On 12 October, 2018, the newly emerged PDP contender for the Presidency of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, picked a former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, to be his running mate in the 2019 general elections.

Exactly a week after Peter Obi was picked, the infamous separatist, Nnamdi Kanu, resurfaced, having been missing for over a year up to that point.

The timing of Mr. Kanu’s reappearance was very convenient for some…

Not long after his reappearance, Kanu returned to his mic, to resume what made him infamous in the first place — spilling a lot of bile. His most recent exercise, has been to schedule a “referendum on Biafra” on 16 February, the same day as the Presidential Elections, and that, dear reader, is where the cat waltzed out of the bag.

A referendum, is a direct vote on a single issue. So, in this case, the question on the ballot for Igbos would be — “Should Igbo land opt out of Nigeria and form a sovereign country called Biafra?”

For me, the answer is no. I suspect that it’s mostly no for the large Igbo diaspora within Nigeria. For those outside of Nigeria, well, it largely depends on their station in life.

Be that as it may, let us go back Mr. Kanu and his call. The last referendum held in the area around what is now Nigeria, was in 1961. The call for that particular referendum started in 1953 after Zik displaced Eyo Ita in the Eastern Nigerian Parliament made the Eastern minorities unhappy. Emmanuel Endeley, the leader of the Southern Cameroons at the time, wanted to remain with Nigeria, but when he lost to John Foncha in 1959, Foncha asked the UN to organise a referendum on whether Southern Cameroons would join Cameroon, or remain with Nigeria. Independence was not one of the options.

What is the point of this story — a referendum, or plebiscite, is not, and has never been, in all of human history, something that a “Supreme Leader” just declares three weeks to date. It takes a lot of planning, help, and a lot of multilateral support. Is there any evidence of all this? The answer is a big, fat, no, and this brings us to Mr. Kanu’s interest in this matter…

In my line of work, one thing I’ve learned about my country is that in Nigeria, any conspiracy theory you hear, is worth examining. The day after Kanu resurfaced, I was told by someone who should know that he’d been in custody, and had been released following the emergence of Peter Obi. Chap further claimed that Kanu’s parents are still in custody, to ensure that he behaves himself. He went on to say a lot of other stuff that even now, I still find incredible, not least because I do not believe that our security services are competent enough to pull off those kinds of operations.

However, it strikes me that as of this moment, Nnamdi Kanu’s parents are still missing, and he has not said a thing about them in any of his broadcasts, but he spoke about his dog in one. It also strikes me that there is a convergence of interests here — as I have written before, Nnamdi Kanu was given a massive boost by the Buhari government following their bad handling of his return to Nigeria. He would have remained in a fringe figure shouting into his mic had they not arrested him some years ago. It is in his interest that Buhari remains in office. It gives him a lightning rod with which to generate relevance, and that relevance helps him commercially.

Does it not strike you as strange that a man on trial for treason has resurfaced in other countries, and yet our government has not bothered to request his extradition (even if it is denied?).

Convergence of interests. On the one hand, the chap who needs this government in order to remain relevant. On the other hand, a government who needs this chap in order to ensure voter apathy in a region they are sure to lose.

Yours sincerely,
Chxta from Okokomaiko

https://medium.com/@chxta/conspiracy-theories-51d56ad777ec

This writer is a confusionist

Kanu must be feeling abandoned right about now. He has been dumped and being maligned by Umuigbo all because he exposed the fact that their latest bride, Atiku's, birth certificate will read that he was born on Cameroonian soil/territory, and is therefore not eligible to even vie for the presidency of Nigeria on account of his country of birth, even though he is now a Naturalized citizen of Nigeria. But Kanu should not worry because Atiku will lose the upcoming election and Ndigbo will retrace their steps.

Kanu is a bastard..

Peter Obi must be vice president

How can you explain kanu escaping the army if he didn't have a plan with buhari

even KANU can't help APC to defeat

Peter Obi propagandist have attacked umahi, mbaka, Obiano, SE governors and now Nnamdi Kanu. Feb 16 we will know who still has any value in SE. they think social media ramblings have any effect on ground

I won't b surprised Nnamdi Kanu is actually working for d Nigerian govt.. First Nigerian Army surrounded his house and laud siege on d house with enough show of military might but somehow he escaped.. He escaped d Nigerian Army, escaped security checks at d airports nd went abroad for months.. Fast forward few months to d election and he conveniently resurfaces again.. Jus at a time wen d main opposition party chose an Igboman as it's running mate in d upcoming election.. And few weeks to d election he's all active and talking again

Binikingdowm:
Kanu is a bastard..
Peter Obi must be vice president

in your village.

