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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 10:07pm On Apr 18, 2015

NAIJASOM:

They more you yorubas comment, the ,more the educational statistics of the south east makes sense. When did the wealth of a company equate to individual wealth. Most if not all of these companies have share holders both local and foreign including so many igbos. Even the head of the Nigerian stock exchange is an igbo man.

Petty traders? If you saw my uncle today, you will call him a petty trader but two months ago during a business discussion, the man open up to me that he has about $13 million in assets. From land to shops to houses to businesses all combined. You will never know this. There are millions of igbo traders like him with big money. So please call him petty trader while his oldest daughter is about take her toefl exam to start college in USA. ALL PAID FOR.

Eh eh
You stats and millions is now base on just one ibo man?
Are there no such yoruba making millions secretly as well?

My point being, you, your tribe isn't superior.
Shekena

Eh an

And how does this translate to the benefit of all yeebboo and these you are boasting that you are better than?

Yeye oo

http://www.gamji.com/article6000/NEWS7879.htm

Nigeria: One Country Four Economies Discussion Points
By
Falalu Bello, OFR

v On the basis of ownership and/or control of resources that make for economic development, post-Obasanjo Nigeria in terms of strength could easily be categorized into 4 economies as follows:

a) South West Economy;

b) South East plus Delta Economy;

c) Northern Economy; and

d) South South minus Delta Economy

v The four economies mentioned above are fairly distinct with each growing at its own pace. The South Western economy is growing at a faster rate than all followed by South East plus Delta economy whilst those of the North and South South minus Delta could at best be described as stagnant. A simple analysis of these four economies is given below:-

a) South West Economy

South Western Nigeria with a Land Mass of 76,852 square kilometres and population of 25.2 million today owns and/or control 60% of the nation’s industrial capacity, 44% of banking assets, 67% of insurance assets and is house to the nation’s three deep sea ports of Apapa, Tin Can Island and Roro; the busiest international airport of Ikeja, three thermal stations of Egbin, Papalanto and Omotosho. Today, its three major industrial estates of Agbara, Ikeja and Otta are all linked to gas under the West African gas pipeline plan and piping of gas is ongoing from Otta to Abeokuta. Added to these, the South Western population today is the most educated as western education came through there and education as a resource was democratized since the early sixties. Geographical location, democratization of western education, availability of resources enhanced in last 9 years and some empowerment during the Obasanjo administration have collectively enabled the South Western economy to rank as first of the four economies in Nigeria. Today, the South West as a region can boast of having a defined growing middle class and is perceived to have at least 20,000 of its indigenes with net worth of over N100m each. Take it out of Nigeria, the South West economy with is defined growing middle class and resources, will be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

b) The South-East plus Delta

The South Easterners plus their cousins across the Onitsha bridge control commerce in all parts of Nigeria and are thus largely employed. The region has clusters of small scale industries around Nnewi and Aba. The banking consolidation has assisted these people to now have ownership and or control of over 50% of Nigerian banking assets. It also controls 21% of the nation’s insurance assets and 20% of industrial assets. With this development, this region which has not had a commanding control over Nigerian economy will certainly begin to do that now. Commercial activities backed by finance can only grow the economy of South-East plus Delta. The growing strength of financial muscle of this region has been aptly demonstrated by the recent licensing of Micro Finance Banks. Of the over 600 MFBs recently licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Anambra State alone had 74 whilst Yobe State had 1, Sokoto 5, Zamfara 6, etc. There exists also in this economy a middle class which will now grow itself in number and financial muscle and will almost certainly grow its economy inclusive particularly of small and medium sized industrial base.

c) The Northern Economy

The North which geographically is 719,435 Square Kilometers or 79% of Nigeria’s landmass and has 75 million or 53.6% of Nigeria’s population has its economy as a consequence of various reforms introduced, been totally grounded. Today, the North has ownership and/or control of no more than 3% of banking assets and 2% of insurance assets and 10% of industrial assets. True, the North has a huge landmass but this has remained under exploited due to jettisoning of time tested policies of price support (as a result of abolishing of marketing boards without putting alternatives) and abandonment of extension services and quality control. Also, the North has a huge population but the population has remained largely uneducated and/or half educated because of near failure of governance in certain States and Local Governments. Currently its most distinguishing characteristic is grinding poverty. Recent poverty statistics indicate that the poverty level of States in the North has been on the increase in the last 9 years and reached over 80%. Its two commercial and industrial nerve centers (Kano and Kaduna) have seen industrial capacity utilization decline to an all time low of less than 10%. The textile, automobile and beverages companies that thrived so impressively in the 1970s and 1980s have collapsed rendering thousands jobless. Although hydroelectricity is generated at Kainji Dam and in lesser quantities at Shiroro Gorge and at several smaller sites, the entire mechanisms are run on very obsolete equipment and the performance is consequently very epileptic and unsuitable for meaningful economic activity.

d) The South South minus Delta

The South South is largely in the creeks of Niger Delta and has therefore a small land mass of only 48,321 square kilometers and is populated by 13.6 Million people. Notwithstanding the fact that it is house to Nigerian Oil wealth, this region exclusive of oil company activities like the North is also backward economically. It controls no more than 3% of banking assets, 10% of insurance assets and no more than 10% of industrial assets on account of oil related industries that the indigenes do not control. Furthermore, its overstretched land mass has suffered considerable degradation and its aquatic life destroyed. As a region, its people and economy are worst off than the North as it lacks fresh environment, water and even good air to breath.

v Geography, history and particularly the reform agenda of Obasanjo’s regime have created above very dangerous economic structure in Nigeria. By design or by accident Northerners and South Southerners as peoples and regions have been made third and fourth class citizens. We may well choose to ignore these happenings and pretend that they have not happened but doing so will be at the peril of the Nigerian Polity. It is indeed in the interest of the South Westerners and the South Easterners for some affirmative actions to be taken to redress the situation else there will be no real peace in this country moving forward. The so called “religious disturbances” in the Northern States and the Port Harcourt conundrum of kids of less than 15 years carrying guns and terrorizing the population will not stop until these imbalances are consciously addressed and redressed. As the saying goes “where the poor does not sleep because of hunger, the rich too will not sle
Not its not about individual, its about tribe or a group of people: their impact on the economic.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Nobody: 10:08pm On Apr 18, 2015

Twistaray:

So, those are no longer nigerians?
And are those Igbo?

Eh eh

:

Nigerians have made the Forbes list of richest people in the world the reason been that Forbes estimates the wealth of individuals and rank them based on the value of shares they have in quoted companies (companies listed on the stock exchange).

The few Nigerians that have the list are Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Femi Otedola.
The list of top 21 Richest Nigerian billionaires has been based on:

The value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.

Despite the harsh terrain and business challenges involved with starting a business in Nigeria; the successful entrepreneurs listed below held their ground and fought their way to the top.

In a country with a population of over 160 million inhabitants and millions of businesses; these 20 entrepreneurs diligently carved their names in the sands of time.

Check out the list below.

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – founder of Dangote Group, Richest man in Africa and Richest black man in the world

2. Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom

3. Femi Otedola – ZENON Oil and Gas

4. Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group

5. Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group

6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Flee

7. Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone

8. Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank

9. Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria

10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – MRS Group

11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group

12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group

13. Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc.

14. Chief Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group

15. Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT,

16. Tony Ezenna – Orange Group

17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies

18. Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas

19. Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox Computer

20. Fola Adeola – GTBank

21. Chief Ade Ojo – Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributor of Toyota cars

Ok oo

Very old list. Please update yourself. Check out ventures africa for the latest list.

Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Scholes007(m): 10:10pm On Apr 18, 2015

forgiveness:
[b]

Indicator 2:1 however abbreviated 90.5% to the South east without indicating the ratio of other 3 easthern states (Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu) which doubtfully will not sum up to that ratio if Abia state is/was truely considered, although, the ratio of 94% and 90.7% ascibed to Anambra and Imo respectively are justifiable if not exaggerrated.

