babadee1:


What exactly has Jonathan done for the people of the Niger Delta? How can you be happy that "your son" is president when after six years under him your people have gained nothing. Buhari will do a much better job of developing the Niger Delta than Jonathan has done.

Atouke:


[s]And you are a wannabe Ijaw man denying your tribe for political crumbs from tinubu. a mere search of our user names with our topic and comments on this forum will reveal where our loyalty and lineage lies! your are an open book for those that care, keep deceiving yourself.

After the valentine day election you will go on a hiatus like you did when PDP won ekiti recently, but this time the hiatus will be for 4yrs until your loser old general contest again in 2019 at the age of 76.[/s]

hedonistic:


The problem is that perceptions or assessments of "performance" are often subjective and laced with biases. Otherwise, it should be easy to acknowledge that GEJ has achieved significant progress on many fronts - a bigger economy, agriculture, industry/FDI, rail transport, stronger democratic institutions (free and fair elections, freedom of speech and other liberties), etc. Even in terms of corruption, Nigeria now ranks lower on Transparency International's Corruption Index than was the case under Obasanjo.

In the end, the main issue that has been used to discredit and condemn this government is the so called insecurity caused by Boko Haram, which is clearly an artificial problem set up by the North to reclaim power. That is the basis for all the anti-Goodluck noise, and that is why the south south would never accept that their son would be stampeded out of office by such nonsense. If that happens, they would also prove that no region has a monopoly of violence. This is the crux of the matter.

Remove this stage-managed Boko Haram distraction and rate Goodluck objectively based on tangible performance metrics. If he has failed woefully, I'm sure nobody in the South would complain if he loses the election fair and square. But we in the South can see through this so called Boko Haram insurgency and we realise it is a well-orchestrated ploy to make the country ungovernable for GEJ and blackmail him out of office to make way for the parasitic northerners. That is completely unacceptable.

Atouke:


We want him there the same way the north had their sons for 38yrs as president and the SW had obj for 11yrs GEJ must be there for his 8yrs. whether he does something for the SS or not. thats what equity demands.

What did OBJ do for the SW in 11yrs and what did all the Northern presidents do for the north in 38yrs?

barcanista:
It is good to know that you are Izon. Let me ask you few questions... How did the Jonathan's governnment improve the lives of the average Ijaw man considering every variable since ascending to power in February 2010? If you are Ijaw, I am sure you are very much aware of KAIAMA declaration, which was based on the fundamental principles of Major Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro (of blessed memory), tell me how has Jonathan's government seek or attempt to see to those declaration as President and as Ijaw son? If you have no idea, I can refer you to it. Another question is, in all honesty, can you say that Jonathan is not working the Ijaw interest with respect to what is happening in Rivers State? What did Isaac Boro stand for?

I am not more Ijaw than you (that is if you are Ijaw), but I sure promote Ijaw interest at every fora.

naso2:


My question is not how close we are to achieving the kaiama declaration demands. I asked in relation to your position that Ijaw nation is worse off under jonathan that things were before he became president. Lets not expand the scope here unnecessarily.


How you think GMB will bring the Ijaw nation closer to achieving the goals of KAIAMA declaration is at best laughable.

babadee1:


What exactly has Jonathan done for the people of the Niger Delta? How can you be happy that "your son" is president when after six years under him your people have gained nothing. Buhari will do a much better job of developing the Niger Delta than Jonathan has done.

barcanista:
What are you saying? If you are Izon you should be concerned with the interests of the Ijaw nation. Have you ever heard that the Ijaw sees Muhammadu Buhari or any northern leaders as enemies? Who gave us LNG? Who gave us Bayelsa state? Who released and pardoned Isaac Adaka boro from jail? Who recruited Boro into the Army and made him Major instantly? What did Boro fought for? When did Buhari or the north offend Izon? The issue of Jonathan, what significant benefit has Jonathan brought to our people? Do you know what went on in PDP guber primaries? Which ijaw son or daughter will fight because Buhari wins? Who? Is it Asari? Trust me your Asari will change tune. Is it Ateke Tom? Ateke is my kinsman, he is the last person that will see to the destruction of Okrika. Is it Minimah? Who exactly? Why? What for? Where are you driving at? The Igbos you are siding here are the same people that rushes to AGIP. Where were they when the Yorubas were leading for the swearing in of GEJ in 2010? Apart from Dora who later spoke, who else? Did they elect Dora? When has our issue become theirs? My friend/brother, if you are indeed Izon, you deserve to be sacrificed to Egbesu(kidding tho). Wake up! Support Izon cause, vote whoever you want to, but never make the mistake of ascribing Jona's interest as that of Ijaw.

naso2:



[s]very important point . don't joke with egbe....whatever with me abeg. I am seated in heavenly places far above any principality and power. I serve the one and ONLY LIVING GOD----JEHOVAH

Hausa/Fulani was in government when these things happened does not mean they "gave" you .

what exactly is your point? They discovered the awareness was getting quite dangerous and uncomfortable and ceded these things you now see as big achievements from Gambaris.

Guy you will do well to speak for yourself and not pose as a spokesman for IZON or as having a view that is popular amongst IZON OTU. you may be very popular on this forum but your view on this is at best a minority view.

