₦airaland Forum

Orikinla: [size=18pt]The legacies of the great Sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo are enough to make him the most accomplished Nigerian ever for if every premier in the first republic had done what Awolowo did for his own people, Nigeria will not be in this mess today caused by the failures of the Igbo leaders and Hausa leaders.

The best universities and colleges are in the west and they are the legacies of Awolowo.
The best banks are in the west and enjoying the legacies of the greatest Nigerian political leader who did his best for his people and other Nigerians, but was betrayed and cheated from becoming the President of Nigeria that even the great Lion of Biafra Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu said Awolowo was the best President Nigeria never had. And this is true.

The tragedy of our youths today is their intellectual ignorance?
I was not even 21 when I read all the books of Awolowo and what did I gain?
I achieved what no youth of my age achieved as at 20, when I was able to afford to sponsor the participation of Nigeria in two international book fairs in Japan, at 21 I was a project artist for the famous Johns Hopkins University for the Population Communication Services in Nigeria and over 1 million copies of the Family Planning booklets I produced in Pidgin English, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa were distributed all over Nigeria, at 24 I became an Art/Features Editor for the national Kiddies World magazine and at 25 I became a program consultant for UNICEF. And today, I am the publisher of the most circulated Nigerian publication on Nollywood, my NOLLYWOOD MIRROR(R) and other landmark achievements. Thanks to the good education from the solid foundation of Awolowo in Western Nigeria.
But how many of our youths today have even bothered to read his books?

Why are Igbos and Hausas flocking to Western Nigeria?
Because this is the America of Nigeria.
Lagos alone is richer than all the Eastern and Southern states combined.
Lagos does not need palm oil, crude oil or cassava to survive.
Awolowo to the glory and glory of God alone remains the most accomplished Nigerian ever.[/size]

This is BS.
1)igbos are not in the SW because the SW is "america" or anything.
Igbos are also in the North including yobe and maiduguri.
2)lagos is not as rich as you put it.
Definitely not richer than all the SE/SS states.
Imo state alone will give lagos a run for her money
3)awolowo has nothing to do with the economic potential of lagos.
Lagos was a former federal capital for quite sometime which accounts for its relative devt.
4)Apart from lagos,most if not all SW states cannot be compared to SS/SW states in many indices of devt.
Which is why yorubas like claiming lagos.
5)The SW has the highest percentage of poor people after the north.
6)All the SW states are still heavily dependent on Niger-delta resources.
Without oil-revenues,they will all go broke.

[quote author=baby_123]These people are a bloody liability on that country, with their very big family just eating while their economy struggles. Doing lord and lady everywhere. It kind of strange when people care about them. Of what importance is this kingship and other rubbish again? Will it restore the faded glory of England? *On to more important topics* [/quote]Well,the british people are happy to fund the over-bloated lifestyle of the so-called royal family.
As long as i don't pay taxes to the british govt,i don't care.

Yawn.
I don't give a damn.
Their relevance is restricted to the UK and the falklands which they stole from argentina.

I am sure those mentioning awolowo are having a laugh.
Awolowo can never be the most accomplished Nigerian.
He is not even the most accomplished yoruba let alone Nigeria.
He was just a yoruba hero.
Even azikiwe was more nationalistic.

Sweetlemon: So because I did not mention any Akwa-Ibom or Cross River person I am not from there ba?
Not everybody sees the world through their home towns you know. Especially not me. I give pay everybody their dues regardless of where they come from and I couldn't possibly care less. one of the reasons why my fiance is not from my region.
Nansense!

okay ma.

Sweetlemon: Politics : Bola Tinubu. In terms of being the most intelligent player in the game
Literature: Wole Soyinka
Religion: Pastor Enoch Adeboye. he leads a size of congregation that most pastors can only dream of
Culture: ?

I know you were yoruba.
Your bigotry shines through you.
Yet you were claiming cross-river/calabar in another thread just to prove a point.
Smdh.

Afam4eva: I thought you used to hate chelsea. Did they bribe you with chelsea dry gin

Hate chelsea?
Nah.

FrostyZonn: I don't know what it is about Chelsea, but I absolutely loathe the club.

I am sure you are a MANU fan.
After farcelona and tiny totts,yoonited are next on my hate list.

This is not a chelsea thing.
It's a global issue.
Imagine a barca fan wearing a barca shirt in the midst of madrid fans or a bayern fan wearing a bayern jersey in the midst of dortmund fans.
I am definitely sure it would have been worse.
If he tried this in places like italy and germany,he would have been stabbed or shot.

