The Lazy Politicians Of The South East

Are u talking about the old PHC colony which was under the control of the igbos for decades and still is up till date-following the sale of the state by Odili, and Amaechi to u? Ernest Ikoli was appionted Editor of Daily Times at the age of 24 and taught mathmatics at kings college Lagos. Thankfully most of those the brits used in Kings college, came from Rivers state-So dont give me that crap about igbos teaching rivers people how to spell bonny in tombia. Rivers people made contacts with the white man long before the igbos-but for their humility-which I call supidity, they wld have been ahead of you centuries before the catholics priest arrived to baptise you as their altar boys. And dont panel beat me with stories of yr regret-about votes u cast for Gej. Are the votes from the south east, not what Buhari is using to chase GEJ in the courts? Any joy in such acts? I begi!

My problem with the likes of Deri and some visionless ones from their region is their poor memory and really poor mental capacity. Where will the south south be today without the Ibos. I was discussing with an elderly opinion leader in Port Harcourt today and he told me that back in the 40's till 70's all their teachers were Ibos. These teachers trained your brainless people and made them who they are today. How have u paid back - By shouting DOMINATION BY IBOS.

You simply lack self confidence.The Ibo man's mien and aura will continue to innundate you. We are simply unstoppable.The Ibo man will enter your city with a cellophane bag and build a mansion within 5 years. You remain where you are. Even coming to beg crumbs from him. Keep waiting for 50% resource control. Watch out the next 5 years where the Ibos will be. Anuofia!!!!

Please the right caption should have been 'The Greedy and Spineless Politicians of The South East' because that is what they are.

Out of greed they sold out what looked like their birthright as far as Nigerian politics is concerned and are now crying foul pursuing crumbs. Its a pity.

I can't believe the Deri here is the same internet warrior Deri from the southsouth. Some of you may have been tricked by an impostor using the name Deri to pull off a war of words against the Ijaw.
@ Toldyou,
You are the greatest joker by saying that in the next two generations, the Igbo would have become either part of greater Yoriuba or Hausa|Fulani. Lesser and lesser Igbos, unless those deaf ones now live in Hausa|Fulani lands. On every Christmas period, Lagos is almost empty, that's a sign that Igbos know where they come from. You are a prophet of doom. The Igbo may have self-centred politicians now but do not expect that to continue. We chased the like of Ikedi Ohakim away. Ohakim believed political power could only come by worshipping the Hausa|Fulani. Others like him may soon face similar fate.

Unless God comes to our aid, the south east will never matter in the scheme of things in this country. First, they don't have true leaders, unless Governor Rochas will give this. All we have, most of them are contractors, importers and exporters.The South East have lost their voice in God's ministry work, no voice in any developmental stride, only living in their past glory.All the business cities that were the glory of the south east are now garbarge dumps.Non functional industries littering everywhere. It really a shame.

In the next 2 generations Ndigbo would have been truely neutralized. They would either be part of greater Yoruba or Hausa/Fulani kingdoms. It is actually getting late.

for you to say that Igbos should go to hell, then u must be very stupid, u and ur people have always been houseboys in Nigeria, u are no better than the average Igbo man, Your people have always been lazy and drinking ogogoro, u dare say Igbos should go to hell, is your tribe better than my tribe, despite the Biafran war set back, we worked hard to rise to the top, If all the Igbo state vote for Buhari, do you think Jonathan could have won the election, the writer is only talking about infrastructural neglect and you start to say stupid things with your ogogoro mouth,thats why u and your people will never be better than Igbos, bicos u all spend your time sleeping with ur neighbor wife or drinking ogogoro. Stupid animal.

Deri, Madness has finally encompassed your Ijaw nation.We breed Industralist and your region breed Militancy.A nation is never measured by her Political Capability but by her economical Capability. Yes,an Ijaw man is now in power and what has he done for the common Ijaw man? Economically,Igbos are the backbone of Nigeria no doubt about that.We will continue to dominate your uncivilized region and her Indigenes educationally and economically unless your clueless and Incompetent leaders choose to spend their stolen wealth in educating her citizens. Educated Ijaw women are marrying Igbo men cos your men lack confidence and vision.My Advise for you is,take a shower with Bleach to brighten up your skin complexion,If it will help elevate your inferior complexity,BASTARD!!

Igbos should go to hell with their baby milk politics of old. This is how they cry marginalisation every time there is a new government in place. They had their best outing with IBB, Abacha, and OBJ. Under the present dispensation they still hold key positions both in the senate and the house to the chagrin of the south west. States in the south west often use their resources to better their lot. The south east is also an oil producing state. What have they been doing with their oil revenue. Most road contracts are awarded to firms owned by Igbos. We witnessed how Iwuayanwu was once awarded contracts to construct roads in Enugu. Put yr house in order and stop playing the blame game with Tambuwal and buhari.

The greatest disservice politicians of southeast origin shall do its people is to acquiesce to other amendmendments in the constitution without another state first created in any location in the southest. If they do, the amendment must leave the southeast still marginalised. The southeast since 1996 has lost billions of Naira federal allocation to other areas of Nigeria. In matters of application of quota or federal character, as well as representation in the federal houses, the southeast is cheated. A Constitution Review Committee headed by Senator Ibrahim Mantu was deterrmined to have a sixth state created in the southeast. Even the last Senate Committee Chairman on Federal Character, Kogi state-born senator Smart Adeyemi, voiced the correctness for a new state in the southeast. Unlike previous leaders, are the recent years' politicians from the southeast only after SUVs and fat bank accounts?

The problems is the orient is that of VALUE sustainability and ACCOUNTABILITY. I will say a greater number of us can't see the benefit of the collective simply because of our post-war mentality of survival. We have a generation in abyss ill-connecting with the entity Nigeria. Are we really of it, with it or just in it?

No one would take the Igbo nation serious after the last election. For 12 yrs u cried marginalisation and when u had a chance to vote in your local party, APGA, atleast at the state and local govt level, u still went for same corrupt PDP .. why ?
Don't u think it would have passed a strong message to the center if u had the whole east in APGA and as we had the whole west in ACN; it would have reflected the dissolution of power to the states we had all been clamouring for but yet strangely the whole of the east went PDP again at the neglect of APGA.

The Federal Government has abandoned their responsiblity in most states, even when contracts are awarded, those that usually got the contracts are corrupt politicians who will end up pocketing the contract sum as their own share of the National cake. Most of them registered fictious company names which they use to curry contracts worth billions of Naira. Nigeria can not continue this way. I hate to say this, but it is the truth, it was during the time of Chief Tony Anenih as Minister of Works that little attention got to South East, it was during that the Benin Bypass was constructed, since 2003 till date, all the federal roads in the South East has been left abandoned.

My brother your article is a sad reminder of the deplorable state of infrastructure in the South East by extension the rest of Nigeria, I have to admit as an Igbo Man it pains me to see the state of decay of that region. on the other hand, it is no more the South East alone is suffering this irresponsibility from the Federal Government, other regions of Nigeria too are feeling the same thing, the only different of course lies in the individual states, some states are lucky to have a progressive minded Governor while others are unlucky to have corrupt minded and self serving Governors, which is why developement varies from state to state, even in the South Eastern States.