In light of the recent sit-at-home order complied to by the Igbos in the five Eastern states and some states in South-South Nigeria to mark fifty years of the birth of the defunct Republic of Biafra, some groups in certain part of the country found it as a slap to their faces.

Well, I’m not against self-determination , but I believe these steps ought to be taken through the right channels and not exuding the energy to sound the drums of war.

One of the groups based in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, headed by one Shettima, gave the Igbos till October 1 (Nigeria’s Independence Day) to vacate every part of Northern Nigeria. Their belief and grouse is that if they really wanted a country, they should be serious about it and start their exodus as soon as possible.

As expected, the Ohaeneze Ndigbo responded to the threat as “an act of treason” and that security agencies should take possible and swift action to bring them to book. According to newspaper reports, it was gathered that governors of the Southeast region had taken proactive measures by sending an innumerable number of vehicles and trucks to “bring their people home”, but for the timely intervention of the Governor of Kaduna State who ordered the arrest of the threat makers (no news of their arrest till now).

Section 43 of the Nigerian Constitution gives the right for any Nigerian citizen to own properties and live in any part of the country. Personally, the statement by Shettima and his cohorts is not only reckless but unwise and lack of the requisite education. Let us even assume the Igbos (and other Southerners) left the North on that day, every single one of them (nearly impossible though), the North would lose more than the South and this is why the educated Northerners admist them, especially their leaders should do their utmost best to caution the youths that are fanning the embers of hate.

Though the South would feel the aftermath, it won’t be as grave as the North. Now, let us look at some of these “things” the North would suffer from if the Southerners, especially the Igbos, rich and poor alike, were to eventually leave the North.

Investment: Major investments, especially banks, in the North are owned by Southerners, the major Bank of the North even relocated their headquarters from Abuja to Lagos recently. Even Aliko Dangote, a Northern businessman and the richest man in Africa, has most of his investment in the South. So the North needs the South in this area as major industries based in the South but with branches in the North have been able to provide jobs for their burgeoning population.

Education: As at Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, there were only two secondary schools in the vast Northern Nigeria compared to a nearly thousand schools in the south. As at the time the first university in the North opened in 1962, 426 students were admitted. Of these, only 127 students were Northerners, a paltry 29.81% of the total students population. Space would also fail me to list many schools in the North owned by Southerners and the plethora of Southern lecturers in many high institutions in the North.

Religion: With the Christian minorities in the North, this is a huge disadvantage to them as most Southerners are Christians and they have been able to keep the Muslim dominated North under checks and balances. With the departure of the Southerners, these Christian minorities may lose their voices and footings in the social and political milieu of the North.

Transportation: Major transport companies are owned by Southerners, especially the Igbos. Though it would limit their movements to the South and may not fetch them the desired revenue, the North would be one lonely place in terms of human movement. The North may be populous, but few among them could afford to travel extensively as the Southerners.

Revenue: In Kano State, for example, the commercial capital of Northern Nigeria, 67% of the Internal Generated Revenue are acquired from Southerners. Most of the business activities of that state take place in Sabongari, a town dominated by Southerners. I’m sure the Kano State government wouldn’t want to take that risk.

Time would fail me to touch on other aspects that if these threat is eventually carried out, it would lead to nothing but tribal hate and chaos. I would implore of party to sheath their swords and let us look for a way to move the country forward. Nigeria cannot afford another Civil War. What happened in 1966 must not happen again.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Where exactly are we going in this Country? May almighty God help us.

If there is actually going to be peace, I support they go jare.

Oga, dem don beg for them. They've got nowhere to return to, so no need to read this long post.

why is there no emoji for biafra on NL already

How to achieve Biafra in ten years or less
1.Form a political party with self-determination and self-rule for Igbo people as a platform. United Progressive Party(UPP) may already be positioning itself to be that kind of a party.

2.Elect majority of the region’s local and state government officials from that party. This will solve the problem of who is supporting Biafra and who is not amongst the ethnic minorities around the Igbo area.

3.Have two-third of elected officials sent to Abuja elected from that political party. You will be sending a clear message across Nigeria and the world, and the agenda of these officials in Abuja will not be ambiguous.

4.Once two-third of all elected Igbo officials are from this political party with a platform that says self-governance and self-determination, a pseudo- referendum would have taken place.

5.The party can demand a regional parliament in Enugu to govern themselves, similar to what happened in Scotland and Quebec. At this point, the government in Abuja will concede to demands to devolve power from the center as they do everything to delay the inevitable.

6.After a few years of regional governance, if so desired, then demand a formal referendum from Nigeria. A referendum to leave Nigeria can take place in 6-8 years time.

7.If the referendum passes, Biafra can be a state of its own.

Of course, there are other permutations and combinations that could give birth to Biafra. But those paths are lined with tears, blood, anguish and death.

OP What will the SOUTH Lose?

In the spirit of OBJECTIVISM, you should have included that in ur write up.

One Nigeria is a Crime anyway!

