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Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by APChangeZombie: 8:29am On Jan 12, 2016 |
APChangeZombie: 9 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Wizlove(m): 8:37am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Nice piece of information. 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by ernesty20(m): 8:45am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Ok |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 8:51am On Jan 12, 2016 |
The north can not survive one year without the SS and SE. The kind of revolution their poor masses will unleash on their leaders will make the French revolution a child's play. Just as the SW needs the SS (as a source of income) and the SE (as a buffer against the impending Jihad from the north ) so also does the northern establishment need the both the SS and SE. Without the better south (SS and SE) the rest of Nigeria will spiral into total anarchy and war. They need us badly . 18 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 9:01am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: Nigeria’s economic size is a blessing in disguise. It means the country will have a ready domestic market for its eventual industrial growth. It means it can envisage economies of scale not possible in smaller countries. Even now, Nigeria offers alluring returns for investors. Says Charles Robertson, Global Chief Economist at Renaissance Capital: “We know it’s not risk free, but look around the world and find another economy with 160 million people growing at 7 percent with such potential. It’s a struggle to find them.” Countries go to war to acquire the kind of real estate that is Nigeria. This makes it all the more ludicrous that there are noises coming out of Southern Nigeria demanding that the country should be divided. The most ethnically jingoistic of these is the insistence that Nigeria would be better off without the North. It would appear that some Southern Nigerians have been intoxicated by oil. Since there is no oil in the North, they conclude that the North is no more than an albatross on the neck of the South and castigate it as a region defined by dependency. This view is nothing short of idiotic. No serious-minded country relinquishes a region as rich and as resourceful as Northern Nigeria. Without the North, Nigeria’s much-vaunted potentials would vanish. Without the North, Nigeria would be nothing more than yet another balkanized and insignificant African country, or group of countries. Take the North out of the Nigerian equation and there can no longer be any black country in the world that can possibly attain the status of a major power in the world. Without the North, Nigeria and Nigerians would be reduced to nonentities. Nigerians have been blinded by oil. Because of oil, we have become unproductively mono-cultural in our economy. However, oil is hardly the only major resource we have. Although oil revenues have brought us a great deal of financial prosperity, at the same time it stunted the inexorable emergence of agro-based industries in Nigeria. The backbone of such promissory local industries is in Northern Nigeria. The North is the breadbasket of Nigeria. A significant proportion of the food we eat down South comes from the North. The North occupies 70% of Nigeria’s land mass, giving it comparative advantage vis-à-vis the South in terms of agriculture, raw materials and livestock. A large chunk of the North is arable and supportive of year-round food production. Thanks largely to the North, there is no tropical agricultural crop known to man that cannot be grown in Nigeria. With a transition from subsistence to mechanized agriculture, Northern Nigeria alone can produce enough food to feed the whole of Africa. Northern Nigeria is bigger than most African countries. Currently, Nigeria wastes a staggering 1.3 trillion naira on food imports; virtually one-third of the annual budget. But the North can produce all the food we need, thereby liberating valuable resources. Already, it is the North that feeds the South in Nigeria. Virtually all Southern food crops and livestock come from the North. Much of Nigeria’s water resources are also in the North. With the right policy mixes, the North will earn for Nigeria billions of dollars annually from agriculture. Our Niger-Delta brothers should not get too carried away by their oil. If their oil is a national resource today, so will Northern agriculture and agro-allied industries be national resources tomorrow. Oil is a wasting asset. Short of new discoveries, Nigeria’s oil will expire within the next 50 years. However, Northern agriculture will never expire. There is something else besides. There can be no doubt that there is oil in the North. It is only a matter of time before it is discovered. The geography and topography of the North and the discovery of oil in surrounding areas is a testament to this eventuality. Since there is oil in Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic, the chances are pretty good that Northern states like Bauchi, Borno, Sokoto and Niger will one day become oil-producing states. Moreover, the North is rich in mineral resources; far richer than the South. There is gold in Zamfara; uranium in Taraba; tin-ore in Plateau; columbite in Nassarawa; iron ore in Kogi; gysium in Gombe and limestone in Sokoto among others. Hydroelectricity for the country is provided from Kainji Dam and Shiroro Gorge. There are game reserves in the North including Argungu, which make it a potential money-spinner for tourism, a possible Kenya in the making if we can get rid of the scourge of Boko Haram. Southern Nigerians should stop underestimating Northern industry. Northerners created the ground-nut pyramids, cotton farms