Sammy07:
Actually, South South is South East Hope.

They should not keep hating on South South.

surgical:
These people are afraid of what Biafra will become as an independent state,all this hue and cry is. Not for the love of the Igbos,why are they crying more than the bereaved or is it their suffer, the association with Nigeria is stifling the ingenuity of the people of Japan of Africa,no reasonable forward think ethnic group will want to continue with the present nonsense,
I am Yoruba and i support self determination

edochie12:
U are quick to tell us disadvantages of seceding from Nigeria but didn't tell us the advantages and benefits like employment opportunities for everybody,nothing like nepotism or tribalism,we will safeguard our borders from marauders,better respect yourself and face ur tribe.

MinorityOpinion:
Please I don't hate igbos! They are my brothers. I love them and wish them best of luck. Thank you all

nairalandankrah:
The opinion From a MINORITY remains infinitesimal

gidgiddy:


Exactly, they have no love for the Igbos but everyday they will be fighting the idea of Biafra, IPOB, Kanu because they cannot do without Igbos. This is despite the fact that even a blind man can see that "one Nigeria" has long failed.

Dikebuka:


I mentioned constitution...this is due to exclusive and concurrent list..

Oil and Gas acts under the mineral law has affected a lot of people not just igbo but even ijaw, itshekiri.

There are a lot of marginal field and big field within d region but the so called oil companies operating dz field are in lagos island...
The will claim that its because of insecurity but I ask you the Oil servicing firms in Ph and Warri, are they attacked by the locals..the answer is no, why?..because the kip to their own terms of agreement..
It will shock you to know dz Oil and Gas is everywia in the region even up to from the Ijawland, Kalabari to Igbo land.

Igboland also have other mineral resources like coal, limestone.

Manufacturing:
Car plant: cutting off Japan, France, US, Sweden and even South Korea automobile influence in Africa
Drugs: its not in doubt. Infact in imo state majority use Dr Agnes Nwama herbal dental paste against d closeup and MacLean toothpaste:

Cables
Car Battery
Textile
Shoes
A lot of things you wil not see if u are not in d region

Untapped resouces:
Guns: though locally made guns are done illegally, its still a technology dt will ensure almost zero importation of arms
Explosives: same too.

Have you ever asked yourself why was it that of all of the ethnic groups in Nigeria, it was only the Benin and People of the Old eastern region that gave the colonial masters tough time.

Simple the brought Trade, the two fellas proved sophisticated in trade...the brought war and yet after the conquest their was never peace of mind.

The Aba women riot or should I say revolution ending the taxation of women and the prelude to other crises..

ShenTeh:


The gates of hell are soon to be let on you by a lot Biafran fans. The reason is simple: Biafra is an enormously emotional paradise as much as it is a physical struggle, and the sentiments of a people who feel marginalized and disenfranchised by the power brokers pre- and post independence. There's very little you can say outside their emotional affiliation that would not be greeted with a bitter opposition.

I personally support the rights of a people to self determination. I support communication in every marriage, partnership, merger, union, etc, and this is why Nigeria's forcefully insistence that a people cannot go is highly unacceptable. There should be no forced marriages.

The Biafran agitators must present credible and honourable forerunners, not the ilks of Kanu, who attack friends and foes with caustic disposition. He presupposes himself a hot-head appealing to the emotions of surface thinkers. Not too many honourable believers in the Biafran dream would want to be associated with the loose cannon that Kanu represents. They may be happy that he keeps the dream alive, the irony is that he is technically destroying that dream with the absence of tact and appeal.

With his approach, Kanu makes mockery of a struggle that people have laid down - and are willing to lay down their lives for. He is irrational and has never taken time to project a convincing and thorough roadmap that Biafra believers can tow. Everything in his wake must either be an animal or death. We are all dead men in the long run anyway.

We must also note that not all people of Igbo extraction want a Biafra nation, and that must be respected. The civil way is to get that tested is vide a referendum. We may just be surprised that we are all just drawing assumptions. See Brexit.

I support Biafra. I support a Biafra with credible leadership, else I see internal rupturing and death of dreams from within and without. People like Kanu make the journey unnecessary arduous and tortuous with no great end in sight.

MinorityOpinion:


Old Eastern economy is living in glory past. Unless igbos will leave trading and go back to agriculture.

What are they manufacturing? Goods coming in for China and they slap Eastern company name on it. Still that wouldn't balance your import because you're not exporting it outside Nigeria after importing the materials from outside Nigeria.

Listen to the rant and rambling of kanu? Thank you.

Bro, I like they way you approach the topic, u b senior man.

Sammy07:
Actually, South South is South East Hope.

They should not keep hating on South South.

MinorityOpinion:


Well put but you are still repeating the same thing

Dikebuka:


thats the mistake people make hia.
Their is nothing like south south.