Suurulere:



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Time would fail me to touch on other aspects that if these threat is eventually carried out, it would lead to nothing but tribal hate and chaos. I would implore of party to sheath their swords and let us look for a way to move the country forward. Nigeria cannot afford another Civil War. What happened in 1966 must not happen again.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

People like you have been looking for ways to move the country foward since 1960, it has not moved an inch. 57 years down the road, other countries you started off with no longer pray for to God to protect their country, their country is ptotected already.

If for 57 years, we are still talking about moving foward then it means that the Nigerian union is not working.

It is time to admit that Nigeria has failed and we should explore other alternatives such as disintegration

The call by the 16 Northern groups on the heels of alleged involvement of Politicians courting the Army is in my opinion a strategic move to keep the Vice President from assuming office as the President in any event.

It appears some in the North are not willing to gamble with a PYO presidency at the risk of loosing the so called 4 year term. (Yar'adua's)

They flew the coup kite now they are provoking breakdown of Law and order. Pray tell what happens after a breakdown of Law and Order if not the Military being called in to quell widespread rioting. What happens after?

Your guess is as good as mine...

These guys are VERY smart

(PS imo this plan is not a today sometin oh)

three:
The call by the 16 Northern groups on the heels of alleged involvement of Politicians courting the Army is in my opinion a strategic move to keep the Vice President from assuming office as the President in any event.

It appears some in the North are not willing to gamble with a PYO presidency at the risk of loosing the so called 4 year term. (Yar'adua's)

They flew the coup kite now they are provoking breakdown of Law and order. Pray tell what happens after a breakdown of Law and Order if not the Military being called in to quell widespread rioting. What happens after?

Your guess is as good as mine...

These guys are VERY smart

(PS imo this plan is not a today sometin oh)

Thinking from ur angle there could be attoms of truth in your words, but no matter how smart they are they cant be deceiving us all at the same time, the truth is Nigeia is far from working its just standing still and only rotating

Chanchit:
Oga, dem don beg for them. They've got nowhere to return to, so no need to read this long post.

Northern elites begged the Igbos because they don't want to lose their oil wells located in the Biafran territory

SE HAS VERY LITTLE LAND MASS TO ACCOMODATE ALL IGBOS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE NORTH

Kingsley1000:
SE HAS VERY LITTLE LAND MASS TO ACCOMODATE ALL IGBOS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE NORTH

uneducated thinking brain doing the best to say something

Kingsley1000:
SE HAS VERY LITTLE LAND MASS TO ACCOMODATE ALL IGBOS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE NORTH

lies ...

Lagos has the smallest landmass in nigeria but it has about 25million residents .... Southeast landmass is more than enough to contains the whole Igbos

Nigeria self una matter don tire me,person no fit drink water keep cup in peace again

HiddenShadow:


Northern elites begged the Igbos because they don't want to lose their oil wells located in the Biafran territory

Lmao!

kolafolabi:
A huge blow for our country if it is Actualised. One country, one nation!

We are not one country. Let's stop deceiving ourselves

sfinkzslot:
why is there no emoji for biafra on NL already

Why is there no emoji for Niger delta Republic, arewa republic, oduduwa republic etc? Make Una dey use sense ask question.

chaloner:
uneducated thinking brain doing the best to say something

What the op said is the first truth.
The SE is the only zone with more of its citixens living outside the region than those living within the region.

greenmonk:

What the op said is the first truth.
The SE is the only zone with more of its citixens living outside the region than those living within the region.

another uneducated conclusion from another source of brain

Biafra will dwarf south Africa in terms of Infrastructure, Health and Living Standard! Nigeria(north) has been holding us back !

chaloner:
another uneducated conclusion from another source of brain

Insults dont change facts of life. Living in denial is the worst form of self-deceit and I wonder if you know the meaning of education. Being a half-baked chest-beating mal-graduated product of a university does not equate to being educated.

greenmonk:

What the op said is the first truth.
The SE is the only zone with more of its citixens living outside the region than those living within the region.

Lol, look at this fool? You Ewedu people pull statistics out of your as.s

Agumbankembu:



Lol, look at this fool? You Ewedu people pull statistics out of your as.s

So you will build your biafra with insults.
Continue.

greenmonk:

Insults dont change facts of life. Living in denial is the worst form of self-deceit and I wonder if you know the meaning of education. Being a half-baked chest-beating mal-graduated product of a university does not equate to being educated.

u re making a noise... If ur head is OK u should knw ur reasoning is an enemy to u

HiddenShadow:


Northern elites begged the Igbos because they don't want to lose their oil wells located in the Biafran territory

That no inch of Rondel in the six states of Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross River, Edo, and Rivers States shall ever be ceded to any other people or nation for any reason whatsoever and all those people drawing maps up and down are hereby warned to desist forthwith or risk our disproportionate vengeance including present and future social and economic sanctions.... Niger delta group

lalalalaa Biafra is on his way