iphy42:


I think Igbos will be badly hit by the
division because most of their investments are outside Igboland.

Besides an average Igboman will want to be in charge hence the many autonomous
communities you see everywhere in Igboland.

Have you not noticed that kingship in most communities in the East is no
longer by inheritance but by vote hence the word like Igwe elect. Does this not tell you that the Igbos will divide themselves until every family become a
country of its own With every man becoming a president. Haven't you heard
that 'Igbo ama Eze'.

Don't you think you are being selfish by not caring about what happens to other regions after you separate? Have you forgotten that some of your Igbo sisters live in these other tribes or regions by virtue of marriage?

God in His infinite wisdom brought us all together for a purpose. The only problem we have are our leaders who are
insatiably greedy.

lygn19:
Is it not d same sermon north sudan was singing to south sudan, until it happened. Y re u ppl so scared and obsessed abt dz breakup issue.

jmoore:

Corruption is visible in all states and dividing won't be the solution.
Nigeria can't divide so channel your passion to other things.

lygn19:
And what do u think re d problems we re facing today?... We in d south know who re our problems so if those ppl get der asses bck to Niger where they come from, then its over.

Alfa Seltzer:

Parrot.

iphy42:



Is it not the same corrupt people from Nigeria that will man the new countries. With all the funds looted, they'll tower high above the poor and be a threat to all around them. The gladiators will eliminate anyone standing in their way and ther will be so much bloodshed until people are coerced to submission.
There'd be no reasonable protests then cos the protesters will be so small in number that they will be crushed before take off. All oppositions will be mercilessly crushed and there would be no freedom speech.

achi4u: Again, our major problem is the northern part of this country.

Let the north have their islamic state ..

Let the whole south come together and form their own country.

The profit will surely out weigh the loose.

eejo: Nigeria should stay together each region cannot survive without the other but if it break up the south will suffer because of corruption the North will prosper because of faithfulness if not terrorists created by America you cannot compare life in the North and south. I finished my first degree in ABU zaria but when I was in UNN for my second degree I had to buy water just to bath you cannot find that in the North

iphy42:



Are you sure the Northerners are our problems? With all the hate between the Igbos and Yorubas, do you think they can stay together as a country without problems?
We all contribute to the problem one way or another and until we stop trading blames and admonish ourselves, Nigeria wiu never be a better place.

lygn19:
What makes u think so, do u think if Nigeria breaksup, sm1 who scored 2 wud near university doorsteps, not to talk of d corridor of powers, do u think if Nigeria breaks up, I wud wakeup one day and discover that oil has been discovered in my backyard, I wud be happy that hope has come, only for poverty,pollution and frustration to be greeting ne goodmorning everyday, do u think if Nigeria breaks, one Ediot can daggar me
and nothing wud happen?...
God come to our rescue

iphy42:



I understand the inequality but please remember that he who scored 2 will be awarded a degree in his country if Nigeria breaks up. It won't stop at all.
I feel those from the South south should not fall for this break up thing so that they will be free to enjoy the dividends of their wealth all over Nigeria since their habitat has been degraded and polluted in order to give some people a better life.

atlwireles:

Have you set foot in the southsouth before Your comment is out of this planet.

atlwireles:

Have you set foot in the southsouth before Your comment is out of this planet.

lygn19:
Don't mind him, they can be free to enjoy there wealth where, is it at Lagos, where the yoruba's re saying the don't want other tribes to share it, or Abuja,

iphy42:


The SS governors mismanaged the 13% derivation fund meant to develop their state. What makes you think SS leaders will manage the oil well if we divide.
My problem is not in the division itself but I'm more concerned about problems as well as prospects of dividing Nigeria for the good of everyboy. I want to be sure that what is happening in Nigeria is not a mirror of what will happen in the new countries.
If one is not faithful in little, he can't be faithful in much.

iphy42:



Are you sure the Northerners are our problems? With all the hate between the Igbos and Yorubas, do you think they can stay together as a country without problems?
We all contribute to the problem one way or another and until we stop trading blames and admonish ourselves, Nigeria wiu never be a better place.

