WE’VE BEEN EXONERATED : GODWIN ADINDU BEHIND THE DSS ORDEAL OF HON. EZIUCHE UBANI

On Tuesday January 5 2016, Men of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Army raided the residence of Hon. Eziuche Ubani, a former federal lawmaker and a Serving commissioner for works from Abia State for reason yet to be said by the DSS. The DSS is yet to disclose their findings during the raid. From the reaction of Hon. Eziuche Ubani, he claimed on live telecast that DSS acted on ordinary anonymous facebook petition against him which accused him of stockpiling arms (150 guns bought in Abala Ngwa) to use for kidnapping and assassination of opposition party members. 

He said that the petition came from anonymous source and spread by Abia Facts News and others. Even before the alleged facebook petition, Barrister Ahamdi Nweke who is the star witness of Dr. Alex Otti in the ongoing electoral tribunal raised alarm through his facebook page that Eziuche Ubani and others are planning to assassinate him because of his support for APGA and Dr. Alex Otti. Nweke pointed that he called Eziuche Ubani on phone to inform him that he has already known their plans. He also calls for commissioner of police Abia state to come to his aid and investigate the matter before they execute their plans. But during the time of making his complains against the raiding of his house by DSS on media and time of addressing the press, Eziuche did not even mention the incident between him and Ahamdi which he has not denied but mainly pointing accusing finger on Abia Fact Newspaper an Abia base investigative online platform which has been updating the general public on ongoing activities in Abia State especially on the electoral tribunal.
He said that Abia Facts News was behind his ordeal with DSS pointing out that the facebook petition was stage-managed by ABIA FACTS NEWS and since then he has been making calls for the online media to block including other major online News that deals with the issue of Abia State activities which include Abia Facts News, PUO Reports, IgbereTV, Aba City Blogs etc. In response to the calls to clampdown these Abia base online Medias, the editors of the Medias have issued a collective statement under Abia State chapter of the Association of Online Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON) criticizing Eziuche and Abia government of their plans to clampdown their sites in order to deny them their right of freedom of expression. They swear that they will do everything within the law to resist every attempt to shut down their medias platform since they are not using their platform to witch hunt anybody but only using it to be updating Abians and the general public. We have been exonerated: In a new development, the information receives has disclosed how the petition came about. The informant said that it was Hon. Godwin Adindu the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the ousted Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu that masterminded the ordeal. The informant exposes that Adindu has not been happy with Hon. Eziuche Ubani who is using his radio station Magic FM Aba – 102.9 FM Aba to take over media contracts from the government house and for almost taking over his function as CPS to the governor. The ongoing anger has made Adindu not to make any meaningful statement since Ikpeazu was sacked until calls starts coming from different quarters for him to be replaced for not been spontaneous and proactive.

Adindu was embittered that Eziuche Ubani who is the owner of a radio station is from behind transferring the major media activities in the state to his radio house thereby dominating major media contracts that should handle by the state owned radio house BCA. More revelation has it that Adindu was angry, questioning why Eziuche should leave his ministry of works and hijacking his own activities. Adindu believes that Hon. 
Eziuche is behind previous calls for him to be sack to replace with one of his Magic FM staff to smoothen his intending plans of totally hijacking the media contracts from the government. Therefore he decided to use the said petition for Eziuche to be tamed using a lady to forward the petition of stockpiling arms against Ubani. Adindu who has been having this grudges decided to use this opportunity that Barrister Ahamdi Nweke raised alarm to strike Hon. Eziuche Ubani so that it will leave no trace that it comes from an insider. 

