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Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Sweetphronesis: 5:43pm On May 03
The politician wrote this on his social media page in response to a comment:

Dear @TadyesSol,

Thank you for your feedback. In direct answer to your question, I get a lot of my history from official Hansards of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, where I worked from 2002 to 2003, and still have access to. I do not talk or write without the strong backing of documentary evidence.

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was a wealthy man. However, he was neither a billionaire nor, at any point in time, the wealthiest man in Nigeria.

For example, Sanusi Dantata, the son of Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, was acknowledged by Time Magazine as the wealthiest person in Nigeria by 1965. You may want to read it here by yourself content.time.com/time/subscribe…

His father was also the wealthiest man in West Africa before he passed away.

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was next. However, due to the Nigerian Civil War, he lost much of his wealth. But irrespective of the war, he was not the wealthiest man in Nigeria.

Having a Rolls Royce neither makes you a billionaire or the wealthiest person in Nigeria. Many rich people then and now do not indulge in such ostentatious lifestyles.

For example, the Time Magazine article, which I gave you the link to, also mentions Mobolaji Bank Anthony as one of the wealthiest men in Nigeria as of 1965. Yet, despite having such stupendous wealth, Mr. Bank Anthony did not buy himself a Rolls Royce. What he did with his money was to build a series of free hospitals, which he donated to the Lagos government, including the Ikeja General Hospital, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi.

You may be confusing loud ostentatiousness for wealth.

Eight persons were mentioned as the wealthiest people in Nigeria by Time in 1965. They include:

Sanusi Dantata, 46
Odumegwu Ojukwu, 66
Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, 59
Emmanuel Akwiwu, 43
Shafi Lawal Edu, 54
Timothy Adeola Odutola, 63
Ade Tuyo, 63
Bayo Braithwaite, 36


Of the eight, five were from the Lagos-Ogun axis. One was from Kano. One from Port Harcourt, and one from Nnewi.

I hope this helps you understand history better.

Thanks again, and may God bless you.

#TableShaker

Reno Omokri

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Sweetphronesis: 5:45pm On May 03

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by helinues: 5:46pm On May 03
Toh

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Mystic216: 5:48pm On May 03
This Reno has no atom of shame

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Afamed: 5:49pm On May 03
Tor

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by kettykin: 5:49pm On May 03
Someone who is not even a hundrednaire is now an expert in billionaire topics. This Reno is truly an Ahitophel incarnate

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Afamed: 5:49pm On May 03
Mystic216:
This Reno has no atom of shame

For exposing your audio Billionaire?

Same way he has been exposing your Pandora fraud aka Gbajue

Reno is here to bury your Yes Daddy political ambition before 2027

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by LadyExcellency: 5:55pm On May 03
Reno is chasing shadows. When you choose to monetize your account on social media, your reason for being on the platforms changes. It's no longer about connection and providing information, it's about "Let me see how many clicks I can get so I can get paid". I wonder if his conscience still exists.

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Sccarrr: 5:57pm On May 03
Heeboes don buy market frm Reno

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Basic123: 6:00pm On May 03
Mystic216:
This Reno has no atom of shame
For exposing your people shameless LIES!

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by LordIsaac(m): 6:01pm On May 03
Pride is not good…I marvel at what they benefit from it! I see no use in heaping hatred or dislike on yourself.

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Basic123: 6:01pm On May 03
LadyExcellency:
Reno is chasing shadows. When you choose to monetize your account on social media, your reason for being on the platforms changes. It's no longer about connection and providing information, it's about "Let me see how many clicks I can get so I can get paid". I wonder if his conscience still exists.
Conscience for what we should be the one asking you if your Conscience exists for telling the LIES reno omokiri is exposing!

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Gajagojo: 6:03pm On May 03
Mystic216:
This Reno has no atom of shame
Is shame required here?

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Beremx(f): 6:06pm On May 03
The stupid post was all about insulting Sir Louis Ojukwu an Igbo man, nothing else.

Okay we have heard. All the men mentioned are dead. What next now?

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Ashez: 6:08pm On May 03
Yeye man

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by ShoeGetSize: 6:15pm On May 03
He has been twerking for them for so long , but dem no gree look im side🤣


Mystic216:
This Reno has no atom of shame

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by FreeStuffsNG: 6:19pm On May 03
Sweetphronesis:
The politician wrote this on his twitter page in response to a twitter comment:

Dear
@TadyesSol

Thank you for your feedback. In direct answer to your question, I get a lot of my history from official Hansards of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, where I worked from 2002 to 2003, and still have access to. I do not talk or write without the strong backing of documentary evidence.

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was a wealthy man. However, he was neither a billionaire nor, at any point in time, the wealthiest man in Nigeria.

For example, Sanusi Dantata, the son of Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, was acknowledged by Time Magazine as the wealthiest person in Nigeria by 1965. You may want to read it here by yourself:
https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,842145,00.html

His father was also the wealthiest man in West Africa before he passed away.

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was next. However, due to the Nigerian Civil War, he lost much of his wealth. But irrespective of the war, he was not the wealthiest man in Nigeria.

