Never4getU:


Use formal region system 2e once practiced as a yardstick, the southwest was at pace far developed than any other region

That exactly was what Aguiyi Ironsi and his envious people didn't want.
Without Lagos port or whatever lie they spin today because of their laziness,Ibadan(western region) became the richest and most progressive region in Nigeria and West Africa.

They did everything to frustrate the Yorubas but they still continue to emerge as the richest,most progressive people in Nigeria and West Africa.

They still sulked,argued that it is because of Lagos
Lazy people will always have escuses.

we all went abroad to a level playing ground and Yorubas still outshone and still outshining them,breaking all expectations that Yorubas even occupy lofty positions abroad in those nations' national govts,in sports,music,businesses etc.
It is all the doings of the Omniscient.
The Omnipresent.
The Omnipotent.

OfficialAPCNig:
Explain how the SW will do better than other region? Remember that if Nigeria divides today, the economic monopoly SW enjoys as Nigerian commercial city will be broken.

First, you'll depend on the ND for crude, SE for processes gas, and North for food and agricultural products. The bulk of Nigerians non-oil revenues come from custom, 70% of imported cargoes in Nigeria terminates in the East, so that revenue source will be seriously affected.

Already, SE has the highest percentage of richest household population, the most literate population, lowest number of out of school children, and urbanization. Again, Lagos is a trading powerhouse and people from the eastern part of the country dominate that sector.

If you remove Lagos, SE has the largest regional economy (Imo is the largest state economy after Lagos and Anambra is the largest non-oil state economy) and if you add Igbo lands in Rivers (the third largest state economy) and Delta (the fourth largest state economy), the economy will be far bigger than SW's.

For me, I don't think SW will do better than SE.

If SE that survived a bloody war and still catch up and leapfrog SW despite all the monopolies the region enjoys, I don't see an independent SW doing better than an independent SE. The only people that will even rival SE is an independent North, if they put their acts together.

Kano alone does #20 billion daily trade volume and key to controlling trade in the sub-sahara.

I fully agree with you.
I don't see my SW leading anything.
We are too lazy.

OfficialAPCNig:
Explain how the SW will do better than other region? Remember that if Nigeria divides today, the economic monopoly SW enjoys as Nigerian commercial city will be broken.

First, you'll depend on the ND for crude, SE for processes gas, and North for food and agricultural products. The bulk of Nigerians non-oil revenues come from custom, 70% of imported cargoes in Nigeria terminates in the East, so that revenue source will be seriously affected.

Already, SE has the highest percentage of richest household population, the most literate population, lowest number of out of school children, and urbanization. Again, Lagos is a trading powerhouse and people from the eastern part of the country dominate that sector.

If you remove Lagos, SE has the largest regional economy (Imo is the largest state economy after Lagos and Anambra is the largest non-oil state economy) and if you add Igbo lands in Rivers (the third largest state economy) and Delta (the fourth largest state economy), the economy will be far bigger than SW's.

For me, I don't think SW will do better than SE.

If SE that survived a bloody war and still catch up and leapfrog SW despite all the monopolies the region enjoys, I don't see an independent SW doing better than an independent SE. The only people that will even rival SE is an independent North, if they put their acts together.

Kano alone does #20 billion daily trade volume and key to controlling trade in the sub-sahara.

Not how will Yoruba do it but how did they do it during regionalism.
Yorubas have done it before,still doing it even with all drawbacks and will even do the most without Nigeria.

Without Lagos port or whatever lie Igbos spin today because of their laziness,Ibadan(western region) became the richest and most progressive region in Nigeria and West Africa.

They did everything to frustrate the Yorubas but they still continue to emerge as the richest,most progressive people in Nigeria and West Africa.

They still sulked,argued that it is because of Lagos
Lazy people will always have escuses.

we all went abroad to a level playing ground and Yorubas still outshone and still outshining them,breaking all expectations that even they occupy lofty positions abroad in their national govts,in sports,music,businesses etc.
It is all the doings of the Omniscient.
The Omnipresent.
The Omnipotent.

yoruboid:


Please show me any state in the SE that can match Ogun, Oyo and Ondo

Even Osun is at par with Anambra which is the darling of the East

This shows that you don’t travel.

Cosbyrich:


Not how will Yoruba do it but how did they do it during regionalism.
Yorubas have done it before,still doing it even with all drawbacks and will even the most without Nigeria.

Without Lagos port or whatever lie Igbos spin today because of their laziness,Ibadan(western region) became the richest and most progressive region in Nigeria and West Africa.

They did everything to frustrate the Yorubas but they still continue to emerge as the richest,most progressive people in Nigeria and West Africa.