It was said since there is already feud between Nweke of APGA and Hon. Ubani that Ubani will direct every accusation on the opposition party APGA and Barrister Nweke. One of the reasons why Hon. Adindu refuses to make statement on the Appeal Court verdict that sacked his master was because accumulated grievances he had against Hon. Eziuche Ubani who he said was waiting to issue statement since he decided to take over his function as CPS to the governor. It was after criticism from various quarters that Adindu has to issue statement just to fulfil all righteous but the informant said that Adindu is planning more attacks until Ubani leaves his department alone and concentrate on his ministry of works. If Ubani wants to find out this exposition, he should try to find out what Adindu has been saying about Magic FM. It was revealed that Adindu said that BCA is schedule for 69 Million monthly subventions but Magic FM is making more than BCA. He further cried out that Ubani might shut down BCA and render them useless if something is not done to avoid transferring BCA jobs to him. Adindu who is not mincing words often complains that Ubani is using Magic FM Aba to loot the state that he even charges the government on things that shouldn’t be charged. The informant said that Adindu has been told by friends that if he allows Ubani to take over his functions through his Magic FM that his job will render useless and will be sacked. So Adindu is doing everything to save his job and to stop the state governor Dr. Ikpeazu from seeing Hon. Ubani and Magic FM Aba as more important than the state radio house.

It was said that Adindu and some senior staffs of BCA are not happy with Ubani and looking for every means to cause disparity between them and Ubani. It was further revealing that they are afraid that the government might decide to be giving more subventions to Magic FM Aba than BCA radio. It was said that the commission of information knows about this situation but he decided to keep quite because he is making his own gain through BCA monthly subventions. It was said that though government gives BCA monthly subvention of 69 Million but what gets to BCA is only 29-33 Million while the remaining 30 Million will be shared between the commission of information and his cliques. The culture of diverting part of BCA subventions has been there since the time of T.A. Orji which led BCA to be owning taxes amounting to over 100 Million Naira because they check off taxes to be able to pay workers salaries with the little left over given to them. Abians and the general public should now see how Dr. Ikpeazu men are fighting themselves internally and pointing accusing fingers on opposition and online Medias in order to gain public sympathies.
St Jude writes from Awka

Tambuwal, a Statesman, Says Kalu

 

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu has congratulat­ed the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambu­wal on his 50th birthday.

He described the former Speaker of the House of Rep­resentatives as a nationalist who enjoys unprecedented goodwill among Nigerians regardless of political party, religious and tribal differ­ences.

According to Kalu, Tam­buwal’s contribution to the political development of Ni­geria is commendable having placed the nation’s interest above the selfish wish of his former political party in the 7th National Assembly, add­ing that politicians should emulate the forthrightness and boldness of the lawyer-turned politician.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Prince Kunle Oyewumi, Kalu said, “I join millions of your well-wishers, supporters, associ­ates, friends and family in  celebrating a consummate politician, a philanthropist per excellence and an ad­vocate of democracy on the occasion of his golden jubi­lee birthday anniversary.

“You are a leading light in the propagation of good governance, which is evi­dent in your exemplary leadership style beyond the political circle. I salute your selflessness.

“As you clock the glori­ous age 50 , it is a milestone that should be celebrated by reflecting on your achieve­ments and challenges in life towards sustaining your good work in the service of mankind.

The former governor while praying God to strengthen the celebrant for his service of humanity, felicitated with the govern­ment and people of Sokoto State.

Kalu wished Hon. Tam­buwal a memorable cel­ebration.

Release Kanu and Dasuki Now or Else… Egbesu Water Lions Warns FG

Our Correspondent, Bayelsa
Another dreaded militants group in the Niger Delta region, the Egbesu
Water Lions has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria to release
the Radio Director of Biafra and the

former National Security Adviser,
Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) in the next seven (7) days without
hesitation and unconditionally.

In a statement by General Torunanawei Latei, who is a Creek Network
Coordinator, the dreaded body further asked the Federal Government to
direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to restore
the accounts of Chief Government Ekpemupolo (a.k.a) Tompolo within the
same period or else they are going to shut down every oil and gas
activities in the region.

“Federal government approached Chief Tompolo for his land to be used
as Maritime University and he sold his land to the government based on
agreement, humanly what is wrong in that for someone to sell what
belongs to him, is it a crime in Nigeria now?
“It is also extremely important to note that the engine room of the

National interest is the Executive obedience to COURT ORDERS and
protection and preservation of the citizens’ constitutional liberties.
Justification of executive disobedience to court orders as a
protection of national interest is abominable.

