Yujin:

The simple answer is that down memory lane as far back as 1945, they have been killing innocent people without them receiving any punishment from the govt. They have this orientation that Uthman danfodio conquered nigeria which has made them the legitimate rulers of nigeria. Of all the religious crises and 1966 pogrom in the north, has any one been brought to book? Even the Buhari that made this typical northern statement, is he eligible to contest any election after he criminally truncated the duly elected govt. of Shagari? Has he given any explanation for that. An empire filled with fig leaves! However, the leaves are now dried and would subsequently be set ablaze.

Beaf:

Any ethnic group or section that feels too big to be governed by a man from a minority ethnic group can leave.
It is now in every groups interest to arm up, nobody will take bullshiit from anybody in the name of population or "born to rule."
Simple as 2 + 2.

fortyfeet:
supporting buhari makes you either a BH, a sympatizer of BH or a sponsor of BH and making sectional statements now is being objective. incase you're just supporting him because you don't like GEJ, then tell buhari to end boko haram and you'll surely like GEJ. buhari's cough is enough to end BH but he won't being a saddist. quote me.

“The Forum cautioned eminent Nigerians against making inflammatory statement capable of affecting our fragile unity and security. We must be concerned with unity and development of the country in all ramifications.”

Yarks: We believe that only buhari can save this nation.[color=#006600][/color]

okpurukata: Thanks Beaf for openining my eyes. the battle is really for oil. Instead of the 19 fools to seek advise from Chad and Mali their desert neighbours on how to develop their regions, they are supporting Buhari for more killings. They will get what they are looking for.

finguy: Let's have a confederation, the north say no
Let's give more power to state, the north say no
Let's leave together in peace nko? The north still say no

Abeg! What do you people want? Buhari and the 19govs, all the emirs and leaders of the north tell us wetin be una problem. We don tire and we want to move forward. We are tired of having to sit on the floor with you guys just because you are crippled.

Ibos in the bad light in the world’. And, in fact, what was happening was the beginning of corruption in Nigeria. That’s evident now. The Biafrans were bleeping right to secede. If it was secession, it was good secession because; secession is what could have brought Africa together at that time. From secession we could have come together again. But by not seceding, we’re put together by force. Uhhhhhhhhhhhh! That’s what is happening in Nigeria today. The Ibos don’t understand why they’re in Nigeria. The Yorubas don’t know what’s happening. And the Hausas , want to dominate everybody. The whole thing is bleeping confusion. I don’t even know myself why we’re in Nigeria, how we all got together in this country, in the first place. No politician has ever gone into that. If Ojukwu had seceded, we would have started our own history. We would have known why we seceded and what happened. How did we get together in the first place? Uh? That’s the real question. ‘Why don’t any of the politicians ever ask that question?’ Eh? Anyway at that time, when the war was going on, I wasn’t politically minded at all. I made my comments as citizen. I was just another musician, playing with Kola Lobitos and singing love songs, songs about rain, about people....What did I know? That’s when I split to America.... As culled from the Autobiography 'Fela, this NaughtyWoman of a life' by Carlos Moore

AjanleKoko: Looks like all gloves are off in Nigeria.

GEJ may soon go on record as the worst president in Nigerian history, as far as the Unity of the state is concerned. His watch has overseen a rabid fracturing of the country along ethnic lines, comparable to the period just before the civil war.

He doesn't seem to have good advisers, I have to confess.

Gogobiri Lalas: Mumu people, the North will rule you by the nose come 2015, anyone who wants to fight should start now, there might be a Nigeria Pre-2015 presidential elections, but all we would have Post-2015 elections will be a United Fulani/Hausa Protectorate

fortyfeet: @abacus, nigeria is the result of a failed titration experiment (acid base reaction). your fear is that you're lazy and so cannot grow a new country if nigeria split. get ready as you're going to form part of your regions leadership. maybe we might fall in the same region. i'll be proud to be part of the first leadership of my new country. gbam.

mimifonwon: I suggest we make each state independent of the federal government, basically that each region become a confederation. Its that or nigeria just splits. These officials are stealing us blind and tribalism keeps blinding us from seeing a good leader. I think for the sake of our future and that of our children that we should separate. Sometimes a marriage that hurts the children is not worth staying together, and perhaps a separation (like enacting confederacy) can help before we ultimately divorce each other. If only the youths had integrity and didn't take bribe, perchance we can change our own futures and throw these fools out of office. But again because of our tribalistic sentiments,as displayed here on NL everyday, Nigeria will never progress, so a split is necessary.