Moreover, Abia state with population of about 2.4 million and Aba the biggest and most populated city with an approximately population of 1.3 million and Umuahia the capital with population of 349,000 thousand has not and can't ensure that all Abian children complete a full course in primary schooling with the way Government is handling education in the state.

How do you acheive these MDG Goals with these factors;

1, Non payment of teachers salaries and allowance for over 7 - 8 months
2, dilapidated school structures( some resently renoved after 16 years)
3 out of the120,000 shoe makers 98% has no primary education
4, Out of the over 90 primary schools 90% are privately owned( few are very good but not affordable)
5, Culture of doing business( why go to school if i can't secure a job)
6, frequent strikes
7, Rate of child birth is atleat 5 children - 1 family( no provision for construction of new schools)

These major factors are affecting primary schooling in Abia State. Now, looking at these factors Abia state can't sum up to the ratio of 50%.

Indicator 2:2
Completion rate is 40% in Abia state. most of the boys drop out from school. that has reduced the south east ratio.

Indicator 2:3
I will agree on this because majority of girls go to school here even up to secondary schooling level.

I suspect somebody is trying to play on our intelligence hence i wrote my submissions.thanks

shalom

all you points here are invalid
1 Abia is not owing the teacher 7months salary
2 Abia is one of the states that ranks highest in any sector you can talk about
3 you not mentioning ebonyi but Abia shows you know nothing about the development of SE or you are carried away by the political noise on naira land

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OkparaIgbo: 10:12pm On Apr 18, 2015

They are Biafrans there is a big difference and that is why they are blessed beyond your oily brain comprehension, so please let that sink in. . Now again from your post of the richest 20 people in the evil contraption called nigeria dividing it back to it's previous Nations of North, East and West, 9 out of 20 are Biafrans (SE and SS), 4 are Hawuuwwsa and 7 are yoruuwwuba now again tell me why The Most High God will not be glorified for blessing these same people who the 2 regions conspired and stole all their money leaving them with only 20 pounds per family in 1970?

Twistaray:

So, those are no longer nigerians?
And are those Igbo?

Eh eh

:

Nigerians have made the Forbes list of richest people in the world the reason been that Forbes estimates the wealth of individuals and rank them based on the value of shares they have in quoted companies (companies listed on the stock exchange).

The few Nigerians that have the list are Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Femi Otedola.

The list of top 21 Richest Nigerian billionaires has been based on:

The value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.

Despite the harsh terrain and business challenges involved with starting a business in Nigeria; the successful entrepreneurs listed below held their ground and fought their way to the top.

In a country with a population of over 160 million inhabitants and millions of businesses; these 20 entrepreneurs diligently carved their names in the sands of time.

Check out the list below.

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – founder of Dangote Group, Richest man in Africa and Richest black man in the world

2. Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom

3. Femi Otedola – ZENON Oil and Gas

4. Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group

5. Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group

6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Flee

7. Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone

8. Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank

9. Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria

10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – MRS Group

11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group

12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group

13. Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc.

14. Chief Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group

15. Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT,

16. Tony Ezenna – Orange Group

17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies

18. Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas

19. Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox Computer

20. Fola Adeola – GTBank

21. Chief Ade Ojo – Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributor of Toyota cars

Ok oo

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by SIRTee15: 10:14pm On Apr 18, 2015

OneNaira6:

This is my last reply to you. I don't like teaching people common sense. I'm not your counselor.

Infant mortality rate was based on 1 out of 1000 children meaning 999 children survived therefore your comment on SE children not seeing their first birth day is relitively stupid.

Btw: incase you weren't aware, Child mortality rate in Nigeria is EXTREMELY high in comparison to every other nation be it developed or developing. SW under 5 mortality rate, which is 45% is not that much lower than SE infant mortality which is 69%. Both case are still a high freaking number and something that needs to be address. So instead of jumping that you scored higher than one region in one sector despite them scoring higher in pretty much everything else, I suggest go home and figure out to reduce the high mortality rate in that country rather than feeling mighty just because you had a slight lower high rate.

One more thing are you serious about maternal and infant mortality goes hand in hand. Are you really serious? I'm not even going to address that cause I honestly don't believe even you believe that BS.

Finally I'm not from SE, I just don't like lying BS especially when the evidence is right infront of us all to read. Is an insult to all intellect

oga go read infant mortality rate.
then read under 5 mortality rate n childhood mortality rate.
then we'll come back n discuss that aspect.
I didn't say IMR and maternal mortality rate goes hand in hand, cos I dont know where u got that from.
rather both are health assessment indicators

u guys came here and were gloating about a weak educational system that produce sub standard paper certificates products.
but when others came n pointed out ur weak basic sanitation n poor health indices, u went emotional and started talking about international standard.
pls calm down n use that ur common sense to counsel them on international standard when it comes to quality education a nation/region should be proud of.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Emyben(m): 10:15pm On Apr 18, 2015

SIRTee15:

sw top in improved infant n child mortality indices as well as basic water sanitation.
south east even trail behind NW in infant mortality which is very shocking.
while SE led in overall education, it struggled in childhood health assesment.
I guess your likes only read the first 4 indices n started basking in pseudo euphoria.
go back and read the report properly.

I cant argue with you, go up and read it up again, trailing behind in infant mortality makes u conclude that they struggled in childhood assesment? Is infant mortality the only childhood and pregnant women health assesment made?

Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 10:20pm On Apr 18, 2015

OkparaIgbo:
They are Biafrans there is a big difference and that is why they are blessed beyond your oily brain comprehension, so please let that sink in. . Now again from your post of the richest 20 people in the evil contraption called nigeria dividing it back to it's previous Nations of North, East and West, 9 out of 20 are Biafrans (SE and SS), 4 are Hawuuwwsa and 7 are yoruuwwuba now again tell me why The Most High God will not be glorified for blessing these same people who the 2 regions conspired and stole all their money leaving them with only 20 pounds per family in 1970?

Are you in nigeria at all?

And wait..stop this attache nah.
S.S isn't S.E.

Those fellas ain't ibo and despite your attache yoruba still beat them all.

Abegii
Dude, isn't there oil in ondo ni
Lagos is oyel is on the way too.

Talking about S.E, you mean palm oil.

Breakdown of the drivers of the Lagos economy by the Lagos state government.

Interestingly, seven (7) out of the 28 Sectors emerged as major drivers of Lagos economy:

- Manufacturing - 29.60%,

- Road Transport - 26.47%,

- Building and Construction - 19.70%,

- Wholesale and Retail - 8.39%,

- Telecommunications - 3.71%,

- Financial Institutions - 3.51%

- Real Estate - 2.01%.

http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/images/pageimages/downloadfiles/docs/LAGOS_STATE_GDP2010.pdf (page 10)

^^^Which of these sectors is dominated by Igbos?

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by forgiveness: 10:25pm On Apr 18, 2015

Scholes007:
all you points here are invalid
1 Abia is not owing the teacher 7months salary
2 Abia is one of the states that ranks highest in any sector you can talk about
3 you not mentioning ebonyi but Abia shows you know nothing about the development of SE or you are carried away by the political noise on naira land

1, Then how many months salary is Abia owing his teachers?
2, No dispute about that except some sectors including education.
3, As a stakeholder in Abia, am less interested in Ebonyi

2,

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by NigerMan1: 10:28pm On Apr 18, 2015

ArodeTsolaye:

I pray against coming from Bini tribes whose history has been dismembered and literary torn to shreds by yoruba revisionists (who are not even as half as bright as Igbos) without any edo men challenging them. I pray against Intellectual slavery.

ArodeTsolaye - are you sure that fellow engaging you is an Edo man?

Anyway what you said is 100% truth. So UNFORTUNATE how our fathers looked away and allowed Yorubas to massively corrupt our GREAT history and get away for a long time.