atlwireles:

Don't talk about mismanaging 13%, What has your Nigeria and the govs. done with the 87% you stole from us

atlwireles:

Some of the people that comment here, blow me away with comments. Do they actually live in Nigeria What does OP think the southsouth is Some Amazon jungle polluted with oil. The southsouth is Portharcout, Onne,Ahoda, Elele, calabar,Oron,benin,Auchi, Uromi, Sapele, Oleh Warri, Asaba,Uyo,Yenagoa. How many places in this hell call Nigeria is more live able than these cities.

iphy42:


The south south include those and more including Ogbe ijo, Udu, Oloibiri, Okolor and Parts of Ughelli to mention a few areas in the interland badly affected by oil exploration.

atlwireles:

Don't talk about mismanaging 13%, What has your Nigeria and the govs. done with the 87% you stole from us

achi4u: The problem of igbos with yorubas can easily be dealt with,,,,compare to d northern part who lives by the sword.
The yorubas will surely allow igbos to do their businesses and pay their taxes as at when due with no string attach to it but it will only hit on them like thunder bolt when they to want to reintroduce their already "trade mark" which everyone of us here knows.
Same goes to igbos and we will leave in peace. some pple r jst plain dump. if u r even talking abt unity, the north is more united than the south. and for you to even think that only the yorubas and the ibos recide in the south really baffles me stop typing trash with you soot cranium kiddo

achi4u: The problem of igbos with yorubas can easily be dealt with,,,,compare to d northern part who lives by the sword.
The yorubas will surely allow igbos to do their businesses and pay their taxes as at when due with no string attach to it but it will only hit on them like thunder bolt when they to want to reintroduce their already "trade mark" which everyone of us here knows.
Same goes to igbos and we will leave in peace. some pple r jst plain dump. if u r even talking abt unity, the north is more united than the south. and for you to even think that only the yorubas and the ibos recide in the south really baffles me stop typing trash with you soot cranium.

atlwireles:

OP, I am from Ughelli South. Really, don't talk about what you don't know.

iphy42:


If a governor does not manage 13% well, what makes you think he will fare better with 100%.
this is not only for the SS but for others ad well.

Oil is now being discovered in some other states as well remember? They will use their oil ALONE when yours has been shared.
Btw, I am from an oil producing state too so don't get me wrong.

iphy42: Igbos are sort of landlocked and will be at the mercies of those in the coastal region to be able to thrive in what they do best- Importation
Besides they have more at stake because they migrate a lot and have lots of choice properties scattered all over Nigeria.
Igbos hardly rally around a common political idea, this coupled with the many communities(some speaking what others cannot understand with some even claiming they are not Igbos like the Onitcha people) will really make inter dissatisfaction inevitable.
These days, there is hardly an Igbo community or town that is not divided especially in Anambra. You hear of autonomous communities here and there. This divisions clearly show that an average Igbo man want control. In this new Eastern country, who will lead them and into how many countries will they divide in the near future.

achi4u: The problem of igbos with yorubas can easily be dealt with,,,,compare to d northern part who lives by the sword.
The yorubas will surely allow igbos to do their businesses and pay their taxes as at when due with no string attach to it but it will only hit on them like thunder bolt when they to want to reintroduce their already "trade mark" which everyone of us here knows.
Same goes to igbos and we will leave in
peace.

atlwireles:

My problem with Nigeria is not about oil, but freedom. A young Thomas Jefferson saw the future of his country and drafted, the greatest document since the bible. With the following words, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

This will never happen in Nigeria, unless we divide this country.

iphy42:




Maybe it's my turn to ask if you've been to the west or north before. If you have then you will know that nothing can cure the disaffection between the Igbos and Yorubas. Do you know how many people that were killed in Lagos in 1993 during the Abiola saga? If not for the Nigerian umbrella, the Yorubas would have long sent the Igbos away. The Igbos hate the Yorubas as much too. The Hausas on the other hand live in peace if not for religious fanatics that incite violence.