kingzizzy:


All this talk is nonsense. My In-was involved in the importation of Rice years back from faraway Japan. The places to buy food will never run out,

But the crude WILL as a matter of fact either run out, or become too cheap, which is happening presently.

darqly:


But the crude WILL as a matter of fact either run out, or become too cheap, which is happening presently.

And what has that got to do with being dependent on the north? I still stand by what I say that the north contributes nothing to Nigeria

amuokuko:
I believe they re educated as their Daura King..

Bruce must ve eaten a contaminated apple from the North this weekend..

Go to UAE, virtually all their foods re imported but they ve the crude, can u even compare our economy with theirs..

The Pedophiles should keep their food..

But the UAE you referenced is a core Muslim country, aren't they pedophiles too?

kingzizzy:


And what has that got to do with being dependent on the north? I still stand by what I say that the north contributes nothing to Nigeria

How do you mean?

Which state in the south produces tomatoes, onions, beans, cattle, etc that we consume on daily basis?

Don't let political bias cloud your out look...

kettykin:
But my question is that if the North is independent of the south east and south south then why this angst and trepidation about biafra

So what does Biafra produce ? It is just a tiny overpopupulated enclave with more people emigrating from it, than those staying. The small percentage of soil that escapes gulley erosion is still unsuitable for agriculture. The people , in their history, have never learnt to tame and breed animals for food , they depend on bush meat. So how is the north dependent on the SE?

Una still dy argue hmmm ;DD...see wetin big head Bruce cause

0YorubaParapo0:


Which terrible tremor? If I call una chestbeating gorillas, una go vex.
I use the Biafra flag to wipe my shit. [b]If you really want biafra, start moving to the east and start investing in your erosive [/b]region.

The bitter Truth

Biafrans should put their money were their mouth is


Abum Nwafor

darqly:


But the crude WILL as a matter of fact either run out, or become too cheap, which is happening presently.

...see wetin dis 1 dy wish for

ziccoit:
Only the blind individual who is suffering from chronic paucity of knowledge would carry such a stupid notion about a group of people especially the Notherners. I don't know why Mr Ben didn't call a spade a spade and put it that some SSners and SEners should receive a proper education and stop the chronic hatred they have for the Northerners.
Majority of what's being said about Northerners are borne out of nothing but hatred for those people.

are d southerners not buying d food?.da should also pay for d crude. ,..sometimes I wonder if dis Ben of a man is a northerner..,he will always support them...just pack ur load,u will leave Senate house by 2019.we no longer understand you

danemenike:


They Igbos already have "shops" in Zambia.

mumu dirty yoruba tin....between d Igbos and Yoruba's,who carries dirty fake products

ikechuk0:


First of all, I'm Delta Igbo and I am going with SE when Biafra comes. The stupidity of you North is the fact you think Igboland starts and end in SE. Newsflash: IT DOES NOT. There's multiple of us in SS that are PROUDLY IGBO so you ppl pathetic divide and rule tactics is shameful I swear.

In case you are not aware, the largest oil producing area in River state is not ijaw, ogoni or even ikwerre, the largest is OYINBO which is an IGBO territory carved to River state. In addition, In Anioma... several communities of our land has oil as well. Then you have Abia, Imo and Anambra to the mix...the Bleep do we need others for when Igbo territory alone is more than enough for us. In fact, the most inland oil production of oil is from SE and there are graphs as well as maps from NPDC proving so. Heck it was in even posted on here.

While I'm at it, Nigeria imports majority of the food so idk all this crap about north agriculture feeds the country. Are you kidding me? If the country already imports it's food, then very likely if the north is gone, the rest would continue to importing from neighboring African countries if there own production is not enough. The south has farm production as well. The only nprth has more argiculture activity than south is because most southern would rather be anything else than a farmer. I mean hell, last I checked, majority of the rice we eat in Asaba comes from Abakaliki, not North. Abeg waka.

As for Bruce statement about a nation can't survive without food. Last I checked USA imports MAJORITY of it's food from Mexico while Mexico has one of the largest agriculture output in the world. Between the two countries, which is more progressive? Mexico or USA? Mschewwwwwwww. Rubbish post from that senator

USA is one of the leading Agricultural country

This albino pookie and clown is just trying to campaign for election. 3/4 of naij depend on oil for survival - without oil, there won't be naij.

