fairprince:


Jarus this is unlike you. Please leave these kind of comments. Just read them and leave them the way they are.

You already carved out a niche for yourself in the career sections. And you are respected that way. Abeg let others continue the fight. It doesn't even change anything out there. You are a nairaland statesman.

Thank you Sir.

Lilimax:
Brother Jarus, I did not agree with you totally because most Yorubas I know had made Lagos there place of abode They hardly visits their village . Compliment of the seasons!

Jarus:


I didn't even read comments to know there is a fight anywhere. I just read the prinicipal post and made my contribution. Yes, I do it. I travel home during the major Muslim festival.

fairprince:


Ok Sir. No vex. The previous pages had comments with various ethnic colouration and hate speeches.

The Igbos never stopped anyone from travelling to his place for celebrations. Others should not lose sleep over their choice to travel for various reasons.

EmekaBlue:
Mainly to celebrate with family and take parts in December events at home like our village have yearly football competition and ekpe festival

goodies4life:
Not only yearly football but also yearly business rituals.We know all that no ibo man hand clean when it comes to business.

edonbeta:

The Igbos commits all sorts of crimes in order to make money and travel for show off of their wealth during Xmas. There is no fear of God in them. Only small percentage of them fear God. The only language they speak and hear is money. To them, nothing like heaven. Folks, please do not envy their wealth else you get lost. What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and lose his own soul. Turn to God today, u might not have another time. Many departed the world before, during and after Xmas. What next, judgment.

Konquest:
@bumi10 [The @OP].

Your headline title and post are debatable.

The "Come Rain, Come Shine" aspect
of the thread title is historically misleading and
contradictory! There is also hate speech
and insults in your post in the 2nd paragraph
making sweeping/generalized
insults against an ethnic group
- in this case the Yoruba! Take note
of that politically incorrect hate
speech which violates Nairaland
Rules!


During the height of the massive
kidnappings and vicious armed
robberies in Iboland in the early to late 2000s,
many Ibos did NOT travel home regularly and those living
outside Nigeria were afraid to travel
to their villages on visits. Those who
had elderly parents in the S/East had
to quickly move them to Lagos, Abuja,
PH etc, to prevent their parents from
kidnappers who collected huge
ransoms and sometimes killed
after paying ransoms in places/towns
such as Nnewi where at a point
several big traders had to close shop
because of insecurity caused by
kidnappers, and relocated to Lagos
and other big cities in Nigeria
and these were well reported in
the daily newspapers and magazines!


Even Ibos started celebrating the NEW YAM
festival in Lagos State and other non-Ibo
states in Nigeria instead of the village, which was
strange to me because during the June 12, 1993
crisis, Ibos left the S/West in large numbers
out of fear of war [Ibos call the movement to
the South East "Oso Abiola"] but instead they told neighbours that they
were going for the so-called "new yam"
festival. New yam festivals in African
societies in Ashantiland, Yorubaland,
Ugepland in Cross Rivers, etc, are usually
celebrated by travelling home.


All that I have posted here can still
be found via Search Engines in the archives of online
Newspapers and other discussion
forums. With the kidnappings, robberies
in the SE, Ibos were doing the new yam
festival at the National Stadium in Surulere, in
Lagos. Now there is relative peace
in places like Anambra which was
a NO go area before the last 2 governors
came to revamp the security architecture
and now people are able to go home
for holidays in the S/E.


Happy Holidays!

WORDSENSEI:
What a stupid lie. Yorubas have no problem with you people travelling down to your covens. I wonder why you must always drag us into your issues and misfortunes.