we want total disintegration so that everybody will try his luck feeding himself first. if you fail to feed yourself, then your neighbor should colonize you and feed you next time you won't make too much noise

@SAM_IKENNA

You wrote well. I applaud your objectivity. In fact, you sound wiser than the eldest man in a village square gathering. But we are not talking of what will happen in 20years time or so, we are talking of TODAY and the senseless act going on in some parts of the country.

Do you know what it means for a group of peaceful loving innocent people worshiping to hatched by barbarians for no JUST cause over and over again? How would you feel if your relative was amongst the bereaved?

I abhor no hate for no man or group of people, despite the fact that I have experienced raw hate. What I am beginning to see in depth about most Yoruba's is that you don't know where they stand. Is it cowardice,political game or sycophant-ism? They beat around the bush often. Let them take a STAND. Which camp do you belong? Stop playing double agents. It is unhealthy and dangerous to you. It undermines your integrity.

One thing i like about the Hausa's is that their Yes is their Yes and their No is their No. At least you know where they stand even when they are fundamentally against you. They seem to be taken a stand and we are getting the message. I have come across others especially Yoruba's mocking the victims of this madness on and off this forum. Is it because those who were caught in this mayhem are business men trying to provide for their families? It is enshrined in the constitution that you have the RIGHT to live wherever you choose for fear of no persecution. why is the reverse becoming the CASE? In this case, Pragmatism has to be exercised. You follow the situation as they develop. It is suicide to be a fantasist when reality is getting ever stark.

Strategic partnership is very paramount. In fact, essential on many fronts. After all, we are neighbors, brothers and Africans first and foremost. But if you allow wishful thinking over common sense; then you might be in for a very BIG surprise. The Yugoslavs were bitter rivals in the beginning; now they are best of friends and allies. Everyone knows their priorities and where they stand on issues. To a greater extent it is working for the Europeans after centuries at loggerheads with each other. If my memory serves me right, Africa is larger and growing in population than Europe,yet, they have 50 countries and we have 55 or so. Besides, we had our own numerous kingdoms scattered across great Africa before artificial countries and borders where created. We will leave that to another historic thread.

Nerville Chamberlain went down in history as one of Britian's worst prime minister. Why? When hitler's intention was fully known to the world, Chamberlain initiated his appeasement policy. Before he knew it, Hitler had already captured Czechoslovakia and launched a pre-emptive strike on Poland. That is what you get for thinking you can actually dine with the devil.

PEACE is sacred. War is never good. We all hate to see people die and suffer(women and children) especially INNOCENT beings. But how can one justify the unjustifiable? In this sense, the CARROT and STICK diplomacy have to come into play. When the carrot is eaten without no appreciation or remorse of good. The STICK is obliged to be used. This is life. This is human nature and we are all humans.

We all love life. We hate to see the Nigerian children cry. We all owe them their future. We are all Africans and Blacks. We can't be differentiated outside Africa shores until we tell outsiders our tribes or speak our dialect. We have time to correct things. It is never too late. We all pray for a PEACEFUL resolution.

But the madness must not go on.

Soyinka is senile and he is maintaining his position as the champion of entropy. Why can't the government do its function by arresting the criminals? The problems we have in Nigeria keep escalating because our president has no capacity, you can't make the right desicions if you are this much disabled in your thinking. The so called elders like Soyinka are not helping with their age old bigoted crap.

islamrules:

Every yoruba family has a muslim or christian. My father is a christian, my mum a muslim. Some of my brothers are christisan, some muslims. Do u expect me to kill my brothers in the name of religion ? that is why yorubas are neutral. yorubas will not join in any tribal/religious war.

That's exactly the point. Even your neutrality crumbled in 1967. You are so confused and without allegiance that you expose yourselves to exploitations. Those asking to make a pact with the yorubas, may I ask which yourbas you want to sign treaty with? The christian or the muslim? The one-nigerianer or the southerner wannabee?
They should first make up their minds and we'll take it from there. Meanwhile we and the hausas are starting, only starting to reach the conclusion that we have nothing in common and everyone should stay in his place.

islamrules:

And who is holding u and hausa people ?
why cant u start and demarcate your boundry with hausa people ?

