dami212:

U ve not said anything at all. That ur safety or insecurity as an excuse is really funny. Which part of Nigeria that is safe. Y not tell shell, cheveron, Agip, NNPC and other oil companies to leave our offshore becos of insecurity. You yorubas are just too greedy and self centred, I ve always believe that u guys are d major problem of Nigeria. U shout one Nigeria wen things are favourable at ur end.

raumdeuter:


Whats so special? 20M economically viable residents plus another 25million within a 3hrs drive of Lagos.

Show me anywhere that has such. People graviatate to where the market is.

Ask why every company wants to be in New York compared to Wisconsin

sweetgala:


Ask all the SE traders who have moved from their base in the east to Lagos, with the high rent and cost of commerce why it is so attractive.

Ask the foreign missions and multinationals who moved their HQ to Lagos in the light of the insecurity in the ND and SE amdd North due to kidnapping and brigandry. Even with the craze NURTW have tbey have never been known to kidnap a expatriate for ransom.

Ask the numerous governors who have run Lagos from Maruwa to Ambode who know the secret to attracting internal and external investors is creating a good environment, I was shocked when my cousin who is doing rather very well in Abuja told me during weekends Abuja is empty cause everyone goes to Lagos to enjoy the fruits of their labour.

Ask the citizenry who have created an accommodating enviromr for all who come to seek the Nigerian dream of fame and fortune so long they come with good intentions.

Lagos is the centre of Nigeria, and while PH and Enugu can be fun they do not have the woaw factor Lagos has, be jealous very jealous.

I'm not even a lagosian I hate the city, it is too rowdy for me, too busy, too congested, but I appreciate the reality of things.

Stop blaming the Yoruba for taking what they had and making good gains over time, this your tribalistic excuse is getting long in the tooth. Blame the citizenry of that state for not assaulting the ills in their society, God forbid the day the son born into a good house with ancestry decenfs into the vagabond levels MEND did, destroying the pipelines and by so doing the rivers and farms their people feed off. Go find out what the Yoruba call such children

sweetgala:


America - Nigeria.

Now who is confused, do you understand the golf in our respective economies, the economy of California is bigger than that of the whole of Nigeria. We are speaking if an organised system, more ships dock and get processed at the Oakland port daily than three major countries in west africa combined.

Using the same analogy do you know how many airports and train stations America has. My good friend come back when you realise demand is relative.

Not only does America have a population that dwarfs ours, its has an economy we can not aspire to in the next 20 years unless we do 2 years of dry fasting and prayers and then hope we get lucky.

I have not said Onne is not viable or is not crucial in our national development, I've just raised some valid points why many vesel may shy away from it for now.
At present we have a FG who have an integrated plan to improve infrastructure and diversify the economy and onne is an integral part of that, we have a FG who know the rail and road system has to be in place and functional to support goods and services brought in and out of Nigeria, a FG who would not use the completion of the very necessary 2nd Niger bridge as a political leverage.

Tequilah:


Guy, receive sense in Jesus name. This issue has been debated on several threads and it has nothing to do with tribalism, and a lot to do with insecurity, and failure of SE importers to consign their goods to Onne. Shuo!!

Living4christ:


Let me tell u y they are there, it is becuz of established business and does business are there because of seaports , do noting special

Living4christ:


tell me one country that have access to sea that use only one sea Port

Super1Star:

Are there no seaports in Calabar, Onne and warri?
What is this one saying?

chiefobdk:




1- Reliability and history


so funny. why build a new port if it won't be reliable.


2 - Safety


when last did u hear of a kidnapping. don't oil bearing vessel use d same water body..

people also get kidnapped in lagos and south west.



3 - Demand


if government remove bureaucracy, and other calculated effort to keep onne dysfunctional. then we can talk about demand..

Yanks101:
People aggravate there because it had already being made a commercial center through deliberate, shortsighted and backward leadership of our FG thereby crippling Nigeria's economic potential nearly irreparably.
It is not the other way round like you posted.

DiademSh07:

LOL!
Wetin concern FG? Na govt ask you make you no patronise am?
Ibos are just clowns!

Living4christ:


None can import directly becuz of FGcrippling policy.

sweetgala:


Lagos had an economic advantage no doubt, but they have made some great efforts in the last several decades to ensure that advantage is not lost. It is a competition between states and not a charity case

The real.MVP is however Ogin state who have decided to reap the rewards of proximity to Lagos as a fat growing industrial complex

sweetgala:

UK foreign office situation report on ND and SE, it is currently marked as not advisable for travel.

Living4christ:


None can import directly becuz of FGcrippling policy.

Super1Star:



State the exact FG policy that is crippling those ports.


How can there be a port owned by FG and FG will deliberately us its own policy to cripple it?

I am waiting for your crippling policy to be stated.

Living4christ:


Refer to the post for better understanding.

Living4christ:

Refer to the post for better understanding.

Living4christ:
What made it insecure? Is it not the way u handle there resources and leave them to starve? Which insecurity that can not be addressed?

badnature:
all this ewedu people are not different from their quota system counterparts up north,so the don't know that the ZOO GOV deliberately incapacitate onne? O dear me! so it is the responsibility of igbo importers to tell vessel were to Beth .free education and quota system is more dangerous than Boko Haram

Tequilah:


Guy, you are asking me what made it insecure? Are you a Nigerian? Or have you been residing in outer space? Haven't you heard of the atrocities being committed by the Niger-Delta militants? They have refused to desist, despite all the millions pumped into the amnesty programmes and surveillance contracts that GEJ gave to try & rehabilitate them. Just recently, a gas pipeline was blown up in Escravos area. And not only that, kidnappers have also joined militants in raising the insecurity in the area.

If you know how to address the insecurity, go over there and address it and stop yarning crap on this thread.

You need to educate yourself and stop reasoning like a kid!

Living4christ:
What do u expect? when u are playing politics with there live.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


You deserve a month ban for violating rule No 8.

If you don't know what to say just keep quiet and stop disseminating falsehood on Nairaland

sweetgala:


I like doubting Thomases

Here is the what the Americans think

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/nigeria-travel-warning.html


And the British

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nigeria/safety-and-security

Inter-communal violence can occur throughout Nigeria.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:



There is no where Southeast was mentioned

Why didn't you prefer SS/SW instead you included SE? Is Ondo not in Niger delta?

sweetgala:


I don't know if you want me to read and translate for you too,

This is a screenshot from the same British link above

These things exist, it does not make me happy it does, I'm a Nigerian as well, Last I checked Kanu and his ilk are still not successful and SE is part of Nigeria and therefore my home if I choose it to be so. Why would I wish bad on it out of hatred.

I'm not that type of person. The people that live there and do business there are Nigerians, what is my gain in their sufferings

Living4christ:


Refer to the post for better understanding.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


You are a hypocrite. If you consider the report a gospel truth why did you not post the screenshot of this part from US State you quoted



Why remove Ondo and Lagos State even Abuja wasn't left out.

We are talking about Lagos and Onne ports

Tequilah:


Honestly, your clueless way of reasoning is pathetic. So you are justifying the atrocities committed by the militants and kidnappers, that has led to the insecurity in the SS?

How old are you, sef? Only juveniles reason the way you do....

Super1Star:


How does the post authenticate your dubious claim of Government crippling its own ports?

Living4christ:


How come u posted on a thread without reading it? The Op mentioned some things that makes importers not use onne port, one is the that all goods have to be cleared in Lagos which is one of the crippling policy.