By Modesty Vitus M Ezenwa

Listen brother KANU, I understand the frustration. I wish things can work that way, the Nnamdi Kanu way. But everything that happens in the world has a precedent and there is something called international law. That's where the elites and intelligentsia are important for the struggle.

John Garange was an elite of the South Sudan, he was instrumental to the peace talk that led to independence of South Sudan. After he died in a plane crash, Silva Kiir, his lieutenant, who was also another elite took over and led the country to Independence.

Our people (the Ndigbos) should be very careful, so that they do not shoot themselves in the foot. Things do not happen by emotions. The international law does not recognize emotions.

First and foremost, Nigeria is an independent sovereign state, a member state of the UN, AU, Commonwealth of Nations and Ecowas. She has diplomatic relations with over 100 countries in the world. Her sovereignty is respected and protected under the UN law, it means that until she decides by herself to partitioned herself, no country in the world will recognize any part of Nigeria that forced itself out of Nigeria.

A country is a country when it is recognized by other countries as a sovereign state, recognized by the UN and member states.

I will quickly give you an example of what will happen when the elite of Igboland do not engage the Nigerian state in discussions about self determination. By the way, take note Mazi, that the 1999 constitution does not have any provisions for self determination of any part of the federation like the US or U.K Constitution, neither does it have provisions for a debate or discussion to happen about letting a part to go. The constitution which is the supreme law of the land must be amended or changed by the same Nigerian senate which you so currently despise before their can be any such discussion.

Now, this is what will happen if you fail to act within the international law framework. You will become like entities such as Northern Cyprus which broke away from the south in 1974 with the support of Turkish Army; which after 42 years, no country in the world other than Turkey recognized.

The north Cyprus does not do business with any country in the world, they do not have international passport, they are not recognized by any country in the world, their citizens are given Turkish citizenship so that they can travel out. Their money is not recognized by world bank and they cannot trade with the outside world. But they have been existing on their own for 42 years now. Currently, they have started agitating for reunification with the South, the same Southern Cyprus they despised and pulled out from, which is now called Greek Cyprus.

There is a another precedent to look at, Mazi - Somaliland was colonized by Britain, while Somalia was colonized by Italy. After independence, Somaliland willingly join their Somali brothers to become the republic of Somalia. When civil war broke out in Somalia about 25 years ago, Somaliland which was very peaceful and functioning, withdrew from the Somalia republic.

25 years after, even though Somalia is a failed state and Somaliland has been having peaceful democratic elections and functioning like a state, no country in the would recognized Somaliland as a country. Her citizens are still called Somalis, and can only travel outside with Republic of Somalia passport.

Somaliland is living on international aid because it cannot do business with any country in the world. Their money cannot exchange for international currencies because it's not recognized by world bank and IMF. This is a precedent in our own Africa.

The two breakaway regions of Georgia known as South Ossetia and Abkhazia are recognized only by Russia more than 10 years after they broke away from Republic of Georgia with Russian support. Till this day only Russia recognized them as a sovereign entity. No one does business with them. In order for them to travel out, they took Russian citizenship and obtain Russian passports. But by international law they are still Georgians.

The Ukrainian conflict is still on till this day. The East broke out of the Ukraine with the help of Russia military. The war is still on. Even though for 3 years the Ukrainian government is not in control of those regions. No country in the world recognized those regions as independent or sovereign states. They are still using Ukrainian currency, Ukrainian passport and the territory is still know as Ukraine.

These are precedents. Don't tell me our own will be different, how Mazi? If we push this thing as idiots and unintelligent people, Nigeria will make us suffer like never before.

They will stop salaries and pensions coming to East Nigeria like Ukraine did to their East. They will put economic blockade on the East that you can't even ship your produces out nor bring importation in. They can make the life of the Eastern region living hell.

It takes a man who think with his head rather than his heart to know all these. It takes a person who employ reasoning rather than emotions to look for precedents. I still maintain that for things to run it course in accordance with international law, only the elites and the intelligentsia can move it forward and engage Nigeria in meaningful discussion.

If Biafra will ever become an acceptable republic in the world and enjoy all the privileges as a sovereign nation, only Nigeria will grant her independence from the federation like the Ethiopia did to Eritrea, like Sudan did to South Sudan , like Serbia did to Montenegro.

Ok

The writer has dropped his golden pen in the basket of love

Zombie letter

Na d side way u sabi na u write so.another person sabi pass u.

-I stopped reading at the point he said: "UK Constitution".

-I don't blame the composer, it's the faulty Nigerian "education" system that I blame. If only he knew he is Human and therefore have Rights. If only he knew he is a Slave in his fatherland.

-Anyway, enjoy your slavery. I'm out.

The guy made some reasonable congent point backed up with points, but ye all are still responding based on emotions just like your half thinking hero, KANU.

Emotions no dey do am o? Permutation based on rmotions and illiteracy is tantamount to stupidity in progress.

Prove him wrong and stop flaunting emotions backed by illiteracy.

Very well said, am Igbo myself Who the hell is bloody Mazi Kanu ? He can go to hell with his face like a 419 man.

Igbos oya make una fly come out come see open letter to una nelson mandela

My problem with my fellow igbos is that emotions have eaten their hearts and brain.

The writer gave valid points with facts, rather than counter him with facts, they comment based on emotions.

The truth is bitter but time will tell.