You my Edo people are EXTREMELY liberal and soft on others. However Yoruba took advantage of this against us.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OkparaIgbo: 10:29pm On Apr 18, 2015

[b] 1. No I am not in the zoo called nigeria, I am in Biafra Land. wink

Idiot yoruuwwba always known for trying hardest to put confusion between two brothers. Hahaha SS and SE are brothers with very close ancestral links. We have continually displayed our harmony by living peacefully together in Biafra land which exisited long before the zoo now called nigeria was created by a white man (Who by the way is crying by Awolowo's side in the hottest part of hell). There is nothing your evil media and agenda will do to succed in putting we and our Southern brothers who together we make up Biafra in war with each other because The Most High in His infinite mercy has sent us Radio Biafra to remind us of how we lived together in Love and Harmony. So talk all you want in your oily media, we know ourselves and we demonstrated the love in this recent election for those who voted in Biafra Land.. cheesy

2. Also who cares if it is vegetable oil?? Go and find out, the Malaysians came to Biafra land to learn the gift of planting palm oil back then and fast forward to today, Malaysia's economy is almost dependent on palm oil export. So don't forget that whatever Biafrans touch turns to Gold, dont blame us but thank the Most High for this.

(Not to mention the abundance of crude oil in Biafra Land... grin

)

3. As for Lagos, go to Lagos state in the Christmas period and that will answer your question. [/b]

Twistaray:

Are you in nigeria at all?

And wait..stop this attache nah.
S.S isn't S.E.

Those fellas ain't ibo and despite your attache yoruba still beat them all.

Abegii
Dude, isn't there oil in ondo ni
Lagos is oyel is on the way too.

Talking about S.E, you mean palm oil.

Breakdown of the drivers of the Lagos economy by the Lagos state government.

Interestingly, seven (7) out of the 28 Sectors emerged as major drivers of Lagos economy:

- Manufacturing - 29.60%,

- Road Transport - 26.47%,

- Building and Construction - 19.70%,

- Wholesale and Retail - 8.39%,

- Telecommunications - 3.71%,

- Financial Institutions - 3.51%

- Real Estate - 2.01%.

http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/images/pageimages/downloadfiles/docs/LAGOS_STATE_GDP2010.pdf (page 10)

^^^Which of these sectors is dominated by Igbos?

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by SIRTee15: 10:30pm On Apr 18, 2015

Emyben:

I cant argue with you, go up and read it up again, trailing behind in infant mortality makes u conclude that they struggled in childhood assesment? Is infant mortality the only childhood and pregnant women health assesment made?

nope, but I picked it because IMR is a strong health indicator used in measuring basic healthcare services in a nation.
u guys cannot lag behind in that n be boasting of best HDI.

Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Scholes007(m): 10:30pm On Apr 18, 2015

forgiveness:

1, How many month salary is Abia owing his teachers?
2, No dispute about that except the some sectors including education.
3, As a stakeholder in Abia, am less interested in Ebonyi

2,

download the file go through the data and tell me where Abia came short
The teacher in Abia state have been paid their Jan and Feb salary MR stakeholder

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 10:35pm On Apr 18, 2015

OkparaIgbo:
No I am not in the zoo called nigeria, I am in Biafra Land. Idiot yoruuwwba always known for trying hardest to put confusion between two brothers. Hahaha SS and SE are brothers with very close ancestral links. We have continually displayed our harmony by living peacefully together in Biafra land which exisited long before the zoo now called nigeria was created by a white man (Who by the way is crying by Awolowo's side in the hottest part of hell). There is nothing your evil media and agenda will do to succed in putting we and our Southern brothers who together we make up Biafra in war with each other because The Most High in His infinite mercy has sent us Radio Biafra to remind us of how we lived together in Love and Harmony. So talk all you want in your oily media, we know ourselves and we demonstrated the love in this recent election for those who voted in Biafra Land..

You are highly delusional dude.
Wake up...wake up...wake up.
Buhari is your president. grin

Join the moving train.
Get over the past and live life the fullness. grin

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by forgiveness: 10:44pm On Apr 18, 2015

Scholes007:
download the file go through the data and tell me where Abia came short
The teacher in Abia state have been paid their Jan and Feb salary MR stakeholder

no vex. i mean no arm to the state but it's progress. because God said pray for the prosperity of where you dwell.

infant, Abia fall short in manys was but i see a potential and most prosperious state in the south east in Abia if ...........i no go talk pass that one oooo.

About salary issue, love covereth sin.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Scholes007(m): 10:50pm On Apr 18, 2015

forgiveness:

no vex. i mean no arm to the state but it's progress. because God said pray for the prosperity of where you dwell.

infant, Abia fall short in manys was but i see a potential and most prosperious state in the south east in Abia if ...........i no go talk pass that one oooo.

About salary issue, love covereth sin.

list them bro...let's clear this air of Abia this Abia that
.

Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by ifyan(m): 10:51pm On Apr 18, 2015

Lemon12:
Ndigbo always leading ....

I will save this thread for future reference ..

Especially when our yoruba brethen start claiming that they are the most intelligent, most Educated nd most developed Tribe in Africa

They live on past glory.

You know. ...

Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by forgiveness: 10:57pm On Apr 18, 2015

Scholes007:
list them bro...let's clear this air of Abia this Abia that
.

ok! i might do that tomorrow. going to sleep.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OneNaira6: 11:05pm On Apr 18, 2015

Twistaray:

I will tell what backwardness is all about;

In a Capitalist State Like Ours, Wealthy Firms With Healthy Cash Flow Control The Economy Not Petty Traders.

"I have investigated all the 20 top Nigerian companies listed below as compiled by authoritative Forbes business magazine and none of them is based in Igbo land or controlled by the so called ‘Igbo business men’.

Impressively, 20 Nigerian companies made it to the list of Top 25 companies in West Africa. They include:

• Dangote Cement
• Zenith Bank PLC
• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated
• Nigerian Breweries Plc
• First Bank Plc
• Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
• United Bank for Africa
• Guinness Nigeria
• Nestlé Nigeria
• Access Bank
• Flour Mills Nigeria
• Union Bank of Nigeria
• Stanbic IBTC
• First City Monument Bank
• Lafarge Cement WAPCO
• Total Nigeria
• Unilever Nigeria
• PZ Cussions
• UACN
• Cadbury Nigeria Plc

According to Forbes, Nigeria has 20 of the best 25 companies in West Africa.

It is only a fool who will believe Igbo postulation that it is street trader’s and hawkers that controls an economy. If that hypothesis is valid, then the Indians and Pakistanis in Britain can also claim that they [are] in charge of British economy because over 70% of petty street trading in Britain is in the hand of the Asians. However, we all know that actual British economy is firmly in the hands of the Britons. The same is factual for Germany and France where Turkish and North African Algerians are their own local version of Igbo. The only difference is that these other 'gypsies’' are more knowledgeable of who they are in their host countriy's economy, unlike ignorant Igbo petty street traders in Yoruba land."

Jeolous my bombom.

Did you even research as you claim. Being chairman of a foreign branch company does not mean You OWE the company. You are a worker of that company. infact, out of all companies posted up by you, only two are Yoruba CEO/owned and the remaining are either whites, SS and SE.

