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They're practising voodoo economics!

horsepower101:
Do you have a problem with imo people or their governor or both?

The fool has problems...period!

ItsTutsi:
Zamfara State,hausa/fulani

Most Igbo antagonists (and you can call me a Fulani antagonist if you like....it's a badge i'd gladly take from you) normally hide their true identity as they claim 'we south south', so i appreciate your forthrightness and honesty.

You claim they, the south south minorities (as much as i hate to use that tag) haven't benefited from their natural resources in 'one Nigeria' and likewise wouldn't have had Biafra been realised! On what basis do you assert that the Igbo would have treated these 'minorities' the same way 'one Nigeria' has treated them? By 'one Nigeria' i'm referring to the 'owners of Nigeria' (ie, the Fulani Oligarchs) and their Yoruba enablers as well as Igbo and other dumb 'one Nigeria' apostles.

On what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would invade Odi and leave a trail of blood, tears and death in their wake; on what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would forcefully take over their oyel and gas, leaving them with a pathetic 13% derivation; on what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would greedily own as much as 80% of their hydrocarbon resources, leaving them to scramble for the balance; on what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would greedily hold on to power at the centre for pretty much all of the period the country was 'independent', and when a 'minority' ethnic group finally gets hold of power at the centre through sheer luck and the grace of God, Ndigbo would then be sulking throughout their first term and connive, scheme and plot to kick them out after doing just one term so Ndigbo can claim back what they believe to be their 'birthright'; on what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would allow hordes of their janja'weed militia to run amok throughout the lands of said 'minorities', plundering, raping, despoiling and taking over land that doesn't belong to them; on what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would enthrone mediocrity, nepotism, do-or-die/winner-takes-all politics, quota-system and outright laziness as the norm in running a country; on what basis do you assert that Ndigbo would leave the lands of said 'minorities' as one of the most polluted regions on earth while they Ndigbo covert their resources to create plenty dollar denominated billionaires, plenty unviable and phantom local gov't areas (used to grab a bigger share of that oyel money), and plenty of born throway almajiris that help plunge the nations developmental indices deep into the depths of hell......dude, i could go on and on but i don't have all night!

In all honesty, if you were a south south 'minority' with the benefit of hindsight, and given a choice between a 'one Nigeria' as is and a Biafra, which would you go for?

Speaking of hydrocarbon rich areas, you do realise that a part of Alaigbo rich in said resources was placed in Rivers state? If you acknowledge this then you can begin to appreciate just how watery your argument of 'Ndigbo wanting Niger Delta oyel' is!

You accuse Ndigbo of wanting to attach south south and minorities to Biafra by force. Now my question to you is: assuming Nigeria were to break tomorrow, can you tell me how Ndigbo would go about FORCEFULLY ATTACHING the likes of the Ijaw, the Ogoni, the Ikwerre, the Efik/Ibibio/Annang, etc...how these so called 'minorities' would be forced to join Ndigbo to form Biafra? Also, can you honestly tell me you never heard of the word REFERENDUM being mentioned as the way of determining each groups choice?

As a Fulani, i can understand you trying to fight your corner, but in doing so truth shouldn't be a casualty of such a fight!

ItsTutsi:
they havnt enjoyed their oil in nigerian and certainly won't under biafra,bcuz some minorities were apart of eastern region doesn't mean they want to be part of biafra,as we can see during the civil war and who they aligned with

what's with ur desperation in trying to attach the SS and minorities by force if not for any sinister motive..i havnt seen any SS/minority leader wanting to be part of biafra

What's your state and ethnic group?

Watching that YouTube clip on the clearing of gutters in Onitsha, i had to wonder when was the last time they were cleared? Going by the amount of nasty thick sludge, i'd wager probably decades ago! And we are told there's supposed to be a working local gov't for that particular area abi?