It is also a deliberate ploy to bend the law and suspension of the
1999 constitution. Federal government disobedience to court decisions
is one of the dimensions of corruption and seen as gross abuse of
office, contrary to section 15 (5) of the 1999 constitution.
“We ask, is President Muhammadu Buhari has any legal capacity to
declare anyone as a criminal? Disobedience to court orders is an act
of executive rascalities in the country.

DASUKI , BAFARAWA & OTHERS IN COURT

Nmandi Kanu has been in detention since October 14, 2015 when he was
arrested by operatives of the DSS while the former national security
adviser too is facing multiple charges before three different courts
and was re-arrested recently at the gate of Kuje prision, Abuja
shortly after he has perfected all his bail conditions. The continued
detention and incarceration of the two accused persons is humanly
unjustifiable in the 1999 constitution and therefore the rule of law
must be respected”, the body warned.

President Muhammadu Buhari must not constitute himself as a court of
law and allow justice prevail in the country. Within this period we
will halt gas and oil operations in the country until they are
released as directed by the courts.

We also demand the immediate payment of Bonga Oil Spill and Chevron
gas explosion in Koluama in Bayelsa state unconditionally.
The country will be a ground and let us see what the president will
use to run the economy and we will accomplish the ultimatum, General
Torunanawei Latei concluded.

JUST IN!!! Two Soldiers, Four Policemen Killed in Bayelsa

More than 14 people were feared killed in the supple­mentary election held yesterday in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Among those allegedly killed were four policemen, two soldiers and eight civil­ians.

Reacting to news of the kill­ings, Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson condemned the electoral malpractice and violence, which marred the supplementary elections in Brass, Nembe, Ekeremor town and parts of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.

In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Iwor­iso-Markson, the governor accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains of masterminding the killings of innocent Bayelsans in Brass, Ekeremor, Nembe and Soth­ern Ijaw and wondered why the APC would kill to capture power.

The governor wept for those who were killed and prayed for the repose of their souls. While calling for the arrest of the perpetrators of the crime, Governor Dickson condoled the families of those who have lost their dear ones.

While reiterating his ear­lier stance that the APC was not ready for ‘One Man, One Vote’ the governor said the violence had also vindicated him on his assertion that the security agencies particularly, the Nigeria military are parti­san and not willing to create the enabling environment for a free and fair election to take place.

The governor also accused the security agencies of pro­viding cover for the APC to perpetrate violence and rig the elections in the state.

“To achieve their sinister plot, APC militants hijacked election materials and wrote results in many wards of Southern Ijaw, Brass, Eker­emor town, Brass while elec­tions were disrupted in parts of Yenagoa and in a polling unit in Otokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area. The gover­nor called on the Independent National Electoral Commis­sion to cancel the elections in polling units where the APC hijacked election materials and wrote results.

Many PDP members were attacked in Brass and South­ern Ijaw and are in critical conditions at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.

Governor Dickson thanked Bayelsans for reposing confi­dence in him and his govern­ment and expressed confi­dence of victory.

See The Full List Of Goods Banned By Customs

See The Full List Of Goods Banned By Customs 

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reportedly banned
some goods from being imported to the country
The list of goods which have been absolutely prohibited, was
posted on the official website of the cross-border security
outfit, where it warned Nigerians sternly that failure to comply
will attract outright seizure of such goods and the suspects will
be charge to the Court of Competence Jurisdiction for
prosecution.

Check out the list below:
★Air Pistols
★Airmail Photographic Printing Paper.
★All counterfeit/pirated materials or articles including Base or
Counterfeit Coin of any Country.
★Beads composed of inflammable celluloid or other similar
substances.
★Blank invoices.
★Coupons for Foreign Football pools or other betting
arrangements.
★Cowries.
★Exhausted tea or tea mixed with other substances. For the
purposes of this item, “exhausted tea” means any tea which
has been deprived of its proper quality, strength, or virtue by
steeping, infusion, decoction or other means.