Dangote Cement---CEO: Aliko Dangote [Fulani]
• Zenith Bank PLC---CEO/founder: Jim ovia [ delta igbo]
• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated---CEO: Albert Essien [ibibio]
• Nigerian Breweries Plc...Non Nigerian owned company..a branch of heinkein. CEO: Nicholas Vervelde [white]
• First Bank Plc...CBN sponsored bank. Not a nigerian founded bank despite a yoruba [onasanya] is the chairman. Founder: Alfred Jones [ white]
• Guaranty Trust Bank Plc: CEO/founder Fola Adeola [yoruba]
• United Bank for Africa--- CEO: Phillip Oduoza [ Delta Igbo]
• Guinness Nigeria:non nigerian owned company: Founder: Arthur Guinness [white]
• Nestlé Nigeria: non nigerian owned company: CEO: Paul bulcke [white]
• Access Bank---CEO: Paul Wigwe [igbo]
• Flour Mills Nigeria---Paul Gbededo [tribe: unsure, possibly middlebelt]
• Union Bank of Nigeria---CEO: unknown. It Is a UK owned company despite the chairman is igbo [Udo udoma]
• Stanbic IBTC---CEO: Atedo Peterside [ijaw]
• First City Monument Bank--- CEO: Ladi Balogun [yoruba]
• Lafarge Cement WAPCO-- non nigerian owned company. CEO/founder: Leonard Palance [ white]
• Total Nigeria: Non nigerian owned company. CEO: Elizabeth protrust [ white]
• Unilever Nigeria: non nigerian owned CEO/founder: Paul Polman [white]
• PZ Cussions. non nigerian owned company CEO: George Zimmorosi [ white]
• UACN--CEO-Larry Ettah [igbo]
• Cadbury Nigeria Plc---CEO: Udiemio itseuli [edo]

You do realize you ended up just proving what all have been saying accurate. Without whites, SS and SE Nigeria is nothing. You actually just proved majority of the top 20 companies in Nigeria is a non nigerian company but rather a branch of a foreign company.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Scholes007(m): 11:08pm On Apr 18, 2015

OneNaira6:

Did you even research as you claim. Being chairman of a foreign branch company does not mean You OWE the company. You are a worker of that company. infact, out of all companies posted up by you, only two are Yoruba CEO/owned and the remaining are either whites, SS and SE.

Dangote Cement---CEO: Aliko Dangote [Fulani]
• Zenith Bank PLC---CEO/founder: Jim ovia [ delta igbo]
• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated---CEO: Albert Essien [ibibio]
• Nigerian Breweries Plc...Non Nigerian owned company..a branch of heinkein. CEO: Nicholas Vervelde [white]
• First Bank Plc...CBN sponsored bank. Not a nigerian founded bank despite a yoruba [onasanya] is the chairman. Founder: Alfred Jones [ white]
• Guaranty Trust Bank Plc: CEO/founder Fola Adeola [yoruba]
• United Bank for Africa--- CEO: Phillip Oduoza [ Delta Igbo]
• Guinness Nigeria:non nigerian owned company: Founder: Arthur Guinness [white]
• Nestlé Nigeria: non nigerian owned company: CEO: Paul bulcke [white]
• Access Bank---CEO: Paul Wigwe [igbo]
• Flour Mills Nigeria---Paul Gbededo [tribe: unsure, possibly middlebelt]
• Union Bank of Nigeria---CEO: unknown. It Is a UK owned company despite the chairman is igbo [Udo udoma]
• Stanbic IBTC---CEO: Atedo Peterside [ijaw]
• First City Monument Bank---Ladi Balogun [yoruba]
• Lafarge Cement WAPCO-- CEO/founder: Leonard Palance [ white]
• Total Nigeria: Elizabeth protrust [ white]
• Unilever Nigeria: CEO/founder: Paul Polman [white]
• PZ Cussions CEO: George Zimmorosi [ white]
• UACN--CEO-Larry Ettah [igbo]
• Cadbury Nigeria Plc---CEO: Udiemio itseuli [edo]

You do realize you ended up just proving what all have been saying accurate. Without whites, SS and SE Nigerian is nothing. You actually just proved majority of the top 20 companies in Nigeria is a non nigerian company but rather a branch of a foreign company.

thanks for that

Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 11:11pm On Apr 18, 2015

OneNaira6:

Did you even research as you claim. Being chairman of a foreign branch company does not mean You OWE the company. You are a worker of that company. infact, out of all companies posted up by you, only two are Yoruba CEO/owned and the remaining are either whites, SS and SE.

Dangote Cement---CEO: Aliko Dangote [Fulani]
• Zenith Bank PLC---CEO/founder: Jim ovia [ delta igbo]
• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated---CEO: Albert Essien [ibibio]
• Nigerian Breweries Plc...Non Nigerian owned company..a branch of heinkein. CEO: Nicholas Vervelde [white]
• First Bank Plc...CBN sponsored bank. Not a nigerian founded bank despite a yoruba [onasanya] is the chairman. Founder: Alfred Jones [ white]
• Guaranty Trust Bank Plc: CEO/founder Fola Adeola [yoruba]
• United Bank for Africa--- CEO: Phillip Oduoza [ Delta Igbo]
• Guinness Nigeria:non nigerian owned company: Founder: Arthur Guinness [white]
• Nestlé Nigeria: non nigerian owned company: CEO: Paul bulcke [white]
• Access Bank---CEO: Paul Wigwe [igbo]
• Flour Mills Nigeria---Paul Gbededo [tribe: unsure, possibly middlebelt]
• Union Bank of Nigeria---CEO: unknown. It Is a UK owned company despite the chairman is igbo [Udo udoma]
• Stanbic IBTC---CEO: Atedo Peterside [ijaw]
• First City Monument Bank--- CEO: Ladi Balogun [yoruba]
• Lafarge Cement WAPCO-- non nigerian owned company. CEO/founder: Leonard Palance [ white]
• Total Nigeria: Non nigerian owned company. CEO: Elizabeth protrust [ white]
• Unilever Nigeria: non nigerian owned CEO/founder: Paul Polman [white]
• PZ Cussions. non nigerian owned company CEO: George Zimmorosi [ white]
• UACN--CEO-Larry Ettah [igbo]
• Cadbury Nigeria Plc---CEO: Udiemio itseuli [edo]

You do realize you ended up just proving what all have been saying accurate. Without whites, SS and SE Nigerian is nothing. You actually just proved majority of the top 20 companies in Nigeria is a non nigerian company but rather a branch of a foreign company.

Why not separate S.S from S.E first?
Let each stand and let focus on that.

Anyway sha:

