ezeagu:

Yeah, but you talked about the two cultures joining. You don't have to be joined together to respect each other, plus it's a bit pretentious (not you). Just 'tolerate' each other and don't do anything/say anything to others that you would not like to receive. No one is going on a cultural suicide mission any time soon unless some dictator comes and rearranges people's homes. Nigeria will come an go, Nigerians come and go, Yoruba and Igbo will still be Yoruba and Igbo forever and have been for more than 2000 years.

afam4eva:

It will be very difficult for Igbos and Yorubas to form an alliance. The two groups don't trust each other.

spikedcylinder:

Are the Igbo Governors and other Igbo law makers going to take a cue? i.e include a higher members of other tribes in their cabinet shuffling?

ikeyman00:

9janganja[b]
nonesenseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!![/b]

_{pure yerubo trait}

Nchara:

Yorubas have been in top state positions in Abia and Enugu, and an Edo in Imo. There are a number of threads here on nairaland you can learn of that FACT. Moreover, if yoruba pop in Igbo states is comparable to Igbo pop in Lagos, then they can ask for EVEN more positions

Nchara:

Yorubas have been in top state positions in Abia and Enugu, and an Edo in Imo. There are a number of threads here on nairaland you can learn of that FACT. Moreover, if yoruba pop in Igbo states is comparable to Igbo pop in Lagos, then they can ask for EVEN more positions

afam4eva:

Stop thinking through your anus. Igbos form an overwhelming majority in the east unlike Lagos. Though it won't be a bad idea to have other tribes in their cabinet as long as it's relative to population of the minorities.

Nchara:

Yorubas have been in top state positions in Abia and Enugu, and an Edo in Imo. There are a number of threads here on nairaland you can learn of that FACT. Moreover, if yoruba pop in Igbo states is comparable to Igbo pop in Lagos, then they can ask for EVEN more positions

~Bluetooth:

source please !!

Nchara:

^^^^^^^^
Yoruba was chief press secretary and later special adviser to Nnamani in Enugu state
Yoruba was special assistant to Orji Kalu.

Nchara:

Look for it here. It was here on NL.

chyz:

You are arguing about something that is unnecessary. Lagos/lagos state is a ethnically diverse place such as Port Harcourt/rivers state. If the Hospitality is the case and Igbos dont give cabinet positions to Yoruba then apart from lagos are oyo,osun, ogun, ekiti,ondo giving igbos more cabinet positions than imo,enugu,anambra, abia, and ebonyi are giving yorubas positions. if so, then show the proof or hold your peace!

MaziUche0:

Each day, I am starting to see a united Southern Nigeria as more feasible than anything else. As much as people do not want to admit it, the Yoruba need the Igbo and the Igbo need the Yorubas. Many people form each respective group may hate the other, but the fact in the matter is that we need each other.

I see a day when the Igbo and the Yoruba will form one single group just like the Hausa-Fulani. It will be like the Igbo-Yoruba.

Katsumoto:

Why do you debate in this manner? What has changing into muslims and marrying hausas got to do with this? Are all Yorubas muslims? Or are most yorubas married to hausa?

Why can't each group respect the differences it has with the other groups? Must they change into what you are before you accept them?

chyz:

You are arguing about something that is unnecessary. Lagos/lagos state is a ethnically diverse place such as Port Harcourt/rivers state. If the Hospitality is the case and Igbos dont give cabinet positions to Yoruba then apart from lagos are oyo,osun, ogun, ekiti,ondo giving igbos more cabinet positions than imo,enugu,anambra, abia, and ebonyi are giving yorubas positions. if so, then show the proof or hold your peace!

sjeezy8:

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  

[size=14pt]Hausa/Fulani, Igbo traders, others meet with Daniel [/size]

Ademola Oni, Abeokuta


Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel

Daniel, who said this in Abeokuta on Monday, declared that there was no basis for such a negative development as being speculated and added that the state remained "a great promoter of inter-ethnic unity."

The governor spoke while receiving leaders and members of the various ethnic groups resident in the state, who paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House.

Speculations were rife over the weekend that some armed Hausa/Fulani had gathered in Ibafo and set to attack some locations in the state and Lagos, a claim the state police command had faulted, saying the people sighted in Ibafo were traders recently displaced in Mile 12, Lagos.

He said, "The Fulani will not make trouble because we are one and members of the same family and they are part and parcel of the peaceful co-existence and developments in the state.

"In Ogun, we have various tribes and ethnic groups living peacefully with one another as well as with the indigenes and there is no problem and we shall continue to foster inter-ethnic unity."

