danidee10:


[s]You've made a lot of sense!

Sadly South Easterners are too blinded by their Hate for the Northerner's that they can't see that their Leaders are the problem. If Our Leaders are sincere with themselves the current money allocated to all states is enough to take care of everbody (Salaries) and everything (Infrastructure). But instead they just loot the money and use the balance to keep the state afloat.

Can you Imagine A Whole Bayelsa State with it's huge allocations and small population and Land mass finds it difficult to pay salaries. CMON WHO ARE WE DECEIVING. EVEN IF WE RESTRUCTURE THREE TIMES IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE ALREADY CORRUPT SYSTEM WE HAVE NOW.

A lot of Igbo people (That haven't travelled to other parts of Nigeria) have been lied to by God knows who (Their friends, family and their leaders) that Igbo land is better than a lot of places in Nigeria WHEN IT'S THE WORST REGION.[/s]

Trust me i've been to Major states in all regions of Nigeria, and the Eastern Region is the WORST OF THEM ALL. The only viable state in the East in Enugu. The rest are struggling.

Imagine someone telling you that Imo State is more beautiful than Kaduna

OUR LEADERS ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM WE HAVE IN NIGERIA TODAY.....NOT RESOURCE CONTROL AND MARGINALIZATION

Timbuktuo:


It is not the resource that needs to dry up, it is the mindset of the average Nigerian that needs to change.

These clueless leaders remain there because the populace have been divided and cannot form a strong union to oust incompetence. Imagine cries of "he's our brother when Jonathan was under fire for increasing fuel price in 2012". There were protests all over the country except the SE/SS because he's their brother. Yet, those who were at the forefront of installing him in 2010 were from the SW.

When the south of Nigeria can put up a united front and actively support technocrats like Pat Utomi this country will move forward.

Look at Ekiti, Fayose was sharing bread and garri and he got the governor's office. Does it sound like the people of Ekiti are interested in policy? All over the country, the story is the same.

The political class can misappropriate funds with impunity because the people have left substance and are pursuing shadows.

Sanchez01:

Another one... Now I would have to do with more than this. To answer your question;


https://www.quora.com/How-did-Japan-become-a-developed-nation

Several things to deduce from the above;
1. Japan channeled its strength towards its economy after the war (TRADE)
2. China's fall favoured Japan greatly. (OPPORTUNITY)
3. Korea's war with the U.S. also acted as a catalyst to Japan's greatness as the later shifted grounds and made Japan its ally, principally influencing and granting access via the Pacific, 'bringing more aid, more technology and more trade'. (FOREIGN AID+TRADE ROUTE ACCESS)
4. Japan is not landocked, rather an island.

Add their literacy leve to the case on ground and tell me why it would not be a country to be reckoned with. Japan did not just become a technology powerhouse overnight contrary to the views of many. You all think birthing technology is as easy shouting at the top of your lungs. Hardly would you see a developed country without support. As a matter of fact, I doubt you would see one.

FKO81:


You guys enjoy deceiving yourselves

Five southwestern states nearly collapse if not FG bailout funds

CBN Releases Full List Of States Given Bailouts

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said on Friday that 19 of the 36 states of the federation have so far benefited from the workers’ salary bailout package.

The states that applied for and received various sums from the aid include Kwara, Zamfara, Osun, Niger, Bauchi, Gombe, Abia, Adamawa, Ondo, and Kebbi, the CBN states.

Others include Ekiti, Imo, Ebonyi, Ogun, Plateau, Nassarawa, Sokoto, Edo and Oyo which were granted their packages

ODVanguard:


Where is Anambra IGR? What happened to it? Obiano don carry am shackup, right? At least Ebonyi still generated small and has been sincere enough to admit it can't survive without Federation allocation. Anambra is even WORSE off because it didn't even generate Nada! Even the state that collected bailout can at least pay back over time coz they are generating money internally but Anambra didn't even generate N1 last year!!!. Not even N1, and you still get mouth to talk?? Devil punish you.