Everybody from the back-water regions of the SW will start claiming lagos.
Lol.

muktarl: this is the same thing that led to the massacre of ibos in 1966. make una continue in this marginalization of the north. wait until we take power in 2015 all of una go hear am.

peter obi has connived with jonathan to corner all the federal posts to anambra.

Look at this shameless parasite.
How much does the north contribute to the federation account?
Secondly,what has the north done with all the years they've been in power?
Incase you don't know GEJ is currently the glue that holds the country together.
If an islamic fundamentalist replaces him,then Nigeria as we know it is history.

homerac7: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!!

This can't be right! It is miscarriage of justice meant to embarrass GEJ and FG. It is handiwork of "Tinubu" and Justice Salami. They want to steal our oil. We no go gree...we must divide this country.

Now, seriously, this is a biiiiig landmark judgment. I am so so happy. I hope and pray that more of such court judgements will help devolve the highly illegal and unnecessary concentrated in the centre. In particular ministries of agriculture, education, oil and solid minerals. The centre needs to be leaner and more of internal affairs regulatory and foreign projection oriented.

what is all the drama for?
Yes,the centre should be as lean as possible which should be as a result of true federalism,where niger-delta resources is used by the niger-delta for their own development instead of feeding parasites.

A southafrican accusing someone else of rape.
Lol.

Nice.

Nigeria should be on the list of american haters.
In the past 5-10 years,america's image in Nigeria's govt circle has gone down due to many factors.

Wsdm: Are we not already in a military regime? Security adviser to the president just said that there are military presence on the street of 28 state in Nigeria. Although GEJ may be thinking that he is using them to clamp the opposition down and also going to use them during the next election, little did he realise that these soldiers are just seeing him as 'bloody civilian'. I wish well in the well he is fast digging for himself.

you don't want soldiers in your state,yet you will blame GEJ for any terrorist attack.
Why not go on exile,or better still jump into well.

How does rivers state political disturbance relates to a coup?
Is rivers the only state in the country?
Why are these shameless northerners not focusing their attention on their BH-riddle states instead of rivers state which is relatively peaceful.
These people can be baffling.

NovusHomo: In other words since every other country is corrupt, my country has the right to be corrupt too. Damn right Presido, damn right!

I can bet $1000 that you misunderstood him.

How does oratory determine performance or ability?
Is the chinese president an orator?
Many Nigerians can be shamelessly stupidd.

dayokanu: Whats the Post of the man that made the statement?

National Publicity Secretary talk, one village nuisance say he get idea

Mr Amoniba Akoko, the secretary of the rivers state ACN has more authority and legitimacy in rivers state affairs than one lying tout in ikeja.

Why shouldn't we try a new keeper?
Enyeama should rest jor.

Dannylux: is Adenuga the only Nigerian business man investing in Ghana? Tell yourself the truth.

To put it in perspective.
70% of foreign investments in ghana is from Nigeria.
In other words,the well-being of the ghanian economy depends heavily on Nigeria.

ghboy: truth be told the few Nigerians (friends of mine) i know are cool. the reason i dislike (not hate) Nigerians is because of the few criminal things some do here in GH ( im not calling Nigerians criminals) som ive witnessed and seen. majority in Ghana are very hardworking and fun to be with (things that easily whoo our ladies). but one thing Nigerians should know is that Ghanaians are NOT envious of them. i for one dont see why i'd give up being a Ghanaian to be Nigerian esp seeing as other countries find fault with Nigerians mostly. the inferiority complex thingy is funny as well. as for the intimidation its very true.

criminality is not restricted to Nationality.
We have caught many ghanians vandalizing our oil pipelines,while some cameroonians,chadians,and Niger-republic citizens are terrorizing our people.

[quote author=Royal^Pearl^]i used ireland as one example of a country with a similar population and they have a lot of resources. Google is free. Yes Africa has a long way to go but am talking about Ghana. We are doing okay atm in terms of our population but we can do way better off course and hopefully in time it will.[/quote]Maybe you misunderstood me.
Ghana is more naturally endowed than ireland,and ireland is far better.
It seems you revel in mediocrity.