The governor, who reacted to the complaints of some of the groups about multiple levies being paid by their traders in the state, directed local government councils in the state to stop the collection of such reported illegal levies.

Daniel acknowledged that the disagreement between the traders and the local government officials had led to the acute scarcity of pepper and vegetables in the South-West last week.

The Secretary of the Hausa Community in the state, Alhaji Iunwa Garba,urged the governor help the group in the construction of itssecretariat, while praising the state government in ensuring peacefulcoexistence among different ethnic nationalities in the state.

Some of the ethnic nationalities in attendance included Hausa,Fulani,Igbo, Ishan, Isoko, Igede among others.

The governor described the visit as very symbolic in the quest for national unity and progress.

Daniel said, "This is a time of all manner of national challenges but we must not lose faith or hope. Nigeria, since creation, has challenges but all these challenges are temporal. We are resilient people and right here in Ogun, if we can create unity in diversity, there is no way it cannot happen in other locations as there is no second class citizen in our state. I hope the unity we are celebrating in this hall today will become nationwide."

He noted that the state government would two slots out of six had been conceded to non indigenes in the training of a group of professionals in China who would enjoy government's scholarship.

[size=13pt]"In Ogun, we are one united family. In my cabinet, I have the Igbo and Hausa people working with me and I will encourage our local government chairmen to bring in non-indigenes into their cabinet to consolidate on this unity", said the governor, who called for a minute silence in memory of those who lost their lives in the recent crisis in Jos.[/size]

MaziUche0:

Gbam!

People say it is the hospitality of the Yorubas, but the main reason why Lagos is so diverse is, because it was once our capital. No other group would have went to Lagos if it wasn't our capital once upon a time. Frankly, I could care less about Lagos. And I have never lived in Lagos, nor do I want to. I prefer my hometown of Port Harcourt to any other city in Nigeria except Abuja.

Nchara:

Festus Adedayo, top ranked official in the govt of former governor of Enugu state

http://www.ebeano.org/articles/governors_legacies.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/200505310205.html
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-137152571/oduduwa-son-enugu-govt.html

Nchara:

Festus Adedayo, top ranked official in the govt of former governor of Enugu state

http://www.ebeano.org/articles/governors_legacies.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/200505310205.html
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-137152571/oduduwa-son-enugu-govt.html

bk.babe97y:

Nah, nah, nah! That aint the problem! The problem is NOBODY TRUSTS THE IBOS!

bk.babe97y:


   Dude, no need explaining nothing to these monkeys! Believe or not, in real life, most of my boys are Ibos. . . and they just laugh when they read my comments. Some of them come on here and talk shiyyt to me too! Sometimes they type shiyyt on here on my behalf!lol. They'll tell u in a jiffy: MOST OF THESE IBO DUDES ON HERE ARE THE LOWER-CLASS ONES. . . . OMATAS!!! Thats what my boy says they r! Low life thugs! These dudes are plain weird, man! Blame everyone else for they problems! Always crying! If u go contrary to they views: u hate Ibos! Last nite, apart from me and my homegal, the rest was Nigerians; 4 Ibos, 1 Yoruba and this one dude named Temmy (dont know wut tribe he's from). We all cool. . . chilling, talking shiyyt, blazing, drinking, arguing about any and everything, discussing business, relationships, school, family, problems ect! They talk Nigerian politics; u dont see nobody haboring any sentiments! Usually, the cliques are always like this: [b]3 Ibos 1 Yoruba (always together---tight as hell) , 3 Yorubas 1 Ibo (always together- - - -tight as hell), 2 Ibos 2 Yorubas (always together- - - - tight as hell) [/b]ect

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sjeezy8:

dear chyz I know youre an as.shole and dont know wtf youre talking about but here

more coming bro

9jaganja:

@Nchara
Their names,


No, the major reason people moved to Lagos was because of sea port and many Igbos import stuffs and lagos also have a huge market for most of their imported products so it was ideal for them to move to Lagos. Before that, Lagos was a commercial hub in Yoruba land pre colonial era. So Lagos' history gave it more advantage. Why would you say that? Lagos is no longer the capital and people are still moving there. When Calabar was the Capital did people move there the way they did Lagos? Now Calabar was a capital too are people moving there the way they are moving to Lagos? NO!!

Yourba hospitality!!

Hey!!! Ikwerre hospitality toooo!!!! I've been to port harcourt. I stayed in Woji!!! Ikwerre Mika hahah hope I got that right

sjeezy8:

are you mad wetin be special assisstant?-- the guy probably ironing enugu state govs clothes and pooring his coffee.

MaziUche0:

To be honest, as much as Igbos and "Niger Deltans" have contributed to that city, we should be getting more than just "cabinet" positions.