★Implements appertaining to the reloading of cartridges.
Indecent or obscene prints, painting, books, cards, engraving
or any indecent or obscene articles.
★Manilas.
★Matches made with white phosphorous.
★Materials of any description with a design which, considering
the purpose for which any such material is intended to be
used, is likely in – the opinion of the president to create a
breach of the peace or to offend the religious views of any
class of persons in Nigeria.
★Meat, Vegetables or other provisions declared by a health
officer to be unfit for human consumption.

★Piece goods and all other textiles including wearing apparel,
hardware of all kinds’ crockery and china or earthenware
goods bearing inscriptions (whether in Roman or Arabic
characters) from the Koran or from the traditions and
commentaries on the Koran.
★Pistols disguised in any form.
★Second-hand clothing.
★Silver or metal alloy coins not being legal tender in Nigeria.
★Nuclear Industrial waste and other Toxic waste.

Spirits: -Other than -Alcoholic bitters, liqueurs, cordials and
mixtures admitted as such in his discretion by the Comptroller-
General and which are not deemed to be injurious spirits within
the meaning of any enactment or law relating to liquor or
liquor licensing.

Brandy , i.e. a Spirit Distilled in Grape-growing countries from
fermented grape juice and from no other materials and Stored
in wood for a period of three years;
Drugs and medicinal spirits admitted as such in his discretion
by the Comptroller-General.
Gin , i.e. Spirit- Produced by distillation from a mixed mash of
cereal grains only saccharified by the diastase of malt and the
Flavoured by redistillation with juniper berries and other
vegetable ingredients and of a brand which has been notified
as an approved brand by notice in the Gazette and in
containers labeled with the name and address of the owner of
the brand; or produced by distillation at least three times in a
pot-still from mixed mash or barley, rye and maize
saccharified by diastase of malt – and then rectified by re-
distillation in a potstill after the addition of juniper berries and
other vegetable materials.

Methylated or denatured spirit
, i.e. – Mineralized Methylated
spirit mixed as follows: – To every ninety parts by volume of
spirits nine and one-half parts by volume of wood naphtha
and one-half of one part by volume of crude pyridine and to
every 455 litres of the mixture 1.7 litres of mineral naphtha or
petroleum oil and not less than 0.7 grammes by weight of
powdered aniline dye (Methyl violet) and so in proportion for
any quantity less than 455 litres; and Industrial Methylated
spirit imported under license from the Comptroller-General and
mixed as follows: – To every ninety-five parts by volume of
spirits five parts by volume of wood naphtha and also one-half
of one part by volume of the mixture; and spirits denatured for
a particular purpose in such manner as the Comptroller-
General in any special circumstance may permit.

Perfumed Spirits
Rum i.e. a Spirit – Distilled direct from sugar-cane products in
sugar-cane growing countries; and
Stored in wood for a period of three years.
Spirits imported for medical or scientific purposes, subject to
such conditions as the Comptroller-General may prescribe
Spirits totally unfit for use as portable spirits admitted to
entry as such in the discretion by the Comptroller-General

Whisky , i.e. a Spirit- Obtained by distillation from a mash or
cereal grains saccharified by diastase of malt; and
Stored in wood for a period of three years.
Containing more than forty-eight and one-half per centum of
pure alcohol by volume except denatured, medicated and
perfumed spirits, and such other spirits which the Comptroller-
General, in his discretion, may allow to be imported subject to
such conditions as he may see fit to Impose.
Weapons of any description which in the opinion of the
Comptroller-General are designed for the discharge of any
noxious liquid, gas or other similar substance and any
ammunition containing or in the opinion of the Comptroller-
General or adapted to contain any noxious liquid, gas or other
similar substances.

BREAKING: Results Collation Suspended As Governor Dickson Takes Early Lead

Results Collation Suspended As Dickson Takes Early Lead

Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken an early lead in the Bayelsa supplementary governorship poll following official results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), today, January 10.

Results have so far been announced in four out of seven local governments were supplementary elections were conducted.

In the four local government results announced, Dickson recorded victory in three LGAs ( Yenogoa, Sagbama and Ogbia) with his biggest rival Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recording in just one local government (Brass).