Jesusloveyou:
in your village.

IN NIGERIA.
you can now hang yourself.

Nbote:
I won't b surprised Nnamdi Kanu is actually working for d Nigerian govt.. First Nigerian Army surrounded his house and laud siege on d house with enough show of military might but somehow he escaped.. He escaped d Nigerian Army, escaped security checks at d airports nd went abroad for months.. Fast forward few months to d election and he conveniently resurfaces again.. Jus at a time wen d main opposition party chose an Igboman as it's running mate in d upcoming election.. And few weeks to d election he's all active and talking again

Stupidity. Why would the Nigerian government attack Kanu's home only to help him escape? Makes no sense


Kanu is not interested in who becomes President of Nigeria, he already knows Nigeria will not work, no matter becomes President

What Kanu wants is self determination for his people

It's quite obvious and I have said it here severally that Kanu is in cahoots with the APC government to
(1)Decrease Igbo turnout for the polls.Initially with 'order' to that effect,then a referendum on same day as the presidential polls.
Having seen that those plans were going to fail with the turnout for the campaigns and his poorly received rhetorics,he now conjured up the "Atiku is from Cameroun" conspiracy.
How can a Kanu that was surrounded by the army,get a passport to travel and resurface in Israel after many months.It's obvious the government gave him a passport and helped him abroad to further their Buhari reelection plans.

Thanks OP for making our hero Nnamdi Kanu more relevant and giving him attention ODE


We say no to stupid election

dockokwus:
It's quite obvious and I have said it here severally that Kanu is in cahoots with the APC government to
(1)Decrease Igbo turnout for the polls.Initially with 'order' to that effect,then a referendum on same day as the presidential polls.
Having seen that those plans were going to fail with the turnout for the campaigns and his poorly received rhetorics,he now conjured up the "Atiku is from Cameroun" conspiracy.
How can a Kanu that was surrounded by the army,get a passport to travel and resurface in Israel after many months.It's obvious the government gave him a passport and helped him abroad to further their Buhari reelection plans.

All he has to do is sneak into Ghana, as many claim, and go to the British embassy there. Stop blaming everything on the APC government. Also Kanu may just be an attention seeker who can't stand being out of the spotlight and must come out to spread fake news when he knows the audience is greatest. Such as around election time. Sometimes things have far simpler explanation than the conspiracy theory Nigerians are addicted to weaving.

Lol.... If he attack APC, they will say he is working for PDP , if then attack PDP, they will say he is working APC.
This people do they really have brain?

nwabobo:
On 12 October, 2018, the newly emerged PDP contender for the Presidency of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, picked a former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, to be his running mate in the 2019 general elections.

Exactly a week after Peter Obi was picked, the infamous separatist, Nnamdi Kanu, resurfaced, having been missing for over a year up to that point.

The timing of Mr. Kanu’s reappearance was very convenient for some…

Not long after his reappearance, Kanu returned to his mic, to resume what made him infamous in the first place — spilling a lot of bile. His most recent exercise, has been to schedule a “referendum on Biafra” on 16 February, the same day as the Presidential Elections, and that, dear reader, is where the cat waltzed out of the bag.

A referendum, is a direct vote on a single issue. So, in this case, the question on the ballot for Igbos would be — “Should Igbo land opt out of Nigeria and form a sovereign country called Biafra?”

For me, the answer is no. I suspect that it’s mostly no for the large Igbo diaspora within Nigeria. For those outside of Nigeria, well, it largely depends on their station in life.

Be that as it may, let us go back Mr. Kanu and his call. The last referendum held in the area around what is now Nigeria, was in 1961. The call for that particular referendum started in 1953 after Zik displaced Eyo Ita in the Eastern Nigerian Parliament made the Eastern minorities unhappy. Emmanuel Endeley, the leader of the Southern Cameroons at the time, wanted to remain with Nigeria, but when he lost to John Foncha in 1959, Foncha asked the UN to organise a referendum on whether Southern Cameroons would join Cameroon, or remain with Nigeria. Independence was not one of the options.

What is the point of this story — a referendum, or plebiscite, is not, and has never been, in all of human history, something that a “Supreme Leader” just declares three weeks to date. It takes a lot of planning, help, and a lot of multilateral support. Is there any evidence of all this? The answer is a big, fat, no, and this brings us to Mr. Kanu’s interest in this matter…

In my line of work, one thing I’ve learned about my country is that in Nigeria, any conspiracy theory you hear, is worth examining. The day after Kanu resurfaced, I was told by someone who should know that he’d been in custody, and had been released following the emergence of Peter Obi. Chap further claimed that Kanu’s parents are still in custody, to ensure that he behaves himself. He went on to say a lot of other stuff that even now, I still find incredible, not least because I do not believe that our security services are competent enough to pull off those kinds of operations.