They still sulked,argued that it is because of Lagos
Lazy people will always have escuses.

we all went abroad to a level playing ground and Yorubas still outshone and still outshining them,breaking all expectations that even they occupy lofty positions abroad in their national govts,in sports,music,businesses etc.
It is all the doings of the Omniscient.
The Omnipresent.
The Omnipotent.

who did everything to frustrate the Yorubas?

jamesversion:


Where will you get the finance to run your country, as no more free oil money.

Immediately Nigeria divides, you guys will learn.

Just like Azikiwe asked where Awolowo will get the finance to do free education.
The problems with Igbos are 2.
Laziness and incompetence.
Awolowo did free education and free medical care.
Some Igbos even fled Igboland just as they are doing today to enjoy what they could not do.
Igbos really enjoyed one Nigeria.

Reason I early said Nigeria is a blessing to every region.

Goodvibes007:

Well I agree with you that the current crop of politicians are the greedy ones. However, they are not limited to the SW alone. All the regions have foolish leaders. Imagine Bayelsa with all the oil wealth, and it's one of the worse in terms of development indices.

Alexis11:


All these na rubbish cookup stats. What criteria did they use? Who dey measure am? 😂

The reality is stirring at all of us everyday and that is why you escape your cursed land with night bus to SW everyday.

It's like me saying Yorubas are better than Americans but struggling hard to go to America while Americans are not putting similar effort to come to my own land. 😆

If you thrown tantrum finish, Igbos are still richer than Yorubas, go school pass, and their lands are more developed.

SE.

kindlyheart:


You're From the north?

yoruboid:


Please show me any state in the SE that can match Ogun, Oyo and Ondo

Even Osun is at par with Anambra which is the darling of the East

Don't say this outside. Your capital cities can't even stand Igbo villages

Cosbyrich:
Just like Azikiwe asked where Awolowo will get the finance to do free education.
The problems with Igbos are 2.
Laziness and incompetence.
Awolowo did free education and free medical care.
Some Igbos even fled Igboland just as they are doing today to enjoy what they could not do.
Igbos really enjoyed one Nigeria.

Do you see Igbos in yor dreams??

Whatever Laos and SWest have as economic advantage over others is because of the skewed nature of the Nigeria system. If Nigeria divides, that is when you will understand the Economic parlance, "follow the money".

Niger Delta, mostly Rivers and PHC becomes the new king of the block.

slivertongue:
outside Lagos. Where again?

They have all rejected their father's land and are all claiming Lagos .. Sey you understand sey, failure is a bastard while success belongs to everyone.

OfficialAPCNig:
Explain how the SW will do better than other region? Remember that if Nigeria divides today, the economic monopoly SW enjoys as Nigerian commercial city will be broken.

First, you'll depend on the ND for crude, SE for processes gas, and North for food and agricultural products. The bulk of Nigerians non-oil revenues come from custom, 70% of imported cargoes in Nigeria terminates in the East, so that revenue source will be seriously affected.

Already, SE has the highest percentage of richest household population, the most literate population, lowest number of out of school children, and urbanization. Again, Lagos is a trading powerhouse and people from the eastern part of the country dominate that sector.

If you remove Lagos, SE has the largest regional economy (Imo is the largest state economy after Lagos and Anambra is the largest non-oil state economy) and if you add Igbo lands in Rivers (the third largest state economy) and Delta (the fourth largest state economy), the economy will be far bigger than SW's.

For me, I don't think SW will do better than SE.

If SE that survived a bloody war and still catch up and leapfrog SW despite all the monopolies the region enjoys, I don't see an independent SW doing better than an independent SE. The only people that will even rival SE is an independent North, if they put their acts together.

Kano alone does #20 billion daily trade volume and key to controlling trade in the sub-sahara.

If you are Ibo, you are not wise.
You simply wrote all these thesis to give them the reason why the SE will continue to be locked up in Nigeria.

If they think SE will suffer after break-up, it is only wise to agree with them, so they swallow their own lies and break-up in country in the hope that you will suffer. Is that not you have always wanted.

Can't you pretend to be 'foolish' sometimes to get what you want? Even Americans and Russians will prefer to be underestimated sometimes so that they can strike with the surprise element in the Art of war.

Wisdom is seriously a scarce commodity. Tufia!

Typing...........

If this is true, then why are you not pushing for the separation enmass?

OfficialAPCNig:

If you thrown tantrum finish, Igbos are still richer than Yorubas, go school pass, and their lands are more developed.

If you consider that southeast started from almost zero few years back, you will realize that southeast is improving at a faster rate than southwest.

Where was Southeast and southwest after the war and where are both of them now?
On per rate basis, southeast is doing better and caching up every year with southwest

jamesversion:


Do you see Igbos in yor dreams??

