afam4eva:
I also addressed the political appointment issue. You can't eat your cake and still have it.

afam4eva:
And you didn't see where the SW leaders said that it was only the Lagos-Ibadan road that was concessioned while others were built with public money.

afam4eva:
I don't know what bearing this has on the topic of discussion.

ngozievergreen:
dey r plenty @ Enugu,selling moi-moi in d evenings. But seriously,u shd stop disgracing urselves by dese posts, dey av nothing to do with d topic. I tot u ppl shd b hapi but here u are soundin bitter. Hia

afam4eva:
Maybe i exaggeration too much about the road being more important for SEsterners than it is for SWesterners. The point i'm trying to make is that every federal road in Nigeria is important to everyone and not just those that it lies in their territory. That's why it's called a federal road.

Ikengawo: Lagos Ibadan is as important to the north as it is to the SW because that's how they access lagos/the sea/ imports as well, but only a fool would say it's more important to igbos than yorubas or northerners.

Ikengawo: I think this is the end result of the SW trying to become a 1 party state.
Nigeria is still the land of paddi paddi, and rivals are enemies here.
If that 1 party you have invested in isn't the party in power, power is against you. The SW really doesn't have a voice in high power it seems because the last election showed elections can be won without them. I think it's sad and don't condone this but that's the fact.

Desola: ehen! shebi I said that it is the Yoruba man's stupid hospitality and welcoming attitude that will bring him to his knees now. Eh, make dem go on soun ojare.

Omoluabi my yansh!

Oshisko!

ak47mann: Mr man once biafra is declared ,watch and see investment trooping in from different parts f the world.The thing is that in the whole country only in igboland u see Europeans and Asians,and american investors,this is what they have been praying for, and most of them prefer to stay in the east,am not lying to you,u need to come out from ur local area and visit east and ur mouth will drop open.This time around SE is on a different level trust me,igbos will leave lagos in drove even worst than abiola days,once they see their economy going bigger and bigger lagos will turn to ghost town.You will watching the new country only on television

So i welcome ur support

redsun:

This is how primitive you guys think and i find it very weird,especially when you claim to be educated.Every nigrerian is free to live where he or she choses.The igbo always capititalize on the opportunities some local tribes dont see,they always tap into it,simplify it and make it adorable,irrespective of the location.The igbos are colonizers.

And probably because of the high competitions at home ground,and of course other locational factors,some choose to find unexplored lands in the union.

Igbos like all the seekers,will live for ever.

redsun:

Sometimes you guys forget that lagos state was the federal capital of nigeria,a nigerian state,developed by nigerians,with nigerian resources.

Like new york to america.Triba primates.

Eko Ile:

Ibo people are like migrant workers in Yorubaland. Working your azzzz off and paying taxes in other peoples land to develop other people's land while your own ibo land stagnate is nothing to beat chest with. What are you going to hand over to the next ibo generation? A bunch of slave workers working in Yorubaland like dogs and paying taxes to develop Yorubaland? You can not take Yorubaland back to your ibo villages.

You people need to bury your heads in shame because the joke is on you. You are once again the loser. Ibo people are dumb sha...

ezeagu:

You can believe that if you want, but for me I've never seen a beggar from eastern Nigeria. The guys selling gala on the motorway, or even spare part dealers aren't listed in the GDP along with people who may be millionaires, and I don't even know if they (along with farmers) are listed as employed since these 50% figures are making question whether 50% of Anambara and the rest of the population of south east states are sitting at home starving (even when thousands start hustling at 10 years of age). But we all have our own beliefs.



I wasn't ranting against Ibadan, I was correcting incorrect evidence.

ezeagu: Using GDP to asses human development means little in a country dominated by the black market.

jajad: Will Nigeria's flag fly at half mast for Yakowa?

afam4eva:
What the OP is suggesting is not that every state should do everything. They can have a little of everything and still have a USP. I see no reason why Enugu can't have it's own Onitsha, NNewi, Aba and Abakaliki even if it's in a small way. And i see no reason why Onitsha despite being a commercial city will not have the livability of Enugu and be an Agricultural state. I see no reason why Ebonyi, despite having Agriculture as it's strong point cannot have a small commercial town or a tourist haven.

Arkansas and Arizona despie being Agricultural states also have some cities that can hold their own. Atlanta is best known for oil and gas(i'm hearing this for the first time) but that's where CNN and Cocacola is headquartered. California is known for entertainment, so is New York, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chi town, Nashville etc. I think the US and Germany like the OP pointed out represents the way Igbos are known to do things. Going the way of Regional integration will mean that only Enugu, Onitsha, Aba and probably Owerri will be developed. What will happen to Awka, Orlu, Okigwe, Nsukka, Oraifite, Arochukwu, Ohafia, Abakaliki, Afikpo etc.

@OP, you're spot on....

liberty300: . if you would remember,state governments were banned from construction of federal roads during ngige/obj saga.now state government in the southeast require express consent from the fg to construct federal roads. take the enugu/onitsha road that has been constructed for nearly five years nw