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joftech (m)
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Dear Nairalanders kindly share your view and opinion on MASSOB’s clamor for a sovereign Biafran Republic. Is it possible for it to happen without a repeat of the senseless war. News: MASSOB Leaders Charged With Treason! |
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Chxta (m)
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Mirage. MASSOB are just jobless clowns with nothing better to do. They don't have a support of the generality of nd'Igbo that Ojukwu had back in 66-67.
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Greatpeter (m)
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It's a mirage for now.
Nigeria won't break now no matter the storm.
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obong (m)
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They need to stop. Thier own governors are stealing them blind, not just the federal government. Do they think biafra would be any different? They need to look internally and see how they can improve their home base. Besides, biafra is an economic protest, not a cultural one. The people protesting for biafra simply want to take the oil region , not their own ethnic group out of Nigeria.
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drbigdaddyg (m)
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Biafran possibility is in doubt. They claim to have got international support but, I'm still doubting it from some considerations: Nigeria to US, Germany, etc is as important as their countries are to them. If Nigeria has to break up, how will all these countries satisfy their economic interest? Is certain they'll start looking for other oil producing countries for partnership business or whatever. What of other benefits they are deriving from this country?
You can't ask me to break with your enemy whom I am getting almost everything from for survival, unless you are able to give me those things he gives me. So, for Biafrans to think they can acheive that through countries I mentioned is very very funny.
The best is to settle everything in unity.
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klex (m)
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Massob has got really strong grassroots support, for instance the other day they asked traders not to open shop and the traders obeyed. Lets face the truth MASSOB is more connected to the people than the political leaders.
The question then is what can uwazurike do with this political capital? will he fritter it away like ojukwu did? or will he invest it wisely? He needs to move away from rhetoric and grandstanding and so far he has not shown any great organisational acumen, nor is there any discernable structure. If he can do organise himself properly, then Republic of Biafra may be on the road to being a reality
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drbigdaddyg (m)
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Klex, you said they have gotten grassroots. Do you know that one with power is majority. You cannot tell me they are on the stronger side if they have not been able to grab the power. Their powerlessness are making people think they(biafrans) are nuisance. So, for their progress, they must be recognized by atleast the power-holders in the state level, i.e. Governors and some other lawful parliaments.
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Bibi (m)
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Biafra is a mirage. What is Biafra without Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Rivers (the real oil states). The Eastern minorities know what they went through with Ibos in the 1st war, they are not in support of Biafra, rather self control of individual state resources.
Biafra is nothing but history. It cannot survive without the minorities in the East and South South. The idea of Biafra is detestable. The rich must rule syndrome is killing the Ibo society. I do not see them having a benefit for standing alone, otherwise people like Chris Uba will become president for live.
Best bet is for the Ndigbo to consolidate themselves into a powerful political lobby so that they can best be represented well in the overall governance of the country.
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nddy (m)
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i have been following Nigerian Politics for a while now, and i don't think the idea of Biafra is detestable, Igbo peolpe have never been represented the way they ought to be ever since the war ended. We have the least representation in Nigeria, less federal structures there, things are either in Abuja or one other Yoruba state. Massob doesnt really represent the igbo people, they are real punks, They would tell their folowers something else and go behind their back to do the opposite.
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drbigdaddyg (m)
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nddy, if you are talking of massob leaders, don't mention someone like Uwazuruike. He has done alot to ensure the actualization.
Biafrans have suffered marginalization a lot, no recognition in the country. Consequently, Igbo language has been removed from the nigerian languages recognized in the country. Imagine!
About the non-support from Rivers,Crossrivers and other minorities as mentioned, I would say that was during the war when everybody needed food for survival. I will let you know that powers were in the North then; they had the food money, route and even weapons. These minority-states had to side the Northern inorder to be given food and some other basic protections. They wouldn't have expected Igbos to give them that 'because we had none at that time. I believe now, these minorities due to so many things happening have realized that the Igbos are the right ones to belong. Imagine Gowon giving the Crossrivers' land to Bakassi, he should have given lake chad or some other land in the north. Is that love for the Crossrivers???
I am not agitating for division, I am only trying to clear some misunderstanding people have about biafra. They have every right to seek their country since they are not recognized and therefore are not given their right as one of the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria.
The problem some Igbos have in the pursuit for this biafra is the loss they will incur if this country is divided. Think of their investments in the north, so, they might be revoked if the country is divided.
NOTE: I want one Nigeria but, Nigeria does not believe in oneness otherwise, they should have sought redress to this igbo marginalization. Remember Gowon's Statement: "No basis for Nigerian unity" and think over it.
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WesleyanA (f)
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hey drbigdaddyg, can you explain to me who massob is? i know what biafra is though. those ibos that want their own country.
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nddy (m)
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Whether it is Ralph or the least person in MASSOB they all are the same, notin changes, This guys have been making noise for the past 6 years for the actualization of Biafra. This is funny, when The military were in power nobody mentioned biafra now someone wants Biafra. Where were those cowards when Abacha was ruling ? no where. They are just little punks . The only thing that fits Nigeria is Military rule (most african countries). Democracy is not for Nigeria.
Seriously i oppose any division but want more representation of the Igbo people.
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Greatpeter (m)
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Massob has got really strong grassroots support, for instance the other day they asked traders not to open shop and the traders obeyed. Lets face the truth MASSOB is more connected to the people than the political leaders.