Whatever Laos and SWest have as economic advantage over others is because of the skewed nature of the Nigeria system. If Nigeria divides, that is when you will understand the Economic parlance, "follow the money".

Niger Delta, mostly Rivers and PHC becomes the new king of the block.

Only lazy people give excuses.
Was there Lagos or your skewed theory during regionalism too?
You were in govt with the Hausas but SW still did better than Nigeria and even loaned Nigeria money twice.

No matter how you skew or unskew Nigeria,Yorubas will always come successful.
Igbos are the only people that always say they will do this or that but fail at the end.

There is nothing 'skewed'abroad,why are Igbos not making it there like the Yorubas?
Laziness and incompetence as usual.

Cosbyrich:

Only lazy people give escuses.
Was there Lagos or your skewed theory during regionalism too?
You were in govt with the Hausas but SW still did better than Nigeria and even loaned Nigeria money twice.

No matter how you skew or unskew Nigeria,Yorubas will always come successful.
Igbos are the only people that always say they will do this or that but fail at the end.

There is nothing 'skewed'abroad,why are Igbos not making it there like the Yorubas?
Laziness and incompetence as usual.

You sound like someone who was born yesterday.


The reason why Enugu cannot catch up with port Harcourt is the same reason Akure, Osogbo or Even Ibadan cannot catch up as well. The type of money that is dumped in PH because of oil, Enugu, Ibadan, Osogbo and Akure cannot get it.
It's simple but you didn't pay attention during philosophy and logic classes, hence the reason why you reason a bit better than a goat.

If you put the capital of Nigeria in Akure for 20 years, you think that Akure will not be more developed than PH or even Lagos?

You think that if the capital of Nigeria was not moved to Abuja, Abuja won't be a forest today?

I don't know the type of school you people go in southwest again, little wonder we beat you year in and out in education. Most of you have lost the mental capabilites of your forefathers.

And where did you get the stat for the most successful tribe in diaspora?

To be fair, if you want Enugu to compete with Lagos, you have to either drop the capital in Enugu for 20 years or find huge oil in Enugu. It's common sense

Cosbyrich:

Only lazy people give escuses.
Was there Lagos or your skewed theory during regionalism too?
You were in govt with the Hausas but SW still did better than Nigeria and even loaned Nigeria money twice.

No matter how you skew or unskew Nigeria,Yorubas will always come successful.
Igbos are the only people that always say they will do this or that but fail at the end.

There is nothing 'skewed'abroad,why are Igbos not making it there like the Yorubas?
Laziness and incompetence as usual.

If you ask me, for a region that is so close to Lagos, a place that has been the capital for over 20 years and you guys didn't take enough advantage of it to develop more than this. It's embarrassing.
Visit Oyo, Osun, and other southwest state, you will realize what I am saying.

There's no way you can judge if Southwest will be the fastest developing until you put the resource of every region in the control. Because Lagos today, developer by virtue of collective resource and not with the resources 9f people of southwest alone.
Majority of the oil money in southsouth ends up in Lagos, if you split, you won't get that money anymore and trust me when I say that it's the reason why your elites won't want a split.

Cocoa cannot give corrupt politicians enough money to loot, only oyel can do that now and even Tinubu knows this

Paulruth:
With all these brown roofs that we are seeing in this picture alone 🤣

ikegwulu my brother

Of course South West will do extremely well.. all the revenues from Lagos, Ogun and likes taken to the centre will be used to develop other South West States.

In the 60s', South West was the best performing, with revenue from cocoa exports, places like Ikeja, Apapa, Ibadan and those early areas felt impact of Yoruba ingenuity till greedy Azikiwe and his kins started scheming to destroy everything.
A region that prioritized free education is not one to joke with, instead of replicating the laudable policies of Awolowo in the Eastern region, Igbos were busy mocking Yorubas whereas most of the Igbos born and bred in the South West were benefitting from Awo's free education policy.. God, Yorubas are too generous, such can never happen elsewhere in this Nigeria.

We pray restructuring comes so South West can develop and become the jewel of Africa once again.

Starboytwo:
so if everybody go their way, where Lagos go join? East, west, north??

you realise Lagos is what is today not because of the LAND the people there are what is the real deal

Lagos just like everywhere isn't just concretes, glass and metals but the people

if Nigeria divided Lagos Will be the shadow of itself

necessity is the mother of invention

FatherOfJesus:
If you ask me, for a region that is so close to Lagos, a place that has been the capital for over 20 years and you guys didn't take enough advantage of it to develop more than this. It's embarrassing.
Visit Oyo, Osun, and other southwest state, you will realize what I am saying.

There's no way you can judge if Southwest will be the fastest developing until you put the resource of every region in the control. Because Lagos today, developer by virtue of collective resource and not with the resources 9f people of southwest alone.
Majority of the oil money in southsouth ends up in Lagos, if you split, you won't get that money anymore and trust me when I say that it's the reason why your elites won't want a split.

