₦airaland Forum

austyn0:
Na cross-gender.

obailala:
"What if they make the seaports work?"

The first question that should be asked really is, what is stopping the seaports from being viable... It's strange that no one asks these type of questions but we just jump into political conclusions.

Do a little research and find out for yourself the real reason why businessmen like Ifeanyi Uba who would originally have used any seaport in the 80s/early 90s, began to ditch seaports in the Niger Delta in favour of the ones in Lagos. Contrary to the political story/conspiracy theories you've been fed with in recent times, the problem did not start with any government passing any order to importers to use only Lagos ports; insecurity was/is the principal reason the Niger Delta seaports became unattractive to importers, and the low patronage of those seaports is what is killing them. Up till date, that insecurity is still on the increase in the region and people who are ignorant of what's going on still cook all sorts of excuses to defend the madness.

Insecurity forced shipping and insurance companies to charge higher fees and premiums for those opting to have their goods delivered to the Niger Delta seaports. Consequently, importers chose to rather pay cheaper shipping costs to Lagos (with peace of mind) and then transported their goods to wherever they needed via road. The reason only the richer oil corporations are the ones using the Niger delta seaports is because that are the only ones who can afford the army of security which you mentioned above. I hear there's nothing stopping individual businessmen from using those ports down south, but they simply cost more so everyone still looks to Lagos.

sassysure:
It's a normal thing. If u go to Asia, celebrities from different countries work for different governments too for promotional purposes like this. There are tons of south Koreans celebrities doing this type of thing in other Asian countries( the country is the home of Asian entertainment industry the way Nigeria is the home of African entertainment industry ). Most times,one wonders if Japan has its own entertainers cos various Asian countries have taken over their industry and are being used by companies for endorsement deals or promotional and educational stuffs like this.
The key word is popularity. It's used to bring message home to the people. As long as it's purpose is achieved, everybody is happy.

2mch:
You are very silly orangutan

gmoni2:
An African is not a foreigner in any African country, he did a good thing by hiring her, than bringing an American or an European. His wife was an Actress and a friend and colleague to many Nollywood celebrities

Diickrider:
Na these mbgeke dey press Davido mumu button so? Life na mystery. There super cute girls on Allen avenue every night getting fuvked for 10k. This ugly girl get luck sha

obailala:
I keep seeing several of these same kind of comments whenever there's any report of any development in Lagos and it's hard to tell these days whether people genuinely do not know that most of these are state government initiatives or if it could just be something else (e.g. politics) driving these comments.

Most of these are state government initiatives and whilst it remains a fact that Lagos has an advantage over others by being a former FCT, something else which hs made Lagos thrive is that it keeps getting visionary leaders. Lagos is like a country within a country whose economy is powered by all Nigerians and due to this dynamism, it becomes difficult for the state to have clueless leaders. The real reason why it has been difficult to have meaningful development outside Lagos is because most of those other areas you talk of (specifically the Niger Delta) keep promoting clueless rogues as leaders. just imagine if Liyek Imoke continued with the drive and vision of Duke in cross rivers?

DONADAMS:
Lol..if not for my yahoo friends..I wouldn't know you're talking about U.S banks

pacespot:
I hope you can handle intellectual discussion because I see a lot of people vituperating on this forum.

Trump made a lot of promises that he has reneged on in his presidency. Like totally pulling USA military out of Afghanistan, the decision he has pulled back on by sending 3,000 more American troops to the country, because he sees it as a leeway to contain China's economic projects in the middle east, like China Pakistan Economic Corridor CPEC that has seen multiple attacks from terrorists. Adding to that is Afghanistan's large deposit of mineral resources that America is eyeing.

Second, he threatened to name China a currency manipulator in the campaign trail, which he dares not to at this time that Americans are cozying up to Chinese for economic benefits. He said he is going to place tarrifs on $100 billion worth of Chinese imports which we all know is a political game as America is going to lose any trade war with China.

Picking up fights against weaker nations like Syria, Iran does not equate to someone willing to pit his gut against big players like China and Russia. And pulling the United States out of multiple deals does not excuse his political weakness either. It is easier to destroy something that someone else worked hard to build than to build your own legacy. Even a small power like North Korea made America suffer before trying to negotiate deals with the country, and don't ever get caught in the illusion that North Korea is going to denuclearize.

So Donald Trump is not a man of his words, he tweets something now and in few days' time he tweets another one. In fact, he is the most unstable and unpredictable president America has had in its history.

chuksanambra:
Which strength are they giving to Lagos? Did you use chewing gum to gum your eyelids such that you can't see that the Lekki Deep Seaport is a Lagos State project?

We have the Calabar Port in Cross River State, Delta Port in Delta State, Rivers Port at Port Harcourt, and Onne Ports both in Rivers State, what have they done with it? What supporting infrastructure has the State Governments put in place to boost activities at these ports?

Apart from Ports, what have the states achieved with the resources at their disposal? Tell these states that you want to commence work on a seaport there and watch the useless youths show up to begin a daily show of extortion.

You people just like to type out of ignorance and blame others for your misfortune.

flexyrule:
when the governors of other states have sworn to Loot their state treasury dry and their population are here defending them online... How would they progress? Akwa Ibom received approximately 51billion naira in 3 months. Is there no sea port project lying fallow in that state The governor is only good at buying T-shirts and face cap for his people to commission projects Yobe and Gombe states should be commissioning.

HORLADSTAR:
Wish i wasn't born in this asshole country that was ruled by packs of MUMUS

SOFTENGR:
He's not aware as usual

jaxxy:
Everything controversial needs clarification. Let him speak his mind