Eh ehn

UNVEILING NIGERIANS WHO PLAY BIG IN GHANA
0 COMMENT 21 MAR 2013 POSTED BY

•How They Run Big Banks & Insurance Companies

When it comes to activities in the Ghanaian economy, Nigeria no doubt is a big player. Nigeria is rated the 3rd biggest investor in Ghanaian economy, after the U.S and China and this explains the magnitude of the massive influence the country wields in terms of business and commerce in Ghana. It is also on record that Nigeria has led the revolution in some key sectors of the Ghanaian economy, especially in the banking and insurance sectors. This piece is about top Nigerian Corporate Executives who are steering the wheels of big corporate institutions and establishments in Ghana, with special focus on the Banking and Insurance sectors. Interestingly, there is no sector of the Ghanaian economy, where you will not find a Nigerian holding a big stake.
In the banking sector, there is no way the story of the current revolution in the Ghana banking industry would be told without the mention of names of Nigerian corporate titans who helped in reshaping the sector in the country. One of such men is Dolapo Ogundimu.. He is the Managing Director of Access Bank. Before he took up the job, Dolapo was the MD of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana. A seasoned banker, Lekan Sanusi is the current MD of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited. Since he took over, he has kept the flag of the bank flying as one of the biggest financial institutions in Ghana. Zenith Bank is yet another Nigerian bank doing great in Ghana. Daniel Asiedu is the M/DCEO of the bank. Though Asiedu is a Ghanaian, he had spent most part of his career in Nigeria. Another man doing great in the banking sector is Oliver Alawuba. He is the Managing Director of United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Ghana. UBA is one of the best banks in Ghana at the moment.
Ghanaians can also not forget Nigerian multi-billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim in a jiffy. He is one of the men who had done so well for the Ghanaian banking industry. He established Energy Bank 2 years ago and today, the bank has 7 branches across the country. It was adjudged the Most Liquid Bank in Ghana last year and also one of the 2 with the Best Profit After Tax out of 28 banks. The Managing Director of Energy Bank Ghana Limited is Mr. Sam Ayinuola. He has been doing so well for the bank and has been bettering the fortunes of the bank. There is also Mr. Isaac Shedowo, who is the Deputy General Manager of Energy Bank.
There is also Mr. Michael Osikoya, who is the Head, Financial Control and Corporate Planning of the Bank. Seasoned Nigerian politician, Senator Iyiola Omisore is another big player in the Ghana banking industry. He, alongside some other Nigerian businessmen floated the First Atlantic Merchant Bank Ghana Limited last year. The bank is set to bring a ne experience to the industry. Another Nigerian entrepreneur who is playing a good role in the Ghanaian banking sector is Oye Balogun. He is one of the new Nigerian businessmen who just moved into banking in Ghana.
In the insurance sector, Nigerians are equally playing big. In that sector in Ghana, there are equally a lot of big names who have done well. There are names like that of Dolapo Balogun. He is one of the Nigerians who play big in Ghana where he owns a lot of investments. He started off as a big player in the Insurance sector in Nigeria, having taken over his dad’s insurance business and he has successfully taken it to the next level; expanding the company’s operations to Ghana few years back.
You cannot also forget names like Iyiola Saraki who is the MD of Nem Insurance Ghana Limited. There is also Roy Bernard, who runs Capital Assurance, Ghana Limited. Another prominent name in the Ghanaian insurance sector is Bode Oseni, who runs Regency Assurance Ghana Limited. Bode is one of the finest hands in the business of Insurance. In Ghana today, Equity Assurance ranks among the biggest in the Insurance sector. A seasoned insurance guru, Prince Yemi Adetuwo is the MD/CEO of the company. Another big name in the industry is Isola Akintunde. He is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Equity Assurance Ghana Limited.
There is also Prince Uche Okugo, who runs International Energy Insurance (I.E.I) Ghana Limited. We also have Abiodun Razak. He is the Managing Director of Intercontinental/WAPIC Insurance Ghana Limited. The insurance company, which has been doing well in Ghana over the years, has David Duduyemi as its General Manager.
Leaseafic Ghana Limited is a leading name in Finance and leasing services in Ghana. A seasoned Accountant, Alex Mbakogu is the General Manager of the ..of the company.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 11:15pm On Apr 18, 2015

OneNaira6:

Did you even research as you claim. Being chairman of a foreign branch company does not mean You OWE the company. You are a worker of that company. infact, out of all companies posted up by you, only two are Yoruba CEO/owned and the remaining are either whites, SS and SE.

Dangote Cement---CEO: Aliko Dangote [Fulani]
• Zenith Bank PLC---CEO/founder: Jim ovia [ delta igbo]
• Ecobank Transnational Incorporated---CEO: Albert Essien [ibibio]
• Nigerian Breweries Plc...Non Nigerian owned company..a branch of heinkein. CEO: Nicholas Vervelde [white]
• First Bank Plc...CBN sponsored bank. Not a nigerian founded bank despite a yoruba [onasanya] is the chairman. Founder: Alfred Jones [ white]
• Guaranty Trust Bank Plc: CEO/founder Fola Adeola [yoruba]
• United Bank for Africa--- CEO: Phillip Oduoza [ Delta Igbo]
• Guinness Nigeria:non nigerian owned company: Founder: Arthur Guinness [white]
• Nestlé Nigeria: non nigerian owned company: CEO: Paul bulcke [white]
• Access Bank---CEO: Paul Wigwe [igbo]
• Flour Mills Nigeria---Paul Gbededo [tribe: unsure, possibly middlebelt]
• Union Bank of Nigeria---CEO: unknown. It Is a UK owned company despite the chairman is igbo [Udo udoma]
• Stanbic IBTC---CEO: Atedo Peterside [ijaw]
• First City Monument Bank--- CEO: Ladi Balogun [yoruba]
• Lafarge Cement WAPCO-- non nigerian owned company. CEO/founder: Leonard Palance [ white]
• Total Nigeria: Non nigerian owned company. CEO: Elizabeth protrust [ white]
• Unilever Nigeria: non nigerian owned CEO/founder: Paul Polman [white]
• PZ Cussions. non nigerian owned company CEO: George Zimmorosi [ white]
• UACN--CEO-Larry Ettah [igbo]
• Cadbury Nigeria Plc---CEO: Udiemio itseuli [edo]

You do realize you ended up just proving what all have been saying accurate. Without whites, SS and SE Nigerian is nothing. You actually just proved majority of the top 20 companies in Nigeria is a non nigerian company but rather a branch of a foreign company.

http://www.gamji.com/article6000/NEWS7879.htm

Nigeria: One Country Four Economies Discussion Points
By
Falalu Bello, OFR

v On the basis of ownership and/or control of resources that make for economic development, post-Obasanjo Nigeria in terms of strength could easily be categorized into 4 economies as follows:

a) South West Economy;

b) South East plus Delta Economy;

c) Northern Economy; and

d) South South minus Delta Economy

v The four economies mentioned above are fairly distinct with each growing at its own pace. The South Western economy is growing at a faster rate than all followed by South East plus Delta economy whilst those of the North and South South minus Delta could at best be described as stagnant. A simple analysis of these four economies is given below:-

a) South West Economy

South Western Nigeria with a Land Mass of 76,852 square kilometres and population of 25.2 million today owns and/or control 60% of the nation’s industrial capacity, 44% of banking assets, 67% of insurance assets and is house to the nation’s three deep sea ports of Apapa, Tin Can Island and Roro; the busiest international airport of Ikeja, three thermal stations of Egbin, Papalanto and Omotosho. Today, its three major industrial estates of Agbara, Ikeja and Otta are all linked to gas under the West African gas pipeline plan and piping of gas is ongoing from Otta to Abeokuta. Added to these, the South Western population today is the most educated as western education came through there and education as a resource was democratized since the early sixties. Geographical location, democratization of western education, availability of resources enhanced in last 9 years and some empowerment during the Obasanjo administration have collectively enabled the South Western economy to rank as first of the four economies in Nigeria. Today, the South West as a region can boast of having a defined growing middle class and is perceived to have at least 20,000 of its indigenes with net worth of over N100m each. Take it out of Nigeria, the South West economy with is defined growing middle class and resources, will be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

b) The South-East plus Delta

The South Easterners plus their cousins across the Onitsha bridge control commerce in all parts of Nigeria and are thus largely employed. The region has clusters of small scale industries around Nnewi and Aba. The banking consolidation has assisted these people to now have ownership and or control of over 50% of Nigerian banking assets. It also controls 21% of the nation’s insurance assets and 20% of industrial assets. With this development, this region which has not had a commanding control over Nigerian economy will certainly begin to do that now. Commercial activities backed by finance can only grow the economy of South-East plus Delta. The growing strength of financial muscle of this region has been aptly demonstrated by the recent licensing of Micro Finance Banks. Of the over 600 MFBs recently licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Anambra State alone had 74 whilst Yobe State had 1, Sokoto 5, Zamfara 6, etc. There exists also in this economy a middle class which will now grow itself in number and financial muscle and will almost certainly grow its economy inclusive particularly of small and medium sized industrial base.

c) The Northern Economy

The North which geographically is 719,435 Square Kilometers or 79% of Nigeria’s landmass and has 75 million or 53.6% of Nigeria’s population has its economy as a consequence of various reforms introduced, been totally grounded. Today, the North has ownership and/or control of no more than 3% of banking assets and 2% of insurance assets and 10% of industrial assets. True, the North has a huge landmass but this has remained under exploited due to jettisoning of time tested policies of price support (as a result of abolishing of marketing boards without putting alternatives) and abandonment of extension services and quality control. Also, the North has a huge population but the population has remained largely uneducated and/or half educated because of near failure of governance in certain States and Local Governments. Currently its most distinguishing characteristic is grinding poverty. Recent poverty statistics indicate that the poverty level of States in the North has been on the increase in the last 9 years and reached over 80%. Its two commercial and industrial nerve centers (Kano and Kaduna) have seen industrial capacity utilization decline to an all time low of less than 10%. The textile, automobile and beverages companies that thrived so impressively in the 1970s and 1980s have collapsed rendering thousands jobless. Although hydroelectricity is generated at Kainji Dam and in lesser quantities at Shiroro Gorge and at several smaller sites, the entire mechanisms are run on very obsolete equipment and the performance is consequently very epileptic and unsuitable for meaningful economic activity.

