorism, under 5 mortality, maternal mortality, diseases, homeless children etc. will leave his pitiable situation and bleak future, and decide to wade into what he knows nothing about, then that's clear case of misplaced priority.

If I were to be you, I will be opening threads on possible ways to save your region from the calamity that has befallen them. Take a look at the North, and tell me if it's not the most miserable region of the world today. NE has been over-ran by Boko Haram with millions displaced and tens of thousands dead! NW is currently harvesting deaths on a daily and thousands displaced! What about NC? Same woes all over yet you left your sorry state of affairs to discuss what you're ignorant of?

I'm sorry for you

MetaPhysical:
Ibo is the highest recruiter of criminal labour.

There is no land in Nigeria that is safe from their criminals

There is no land in Africa that is safe from them.

No country in the world is safe from them.

How can one explain a crime bust involving 78 people and 77 of them are Ibos? It is mind boggling. We cannot understand it....but guess what,? It makes perfevt sense to Ibos. They dont see anything wrong in it...just normal business.


Tuueh! Spit on Lugard for mixing Ibo in this Nigeria.

They ruined this country from Jan 66.

And this thing wasn't banned?? Really, this rubbish didn't earn him a lengthy ban??

So making such unguarded post against an ethnic group is now acceptable on nairaland?

Seun, Lalasticala ??

So all the lands in the North is not enough for them? They now want to seize the ancestral lands of Southerners??

I can see that these guys are now feeling invincible. They believe they can do anything, no matter how evil it is against the South and middle belt, and still get away with it. Well, they are in for a huge surprise. As they say, pride goes before a fall and their fall will be so disastrous.

It is becoming very clear that this useless country will not remain an entity beyond 2023.