A situation where gutters in Onitsha are left uncleared for decades until a Governor sat in far away Awka finally decides to do something about it shows that our model of governance is just not fit for purpose. This clearing of gutters should be the responsibility of the local gov't concerned, so the Governor can be left to look at the bigger picture of how to reposition the state to take its rightful economic position globally. Yes, at this stage Anambra should be a global player.

And another thing: isn't it about time such a major road is dualised? As a major thoroughfare in the city, it should be made to look presentable and welcoming to residents, visitors, investors and shoppers alike. Not only should it be dualised, but sidewalks should be added together with covered gutters or underground drainage, and with trees planted on both sides of the road to compliment the look.

OyiboUgbo04:
OCP Africa set to invest in Enugu, says state is peaceful and secure for investment

http://easternreporter.com/2018/05/05/ocp-africa-set-to-invest-in-enugu-says-state-is-peaceful-and-secure-for-investment/

http://easternreporter.com/2018/05/05/ocp-africa-set-to-invest-in-enugu-says-state-is-peaceful-and-secure-for-investment/

Had to blink in disbelief and read again.....thought it was OPC that was investing!

I'm not as forgiving as Handsomegod. I've since learnt to say it as it is when dealing with characters like that Chiwude; he has the same 'one Nigeria' mindset with the likes of Zik, Nzeogwu and most of our present crop of political elite....that's if he actually is Igbo? This gullible, naive and wanting to appease type of mindset is exactly why we're where we are today!

A red flag is usually raised when a so called Igbo person talks of IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu is such a condescending or abusive manner while at the same time either ignoring the evil schemes of the likes of Buhari and his fulani army or tying to justify them in any way.

It's very frustrating that gov'ts can't seem to keep up with the pace of development in our state capitals. This is the case in varying degrees in ALL our state capitals and major cities. Just look at the latest pics Spyder posted....but for the overhead water tanks and terrible roads, they could pass for a prosperous city in Europe.

The solution is for gov'ts to ensure there are no leaks in their IGR collections, as presently they collect only a fraction of what they should. When there is enough funds, gov't can then dedicate a percentage of what's collected in a city to improve its infrastructure..and also publicise what it's doing so tax payers would be encouraged to pay as and when due. There are some cities in the South East you can think of and you'd struggle to point at what the state gov't has built there in the past three years to justify asking people to pay their tax.

Also, i think the state capitals should have Mayors who would be voted for every four years. These Mayors sole responsibility would be to build infrastructure with the IGR raised and their share of any allocation available. They can also be mandated to enter into PPP arrangements with banks and foreign/local investors. Their remit would also be to sell their city to the world like we see being done in London and New York where their Mayors are the cities major ambassadors.

The situation now where the state Governor oversees all this is not tenable, and it's distracting for them when they should be more concerned with the overall economic development of the state.

docadams:
Good to hear. My heartfelt sympathy to all those affected. My sweet UNN.

On a second thought, what are those tiny sticks I am seeing?

From the shiny zinc, it looks like a recent refurb' in which they used cheap and flimsy materials. I know the old FRANCO was a durable job!

If Nigeria were to break up today, the country will first break up into many fragments, but within a few months (or a year max) ethnic groups will start to coalesce around four or five major ethnic groups or regions: The Igbo, The Yoruba, The Middle-Belt, Arewa (core muslim north) and the Niger Delta. How quickly this is done will depend on how quickly the divergent ethnic groups can agree on the articles of association that would form the basis of their new constitution.

If the Yoruba and Igbo (together with those that may have elected to join them) don't come together to be part of a new country, i can assure you that within ten to fifteen years, their countries would have the largest and fastest growing economies in Africa! Why do i say so i hear you ask? Well, i can sum the reason up in two words 'healthy competition'! These two, given the depth of their human and natural resources will leave the rest for dust (including Arewa) as they try to outdo one another! You can now begin to better appreciate why the core northern muslims are terrified of anything that'll break up Nigeria, and why they no want take ear hear anything IPOB or Nnamdi Kanu!

