BoboKush:
Just a state in SW will annex ur entire SE

thesicilian:

I felt ashamed too, seeing all the posts, each one attacking the other and completely ignoring the economic issue at hand. Who did this to us?

Lagos State has remained essentially the same despite the large amount of revenue being generated yearly, yet no one is asking questions. I guess we're content with a few roads, pedestrian bridges and laybys here and there...

BlastAfonja:

I dey go there now

BlastAfonja:
To whom much is given much is expected. I don't know why Yorubad are celebrating this news as if its not the hard work of all Nigerians. Lagos is a no man's land so everyone contributed to the progressive positioning of the state

ezenwajosh:
Open just ordinary dry port in south east or south south... Lagos IGR will drop.... We know those making it possible

thesicilian:

I felt ashamed too, seeing all the posts, each one attacking the other and completely ignoring the economic issue at hand. Who did this to us?

Lagos State has remained essentially the same despite the large amount of revenue being generated yearly, yet no one is asking questions. I guess we're content with a few roads, pedestrian bridges and laybys here and there...

Smithkafors:
Lol,just look at Africans.Instead of asking where this money has been used,they are busy insulting SE.Just read the comments above,then u will be disappointed.Hatred everywhere....

oluwaahmed:
Seems like the Lagos youths on this forum are the most senseless. Instead of you to ask what the LASG is doing with almost $1Billion dollars, they are busy hailing jagaban and insulting SE. Meanwhile these same people live in rented shanties and slums while the people of SE live in their own modern homes. Some are even claiming Igbo's wana take over Lagos. Smh. There are many educated fools on nairaland

Jiang:


I know you are from the south east, But remember if this figure was the opposite, You guys won't let people rest with Igbo amaka! & calling northerners Alm#jiri next level of suffering & Yorubas Af#nja slaves, You guys started this crap & now you are changing the tune because it does not favor you?

Dino98:



Nigerians/Africans for you...

I was just watching Kaaki Social on AIT....Abuja the capital of the largest economy in Africa, the capital of the an Oil producing country does not have light....Abuja is in darkness. I shame!!


All these generated and used for what?? Tell me one thing as a Nation we can pride ourselves with. Toothpick we can't produce, pencil we can't produce, light no way, Refinery almost nonfunctional.

Let us keep deceiving ourselves while some small group of people feed on our national cake.

Nigeria and Africa as a whole is just something else.

Tell me one African/Black country without Whites that's developed and are managing the resources and wealth judiciously.

franchasng:
It is so shameful that Nigerian youths don't understand what IGR is and how it comes about, you think Tinubu or Fashola or Ambode manufactured the Lagos IGR from their anus ba So bad. You should be more concerned with how the huge billions of Lagos IGR is managed and what it is used to do, not celebrating the figure which comes from Federal government's policies that made Lagos + all Nigerians' + foreigners' efforts.

Lagos is the economy heart and commercial center of Nigeria. It is federal governmemt policies that made it so since 1914, not Tinubu, not Ambode, not Fashola. Divide Nigeria today and Lagos will fall back to its real value.

...and for those that find it easy to say Igbos should leave their region, you know it is not possible so long as Nigeria remains one nation. Nobody has the right to do that. You will only end up causing chaos, riots, bloodshed and maybe ethnic clash in your land. If you truly want Igbos to leave your region without fight, then work with Hausa-Fulani and grant Igbos freedom to go form their own country as they have been agitating for, and then use your new nation's policies to make it impossible for any Igbo man or woman to come to your new country to live or do business and that's the only way to achieve it not by screaming & cursing online and attacking few women & unarmed people offline, because you will end up making Yoruba land unsafe and volatile to ethnic attacks and uprising. To make Igbos leave, divide Nigeria, allow Igbos to go form their own country in peace, it is that simple...so long as Nigeria remains one, any Nigerian have the constitutional right to live anywhere he or she likes in any part of Nigeria, it is his/her constitution right, not a privilege, it is clear and simple

Now, back to Lagos IGR, Nigeria with over 180 million population depend on importation and 90% of Nigeria's importation come through Lagos seaport. Why not make Calabar and Rivers seaports 100% functional and maybe make Onitsha seaport too functional and watch out the results after 5 years

Go to Oshodi-Apapa expressway, tankers, trailers and heavy duty trucks have blocked the road, close to 5000 or more trucks park there daily waiting to load DPK, PMS, AGO or carry containers from apapa seaport and these trucks pay NGN75,000 per day to Lagos state government for parking on the road to load.


Because of the federal government policies since 1914 Lagos became Nigeria's capital, most of Nigeria's commercial activities take place in Lagos and with the Lagos seaport taking 90% or more of Nigeria's import, majority of Nigerians and foreigners reside in Lagos to ease business transaction and lower operational cost of doing business and running their companies hence the reason you have the major Nigerian markets and trade centers in Lagos; namely Alaba Intl market, Computer village market, Trade Fair & Balogun markets, Ladipo Intl spare parts market, Lagos Island market.

