nduchucks:
If none of the recently adopted amendments to our constitution is ultimately adopted, I'll be satisfied with the adoption of this singular provision, which was also approved:

a citizen of Nigeria is an indigene of a particular community of a state in Nigeria if he was born in that state

Some of us fought very hard during the constitutional review committee hearings to get that provision in the final prodI congratulate all of my partners who fought in their own little way to make this possible.

It is a first step towards eradicating unnecessary discrimination, archaic custom and tradition which has kept us in the stone ages. The time will come very soon when Chukwuma will become the Governor of Lagos and a Shekaru can become the Governor of Abia.

Long Live this great country!!

nduchucks:
If none of the recently adopted amendments to our constitution is ultimately adopted, I'll be satisfied with the adoption of this singular provision, which was also approved:

a citizen of Nigeria is an indigene of a particular community of a state in Nigeria if he was born in that state

Some of us fought very hard during the constitutional review committee hearings to get that provision in the final prodI congratulate all of my partners who fought in their own little way to make this possible.

It is a first step towards eradicating unnecessary discrimination, archaic custom and tradition which has kept us in the stone ages. The time will come very soon when Chukwuma will become the Governor of Lagos and a Shekaru can become the Governor of Abia.

Long Live this great country!!

Orunto:
Long live Nigeria fine. For Shekau to be Governor of Abia or of any other state than Kogi, God forbids. As Moses is not born in Egypt, since our friend ran away with his kiths and kins, so Shekau, a name commonly born by bokoharams of Kogi origin will never surface in Abia or Anambra........ Jokes apart, The Nigerian Constitutions should have provided for this Indigenisation Status since 1914. The failure of making this provision in our Constitution caused Wet-eh in Yoruba land, caused Biafra war in Igboland, caused Sheria in the North, caused the non satisfaction with any Constitution since 1914, caused bokoharam and the insatiable aspiration of Gen. Buhari wanting to be President at all costs and so on. I always pray that the present legislature will see this fault in our system and make a constitutional once and for all Rectifying Remedies, so that Desmond can rule in Lagos, Jega can rule in Abia and Oloruntobi can rule in Sokoto. So help us God!

candidbabe:
If a Nigerian can be a citizen of the united states of America by birth, I see no reason why chukwuma cannot be an indigene of sokoto state.

Balkan:
This is a good development. So nobody can now tell me Lagos is a Yoruba land.
As far as you are born here in Lagos you have the same right with anybody.
No more omoniles

GEJ till Jesus comes

Segeggs:
ibo man and his obsession for Lagos

adonbilivit:
is lagos not in Nigeria. are the igbos not Nigerians? nawa for you o.

adonbilivit:
is lagos not in Nigeria. are the igbos not Nigerians? nawa for you o.

AJINATU:
Why dont you go preach your message of one Nigeria in Maiduguri, Chibok or Gwoza? You only know about one Nigeria when it comes to Lagos nay Yorubaland

adonbilivit:
in essence? what is your point? that every body goes back to his or her state? other states are longing for investors and you are here trying to push the ones in your land away...be wise. thankGod Fashola does not reason in that direction.no country or state is an island

AJINATU:
Your arguement is neither here nor there.

Dangote's investments in Lagos state is the largest indigenious investement in the country. Does that make Dangote a Yoruba man.

Protector & Gambles manufacturing plants in Ogun state is Americas largest non-oil investment in subsaharan africa. Does that makes the Americans Yoruba or Nigerians?

Accepted, Yoruba; Hausa; Ibo; Ijaw etc are all Nigerians(for now) but we say NO to the removal of the indigene and non-indigene dichotmy. If you'v got problem with that, you can relocate to Sambisa forest. After all it is still a part of Nigeria

adonbilivit:
if countries like the UK and US allow aliens nationalise and become its citizens then what is the big deal in Musa becoming an indigene of Ogun state which is even still in His country? the likes of rapper Wale, Chuka Umunna(he contested for the position of British prime minister this year) and chimamanda Adichie are a few examples of Nigerians that are now considered Americans/Britons as the case may be. google these names. don't sound like you are intimidated or scared of healthy competition.
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NB: I wont reply you again. i ve got work to do. good day

adonbilivit:
if countries like the UK and US allow aliens nationalise and become its citizens then what is the big deal in Musa becoming an indigene of Ogun state which is even still in His country? the likes of rapper Wale, Chuka Umunna(he contested for the position of British prime minister this year) and chimamanda Adichie are a few examples of Nigerians that are now considered Americans/Britons as the case may be. google these names. don't sound like you are intimidated or scared of healthy competition.
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NB: I wont reply you again. i ve got work to do. good day

ibedun:
Igbos are hopeless and they have been shortchanged not by nature but their own ways. Not developing a kingdom, individualism, ego-mentality etc.