Having a Rolls Royce neither makes you a billionaire or the wealthiest person in Nigeria. Many rich people then and now do not indulge in such ostentatious lifestyles.

For example, the Time Magazine article, For example, the Time Magazine article, which I gave you the link to, also mentions Mobolaji Bank Anthony as one of the wealthiest men in Nigeria as of 1965. Yet, despite having such stupendous wealth, Mr. Bank Anthony did not buy himself a Rolls Royce. What he did with his money was to build a series of free hospitals, which he donated to the Lagos government, including the Ikeja General Hospital, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi.

You may be confusing loud ostentatiousness for wealth.

Eight persons were mentioned as the wealthiest people in Nigeria by Time in 1965. They include:

Sanusi Dantata, 46
Odumegwu Ojukwu, 66Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, 59
Emmanuel Akwiwu, 43
Shafi Lawal Edu, 54
Timothy Adeola Odutola, 63
Ade Tuyo, 63
Bayo Braithwaite, 36


Of the eight, five were from the Lagos-Ogun axis. One was from Kano. One from Port Harcourt, and one from Nnewi.

I hope this helps you understand history better.

Thanks again, and may God bless you.

#TableShaker

Source: https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1786350421742682561

nlfpmod lalasticlala mynd44 dominique
Very interesting. It is even more interesting to know that some of the wealth are still preserved in the families till today wink

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by SoNature(m): 6:19pm On May 03
Mystic216:
This Reno has no atom of shame

Reno Omokri is discussing with fellow riffraffs. What I don't understand is why it is ending up on Nairaland's frontage

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by SoNature(m): 6:21pm On May 03
LordIsaac:


Pride is not good …I marvel at what they benefit from it! I see no use in heaping hatred or dislike on yourself.

Will they learn? Always measuring dicks and looking for who to compete with.

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Bone147: 6:26pm On May 03
Reno where is your fathers name?
Rapist

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:35pm On May 03
The times link is not working.I want to check something

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by 100millionGoal: 6:39pm On May 03
What's the use of this post sef?

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Nonny95: 6:41pm On May 03
Look at Reno's source result 😂.

This Reno is officially mad😂😂

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Nonny95: 6:43pm On May 03
Basic123:

For exposing your people shameless LIES!

Which lies?

With this fake link he posted?

Ndo.

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:43pm On May 03
The source is fake!! Did we even have Internet in 1965? Reno is a confirmed mad man

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Nonny95: 6:46pm On May 03
PaChukwudi44:
The source is fake!! Did we even have Internet in 1965? Reno is a confirmed mad man

African Fact Zone, a very reputable source has this to say about Odumegwu.
😂

Peter Obi has now turned Reno Omokri into a cow😂😂😂. My Belle

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was the richest Black African in the late 1950s and 1960s.

He was the Nigerian Stock Exchange's first President.

President of African Continental Bank.

Chairman of Nigerian Cement Company, Nigerian National Shipping Line, Nigerian Produce Marketing Board.

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu was the Chairman of Lion of Africa Insurance Company, BISCO, Nigerian Industrial Development Bank, Palmline Shipping Company, Costain West Africa, Eastern Nigeria Development Corporation.

He was a Director of Shell, Guinness Nigeria and Daily Times.

Sir Louis Ojukwu was a Director of Thomas Wyatt & Son, Nigerian Coal Corporation and Nigerian Tobacco Company.

He was into textile (Ojukwu Textiles), transportation (Ojukwu Transport) and stockfish importation.

He owned Ojukwu Stores.

He was once a Lawmaker

During World War II, Ojukwu Transport moved supplies for war for the British through their trucks.

Years later, he was conferred with an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II.

He is believed to be Nigeria's first Billionaire.

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Bobloco: 6:46pm On May 03
Basic123:

For exposing your people shameless LIES!

I hope he did exposed Tinubu by describing him as a KNOWN DRUG LORD

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by ElSudani: 6:50pm On May 03
Mystic216:
This Reno has no atom of shame

Bring out you own facts to counter his.

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Nonny95: 6:51pm On May 03
ElSudani:


Bring out you own facts to counter his.

I guess you're blind to the fact just above you.

Kindly remain so IJN😂

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by tanigororo: 6:56pm On May 03
Tooh, where is Darosha?
Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by Bardo: 7:02pm On May 03
Notice how all of the yorubas on the list are from Lagos

Today more than half of nigerias top 20 richest men are Igbo

What even is this article lmao

because he wasn’t the richest at that time doesn’t mean he wasn’t the first billionaire

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Re: Reno Omokri Lists 'The Wealthiest People In Nigeria In 1965' by raumdeuter: 7:17pm On May 03
Bardo:
Notice how all of the yorubas on the list are from Lagos

Today more than half of nigerias top 20 richest men are Igbo

What even is this article lmao

because he wasn’t the richest doesn’t mean he wasn’t the first billionaire

Give us the list of the top 20 richest men and let us see

Odutola was from Ogun state

Ade Tuyo was from Ijebu Ode in Ogun state

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