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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Candyrain(m): 2:18pm On Dec 02, 2015
sukkot:
thats bullshytt. the truth of the matter is that you cant compete with yoruba and hausa so you are crying and want to have your own place where you will no longer be dominated by yoruba and hausa. see, yoruba and hausa are lions while igbo is kitty cat. so because you cant compete with real lions you want biafra. thats the truth

Will this assertion of yours make you sleep well at night?

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by sukkot: 2:18pm On Dec 02, 2015
truelovecom:



Lol

you Nigerians are always fund of giving excuses for your failures
grin
its no excuse. its reality
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Bgino(m): 2:20pm On Dec 02, 2015
Liftkid:
Please tell the brainless dictator!

They All know The Truth and they are saying it one after the other.
A yoruba man wrote some few minutes ago.
I have brainstormed about Biafra, as a Yoruba man I just wanna say, I think this is a matter of National interest, which requires absolute care, if the government does anyhow with it, it could cause another Instability, loss of life and property.
I see people who are soaked in their belief, radicalised and won't give up unless they die or actualise their aim.
I know some people will come and rubbish this as nonsense but let's remember one thing there is no burning bush that does not start without a small little flame.
As for we Yorubas, I hope our cowardice does not lead us to extinction and mediocrity
that Yoruba man has to be FFK
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by sukkot: 2:22pm On Dec 02, 2015
Candyrain:


Will this assertion of yours make you sleep well at night?
quite frankly no. i am a peoples person. i like to see us all playing at an even playing field. thats why i think we all need to band together and fight the powers that be who are exploiting our differences. but the answer to the solution is not running away from it the way you biafrans are trying to run away from this problem of bad leadership. the same bad leaders will be in your biafra only they will be biafran. so the solution is for the common man to fight the powers that be. cant yall see that ?
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by truelovecom: 2:27pm On Dec 02, 2015
sukkot:
its no excuse. its reality

What reality?

Didn't your " Buhari" went to beg OBAMA , to please allow him purchase arms to fight BOKOHARAM.

If your Nigerian troops had enough weapons as you claim ;

1.) Why did your president " Buhari" beg Obama to allow him purchase arms to fight BOKOHARAM

2.) Why are your Nigerian troops dying in the hands of Bokoharam grin
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by sukkot: 2:35pm On Dec 02, 2015
truelovecom:


What reality?

Didn't your " Buhari" went to beg OBAMA , to please allow him purchase arms to fight BOKOHARAM.

If your Nigerian troops had enough weapons as you claim ;

1.) Why did your president " Buhari" beg Obama to allow him purchase arms to fight BOKOHARAM

2.) Why are your Nigerian troops dying in the hands of Bokoharam grin
only believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear. these world leaders all belong to the same clique. they are ruling the world together. buhari is a satellite of the west as are all other world leaders. thats the new world order we are currently in. so whatever it is they say to the public is all lies to serve an agenda. the west will sell to anyone including ISIS. thats what they do is sell weapons all over the world. why buhari came up with that story is beyond me but maybe he is not trying to let his enemies know he is stocking up on heavy ammo so he let the press say america is not selling to nigeria but its all lies and propaganda. only believe half of what you hear and see. it is the elites vs the masses and they will put out stories that are not true to deceive the masses
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by truelovecom: 2:45pm On Dec 02, 2015
sukkot:
only believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear. these world leaders all belong to the same clique. they are ruling the world together. buhari is a satellite of the west as are all other world leaders. thats the new world order we are currently in. so whatever it is they say to the public is all lies to serve an agenda. the west will sell to anyone including ISIS. thats what they do is sell weapons all over the world. why buhari came up with that story is beyond me but maybe he is not trying to let his enemies know he is stocking up on heavy ammo so he let the press say america is not selling to nigeria but its all lies and propaganda. only believe half of what you hear and see. it is the elites vs the masses and they will put out stories that are not true to deceive the masses

Obama told Buhari that he won't sell arms to Nigeria
Good luck tried smuggling arms from south Africa , but failed.
So stop yarning dust
Stop bringing up propangada to justify Nigeria's failure.

No country will sell arms to Nigeria, let that sink in your brain.

As big as you claim nigeria is , yet you can't manufacture weapons and you think you can take on biafra in the next civil war
Lol

Who will save Nigeria in the hands of Bokoharam and Biafran troops grin

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by drnoel: 2:48pm On Dec 02, 2015
Kuyo:
Children's of hate and wickedness will not like this news

ist not about that believe me. Its more about fear cos ist a dicey Situation. We all saw how the syrian war started and how it transgressed and blew up into sevral factions till ISIS now Controlling more than 70% of the country´s land mass sprang up. No sane Person will want that in Nigeria Kind of Thing in his Country, I don´t think even the Biafra Agitators want a full scale war to blow out but if this Administration doesn´t handle this well it may just be signing of a no going back war that may just happen. Any misstep of the government now can just be the Trigger and believe me this is something Nigeria as u see it ow can never survive intact.

The civil war of the 60s killed more than 1 Million persons and displaced even more. Ist not something we would want to go back to. The People in the government now will all travel out of Nigeria once the genocide Begins leaving only the masses to suffer and die. The agitation is right and morally just but not the killings and atrocities but once it starts that thin line demarcating the two will be lost and thats when all hell breaks loose.

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by sukkot: 2:51pm On Dec 02, 2015
truelovecom:


Obama told Buhari that he won't sell arms to Nigeria
Good luck tried smuggling arms from south Africa , but failed.
So stop yarning dust
Stop bringing up propangada to justify Nigeria's failure.

