sarrki:
We are omoluabis

That's how we roll

consolation of afonjazzy

ThumbzTNA:
Which kind of disrespectful right up is this. Yorubaaa op is this the best way you could pass your message across to the Igbo nation? This is belittling and I implore all Igbo to ignore this thread till this Yorubaaa op learns to address his us with respect

ThumbzTNA:
Which kind of disrespectful right up is this. Yorubaaa op is this the best way you could pass your message across to the Igbo nation? This is belittling and I implore all Igbo to ignore this thread till this Yorubaaa op learns to address his us with respect

beycity:

I doubt if you actually read the write up and if you did, you might need to read it over and over again.

afanide:
I dont even get the topic.....

ThumbzTNA:
Which kind of disrespectful right up is this. Yorubaaa op is this the best way you could pass your message across to the Igbo nation? This is belittling and I implore all Igbo to ignore this thread till this Yorubaaa op learns to address his us with respect

EazyMoh:
Must you guys down south demonize the north before you make your point?
Can't we have a united Nigeria irrespective of one's region?
Don't you all know to the politicians they don't care about this dichotomy? They only bring regionalism, tribalism or religion only when it suits them.
You guys need to wake up. btw your southern corporation will never work if its basis is only meant to spite the north, but good luck with that.

cuvox:

thanks for that. While all the Governors up north Have the Northern Governors Forum, where they all plan together irrespective of political party, we down south prefer to be torn apart by tribal and political sentiments. How many northerners have you seen fighting themselves over APC and PDP?

Onenaira1:
F2k out of here with that south unity nonsense.

All of a sudden, yoloba dey look for South unity. Rubbish. Deal with the crap the yoloba put the whole south into. If not for them, would Buhari be there to siphon money to NE? Would he be there to use FG account to look for non existent oil up north.
Rubbish. South unity ko, South unity ni.

superstar1:
Ohaneze is notorious for 2 things:

1. Issuing lame ultimatum

2. Demanding

bettercreature:
Ipod people should direct their angers towards their governors,they are collecting multiply by 5 of money allocated to other regions

LionInZion:
We should also have South west commision, North east commision, etc? At times I wonder why we keep prescribing wrong solutions to all our problems. Tell me any tangible thing NDDC has achieved so far, apart from looting and making some people billionaires overnight while the people they claim to be fighting for keep languishing in abject poverty with no drinkable water, lack of basic infrastructures. How can we progress with this type of backward mentality of some elders?

superstar1:


They have issued ultimatums so teyyyyyy, paper don finish self.

They have started with demands again. From demand for payment for the civil war they started, to demand for payment for deportation of their destitutes and here comes this demand again.

Mark my word, the next demand will be for Nigeria to give them Presidency without having to work it. Even salvation of our souls came at a price and not by sitting our lazy butts down and demanding.

They should learn how to build bridges.

PentiumPro:
Why were these demands not made during Jonathan regime ?

mulattoclaro:
Ohaneze Ndigbo are a bunch of red cap wearing fools. No be only South East Development Commission na Biafra Development Commission. Goats. If they like they can protest from now till forever, you guys cannot decide for PMB. What does the South east contribute to the Nigerian economy in the first place?

mulattoclaro:
as in eh. I swear I've never met any tribe as self centered as them. They want everything to be about them.

Eshinwaju:
More meaningless requests....a bunch of jobless miscreants who should be out there entertaining us with their protests... ...sore losers...

danot1030:
Igbo is pathetic always playing the victim. What makes Igbo as a nation different from the various militant groups will have across the country that engages in vandalism on demand for a particular interest with this demand for SEDC as a condition to stop the Biafra agitation. Let them hear this, no SEDC will be given to them, if they like they can take their agitation to a higher level they will all rot in jail for treason. Kanu should not be released, the government should go through with his trial and if found guilty should be hanged.

OPCNAIRALAND:
From the main article, Im wondering to myself how they hope to succeed in this new proposal.

Before Ohanaeze would demand the creation of a South East Developnent Commission have they taken time to study the different Regional Development Commissions in practice today and assess the value proposition against their milestone achievements to pick a Best Practice that the SEDC should be modeled after?

Let me say that top three Development Commissiins are:

1. Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission.
2. Niger Delta Development Commission
3. North East Development Commission.

1 is the only regional development commission that is self-sustained. It is a self-help organization with membership of all Western States but their targeted coverage is all Yorubaland. They do not get any funding from Federal Government. The commission is structured and run with corporate style management and accounting and with grassroot successes unfolding into its imperative for a 20yr vision.