Cocoa cannot give corrupt politicians enough money to loot, only oyel can do that now and even Tinubu knows this

What is this one saying?
Ibadan was more developed than Lagos at that time even with the Nigerian capital situated in Lagos.
(The Whites just provided for themselves what they needed to milk Nigeria dry.)
All of the above and more due to the ingenuity and hardwork of the Yorubas.

Ibadan not Lagos has the first skyscraper 21 storey building in West Africa.
First newspaper with its building.
First television with its buildings and infrastructures.
First radio with all its paraphernalia.
First Olympic stadium.
The first high commission building in UK.
First industrial estates which Lagos State and Nigerians are benefiting from now.
The list seems endless.
All of these were done mostly within 5-6 years.
A lot of your people were fleeing to Ibadan then.


As for diaspora,name just one company owned by an Igbo man either dead or alive abroad.
I can name 10 Yoruba companies in Europe and USA.


Yorubas have companies established more than 120,100,90 etc years ago and still kicking..

.Please,name one Igbo company in Nigeria that has been able to stand up to just 35 years.

Neckpresser101:
you realise Lagos is what is today not because of the LAND the people there are what is the real deal

Lagos just like everywhere isn't just concretes, glass and metals but the people

if Nigeria divided Lagos Will be the shadow of itself

necessity is the mother of invention

If Nigeria divides Lagos will still thrive. It's the financial hub of West Africa. A lot of investment has been planted there. In fact, even Ibos will find it very difficult to leave Lagos if Nigeria divides. I wonder which kind of schools you go to in the East.

predictor1:
If Nigeria divides Lagos will still thrive. It's the financial hub of West Africa. A lot of investment has been planted there. In fact, even Ibos will find it very difficult to leave Lagos if Nigeria divides. I wonder which kind of schools you go to in the East.

Not Igbos won't be able to leave,Igbos will find it difficult to live without SW,Lagos.
Just look all over the world,where do you see Igbos making it?
No other place will wholly take the infractions of the Igbos as Yorubas have.
They are benefitting a great deal from one Nigeria.

bolaayenimo:
I have this strong belief that the unity of Nigeria is holding down the South West. If the three regions of North, East and West is allowed to become independent countries, the West will leave other regions behind in many areas.

Though i agree the East may do well in business (economy) while the North will do well in agriculture..

The West will survive in all indices

So you think Igbo will ever leave Lagos or northern youth who felt safer in the south west will leave and return to the north as a country .

Southwest will be worth off because all other regions will automatically abandon their region for SW.

slivertongue:
outside Lagos. Where again?

Ogun
Ondo
Oyo
Osun
Ekiti
Parts of kogi and parts of kwara

omoharry:
They have all rejected their father's land and are all claiming Lagos .. Sey you understand sey, failure is a bastard while success belongs to everyone.

We should stop all this claims of father's land.
No one created his own land anywhere. We are all born to meet the lands we are fighting over and one day we will also leave it for others behind.

We must abolish state of origin for one Nigeria and true federalism to thrive

Cosbyrich:

What is this one saying?
Ibadan was more developed than Lagos at that time even with the Nigerian capital situated in Lagos.
(The Whites just provided for themselves what they needed to milk Nigeria dry.)
All of the above and more due to the ingenuity and hardwork of the Yorubas.

Ibadan not Lagos has the first skyscraper 21 storey building in West Africa.
First newspaper with its building.
First television with its buildings and infrastructures.
First radio with all its paraphernalia.
First Olympic stadium.
The first high commission building in UK.
First industrial estates which Lagos State and Nigerians are benefiting from now.
The list seems endless.
All of these were done mostly within 5-6 years.
A lot of your people were fleeing to Ibadan then.


As for diaspora,name just one company owned by an Igbo man either dead or alive abroad.
I can name 10 Yoruba companies in Europe and USA.


Yorubas have companies established more than 120,100,90 etc years ago and still kicking..

.Please,name one Igbo company in Nigeria that has been able to stand up to just 35 years.

ABC transport company

The oil discovery is what taking each region down. Before the discovery of oil it has been cocoa and groundnuts and it's time to know that all regions will go back to their roots and business will move as well.. The SW will be the most beneficiary of the whole thing, the south and north are not so allied like the SE and SW. The north will rather do business with the SW than the SE. The SE will rather do business with the SW than the North and this will develop the SW rapidly. There are so many resources than can be gotten in the south west but was not discovering because we're all enjoying the oil money... All regions will do well and that's the solution to Nigeria's problem

femicyrus:
ABC transport company

What is this

Cosbyrich:

What is this

A company is a company now