No country will sell arms to Nigeria, let that sink in your brain.

As big as you claim nigeria is , yet you can't manufacture weapons and you think you can take on biafra in the next civil war
Lol

Who will save Nigeria in the hands of Bokoharam and Biafran troops grin
you are buying into the propaganda. nigeria is armed up to the teeth. countries do not want other countries knowing what they have, as such many lies and propaganda are told. am telling you, only believe half of what you hear and see. trust me on this. nigeria is armed up. only those in the north know what i am talking about as the bombers fly in from america everyday and are hidden
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by orisa37: 2:54pm On Dec 02, 2015
Yerima doesn't know what is Nigeria.

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by truelovecom: 2:58pm On Dec 02, 2015
sukkot:
you are buying into the propaganda. nigeria is armed up to the teeth. countried do not want other countries knowing what they have, as such many lies and propaganda are told. am telling you, only believe half of what you hear and see. trust me on this. nigeria is armed up. only those in the north know what i am talking about as the bombers fly in from america everyday and are hidden

I'm not buying your story
Keep it for your customers

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by sukkot: 3:02pm On Dec 02, 2015
truelovecom:


I'm not buying your story
Keep it for your customers
ok till we found out that dasuki was buying all kinds of sophisticated weaponry with 2 billion dollars from america ..how many people knew ? nobody. thats the point. weaponry deals are kept hidden and lies told to cover the story
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Nobody: 3:02pm On Dec 02, 2015
I am particularly astonished by my fellow countrymen who are agitating for an independent Biafran Republic. In my own opinion, I believe they already have it. There are no less than 5 autonomous states that are being ruled and governed by Igbo people. If you want to count just the Igbo nation, I don’t remember any time since the 1999 democracy, that a Hausa person or a representative of any other tribe has become the leader, governor or mayor of an Igbo state or city.
The Igbo people have their land to themselves. These lands have not been taken over by Yoruba, Hausa or any other nationality in Nigeria. Igbo still have their territory where they are predominantly populated. They have the right, freedom and the opportunity to build heaven on earth in their area, anytime if they so wish. If the Igbo man wants to make his own state or region better than any other state there is nothing stopping him from doing it. The only thing that will change, if they get an independent Biafra Republic, is just the name. They will still need to govern themselves, only this time without any allocation from the Federal Government of Nigeria. So can you imagine those Igbo states governing themselves but without any government allocation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria? To say the least, things will be much more difficult for those states.
As I am writing this, I can almost hear the objection coming from my Biafran brothers, I think some are thinking that “No, we are going to go with the oil states”, which means in their own understanding, the South-South states of Nigeria also belong to Biafra. I am not too good in the history of Biafra itself so I will not take it upon myself to say if this is true or not, but one thing I am sure of is that the South-South states will need to declare their willingness to join the Biafran state. So far, as far as I know, none of the South-South states are willing to join Biafra. Even if they will not remain in Nigeria, they would rather stand alone. As things are however, these states are more than willing to remain in the Nigerian Union. In fact I just watched a few days ago, the video address of one of the South-South governors, banning the Biafra demonstrations in his state.
Another major challenge that the Biafran agitations and its actualization will create for the new Biafran Republic is that, as of today, the Igbos are hugely scattered all over Nigeria. It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions of Igbos are living outside of their enclave. Let’s take just the South-South states for example; if all the South-South states choose to remain in Nigeria, that will cause a huge economic and humanitarian catastrophe for the Igbo people. Can you imagine a situation where all Igbo people are been evicted from the South-South states? I can only imagine what a catastrophe that would be if all the Igbo people were to leave Port Harcourt today. If all these people were to leave their businesses, connections and in some cases their family members only to go and create the Biafran nation, there is just no way the economy of the Biafran nation would be able to absorb these people. For some of the people themselves it would be too late to start all over again, some of them would simply not survive it. My dear Biafrans, a second thought must be given to the idea of separation from the Nigerian nation.
I have only mentioned the South-South region that only consists of 6 states. What will happen if we begin to talk about the economic and humanitarian consequences of evicting Igbo people from our two capitals, Lagos and Abuja? Igbo people control Nigeria, at least economically and socially, there is no official deprivation whatsoever in Nigeria for any tribe. Yes, I know of the killings in the northern part of Nigeria, but that is not a policy of deprivation if we are to talk about it. If there was such a policy, how come the Igbo people wield such a huge influence over the economy of the nation?
I know the objection of my Biafran friends, most of the agitators claim that they will be better off without Nigeria. If they could produce so much in Nigeria, the argument is that away from Nigeria they will produce much more; well I personally doubt it. Let’s look at the facts. If Igbo people could produce more, what stops them from producing more in their own states where they have the right and authority to build the nation of their dream? Why can’t they produce more where they govern themselves with little influence from the Hausa, Yoruba and Fulani people?
SEE ALSO: 4 Nigerian pilgrims declared missing after Mecca crane crash
I know there are a lot of thoughtful and analytical people in the Igbo nation. Let’s assume the Igbo people managed to get their Biafra Republic; that will limit their sphere of activities to the square kilometers that the Igbo nations control primarily. What that means in economic terms is that, for example, the Nigerian land mass is a thousand square kilometers; in that the Igbo nation will only be at most three square kilometers. The economic activities you can have in a thousand square kilometers far exceeds what you can do in 3 square kilometers. In Nigeria the Igbo people have access to much more land mass and territories for their businesses, social and political activities. In the case of a separation, that will limit the potential of the Igbo people.