Before commencing collation of the results, INEC had advised Nigerians to disregard results being posted on social media.

A statement from INEC reads: “Fake results are being released via the social media. Those figures are not from us.

“Authentic results will be announced once we get them from the field.”
Naij.com was on ground at the Collation Centre at the Yenagoa Council Hall to bring you live updates of the exercise. Read our coverage below:

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02:05am: Professor Akpagu says results being expected in 3 LGAs don’t look like getting to the collation centre anytime soon and so calls for a break. Results collation to continue on Sunday, January 10 by 11am.

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02:00am: Ogbia LGA
No of voters – 4344
No of Accredited Voters – 1551
APC – 139
PDP – 1290
Total Valid Votes – 1449
Rejected Votes – 47
Total Votes Cast – 1496

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01:50am: Sagbama LGA
No of Reg Voters
2005
No of Accredited voters
326
APC – 119
PDP – 180
Total Valid Votes – 303
Rejected Votes – 21
Total Votes Cast – 324
Supplementary election was held in one registration area and six polling units.

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01:40am: A little drama is currently being experienced as the APC agent insists on airing in his opinion after comments from the PDP agent. Professor Akpagu, the returning officer gives him the go ahead but rules him out of order much later and walks him out.

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01:32am: PDP agent protesting the results in Brass LGA, calls for cancellation of the poll in the LGA. “A particular APC chieftain hijacked all materials and took them to an unknown place.”

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01:30am: Brass LGA
Total Voters
2255
Accredited Voters
1703
APC – 1679
PDP – 05
Total Valid Votes
1696
Rejected Votes
7
Total Votes cast
1703
Supplementary elections were held in three registration areas and six polling units

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01:14am: Yenogoa LGA
No REG Voters
9560
No Accredited Voters
1480
APC – 448
PDP – 839
Total Valid Votes – 1309
Rejected Votes – 14
Total Votes Cast – 1368
Supplementary elections were held in seven registration areas and 18 polling units.

12:50am: Professor Zana Akpagu, the returning Officer is currently going through the results of the previous election.

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12:45am: Professor Akpagu says results are being expected in 51 registration areas and 527 polling units from the supplementary election in Bayelsa state.

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12:40am: On-going now is the welcome address by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Bayelsa state, Prof. Zana Akpagu.

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12:27am: The exercise has started with the national anthem, quickly followed with an opening prayer by one of the party agents. The introduction of officials on the high table now on-going.

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12:08am: Results are expected in 17 wards in Southern Ijaw where the rerun election took place and 101 units in other parts of the state where the Dec. 5, 2015 election was cancelled due to widespread violence.

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12:01am: The collation centre is located at the complex of State Electoral Commision at hospital road in Yenagoa. Security operatives are conducting routine checks, press men are still busy positioning themselves, cameras, OB Van in readiness for the collation exercise which will commence any moment from now.

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11:32pm: The results of four out of the seven local government areas where the supplementary election took place are ready and collation will commence any time soon.

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11:20pm: The hall is gradually filing up at the Collation Centre at the Yenagoa Council Hall and the seats on the platform have now been clearly marked with names of officials posted on them. Cameramen and reporters are taking their positions to record the highly anticipated results from the supplementary poll.

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11:17pm:  Just as newsmen were about leaving the centre following no signs of results, Baritor Lenusikpugi Kpagih, the resident electoral officer for Bayelsa state, the Returning Officer, Prof. Zana Akpagu and some of the national commissioners have arrived and seated on the platform ready to commence the announcement of the poll result. Newsmen are left with no other option than to rush back to the centre.

HOW I SUDDENLY STARTED LOVING THE IGBOS – Tyrano Tsunami.

HOW I SUDDENLY STARTED LOVING THE IGBOS – Tyrano Tsunami.
THE MYTHS:

As a boy growing up on the street of Port Harcourt, I was told so many horrible things about Igbos:
I was told that Igbos were planning to push Rivers people to Abia State for the people of Abia to inhabit Rivers State because of our resources.