LionDeLeo:


Coming from the chairman of Eastern Governors Forum.

I can't fit laff.

To think these are the people calling others parasites is quite amusing.

Una never see anything.

Abeg let's restructure jor, we are more interested in knowing who the actual parasites are, nonsense.

danidee10:


Just leave the UK out of this....Do you know how much they stole from India, Nigeria, Ghana and all the other countries they colonized

He has said the truth and they're figures to prove it

TundeBricklayer:


I can see how vibrant your region is

LionDeLeo:


Coming from the chairman of Eastern Governors Forum.

I can't fit laff.

To think these are the people calling others parasites is quite amusing.

Una never see anything.

Abeg let's restructure jor, we are more interested in knowing who the actual parasites are, nonsense.

hamilton62:

he is a lazy man without vision.. would have let those with vision govern... did he not know about the state before contesting?

ScotsReferendum:



If you want idea on how to build a technological education in 8years, just ask for it instead of saying we aren't technically gifted.

ODVanguard:


Where is Anambra IGR? What happened to it? Obiano don carry am shackup, right? At least Ebonyi still generated small and has been sincere enough to admit it can't survive without Federation allocation. Anambra is even WORSE off because it didn't even generate Nada! Even the state that collected bailout can at least pay back over time coz they are generating money internally but Anambra didn't even generate N1 last year!!!. Not even N1, and you still get mouth to talk?? Devil punish you.

LionDeLeo:


Coming from the chairman of Eastern Governors Forum.

I can't fit laff.

To think these are the people calling others parasites is quite amusing.

Una never see anything.

Abeg let's restructure jor, we are more interested in knowing who the actual parasites are, nonsense.

ODVanguard:


Where is Anambra IGR? What happened to it? Obiano don carry am shackup, right? At least Ebonyi still generated small and has been sincere enough to admit it can't survive without Federation allocation. Anambra is even WORSE off because it didn't even generate Nada! Even the state that collected bailout can at least pay back over time coz they are generating money internally but Anambra didn't even generate N1 last year!!!. Not even N1, and you still get mouth to talk?? Devil punish you.

The states that applied for and received various sums from the aid include Kwara, Zamfara, Osun, Niger, Bauchi, Gombe, Abia, Adamawa, Ondo, and Kebbi, the CBN states.

Others include Ekiti, Imo, Ebonyi, Ogun, Plateau, Nassarawa, Sokoto, Edo and Oyo which were granted their packages this week.

CBN spokesperson, Ibrahim Mu’azu, said the bailout, which was in line with the recent resolution by the National Economic Council, NEC, was to enable the affected states to pay the backlog of workers’ salary arrears.

The package has a 20-year repayment tenor for all states, except Ogun State, which opted for a 10 year tenor.

hamilton62:

he is a lazy man without vision.. would have let those with vision govern... did he not know about the state before contesting?

LionDeLeo:


Coming from the chairman of Eastern Governors Forum.

I can't fit laff.

To think these are the people calling others parasites is quite amusing.

Una never see anything.

Abeg let's restructure jor, we are more interested in knowing who the actual parasites are, nonsense.

sarrki:



http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/06/29/we-dont-want-restructuring-says-umahi/

TundeBricklayer:



The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said on Friday that 19 of the 36 states of the federation have so far benefitted from the workers’ salary bailout package.

The states that applied for and received various sums from the aid include Kwara, Zamfara, Osun, Niger, Bauchi, Gombe, Abia, Adamawa, Ondo, and Kebbi, the CBN states.

Others include Ekiti, Imo, Ebonyi, Ogun, Plateau, Nassarawa, Sokoto, Edo and Oyo which were granted their packages this week.

CBN spokesperson, Ibrahim Mu’azu, said the bailout, which was in line with the recent resolution by the National Economic Council, NEC, was to enable the affected states to pay the backlog of workers’ salary arrears.