d) The South South minus Delta

The South South is largely in the creeks of Niger Delta and has therefore a small land mass of only 48,321 square kilometers and is populated by 13.6 Million people. Notwithstanding the fact that it is house to Nigerian Oil wealth, this region exclusive of oil company activities like the North is also backward economically. It controls no more than 3% of banking assets, 10% of insurance assets and no more than 10% of industrial assets on account of oil related industries that the indigenes do not control. Furthermore, its overstretched land mass has suffered considerable degradation and its aquatic life destroyed. As a region, its people and economy are worst off than the North as it lacks fresh environment, water and even good air to breath.

v Geography, history and particularly the reform agenda of Obasanjo’s regime have created above very dangerous economic structure in Nigeria. By design or by accident Northerners and South Southerners as peoples and regions have been made third and fourth class citizens. We may well choose to ignore these happenings and pretend that they have not happened but doing so will be at the peril of the Nigerian Polity. It is indeed in the interest of the South Westerners and the South Easterners for some affirmative actions to be taken to redress the situation else there will be no real peace in this country moving forward. The so called “religious disturbances” in the Northern States and the Port Harcourt conundrum of kids of less than 15 years carrying guns and terrorizing the population will not stop until these imbalances are consciously addressed and redressed. As the saying goes “where the poor does not sleep because of hunger, the rich too will not sle[

“Most Igbos say they are the people that developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished. And i keep on wondering, how has Igbos helped in shaping and developing Lagos?Lets get the facts right, Igbos didn't develop Lagos, rather, it was Lagos that shaped and made the Igbos what they are today. Without igbos in Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.“Reasons for my assertion is that most giant and top companies that attracts millions of people across the country to Lagos are not owned by the Igbos, so, how has Igbos shaped and developed Lagos?These are the achievements and economic advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians; tokunbo and fake spare parts at Ladipo Market, China Electronics and pirated CDs at Alaba market, bend-down select clothes at Idumota,yaba and katangowa market, Chinese and tokunbo computers accessories and Fake phones at Computer village Ikeja; are Igbos economical achievement and contribution to Lagos. In fact, most Igbos are causing nuissance in Lagos. A visit to this markets will tell you the amount of nuissance that most Igbos has caused in Lagos. The environments these Igbos traders are mostly populated are always polluted with waste of all sorts, they are dirty,stinking,rough, Attention of illegal shops on the road,on the pipeline and railway lines are encouraged in this market places that causes traffic gridlock and other dangerous acts and when Lagos state government dismantle these illegal shops, they get angry, if Lagos state government close their shops for environmental violation, they pick offence. How then has the Igbos developed Lagos?

As far as am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP, CADBURY, MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE, SHOP-RITES, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL, INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED, GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO, CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, AQUADANA, KFC, EKO HOTEL, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL,ORIENTAL HOTEL,JULIUS BERGER, RCC CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK, FRISLAND FOOD, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA TOBACCO, FLOUR MILL, SCHLUBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV, CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE,AVIS,CECC etc are not owned by the Igbos. These companies are what attracted millions of people to Lagos.
Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they develop a place by becoming a nuisance. Most of the top churches in Lagos are not also owned by the Igbos. House on the Rock, Redeem, Christ Embassy, Deeper life, living faith, MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos, the only church owned by an Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo church Lord Chosen church encourage nuissance in Lagos and its also dubbed as the dirtiest church in Lagos.Records shows that 75% of robbery cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70% of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 90% of pirated CDs in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of fake and Adulterated drugs in Lagos that has killed thousands of Lagosians are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the crimes in Lagos are related to the Igbos so how has Igbos developed Lagos when they can't get their hands off crimes?There is no Igbo man among the top three richest people in Nigeria, so how are they successful?The truth is that the Igbos should be grateful that the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos peacefully, they shouldn't take the Meekness and kindness of the Yorubas for granted.Igbos didn't make Lagos but its actually Lagos that made Igbos.

Eh ooo grin

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OneNaira6: 11:34pm On Apr 18, 2015

Twistaray:

Why not separate S.S from S.E first?
Let each stand and let focus on that.

Anyway sha:

Eh ehn

UNVEILING NIGERIANS WHO PLAY BIG IN GHANA
0 COMMENT 21 MAR 2013 POSTED BY

•How They Run Big Banks & Insurance Companies

When it comes to activities in the Ghanaian economy, Nigeria no doubt is a big player. Nigeria is rated the 3rd biggest investor in Ghanaian economy, after the U.S and China and this explains the magnitude of the massive influence the country wields in terms of business and commerce in Ghana. It is also on record that Nigeria has led the revolution in some key sectors of the Ghanaian economy, especially in the banking and insurance sectors. This piece is about top Nigerian Corporate Executives who are steering the wheels of big corporate institutions and establishments in Ghana, with special focus on the Banking and Insurance sectors. Interestingly, there is no sector of the Ghanaian economy, where you will not find a Nigerian holding a big stake.
In the banking sector, there is no way the story of the current revolution in the Ghana banking industry would be told without the mention of names of Nigerian corporate titans who helped in reshaping the sector in the country. One of such men is Dolapo Ogundimu.. He is the Managing Director of Access Bank. Before he took up the job, Dolapo was the MD of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana. A seasoned banker, Lekan Sanusi is the current MD of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited. Since he took over, he has kept the flag of the bank flying as one of the biggest financial institutions in Ghana. Zenith Bank is yet another Nigerian bank doing great in Ghana. Daniel Asiedu is the M/DCEO of the bank. Though Asiedu is a Ghanaian, he had spent most part of his career in Nigeria. Another man doing great in the banking sector is Oliver Alawuba. He is the Managing Director of United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Ghana. UBA is one of the best banks in Ghana at the moment.
Ghanaians can also not forget Nigerian multi-billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim in a jiffy. He is one of the men who had done so well for the Ghanaian banking industry. He established Energy Bank 2 years ago and today, the bank has 7 branches across the country. It was adjudged the Most Liquid Bank in Ghana last year and also one of the 2 with the Best Profit After Tax out of 28 banks. The Managing Director of Energy Bank Ghana Limited is Mr. Sam Ayinuola. He has been doing so well for the bank and has been bettering the fortunes of the bank. There is also Mr. Isaac Shedowo, who is the Deputy General Manager of Energy Bank.
There is also Mr. Michael Osikoya, who is the Head, Financial Control and Corporate Planning of the Bank. Seasoned Nigerian politician, Senator Iyiola Omisore is another big player in the Ghana banking industry. He, alongside some other Nigerian businessmen floated the First Atlantic Merchant Bank Ghana Limited last year. The bank is set to bring a ne experience to the industry. Another Nigerian entrepreneur who is playing a good role in the Ghanaian banking sector is Oye Balogun. He is one of the new Nigerian businessmen who just moved into banking in Ghana.
In the insurance sector, Nigerians are equally playing big. In that sector in Ghana, there are equally a lot of big names who have done well. There are names like that of Dolapo Balogun. He is one of the Nigerians who play big in Ghana where he owns a lot of investments. He started off as a big player in the Insurance sector in Nigeria, having taken over his dad’s insurance business and he has successfully taken it to the next level; expanding the company’s operations to Ghana few years back.
You cannot also forget names like Iyiola Saraki who is the MD of Nem Insurance Ghana Limited. There is also Roy Bernard, who runs Capital Assurance, Ghana Limited. Another prominent name in the Ghanaian insurance sector is Bode Oseni, who runs Regency Assurance Ghana Limited. Bode is one of the finest hands in the business of Insurance. In Ghana today, Equity Assurance ranks among the biggest in the Insurance sector. A seasoned insurance guru, Prince Yemi Adetuwo is the MD/CEO of the company. Another big name in the industry is Isola Akintunde. He is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Equity Assurance Ghana Limited.
There is also Prince Uche Okugo, who runs International Energy Insurance (I.E.I) Ghana Limited. We also have Abiodun Razak. He is the Managing Director of Intercontinental/WAPIC Insurance Ghana Limited. The insurance company, which has been doing well in Ghana over the years, has David Duduyemi as its General Manager.
Leaseafic Ghana Limited is a leading name in Finance and leasing services in Ghana. A seasoned Accountant, Alex Mbakogu is the General Manager of the ..of the company.