and tanneries of old. With visionary national and regional leadership, these will surely make a comeback. So also will the textile factories of Gusau, Kaduna and Kano. All the Southern bigotry about the North being predominantly Moslem is just nonsense. When you see what economic wonders Moslems are doing in places like Dubai, Oman, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, you will realise that Nigeria has a lot to learn from Moslems. It should not be forgotten that by far the most enterprising Nigerian today is a Northerner from Kano. According to the most recent Forbes Billionaires list of March 2014, Aliko Dangote is now the 23rd richest man in the world with a net worth of $25 billion dollars. This is an amazing feat for an African and a Nigerian. Dangote is now richer than Alisher Usmanov; the richest man in Russia. He is also richer than Mukesh Ambani; India’s richest man. Dangote is all the more remarkable because he achieved this feat primarily through a route far less travelled by Nigerians: the hard, difficult grind of manufacturing. This is just a bit.Eschew being myopic and sentimental please.Half knowledge is worse than full illiteracy.A person who does not read has no difference with one who did not go to school.. ![]() 14 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:12am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Lugard took Kano and the entire northern realm with less than 800 British regular soldeirs and an assortment of native auxiliary forces numbering about 10,000. They had about 3 machine guns and only 2 cannons. The siege on Kano lasted a few hours and when Lugard made it into Kano he met little or no ressistance. The fact was that the northern emirates had already agreed to inviting the British to take control. Every Emir or sultan since Don Fodio had struggled with legitimacy and palace coups where a norm. Prior to Luggard's appearance the Emir of Kano was facing hostile opponents bent on dethroning him and seizing power for themselves. The British came with their cannons and machine guns to bolster the ruling class and thus bring about stability. Luggard was no fool and knew from what happened a few years back in Sudan with the beheading of the Khartoum Governor-General Gordon that a mahdist revolution will sooner or later begin if he assumed direct rule. In short , the British indirect rule bennefited both the British colonialists and the ruling Emirates. The British will provide assistance to governance and security while the Emirates will enforce Islamic jurisprudence in the form of Sharia law and also maintain the cheap plantations, tax collection and distribution of imported finnishef goods. Northern Nigerian and the SW openly invited the British unlike in the better south where the British faced opposition to colonization . This is why there are no opposition figures during the pre colonial period in both the SW and north. These two regions that claim superiority shamelessly capitulated to British rule. ![]() Pic above is the nightmare of all colonial governors including Luggard. The British governor of Khartoum (Gordon) making a last stand after his palace was overrun by mahdist rebels. He will later be beheaded and his head brandished round Khartoum on a spike. 9 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:23am On Jan 12, 2016 |
This view is nothing short of idiotic. No serious-minded country relinquishes a region as rich and as resourceful as Northern Nigeria. Without the North, Nigeria’s much-vaunted potentials would vanish. Without the North, Nigeria would be nothing more than yet another balkanized and insignificant African country, or group of countries. Take the North out of the Nigerian equation and there can no longer be any black country in the world that can possibly attain the status of a major power in the world. Without the North, Nigeria and Nigerians would be reduced to nonentities. Mutuwa this is plain rubbish. You have so much potential in what exactly? Open arid space filled with illiterate bokos? Nah. Let me see the Ediot that will invest in that hellish hole you call north. 15 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by drss(m): 9:26am On Jan 12, 2016 |
D only tink keep d zoo together is oyel. 3 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Pidggin(f): 9:28am On Jan 12, 2016 |
North - Middle belt = Groundnut Republic 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 9:29am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: Read bros,read...allow your human intellect to flow and capture reality. 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:31am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: The north has so much potential that it is lagging behind on all human indices? What is stopping you from developing your potentials ? Yeye. 6 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 9:34am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: did you read the part about "Bad governance and leadership"? this is why I kept reiterating READ READ READ yeye! 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:36am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Moreover, the North is rich in mineral resources; far richer than the South. There is gold in Zamfara; uranium in Taraba; tin-ore in Plateau; columbite in Nassarawa; iron ore in Kogi; gysium in Gombe and limestone in Sokoto among others. Hydroelectricity for the country is provided from Kainji Dam and Shiroro Gorge. There are game reserves in the North including Argungu, which make it a potential money-spinner for tourism, a possible Kenya in the making if we can get rid of the scourge of Boko Haram. Keep selling your furniture to pay you rent. If you like have a mountain of gold you can never ever smell the south because we have something you will never ever have which is human capital. Mutuwa:Last I checked there is a lunatic militia fighting in your region to ban education. How can you develop when you don't have the capacity to even develop yourselves? Next time you want to preach to anybody here about the benefits of western education please apply the universal rule of charity and how it begins with oneself. 