Chukwuemeka will never be an indegene of lagos state.

Gbawe:


You better stick to talking of what you are sure about instead of inventing ridiculous tales because of a propensity for inane exaggeration. Umunna is not and has never being leader of his Party (Labour) so how could he have "contested" to be PM? What happened to Ed Miliband while Umunna "contested for the position of British prime minister this year" ? The delusions of grandeur troubling people like you always lead you to practise 'projections of grandeur'. Umunna, for now, is a member of Parliament and shadow business secretary.

Orunto:
I am Oloruntoba not Tobi this time, and it is my dream to rule in Sokoto so I can chase all Arabs out of AYeria(Nigeria). Or rule in Markudi or Ilorin so I can group Benue with the Southeast and Kwara with the Southwest. The bottom line is for our Constitution to make Nigerians free in Nigeria. We need common indigeneship and citizenship so that governing will be an administrative arrangement only.

ibedun:
Before anyone says jack Robinson, Igbos would be pointing out that other Yoruba also migrated to Lagos...
Let me educate you a bit. Lagos is historically Yorubaland just like ife, Ibadan, ondo, ikinrun, efon alaaye etc. In comparison, owerri is igboland just like Abagana, obosi, nnewi, enugu etc
Igboland in its entirety shares no boundaries with any part of Yorubaland. This means that we are clearly defined apart. Also, before any Ibo person can cross into any part of Yoruba land, he needs to cross at least two distinct states. And to get to Lagos, he must further cross several Yoruba states. Furthermore, no Nigerian of any state origin moves to Lagos without passing through large tracts of Yoruba land even if the person decided to enter through Benin republic. 
The Nigerian constitution you fatties like to refer to as the reason why you must claim Lagos is the same constitution that says that a citizen can only claim the state and local government of his father. For example, if okonkwo was born in umunya in anambra, and moved to Lagos in 1962 as a porter in the Nigerian railway commission, and he brought his village wife and families to festac town to live, and they settled down there. If their son, emeka grew up and married another wench and settled down to give birth to okafor, by the law of the land, they are all from anambra. Umunya to be specific.
If okonkwo had a daughter called ngozi who decided to marry Ibrahim from kano but residing in Lagos, then ngozi has right to claim both kano and anambra but not Lagos.
That is the law, my dear Igbos.
Culled from Nairaland

Balkan:
we don't need constitution to be Lagosian. This is one Nigeria. I don't think any Yoruba man has more right than Igbo man in Lagos. Yoruba man from Osun state has no more right than any Igbo man, rather the Igbo man has more right than the Osun man because he owns properties

One Nigeria is good
The Agenda is working

AJINATU:
Osu ibo

you are going back to the jungles of Abakaliki. The 2x2 inches shop you own at Ladipo market is your property, right? You'l uproot it, place it on your Igbo and carry it back to the jungles of Dunukofia.

Your message of one Nigeria is needed in Chibok and Gwoza. They need it very much over there.

Oloshi Omo irakinran !

nduchucks:
If none of the recently adopted amendments to our constitution is ultimately adopted, I'll be satisfied with the adoption of this singular provision, which was also approved:

a citizen of Nigeria is an indigene of a particular community of a state in Nigeria if he was born in that state

Some of us fought very hard during the constitutional review committee hearings to get that provision in the final prodI congratulate all of my partners who fought in their own little way to make this possible.

It is a first step towards eradicating unnecessary discrimination, archaic custom and tradition which has kept us in the stone ages. The time will come very soon when Chukwuma will become the Governor of Lagos and a Shekaru can become the Governor of Abia.

Long Live this great country!!