justbusy:
May God bless you, and make you a blessing unto others! You're a wise fellow!

Deadlytruth:
When the SS had the challenges of ecological damage from oil exploration and the issue of not having ever produced the president of Nigeria they agitated all alone and got solutions all by themselves. When SW felt their brother, Abiola, was cheated over June 12 issue they fought it alone and got a solution though not exactly as they wanted. But each time the SE has a challenge, rather than go it alone, they quickly tag the SS. Why?

Ogonimilitant:
we are one. We have chosen to align with them as you have chosen to align with the north.

Deadlytruth:


The people you have chosen to align with have continued to mock the memory of Ken Saro Wiwa the Ogoni man who laid down his life for the emancipation of the SS. They claim they mock him because he joined the Nigerian side against Ojukwu. Yes he actually did, but it was in revenge of Ojukwu's earlier of taking sides with One-Nigeria too to crush Isaac Adaka Boro's declaration of the Niger Delta Republic. You may decide to align with them and I respect your freedom of association, but my own part of the SS has not and will not align with them. Rather we'll seek our own separate Republic from Nigeria.

omonnakoda:
Well clearly you are an expert in ho matters ? Is that an inheritance?

Ogonimilitant:
my brother, I will really like to know why you are not happy that SS/SE are coming together to fight a common enemy the North. The days of propaganda are gone. All the oil Wells in the SS are in the hands of North and SW. If you are really from SS, you need to change your thinking.

The North have succeeded in using propaganda to divide us. No region can be a truer ally than SE.

OfoIgbo: 3:18pm
It is in this sort of conference that I will expect to see the Anambra governor and Anambra heavyweights. Not a mumu jamboree frontlined by Okorocha and the total dullard that claims to be the governor of Enugu state. A collection of boy-boys answering "Yes Massa" to the mumu at Aso.

I hope Anambra or Abia chieftains take total control of these meetings, and they should cut down to a bare minimum, any meetings planned to hold in Enugu, thus limiting the chances of the Enugu dullard governor, chairing it and introducing a unfocused leadership and perhaps even acting as Buhari's mole in the whole process.
How very deeply we miss Uche Chukwumerije

Deadlytruth:



Thanks very much.
I actually don't buy into the perception that the North or Yorubas have used propaganda to divide us against the SE. We were never actually united with them at any time. it was not Northerners that told me that Ojukwu crushed Niger Delta Republic. It was not Northern propaganda that told me Biafran soldiers invaded my hometown in 1967.
They SE were the ones who gave the North power over the South.
I agree that the oil wells are mostly in the hands of North and SW. My own part of the SS has very little oil but abundant gas deposit, limestone, marble, gold, and other solid minerals which only Yorubas and Hausas are given license to quarry and mine right on my land. This ugly trend came into being through the unitary system imposed on Nigeria in 1966 by Ironsi, a SE soldier. Before then each region controlled its resources by retaining 75% of revenue generated in their domain and paying only 25% to the centre. The North controlled their groundnuts, the West controlled their cocoa while the East controlled their oil palm. The Southern minorities had virtually nothing but accepted their fate like that and did not try to benefit from other people's resources. But as soon as oil and gas were discovered in large quantities for the Southern minorities too to start enjoying their own 75% derivation Ironsi came and dismantled resource control and then Gowon came and worsened it further, then OBJ came and buried it completely. That was how the SE pioneered what we now suffer till today. If ironsi had left the federal structure he met I doubt a Yoruba man or Hausa man could have owned oil wells in the SS today under true federalism. Even if we join the SE in Biafra I have the feeling that they too will do to us exactly what the North and SW are doing to us now.
Moreover Biafran soldiers committed mayhem against my people during the war and I don't need northerners to tell me that.
That is why I believe more in a purely SS affair than going with any part of WAZOBIA.

Ogonimilitant:
let stop living in the past and face the future. Germany and US were once enemies. Japan and US were at war with each other before but they are allies today. The worst thing that can happen SS is to be in enmity with their neighbour SE. Well majority of my people are not towing your line. I don't know the part of SS you come from. But the truth is that we no longer think the way you are are thinking.

Abacha killed Ken Sarowiwa and many of our leaders. Well I still respect your views

NormalCodes:
NNAMDI KANU said it that they are coming to kills us, that we need guns n bullets to defend our selves...
All of u evil politicians of south east said he is preaching hate, then connived with Buhari and lock him up....
So why the complain now. The only good u selfish and devilish governors and senators can do us is to press for the innocent man release and subsequently work towards SNC to either restructure or outright freedom or u shut up ur mouths.

lalasticlala.