I was told that Igbo people enslaved and ruled over my people in Bori the traditional headquarters of Ogoni Kingdom.

I was told that Odumegwu Ojukwu, Onyeka Onwenu and other prominent Igbos brazenly rejoiced over the execution of my uncle Ken Saro Wiwa because of the role he played during the Civil War.
I was told that it is better to be slaves to Hausas than to be brothers to Igbos because, Igbos are worse than Hausas.

THE EFFECTS:
These things made me to terribly detest Igbos beyond what you can imagine, I was always skeptical, cynical and suspicious while dealing with Igbos. It also affected my friendship with Igbo guys, I was always careful not to be a victim, no matter how they value the friendship, as long as they are Igbos, they were bad eggs to me.

It also severely affected my relationship with Igbo girls, 70% of the girls I have seen are Igbos girls but I have never treated any of my Igbo girlfriends fairly because, I programmed my mind not to be interested in anything beyond the fun attached to the chemistry of boys and girls stuff while dealing with an Igbo girl, I didn’t want to make the mistake of dating an Igbo girl to the extent of marrying her.

THE DISCOVERY:
I was posted to Akwa Ibom State for my national youth service in November 2013, there I made so many Igbo friends, almost 60% of Akwa Ibom corps members are from Igbo extraction, mainly from IMSU, FUTO, ABSU, UMUDIKE, ESUT and IMT.

There I saw how determined a typical Igbo youth is, there I saw the natural tendency for economic success in a typical Igbo guy, there I saw the reason why Igbos are entrepreneurs allover the globe, there I saw that God specially gave them the metaphysical eyes to see money in things and where you don’t even think of smelling money, there I saw that even though the Igbos have had severe political travails and marginalization, they will forever remain the economic salt of Nigeria, even after the restoration of Biafra.

While we were serving, those of us who are Port Harcourt breed UNIPORT/RSUST corps members were always complaining that Akwa Ibom is beautiful but not groovy like Port Harcourt, we were always complaining that the town is dry with no night life like Port Harcourt. But our friends from the Igbo extraction were seeing things differently, they saw Akwa Ibom as a beautiful virgin land highly in need of economic exploration, they saw huge business opportunities in where we saw boredom.

We were complaining of the insufficient N19,800 ‘alawi’ (allowance) while they were seeing it as potential small scale business capital. We used our alawi to club in one night because, we didn’t see it as good enough to help us, while our Igbo friends inject it into their small scale businesses. We were always going to Tropicana to see movies while our Igbo friends are busy going to Lagos to bring wears and jewelries for us to buy. We were always calling home for money but our Igbo friends were sending money home instead.
At the end of my service year, I said I was going back to Port Harcourt because I believed Uyo was too dry for me to hustle, but my Igbo friends stayed back because they saw Uyo as a land lacking business and as such, it’s good for them to make money through the introduction of different businesses.

THE REVERSAL:
I came back to Port Harcourt then pondered on my experience with these Igbo brains, I then realised why people hate them, I felt bad seriously for wrongly hating them all these while, I decided to love them because, they have the kind of zeal I’d love to emulate.

THE CONVICTION:
When I was fully convinced that the Igbos are not only my role models but my blood was when they went against all odds to make Goodluck Jonathan their own, they loved him even more than some us from the South South, they gave him their full support at the poll not minding the consequences. Ever since, I couldn’t stop loving Igbos but to love them even more.

THE RECOMMENDATION:
Igbos drive the economy of every towns and cities in Nigeria, nobody can change that, so instead of hating them for doing business in your place, I’d advise you compete with them even if you know you can’t beat them because, it is your land that is benefiting economically and otherwise with such healthy competition, it is a win win situation.

IN CONCLUSION:
Igbos are subject of hate in this country, apparently due to wrong perception, but I personally think Igbos are cool like any other tribe, and bad like any other tribe too. Though my main problem with them is that, they never admit their flaws no matter how glaring but they are always quick to lampoon the slightest folly of other tribes.

If you want to be successful economically, think like Igbos!
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By Tyrano Tsunami, Rivers State.