[quote author=Royal^Pearl^]I agree. You cannot compare with the two countries. Nigerians should be comparing themselves with populations similar such as China and American then they can see how well they are doing. It is obvious that with a population of 170 MILLION, The gdp will be more.
GDP = Consumption + Investment + Government Spending + (Exports - Imports)

The larger the population becomes, the more consumers there would be in the market. This would increase the aggregate demand in the economy, leading to higher consumption. Consumption is a major component of GDP as you can see in the formula above. So if consumption goes up, so should GDP.

Nigeria is the second largest in Africa and its not surprising due to your Population amongst investments etc. But the question one should ask, does it make one country better than the other because of a higher Gdp? Gross domestic product speaks to the productivity of the economy, and the nation's overall wealth, but it says nothing about how that wealth is distributed as well as the quality of life.growth includes the richest as well as the poorest of people. While the rich may be getting richer, the poor may be getting poorer and GDP maybe showing a growth. The statistics could be wrong in this way. Also, GDP does not take into account the happiness index.
Even south africa with a population of 50 million is doing well. If we compare ourselves with countries of similar populations such as irelend etc and we compare gdp, we are doing okay. For our population and size we are doing okay as is.[/quote]Ireland does not have the resources ghana have.
So,sorry you are not doing well.
Nigeria as well as africa have a long way to go.

PetroDolla: My point is wealth is not necessarily measured by the size of your GDP nor the size of your gele, or the number of mansions or limos etc. it is measured by how many of your citizens have access to the basic necessities of life. yes, norway in my opinion is the richest country in the world. simplicita. I was in Norway last November and saw it with my own eyes

UNDI is also hugely dependent on population.
Nigeria has far more citizens to develop than ghana does.

Qelvin: i was in Sunyani last month on an extensive vaccine project for my Interferon-induced trans-membrane protein 3 (IFITM3) research on protein induced immunity codes to certain swine flu's and diseases,and the prevalent and almost endemic nature of water-borne diseases in that part of Ghana was really shocking and the life expectancy was on avearge very poor,poverty was like the order of the day,and the filth and decrepit standards of living in that slum really makes me want to laugh when you brag so much about Ghana like its some damn paradise...i visited Kumasi and to be honest even the worst parts of a congested Lagos was far better than what i saw...everything was clearly written in stark colors of poverty,hustle,and noise...kids and women alike hawking on the streets and prostitutes frolicking around cars even in broad day light,and all i saw driving along the metropolitan areas were Chinese merchants ordering able-bodied black men(whom i suspected to be Ghanaians) around like slaves...even your local football league is a subsidiarity of a Nigerian owned telecommunication company called GLO! all the companies and investors there were mainly Lebanese,Chinese,and Nigerians,the telecommunication port was heavily staffed and controlled by foreigners,and the roads were very bad and dirty...the only city that stood out for me and reasonably so was Accra ad some parts of East Legon, so STFU and stop deceiving people here who don't know much about Ghana,its peaceful..yes...its serene...yes...Nigeria is not heaven...yes... BUT GHANA IS NOT IN ANY WAY THE PARADISE YOU DECEITFULLY PAINT IT TO BE,truth is Ghana is just another gloried village west of Nigeria just like Togo and Benin republic.

Exactly.
For a country of just 25 million people with enormous natural resources.
I was disappointed.
Even Uyo is far beautiful than accra.

PetroDolla: keep dreaming,sh1thead! no wonder your country is in the dustbin? you are suffering from schizophrenia. have you heard of the United Nations Development Index? go and find out how your country is rated vis-a- Ghana.

UNDI?
it's usually dependent on how well you can develop your citizens.
Well Norway has a far better UNDI than america.
What do you say about that?
And no,i am not schizophenric.

PetroDolla: hope you understand the meaning of infrastructure,huh? which infrastructure? abi you think infrastructure is about kidnappings, boko haram, 419,etc. your roads are nothing to write home about- when was the last time you traveled from seme to lagos? go and and see the state of that road before you talk rubbish! you health facilities, electricity, education and water supply are nothing to write home about. so what are you fvcking talking about?

Look here,young man.
I have been to ghana okay.
Yes Nigeria has some mediocre infrastructure,but when compared to ghana,it's world class.
True,there are some bad roads in Nigeria,but that still dosen't take away the fact that Nigeria has far more quality road networks than ghana.
Incase,you don't know ghana is the size of a state.
Akwa-ibom state alone will compete with ghana when it comes to roads.
As for terrorism,kidnappings e.t.c.,they are worldwide issues.
America has one of the highest crime rates in the world.