Francis5:
I do not want to call Igbos stupid (because that would mean calling myself stupid), but why are some Igbos doing this to themselves?

Pwayne2016:
call dem and see how Olisa bi na eluigwe go tackle you

Francis5:
I do not want to call Igbos stupid (because that would mean calling myself stupid), but why are some Igbos doing this to themselves?

hammerT:




Meanwhile Dangote would rather invest in Gambia, Tanzania than Igboland where he made so much money.

Sorry to say, Igbos are generally silly. Now i understand Y the ones in the East kidnap them, when they come for burial.

Igbos should be buried where dey die.

hammerT:
Let me just say one thing here since some of you are here.

All my major investment are in my village in the East. Not even Enugu, Onitsha or any other city but my village.

If any person that calls himself a man cannot understand that simple concept, then they are a child.

Secondly, as the politician state, your first duty is to yourself and consistency. Charity begins at home.

It is only our daft igbo people that i see trying very hard to please others and displease themselves.

Maybe it is the Osu Curse or they need special prayers.

Francis5:


I doubt this has anything to do with Osu. There is no (or hardly any) Osu system in Abia State, yet Abians are not exempt from this stupidity of investing elsewhere

hammerT:




Meanwhile Dangote would rather invest in Gambia, Tanzania than Igboland where he made so much money ([b]all his money[b])

Sorry to say, Igbos are generally silly. Now i understand Y the ones in the East kidnap them, when they come for burial.

Igbos should be buried where dey die.

hammerT:


My brother, we have to tell them the truth, that they are daft.

I am tired of defending senselessness.

Francis5:


some will claim nearness to raw materials, nearness to population and all that thrash as the reason. But check out Dubai - no raw materials and no large population - yet foreigners, including Nigerians, troop in there to buy and export back to their countries. Igbos have no excuse because they even have the internal population and nothing stops them from taking their finished products to other parts of Nigeria. Dangote has depots in Igboland but no factories. Why must Igbos build factories in Lagos and Kano, etc instead of depots?

Francis5:
For some strange reasons, privileged Igbos feel very comfortable either directly or indirectly helping other Nigerians to prosper while leaving their own

Emeka Offor is doing the same thing with his SEOF

Okorocha was doing the same until he became Gov

You hardly find Yoruba or Hausa-Fulani either investing in Igboland or extending charity work to Igboland. On the flip side, this shows Igbos are indeed a rare, superior breed.

How did Igbos get it so wrong/right in Nigeria?

Regardless, God will continue to bless Igbos anywhere they are

Together with partners, I am putting together a few things I will be doing in Nigeria soon, but ALL will be in South-East (70%) and South-South (30%). That is my vow.

Francis5:
Can anyone mention to me one single charity work done by a non Igbo Nigerian in Igboland? I would be happy to see and learn about any.

bokohalal:


I see it differently though. I think Igbos have benefited more from the Nigerian Project than any other group.
In most States of Nigeria outside the South East, Igbos make up the largest non indigenous population. Invariably, they end up benefiting more from the charities in their host states than other Nigerians that are sprinkled all over.
A charity does not have to be situated in Igboland to be of benefit to them.

Francis5:


What charities are these if I may ask. Can you give me an example of a charity in, for example, Oyo state that benefits Igbos living in Oyo State? I am just plain curious.

bokohalal:

I do not know know their names but you can find out. I however doubt that an orphanage in Oyo state will reject a child because he or she is Igbo

Francis5:


Well you see how easily I give you examples of Igbo-owned charities that benefit non Igbos compared to you been unable to do same? Emeka Offor is not even based in Nigeria, yet the HQ of his Foundation (SEOF) is in Abuja and I know he has done a lot for all Nigerians through his SEOF. Remember Kanu Heart Foundation? It is based in Lagos and several Yorubas have been treated in India through it. Rochas Okorocha never lived in Ibadan, but his school there gives free scholarships to Ibadan citizens. I can go on and on.

bokohalal:


Francis5, my argument has not been faulted by you. Moreover, most people give back to the community that they profited from. Not many other Nigerians are in Igboland to give back to them. It is the other way around.

Francis5:


Your argument is lame, to say the least

How did Rochas profit from Oyo State?
How did Kanu Nwankwo (who made his money abroad) profit from Lagos State?
Just few examples. You want more?

Francis5:
I do not want to call Igbos stupid (because that would mean calling myself stupid), but why are some Igbos doing this to themselves?

bokohalal:


You have to be reasonable and unemotional. You have not proved that Igbos in Lagos and Oyo states have not benefited from charities based there.

Francis5:
For some strange reasons, privileged Igbos feel very comfortable either directly or indirectly helping other Nigerians to prosper while leaving their own

Emeka Offor is doing the same thing with his SEOF

Okorocha was doing the same with his Rochas Foundation until he became Gov

In contrast, you hardly find Yoruba or Hausa-Fulani either investing in Igboland or extending charity work to Igboland. On the flip side, this shows Igbos are indeed a rare, superior breed.

But how did Igbos get it so wrong/right in Nigeria?

Regardless, God will continue to bless Igbos anywhere they are

Together with partners, I am putting together a few things I will be doing in Nigeria soon, but ALL will be in South-East (70%) and South-South (30%). That is my vow.

DaFlash:
Ona be DOG?!!!