Drop in oil prices alone almost crashed the whole country. Now imagine if there is no oil at all. Oil is Nigeria, Nigeria is oil.

I don't know why folks always turn everything into APC vs PDP. Anyone with an IQ of 50 should know that this man is an idiot.

South = oil

obaino860:
mumu dirty yoruba tin....between d Igbos and Yoruba's,who carries dirty fake products

U be real Aba made!Fake!

carinmom:
One of the few times the man made sense.



Are you saying that fuel is distributed free in the north while you buy food items from them? You are the one who is funny and doesn't make any sense.

are u stupid,don't you know wat is called oil proceeds,wat constitute 95% national income

mu2sa2:
And oil cannot be imported easily? ****

from which rout,is it d land locked north

Osakah24:
Sorry share it amongst the states named by you.

sorry d last time I checked,three SE States have oil,while ondo is d only SW state with oil....and in proceed, IMO state is d fifth richest state in terms of GDP.,after Lagos(no mans land),rivers,delta and akwaibom.

mu2sa2:
And oil cannot be imported easily? ****

A known big man even smuggles oil from Niger republic through Katsina border..

ziccoit:
Only the blind individual who is suffering from chronic paucity of knowledge would carry such a stupid notion about a group of people especially the Notherners. I don't know why Mr Ben didn't call a spade a spade and put it that some SSners and SEners should receive a proper education and stop the chronic hatred they have for the Northerners.
Majority of what's being said about Northerners are borne out of nothing but hatred for those people.

I was borne and raised in d SS! Am a complete SSner! We don't hate northerners! Only Ibos do! Not all of them sha! Though majority of them!

MrEverest:
Your IQ & level of education is obviously limited in scope! Your population is said to be in excess of 80 million, about 10 million are destitutes that beg for a living, a staggering over 75% lives below poverty & the populace are largely illiterates with very basic skills to operate.

Level of education and IQ low? You must be kidding. Keep parading your worthless oil. The North has her most basic needs catered for, it is the south who depends on them. Go read about USA's recession of the 1930 thereabout. It got to a stage the farmers where virtually the onlx ones having good enuf meal. Some people were ready to serve the farmers in various capacity but were rejected as the skill and product they offered weren't critical to survival. You still behind the North in terms of dependence on other region. Apply your IQ and education, then google ''the great depression in America'' and then read it up.

ziccoit:


Lol, they are already here.

hahahahhaahhaah! The oda time one ipod guy accused tonyebarcanista of being a Yoruba apologist!

amuokuko:
I believe they re educated as their Daura King..

Bruce must ve eaten a contaminated apple from the North this weekend..

Go to UAE, virtually all their foods re imported but they ve the crude, can u even compare our economy with theirs..

The Pedophiles should keep their food..

Jus like this pedophilic pastor shey? www.queensnewsblog.com/2016/03/pastor-sentenced-to-prison-for-six.html?m=1

carinmom:
One of the few times the man made sense.



Are you saying that fuel is distributed free in the north while you buy food items from them? You are the one who is funny and doesn't make any sense.

He is exactly one of those folks Ben Bruce is talking about.

sundoj08:
He is exactly one of those folks Ben Bruce is talking about.

It seems a lot of you, including the albino clown don't understand what the hell you're talking about. South/oil is Nigeria's biggest forex earner, hence the Nigerian budget is done based on oil prices. Evidently, without oil, there'll be no Nigeria and the government won't be able function. Even the Nigerian economy would collapse completely.

This isn't even worth arguing. It's basically like the UK - without London and its banking system, the UK would collapse completely, regardless of all the farmers and the food they produce in the countryside.

This isn't even worth arguing. Only Lagos contributes something significant to Nigeria apart from the oil producing states.

It is like a mini civil war in here. Our tribal sentiments simply overwhelm our common sense

AMvanquish:


A known big man even smuggles oil from Niger republic through Katsina border..