However, it strikes me that as of this moment, Nnamdi Kanu’s parents are still missing, and he has not said a thing about them in any of his broadcasts, but he spoke about his dog in one. It also strikes me that there is a convergence of interests here — as I have written before, Nnamdi Kanu was given a massive boost by the Buhari government following their bad handling of his return to Nigeria. He would have remained in a fringe figure shouting into his mic had they not arrested him some years ago. It is in his interest that Buhari remains in office. It gives him a lightning rod with which to generate relevance, and that relevance helps him commercially.

Does it not strike you as strange that a man on trial for treason has resurfaced in other countries, and yet our government has not bothered to request his extradition (even if it is denied?).

Convergence of interests. On the one hand, the chap who needs this government in order to remain relevant. On the other hand, a government who needs this chap in order to ensure voter apathy in a region they are sure to lose.

Yours sincerely,
Chxta from Okokomaiko

https://medium.com/@chxta/conspiracy-theories-51d56ad777ec

. Thank you my brother you are very smart I have that same argument today that person is not nnamdi kanu he is a fake, some people are using that proxy to play pranks to igbos

dockokwus:
It's quite obvious and I have said it here severally that Kanu is in cahoots with the APC government to
(1)Decrease Igbo turnout for the polls.Initially with 'order' to that effect,then a referendum on same day as the presidential polls.
Having seen that those plans were going to fail with the turnout for the campaigns and his poorly received rhetorics,he now conjured up the "Atiku is from Cameroun" conspiracy.
How can a Kanu that was surrounded by the army,get a passport to travel and resurface in Israel after many months.It's obvious the government gave him a passport and helped him abroad to further their Buhari reelection plans.

i thought you guys were rejoicing thinking your terrorist army has killed he.


Now una done change mouth.

Source: mean median mode

mcbreeze:
Lol.... If he attack APC, they will say he is working for PDP , if then attack PDP, they will say he is working APC.
This people do they really have brain?

my brother they dont have.

Even those that were happy addressing him as late kanu,are confuse as their nigeria.

durangokid:
. Thank you my brother you are very smart I have that same argument today that person is not nnamdi kanu he is a fake, some people are using that proxy to play pranks to igbos

when did you people start caring for igbo.


Before you people said kanu is working for Pdp,now he is working for Apc,abeg make una leave my director.

goodnessme1:
when did you people start caring for igbo.


Before you people said kanu is working for Pdp,now he is working for Apc,abeg make una leave my director.

Guy I am a confirm Igbo man and an ardent supporer of Igbo course but let me tell you I doubt this guy who just emerged as nnamdi kanu, some reasonable igbos are studying him because his comments and anticidents since his re emergence is unlike nnamdi kanu

gidgiddy:


Stupidity. Why would the Nigerian government attack Kanu's home only to help him escape? Makes no sense


Kanu is not interested in who becomes President of Nigeria, he already knows Nigeria will not work, no matter becomes President

What Kanu wants is self determination for his people

you are right....we stand with nnamdi kanu on biafran restoration

Binikingdowm:
Kanu is a bastard..

Peter Obi must be vice president

Vice President of Cameroun or China?

durangokid:
Guy I am a confirm Igbo man and an ardent supporer of Igbo course but let me tell you I doubt this guy who just emerged as nnamdi kanu, some reasonable igbos are studying him because his comments and anticidents since his re emergence is unlike nnamdi kanu

But when he said Buhari is from Sudan, you and your 'reasonable' Igbos didn't study him?
Shebi your Igbo elders were making Kanu an hero when he was insulting others?

See, Igbos cultivated Kanu till he became a monster, he's now going to teach Igbos a painful lesson.

durangokid:
Guy I am a confirm Igbo man and an ardent supporer of Igbo course but let me tell you I doubt this guy who just emerged as nnamdi kanu, some reasonable igbos are studying him because his comments and anticidents since his re emergence is unlike nnamdi kanu

tell me what have change,




mind you i started following this movement since 2014

Nbote:
I won't b surprised Nnamdi Kanu is actually working for d Nigerian govt.. First Nigerian Army surrounded his house and laud siege on d house with enough show of military might but somehow he escaped.. He escaped d Nigerian Army, escaped security checks at d airports nd went abroad for months.. Fast forward few months to d election and he conveniently resurfaces again.. Jus at a time wen d main opposition party chose an Igboman as it's running mate in d upcoming election.. And few weeks to d election he's all active and talking again

Not only Nigerian government, he's also working for the Camerounian government too.

