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How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 9:45am On Sep 11, 2023 |
How come Western Nigeria had a TV station b4 the Federal Government. 6 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by TemplarLandry: 9:46am On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll: 3 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by Ladyclara002(f): 9:54am On Sep 11, 2023 |
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Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 10:00am On Sep 11, 2023 |
I think because in the olden days of Regionalism. The regions were more powerful than the centre. The centre only dealt with foreign affairs, the military and currency. The regions control the resources. Having said that how come the Eastern Region which was controlling the oil in Nigeria did not make Eastern region the Dubai of Africa. At least they were controlling the resources in Eastern region. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by macIB(m): 10:03am On Sep 11, 2023 |
Because Obafemi AWOLOWO had foresight and loved development. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by mrvitalis(m): 10:05am On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll:Same reason eastern Nigeria built a university before Nigeria Had industrial parks before Nigeria While some regions were doing feel good projects without any single chance of profitability Other regions were building it's people strategically, We know which regions had most registered businesses and cars 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by duro4chang(m): 10:07am On Sep 11, 2023 |
Then every region was allowed developed at its own pace until Ironsi introduced unitary government. 20 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 10:09am On Sep 11, 2023 |
mrvitalis: I am remember when the the Northern party won the 1963 elections with Zik, the Sarduna turned down being the prime minister but instead chose Tarawa Balewa to represent him. The regions had clout then. It is like Atiku turning down opportunity to be VP rather choosing to be the Governor of Adamawa state. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by mrvitalis(m): 10:24am On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll:If only we followed wilinks report and created 10 regions like the British studied us and advised I still maintain that we need 10 regions, with each regions being politically equal.. In a parliamentary system is when we can begin to unite and make progress 2 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by flokii: 11:32am On Sep 11, 2023 |
Regional government.. regions held their leaders accountable unlike the Igbos that left East to other parts of Nigeria looking for people to dominate and become lord over. Till date, they can't subdue the much superior Yoruba race and it has been a big burden and headache for them. We already had skyscraper (Cocoa house) in Ibadan when Igbos didn't have a single storey building worthy of note in the East. Their Azikiwe was so fixated on Yorubaland and Yoruba progress that he almost went mad. 15 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 11:38am On Sep 11, 2023 |
flokii: I thought oil was discovered in 1958, who was getting the proceeds of oils between 1958 to 1966 b4 the first coup. Because I am surprised by levels of development in the then Eastern region. 2 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by ElSudani: 11:40am On Sep 11, 2023 |
mrvitalis: Is that where Chinua Achebe got his degree? 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by flokii: 11:46am On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll: You should be asking the Igbos that.. what did the Igbo Premier and Politicians of that era do with all the money from oil discovery in present day Niger Delta.. As usual, they funnel monies meant for development of their region into private pockets so they will have overnight billionaires while the masses continue to suffer. Ikpeazu do am, even the Obi they are trying hard to sell do am when he channeled Anambra state money into his private beer business while other states were building infrastructures for their people. Why do you think the minorities in former Eastern region have refused a breakout country with Igbos?.. It's because they prefer Yorubas and even Hausas to their former tormentors in the then Eastern region. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by Makunahatata: 11:53am On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll:which university is that ? |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by overall90: 12:17pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
macIB: That's not the reason. It was because of politics. At the time the only radio station in the western region was the federal owned and contolled radio station in Lagos, so after the disputed election, the station refused to allow the action group to air their own side of the story,in fact it was actually the Eastern regional owned radio that was helping the action group because of Awolowo's relationship with Okpara. So because of this Awolowo decided to build a TV station instead of a radio station. So it's more of politics and ego thing, not that it was bad any way. You can read up evolution and development of TV broadcast in Nigeria for further clarification. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by gidgiddy: 12:20pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
duro4chang: Stop listening to lies, Ironsi didnt do that, Gowon did The 4 Regions we had controlled their resources throughout the 6 months Ironsi was in office Gowon came in after Ironsi, abolished all 4 Regions, created 12 states and removed resource control 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by duro4chang(m): 12:27pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
