blues20:
When we get our priorities right, the rest will fall in place. Its a pity that this beautiful thread is been ignored.

QuotaSystem:


It was bound to be ignored because it's full of truth for the easterners, doesn't attack the North or West, and doesn't insult Buhari.

Goodness knows what kind of Ijaw jazz GEJ has over the Ibos.

Proudlyngwa:
Very lovely thread, but do you want an insightful discussion or a tribe bashing thread.
If you are game let's go.

Igbo's (MOST) voted for Jonathan, because they see all notheners as Hausa and mostly below their level, yet has been ruling them .
With Jonathan on the scene, it was believed the tide had changed, we were no longer under an Aboki, most erroneously believed GEJ will either hand over to an Igbo President or divide Nigeria. Unfortunately Goodluck was a good man, not a good politician . The bottom line, he lost without achieving anything for his region. The Igbo's felt betrayed by Jega and the rest is history.

QuotaSystem:


That idiocy has been the root of a lot of Ibo problems in Nigeria.

One should be ashamed to even say that he is better than the person that has been dominating him politically and economically since 1914 till this day.

I'm open to an objective debate with you on this.

Proudlyngwa:

Discussion or debate,
I just want a better Eastern region

QuotaSystem:


I'm humbled by your sincerity.

illuminated93:
I'm a lover of the biafra ideology; why ?Because I know we, igbos have no future under one nigeria. To that extent I wish for a biafra where fairness will take centre stage.

Just this afternoon,I read that,the federal government have resolved to cite a seaport in badagry. What do we expect,this is a government of the yorubas and hausas,so it's only right for them to do well for their regions.
must you wait for fg to build sea port for you if you're serious get concession

An ijaw man was president for 6yrs,he never completed the 2nd niger bridge,he never allowed igbos to make use of the onne seaport;The other day Apc had the guts to ask bayelsans to show them one single structure Gej gave them other than a university,do you blame them?
yet una carry d mumu for head till today
To the igbos,we don't need to clamour for or defend jonathan,this same man is in favour of one nigeria. So what are we talking about? The need to draw all our investments back home,the need to admonish our senators to present bills that will help us make use of the seaports in Delta,Portharcourt and calabar. With this, we will be fine,and we can leave lagos for the lagosian. Its a shame igbos don't get their priorities right,if we get this one's, naturally over time a broad coalition of economically empowered easterners capable of challenging the government will spring up,then biafra won't be a mirage.
Cc
Conqueredwest
Cheruv
Israeliairforce
Adaure4ever

All concerned igbos, excluding the Hausa/fulani ,yoruba and rev fr Ejike mbaka can have their say.

Proudlyngwa:
Very lovely thread, but do you want an insightful discussion or a tribe bashing thread.
If you are game let's go.

Igbo's (MOST) voted for Jonathan, because they see all notheners as Hausa and mostly below their level, yet has been ruling them .
With Jonathan on the scene, it was believed the tide had changed, we were no longer under an Aboki, most erroneously believed GEJ will either hand over to an Igbo President or divide Nigeria. Unfortunately Goodluck was a good man, not a good politician . The bottom line, he lost without achieving anything for his region. The Igbo's felt betrayed by Jega and the rest is history.

blues20:

Error. The same Igbos that voted for Yar'adua.... It is obvious that they saw a better candidate in the person of Jonathan than what we have now. Igbos are realist; you should know that, we don't look on where you're coming from but what you can deliver. This current administration is nothing but paragon of nepotism and supremacy of the highest order. We should not be crucify for excising our democratic right in which ever way we choose to. capish.

Proudlyngwa:

Igbo's voted for PDP not yaradua,
Let's be sincere, majority of our votes never counted before the last elections,
Majority Igbo States were PDP dominated. If I remember the emergence or Yaradu was met with ridicule and scorn, because he was adjourned to be sick, We had a candidate in OUK then, why didn't we support him,

blues20:

Agreed, majority voted for PDP, but don't forget that he, Yar'adua, was a likable personality that endears him to the heart of indigbo.... Besides, its only in South East that you have three parties thriving. That speaks volume of our democratic spirit. Nigerians don't understand us, which is one of her underlying problems.

Proudlyngwa:

YarAdua was a likeable figure, agreed.
We only knew about him during his campaign and his short stint at presidency, before then we didn't know much about him, and didn't like him because we saw him as Obasanjo's stooge.
Our only pacification, was after his two terms it will be our turn to produce the president.
Had Yaradua lived till today, An Igbo man would have been the President.

As for other Nigerians not understanding us, majority of our actions via victim mentality makes it difficult

illuminated93:


Just this afternoon,I read that,the federal government have resolved to cite a seaport in badagry. What do we expect,this is a government of the yorubas and hausas,so it's only right for them to do well for their regions

ther than a university,do you blame them?

blues20:

If you will agree with me, Igbos don't vote on tribal line. Our votes lies on who represents our best interest. This is fact; backtrack to history and you will find numerous example. After all, Jonathan is not Igbo, neither Obasanjo. Nigerians always expect us to vote in a certain way, for a selected candidate, a predictable anointed chosen one, which is completely against the tenet of true democracy. As per the victim mentality, I don't subscribe to it, but for every effect, there must be a cause. The victim mentality, was not self-inflicted.... the Nigerian State have really dealt with the Igbos; and thus the cry.

oduastates:


Do not start rewrite the history of a project that is still not on the ground.
Badagry sea port like Eko Atlantic,Lekki free trade zone etc is a Lagos state government initiative . Get that ?
I N I T I A T I V E
Something done by

1 people who think .
2 people who are doers
3 people with foresight
4 People who plan
5 People not eating the future

The federal government is just tagging along .

blues20:

If you will agree with me, Igbos don't vote on tribal line. Our votes lies on who represents our best interest. This is fact; backtrack to history and you will find numerous example. After all, Jonathan is not Igbo, neither Obasanjo. Nigerians always expect us to vote in a certain way, for a selected candidate, a predictable anointed chosen one, which is completely against the tenet of true democracy. As per the victim mentality, I don't subscribe to it, but for every effect, there must be a cause. The victim mentality, was not self-inflicted.... the Nigerian State have really dealt with the Igbos; and thus the cry.

Our votes lies on who represents our best interest.

The victim mentality, was not self-inflicted

SonofDevil:

[b]Is there a period of time in nigeria's history that igbos vote against sitting gov[/b]t, the real voters of democracy re from SW and NC region no govt has. Been able to win landslide. Victory in an election that speaks volume.

The likes of SE&SS and NE&NW voting pattern re the same .

There was a point in time in south west where 3 a party rules too

Ondo state- mimiko (labour party)

Lagos state fashola. (ACN)


Ekiti state fayose (PDP)