2 is an expansion of the initiative to address agitation of indigenous oil lands for cleaner environment and economic amnesty as substitute for criminal sabotage. They receive 100% funding from FG. The commission is mired in mismanagement and has failed to accomplish its mandate, resulting in redundancy and waste.

3. is a response to recovery and rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of bokoharam in North East. This will not fully take off until the military victory is complete, but some limited involvement is recorded already in the IDP camps. All their funding come from Federal Government.


If Ohanaeze is sincere about a true and buoyant future for Iboland, they should shun a amnesty programme or a refugee package as a model for developing Iboland and champion instead the formulation of a self-help and self-sustaining programme modelled after the Yoruba DAWN.

Even where logic and commonsense is pointing to DAWN as a best practice, the Ibo's falsely claim a right to reparation and wonder why what is done for Delta and North Eadt could not be done for them and are therefore demanding a 100% funding for their own version of regional development.

Qualifying for the funding will need recognition and needs based. The counter argument will be that Yorubas are developing their land independent of FG and NW is developing, even if its at snail pace, but independent of FG. So what stops SE from using self resource to develop SE? There is no recognized disaster in Iboland or refugee problem that will pass a "needs" test and qualify you for special treatment and funding.

There is a chorus in Iboland, the people claim advantage above others in economic and enterprising skills. Who then, if not Ibos, should be pioneers and at forefront of establishing an impressive and performing regional development commission, why the wait or demand for classification as a disadvantaged region?

A people laying claim to economic advantage amongst class must be careful not to exhibit its homeland as a economically disadvantaged land with a need for economic rescue.

Bujumbura:
Are you scared of Southern Unity?

Onenaira1:
F2k out of here with that south unity nonsense.

All of a sudden, yoloba dey look for South unity. Rubbish. Deal with the crap the yoloba put the whole south into. If not for them, would Buhari be there to siphon money to NE? Would he be there to use FG account to look for non existent oil up north.
Rubbish. South unity ko, South unity ni.

devilson:
the op is from n/delta.ur hatred for yoruba would lead u to somewhere u don't like.

the n/delta Are willing to unite with sw nd middle belt nd ur igbotic sorry ass would be dumped as usual nd u would cry marginalization

EazyMoh:

Nope!

cuvox:

while we call ourselves af0njas and 1pods , divide ourselves into southwest, southeast and south south, the north is strongly united and using us

Bujumbura:
Then take a back seat. The North has been up to no good and their activities are anathema to everybody

steppin:

No mind them.
They're using backyard tactics to reject their slave masters.
These are the same people that threatened Igbos in their various states in the last elections, just because they wanted to vote for a fellow Southerner.
There would have been a civil war in Nigeria last year, if not for GEJ.
They now want our unity cos the northerners betrayed their god, Tinubu.
Kitikpa rachaa ha anya.

devilson:
the op is from n/delta.ur hatred for yoruba would lead u to somewhere u don't like.

the n/delta Are willing to unite with sw nd middle belt nd ur igbotic sorry ass would be dumped as usual nd u would cry marginalization

EazyMoh:
Must you guys down south demonize the north before you make your point?
Can't we have a united Nigeria irrespective of one's region?
Don't you all know to the politicians they don't care about this dichotomy? They only bring regionalism, tribalism or religion only when it suits them.
You guys need to wake up. btw your southern corporation will never work if its basis is only meant to spite the north, but good luck with that.

Daniel1990:
With all this benefits, how is their lives? No course for alarm, it is business as usual_ even if they like let them allocate all the yearly budget to the north_in the long run, the south will mop every penny in circulation.

It is this "feeding bottle" demeanour of northern leaders that continue to keep the region in perpetual laziness and pauperism_it is to the disadvantage of the north.

Justice always prevail over injustice. Look at things by yourselves_progress and prosperity belongs to the south. The south had already won the best_mass education!

Onenaira1:


Useless buffoon. Who the f2k told you I didn't know the OP is from delta. Dumbass, I'm from delta state.

While I'm at it, Stay there they decieve you monkey ass. Ask yourself how many ND government have ever included you Southwest in any southern leaders gathering to discuss how to build up the southern region. Just dey there dey decieve yourself.
I rather SS, SE and MB unite than you SW. Stick to your North masters

devilson:
Igbo claiming n/delta.
attachee by force