Klex, the reason traders stayed away was because they were afraid of attack and looting not because they are loyal to them and it has nothing to do with the any grassroot support or connection to people. Let's view things as they are. We are all Nigerians and we know this people in question that they are violent in their approach. |
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WesleyanA (f)
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massob (Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State Of Biafra) by ojoku  |
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klex (m)
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Klex, the reason traders stayed away was because they were afraid of attack and looting not because they are loyal to them and it has nothing to do with the any grassroot support or connection to people.
Let's view things as they are. We are all Nigerians and we know this people in question that they are violent in their approach.
If as you say, MASSOB is without grassroot support why are we all of a sudden being inundated with news reports of the resurgence of the biafran pound? The truth of the matter is that the rulers and the ruled do not live in the same universe forget al that rented crowd BS. The credit for this situation can go to no other than the great PDP blitzerkrieg which made a total mockery of the concept of popular choice! Besides, since when has an igbo trader feared attack over his business interests? no be all of them get gun?   |
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Missworld (f)
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Biafra Breakaway? Could be a mirage for now but a total possibility in years ahead. Otherwise there will be no solution to that country expect the Divine intervention.
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romeo (m)
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Biafra is alive brothers....i hope Nigeria will survive this issue..because it's getting hot in Europe among youths..it is common to see people wearing t-shirts draped with the Biafran flag...i am horrified
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Missworld (f)
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A friend from Canada sent us the the Biafran T-shirts last two years.
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obong (m)
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i have a problem with these guys trying to break away, but why take the oil region? isnt biafra primarily an igbo cause?
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WesleyanA (f)
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it's pathetic i know. those greedy peeps.
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makgod (m)
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Never been this blank.... I'm just knowing i am decisionless in this biafran thing.
so whatever... as long as its good for both.
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romeo (m)
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i am going to get myself one of this biafran shirts here in a shop in spain..because this getting intresting
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Gaanihu (m)
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It is a big shame that some people from the so called south-south can still come out here to talk about Biafra.What do you guys know about Ndi-Igbo?You guys seems to have forgotten how you betrayed Biafra during the civil war. Let me make it clear to you all,we the Igbos do not need your so called oil ok,the Hausa's and Fulani's have ruled you guys now for decades,drilling your so called oil.What have you guys done? nothing,nothing and nothing.Are you guys not ashamed of the true fact that you cannot stop them from drilling your oil?
We the Igbo's are very hard working people,very good business men and are in every part of the globe.We can move mountains and i am very proud to be an Igbo man,we have moved on and believe me,Biafra must surely stand as a country soon.Listen Mr Obong,we don't need you guys from the south-south ok because we know what you guys are and you people will never change.I will like to remind you that we also have oil in places like Ukwa,Egbema,Ohaji,Izombe etc. With all the oil you guys claim to have,your areas still remain one of the most under-developed areas in the country.Your people remain the poorest in the country,what a shame.
Nigeria is corrupt and we all have to accept that.The Hausa's will continue to rule you guys till the end of the world,as for we Biafrans,we know our target and we will soon be in the land of glory.
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WesleyanA (f)
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awwwwwwwwwww.  |
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Missworld (f)
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OH boy! Damn! Tell them bro! |
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Seun (m)
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I do not see the point of this Biafra agitation. It appears that easterners are not tired of sacrificing their own lives for ideals that will never materialise. The people who are supporting the idea of Biafra do not have the interests of the common man from Iboland at heart. What do you think will happen to the poorer Ibos in Sokoto and Lagos when those in the East decide to secede?
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Missworld (f)
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Seun, it's called sacrifice!
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drbigdaddyg (m)
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I am happy for Gaan..... I want to still remind you that we are not cowards who would prefer dying as slaves to fighting for our rights. We have suffered alot. It'll never be better to keep at this tangent where almost our people, property are destroyed every day in the name of maintaining peace.
I would have been the last person for this agitation, at least, considering our exploits in world football as NIGERIA, but, the threats exhibiting by the northerners and westerners to EASTERNERS have been so much that people will prefer PRIORITIES (OUR LIFE) to pleasure. I mean we want freedom from all these maltreatment rendered on us.
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WesleyanA (f)
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separating your self won't help. it will only make matters worse. besides don't expect a peaceful separation there has to be a war. even worse than that civil one.. . . most of the other countries expecially the super powers won't support it and i don't know where you guys will get support from (you can't stay alone without help. that i know). nigeria has tons and loads of problems now a war won't help anything. when all that's solved, you can talk of separating. you can take all the oil (and spare tires ) with you (that's why the ibos want to be independent in the first place anyway) trust me, nobody will give a ****. capische? good! |
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nddy (m)
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Biafran war is a mess in this generation, We should all be thinking of better representaton of each group.
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drbigdaddyg (m)
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I pray there won't be war.
This is why we should vote for a good Man that'll distribute our resources evenly to every part of the country. Not a situation where, school fees paid by students of a part of this country is taken to the other part where school fees are not paid, for reconstruction of their schools.
What a parasitism!
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larger_20 (m)
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Hey everyone.If u hate the Igbos' stop reading.  The realization of Biafra is a big dream and we must win with time. Every struggle has a beggining and end. Even before the US took over the states, a lot of people died and so is Biafra's dream. We are going to be small but mighty for the African nation. Who said the Igbos don't co-operate? Just relax everyone and see what is going to happen in the next couple of years. Biafra is alive and must surely survive. |
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