Today, statistically, the Igbo people as I have said above, are the most enterprising people in Nigeria. As a result of their high level business activities the Igbo nation are responsible for between 60-70 percent of all imports into the Nigerian nation. Obviously, all these imports are being supplied to the Nigerian market. Nigeria provides for the Igbo people the market and the consumption of their goods and products imported. Their business acumen are being realized and better realized in a united nation than in a less and constrained geographical territory.
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How can the Igbo people claim marginalization when they are responsible for 70 percent of the imports of the whole country? If you take Nollywood for example, the Igbo people control that as well. Many other spheres and economic life of Nigeria are under the control of the Igbo people. It is therefore illogical to talk about marginalization. If the Igbo people have been marginalized as the Southern Sudanese were marginalized in Sudan, or as the English speaking people of Cameroon are marginalized in Cameroon, they would not have been allowed to control 70% of all imports. As of 2008, 80 percent of our movie industry was in the hands of the Igbo people. Many Nigerian cities and states are totally dominated by the Igbos with no mass killing or eviction. In fact many of them are not just welcomed, especially in the western part of Nigeria, South- South, and the middle belt, many of them are actually celebrated.
I recently watched the world conquering Nigerian U17 football team. How beautiful it was to see that no nationality was protesting or complaining of marginalization in the national team this time. The picture of the national team was such that at least six of all the players were from the east (Igbo), Five were from South-South, two were from the west and all the rest were derived from among the over 500 tribes of Nigeria. Not a single one from the north, yet nobody complained. In a society where there is discrimination and deprivation, they would not have allowed the Igbo to control the majority of the spots on the team. But thank God that today in Nigerian sports, we are getting to a place where if you are good enough, you are allowed to express and display your talent. Believe me, in marginalized societies it doesn’t matter how talented you are, you are still not allowed to take the place of the majority nation. Friends, Nigeria has gone a long way, let’s work together to make it even better.
The Igbo community has been a blessing in every part of Nigeria, including the north where there has been a form of massacre of the Igbo people and the Christians in general. Yet in spite of that, it is hard to claim injustice and marginalization just against the Igbo people as a policy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Neither can the Igbo people claim that the other 515 tribes and nationalities of Nigeria have conspired to discriminate against them. That cannot just be true, otherwise they would not have their businesses virtually in every town and village in Nigeria. As small as my village is, with only about 40 or so houses, our commerce is being controlled by the Igbo people and we are happy about it.
SEE ALSO: IGP Arase again warns pro-Biafra protesters
Now, let’s learn a lesson of wisdom from an adage that says when we are loved, we often think that it is because we are good that is why we are loved. But in the real sense it is those who love us that are good. So also is the case when we are received and accepted by other people, we often think that we are accepted because we are so good. Sometimes we think it is because we are smarter than the other people, other times we think it is because we are the only gifted people around, that is why we are accepted, but maybe not all the credit belongs to us. Maybe we should just as well give some credit to the people who are tolerating us. Do you think that aspect should be considered as well?
I am afraid that my brethren that are agitating for Biafra might just have fallen into this trap of thinking that they are better than other Nigerians. In the real sense that could be so in some things, but they too must admit that other Nigerian tribes, nationalities, people groups, might just have areas where they too are better. We are all people; meaning in some things we are better than others, and in some things we are not as good as others. This is how God has created life and this is how He has created diversity. God has made us to be diverse so that we can learn from each other. Meanwhile, there is no way we will be able to learn or receive from each other until we admit that others too are better than we are in some areas.
I am not a prophet neither am I the son of a prophet, but as a servant of God I would like to give a word of warning to my brethren who are agitating for Biafra. I wish to sound an alarm in your ears that we should learn from history. I can almost guarantee you by the Spirit of God that if Biafra eventually gains independence and breaks away from Nigeria, a civil war might soon ensue within Biafra itself. Besides God’s Spirit, my assertion is backed by history.
It is no news to Nigerians that our Igbo nation is probably the most divisive nationality within itself. No wonder when Enugu state was carved out of the old Anambra state, the division within the Igbo people came out with sirens blaring. The desire to have all the national cake of the state “only for our own people within our state” prompted the leadership of the then Enugu state to evict the Igbo people of Anambra state from their civil service. Such was the blatant demonstration of division even within the Igbo people that the indigenes of Anambra were sent back to their state.
If this is only a matter of state, what will happen when it is real national cake within Biafra itself? I hear all the time how my friends from Imo state complain about Anambra people. People from Abia state who are Igbos also attack Anambra people. The same is also true of the people from Enugu and Ebonyi. Everybody fighting for their own piece of cake. Nowhere was this more evident than recently when the immediate past governor of Abia State, Theodore A. Orji, sacked workers from Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo and Enugu from the state’s work force.
It is difficult to see how the Igbo people would manage to find a place for all their teeming population to return from all over parts of Nigeria if the states are already fighting over jobs and employment only for their indigenes. What will happen when suddenly millions of people have to come back home without jobs, housing or occupation? It is scary to imagine what would begin to happen within the Biafra nation. Students of contemporary history will tell us that this is the exact scenario of what happened in South Sudan. The civil war that ensued as a result of their independence is still going on as I am writing within the South Sudan Republic itself.