Nigeria is definitely holding these two ethnic groups down!

At our current pace of development vis-a-vis that of Ghana, and given the evil, wickedness, bloodshed, mediocrity, nepotism, winner-takes-all type of politics, hatred, suspicion, bigotry and bad-belle...given all this, i predict little Ghana will has surpassed us in development and happiness in ten years time and that we'll never be able to catch up with them again!

Having said that, it does look like even i have more faith in the Yoruba being able to go it alone than they have in themselves! The Igbo youth have realised the hopelessness of the Nigerian situation, but i can't say the same for a section of their elite (ie, the political class and those living and brought up in Lagos)!

EazyMoh:
Tell that to Azikiwe and Ironsi the number one one-Nigerianists who never wanted the country divided.
We the north never wanted the same country with you people. If not for the initial regional government we would never agree to be in this corrupt arrangements with you vindictive people.

Well in fairness to Zik and Awo, the Nigeria of today: the present status-quo; the unitary system of gov't we operate today where everything is owned and controlled from Abuja....they never signed up for any of this! Check the Nigerian constitution we had on the morning of our so called independence to find out the Nigeria they both signed up for!

He's got as much hope as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu getting more votes in Daura in a presidential election against Buhari! That's how much hope Hope has got!

All Igbo and our friends should ignore the OP. Let him continue the conversation alone with his ilk!

Did his flight pass over the Bermuda Triangle by any chance?

Dootty:
Just imagine, someone cancelled ongoing PPP that government has already paid part of counterpart fund, then later now awarding just preliminary works for almost amount as the counterpart fund earlier paid. Simple logic shows that the preliminary works will have been included in the former contract.
Now if preliminary works have not been completed yet when will the main construction take off and at what cost and time.

Don't mind them! They must think they're dealing with kids they can befuddle with words and terms like 'preliminary works' and all such twaddle!

This is the third year into their admin' and they're still talking of having completed a % of 'preliminary works', meanwhile work on the Kaduna-Abuja rail line they met was not equally stopped for a review like that of the 2nd Niger bridge....the rail line was finished in record time without too much grammar!

Fact of the matter is they only recommenced work recently on the bridge because of the upcoming 2019 elections, so they have something to point to as proof of Buharis' 'fairness and love for all and sundry'! They're equally guilty of what they blame GEJ of concerning the bridge: indecisiveness and procrastination. Difference being that in the case of GEJ, whatever delays witnessed were not done out of malice and hate!

Special Report On Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu.

They're yet to fix the glass panel that got destroyed in a rainstorm about two years ago.

I hope the aircons are working ok now. When i last used the airport in 2016, heat wanted to kill me!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49pkVZ5ZZkw

g0tze:
Why are you a pained bigot. If this oil Wells were discovered in the north, would you question the authenticity of the news. For your information, these oil wells are in existence irrespective of the media publicity.

Don't mind that guy! He likes to pretend he's a fair minded and detribalised person, but i've seen through his pretence. He's always posting nonsense on developments in the SE either to mock us or to praise his master Buhari.

This lingering issue of Kogi (forget Enugu, as that is brothers issue that can easily be settled in-house) dragging oil well with Anambra...there's more to it than meets the eye. I've maintained there are people who out of jealousy and hatred for Ndigbo, do not want to see us make huge benefit from our oil deposits. This is why the boundary issue has still not been resolved since about 2012 when it started (how difficult can it be to delineate the boundary between Anambra and Kogi...is it rocket science); this is why they removed the areas with highest concentration of oil and gas in Alaigbo and placed in Rivers state (now you know why Imo and Abia have such pathetic derivation receipts, and why some use it to laugh at us saying that just one of their states produces more than Imo and Abia combined); this is why the federal gov't is yet to gazette the status of Anambra as oil producing (we can't have those 'inyamiris' making so much money can we...that's not in the script); this is why proven reserves of oil and gas in Anambra is ignored by the federal gov't of Buhari (you never hear Maikanti Baru or anyone else say anything about oil and gas in Anambra...meanwhile they're building a gas pipeline all the way to Kano to deliver gas while no mention is made of Anambra) while they spend millions of dollars searching for oil and gas in the desert.

