Adelaide2:


That is the point I have always made. There is a time to look at the future rather than at present gains or difficulties. Twenty to thirty years ago, there was no such thing as Dubai being a global market. Today, it is one of the big global markets, developed by Dubaians before others came in. Likewise, Igbos must develop their land for the long term benefits. The earlier they start to do so, the better for them.

VANHELLSING:

Don't let me abuse u, i have little patience for anti igbo folks like u. You and abagoro should concentrate on ur imo state and one nigeria propaganda. Just allow the patriotic igbos to discuss and champion the course of igbo unity and progress.

asha80:
Sometimes we have to look at the state govts in the east to know how really biz friendly they are

Adelaide2:
These are the kinds of people whose contribution in developing Lagos is constantly denied by Yoruba nairalanders. God dey

dabiko:
Hey bro, I think the young man you quoted made a valid point.

I have read a couple of your comments here and I must say you always find something faulty as regards any cheering news emanating from the Igbo nation or her people.

That has made me to question your claim of being an Igbo son.

Please learn to appreciate your own.

Thanks

Abagworo:


Igbos do business under the harshest condition in Bama, Mogadishu and Kabul, why can't they manage the condition in their homeland?

asha80:
first ask why the partnership with abia failed..as you know I have no respect for ta orji's reign in power

Abagworo:


I think they rather want faster return on investment and not the Abia Government's fault. If INNOSON was in Lagos he would have made better sales than Nnewi but he was wise enough to site his firm in Nnewi despite all the challenges and resultant poor sales. A wise man looks beyond immediate gains towards strategic importance. .

Emancipation:


As for me, I will invest all my wealth in Igboland. I am not looking back. I will rather expand to Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Gabon than go to Lagos or north.

VANHELLSING:

Foolish fools, what about building this plant in southeast. Don't these bastards have a grain of brain in them? How many yorubas or hausas own/built a bungalow in southeast? ...........Yeye oka mma na ama ndi izuzu

fairheven:
Let's start the campaign here and now

"aku ruo ulo" should be the payoff for every well-meaning south easterners, please drive the message home, tell one, tell all.

"aku ruo ulo"

scholes0:
Why don't they take it to Aba or Enugu then?
Lagos and Environs have more people than all the SE.... Incase you all do not know.

You can E-mail the owners and tell them to move their business to the East, maybe they will listen to you.

Adelaide2:


Taking such investments to the SE will help decongest Lagos. After all, Lagos' high population includes millions of Igbos too. Abi you no want make Lagos decongest again?

scholes0:

Isn't it weird the way you keep talking about the handfull of Igbo investments made in that sprawling city, and then conveniently neglect the millions of Igbos that live there and WORK in the state owned sectors?

Let Igbos businessmen start investing in the South-East quite alright, no problem.
BUT if Ambode starts sending every person of Igbo origin back, don;t complain. You can't be in Lagos to make money and then use the proceeds to build a duplex somewhere in Enugu while making the source of your income dirty and congested.

zendy:
There's a generation of Igbos in their 40's and above who are still running to pour their money into Lagos,Abuja, Kaduna etc that are all outside Igbo land. I can understand that some of these places are strategic due to federal government presence,high population,sea port etc. However, those of us coming up will not invest one penny outside Igbo land. We are too wise to make the mistake our seniors made when they bought into the fallacy called 'one Nigeria'

Adelaide2:


That in bold is a good reason why Igbos should invest back in Igboland. That will lead to less people trouping to Lagos, as well as many of the Igbos in Lagos relocating to go and work in these investments in SE. If any Igbo is found qualified to work in the Public Sector in Lagos, they are welcome to be employed by the Lagos Govt. They will pay taxes in Lagos.

BTW, Igbo investment in Lagos is more than a handful. Do not belittle it, ungratefully

zendy:
There's a generation of Igbos in their 40's and above who are still running to pour their money into Lagos,Abuja, Kaduna etc that are all outside Igbo land. I can understand that some of these places are strategic due to federal government presence,high population,sea port etc. However, those of us coming up will not invest one penny outside Igbo land. We are too wise to make the mistake our seniors made when they bought into the fallacy called 'one Nigeria'

scholes0:


It is good, I support it, we are on the same page.
However, Lagos is already a city set to prosper...... Have that at the back of your mind. It is a strategic city located between West Africa, and The rest of Nigeria. By now, the upward trend of Lagos and environs can't be reversed anymore.
Infact I would advice Yorubas living in Lagos to do the same by investing in the hinterland of Yorubaland, so that SW regional development can be a bit more even.

Look for example, The FG completely ignores the rest of the region while focusing solely on Lagos. Every Nigerian gets to use all the facilities built in Lagos, while Yorubas from other states of the SW get nothing.... Now is that fair?
Enugu, Uyo, Asaba, Owerri, Port harcourt, Calabar, Benin, Warri all have airports. Infact GEJ was already building another one in Bayelsa........ While in the SW, it is just Lagos, Akure and Ibadan. Does that look balanced to you? Many other cases.

Abagworo:


Many Igbos are not endowed with the kind of wisdom some of us possess. There was a systemic deprivation aided involuntarily by Igbos. In 2006 during the census then MASSOB irate like IPOB of today caused the undercounting of Igbos thereby reducing our official population.

We need to make full use of every opportunity to right some wrongs and Jonathan further diminished us and the present action of IPOB is diminishing us further.

scholes0:


I personally think Rivers state was BLOATED /Overcounted
It officially has almost as much people as Imo and Abia combined, when there is basically nothing below Port Harcourt, and the entire place is littered with creeks.
Who is deceiving who...

While Ogun, Oyo and Lagos were grossly undercounted. Everyone was in shock when they came back and lied to all our sensibilities by telling us Lagos had just 9 million people, and Oyo had just 5.5, when Ibadan alone is approaching 4.

Adelaide2:


I completely agree with you. There is so much imbalance in Nigeria. Yet we cry about the over-use of a few cities. Nigeria should deliberately spread development to all regions. That way we save the ecosystem of the congested areas while developing new frontiers for growth and development. Any wonder why nearly all parts of the US have considerably similar development? They are not stupid who make (or at least try to make) things even/equal for everyone.