₦airaland Forum

kids everywhere .....
shame.

Adelaide2:
The census was undercounted in SE and SW.

Well, there is another one coming up next year (2017).
Hands folded.

Adelaide2:
I completely agree with you. There is so much imbalance in Nigeria. Yet we cry about the over-use of a few cities. Nigeria should deliberately spread development to all regions. That way we save the ecosystem of the congested areas while developing new frontiers for growth and development. Any wonder why nearly all parts of the US have considerably similar development? They are not stupid who make (or at least try to make) things even/equal for everyone.

Small SA that is 1/3.5 our population have at least 4 world class cities that stand solidly anywhere in the world, and some people are here wanting to die over Lagos. Even Abuja is a money sink just gulping money and producing nothing. Is it no surprise then, that most of the city s sprawling flats and houses, without a dedicated CBD or Industrial Zone...... Add to that, many satellite slum exclaves surrounding the outskirts of the city

Ibadan and Port Harcourt are the biggest disgraces to 21st century Africa. Forget all that "Oil city" rhetoric, most of PH is rubbish filled with slums.
70% of Ibadan is a dump. Although It's own case can even be excused (for many reasons). Lagos draining effect among others. maybe PH too has suffered tome government neglect.
A country like Nigeria can't afford to be a one city giant, it just isn't sustainable, and that is why I support your "Igbos should invest in igboland rhetoric". Yorubas should do the same and Invest in EKITI .... You would be surprised how many children people of Ekiti origin have in Lagos, thinking that is their state of origin.

Abagworo:
Many Igbos are not endowed with the kind of wisdom some of us possess. There was a systemic deprivation aided involuntarily by Igbos. In 2006 during the census then MASSOB irate like IPOB of today caused the undercounting of Igbos thereby reducing our official population.

We need to make full use of every opportunity to right some wrongs and Jonathan further diminished us and the present action of IPOB is diminishing us further.

I personally think Rivers state was BLOATED /Overcounted
It officially has almost as much people as Imo and Abia combined, when there is basically nothing below Port Harcourt, and the entire place is littered with creeks.
Who is deceiving who...

While Ogun, Oyo and Lagos were grossly undercounted. Everyone was in shock when they came back and lied to all our sensibilities by telling us Lagos had just 9 million people, and Oyo had just 5.5, when Ibadan alone is approaching 4.

Adelaide2:
That in bold is a good reason why Igbos should invest back in Igboland. That will lead to less people trouping to Lagos, as well as many of the Igbos in Lagos relocating to go and work in these investments in SE. If any Igbo is found qualified to work in the Public Sector in Lagos, they are welcome to be employed by the Lagos Govt. They will pay taxes in Lagos.

BTW, Igbo investment in Lagos is more than a handful. Do not belittle it, ungratefully

It is good, I support it, we are on the same page.
However, Lagos is already a city set to prosper...... Have that at the back of your mind. It is a strategic city located between West Africa, and The rest of Nigeria. By now, the upward trend of Lagos and environs can't be reversed anymore.
Infact I would advice Yorubas living in Lagos to do the same by investing in the hinterland of Yorubaland, so that SW regional development can be a bit more even.

Look for example, The FG completely ignores the rest of the region while focusing solely on Lagos. Every Nigerian gets to use all the facilities built in Lagos, while Yorubas from other states of the SW get nothing.... Now is that fair?
Enugu, Uyo, Asaba, Owerri, Port harcourt, Calabar, Benin, Warri all have airports. Infact GEJ was already building another one in Bayelsa........ While in the SW, it is just Lagos, Akure and Ibadan. Does that look balanced to you? Many other cases.

Adelaide2:
Taking such investments to the SE will help decongest Lagos. After all, Lagos' high population includes millions of Igbos too. Abi you no want make Lagos decongest again?

Isn't it weird the way you keep talking about the handfull of Igbo investments made in that sprawling city, and then conveniently neglect the millions of poor Igbos that live there and WORK in the state owned sectors?

Let Igbos businessmen start investing in the South-East quite alright, no problem.
BUT if Ambode starts sending every person of Igbo origin back, don't complain. You can't be in Lagos to make money and then use the proceeds to build a duplex somewhere in Enugu while making the source of your income dirty and congested.

Why don't they take it to Aba or Enugu then?
Lagos and Environs have more people than the entire SE.... Incase you all do not know.
Many of you saying thrash here probably live in lagos or within a 100km radius of the city....Lmao. So in all your minds, you are free to come to lagos, Contribute dirt and filth, place constraints on its transportation, health and service sectors and then contribute nothing? Funny people.

You can E-mail the owners and tell them to move their business to the East, maybe they will listen to you.

Naira to blame ....

Fulaman198:
Not really, depends on how you look at it. In Niger republic and Chad it's widely spoken. In fact, The president of Chad is Kanuri

Idris Debby is not Kanuri o.... he is Zaghawa.
And even in Chad and Niger, their languages is still endangered by Hausa and Chadian Arabic.

Hair dye...

Why do I feel like I just read a made up story of lies......

Faaabu!

Why do I feel like I just read a made up story of lies......

Endangered language.

Cheeei...
Can't help but laugh....

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healthFirst:
Edun Aara/Sango

Se oun ni awon elede geesi ma n pe ni "fulgurite"? Okuta ti o maa n wa ni ibi ti monamona bá ti ba ilè?

https://www.carlamary.net/images/Fulgurites.jpg

What are they doing there?

lol whoever wrote that post does not know what he/she is talking about.
Oworo is a North-Eastern Yoruba dialect {NEY} of Lokoja Local Government near the Niger-Benue confluence.
Infact there is quite little Hausa influence in Oworo... The only other language that could have had significant influence is Nupe and Ebira.

The Chiefs of Diobu, Ikwerre Tribe
National Archives (UK)

https://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/7/68374.jpg

1958
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/item.php?item=68374

The Ikwerres have been recognized as a distinct tribe, as far back as pre-Independence.

Pwayne2016:
Checked his Name...Osato(Asato) looks like Igbo name or may be he is from Igbanke Clan..all hail Umuigbo

His name is OSAto not Asato... why are you distorting his name? So that it can sound Igbotic?
Osa in Edo means god.

Well, Republic of Benin is "Nigeria-Annex" . I even hear a lot of them are now all over the West of the country doing building/construction and artisan jobs.
The well Being of Benin is also our Wellbeing....so, I support the move.

saasala:


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lmao

martha89:
Benin and Esan!

Which of the two are more, Benin or Esan?

Temi, Omo Baba Olowo.

Ara Olorire
Yoruba ati Itsekiri.

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Lalasticlala.

EasternActivist:
Because they fail every year in grooves??

Oh, so that means Imo state has the highest number of yearly failures....
....Just following your logic.

amtaken:
Imo is Yoruba?

Do some simple Additional arithmetic , Abeg.

Where are the statistics?

Sure Yorubas will lead the pack.
I am sure Delta, Ogun and Anambra are the next states after those to 3.

Jacko01:
Dat boyega guy... E pain me say na South West.... Ah we need to best him.... In between anoda ibo guy makin waves is jesse okoli

E pain you say na South-West?
Kai....some people are finished.