Man if you say Gal, it's totally your business

Menace2Society:
USA is one of the leading Agricultural country

Dude I live in USA. I've moved around the states in USA, majority of the food USA is imported from Mexico. Unlike Nigeria, USA actually stamp each product they sell. Anyone that tell you, USA export more than they import in terms of food is lying to you. Any data you read that on is lying to you. I know this for cause I've been around the states in USA and it's the same pattern in all the states I've lived in. Even the most self producing states of USA aka Florida and Texas is dominated by Latinos thus, no doubt that's why those states are the most producing states in USA. The only thing USA is self suciffient in is their meat production. That's it.

To be frank, knowledge is not about typing big grammar but actually knowing what is happening in this country. Most people arguing here are not in the north but they claim so much.

The truth remains that, if you don't know what is happening, try as much as possible to ask questions and make life easy for you.

What you think about the north is not what is happening in the north. Our statistics in this country is really faulty and we might never know what the real situation of the country is in terms of agriculture.

DropShot:
IPOB touts and wailers will kill this man today.

Is it by force to stay as one Nigeria? Yorubas of today believe in one Nigeria because Osinbajo is Vice Pres. Believe me, when Buhari replaces him with a non-Yoruba, they'll tell you '' Oti oo Nnamdi Kanu is our boy, he was born in ILE OFE mmanu, his father is my nephew's brother's mother's cousin'' Bro, why the hypocrisy? The Igbos want to leave the Federation. Or, better still, let's go for confederalism! If you're complacent with one Nigeria, then remain with the Hausa Fulani. It's only the very few among you that perceive danger lurking ahead. Why bad-mouth IPOB?

ikechuk0:


Dude I live in USA. I've moved around the states in USA, majority of the food USA is imported from Mexico. Unlike Nigeria, USA actually stamp each product they sell. Anyone that tell you, USA export more than they import in terms of food is lying to you. Any data you read that on is lying to you. I know this for cause I've been around the states in USA and it's the same pattern in all the states I've lived in. Even the most self producing states of USA aka Florida and Texas is dominated by Latinos thus, no doubt that's why those states are the most producing states in USA. The only thing USA is self suciffient in is their meat production. That's it.

Are you sure you have set foot in USA? USA imports agricultural products from South American countries especially tropical products for certain reasons. One instance is to help the economy of those countries exporting the products. One wonders why people from Mexico, Central and South American countries are crashing the USA borders to form farm hands. No country is actually self-sufficient hence international trade. However, USA is one of the few countries on earth that can feed itself.

Northern region might not be dependent on southern Nigeria but the behavior of the northerners especially on the issue of disintegration of the cesspit called Nigeria speaks volumes. There is a hidden fear among the northerners that sustainability would be a matter of extreme drought if the southern Nigeria had to secede.

To me it's a 50 50 thing, north depends on south, south depends on north. But with this kind of mentally about who is depending on who, Nigeria can Neva grow. Even if Jesus is president.

SirShymexx:


It seems a lot of you, including the albino clown don't understand what the hell you're talking about. South/oil is Nigeria's biggest forex earner, hence the Nigerian budget is done based on oil prices. Evidently, without oil, there'll be no Nigeria and the government won't be able function. Even the Nigerian economy would collapse completely.

This isn't even worth arguing. It's basically like the UK - without London and its banking system, the UK would collapse completely, regardless of all the farmers and the food they produce in the countryside.

This isn't even worth arguing. Only Lagos contributes something significant to Nigeria apart from the oil producing states.

In spite of all the aforementioned, you didn't address the main reasons for the argument which are
1. Do southerners think the North offers nothing in the country Nigeria.

2. Do southerners believe the North cannot survive without the oil.

Answer is a candid Yes to both questions.

Truth is that school of thought is very flawed.

1. The North provides the majority of food consumed in the south which means they are contributing agriculturally at the very least.

2. History shows Nigeria's economy thrived better when the country was dependent on agriculture and it wasn't until the oil boom that the Nigerian govt started running on *oil money* simply because it's easy money so to speak.

You have to understand that if oil dries up this instant, the North will not collapse and neither will the south but the south will have a harder time dealing with it and would need a major overhaul to put in place structures to generate income from other largely ignored sources.

About having a one Nigeria after such event is a whole other can of worms.