The package has a 20-year repayment tenor for all states, except Ogun State, which opted for a 10 year tenor.

http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/cbn-releases-full-list-of-states-given-bailouts-plus-amounts-awarded/

IGR doesn't determine how wealthy states are,

Anambra with low IGR is far better than all western states except no man's land

Nnewi economy covers what ever is happening in Ebonyi, but Ebonyi IGR figure is more than Anambra in 2014, same Ebonyi and other states with fabricated high IGR figures were all bailed out by FG, and Anambra with low IGR didn't request for bailout

ODVanguard:


Where is Anambra IGR? What happened to it? Obiano don carry am shackup, right? At least Ebonyi still generated small and has been sincere enough to admit it can't survive without Federation allocation. Anambra is even WORSE off because it didn't even generate Nada! Even the state that collected bailout can at least pay back over time coz they are generating money internally but Anambra didn't even generate N1 last year!!!. Not even N1, and you still get mouth to talk?? Devil punish you.

9japride:
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For ur information I didn't say Igbos are doing Nigeria a favour. What I said is that Igbos believe in one Nigeria more than all those shouting one Nigeria but filled with hatred in their hearts. I have been to north and I know how they view me there but I ignore them and carry on with my life. What I see is just envy and bad belle towards hard working people

schoolboij:


Lol. I have been reading your comments. its easier said than done. why don't you contest for a local government chairman in your state to start with or you are waiting for biafra first?

schoolboij:


Lol. I have been reading your comments. its easier said than done. why don't you contest for a local government chairman in your state to start with or you are waiting for biafra first?

Enuguboy4nsk:
he is right.

Even Enugu state too will lose out because there us nothing being produced in Enugu here... coal is already obsolete and no good market or industries large enough to meet up with the state needs .


truth is that more than 30 Nigerian states will suffer.

Umahi is only being truthful and real...states like Ekiti;Osun;kwara will even be worse BC at least Ebonyi has Agriculture which the aforementioned states lacked.


Dont insult...just bring up a superior argument if u have one

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for those quoting me wrongly..Nigeria looks uninterested in coal esp when there is abundant gas to generate electricity.Don't you guys also know that Ebonyi has the oldest and largest cement factory in west Africa including other mineral deposit yet IGR is low



take for instance Imo state iGR (2016) is 5billion
divide 5 billion by their population which is 3.9million and you will see that IGR doesn't reflect the true thing esp when considering the population there

Blue3k:
Lol this clear blow towards secessionist. Remember he's the head of SE governors forum. We need to get them off the feeding bottle system.

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chukzyfcbb:

Did u just say IGR don't determine the wealth of a state, okay what economic indices will you use to judge the wealth of a state? because I do know that the stats of states GDP are not well documented in Nigeria.

If ebonyi state generates more IGR than anambra it means for that year it did better than anambra not that its richer. Its the state reserves that tell how much power the state has in its purse, GDP figure would also tell us a lot but since we don't have that states we make use of these two readily available ones.


Anambra didn't ask for bail out fund and u think its because the state is wealthy in natural resources or because most of their indigenes are enterprenuers? Do u even read news stall or u just login to argue?

Peter obi the ex governor left enough funds in the states treasury, saved up enough that help obiano start on a good foot. it was the savings built up that help obiano survive the trying times, same reason APC keep castigating Pdps lack of willpower to save.

Dude most Nigerian state cannot survive without FGs presence, without stable electricity or good roads and security or even higher taxation, it will take yeaaaaarss for most states to generate revenue that will make them self sufficient

nonsobaba:
The fact is that the lazy governor has admitted the truth about his poverty-controlled state and the lazy natives therein. Ebonyi cannot live off yams. So many other states have already surpassed it in rice production that it used to be known for in the good old days. The poverty levels in ebonyi state is so high that they are known in igboland for selling babies to make ends meet. Most of the producing machines in the baby factories we have in igboland are actually ebonyi indigenes, with the remainder being wawa girls from the nsukka area. Ebonyi and nsukka people also export househelps to every corner of igboland to boost their IGR. Many others flee to Anambra state to end their poverty woes.