OP, very well stated.


Sadly, the comedian running the show himself care less abut consequences same way Ojuwku didn't weigh or think about consequences hence the self inflicted pain and misery his people endured.

His followers also are not the brightest and intelligent portion of the larger SE society and they are single minded and illogical one way thinking crowd with almost no sense of sane and rational thinking.

The elders and adults in the general SE society like the elected local and national leaders are dangerously sitting on the fence like scared adults and cowards. They know and see the danger, but they've all abdicated their communal responsibilities to the unfortunate ring leaders whose only mode of engagement are unhelpful gutter language, insults and abuse.


Across the board, the whole society is walking in a daze while they are silently getting consumed by fire.

Btw, this is a well thought out and brilliant write up, you just have to ignore the, illiterate, ignorant and unintelligent ipob internet trolls because their only response to everything is the same idiotic ramblings.

Phantomine:


By Modesty Vitus M Ezenwa

Listen brother KANU, I understand the frustration. I wish things can work that way, the Nnamdi Kanu way. But everything that happens in the world has a precedent and there is something called international law. That's where the elites and intelligentsia are important for the struggle.

John Garange was an elite of the South Sudan, he was instrumental to the peace talk that led to independence of South Sudan. After he died in a plane crash, Silva Kiir, his lieutenant, who was also another elite took over and led the country to Independence.

Our people (the Ndigbos) should be very careful, so that they do not shoot themselves in the foot. Things do not happen by emotions. The international law does not recognize emotions.

First and foremost, Nigeria is an independent sovereign state, a member state of the UN, AU, Commonwealth of Nations and Ecowas. She has diplomatic relations with over 100 countries in the world. Her sovereignty is respected and protected under the UN law, it means that until she decides by herself to partitioned herself, no country in the world will recognize any part of Nigeria that forced itself out of Nigeria.

A country is a country when it is recognized by other countries as a sovereign state, recognized by the UN and member states.

I will quickly give you an example of what will happen when the elite of Igboland do not engage the Nigerian state in discussions about self determination. By the way, take note Mazi, that the 1999 constitution does not have any provisions for self determination of any part of the federation like the US or U.K Constitution, neither does it have provisions for a debate or discussion to happen about letting a part to go. The constitution which is the supreme law of the land must be amended or changed by the same Nigerian senate which you so currently despise before their can be any such discussion.

Now, this is what will happen if you fail to act within the international law framework. You will become like entities such as Northern Cyprus which broke away from the south in 1974 with the support of Turkish Army; which after 42 years, no country in the world other than Turkey recognized.

The north Cyprus does not do business with any country in the world, they do not have international passport, they are not recognized by any country in the world, their citizens are given Turkish citizenship so that they can travel out. Their money is not recognized by world bank and they cannot trade with the outside world. But they have been existing on their own for 42 years now. Currently, they have started agitating for reunification with the South, the same Southern Cyprus they despised and pulled out from, which is now called Greek Cyprus.

There is a another precedent to look at, Mazi - Somaliland was colonized by Britain, while Somalia was colonized by Italy. After independence, Somaliland willingly join their Somali brothers to become the republic of Somalia. When civil war broke out in Somalia about 25 years ago, Somaliland which was very peaceful and functioning, withdrew from the Somalia republic.

25 years after, even though Somalia is a failed state and Somaliland has been having peaceful democratic elections and functioning like a state, no country in the would recognized Somaliland as a country. Her citizens are still called Somalis, and can only travel outside with Republic of Somalia passport.

Somaliland is living on international aid because it cannot do business with any country in the world. Their money cannot exchange for international currencies because it's not recognized by world bank and IMF. This is a precedent in our own Africa.

The two breakaway regions of Georgia known as South Ossetia and Abkhazia are recognized only by Russia more than 10 years after they broke away from Republic of Georgia with Russian support. Till this day only Russia recognized them as a sovereign entity. No one does business with them. In order for them to travel out, they took Russian citizenship and obtain Russian passports. But by international law they are still Georgians.

The Ukrainian conflict is still on till this day. The East broke out of the Ukraine with the help of Russia military. The war is still on. Even though for 3 years the Ukrainian government is not in control of those regions. No country in the world recognized those regions as independent or sovereign states. They are still using Ukrainian currency, Ukrainian passport and the territory is still know as Ukraine.

These are precedents. Don't tell me our own will be different, how Mazi? If we push this thing as idiots and unintelligent people, Nigeria will make us suffer like never before.

They will stop salaries and pensions coming to East Nigeria like Ukraine did to their East. They will put economic blockade on the East that you can't even ship your produces out nor bring importation in. They can make the life of the Eastern region living hell.

It takes a man who think with his head rather than his heart to know all these. It takes a person who employ reasoning rather than emotions to look for precedents. I still maintain that for things to run it course in accordance with international law, only the elites and the intelligentsia can move it forward and engage Nigeria in meaningful discussion.

If Biafra will ever become an acceptable republic in the world and enjoy all the privileges as a sovereign nation, only Nigeria will grant her independence from the federation like the Ethiopia did to Eritrea, like Sudan did to South Sudan , like Serbia did to Montenegro.

Wow, that will be great for Biafra. Biafra will rewrite the HISTORY of the world if isolated. When you have nothing to offer, people ignore you. But when you have something to offer, they will come begging to partner with you.