Yorubas are also fed up with Hausa. But the problem with Igbos is, they are adamant.

What are they still doing in the north ?
How many yorubas are still in the north ?
how many yorubas were killed recently ? none, but mainly igbo.

Its no civil war. Leave their land for them. If they now come and bomb anambra, then thats when u can mark your territory.

Go and reread the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria before you tell me to leave their land for them. why did they fight for me to remain in nigeria. you can't eat your cake and have it. if you pick firewood infested with ants, expect the lizard for your house.

back to the yorubas. you are not neutral, you are simply confused and overwhelmed by the situation in which you find yourself in. You act like you are not part of the problem but scheme devilishly behind our backs. Tell me, if we and the hausas decide to separate what will you do?

FPower and politics of Hausa-Fulani
By
Adewale Adeoye.
ANYONE who holds the view that the Hausa-Fulani political leaders are not in control of Nigeria’s past, present and if possible, the future may need to re-examine their thinking. I also hold the strong view that the Hausa-Fulani leadership is the best organised and the most tactical of all the ruling power blocs in Nigeria, that is the Yoruba and the Igbo and of course, the minorities put together as a disjointed and never united bloc, always being used as puns ,

@Quote from Emmeke

Nchara i know lots of igbos that have just paid their yearly rents in the north. Even with all these threats. Accept it. [b]Igbos prefer a crisis ridden north to your SE and the would dread any talks of division or war. Igbos stand to lose more, no 2 ways about it.[/[/b]quote]

Nothing but the truth. Look before you leap!!

slam7000:

you guys should stop 5talking craps here,Nigeria isnt dividing,if nigeria divides, do know how much suya will cost ,do u know how much original kunu will cost ,make una no make me vex.tomato jos nko,onions, hell no,naija remains as it is, nobody is going no where, NIGERIA AGAGHI EKEWA, HOHA, when i slap and strangle EKO ILE or force bad eba down his throat,it,ll be treated as an internal squabble instead of international issue.i dont need visa to go visit my in-laws at ekiti, .People should stop all these keyboard battle cries.

islamrules:

Every yoruba family has a muslim or christian. My father is a christian, my mum a muslim. Some of my brothers are christisan, some muslims. Do u expect me to kill my brothers in the name of religion ? that is why yorubas are neutral. yorubas will not join in any tribal/religious war.

Then I expect the Yoruba's including the Muslims to take a stand and call Evil what it is and that is Evil and be ready to defeat the Evil. You can't serve two masters at a time. They should be independent enough to know what is right from wrong. If they believe and think this is 1966, they are making a VERY big mistake. Nigeria has undergone changes albeit uncomplimentary ones ever since.

Logic Mind is making SENSE. Do not look at the issue one sided.

islamrules:

When they attack mosque, they offend their yoruba brothers who are muslims. A yoruba may even be in a mosque with these hausa people.

now in event of division what happens to the houses okey and emeka built in kano.or the investment anyo made at trade fair complex badAGRY.YOU ARE ALL JOKING,

When they attack mosque, they offend their yoruba brothers who are muslims. A yoruba may even be in a mosque with these hausa people.

How many yoruba muslims go to the same mosque as hausa? What percentage?

islamrules:

On the issue of Yoruba, it seems u have not gotten my reason.

Imagine if yoruba join the madness, and yoruba youth start targeting hausas. Where do you think they will go ?

I not Mosque and Sabo, e.t.c ?

When they attack mosque, they offend their yoruba brothers who are muslims. A yoruba may even be in a mosque with these hausa people.

If you say, yorubas are confused. Yes u are right!

But when u are confused, the best practice is "restraint" and neutrality.

But its glaring that if anything happens (civil war), yoruba can never side with these animals as they did in baifra. Middle belt also has learnt their lesson.