Aboki that gave you states but ensured that the national structure is one where just Kano and Jigawa reps in the national assembly equal that of the entire SS. To remind you Jigawa was carved out of Kano in 1991

You stylishly expanded the discuss to dodge my simple question of " how is the IZON nation worse off in a GEJ government"?[/s]

customized13:
southsouth should be calm, it won't get to that stage, because GEj will surely win.

tonychristopher:


If it gets to that stage what WL they do

Just barking and ranting

naso2:


My question is not how close we are to achieving the kaiama declaration demands. I asked in relation to your position that Ijaw nation is worse off under jonathan that things were before he became president. Lets not expand the scope here unnecessarily.


How you think GMB will bring the Ijaw nation closer to achieving the goals of KAIAMA declaration is at best laughable.

customized13:
ranting is a taboo in that part of the country, it only exist in your world.

RedEboe:
If GEJ loses to Buhari in a 'non-boko haram' Nigeria, NOBODY in the South-South will complain. However, one of the major sore points of GEJ's administration remains the insecurity allegedly created and nutured by the North.

Though some pro-APC regions have chosen collective amnesia, fact remains that some Northern groups did promise to make Nigeria ungovernable if GEJ won in 2011 and it happened.

The average Niger-deltan feels that the North has sabotaged 'their son's' government and many are waiting to see what happens next in 2015.

Truth be told, the crisis in the North-East has not affected the rest of Nigeria's growth because that region contributes little to the Nigerian economy. Same cannot be said for oil in the Niger-delta.

It is unfortunate, but this is a sad reality.

I know GEJ will still win the 2015 elections without these needless threats . But in case he doesnt win, Nigerians should know that these threats are not empty.

My opinion.

tonychristopher:


Who are the Niger deltas
.is the the Igbo that make the 50% of south south states or who


They will fight their fight

hedonistic:


The problem is that perceptions or assessments of "performance" are often subjective and laced with biases. Otherwise, it should be easy to acknowledge that GEJ has achieved significant progress on many fronts - a bigger economy, agriculture, industry/FDI, rail transport, stronger democratic institutions (free and fair elections, freedom of speech and other liberties), etc. Even in terms of corruption, Nigeria now ranks lower on Transparency International's Corruption Index than was the case under Obasanjo.

In the end, the main issue that has been used to discredit and condemn this government is the so called insecurity caused by Boko Haram, which is clearly an artificial problem set up by the North to reclaim power. That is the basis for all the anti-Goodluck noise, and that is why the south south would never accept that their son would be stampeded out of office by such nonsense. If that happens, they would also prove that no region has a monopoly of violence. This is the crux of the matter.

Remove this stage-managed Boko Haram distraction and rate Goodluck objectively based on tangible performance metrics. If he has failed woefully, I'm sure nobody in the South would complain if he loses the election fair and square. But we in the South can see through this so called Boko Haram insurgency and we realise it is a well-orchestrated ploy to make the country ungovernable for GEJ and blackmail him out of office to make way for the parasitic northerners. That is completely unacceptable.

customized13:
i have not meantioned igbos, stop the paranoia and focus on the topic.

fine igbo is a tribe in southsouth amidst others, but we are talking about southsouth here not the igbo fragment of the region.

southsouth should chill because GEJ will surely win.

tonychristopher:
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[s]2ho who are the south south

Pls be specific and stop been obnoxious

tonychristopher:
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2ho who are the south south

Pls be specific and stop been obnoxious

PointB:


The reason why Nigeria is still one is because someone, every one is kept fairly happy and hopeful. If Niger-Deltans feels cheated and decides to go their way, I don't think Igbos will join any one fighting Niger Delta, because Igbos are effectively part of Niger Delta. Igboland will not be made available for bypass, let alone camping base for any army. There will be no federal government, and no naval blockade. The discussion will border on peaceful dissolution or spontaneous disintegration. Whichever way, Nigeria will not survive it, and Niger Delta oil will eventually be left for Niger Delta.

Adminisher:


This is the problem with people not thinking. Nobody is saying the Niger Delta will be invaded. The region will be starved to death is what we are saying. The government controls littoral waters and owns the airforce. Only a very big fool turns his homeland into a war zone. Win or lose the military war, that homeland is set back many years. Russia just invaded Ukraine a few months ago and the economy is ruined as we speak.I am telling you a blockade of the region will just turn them into a land of hunger or a colony of Cameroon.
Just try it. These things are not what you talk about and I am not making threats, I am mostly following the normal thread of things

ernieboy:

you people should say ijaw. There are other ethnic nationalities in the ss and we dont fancy the ijaws and thier son gej

Adminisher:


Jonathan is not winning any elections.
Nigeria is too big to be threatened. Please believe that. If any South South state shuts down oil production, they are courting hunger and penury. If you think hunger is glamorous please try to imagine what the sound of a hungry baby does to the mind of a parent. Don't even go where you should not. A naval blockade for one month and no transfers from the federation accounts will ground a state completely. Crime will rise and inter ethnic tensions will commence. Refugees will flood everywhere and the UN will be begging the federal government to temper justice with mercy. Let us not rain curses on ourselves. If the federal fiscal structure needs to be dealt with Jonathan had six years to do it and he was too much of a coward to do it. Maybe the man Buhari who does not care for billions will be the person to eventually ensure fiscal federalism with each region controlling its wealth but not by threats or militancy. Trouble no good.

customized13:
why are so interested in this question?

Didn't you study regional geography in secondary school?

Or are your certificates missing also?

tonychristopher:


No
When you say south south pls be specific

Who are you referring to

tonychristopher:


No
When you say south south pls be specific

Who are you referring to

Prinzofparis:

There is a region referred to as south south Nigeria. The purple part below.