7 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:39am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: I stopped reading after you started counting the furniture you have that you intend to sell to pay the rent. Go and educate your people before telling me to read. Hypocrite boko like you. 4 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 9:40am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: Tell me… Is being stupiddd a profession or are you just gifted? sentimental love child like you.. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:42am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Where are you much touted groundnut pyramids? 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 9:45am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: you don't even make sense at all.. poor lad,sentiments has clouded your concentration. you are in a hurry to respond,instead of trying to understand.. its a pity.. 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:50am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Keep doing spell checker. It goes to show you have no argument left. Daft zombie 3 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 9:57am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: I don’t even need a dictionary to find out what a moronnn is. I’ve got the perfect definition replying my every message. reading can seriously damage your ignorance. you are just a typical case of awful coituss interruptus.. It is baseless trying to make an ediot,especially a sentimental one understand and conceptualize on things. stupidd sentimental daft kunt. ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 9:59am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Go back to sambisa ![]() Boko like you dey claim intellect . Don't you know it is absolutely haram to post here? Go and recite your terror verses. 6 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 10:02am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: hahahaha! go back to tapping palm wine and falling on your backs. ![]() ![]() ![]() Congenital sentimental absurd charlie.. ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 10:05am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Why are you not planting groundnut again? Parasitic lazy illiterates. Time to bring back the whip! 4 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 10:08am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: we will plant and feed you with it in prison sentimental rodent.At most,we are ruling you. so go die of frustration and sentiments o! negatively industrious riffraffs 2 Likes
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Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 10:16am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Lolz. You and I know you are on your last legs. A prison cell will be like a night at the Waldorf Astoria when your full blown sectarian civil war begins in the north. Enjoy your last few days of southern hospitality . 4 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 10:19am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: hehehe...you and I know,it will engulf us all,depending on where it starts from. so lets get ready to all die. people wey de use to fainting,death no be stranger to them.. 1 Like |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 10:22am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Your war will consume you and your people in your region only. Any attempt to cross into the better south will see us deporting you into the atlantic where you can continue your jihad with the fishes in the ocean . Pls carry your copy of terror manual aka Koran so you can at least fulfill Uthman's jihad wet dreams of dipping the Koran into the sea. Yeye. 6 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 10:24am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: it will engulf us all and we shall die as one Nigeria Donkey! don't you get it? ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 10:27am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: Last I check nah only for north this boko rubbish and Shiite bullsh1t dey happen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Enjoy your jihad 6 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 10:30am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: as long as it is in Nigeria charlie..it will flow to the south. ![]() one Nigeria,one death..we shall all die together. 2 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 10:34am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: But we never see bokos here and we have been posting on Iranian Army site and twitter handle the map of Nigeria clearly depicting which side the Sunnis dey flenty flenty. Like Vegas , whatever happens in the north will remain in the north. 4 Likes |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by Mutuwa(m): 10:39am On Jan 12, 2016 |
MagicBishop: eyyah ome boy,e be like say you be ouse boy.. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Why You Will Never See Groundnut Pyramids In The North by MagicBishop: 10:42am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Mutuwa: We are perpeared . But wait ohh, you sound like a boko spokesman? Are you a boko for real? If so when are you sending your 12 yr old niece down south? Yeye cowards |
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