daylife7:

threat to ur security indeed....

superstar1:


It would have been nicer if you wrote this the day fulani herdsmen looted your land in Enugu and still got your indigenes arrested and you still had to bail yourselves out with money on your own soil.

There is nothing that beats that than what is called "chest beating", that some family of King Kongs are known for.

Kingspin:
I thought the man and his fellowers are not important, why so much talk about them? Them trying to leave Nigeria dey pain u pass? Nawoh.

nextstep:


Those potentials are severely limited if Biafra is honest with itself and really keeps to the core Igbo states and not involve Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, or Akwa ibom.

Though filled with very resourceful and hardworking people, the real Biafra (Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo) is a tiny, densely populated, landlocked area with little oil. Look deeply in your heart and you will see this is true. It will still need to learn to play nicely with the remainder of Nigeria in order to access those resources it aims to control. It will need to negotiate for access to the seas, to the lower parts of the Niger, to access gas for its industries, to get the iron, silica, and other ores not found within its borders. It will have to cede all its industries (or pay heavily to retain control of them) that are presently outside its borders, and be prepared to pay tariffs for exporting goods to other parts of Nigeria. It should leave other peoples who dot want to join it alone.

It seems a lot easier to just learn to play good politics with everybody else, rather than just picking up your ball and breaking away, while bullying others to join you because you know you can't do it alone.

pyxon:




fear fear. That's why your high and mighty lord Tinubu could not tell Buhari directly that the fuel scarcity faced by the country is a symbolic shame, instead he directed this anger to an innocent Kachikwu.

otiigba1:
brilliant sarcsm! My tooth and tongue almost fell out trying to read this your comedic sketch? He sure will definitely HEND up HIN OSPITUL.

garriboy:


That you got 40 likes for such a statement full of sentiments is a clear indication of our hopelessness in this country (and yea, I know you are already assuming I'm Ibo)

Andf for the 40 of you please tell me JUST ONE thing you are gaining individually from this United Nigeria and also ONLY ONE thing you will loose if the country divides. Just something to show your reason for hating Kanu.

SailorXY:

I find it funny when people like you speak on behalf of a location comprising people of different ethnicity. The coined political South South in today's Nigeria is nothing, divide & rule doesn't fool anybody anymore.

How many states have you been to in Nigeria sef? I have served or stayed in 28 states of Nigeria & I can boldly tell you that "One Nigeria" is the biggest scam known to man!
As much as I know you are an impostor claiming crap you not as if it will add £££ to your bank account, let me clear your doubt - the set up of the country is for family & friends. You can take this to the bank.

Please who are you to speak for a whole 'political' region?

christinie:
I BE 'E' WILL. LOL.

GenBuhari:
[size=13pt]Kanu is working for the UK secret service.

clearly there is a debate about whether he is a security threat.
Mr President has wisely decided to lock the slowpoke up whilst the debate continues.

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SailorXY:

I find it funny when people like you speak on behalf of a location comprising people of different ethnicity. The coined political South South in today's Nigeria is nothing, divide & rule doesn't fool anybody anymore.

How many states have you been to in Nigeria sef? I have served or stayed in 28 states of Nigeria & I can boldly tell you that "One Nigeria" is the biggest scam known to man!
As much as I know you are an impostor claiming crap you not as if it will add £££ to your bank account, let me clear your doubt - the set up of the country is for family & friends. You can take this to the bank.

Please who are you to speak for a whole 'political' region?

superstar1:


At least someone spoke on the crisis from our side, tell us one person that has dared to speak from the land of chest beaters.

They always come to the party very late, when the party is almost over.

afroxyz:
If that IPOD gangster is claiming British citizenship, then why is he agitating for a self emancipation from Nigeria? Is this not a paradox?

nextstep:


I'm just pointing out that the motives for Biafra claiming those places are purely for its self interest, and there is nothing wrong with that. Every country and its peoples must pursue foremost their own self interest.

I acknowledge the hard work and resourcefulness of my Igbo brothers; and in fact am jealous of it. I understand that industry is the key to prosperity. However, to exclude natural resources from any national plan does not make sense, and since this is what any sane country would do, I include it in my list of motives for including non-"core Igbo" in the Biafra struggle.

Every part of the world has certain amounts of deposits of different resources. It makes sense that there are oil deposits in Imo and Anambra (given proximity to existing oilfield further south), but perhaps not as readily available, or as cheap, or as plentiful as other parts of the country. Besides, the rigs in the delta are already there, whereas it would take years for the ones you speak about to be fully operational. I also mentioned access to sea and arable land.

These are tactical things I would keep in mind if I was planning a new country.

Control of natural resources (oil, minerals, ores, water, etc) has been at the heart of most wars and agitations for independence, and there is nothing unique here (vis-a-vis America, Canada, China, Russia, France, etc) that can convince me that the oilfields in the Niger Delta are not a major component of Biafra's plans

nextstep:


Those potentials are severely limited if Biafra is honest with itself and really keeps to the core Igbo states and not involve Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, or Akwa ibom.