Where did I place SE and SS together in that post. I even separated SS igbo from SE igbo in that post.

BTW: You must be kidding me with the article right? Being a MD, director, chairman, Chief Finance, etc are NOT the owner of the company, they are just WORKERS of the company that easily be fired just like any other worker in the company. They are just higher in the company chain than other sales/marketing agent, nothing more, nothing less. Anything short of a CEO/founder is nothing in that company. Out of all you posted up there, there's only 3 worth mentioning aka CEO: Daniel Asiedu (Ghanaian), CEO Yemi Adetuwo ( Yoruba), and CEO Uche Okugo (igbo). The rest are just workers of the company they are in.

Lastly, how is Nigerian companies in Ghana have ANYTHING to do with this thread. Ezeagu posted up an article of Igbo thriving business in Asia, does that mean that matters in here? NO. I can bet you, most companies in Ghana are GHANAIAN or white owned.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OneNaira6: 11:38pm On Apr 18, 2015

Twistaray:

http://www.gamji.com/article6000/NEWS7879.htm

Nigeria: One Country Four Economies Discussion Points
By
Falalu Bello, OFR

v On the basis of ownership and/or control of resources that make for economic development, post-Obasanjo Nigeria in terms of strength could easily be categorized into 4 economies as follows:

a) South West Economy;

b) South East plus Delta Economy;

c) Northern Economy; and

d) South South minus Delta Economy

v The four economies mentioned above are fairly distinct with each growing at its own pace. The South Western economy is growing at a faster rate than all followed by South East plus Delta economy whilst those of the North and South South minus Delta could at best be described as stagnant. A simple analysis of these four economies is given below:-

a) South West Economy

South Western Nigeria with a Land Mass of 76,852 square kilometres and population of 25.2 million today owns and/or control 60% of the nation’s industrial capacity, 44% of banking assets, 67% of insurance assets and is house to the nation’s three deep sea ports of Apapa, Tin Can Island and Roro; the busiest international airport of Ikeja, three thermal stations of Egbin, Papalanto and Omotosho. Today, its three major industrial estates of Agbara, Ikeja and Otta are all linked to gas under the West African gas pipeline plan and piping of gas is ongoing from Otta to Abeokuta. Added to these, the South Western population today is the most educated as western education came through there and education as a resource was democratized since the early sixties. Geographical location, democratization of western education, availability of resources enhanced in last 9 years and some empowerment during the Obasanjo administration have collectively enabled the South Western economy to rank as first of the four economies in Nigeria. Today, the South West as a region can boast of having a defined growing middle class and is perceived to have at least 20,000 of its indigenes with net worth of over N100m each. Take it out of Nigeria, the South West economy with is defined growing middle class and resources, will be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

b) The South-East plus Delta

The South Easterners plus their cousins across the Onitsha bridge control commerce in all parts of Nigeria and are thus largely employed. The region has clusters of small scale industries around Nnewi and Aba. The banking consolidation has assisted these people to now have ownership and or control of over 50% of Nigerian banking assets. It also controls 21% of the nation’s insurance assets and 20% of industrial assets. With this development, this region which has not had a commanding control over Nigerian economy will certainly begin to do that now. Commercial activities backed by finance can only grow the economy of South-East plus Delta. The growing strength of financial muscle of this region has been aptly demonstrated by the recent licensing of Micro Finance Banks. Of the over 600 MFBs recently licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Anambra State alone had 74 whilst Yobe State had 1, Sokoto 5, Zamfara 6, etc. There exists also in this economy a middle class which will now grow itself in number and financial muscle and will almost certainly grow its economy inclusive particularly of small and medium sized industrial base.

c) The Northern Economy

The North which geographically is 719,435 Square Kilometers or 79% of Nigeria’s landmass and has 75 million or 53.6% of Nigeria’s population has its economy as a consequence of various reforms introduced, been totally grounded. Today, the North has ownership and/or control of no more than 3% of banking assets and 2% of insurance assets and 10% of industrial assets. True, the North has a huge landmass but this has remained under exploited due to jettisoning of time tested policies of price support (as a result of abolishing of marketing boards without putting alternatives) and abandonment of extension services and quality control. Also, the North has a huge population but the population has remained largely uneducated and/or half educated because of near failure of governance in certain States and Local Governments. Currently its most distinguishing characteristic is grinding poverty. Recent poverty statistics indicate that the poverty level of States in the North has been on the increase in the last 9 years and reached over 80%. Its two commercial and industrial nerve centers (Kano and Kaduna) have seen industrial capacity utilization decline to an all time low of less than 10%. The textile, automobile and beverages companies that thrived so impressively in the 1970s and 1980s have collapsed rendering thousands jobless. Although hydroelectricity is generated at Kainji Dam and in lesser quantities at Shiroro Gorge and at several smaller sites, the entire mechanisms are run on very obsolete equipment and the performance is consequently very epileptic and unsuitable for meaningful economic activity.

d) The South South minus Delta

The South South is largely in the creeks of Niger Delta and has therefore a small land mass of only 48,321 square kilometers and is populated by 13.6 Million people. Notwithstanding the fact that it is house to Nigerian Oil wealth, this region exclusive of oil company activities like the North is also backward economically. It controls no more than 3% of banking assets, 10% of insurance assets and no more than 10% of industrial assets on account of oil related industries that the indigenes do not control. Furthermore, its overstretched land mass has suffered considerable degradation and its aquatic life destroyed. As a region, its people and economy are worst off than the North as it lacks fresh environment, water and even good air to breath.

v Geography, history and particularly the reform agenda of Obasanjo’s regime have created above very dangerous economic structure in Nigeria. By design or by accident Northerners and South Southerners as peoples and regions have been made third and fourth class citizens. We may well choose to ignore these happenings and pretend that they have not happened but doing so will be at the peril of the Nigerian Polity. It is indeed in the interest of the South Westerners and the South Easterners for some affirmative actions to be taken to redress the situation else there will be no real peace in this country moving forward. The so called “religious disturbances” in the Northern States and the Port Harcourt conundrum of kids of less than 15 years carrying guns and terrorizing the population will not stop until these imbalances are consciously addressed and redressed. As the saying goes “where the poor does not sleep because of hunger, the rich too will not sle[

“Most Igbos say they are the people that developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished. And i keep on wondering, how has Igbos helped in shaping and developing Lagos?Lets get the facts right, Igbos didn't develop Lagos, rather, it was Lagos that shaped and made the Igbos what they are today. Without igbos in Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.“Reasons for my assertion is that most giant and top companies that attracts millions of people across the country to Lagos are not owned by the Igbos, so, how has Igbos shaped and developed Lagos?These are the achievements and economic advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians; tokunbo and fake spare parts at Ladipo Market, China Electronics and pirated CDs at Alaba market, bend-down select clothes at Idumota,yaba and katangowa market, Chinese and tokunbo computers accessories and Fake phones at Computer village Ikeja; are Igbos economical achievement and contribution to Lagos. In fact, most Igbos are causing nuissance in Lagos. A visit to this markets will tell you the amount of nuissance that most Igbos has caused in Lagos. The environments these Igbos traders are mostly populated are always polluted with waste of all sorts, they are dirty,stinking,rough, Attention of illegal shops on the road,on the pipeline and railway lines are encouraged in this market places that causes traffic gridlock and other dangerous acts and when Lagos state government dismantle these illegal shops, they get angry, if Lagos state government close their shops for environmental violation, they pick offence. How then has the Igbos developed Lagos?

