26/06/2024
Last week, after Obi Cubana launched his keke assembly in Lagos, I have seen different opinions from our people and his own opinion. Many people praise him for building his semi-factory in Lagos.
I wanted to make a post that day, expressing my dissatisfaction with the small company he opened in Lagos, but I avoided it because some of you would complain, saying who am I to advise him where to build his factory. Normally, if Nigeria were a united country like other countries in the world, who would be complaining about where someone builds their company? But because of how tribal Nigeria is, we have to complain. Yes, Obi Cubana might not need our opinion now, because everything is going well, but any day something goes wrong, he will remember that they are after his business because he is Igbo. Just like the man whose estate was demolished in Abuja did.
I remember when the owner of Iroko TV said that he has nothing to do with Ndígbo; all he knows is that he is a proud Nigerian, belonging to no tribe. He even said his children don't know how to speak Igbo, and he doesn't bother to teach them as they are currently learning Chinese ahead of Igbo.
But after the Play Store took down an app belonging to a Northern man, a majority of Northern people started a campaign to bring down Iroko TV. Immediately, Igbo people countered their campaign by launching a counter-petition against them. With the numbers we command on social media, YouTube refused to take down his channel. Later on, he came out and apologised for his attitude and behaviour in the past towards his tribe Igbo.
So my point is, just because I don't have money doesn't mean I don't have a brain. I know that Obi Cubana doesn't have the kind of money people think he has. Even if you investigate that keke company in Lagos, he might not be the sole owner. But because he is a social media influencer, anything he does will go viral.
In this Nigeria, you can have your company in your village, but your product can reach any part of the world. Innoson, Cutix Cable, Chikason Oil, and many others are all located in Nnewi, but their products are all over Africa. They might even have showrooms in Lagos and Abuja, just like how Toyota, BMW, LG, Beko, Mercedes, and many other brands do, even though they manufacture their products outside Nigeria.
We are only asking our people to invest at home to reduce the mass migration of our people from our land to other parts of the country.
Look at this company I posted about here. It belongs to Dr. Uche Ogah. This multi-billion-naira company was built on his father's land in Onuaku Uturu. Uche Ogah is the CEO of Masters Energy. It was only recently that some people knew him because he ventured into politics. Many people don't know that this man achieved remarkable feats before going into politics, such as constructing an industrial estate in his hometown, Uturu, and building west Africa biggest private oil depot in Rivers State since about 2006.
This his industrial estate is located close to his father's house in Ọnụakụ, Uturu, Isuikwuatọ, Abịa State. One notable feature within the industrial city is a petroleum products storage facility with a capacity of 180,000 metric tonnes. This facility has significantly bridged the gap in the supply of petroleum products in the surrounding areas.
Dr. Uche Ogah is dedicated to the growth of the local economy. His investment in the industrial city has created 14,000 direct and indirect jobs, particularly benefiting the people of his hometown. The industrial city also boasts modern facilities, including an Information Communication Technology (ICT) center, a state-of-the-art laboratory, a well-equipped hospital, a police/security base, a fire-fighting station, and residential quarters for workers.
As of January 2024, the Masters Energy industrial city in Uturu has ten functioning factories, producing a diverse range of products such as lubricants, grease, bottled water, juice, noodles, rubber, fertilizer, vegetable oil, rice, assorted wines, and tires, as well as assembling motorcycles and tricycles. This impressive array of factories places the industrial city among the top five largest in Africa and the first of its kind in Nigeria.
Masters Energy Group is a highly reputable oil and gas firm that has firmly established its dominance in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry. Located between Ebonyi and Abịa, this industrial city is truly a hub of progress and development. Words alone cannot fully convey the remarkable transformation undertaken by Uche Ogah in his hometown. It is necessary to visit and witness firsthand the level of development achieved. By investing in his hometown, creating jobs, and enjoying the dividends of his effort, he has made a meaningful impact.
The development in Uche Ogah's village is nearly on par with Victoria Island, Lagos, in terms of infrastructure and progress. He didn't just build an industrial estate; he transformed the entire community, exhibiting well-lit streets and well-constructed roads, building schools, police stations, churches, and houses for almost everyone. The presence of a police station within his company compound showcases his commitment to security. In comparison, his village, Onuaku Uturu, is even more beautiful than some capital cities in Nigeria.
His company, Masters Energy and its subsidiaries, has provided employment opportunities to over 30,000 people, both directly and indirectly. Remember, he is the owner of the largest private oil depot in West Africa, located in Port Harcourt. Despite his significant success, Uche Ogah remains a humble and unassuming person who prefers his actions to speak for him.
Have you heard him complaining of insecurity in Igboland? He is always at home, manufacturing all these products in Abia State and distributing them across Africa. But you see some social media billionaires saying that they are building their small company or their bar outside Igboland because of insecurity or one reason or another, and some people will be clapping for them.