This news report go pain some mofos, hence they'll look for anything negative just to rain on our parade...like the guy you quoted harping on about Buharis' federal gov't still not having officially recognised Anambra as oil producing and reminding us of the boundary tussle with Kogi.

Why wasn't this thread taken to the front page....or did i miss it?

It's that $21 billion diaspora remittance last year that saved our bacon, if not hunger for don wire us finish!

kolawoleibukun:
Igbos are like disease to their own selves.
They will spray money on others at weddings. Spend millions to marry a girl. Show off in luxury fleets and build exorbitant mansions in foreign.

In their own hometown, they will build second-class homes and fence it off. But the roads leading to their homes are piles of mess. They do not want the poor to benefit from their own wealth. They want to give salt and bread to the poor so as to be perpetually praised and held in high regards.

Look at their roads and bridges. Everyone cares about his personal cash. But the ogbo man is the first to contribute for any devopment in Lagos. Wherever there is no light, igbo man will move in there and personally pay for NEPA connection. The igbo man will aggitate for the construction of bridges in Lagos. They complain of traffic jam hence the government makes the moves.

Unfortunately in their own states, nothing moves. The only governor to have made major changes in the east is Sullivan who constructed roads which had been a major setback for Enugu state.

Okorocha built a statute of Zuma, a man regarded as a criminal in his own hometown. There is no agitation and no conscience at all. Funny enough people go to take selfies by these statutes of criminals.

The on-goings in Anambra is like a war of thugs. Everyone is choked up in his own pride. They want to measure up with the next person. Everyone wants to step on someone and no one wants to be stepped on. The spirit on negative competition. In all the money and boasts from Anambrarians, Anambra is still an eye-sore giving that development of the Igbos began started from there. The earliest top easterners who rose to the helms of any government position or who height of capitalism came from Anambra. They boast of it and they fail to realize that is it a curse. The very first president, first governor general, first senate president and first millionaire or billionaire all came from Anambra. But go to Anambra today, more than a half of her children are outside the state. They have invested trillions elsewhere. They cannot live in the mansions that they build in their hometown. It is like a curse. They are hugely involved in rituals and unscrupulous means of earnings. The average Anambrarian has dual-religion and is supportive of illegality.

People from Imo state have danced their waists to foolery. Imo and Abia are beautiful. They are the most beautiful of all Igbos. . But to what end? When you talk of Handicraft, Abia is grade-A. They create and they are decent. But, when the head is twisted the brain moves along with it.
People from Imo state have used their traditional to destroy themselves. The tradition and attitudes are very bad. Gossip and evil-oriented agendas have destroyed those people. They cannot move forward. Owerri is the helm of success in those places yet who wants to go to Owerri? No one!

The east is not a choice place to live for the average Igbo man. They are all seeking greener pastures elsewhere.

This bridge has been this way for years but no one cares. They will rather seek alternative route than repair a place that is not their very own plot.

Shame on the pride of igbos. It has eaten up your success.

Do not blame the government for everything. Lagos was not developed by the government, but by the people. Igbos inclusive. Igbos have developed even badagry. Today, there is not boundary between Lagos and Ogun state thanks to Igbos. Soon, there will be no border between Seme and Cotonou, thanks to Igbos.


This is Igbo through the eyes of an outsider.

So you spent a good part of your morning on this rant just to vent your spleen on Ndigbo? Any Igbo around you should watch his back!

Which group of people embark on self-help community projects more than Ndigbo? Any blame for a dearth in infrastructure in the SE should be placed at the doorsteps of gov't (both state and federal), leave Ndigbo out of your rant biko! Or you want to tell me that only Ndigbo have a problem with their state gov'ts, while those of other regions and ethnic groups are creating El-Dorados in their states?