As far as am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP, CADBURY, MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE, SHOP-RITES, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL, INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED, GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO, CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, AQUADANA, KFC, EKO HOTEL, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL,ORIENTAL HOTEL,JULIUS BERGER, RCC CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK, FRISLAND FOOD, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA TOBACCO, FLOUR MILL, SCHLUBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV, CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE,AVIS,CECC etc are not owned by the Igbos . These companies are what attracted millions of people to Lagos.
Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they develop a place by becoming a nuisance. Most of the top churches in Lagos are not also owned by the Igbos. House on the Rock, Redeem, Christ Embassy, Deeper life, living faith, MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos, the only church owned by an Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo church Lord Chosen church encourage nuissance in Lagos and its also dubbed as the dirtiest church in Lagos.Records shows that 75% of robbery cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70% of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 90% of pirated CDs in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of fake and Adulterated drugs in Lagos that has killed thousands of Lagosians are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the crimes in Lagos are related to the Igbos so how has Igbos developed Lagos when they can't get their hands off crimes?There is no Igbo man among the top three richest people in Nigeria, so how are they successful?The truth is that the Igbos should be grateful that the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos peacefully, they shouldn't take the Meekness and kindness of the Yorubas for granted.Igbos didn't make Lagos but its actually Lagos that made Igbos.

Eh ooo

Lmfaooo. The highlighted discredited the entire article as a yoruba man ranting of. Nothing tangible to justify it. The most educated has been disproven years ago. Thr high income, osun state (which supposedly has the highest economy according to yoruba media) governor disproved that months ago by informing all the state was broke. As for the companies, I once again bet if I go back and check the CEO of each, majority are either foreign companies or SS and SE owned. Four of it already proven ( cadburg, PZ, Unilever and Guiness). The fact the actor never checked stats before writing the article disproves everything else written in that article

As for the staistics on crime, once more proof it nothing but a Yoruba writing off. These right here are the REAL statistics of Crimes in Nigerian

Anyway let's start.

EFCC most wanted (7 yorubas and 2 Igbos)
https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/index.php/wanted

World most wanted Nigerians ( 9 yorubas and 2 Igbos)
http://www.nextwebsecurity.com/419MostWanted1.asp

FBI most wanted Nigerians since 2013
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigerian-fraudster-on-fbi-list/158178/

FBI most wanted Nigerians since 2008
https://www.nairaland.com/138739/18-most-wanted-nigerians-usa

FBI most wanted Nigerian (Tobechi Onwuhara is the second Igbo to make the list)

FBI most wanted still left to be caught
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/@@wanted-group-listing

out of all the list, there are two Nigerians left to be caught. Both are Yoruba
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/olufemi-siffre/view
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/london-owhofasa-akpanoko/view

Out of all FBI most wanted, there have been 18 yorubas and two Igbos

Now for crimes focused on just Nigeria. A stat conducted by CLEEN foundation using Nigerian police crime stats.

armed violence

Kidnapping

Murder

Armed Violence beside Robbery

Rape

Car theft

Physical Assault (The only thing Igbo ranked higher than una)

Despite SS outranking SW in some of the category, disregard that. SW would have ranked highest in all Southern region, the only reason SS outranked SW in some of this situation is the fact their sister, kemi okenyodo, the only Nigerian involved in this study, deliberately separated lagos from SW in order to cushion that region high criminal behavior.

Likrwise those people, yes those yoruba people equally use Igbo names in committing crimes, in order igbos get blamed for una wahalla
https://www.nairaland.com/1834328/again-yorubas-commit-crimes-using

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Scholes007(m): 11:55pm On Apr 18, 2015

OneNaira6:

ignore the poor brat

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OneNaira6: 11:59pm On Apr 18, 2015

Scholes007:

ignore the poor brat

I can't, it's my nature. I just don't like when people can't use common sense or simple education. I can only ignore him when he constantly display the same stup1dity and I have to keep breaking things down over and over and over again. I don't like repentance.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OneNaira6: 12:08am On Apr 19, 2015

Twistaray:

Check out the list below.

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – founder of Dangote Group, Richest man in Africa and Richest black man in the world (fulani)

2. Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom (yoruba)

3. Femi Otedola – ZENON Oil and Gas (Yoruba)

4. Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group (igbo)

5. Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group (igbo)

6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Flee (hausa)

7. Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone ( delta igbo)

8. Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank (igbo)

9. Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria ( yoruba)

10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – MRS Group (hausa/fulani)

11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group (hausa/fulani)

12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group (yoruba)

13. Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc. (Yoruba)

14. Chief Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group (igbo)

15. Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT, (ijaw)

16. Tony Ezenna – Orange Group ( igbo)

17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies (yoruba)

18. Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas (igbo)

19. Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox Computer (igbo)

20. Fola Adeola – GTBank (yoruba)

21. Chief Ade Ojo – Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributor of Toyota cars (yoruba)

Ok oo

Dude go back and check what I wrote next to each name. I listed the tribe of everyone on your list. Now my question to you was "were you trying to defend your people or ridicule yourself?". What were you trying to do or say again?

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 12:10am On Apr 19, 2015

OneNaira6:

Dude go back and check what I wrote next to each name. I listed the tribe of everyone on your list. Now my question to you was "where you trying to defend your people or ridicule yourself?". What were you trying to do or say again?

All men are equal,all tribe her equal.
And, the made belief that yeeboo are better or hard working,yoruba are lazy is fallacy.

Isn't it obvious? grin

And please do add alakija, the richest Africa woman: she's from ijebu.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by OneNaira6: 12:14am On Apr 19, 2015

Twistaray:

All men are equal,all tribe her equal.
And, the made belief that yeeboo are better or hard working,yoruba are lazy is fallacy.

Isn't it obvious?

There were 8 igbos in that list and 7 yoruba and all those 8 igbos made it without government assistance unlike their yoruba conterparts and let's not forget 40 years ago, that entire tribe, most likely the parents or the person himself were left penniless by that country's government and frustrated throughout those 40 years. So NO, not every man is created equally. Some are just exceptionally good at moving up at a faster rate.
Get used to it and stop whining.

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 12:24am On Apr 19, 2015

OneNaira6:

There were 8 igbos in that list and 7 yoruba and all those 8 igbos made it without government assistance unlike their yoruba conterparts and let's not forget 40 years ago, that entire tribe, most likely the parents or the person himself were left penniless by that country's government and frustrated throughout those 40 years. So NO, not every man is created equally. Some are just exceptionally good at moving up at a faster rate.
Get used to it and stop whining.

Lol

What we have here is a figure of some few individuals according to tribe.
I'm trying to figure what you mean by those yoruba made their though the assistance or looting,right?
A prove will be do to drive home your fact/point.

In essence, its been proven here that SW,SE and SS are equal and doing well.
Hence, none should be tag lazy nor weak or tag below other(s).

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Nobody: 12:26am On Apr 19, 2015

vivalavida:

That one na dia ish bro. Look on the brighter side. We have survived harsher governments. This one wont be an exception. They can only slow down a crawling train such as the Sw and north. But not the SE and da SS

***thumbs up...
cool

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Re: South-East, South-West, South-South Lead In Attainment Of MDG Goals by Twistaray(m): 12:28am On Apr 19, 2015

OneNaira6:

Dude go back and check what I wrote next to each name. I listed the tribe of everyone on your list. Now my question to you was "were you trying to defend your people or ridicule yourself?". What were you trying to do or say again?

Yeah give me a brake. Isn't this the same orjor that ran abia dry?

Ooh I see, ibo delta is a plus for you now? grin

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