gidgiddy:There is no reason for argument look for good history textbook. Tell us what decree 34 is all about? 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by gidgiddy: 12:27pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll: It takes years to develop an oil field. The just started Oil exploration in Kolmani, but it wont start producing oil for another 10 years So oil may have been discovered in 1956, but it was not exported in huge amounts until the end of the war |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by gidgiddy: 12:28pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
duro4chang: Thats what people who dont want to read Gowon's Decree 14 like to say 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by Armaggedon: 12:32pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
It's because western region chose to pursue frivolities while the east pursued industrialization and economic growth. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by duro4chang(m): 12:33pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
gidgiddy:Everything is on the pages of history textbooks for us to read 12 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by overall90: 12:44pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
flokii: The problem with people like you is ignorance coupled with the fact that you have imbibed so much propaganda. As at the time in question, between 1959 to 1967, though oil was a good source of revenue, but it was a not a big earner, Agriculture was.Oil only became a big earner as from 1971 because of the Arab Israeli war, when most Arab nations refused to export oil to western nations.that is the first oil boom that Gowon and yorubas wasted. As for the gibberish about the minorities suffered in the hands of the igbos, that is total bumkum because the Wilkins report made it clear that there was no such, as compared to what the Bendelites suffered in the hands of the yorubas.the minorities simply wanted their own State just as presently people are clamoring for the creation of more states. And we will keep hammering it into you people's head that the reason why igbos are in Lagos is because they are merchants just like they are in Togo,Accra, Abidjan, etc and have nothing to do with your land being inhabited by people that speak yoruba language. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 12:50pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
overall90: The minorities suffered in the hands of the Igbo necessitating the Anglo Cameroonians to join their rather strange French cousins instead of remaining in English speaking Nigeria. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by banku: 1:29pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
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Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by overall90: 1:49pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll: So now it's the cameroonians.lwkm. Anyways let me educate you a little. Cameroon was once a unified country colonized and governed by the Germans at beginning of the last century. So after Germany lost the first world war, the allies blamed Germany for the war and decided to purnish her, one of the things they did was to seize all her colonies and declared them mandate territories.They gave Togo to France and decided shared Cameroon between France and England.So the British in their usual fashion decided to merge southern Cameroon (their own share) with the Nigeria, their near by colony. So after independence, the southern English speaking part decided to join their kits and keen,it has nothing to do with igbos abeg o. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by Gossiphub: 2:03pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
overall90: You gave am interesting history here. I urge that boy you quoted to take his time and read more on this matter. Once again thanks for schooling propagandist 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by overall90: 3:39pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
Gossiphub: Thank you. It is also interesting to know that this southern English speaking part are the ones calling themselves Ambazonia and fighting a secession war to break away from the french speaking part because they claimed they have not been treated fairly,now you begin to ask the propagandist whether it's the igbos that are responsible for their acclaimed ill treatment. Like I said i earlier, people just want to identify with their own homogeneous group and govern themselves.this is one of the main reasons Europe countries are relatively peaceful and progressive. 2 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 5:26pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
overall90: But Ambazonians are almost similar to our Efiks. They have nothing in common with those people in the heart of Cameroon around Doula and Yahounde. Something must made them choose some distant tribe in d middle of Cameroon instead of the kith and kin in cross river State. The only plausible reason was d dominance of d Igbo. 3 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by ezechi242: 7:06pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
KnowAll: abeg shut up and learn.....which kind hatred be this chai. |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by KnowAll(m): 9:26am On Sep 12, 2023 |
ezechi242: By saying Igbo’s are dominant is not hatred. It is a statement of fact. See Igbo’s in South Africa, in India, in Kenya not to talk of their backyard in Ambazonia. 1 Like |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by lexylaw40: 10:25am On Sep 12, 2023 |
Yoruba is tribe is the pride of black race 4 Likes |
Re: How Come Western Nigeria Television Was The First In West Africa??? by Raf4: 11:35am On Sep 12, 2023 |
mrvitalis: I hope you're aware that UNN is a project of FGN and not that of Eastern region? And if you talk of Industrial estates, the oldest, biggest, most vibrant and still functional till today are all in SW e.g Ogba/Oba-Akran/Ikeja, Ilupeju, Apapa (Lagos state), Agbara/Shagamu/Ota in Ogun and Oluyole/Sanyo/Eleyele etc in Oyo state 3 Likes |
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