naijaking1:

^^^^
Fact:
1. The majority of MB are christians
2. The token muslims who have succeeded in politics and even the military don't necessarily represent the majority natives of the land.
3. Hausa/Fulanis seem to confuse places like Jos Lokoja, and even Makurdi as their native land.
4. There is selection pressure in favor of muslims in places like the MB, and Kogi in particular.
5. This selection pressure is likely temporary, and will disappear once the majority voice is heard.

naijaking1:

I know the middle belt very well. When I say majority are christians, I mean indigens, not settlers who came a few years ago. Even in Jos, history is clear as to who is an indigen and who settled. Don't forget that selection pressure has forced some people from the MB to opt for islam as a way obtaining, maintaining, and even succeeding in jobs, politics, and even the military.
Othman dan Fodio failed to conquer Jos and Makurdi, but recent military policies of Murtala Mohammed, Buhari, IBB, and Abacha have served to force islam on many some MB.

alj harem:

I am not talking of settlers but indigenes

The people of Niger state are not settlers but indigenes ( Nupe) They are muslims

The people of Kwara are not settlers but indigenes (Yoruba nupe) 70% muslims

The people of Kogi are indigenes (Yoruba, Igala, ebira) 70% mulsims

The people of nasarawa, benue and plateau have about 40% Mulsims ( I am being modest)

Now tell me who is the majority ?

Now let me show you the ethnic map of Nigeria and geopolitical zones

[img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrXFqSGLLpbTB96hTQ1JpLdX7i4mq2XrfVGG4CkCGqkN20LNO9[/img]


Ethnic map to show you hausa fulani kanuri land in the north

[img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSUJexpbYYlo-KzprMiwZmru42GfxZAQSFjWGgzK88DPJeIqFC[/img]

So you can see there is no cheating, these are indigenes

afam4eva:


You're right. I think when most people hear middle belt. What comes to their ming is Benue, Plateau and Kogi.

alj harem:

I am not talking of settlers but indigenes

The people of Niger state are not settlers but indigenes ( Nupe) They are muslims(Yes, Nupes are mostly muslims)

The people of Kwara are not settlers but indigenes (Yoruba nupe) 70% muslims[b](More like 40% muslims, 40%xtians, them animists)[/b]

The people of Kogi are indigenes (Yoruba, Igala, ebira) 70% mulsims (You forgot some Igbos counted as Igala/Ebira here, muslims here are less than 40%, despite a powerful selection pressure, most are xtians

The people of nasarawa, benue and plateau have about 40% Mulsims ( I am being modest[b])(South Benue is almost 90% xtians, northern benue about 70% christians. Natives of Jos are almost 90% christians. Why insist on grouping Hausa settlers around these areas as natives)[/b]

Now tell me who is the majority ?( You can tinker with these fractions like your military boys have done unsuccessfully for years, but at the end of the day, the truth shall be told)

naijaking1:

alj harem:

Keep deceiving yourself.

I bet you have not been to Niger benue (Neither have i) but kogi kwara are my domain and I know these places like the palm of my hands.

edoyad:

Why are you people trying to put a state religion on the Middle Belt ?

edoyad:


FYI ,The middle belt comprises of a most of the North Central geopolitical zone; some parts of the Northwest like southern Kaduna and southern Kebbi; and some parts of the North east like most of Taraba state.

naijaking1:

You understand the pressure to pick and chose muslims for offices in these areas.

alj_harem:

What do you mean ?

Bros, there is nothing like middle belt, it is just a geopolitical expression by PDP

Middle belt aka north central are 6 states

edoyad:

What do i mean ? I mean the middle Belt has christians, muslims, pagans and what ever religion exists on planet earth.

If there's no middle belt why don't you google it ? Coming from North East Nigeria, a part of the region of the world described as the worst on Planet earth[The UN], you'd do yourself a world of good to read more.

alj_harem:


I AM A YORUBA MAN (Awori tokan tokan) WITH NORTHERN (KANURI) HERITAGE and Igbo (Anambra igbo) as well

Thus I am not from the north east but SW Nigeria.

No one is forcing religion on any one but Majority of Middle belters are Muslims and I used maps and approximations to tell you that

naijaking1:

I just like the way you dey change your ethnicity the way women dey change wrapper

haka_nai:

Okay so Abubakr Tsav(TIV),Ibrahim Mantu(mangu),Abdullahi adamu(keffi),Akwe doma(akwe of nasarraw),young alhaji(Idoma) are all settlers?wonders shall never end.Have you checked the LGAs in Plateau alone.Wase,Kanam,gindiri,gengere are predminantly Muslims and natives .You must be dumb to also claim that all the locals of the other states are all settlers because of faith.The stupidity and rumours, aiding people like you must have caused the misguided utterances ignorance people like you exibit.Go check Mr man.I am from the north and can tell you more.Even the Middle beltens are carefull about using xtianity as the reason to be identified.Even thought that is the driving force under.They can't do that because it would only isolate them more and make them irrelevant.They Know we Know that the North central is almost evenly divide between Muslims and xtians with higher probability of muslims being slightly greater.check state by state and the religious populations don't be decived by the people that come out in the name of MB elders yet represent the few in there tribe and locality.

alj harem:

I am not talking of settlers but indigenes

The people of Niger state are not settlers but indigenes ( Nupe) They are muslims

The people of Kwara are not settlers but indigenes (Yoruba nupe) 70% muslims

The people of Kogi are indigenes (Yoruba, Igala, ebira) 70% mulsims

The people of nasarawa, benue and plateau have about 40% Mulsims ( I am being modest)

Now tell me who is the majority ?

Now let me show you the ethnic map of Nigeria and geopolitical zones

[img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrXFqSGLLpbTB96hTQ1JpLdX7i4mq2XrfVGG4CkCGqkN20LNO9[/img]


Ethnic map to show you hausa fulani kanuri land in the north

[img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSUJexpbYYlo-KzprMiwZmru42GfxZAQSFjWGgzK88DPJeIqFC[/img]

So you can see there is no cheating, these are indigenes

alj harem:

Very very wrong and your post lack objectivity and facts

Facts
1.[b] The MB is majority Muslims with Christian minorities[/b]2. Nope what part of the Middle belt have you visited apart from Jos town and southern Kaduna
3 Nope No HAUSA OR FULANI man would confuse Lokoja as his land. Yes Hausas are natives of Jos and [b]fulani are natives of makundi[/b]4.Nope Kogi is majority Muslims and in fact Igala, Okun yorubas and ebira are not complaining
5. Who are the majorities ?

edoyad:

The problem with aljharam is the same with the average ignoramus. They sit down in their rooms and frame up numbers of what they "think" Nigeria is like. That is why when your President(sic) Buhari was shown the results of the last election he wanted to kill himself and every other living thing around him.
I'm not even going to give merit to your ignorance by indulging in any argument. But take this from me, from kogi to taraba, kwara to benue and back, no one identifies himself with your kind, shikena.
Personally i liked what happened in the last elections(though it unfortunately came with violence), it showed the division that people like Orkar had originally intended showing for a long time. Ask yourself this question, "what do you think things will look like in ten years from now considering how things were ten years ago ?". Just sit down for once and think instead of typing your rubbish.