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Will The Yorubas Be Justified To Clamour For Secession Just Because Of This One by DonXavi(m): 6:20pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
So one single kidnap of an individual, Afenifere started threatening secession I no fit shout! So what would Igbo's do? A people that faced extinction. A people that have been a target of massacre which preceded independent NIGERIA. I am talking as far back as 1945 in Jos and 1953 in Kano, over an incident that does not even concern us at the legislative house. The climax of it is just because some igbo army officers in collabo with their yoruba allies, sat and carried out a coup, innocent Igbos were massacred for that, EFULEFUS inclusive. Nowadays when the history of the igbo killings is being told, mischievous people start from 1966. The man in the picture had to kill himself in front of the UN building while protesting igbo killing. Someone had to name his child Biafra Wong also in protest. The war is over but Igbos are still targets of massacre across the country. Some examples v Jos 1945 v Kano genocide 1953 v 1966 pogroms- over 50, 000 killed v 1967-70 – over 2,000,0000 killed during the bloody civil war v Kano 1980 v Maiduguri 1982 v Jimeta 1984 v Gombe 1985 v. Zaria 1987 v Kaduna & Kafanchan 1991 v Bauchi & Katsina 1991 v Kano 1991 v Zangon-Kataf 1992 v Funtua 1993 v Kano 1994 v Kaduna 2000 v Kaduna 2001 v Maiduguri 2001 v Kaduna 2002 v Beheading of Gideon Akaluka in December of 1996 in Kano v Saint Moritz killed December 2001 v Post April 2011 Presidential Election: 10 youth-corps men & women and numerous citizens murdered because a Christian Southerner was elected. v Jos Christmas Eve 2010 v Madalla Christmas Apart from killings, just a quick visits to YOUTUBE shows Sir Ahmadu Bello telling a white man that they would rather give job to a foreigner than give to an igbo man if there is no Northerner qualified for it. Yet we are one NIGERIA. There have been several things said on the floor of legislative Northern Assembly against the Igbos, yet we are still here and even abused and directed on how we should vote in One NIGERIA. We have even faced deportation. Below is an extract from the proceedings of the Northern Region House of Assembly between February and March 1964, less than four years after Nigeria’s independence from the British. Mallam Muhammadu Mustapha Mande Gyan: On the allocation of plots to Ibos or allocation of stalls, I would like to advise the Minister that these people know how to make money, and we do not know the way and manner of getting about this business. We do not want Ibos to be allocated with plots. I do not want them to be given plots... Mallam Bashari Umaru: I would like (you), as a Minister of Land and Survey, to revoke forthwith all Certificates of Occupancy from the hands of the Ibos resident in the Region... (Applause) Mr. A. A. Agogede: I’m very glad that we are in a Moslem country, and the government of Northern Nigeria allowed some few Christians in the region to enjoy themselves according to the belief of their religion, but building of hotels should be taken away from the Igbos, and even if we find some Christians who are interested in building hotels and do not have money to do so, the government should aid them, instead of allowing Ibos to continue with their hotels. Dr. Iya Abubakar (Special Member, Lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria): I am one of the strong believers in Nigerian unity, and I have hoped for our having a united Nigeria, but certainly if the present state of affairs continues, I hope the government will investigate first the desirability and secondly the possibility of extending Northernisation policy to the petty traders. (Applause) Mallam Mukhtar Bello: I would like to say something very important, that the Minister should take my appeal to the Federal Government about the Igbos in the post office. I wish the numbers of these Igbos be reduced…. There are too many of them in the North. They are like sardines and 1 think they are just too dangerous to the Region. Mallam Ibrahim Musa: Mr. Chairman, Sir. Well first and foremost, what I have to say before this Hon. House is that we should send a delegation to meet our Hon. Premier to move a motion in this very Budget Session that all the Ibos working in the Civil Service of Northern Nigeria, including the native authorities, whether they are contractors or not, should be repatriated at once... Mallam Bashari Umaru: There should be no contracts either from the government, native authorities, or private enterprises given to Ibo contractors (Government Bench: Good talk and shouts of “Fire the Southerners”). Again, Mr. Chairman, the foreign firms too should be given time limit to replace all Ibo in their firms by some other people. The Premier (Alhaji the Hon. Sir Ahmadu Bello, K.B.E., Sardauna of Sokoto): It is my most earnest desire that every post in the region, however small it is, be filled by a Northerner (Applause) Alhaji Usman Liman: What brought the Ibos into this region? They were here since the colonial days. Had it not been for the colonial rule, there would hardly have been any Ibo in this region. Now that there is no colonial rule, the Ibos should go back to their region. There should be no hesitation about the matter. Mr. Chairman, North is for Northerners, East for Easterners, West for Westerners, and the Federation is for us all. (Applause) The Minister of Land and Survey (Alhaji the Hon. Ibrahim Musa Cashash, O.B.E.): Mr. Chairman. Sir, I do not like to take up much of the time of this House in making explanations, but I would like to assure members that having heard their demands about Ibos holding land in Northern Nigeria, my ministry will do all it can to see that the demands of members are met. How to do this, when to do it, al1 these should not be disclosed. In due course, you will all see what will happen. (Applause) Culled from M. O. Onyenakeya, Igbos in Nigerian Politics, pp.30-32 While I agree that FULANI herdsmen are annoying and are murderers, we will not divide because you said so. We will divide because we now understand we are totally different from one another not because you want division so Pls, can we have a moment of silence. Even though self determination is not treason, Nobody is going anywhere...........not now. |
Re: Will The Yorubas Be Justified To Clamour For Secession Just Because Of This One by Niyeal(m): 6:31pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Igbo pple no dey stay for their papa land. Dem dey look 4 green pasture, if green pasture no dey una land buy green paint and paint every grass green. Na Igbo pple make shop cost 4 Yorubaland. Tell yoruba pple to collect shop for N100k. Igbo go say him go pay N300k. Can u c now. |
Re: Will The Yorubas Be Justified To Clamour For Secession Just Because Of This One by EasternLionn: 7:26pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Niyeal: You need help. |
Re: Will The Yorubas Be Justified To Clamour For Secession Just Because Of This One by Niyeal(m): 7:33pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Help me now. Bad belle! You need help.[/quote] |
Re: Will The Yorubas Be Justified To Clamour For Secession Just Because Of This One by Nobody: 8:01pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
With the recent happenings and now clamour for succession by yorubas the one Nigeria lovers, i now see why the igbos are the most reasonable people on africa.. . viva igbos. . viva Biafra. |
Re: Will The Yorubas Be Justified To Clamour For Secession Just Because Of This One by DonXavi(m): 8:04pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Niyeal:Your comment is not related to this OP, so try again. |
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