when they have Oyel why wouldn't laziness set in,everything is free mehn

D2diff:
I don't care about why they voted for him however the man never danced to anyone's tune but the Niget Delta. He did not give a damn about anyone. SNC's interests is not synonymous to Nigeria's interest or his opinion.

He gave power to the north because that was the agreement. And OBJ dealt with them with Yaradua.


Can we please stop talking about this?

What Niger Delta's tune did he dance to when he refused to support resource control which was the Niger Delta's most prioritized demand? The Original agreement was to give power to Igbos after just one term and not the North. It was towards the end of his tenure he reneged and termed it a gentleman agreement between him and Igbos.
Of course SNC is not synonymous with the interest of the "One-Nigerianists" chief among whom OBJ is. And guess what.... The Northerners have become the advocates of "one Nigeria" even though Igbos introduced it. So one Nigeria is a now more of a Northern interest than Southern.
If you knew we should stop talking about this why did you pick up the arguement with my post in the first instance?

binary123:
you are a fool,

and you're a bigger fool.

Normally they are not lazy. Historically, no African could afford to be lazy. The task of fishing is one of the hardest traditional means of livelihood I know of. Going out in the night when others are asleep. Using your hands as the fuel to propel your travel into the sea, etc, etc.
It is just hard + dangerours (sometimes there are storms)

But what you see (and what gov Dickson is trying to describe) is an entitlement mentality.
That is what translates into expecting so much to be done for them on account of the perpetual exploration that has gone on in their area,
and on which the country has depended

OlujobaSamuel:
this is not peculiar to bayelsa alone, experienced same in akwa ibom, but seems it's now getting better.
Most of those working with construction companies in akwaibom were from edo and the east, the civil service was also filled up with mostly outsiders, the former governor decide sacking all non-indigenous staff from the civil service, this created a vacuum that they have no choice but to fill up, so whenever you have something to do, you need someone from your clan to stand in for you, if you can't get, it means you are not contributing to the state growth, so you just have to bring a qualified person to take up a post. the private sector in akwaibom is filled with mostly westerners, even fg mda's is filled with cross rivers. Although akwaibom is now better after that policy by akpabio, but the niger delta's need to address this problem, also the fg needs to come in, probably transfer those from the state back there aside security personnel.

I thought your people claim Yoruba don't leave their regions? That your land is flowing with milk and honey

InyinyaAgbaOku:

I thought your people claim Yoruba don't leave their regions? That your land is flowing with milk and honey

I don't understand what you mean, kindly explain better.

solibayo:
Have you heard of Lagos State sir?


Over N4Bn declared as budget surplus in jan-march 2016.

And 13% oil derivation hasn't even kicked in yet.

State Workers are paid btw 21th-25th monthly.


DO better research next time sir!

Lagos state? I laugh. The money that was used to develop Lagos to is present state was from where? Or do u think Lagos just suddenly became the commercial headquarters of Nigeria or have u forgotten that it was the former hq of the federation therefore it enjoyed a disproportionate share of national dev compared to other states? If it was built only through hardwork why has other states not been able to replicate the success of Lagos?

mark3009:

Lagos state? I laugh. The money that was used to develop Lagos to is present state was from where? Or do u think Lagos just suddenly became the commercial headquarters of Nigeria or have u forgotten that it was the former hq of the federation therefore it enjoyed a disproportionate share of national dev compared to other states? If it was built only through hardwork why has other states not been able to replicate the success of Lagos?

There you go again, what did the federal government built into Lagos that they could not build into Abuja?.

mark3009:

Lagos state? I laugh. The money that was used to develop Lagos to is present state was from where? Or do u think Lagos just suddenly became the commercial headquarters of Nigeria or have u forgotten that it was the former hq of the federation therefore it enjoyed a disproportionate share of national dev compared to other states? If it was built only through hardwork why has other states not been able to replicate the success of Lagos?

Abuja has been a federal capital for more than 25 years. Why has the FG been unable to replicate the so called Lagos magic in Abuja? Why has Abuja failed to become a commercial and industrial hub like Lagos? Why is abuja still a civil service town with no financial, manufacturing or service based economy of its own? What is Abuja's IGR if there is indeed any? There is very little federal infrastructure in Lagos.

What you fail to understand is that the most developed parts of Lagos and SW was built by the then Western Region under Awolowo. All the industrial estates at Ilupeju, Apapa, Ikeja, Matori, Agbara, Sango Ota, Sagamu, Ewekoro, were built by the Western Region and not the FG. This is why Lagos and Ogun are industrialized.

In fact, the erstwhile federal capital was limited to Victoria Island, Ikoyi, marina, Lagos Island. All other parts of Lagos was under the Western Region.

kalokalo:


Abuja has been a federal capital for more than 25 years. Why has the FG been unable to replicate the so called Lagos magic in Abuja? Why has Abuja failed to become a commercial and industrial hub like Lagos? Why is abuja still a civil service town with no financial, manufacturing or service based economy of its own? What is Abuja's IGR if there is indeed any? There is very little federal infrastructure in Lagos.

What you fail to understand is that the most developed parts of Lagos and SW was built by the then Western Region under Awolowo. All the industrial estates at Ilupeju, Apapa, Ikeja, Matori, Agbara, Sango Ota, Sagamu, Ewekoro, were built by the Western Region and not the FG. This is why Lagos and Ogun are industrialized.

In fact, the erstwhile federal capital was limited to Victoria Island, Ikoyi, marina, Lagos Island. All other parts of Lagos was under the Western Region.

Tell them bro.

kalokalo:


Abuja has been a federal capital for more than 25 years. Why has the FG been unable to replicate the so called Lagos magic in Abuja? Why has Abuja failed to become a commercial and industrial hub like Lagos? Why is abuja still a civil service town with no financial, manufacturing or service based economy of its own? What is Abuja's IGR if there is indeed any? There is very little federal infrastructure in Lagos.

What you fail to understand is that the most developed parts of Lagos and SW was built by the then Western Region under Awolowo. All the industrial estates at Ilupeju, Apapa, Ikeja, Matori, Agbara, Sango Ota, Sagamu, Ewekoro, were built by the Western Region and not the FG. This is why Lagos and Ogun are industrialized.

In fact, the erstwhile federal capital was limited to Victoria Island, Ikoyi, marina, Lagos Island. All other parts of Lagos was under the Western Region.

Abuja is landlocked. Do you know the number of businesses that are located in Lagos just because of the seaport alone?

7lives:


There you go again, what did the federal government built into Lagos that they could not build into Abuja?.

Take the seaport for example do u know the number of businesses that have to be located in lagos because of that singular facility?

kalokalo:


Abuja has been a federal capital for more than 25 years. Why has the FG been unable to replicate the so called Lagos magic in Abuja? Why has Abuja failed to become a commercial and industrial hub like Lagos? Why is abuja still a civil service town with no financial, manufacturing or service based economy of its own? What is Abuja's IGR if there is indeed any? There is very little federal infrastructure in Lagos.

What you fail to understand is that the most developed parts of Lagos and SW was built by the then Western Region under Awolowo. All the industrial estates at Ilupeju, Apapa, Ikeja, Matori, Agbara, Sango Ota, Sagamu, Ewekoro, were built by the Western Region and not the FG. This is why Lagos and Ogun are industrialized.

In fact, the erstwhile federal capital was limited to Victoria Island, Ikoyi, marina, Lagos Island. All other parts of Lagos was under the Western Region.

As if the lagos mainland was industrialized under Awolowo? If there were even any, were thry built by Awolowo?

All of you should come here o. These are the guys Buhari was referring to o.