Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has revealed the secrets to the success of the Igbos of Nigeria under any bad
economy.

This comes as the country recently swung into its worst-ever recession in 36years.

According to data from the NBS and World Bank, the country’s gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter since the recession of 2016, the worst since 1987 when GDP declined by 10.8 per cent. Nigerian leaders have cited the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the major reasons for the plunge, including the #EndSARS violence which some blamed as well.

However, Omokri is of the belief that the Igbos always prosper no matter how bad an economy is because of their reliance on their productivity. He also added that they are able to thrive under bad weathers because their prosperity is not tied to oil, which is the country’s major source of revenue or the government. The secret to that, Omokri said, is their resilience.

“No matter how bad the economy, Igbos always prosper. What is the secret of their resilience? Wherever they are, their prosperity is not tied to oil or government, but to their productivity. Igbos are prosumers, who produce more than they consume.”

Omokri once said the Igbos are the engine of the vehicle called Nigeria. He said this against the backdrop of electoral malpractices that greeted the 2019 general elections in Nigeria where according to him, the treatment meted out to the Igbos especially in Lagos, was worse than the rigging perpetrated by Muhammadu Buhari and his co-travellers.

“The ethnic hatred unleashed in Lagos probably set back inter-tribal relationships by about a decade. Thugs were unleashed on Igbo dominated strongholds in Lagos and voters were beaten and prevented from voting. All these were captured on camera, yet sadly, maltreatment of persons of Igbo heritage predictably went unnoticed by the Federal Government.

“Even worse, the public comments of people in authority, both in Lagos and Abuja, appeared to legitimize these unconscionable actions. The behaviour of the Federal and Lagos state government in this matter almost seems as if it is now official government policy that Igbos are second class citizens. How sad indeed.

“I personally do not believe that the Nigerian and Lagos state governments fully understand what Igbos bring to the table. Igbos are like palm trees in the desert. If you see palm trees, you know water is there. If you see an Igbo in a town, you know progress is there. Not as if they go where progress is. They themselves are seed of progress that yield harvests of progress.

“To have a proper understanding of what the Igbo have achieved, consider that every Igbo man, woman and child in Nigeria was reduced to £20 after the civil war in 1970. But look at how far they have come since then. They turned adversity to prosperity. No ethnic group are as Nigerian as the Igbo. An Igbo builds his family, his house and his businesses in whatever part of Nigeria he finds himself. They do not exploit other regions. They expand other regions. It is a disservice to treat them as unwanted,” he said.

https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/reno-omokri-explains-why-igbos-prosper-under-bad-economy/

This thread go sweet make I book space

Ehn ehn. Will come back to read the full tory.

This one know how to press their mumu button.

Akuko......story
Omokri's narrative is already staled! In fact it has repress to myth rather than reality.

'Buharinomics' is dealing with everyone, most especially the Igbos whose major stock and trade is importation.
Reno needs come to naija and ask Nnamdi how far?

And they keep on studying us.
It's like the greatest mystery in Nigeria is IGBO PEOPLE

Reno Omokri, leave Igbos alone biko. Ogini bu this?
Na so una go dey bring unnecessary hatred for Igbos with una evil intended utterances.

Face your Niger Delta biko.

Not far from the truth.. ppl that survived the blockade,endless artillery fire ,bombing and straffing and all manner of extermination methods, for ,3 good years..., bounced back almost immediately after the war and shook it off as though nothing happened.



These recessions , bad governance etc are just a walk in a breezy park for them..

People like invectus obi

Does Reno even realize his people are the biggest losers in the Nigerian equation?