By the time Kanu is through with Igbos, they would run begging all those Nigerians they insulted and cursed.

0koyeeboz:


But when he said Buhari is from Sudan, you and your 'reasonable' Igbos didn't study him?
Shebi your Igbo elders were making Kanu an hero when he was insulting others?

See, Igbos cultivated Kanu till he became a monster, he's now going to teach Igbos a painful lesson.

Are Igbos complaining,



cry for yourself and for your generation.

nwabobo:
On 12 October, 2018, the newly emerged PDP contender for the Presidency of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, picked a former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, to be his running mate in the 2019 general elections.

Exactly a week after Peter Obi was picked, the infamous separatist, Nnamdi Kanu, resurfaced, having been missing for over a year up to that point.

The timing of Mr. Kanu’s reappearance was very convenient for some…

Not long after his reappearance, Kanu returned to his mic, to resume what made him infamous in the first place — spilling a lot of bile. His most recent exercise, has been to schedule a “referendum on Biafra” on 16 February, the same day as the Presidential Elections, and that, dear reader, is where the cat waltzed out of the bag.

A referendum, is a direct vote on a single issue. So, in this case, the question on the ballot for Igbos would be — “Should Igbo land opt out of Nigeria and form a sovereign country called Biafra?”

For me, the answer is no. I suspect that it’s mostly no for the large Igbo diaspora within Nigeria. For those outside of Nigeria, well, it largely depends on their station in life.

Be that as it may, let us go back Mr. Kanu and his call. The last referendum held in the area around what is now Nigeria, was in 1961. The call for that particular referendum started in 1953 after Zik displaced Eyo Ita in the Eastern Nigerian Parliament made the Eastern minorities unhappy. Emmanuel Endeley, the leader of the Southern Cameroons at the time, wanted to remain with Nigeria, but when he lost to John Foncha in 1959, Foncha asked the UN to organise a referendum on whether Southern Cameroons would join Cameroon, or remain with Nigeria. Independence was not one of the options.

What is the point of this story — a referendum, or plebiscite, is not, and has never been, in all of human history, something that a “Supreme Leader” just declares three weeks to date. It takes a lot of planning, help, and a lot of multilateral support. Is there any evidence of all this? The answer is a big, fat, no, and this brings us to Mr. Kanu’s interest in this matter…

In my line of work, one thing I’ve learned about my country is that in Nigeria, any conspiracy theory you hear, is worth examining. The day after Kanu resurfaced, I was told by someone who should know that he’d been in custody, and had been released following the emergence of Peter Obi. Chap further claimed that Kanu’s parents are still in custody, to ensure that he behaves himself. He went on to say a lot of other stuff that even now, I still find incredible, not least because I do not believe that our security services are competent enough to pull off those kinds of operations.

However, it strikes me that as of this moment, Nnamdi Kanu’s parents are still missing, and he has not said a thing about them in any of his broadcasts, but he spoke about his dog in one. It also strikes me that there is a convergence of interests here — as I have written before, Nnamdi Kanu was given a massive boost by the Buhari government following their bad handling of his return to Nigeria. He would have remained in a fringe figure shouting into his mic had they not arrested him some years ago. It is in his interest that Buhari remains in office. It gives him a lightning rod with which to generate relevance, and that relevance helps him commercially.

Does it not strike you as strange that a man on trial for treason has resurfaced in other countries, and yet our government has not bothered to request his extradition (even if it is denied?).

Convergence of interests. On the one hand, the chap who needs this government in order to remain relevant. On the other hand, a government who needs this chap in order to ensure voter apathy in a region they are sure to lose.

Yours sincerely,
Chxta from Okokomaiko

https://medium.com/@chxta/conspiracy-theories-51d56ad777ec

Junk.

goodnessme1:
Are Igbos complaining,

cry for yourself and for your generation.

They aren't complaining cos shame didn't allow them talk. They can't speak against Kanu cos others warned them but foolishness didn't allow them reason.

The crying needs to be for your generations cos Biafra is dead buried and forgotten. The only hope you have is gala and fan yogo.

goodnessme1:
when did you people start caring for igbo.


Before you people said kanu is working for Pdp,now he is working for Apc,abeg make una leave my director.

Tell them.