Ogonimilitant:
let stop living in the past and face the future. Germany and US were once enemies. Japan and US were at war with each other before but they are allies today. The worst thing that can happen SS is to be in enmity with their neighbour SE. Well majority of my people are not towing your line. I don't know the part of SS you come from. But the truth is that we no longer think the way you are are thinking.

Abacha killed Ken Sarowiwa and many of our leaders. Well I still respect your views

Realman87:


Don't mind him. I don't think he is from the SS. we will not allow him take us 40yrs back.

Deadlytruth:

This is exactly the kind of attitude that gives some of us fear of the SS/SE union. When one points out grey areas that should be honestly addressed the next thing is "He is not from the SS". Well let us see how that will really help the SS/SE unity.

Deadlytruth:


Our SE brothers have not stopped mocking Saro Wiwa and Isaac Boro. I see lots of their mockery here on NL and all over the internet. Some of them even still claim they have not forgiven us for "betraying" them during the war. That means they too are still holding on to the past. So why should we too not live in the past when they refuse to let go of that very past? If they too had had the opportunity of owning oil blocs in the SS they would not have rejected it.
I will begin to take them seriously if they first appologise to us for their own provocation that made us "betray" them. Only then shall we too apologize for 'betraying' them. Then we can start from there.
Genuine reconciliation must be based on truth and not on expediency or falsehood.
The Germany and USA you mentioned actually reconciled but only after they told each other the truth and each one accepted where they were wrong. Even UK which killed US soldiers are now friends with US after UK admitted it wronged US. Same in SA between the whites and Blacks. But in Nigeria that is not the case. Our supposed brothers have continued to beat their chests, defend and justify all their evil actions against us.
But let me ask you why you believe we must align with them rather than go entirely on our own?
Is it that without them we can't survive on our own?
That we are eager to exit Nigeria does not mean we should close our eyes and just leave it anyhow together with a people who are likely to marginalize us in the new Republic. When Southern Sudan was leaving Sudan they did not really examine all areas of possible future disagreements in the new Republic. They just got out anyhow thinking it would automatically be blissful. But today South Sudan has been at war within itself after getting their country. In fact the war is being fought between the part that has oil and the other part that hasn't. But while they were all under Northern Sudan's domination they had thought they were brothers and natural allies. This is likely to be the case in a SS/SE Biafra.
The current SS people have never ill treated one another, we have no record of fighting one another over resources, we hardly insult one another even if we disagree, we politely exchange opinions. But once you disagree with an Igbo man the next thing is insults and name calling. I am honestly scared of being in a country with such people.
I therefore still prefer that SS goes solo,
or in a worse case scenario my state alone becomes a republic of its own, and I'll be more comfortable like Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, etc which are very small countries but with excellent economies.
I am from Edo State if you care to know. We learn everyday.
I still sincerely respect your freedom of association anyway because you have your genuine reasons just like I have mine. Thanks once again.

rexzqcom:


Ondo too. Time our political leaders start putting their security votes to use. If Fulanis can posses guns to protect their cows, our vigilante should be equally licensed with guns to protect lifes, and our productive farms properties.

Ogonimilitant:
my brother you made a point some how. But SS should leave, we will not leave as a geographical region. There are people that see them selves as more politically one with the Igbos. My people are OK with the union and some some people who are Igbos in our region would want to join them.

Remember there are igbos in our Region. SS having our own country will be difficult I must tell you. Although I would love if it can happen.

Ogonimilitant:
my brother you made a point some how. But SS should leave, we will not leave as a geographical region. There are people that see them selves as more politically one with the Igbos. My people are OK with the union and some some people who are Igbos in our region would want to join them.

Remember there are igbos in our Region. SS having our own country will be difficult I must tell you. Although I would love if it can happen.

meolaniyi:
this igbo people will deal with you. You better use your sense. All they want is your oil. Don't allow them in your union. They know they can't survive without you. You people will make a big mistake. Thank God for people like deadly truth. I love that guy. Igbos are wicked

Highbhee:
Invite S/W or notin...Notin fruitful can come out of the summit...State has no power over Any security...We are not Afraid of Anybody ....hope u heard what Ajimobi said earlier?....Unite or Not.....we are not calling for Igbo nd ijaw Unity....it yields notin dan Hypocrite

deluxez12:

go n meet ur northern gods stfu

cheruv:

Its better not to bring an ant infested wood into your home to avoid lizardic visitors

Kay17:


To whom are the vigilantes accountable to?

Ogonimilitant:
I think so too

Deadlytruth:


This is exactly the kind of attitude that gives some of us fear of the SS/SE union. When one points out grey areas that should be honestly addressed the next thing is "He is not from the SS". Well let us see how that will really help the SS/SE unity.