DJ RENO ON THE BEAT.THE ONLY DJ THAT KNOWS THE RIGHT TRACK TO PLAY TO CALM IGBO AND IPOB DOWN AND MAKE THEM FORGET BIAFRA AND SUPPORT HAUSA/FULANI DURING ELECTION, WHAT A GOOD STRATEGY

StaffofOrayan:
Does Reno even realize his people are the biggest losers in the Nigerian equation?

everybody is a big loser here..(well,except maybe the herders) he is just airing his admiration for a ppl

lol....if only Igbo people could use all these energy to develop their homeland it would have been more better

Truer words have never been said. However, this will pain our envious compatriots badly

Badonasty:
lol....if only Igbo people could use all these energy to develop their homeland it would have been more better

But they're already developing their Homeland? No federal government presence in the SE which has forced many Igbos out of their region and coupled with the civil war that destroyed their cities and wiped out their economy yet they are doing relatively better than other Nigerians.

Kestolove:
People like invectus obi

Hmmmnn, last time I checked, people like Hushpuppy who brought disgrace to Nigeria are Yoruba

mightyhazel:
well everybody is a big loser here..(well,except maybe the herders) he is just airing his admiration for a ppl

Lol
If he was I wouldn't have an issue with him but it's obvious he is just riding on the igbo/PDP affiliation coattails.
The youths in the creeks are getting restless, his monarchs were recently rubbished by the new fulani on the block, Gambari, but Reno is a typical Nigerian politician, telling us about Political thugs that we still saw during the #ENDSARS protest represents Yoruba's , he has somehow made it Yoruba vs Igbos issue,(from his initial 'complement')
We are in a very critical time in this country, especially for Southerners, as 2023 and a united Nigeria continually seems like a mirage
To Reno its all a political game

Take it or leave it,GOD is with the igboman, igbo amaka.

Reno omockery should keep shut
They should stop all this stupid mind game
When igbos were killed in obigbo,he kept quiet now come here to express his stupidity

True

Just psyching up his party's stronghold.

The reason given here applies far more to Hausa's than Igbo's. They supply food which is essential part of life. Cut out oil money and they will be feeding but Igbo's will say customer no grew come o.

Lipscomb:
This one know how to press their mumu button.

Not everyone is dishonest. Reno said it the way it is and you're feeling hurt.
If Reno is an Igbo man you will say Igbos are chest beating but now others are acknowledging the qualities that made us famous, you're feeling jealous and hurt.

Pele o

StaffofOrayan:


Lol
If he was I wouldn't have an issue with him but it's obvious he is just riding on the igbo/PDP affiliation coattails.
The youths in the creeks are getting restless, his monarchs were recently rubbished by the new fulani on the block, Gambari, but Reno is a typical Nigerian politician, telling us about Political thugs that we still saw during the #ENDSARS protest represents Yoruba's , he has somehow made it Yoruba vs Igbos issue,(from his initial 'complement')
We are in a very critical time in this country, especially for Southerners, as 2023 and a united Nigeria continually seems like a mirage
To Reno its all a political game

The solution dey our hand.. lets do the right thing.. Look for a (the ) region in the south that has never tasted power since 1999 and support a good candidate from there..


Rocket science?

The envy many Nigerians have towards Igbos is largely borne out of jealousy. I will give you an example. If you're rich, young and successful, go and live in an environment where most people are poor, suffering and hopeless, and see how they will hate you for no reason.

Go to the North and see Igbos owning the only big shops or supermarkets in their small towns and villages. Owning the only building materials or chemist shop. Providing services the locals can provide themselves at cheap rates and still cashing out. Living in decent houses and riding cars in the midst of poverty.

Go to the West and see them owning the businesses while the natives rely on civil servants salary or taxi driver jobs. While government will be delaying or paying them half their salaries, Igbos will be providing vital services and earning good profits in return. These are the basic things that bring envy on the Igbos. It's a sad reality.

mightyhazel:
The solution dey our hand.. lets do the right thing.. Look for a (the ) region in the south that has never tasted power since 1999 and support a good candidate from there..


Rocket science?

I don't even know how to reply this,
Good luck to you guys, just know that if a few pipelines are blown, the SS might be begged with power, since that is all that really matters in Nigeria,

Igbos are the most gullible people who enjoy their mumu button being squeezed and pressed heavily by sycophants.