The IGR Lagos generates from these markets alone is enough to fund most countries in Africa.

Now you go to industries who because of the need to reduce cost of running their industries and firms, have cited their industries in Lagos since most of their raw materials and machineries will come into Nigeria through Lagos seaports and also since majority of Nigerians come to Lagos to reside to also make doing business easy for them, thereby making Lagos have overpopulation, it is normal for industries to cite their plants and offices in Lagos and neighboring Ogun state for those that couldn't secure huge land in Lagos, Ogun is closest to Lagos, so the tax levies Lagos and Ogun state generate from these industries and companies runs in billions.

Now talk about shops, commercial transport operators who also operate in Lagos due to the overpopulation in Lagos, they also pay huge tax and levies to Lagos and Ogun governments.

I personally paid nothing less than NGN150,000 this year for my Lagos offices to Lagos state revenue collectors.

So my dear Yorubas, stop being myopic and tribalistic, I am sure you all know these truths but just trying to attack Igbos with every slightest opportunity yet you same people will attack and criticize Igbos when they make move to separate from Nigeria and form their own country.

If Nigeria divides, and Calabar, Rivers and Onitsha seaports begin to function fully, believe me, the population in Lagos will reduce with time and then, you guys will understand the great role the people you hate so much played in making your region a booming economy region but for now, you guys can continue to masturbate on it, but the wise and knowledgeable ones among you know the truth and that is why they fight and condemn Igbos anytime they make move to separate from Nigeria because they know without Igbos in Nigeria, Nigeria is doomed if not, tell me why you can't let them go their way in peace

Tell me why you can't let your enemy leave you so you can have peace of mind You all know the truth but continue, it will never last forever, Nigeria sure have expiry date and when the time comes, nobody can stop it, nobody! It is not possible for Nigeria to remain one nation forever because there is no common love, no common unity, no common goal, each tribe see the other as rival and each tribe mock the other with their progress, so Nigeria can never stand as one nation for too long, the breakup time is fast approaching with the renewed envy, hatred, disunity and stupidity of the younger generation and internet/social media will help to accelerate the break up of Nigeria!

fretnot:
[color=#990000][/color]Must we bring tribalism into everything? Must we be abusive at all times?

franchasng:
It is so shameful that Nigerian youths don't understand what IGR is and how it comes about, you think Tinubu or Fashola or Ambode manufactured the Lagos IGR from their anus ba So bad. You should be more concerned with how the huge billions of Lagos IGR is managed and what it is used to do, not celebrating the figure which comes from Federal government's policies that made Lagos + all Nigerians' + foreigners' efforts.

Lagos is the economy heart and commercial center of Nigeria. It is federal governmemt policies that made it so since 1914, not Tinubu, not Ambode, not Fashola. Divide Nigeria today and Lagos will fall back to its real value.

...and for those that find it easy to say Igbos should leave their region, you know it is not possible so long as Nigeria remains one nation. Nobody has the right to do that. You will only end up causing chaos, riots, bloodshed and maybe ethnic clash in your land. If you truly want Igbos to leave your region without fight, then work with Hausa-Fulani and grant Igbos freedom to go form their own country as they have been agitating for, and then use your new nation's policies to make it impossible for any Igbo man or woman to come to your new country to live or do business and that's the only way to achieve it not by screaming & cursing online and attacking few women & unarmed people offline, because you will end up making Yoruba land unsafe and volatile to ethnic attacks and uprising. To make Igbos leave, divide Nigeria, allow Igbos to go form their own country in peace, it is that simple...so long as Nigeria remains one, any Nigerian have the constitutional right to live anywhere he or she likes in any part of Nigeria, it is his/her constitution right, not a privilege, it is clear and simple

Now, back to Lagos IGR, Nigeria with over 180 million population depend on importation and 90% of Nigeria's importation come through Lagos seaport. Why not make Calabar and Rivers seaports 100% functional and maybe make Onitsha seaport too functional and watch out the results after 5 years

Go to Oshodi-Apapa expressway, tankers, trailers and heavy duty trucks have blocked the road, close to 5000 or more trucks park there daily waiting to load DPK, PMS, AGO or carry containers from apapa seaport and these trucks pay NGN75,000 per day to Lagos state government for parking on the road to load.


Because of the federal government policies since 1914 Lagos became Nigeria's capital, most of Nigeria's commercial activities take place in Lagos and with the Lagos seaport taking 90% or more of Nigeria's import, majority of Nigerians and foreigners reside in Lagos to ease business transaction and lower operational cost of doing business and running their companies hence the reason you have the major Nigerian markets and trade centers in Lagos; namely Alaba Intl market, Computer village market, Trade Fair & Balogun markets, Ladipo Intl spare parts market, Lagos Island market.