The map showing the ethnic group within d region explained all these clearly.
Igbos are all on the hinterland
Ikwere( Igbo that believes to be from akaraka)
Anioma (igbo that believe to have started from 1970)
Igbanke ( igbo that lived with the people of Esan)
Igbos in Igala
Igbos in Benue
Ijaws are on the riverine areas
Efik are on the land areas
Kalabari are on the riverine

Dikebuka:


Am trying to explain the facts to you...
I will like to know your state of origin

MinorityOpinion:


Me as a person is not important. Its the message that is important

MinorityOpinion:


South south una dey see wetin i dry talk? They will dominate you again like they did during the civil war

mrvitalis:

Bros we both saw your post ...why won't u be proud of your Yoruba heritage

Secondly if you care to know ... Once biafra separates ...imo River and river Niger becomes international waters ...so please relax

gidgiddy:
There are many landlocked countries like Ethiopia, Bostwana that are doing even better than Nigeria. Having a coastline is not everything. Besides, River ports can be built at Obuaku in Abia and Oguta in Imo because both area have tributaries that run into the athlantic ocean

When Biafra gets independence, it will not be easy but it is better to be suffering but in control of your destiny than to be suffering under Nigerian control

Freedom is one of the most honourable things any people csn aspire to and may it be the portion of the Biafrans

edochie12:
U are quick to tell us disadvantages of seceding from Nigeria but didn't tell us the advantages and benefits like employment opportunities for everybody,nothing like nepotism or tribalism,we will safeguard our borders from marauders,better respect yourself and face ur tribe.

MinorityOpinion:


That's why I said dredged rivers. Man you weren't paying attention

Area4Area:
International waters that'd still pass through Nigeria land areas, don't let @gidgiddy posts deceive you, Biafra would be landlocked and you must have an agreement with Nigeria before using the sea.
The Danube river he loves to talk about was an agreement by several countries and not one country claiming anything

Area4Area:
You've been lectured on this your silly lies and propaganda but you go repeating every two to three months looking for more mumus you can deceive.

Your Obuaku does not lie on the Atlantic and goods to and from there must pass through Nigeria and you need permission from Nigeria to pass through to the sea.

If it weren't for the dams already built on the River Niger so you mean Niger republic can use the River Niger for import and export without any agreement with Nigeria because it's "international waters" that drain into the Atlantic, use your God given brain for once

Dikebuka:
for people who take pride in telling igbos to leave lagos and by extension Yorubaland

If you want your lagos to continue to remain at the top of the pile, pray that constitution never gets amended.

All the igboman needs to return home is restructuring particularly Port laws, Mineral law, Power, Security and industrial law.

Psalmy2cute:

you're no body to say ss wont want to go with biafra.. I dont trust the igbos either, I'm from ss.. but compared to Nigeria.. I'd prefer to go with igbos.. but one thing I know for sure is .. biafra wont be coming from NMK.. and if youd do a poll.. you'll find out most ss tribe would rather go with the igbos than bn stock in a fulani empire called Nigeria

Area4Area:
Meaning you're not ready to leave Nigeria, why not tell the national assembly to Biafra into law before you leave

MinorityOpinion:
We all know how the Igbos want to secede from Nigeria, the first declaration of independence from Nigeria resulted in civil war between Biafra and Nigeria. But let's look at it in this manner, what if the federal government of Nigeria granted them the permission to leave, what are the likely scenarios to happen?

First of all the South South have witnessed what Igbo-dominated state will look like so they would rather stay away from seceding with the Igbos after what they suffered as minorities during the Nigeria civil war.

We have read how Biafran Soldiers killed and raped minorities and subjected many of them to torture. This experience will make them not likely to follow the Igbos and secede with them. So igbos is only getting their five states landlocked country. No access to sea and no port to import goods.

Igbo trades contributing nothing to Nigeria economy because it only weaken the value of their Naira. Because igbos majorly import their goods with little to nothing to export in return for Balance of Payment

What is Balance of Payment?

Let me explain



Immediately igbos secede from Nigeria, there would be no port for them to use again from Lagos. So its either they dredge their rivers or negotiate with South South(Nigeria state) to import. This will weaken the Biafra Currency quickly because they have little to nothing to export in return to balance their trade.

But let assume the South South followed the South East after very much persuasion. The moment oil is not available, Nigeria will find something else but igbo will want to satisfied the Hunger of many years of not having access to oil thereby leading to oil war with the South south. By this time South south will be already regretting their actions.

Lastly with the kind of leader the IPOB have. The future of Biafra doesn't look great. Recently the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday celebrated the release of the Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu after he recorded victory at the apex Court. This is same Orji Kalu that was prosecuted and found guilty of looting his state fund. Are this the kind of people Nnamdi Kalu will enforce on new Biafra?

The only thing holding Nigeria back in granting secession to South East five states is because other tribes will want to follow suit there by destabilizing Nigeria. Nigeria is not worried of Biafra because actualization of Biafra is a self-destruct mission.

#minorityOpinion