If you so love Ndigbo, then join us to support IPOB! IPOB will help bring an end to all the mediocre leadership this 'one Nigeria' has foisted on us since the 70s!

I bet his own freebies and privileges are left untouched!

Just to buttress the assertions on my last post:

http://www.punchng.com/lagos-ibadan-road-fg-considers-increasing-scope-of-work-to-n300bn/

Pics of ongoing JB construction of the L-I expressway.

spyder880:
The road works from Enugu-Port Harcourt express is also ongoing. The road cuts through parts of Imo and Abia states.

Spyder, you know the company doing this job? The work they're doing looks like a patch-patch job! Just look at the ugly, ignored median, is it going to be left like that?

A complete overhaul and reconstruction like JB is doing on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is what should be done here. I can get you costings and the name of the contractor for that job, but funnily enough i can't for the Enugu-Port Harcourt one!

Ofuzo:
My comparison is definitely not WOOD vs CEMENT. The comparison should definitely be CEMENT vs BRICKS/TILES.

You sure bricks are a viable and cost-effective alternative to blocks/cement? If they are, how come their use hasn't gained enough traction since the Brits last widely used them to construct their houses in the GRAs spread across the country?

Though i have to admit, those brick houses they built do have charm and character....coupled with the fact that they don't need a coat of paint every now and again!

See why we should be careful what we say with our mouths! The lucky officer must have been told 'loaded container fall on you' while having an argument with someone! He's lucky his guardian angel was wide awake when it happened.

It's starting to worry me that i don't feel anything anymore when i hear these news reports of killings here and there. I used to worry and shed tears, but now i'm all teared out...looks like i'm getting desensitised to the whole experience!

I believe that the pending trumped-up criminal case against me and Innoson Nigeria Limited will fail for lack of merit but it has the effect of discouraging my Foreign Partners and prospective Foreign Investors whom I have attracted to Nigeria from doing business with me and or investing in Nigeria anymore with its concomitant effect of loss of job creation and job opportunities.

I really don't see the point in him writing this open letter to Buhari. Does he really think Buhari isn't already aware of the EFCC harassment he's facing?

The bolded part of the excerpt of his letter is exactly what they're aiming for if he doesn't know. Recently, the army has been quite pally-pally with him....trying to butter him up with praise, visiting his factory and giving him contracts. This is all part of the grand conspiracy to make it look like the federal gov't is blameless as they would point to his dealings with their army as proof of their 'love' for him. He should go ask Ibeto to get a better idea of what he's up against!

joeisreal:
Good morning, my brothers and sisters from the indomitable Igbo tribe of eastern Nigeria. I have read your submissions with utmost attention and it resonates with a strong pounding thought in me of recent. But we have said so much and yet nothing on ground to match our knowledge base which many have poured out here. I think it is my Eureka moment and I therefore want to put my money/action where my mouth is. It will be geared towards our emancipation and all of the great contributors to this thread will be called upon shortly to become part of a great renaissance. Stay tuned!
To start with please someone should recommend a web developer that knows his craft and will not cost me my net worth. I will contact him and it will be the beginning of an era...

Joe, has anyone got back to you yet on your request? And can you give us an idea of what exactly it is you have 'baking in the oven'?

I just love this man, Prof Uzodinma Nwala. The thrust of his lecture is on the increasing awareness of our identity as Igbo regardless of the limitations Nigeria has tried to place on us; as well as the need for all ethnic groups to have their space and not feel restrained, cheated or oppressed if Nigeria is to survive and work well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYytPWdmcys

Positivepoint:
Igbos aint serious business minded. Mostly rely on ponzi scheme, drugs fake goods etc. Mostly they are crime ridden.

Here's a reason someone gave for no Igbo entrepreneur being on the entourage.