https://www.today.ng/opinion/46163/biafra-already-exists?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by keally: 3:13pm On Dec 02, 2015
[quote author=VISTIN post=40603480][/ quote]are u saying u are dis ignorany? Don't expose ur ignorance. U brainwashed bigot, who told u dat their was no agitation for biafra under Jonathan? Let me enlighten ur small brain. Barr Benjamin Onwuka of Biafra Zionist Movement with his group went to seize radio nigeria enugu in 2013 and a policeman lost his life in the process. They were arrested and charged for treason. No amount of lies, hate and intimidation can stop Biafra. Yerima will stand up in the of judgement and condemn the political class of d Igbo nation bc they could not speak up against d evils being perpertrated against d Igbos. They are self serving and selfish. I want to c if I will b disappointed by any of them in d National Assembly to move d motion for Biafran Independence like Anthony Enahoro did for Nigeria.
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Nobody: 3:13pm On Dec 02, 2015
sukkot:
in a society where they see other other alternatives when they see the strengths of other tribes they can be influenced to acquire new strengths. but if they are all just packed into one boat and everyone has the same GET RICH OR DIE TRYING mindset, they will not open up their minds to other possibilities. their is strength in diversity if harnessed properly by a good leader. our collective problem is leadership
So this classless €unt is still alive?after making countless baseless predictions about russia invading america,end of d world blah,blah,blah ? bro c ua beta off as a false prophet than insulting the igbo tribe ua fond of.......and besides u sound like an illiterate !
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by okuneddie(m): 3:19pm On Dec 02, 2015
Kuyo:
Children's of hate and wickedness will not like this news



A pedophile dey support una and u day y happy......Iranu!
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by sukkot: 3:21pm On Dec 02, 2015
tooco:
So this classless €unt is still alive?after making countless baseless predictions about russia invading america,end of d world blah,blah,blah ? bro c ua beta off as a false prophet than insulting the igbo tribe ua fond of.......and besides u sound like an illiterate !
the russia and usa war is brewing as we speak. keep watching it.
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by chinae(m): 3:56pm On Dec 02, 2015
knowledgeable:



Ha ha ha, You remember, those yoruba slaves were pumping themselves up, and salivating in another round of genocide against the Igbos, and ceasing their properties down in lagos?. The slaves will not initiate any action on their ownoo until they hear that master's voice to that effect.

Well, as voices of reason (Babangida, Yerima, Gowan's vists,...........) have started to emerge from their master's enclaves, the slaves down south are exposed and standing alone. Soon, they will start hearing voices of reason coming from all over MB, SS, Niger Delta, Ngos, African countries and international orgs and countries, at which this yaribas in their chameleonic nature will change.

Ndi ofe, please change your wicked ways and join those your Igbos friends and girl friends in seeking out the truth through your own voices of reasons which will tip over the event of things quick and quick for a better future for every body.

U nailed it







Punch line.
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by chinae(m): 3:58pm On Dec 02, 2015
No mind dat ram.
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Lamasta(m): 4:06pm On Dec 02, 2015
YERIMA AGAIN...... THIS TIME FOR THE RIGHT REASONS........ #LETBIAFRAGO
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by steppin: 4:06pm On Dec 02, 2015
Zico5:
Some of the so called leaders re just kids who still need direction. If someone of Yerima status can state something like this then his brain should be checked. The main question is why this so called agitation were not in place during GEJ era when igbo were at the fore front of this government. As well, no one is saying igbo should not be on their own. But any region that want to bring down the well being of this nation need harsh treatment. I agree that south east can stand alone cos they contribute little or nothing to this nation but bringing any part of the nation for their agitation is total war. I wish to state that Nigeria will not condone any act that may destroy the unity of our great nation.
They contribute little or nothing, yet it's difficult for you urchins to let them secede?
Joker!
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Zico5(m): 4:08pm On Dec 02, 2015
steppin:

They contribute little or nothing, yet it's difficult for you urchins to let them secede?
Joker!
U saw how one of u was covered with Biafra flag yesterday. U re the next
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by steppin: 4:09pm On Dec 02, 2015
rallymento:
Oga yerima pls keep your truth to yourself... Your opinion will never count, just STFU.....
Cry cry..
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by keally: 4:14pm On Dec 02, 2015
winteric:
I am particularly astonished by my fellow countrymen who are agitating for an independent Biafran Republic. In my own opinion, I believe they already have it. There are no less than 5 autonomous states that are being ruled and governed by Igbo people. If you want to count just the Igbo nation, I don’t remember any time since the 1999 democracy, that a Hausa person or a representative of any other tribe has become the leader, governor or mayor of an Igbo state or city.
The Igbo people have their land to themselves. These lands have not been taken over by Yoruba, Hausa or any other nationality in Nigeria. Igbo still have their territory where they are predominantly populated. They have the right, freedom and the opportunity to build heaven on earth in their area, anytime if they so wish. If the Igbo man wants to make his own state or region better than any other state there is nothing stopping him from doing it. The only thing that will change, if they get an independent Biafra Republic, is just the name. They will still need to govern themselves, only this time without any allocation from the Federal Government of Nigeria. So can you imagine those Igbo states governing themselves but without any government allocation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria? To say the least, things will be much more difficult for those states.
As I am writing this, I can almost hear the objection coming from my Biafran brothers, I think some are thinking that “No, we are going to go with the oil states”, which means in their own understanding, the South-South states of Nigeria also belong to Biafra. I am not too good in the history of Biafra itself so I will not take it upon myself to say if this is true or not, but one thing I am sure of is that the South-South states will need to declare their willingness to join the Biafran state. So far, as far as I know, none of the South-South states are willing to join Biafra. Even if they will not remain in Nigeria, they would rather stand alone. As things are however, these states are more than willing to remain in the Nigerian Union. In fact I just watched a few days ago, the video address of one of the South-South governors, banning the Biafra demonstrations in his state.
Another major challenge that the Biafran agitations and its actualization will create for the new Biafran Republic is that, as of today, the Igbos are hugely scattered all over Nigeria. It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions of Igbos are living outside of their enclave. Let’s take just the South-South states for example; if all the South-South states choose to remain in Nigeria, that will cause a huge economic and humanitarian catastrophe for the Igbo people. Can you imagine a situation where all Igbo people are been evicted from the South-South states? I can only imagine what a catastrophe that would be if all the Igbo people were to leave Port Harcourt today. If all these people were to leave their businesses, connections and in some cases their family members only to go and create the Biafran nation, there is just no way the economy of the Biafran nation would be able to absorb these people. For some of the people themselves it would be too late to start all over again, some of them would simply not survive it. My dear Biafrans, a second thought must be given to the idea of separation from the Nigerian nation.
I have only mentioned the South-South region that only consists of 6 states. What will happen if we begin to talk about the economic and humanitarian consequences of evicting Igbo people from our two capitals, Lagos and Abuja? Igbo people control Nigeria, at least economically and socially, there is no official deprivation whatsoever in Nigeria for any tribe. Yes, I know of the killings in the northern part of Nigeria, but that is not a policy of deprivation if we are to talk about it. If there was such a policy, how come the Igbo people wield such a huge influence over the economy of the nation?
I know the objection of my Biafran friends, most of the agitators claim that they will be better off without Nigeria. If they could produce so much in Nigeria, the argument is that away from Nigeria they will produce much more; well I personally doubt it. Let’s look at the facts. If Igbo people could produce more, what stops them from producing more in their own states where they have the right and authority to build the nation of their dream? Why can’t they produce more where they govern themselves with little influence from the Hausa, Yoruba and Fulani people?
SEE ALSO: 4 Nigerian pilgrims declared missing after Mecca crane crash
I know there are a lot of thoughtful and analytical people in the Igbo nation. Let’s assume the Igbo people managed to get their Biafra Republic; that will limit their sphere of activities to the square kilometers that the Igbo nations control primarily. What that means in economic terms is that, for example, the Nigerian land mass is a thousand square kilometers; in that the Igbo nation will only be at most three square kilometers. The economic activities you can have in a thousand square kilometers far exceeds what you can do in 3 square kilometers. In Nigeria the Igbo people have access to much more land mass and territories for their businesses, social and political activities. In the case of a separation, that will limit the potential of the Igbo people.
Today, statistically, the Igbo people as I have said above, are the most enterprising people in Nigeria. As a result of their high level business activities the Igbo nation are responsible for between 60-70 percent of all imports into the Nigerian nation. Obviously, all these imports are being supplied to the Nigerian market. Nigeria provides for the Igbo people the market and the consumption of their goods and products imported. Their business acumen are being realized and better realized in a united nation than in a less and constrained geographical territory.
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How can the Igbo people claim marginalization when they are responsible for 70 percent of the imports of the whole country? If you take Nollywood for example, the Igbo people control that as well. Many other spheres and economic life of Nigeria are under the control of the Igbo people. It is therefore illogical to talk about marginalization. If the Igbo people have been marginalized as the Southern Sudanese were marginalized in Sudan, or as the English speaking people of Cameroon are marginalized in Cameroon, they would not have been allowed to control 70% of all imports. As of 2008, 80 percent of our movie industry was in the hands of the Igbo people. Many Nigerian cities and states are totally dominated by the Igbos with no mass killing or eviction. In fact many of them are not just welcomed, especially in the western part of Nigeria, South- South, and the middle belt, many of them are actually celebrated.