Though filled with very resourceful and hardworking people, the real Biafra (Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo) is a tiny, densely populated, landlocked area with little oil. Look deeply in your heart and you will see this is true. It will still need to learn to play nicely with the remainder of Nigeria in order to access those resources it aims to control. It will need to negotiate for access to the seas, to the lower parts of the Niger, to access gas for its industries, to get the iron, silica, and other ores not found within its borders. It will have to cede all its industries (or pay heavily to retain control of them) that are presently outside its borders, and be prepared to pay tariffs for exporting goods to other parts of Nigeria. It should leave other peoples who dot want to join it alone.

It seems a lot easier to just learn to play good politics with everybody else, rather than just picking up your ball and breaking away, while bullying others to join you because you know you can't do it alone.

nextstep:

I wholeheartedly agree that human resource (talent) is most important to a people's prosperity. I have mentioned my admiration for that quality in my Igbo brethren, and it explains how developed countries got to that stage. No argument there.



With the exception of Japan, which is notable for not having much natural resources, all the other countries in your list have oil. They may not be major exporting, or may not even be actively exploiting it today, but do in fact have some oil. In fact, it was the availability of oil near Aberdeen, Scotland, that laid the foundation for modern refinery. Don't forget that ships, planes, rockets and cars were running on petroleum long before its discovery in Africa and the Middle East. And that gas lamps were lighting up the streets of Europe, Asia, and America long before (late 1800s) the first flare in the Niger Delta.



Landmass is not as important as access to the sea, and most Western European countries have access to the sea. It's so important that not a few wars were fought in Europe over the past few centuries. Nonetheless the landmasses of various countries (via google, in square miles):

France - 248,573
Spain - 194,845
Japan - 145,925
Germany - 137,903
Italy - 116,347
Great Britain - 88,745
Biafra (including SS) - 29,848
Biafra (core Igbo) - 16,000 estimated

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So Great Britain is about 5.5 times the size the core-Igbo Biafra I speak about, which is also landlocked. It is my contention that access to sea for trade and diplomacy, land mass for farming, and a larger pool of natural resources are factors that influence the desire for Biafra to include the SS

I will add Israel for comparison: 8,020 square miles, with few natural resources. Note that it has access to the sea, extremely volatile relations with neighbors, was actually carved out of existing countries, and would not survive without ongoing financial, military and diplomatic support from USA and UK.



My understanding is actually the inverse: most SS people have wised up and are not in support of it, but there are vocal pockets that seem to think they would be better of in Biafra than in Nigeria, but I truly believe will be sorely disappointed. Your assumption of our automatic support, I must say, also rubs us the wrong way.

We should continue the civil discource, and I firmly believe that I am right, with as much conviction as you believe you are right.

menxer:
Very ironic.

Seeking to be protected by Britain (the mother) from Nigeria (her child).

They want Freedom from Nigeria but not from Britain. Very thoughtful.

superstar1:
1. Where is the copy of the email? What kind of lazy journalism is this?

2. The British High Commission has been visiting him and yet Kanu's lawyer still wrote on behalf of his client, pleading to be visited and not to be abandoned? The UK has abandoned the mofo to his fate.

3. Someone should tell that loud mouthed Dilector aka The Lunatic Bleaching Yellow Pawpaw that the combo of UK, US and EU cannot save him. He is a genocide inciting f00l, violence inspiring criminal, an enemy of the state and a wanna-be rebel and warlord.

By the time Nigeria is through with him, when next he is coming to the world and he sees letter N starting the name of the country he wants to be sent to, he will not wait to listen to the remaining letters before opting not to come again.

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 8

You and your likes: Continue to live in denial.
The most rich countries in the world today have no crude oil; some of thew countries are even landlocked - eg Switzerland.

Make una continue to fight for FAILED One Nigeria because you are most diffident, you don't believe that some parts of Nigeria can survive without crude oil proceeds. I laugh in Malay again. Next in Chinese.

Nnamdi Kanu is not your enemy, he only told you the truth: the truth is that One Nigeria has failed the millions of people it was crafted to uplift their humanity. So it is time to try other countries from Nigeria.

osebe:
The same attitude of being a vindictive ethnic jingoist Buhari exhibited in the 80's is what is playing out now.How can the president of a country scorn court orders with so much impunity? Leaders ought to lead by examples.He should take a cue from Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa . It's a shame Buhari has come to take Nigeria backward.

GenBuhari:
Kanu is working for the UK secret service.

clearly there is a debate about whether he is a security threat.
Mr President has wisely decided to lock the slowpoke up whilst the debate continues.

daylife7:

He is exercising his fundamental human right;
freedom of speech,
freedom of lawful association
the same way u re exercising urs in NL
so security threat here is ambiguous
The security threat here is Buhari ...

emmy4life02:

we will nt give up bro. I like d spirit

superstar1:
1. Where is the copy of the email? What kind of lazy journalism is this?

2. The British High Commission has been visiting him and yet Kanu's lawyer still wrote on behalf of his client, pleading to be visited and not to be abandoned? The UK has abandoned the mofo to his fate.

3. Someone should tell that loud mouthed Dilector aka The Lunatic Bleaching Yellow Pawpaw that the combo of UK, US and EU cannot save him. He is a genocide inciting f00l, violence inspiring criminal, an enemy of the state and a wanna-be rebel and warlord.

By the time Nigeria is through with him, when next he is coming to the world and he sees letter N starting the name of the country he wants to be sent to, he will not wait to listen to the remaining letters before opting not to come again.