The IGR Lagos generates from these markets alone is enough to fund most countries in Africa.

Now you go to industries who because of the need to reduce cost of running their industries and firms, have cited their industries in Lagos since most of their raw materials and machineries will come into Nigeria through Lagos seaports and also since majority of Nigerians come to Lagos to reside to also make doing business easy for them, thereby making Lagos have overpopulation, it is normal for industries to cite their plants and offices in Lagos and neighboring Ogun state for those that couldn't secure huge land in Lagos, Ogun is closest to Lagos, so the tax levies Lagos and Ogun state generate from these industries and companies runs in billions.

Now talk about shops, commercial transport operators who also operate in Lagos due to the overpopulation in Lagos, they also pay huge tax and levies to Lagos and Ogun governments.

I personally paid nothing less than NGN150,000 this year for my Lagos offices to Lagos state revenue collectors.

So my dear Yorubas, stop being myopic and tribalistic, I am sure you all know these truths but just trying to attack Igbos with every slightest opportunity yet you same people will attack and criticize Igbos when they make move to separate from Nigeria and form their own country.

If Nigeria divides, and Calabar, Rivers and Onitsha seaports begin to function fully, believe me, the population in Lagos will reduce with time and then, you guys will understand the great role the people you hate so much played in making your region a booming economy region but for now, you guys can continue to masturbate on it, but the wise and knowledgeable ones among you know the truth and that is why they fight and condemn Igbos anytime they make move to separate from Nigeria because they know without Igbos in Nigeria, Nigeria is doomed if not, tell me why you can't let them go their way in peace

Tell me why you can't let your enemy leave you so you can have peace of mind You all know the truth but continue, it will never last forever, Nigeria sure have expiry date and when the time comes, nobody can stop it, nobody! It is not possible for Nigeria to remain one nation forever because there is no common love, no common unity, no common goal, each tribe see the other as rival and each tribe mock the other with their progress, so Nigeria can never stand as one nation for too long, the breakup time is fast approaching with the renewed envy, hatred, disunity and stupidity of the younger generation and internet/social media will help to accelerate the break up of Nigeria!

Honor10:



oga! just keep shut, and save us your lamentation, no one is holding Igbo down, I repeat no one, the point is; u guys are constituting nuisance to our land, as a matter of fact u are a parasites to this country, but u don't expect Yoruba to be frontin ur agitation now, tell ur useless senators to come together and sponsor the bill, u don't expect Yoruba senators to do that for u, do u? u are the one that are agitating to leave and na u no dey stay ur undeveloped region, who are u deceiving?

And all ur rant is on Lagos, remove Lagos and other SW States IGR is two times all ur 5 useless states, the point is Igbo land is a desolate and unprofitable land, nothing happen there.

I know, this is painful, but it is the truth.

skales67:


Which one? Ibadan where "shotput" nylon sh*t littered all over the streets that are derailing tyres of vehicles on impact?

Is it Ekiti that looks like the most backward LGA in Ebonyi state?

Please tell me...which one?

And please don't mention Lagos because Oba Akiolu has said Lagos belongs to the Aworis and yorubas should stop claiming it is theirs.

dataking:


You are fooling your family. Own modern homes indeed.

Stingman:



Oyo state with a population and land mass almost equal to all 5 SE states has IGR of N12.3B...and tiny Enugu has N12.29B..Comparatively, which of the two states is more USELESS? Ogbeni I know free education has an effect on your reasoning...you need more education!

oluwaahmed:


Guy don't bring your folly to nairaland. Travel and see. Many houses in the SE are totally modern, even better than some houses people pay rent in Lagos. Don't be deceived o, they might have bad roads but their houses are standard. Go to SE na der u go dread/applaud Igbo people. Even with little or no Govt intervention the people still live OK. Don't hate learn from them, your life could be better.
Pics 1 aerial view of Enugu
Pics 2 aerial view of Anambra

EMMAACHILE:

Imagine all this IGR and Lagos still looks a big slum in many areas.
The question should not be about IGR. Is Lagos/south-west standard of living better the south-south or south-east cities? I saw someone saying he and her landlady still uses Generator overnight from 7pm to 6am in Lagos and some of them are here glorifying IGR. Smh

Gotze1:
Why does Ogun has more igr more than entire SE?

sonature1:


Every Yoruba man is from Lagos.
At least that's what they made us believe.

Stingman:



Oyo state with a population and land mass almost equal to all 5 SE states has IGR of N12.3B...and tiny Enugu has N12.29B..Comparatively, which of the two states is more USELESS? Ogbeni I know free education has an effect on your reasoning...you need more education!

Gotze1:
Can you show us these in Enugu That is Omu asata inside enugu city.