I recently watched the world conquering Nigerian U17 football team. How beautiful it was to see that no nationality was protesting or complaining of marginalization in the national team this time. The picture of the national team was such that at least six of all the players were from the east (Igbo), Five were from South-South, two were from the west and all the rest were derived from among the over 500 tribes of Nigeria. Not a single one from the north, yet nobody complained. In a society where there is discrimination and deprivation, they would not have allowed the Igbo to control the majority of the spots on the team. But thank God that today in Nigerian sports, we are getting to a place where if you are good enough, you are allowed to express and display your talent. Believe me, in marginalized societies it doesn’t matter how talented you are, you are still not allowed to take the place of the majority nation. Friends, Nigeria has gone a long way, let’s work together to make it even better.
The Igbo community has been a blessing in every part of Nigeria, including the north where there has been a form of massacre of the Igbo people and the Christians in general. Yet in spite of that, it is hard to claim injustice and marginalization just against the Igbo people as a policy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Neither can the Igbo people claim that the other 515 tribes and nationalities of Nigeria have conspired to discriminate against them. That cannot just be true, otherwise they would not have their businesses virtually in every town and village in Nigeria. As small as my village is, with only about 40 or so houses, our commerce is being controlled by the Igbo people and we are happy about it.
SEE ALSO: IGP Arase again warns pro-Biafra protesters
Now, let’s learn a lesson of wisdom from an adage that says when we are loved, we often think that it is because we are good that is why we are loved. But in the real sense it is those who love us that are good. So also is the case when we are received and accepted by other people, we often think that we are accepted because we are so good. Sometimes we think it is because we are smarter than the other people, other times we think it is because we are the only gifted people around, that is why we are accepted, but maybe not all the credit belongs to us. Maybe we should just as well give some credit to the people who are tolerating us. Do you think that aspect should be considered as well?
I am afraid that my brethren that are agitating for Biafra might just have fallen into this trap of thinking that they are better than other Nigerians. In the real sense that could be so in some things, but they too must admit that other Nigerian tribes, nationalities, people groups, might just have areas where they too are better. We are all people; meaning in some things we are better than others, and in some things we are not as good as others. This is how God has created life and this is how He has created diversity. God has made us to be diverse so that we can learn from each other. Meanwhile, there is no way we will be able to learn or receive from each other until we admit that others too are better than we are in some areas.
I am not a prophet neither am I the son of a prophet, but as a servant of God I would like to give a word of warning to my brethren who are agitating for Biafra. I wish to sound an alarm in your ears that we should learn from history. I can almost guarantee you by the Spirit of God that if Biafra eventually gains independence and breaks away from Nigeria, a civil war might soon ensue within Biafra itself. Besides God’s Spirit, my assertion is backed by history.
It is no news to Nigerians that our Igbo nation is probably the most divisive nationality within itself. No wonder when Enugu state was carved out of the old Anambra state, the division within the Igbo people came out with sirens blaring. The desire to have all the national cake of the state “only for our own people within our state” prompted the leadership of the then Enugu state to evict the Igbo people of Anambra state from their civil service. Such was the blatant demonstration of division even within the Igbo people that the indigenes of Anambra were sent back to their state.
If this is only a matter of state, what will happen when it is real national cake within Biafra itself? I hear all the time how my friends from Imo state complain about Anambra people. People from Abia state who are Igbos also attack Anambra people. The same is also true of the people from Enugu and Ebonyi. Everybody fighting for their own piece of cake. Nowhere was this more evident than recently when the immediate past governor of Abia State, Theodore A. Orji, sacked workers from Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo and Enugu from the state’s work force.
It is difficult to see how the Igbo people would manage to find a place for all their teeming population to return from all over parts of Nigeria if the states are already fighting over jobs and employment only for their indigenes. What will happen when suddenly millions of people have to come back home without jobs, housing or occupation? It is scary to imagine what would begin to happen within the Biafra nation. Students of contemporary history will tell us that this is the exact scenario of what happened in South Sudan. The civil war that ensued as a result of their independence is still going on as I am writing within the South Sudan Republic itself.
My brother, av read ur post though I didn't read everything bc I got bored by ur half truths based on ur obvious ignorance of d issues at hand. Igbo's according to u controls 70percent of d economy. Dis is not as a result of any govt patronage or encouragement but a proof of d power of God in the lives of d Igbos. Just 20 pounds given to them after d war, criminal changing of d currency and d immediate evil indigenisation policy yet the Igbos hav taken over d economy. U say their is no marginalization? It's either u are ignorant or u are being economical with d truth. Six service chiefs were appointed any Igbo, over 40 appointments were made wihout any Igbo. If those are not brazen acts of MARGINALIZATION, what are they? U wish Biafra evil and war bc south sudan is experiencing such. I wouldn't hav had problem if u had made it a personal wish but for saying it is by d Spirit of God, hmmm, REPENT B4 d wrath of God comes upon u. Biafra is God's country, the hope of d black man, the land of the rising sun, the kingdom of heaven on earth. ALL HAIL BIAFRA. https://www.today.ng/opinion/46163/biafra-already-exists?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by rallymento(m): 4:28pm On Dec 02, 2015
steppin:

Cry cry..

Smallie... this is not Cartoon Network or Boomerang nor your favorite show " Power Puff Girls" .

This is a matter of Life and death.....
go and sleep ok?
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Kenswitch(m): 4:28pm On Dec 02, 2015
Indeed and irrespective of his tribe he said the simplest truth that bitter so many prominent personnel like him, Senator Yerima my God bless u more.
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by tonychristopher: 4:36pm On Dec 02, 2015
CAN YOU ITEMIZE THIS PLS...SUCH A LONG BORE COPY AND PASTE.


LET IGBO CHART THEIR COURSE THE WAY ISREAL, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA AND SOUTH SUDAN ARE DOING. I THINK WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL TELL YOU THAT HE IS NOT OKAY AGAIN WITH YOUR FRIENSHIP...THE BEST THING AND MATURED THING IS TO LET HIM BE


WHY ALL THESE LONG LETTERS


winteric:
I am particularly astonished by my fellow countrymen who are agitating for an independent Biafran Republic. In my own opinion, I believe they already have it. There are no less than 5 autonomous states that are being ruled and governed by Igbo people. If you want to count just the Igbo nation, I don’t remember any time since the 1999 democracy, that a Hausa person or a representative of any other tribe has become the leader, governor or mayor of an Igbo state or city.
The Igbo people have their land to themselves. These lands have not been taken over by Yoruba, Hausa or any other nationality in Nigeria. Igbo still have their territory where they are predominantly populated. They have the right, freedom and the opportunity to build heaven on earth in their area, anytime if they so wish. If the Igbo man wants to make his own state or region better than any other state there is nothing stopping him from doing it. The only thing that will change, if they get an independent Biafra Republic, is just the name. They will still need to govern themselves, only this time without any allocation from the Federal Government of Nigeria. So can you imagine those Igbo states governing themselves but without any government allocation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria? To say the least, things will be much more difficult for those states.
As I am writing this, I can almost hear the objection coming from my Biafran brothers, I think some are thinking that “No, we are going to go with the oil states”, which means in their own understanding, the South-South states of Nigeria also belong to Biafra. I am not too good in the history of Biafra itself so I will not take it upon myself to say if this is true or not, but one thing I am sure of is that the South-South states will need to declare their willingness to join the Biafran state. So far, as far as I know, none of the South-South states are willing to join Biafra. Even if they will not remain in Nigeria, they would rather stand alone. As things are however, these states are more than willing to remain in the Nigerian Union. In fact I just watched a few days ago, the video address of one of the South-South governors, banning the Biafra demonstrations in his state.
Another major challenge that the Biafran agitations and its actualization will create for the new Biafran Republic is that, as of today, the Igbos are hugely scattered all over Nigeria. It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions of Igbos are living outside of their enclave. Let’s take just the South-South states for example; if all the South-South states choose to remain in Nigeria, that will cause a huge economic and humanitarian catastrophe for the Igbo people. Can you imagine a situation where all Igbo people are been evicted from the South-South states? I can only imagine what a catastrophe that would be if all the Igbo people were to leave Port Harcourt today. If all these people were to leave their businesses, connections and in some cases their family members only to go and create the Biafran nation, there is just no way the economy of the Biafran nation would be able to absorb these people. For some of the people themselves it would be too late to start all over again, some of them would simply not survive it. My dear Biafrans, a second thought must be given to the idea of separation from the Nigerian nation.
I have only mentioned the South-South region that only consists of 6 states. What will happen if we begin to talk about the economic and humanitarian consequences of evicting Igbo people from our two capitals, Lagos and Abuja? Igbo people control Nigeria, at least economically and socially, there is no official deprivation whatsoever in Nigeria for any tribe. Yes, I know of the killings in the northern part of Nigeria, but that is not a policy of deprivation if we are to talk about it. If there was such a policy, how come the Igbo people wield such a huge influence over the economy of the nation?
I know the objection of my Biafran friends, most of the agitators claim that they will be better off without Nigeria. If they could produce so much in Nigeria, the argument is that away from Nigeria they will produce much more; well I personally doubt it. Let’s look at the facts. If Igbo people could produce more, what stops them from producing more in their own states where they have the right and authority to build the nation of their dream? Why can’t they produce more where they govern themselves with little influence from the Hausa, Yoruba and Fulani people?
SEE ALSO: 4 Nigerian pilgrims declared missing after Mecca crane crash
I know there are a lot of thoughtful and analytical people in the Igbo nation. Let’s assume the Igbo people managed to get their Biafra Republic; that will limit their sphere of activities to the square kilometers that the Igbo nations control primarily. What that means in economic terms is that, for example, the Nigerian land mass is a thousand square kilometers; in that the Igbo nation will only be at most three square kilometers. The economic activities you can have in a thousand square kilometers far exceeds what you can do in 3 square kilometers. In Nigeria the Igbo people have access to much more land mass and territories for their businesses, social and political activities. In the case of a separation, that will limit the potential of the Igbo people.
Today, statistically, the Igbo people as I have said above, are the most enterprising people in Nigeria. As a result of their high level business activities the Igbo nation are responsible for between 60-70 percent of all imports into the Nigerian nation. Obviously, all these imports are being supplied to the Nigerian market. Nigeria provides for the Igbo people the market and the consumption of their goods and products imported. Their business acumen are being realized and better realized in a united nation than in a less and constrained geographical territory.
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How can the Igbo people claim marginalization when they are responsible for 70 percent of the imports of the whole country? If you take Nollywood for example, the Igbo people control that as well. Many other spheres and economic life of Nigeria are under the control of the Igbo people. It is therefore illogical to talk about marginalization. If the Igbo people have been marginalized as the Southern Sudanese were marginalized in Sudan, or as the English speaking people of Cameroon are marginalized in Cameroon, they would not have been allowed to control 70% of all imports. As of 2008, 80 percent of our movie industry was in the hands of the Igbo people. Many Nigerian cities and states are totally dominated by the Igbos with no mass killing or eviction. In fact many of them are not just welcomed, especially in the western part of Nigeria, South- South, and the middle belt, many of them are actually celebrated.
I recently watched the world conquering Nigerian U17 football team. How beautiful it was to see that no nationality was protesting or complaining of marginalization in the national team this time. The picture of the national team was such that at least six of all the players were from the east (Igbo), Five were from South-South, two were from the west and all the rest were derived from among the over 500 tribes of Nigeria. Not a single one from the north, yet nobody complained. In a society where there is discrimination and deprivation, they would not have allowed the Igbo to control the majority of the spots on the team. But thank God that today in Nigerian sports, we are getting to a place where if you are good enough, you are allowed to express and display your talent. Believe me, in marginalized societies it doesn’t matter how talented you are, you are still not allowed to take the place of the majority nation. Friends, Nigeria has gone a long way, let’s work together to make it even better.
The Igbo community has been a blessing in every part of Nigeria, including the north where there has been a form of massacre of the Igbo people and the Christians in general. Yet in spite of that, it is hard to claim injustice and marginalization just against the Igbo people as a policy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Neither can the Igbo people claim that the other 515 tribes and nationalities of Nigeria have conspired to discriminate against them. That cannot just be true, otherwise they would not have their businesses virtually in every town and village in Nigeria. As small as my village is, with only about 40 or so houses, our commerce is being controlled by the Igbo people and we are happy about it.
SEE ALSO: IGP Arase again warns pro-Biafra protesters
Now, let’s learn a lesson of wisdom from an adage that says when we are loved, we often think that it is because we are good that is why we are loved. But in the real sense it is those who love us that are good. So also is the case when we are received and accepted by other people, we often think that we are accepted because we are so good. Sometimes we think it is because we are smarter than the other people, other times we think it is because we are the only gifted people around, that is why we are accepted, but maybe not all the credit belongs to us. Maybe we should just as well give some credit to the people who are tolerating us. Do you think that aspect should be considered as well?
I am afraid that my brethren that are agitating for Biafra might just have fallen into this trap of thinking that they are better than other Nigerians. In the real sense that could be so in some things, but they too must admit that other Nigerian tribes, nationalities, people groups, might just have areas where they too are better. We are all people; meaning in some things we are better than others, and in some things we are not as good as others. This is how God has created life and this is how He has created diversity. God has made us to be diverse so that we can learn from each other. Meanwhile, there is no way we will be able to learn or receive from each other until we admit that others too are better than we are in some areas.
I am not a prophet neither am I the son of a prophet, but as a servant of God I would like to give a word of warning to my brethren who are agitating for Biafra. I wish to sound an alarm in your ears that we should learn from history. I can almost guarantee you by the Spirit of God that if Biafra eventually gains independence and breaks away from Nigeria, a civil war might soon ensue within Biafra itself. Besides God’s Spirit, my assertion is backed by history.
It is no news to Nigerians that our Igbo nation is probably the most divisive nationality within itself. No wonder when Enugu state was carved out of the old Anambra state, the division within the Igbo people came out with sirens blaring. The desire to have all the national cake of the state “only for our own people within our state” prompted the leadership of the then Enugu state to evict the Igbo people of Anambra state from their civil service. Such was the blatant demonstration of division even within the Igbo people that the indigenes of Anambra were sent back to their state.
If this is only a matter of state, what will happen when it is real national cake within Biafra itself? I hear all the time how my friends from Imo state complain about Anambra people. People from Abia state who are Igbos also attack Anambra people. The same is also true of the people from Enugu and Ebonyi. Everybody fighting for their own piece of cake. Nowhere was this more evident than recently when the immediate past governor of Abia State, Theodore A. Orji, sacked workers from Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo and Enugu from the state’s work force.
It is difficult to see how the Igbo people would manage to find a place for all their teeming population to return from all over parts of Nigeria if the states are already fighting over jobs and employment only for their indigenes. What will happen when suddenly millions of people have to come back home without jobs, housing or occupation? It is scary to imagine what would begin to happen within the Biafra nation. Students of contemporary history will tell us that this is the exact scenario of what happened in South Sudan. The civil war that ensued as a result of their independence is still going on as I am writing within the South Sudan Republic itself.

