dinachi:
The correct question is, assuming Jonathan was an Igbo man, would the Ijaws support him? Go home, think about it and learn!

lazsnaira:
This is just a question that I have decided to ask, because I am disturbed as an Igbo man about the fate of my people Ndigbo in this country Nigeria. I have watched with envy how the candidacy of Buhari is being propagated, in fact, almost being shoved down our throats, by both Yorubas and HausaFulanis. And I can't stop asking myself again and again; "Supposed Buhari was an Igbo man, would he have enjoyed that sort of support?" Of course the answer is NO! And that NO is not only a sad and disheartening truth, it also serves to remind me as an Igbo man how much my country loves me. Sometime ago there were some Igbos in prominent positions in Jonathan's cabinet, but then one after the other, a campaign of calumny was instituted against them and to save his own head Jonathan had to remove them one after the other. The Issue of Boko Haram and how the military has failed to curtail the Islamic militants onslaught against innocent Nigerians has been constant in the mainstream media without anyone ever calling for the resignations of all the military chiefs who actually almost all are from the northern part of the country. And I am like, if these military chiefs and security advisers were from the eastern part of the country, would the media act like they've forgotten their existence as they are doing now? Probably I am the only one who notices the sort of abnormal disparity that comes up when a national issue has an Igbo person over it. The only time a person of Igbo descent, in high national office, enjoys the sort of support Buhari enjoys from Yorubas and HausaFulanis is whenever these same people have dug a hole of negativity around that Igbo personage. Unknowingly to them, history will always stare us all in the face, to remind us all of how badly we have treated our brother OR neighbour. Call me whatever name you deemed fit but I will continue to observe the place of my people in a country I supposed my own.

dinachi:
The correct question is, assuming Jonathan was an Igbo man, would the Ijaws support him? Go home, think about it and learn!

dinachi:
The correct question is, assuming Jonathan was an Igbo man, would the Ijaws support him? Go home, think about it and learn!

azimibraun:
Where facts lives assumptions are not even neighbors.. Buhari is a fulani man from Katsina and that's a fact. He can never be an IgboMan so stop assuming. Ddnt great Ojukwu run for Presidential election in Nigeria; how much support did his kinsmen give to him? They gave all their votes to OBJ. Now somebody is beefing. Why is peter Obi not running for president; is he Hausa or is he not qualified? Why are the igbos not looking beyond GEJ & GMB and focus on chekwas Okorie; abi is he not qualified? Abegi jare make u tell me something different joor.

kastonkastrol:
When you don't support one another, you shouldn't expect an outsider to support you. A divided house were everyone is trying to pull each other down, ain't gonna make any progress. And that's the simple truth.

OkijaAmaka:
Ojukwu was not abandoned by Igbos, we voted him massively in 2003 including Pita Obi but what happened, Obasanjo the useless yolobaman and a failed father rigged the whole process to favour him.

The same Obasanjo that used yoloba thugs to destroy properties in Anambra is now APC's leader

Obiagelli:

Good question, another one is if buhari was an igbo, would Igbos have supported him? We have a potential buhari in Rochas Okorocha, he enjoys amazing support in the north and south west but what have we done to him in the east? The OP should also reflect on this.

azimibraun:
Igboman with all his sharpness was decieve by GEJ by simply saying his name is azikiwe. Ameachi has asked the igbo ppl to request GEJ to communicate in igbo language till this moment the igbos have not asked and GEJ hs not spoken igbo. Come to think of it, what ws the role of the south-south ppl during the civil war? Gist has it that the. Igbo man alone held the federal troops for 3yrs. Ijaw Man and co. We're having a swell time drinking and rocking women. Igboman rediscover urself. Am not an igboman sha. I only just lk their hustling spirit.

lazsnaira:
This is just a question that I have decided to ask, because I am disturbed as an Igbo man about the fate of my people Ndigbo in this country Nigeria. I have watched with envy how the candidacy of Buhari is being propagated, in fact, almost being shoved down our throats, by both Yorubas and HausaFulanis. And I can't stop asking myself again and again; "Supposed Buhari was an Igbo man, would he have enjoyed that sort of support?" Of course the answer is NO! And that NO is not only a sad and disheartening truth, it also serves to remind me as an Igbo man how much my country loves me. Sometime ago there were some Igbos in prominent positions in Jonathan's cabinet, but then one after the other, a campaign of calumny was instituted against them and to save his own head Jonathan had to remove them one after the other. The Issue of Boko Haram and how the military has failed to curtail the Islamic militants onslaught against innocent Nigerians has been constant in the mainstream media without anyone ever calling for the resignations of all the military chiefs who actually almost all are from the northern part of the country. And I am like, if these military chiefs and security advisers were from the eastern part of the country, would the media act like they've forgotten their existence as they are doing now? Probably I am the only one who notices the sort of abnormal disparity that comes up when a national issue has an Igbo person over it. The only time a person of Igbo descent, in high national office, enjoys the sort of support Buhari enjoys from Yorubas and HausaFulanis is whenever these same people have dug a hole of negativity around that Igbo personage. Unknowingly to them, history will always stare us all in the face, to remind us all of how badly we have treated our brother OR neighbour. Call me whatever name you deemed fit but I will continue to observe the place of my people in a country I supposed my own.

obailala:

You claim there were some Igbos in Jonathan's cabinet who were removed and I ask, were they replaced by people from Ghana or were they replaced by fellow Igbos? - This first question exposes the folly in your senseless ramblings.

Did Jonathan change the national character and pick more Igbos than past Nigerian leaders?

For the previous governments of IBB, Abacha, OBJ etc, did they not also observe the national character when selecting ministers?... or did they skip Igbo states and appoint Camerounians?

What is all this silly talk about Jonathan appointing Igbos as if previous governments did not also employ the same number of Igbos?

How can a whole race of people be so confused in this simple observation?

Ministers involved in one malpractice or the other and who were disgracing the Igbos were forced out and eventually replaced with fellow Igbos. Yet some silly characters begin to spread thoughtless propaganda saying Igbos are being removed from government. Where is the common sense?

You better throw away this your senseless feeling of paranoia, open your closed eyes and tell yourself the truth. The worst victimization Igbos face today is perpetrated by fellow Igbos. Our silly collective attitude of playing the victim and openly defending prominent Igbos who disgrace themselves in the corridors of power is the only reason why non-Igbos will continue to distrust us.

..ANd just like a poster above me asked, what if GEJ was an Hausa Muslim. Would you still want to die for him the way you are doing now?

lazsnaira:


I have made a simple observation prompting my question 'If Buhari was an Igbo man' and rather than you entertaining my question in context, you went about vituperating on how your entire race is confused about my simple observation.

My observation is plain truth, to which you know your people are complicit in all crimes against Ndigbo.

obailala:

FYI, I am Igbo... and I passionately hate the way some of our people feel unnecessarily paranoid to the extent of openly defending thieves caught in the act; it is very embarrassing.

Obiagelli:

Good question, another one is if buhari was an igbo, would Igbos have supported him? We have a potential buhari in Rochas Okorocha, he enjoys amazing support in the north and south west but what have we done to him in the east? The OP should also reflect on this.

Obiagelli:

Good question, another one is if buhari was an igbo, would Igbos have supported him? We have a potential buhari in Rochas Okorocha, he enjoys amazing support in the north and south west but what have we done to him in the east? The OP should also reflect on this.