It is a fact but I have never read from Reno that Igbos are the most poverty stricken people in the South of Nigeria but it is a general knowledge...according to World bank,UNDP,NBS...have become the 2019/2020 poorest in the South.

Reno does not do this to Yorubas who have been the richest and most successful Nigerians
before and since the advent of Nigeria both at home and abroad.Reno knows his onions surely.

StaffofOrayan:


I don't even know how to reply this,
Good luck to you guys, just know that if a few pipelines are blown, the SS might be begged with power, since that is all that really matters in Nigeria,

So be it..


The truth is that the igboman doesn't really care about who rules ,just make the ground level for competition and opportunities.. its the way hausas and yorubas carry on with the presidency matter,mocking and treating others as second fiddlers , that's where the problems emanate from..

Now,the right thing (perhaps the next right thing) must be done ,or we remain in centrifugal motion.. Reno has already given us an insight as to who has a better adaptation to centrifugal motions..

BastardWike:
The envy many Nigerians have towards Igbos is largely borne out of jealousy. I will give you an example. If you're rich, young and successful, go and live in an environment where most people are poor, suffering and hopeless, and see how they will hate you for no reason.

Go to the North and see Igbos owning the only big shops or supermarkets in their small towns and villages. Owning the only building materials or chemist shop. Providing services the locals can provide themselves at cheap rates and still cashing out. Living in decent houses and riding cars in the midst of poverty.

Go to the West and see them owning the businesses while the natives rely on civil servants salary or taxi driver jobs. While government will be delaying or paying them half their salaries, Igbos will be providing vital services and earning good profits in return. These are the basic things that bring envy on the Igbos. It's a sad reality.

The Fulanis also claim they are hated all over Africa because they are 'special'
Substitute 'igbo' for 'fulani' in your write up and u sound just like Miyetti Allah

mightyhazel:
So be it..


The truth is that the igboman doesn't really care about who rules ,just make the ground level for competition and opportunities.. its the way hausas and yorubas carry on with the matter,mocking others as second fiddlers that's where the problems emanate from..

Now,the right thing (perhaps the next right thing) must be done ,or we remain in centrifugal motion.. Reno has already given us an insight as to has a better adaptation to centrifugal motions..

Whoever presents presidency is a continuation of this game, you will spend the next 4 years claiming they hate the president because he is from your region,
Hopefully Buhari destroys Nigeria since they seem to be the only ones planning while we are postulating in the South

Aufbauh:
Akuko......story
Omokri's narrative is already staled! In fact it has repress to myth rather than reality.

'Buharinomics' is dealing with everyone, most especially the Igbos whose major stock and trade is importation.
Reno needs come to naija and ask Nnamdi how far?

Before an Igbo man drops dead because of buharinomics, most folks in this country will already be dead.. Take that to the bank. Inflation respects no gender, tribe nor religious group.. Buharis dumb economic policy will contract importation but it can't stiffle demands for basic essentials like food items, clothes, shoes etc.. People will squeeze to buy, maybe not as much as before, but folks will still buy enough to keep the markets running.. And since manufacturing is nearly dead here, importers will break even, even if tight.. I import at an exhorbitant rate, I will simply offset my overbearing overhead by a little mark up in price! You will buy because you don't have any serious alternative really..., And don't forget, any serious importer must have built a serious relationship with his suppliers outside. That means you can get a sizeable amount of your stock shipped to you upfront before remittance of proceeds.. The calculated onslaught against traders is nothing but a double edged sword. . .
Buharinomics ko!? Ruganomics ni!?

StaffofOrayan:


Whoever presents presidency is a continuation of this game, you will spend the next 4 years claiming they hate the president because he is from your region,
Hopefully Buhari destroys Nigeria since they seem to be the only ones planning while we are postulating in the South

This excuse is flimsy.. support the igboman first,like the igboman has supported the yoruba and hausa man in the past.. never mind what happens after that.. just like the igboman never second-guessed what would happen in future before he supported hausa and yoruba