https://www.today.ng/opinion/46163/biafra-already-exists?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by alaskido(m): 4:55pm On Dec 02, 2015
The Nigerian Army has not been able to defeat Boko Haram completely and they are talking about dealing with Biafra. If the Igbos, Ijaws, Ogonis, Awkabomites and Crossriverians pull their resources together to declare a separate country from Nigeria, do you think the military can defeat them?

This is not 1967 when there were no arms in the hands of the south-south or south-east. Now there are arms everywhere. Fire for fire.

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Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Nobody: 4:55pm On Dec 02, 2015
Laid2001:
"Omo ale tii fi owo osi juwe ile baba re"

Above is if you are YORUBA at all.

As for the Igbos, it is quite simple to get their Biafra with the following steps; I can assure u its going to work out successfully. if u can unite and follow the following steps then I can tell you, welcome to the Republic of Biafra in advance.
STEP 1
withdraw all ur services from Nigeria and render the Nigerians as u are the backbone of the country
STEP 2
Withdraw your kinsmen who are public office holders e.g Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, Peter Obi the D.G of S.E.C
STEP 3
Reject all the ministerial nomination from the so called Nigeria.
STEP 4
Endeavour to reject Federal Allocation. u re very industrious people u will be better off without it
STEP 5
Stop all form of importation through the Nigerian sea port so that Nigeria will crumble without ur Tax
STEP 6
Recall all your sons and daughters from all parts of Nigeria to relocate to home until this fight is over then Nigeria can beg them to come back as expatriate
STEP 7
Lock up all ur shops in idumota, Alaba international, Kano main market, and every other market even in the remote villages across the country.
STEP 8
Go beyond closing of the Niger bridge stop all Nigerians from buying or selling in Onitsha Main market or Ariaria market in Aba.
STEP 9
Make sure u make ur Visa very hard for Nigerians.
STEP 10
This fight can be achieved without Violence just like south Sudan. Finally, make sure u dont fight it with weapons.
Igbo kwenu!!! hee!


Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Nobody: 6:18pm On Dec 02, 2015
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by Jyah01: 6:53pm On Dec 02, 2015
The Igbos have shown their desperation about our resources from the Niger Delta. U can't deceive us because we have more land mass n states than the Igbos n cannot join ur huge populated selfish n greedy tribes. Even if we cannot follow Nigeria we prefer our Middle Belters. We are Nigerians, we only need resource control.
Re: Senator Yerima: "Biafra Struggle Is Legitimate" - Daily Times by misterawo: 7:27pm On Dec 02, 2015
You cannot defeat an idea whose time has come. You defeat idea with a better idea. Till then, there won't be any realistic chance of stopping the Biafra movement. I guess Buhari is not so daft to understand that. Killing of 1 million people 45 yrs ago could not bury the idea. Maybe Buhari thinks that genocide can. Those Lagos-Ibadan press cheering him to use arm to subdue the protesters will be the first to abandon him when he's docked at Hague after many years of protracted civil war. Government should handle this with care.

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