eph12:

Wait! If the HQ is situated in Ibadan per se does it mean only an Ibadan person can be the governor?

MrOdyssey:


Then simply ask ur president to call for a referendum. u know the course of the igbos is really simple.
"We ain't interested in the union pls let us go". it baffles me how these simple requests seem to be creating so much bad blood and ill-will if truly the igbos ain't instrumental to the continous growth of the entity -Nigeria

Oblang:


Is it abt who is gov or how they will be in touch with the locals.. Gej was president for 6yrs . tell me how does that change the life of his SS ppl?

morbeta:
The biggest fear of the west nd north is igbo dominance. How can the people of igbo land given only 20 naira after the war now control abuja nd lagos nd dominated education for 13yrs running now both secondary nd university. They dominate in USA ND LONDON. 5 MAYOR'S IN USA.2 STAFF IN WHITE HOUSE. 4 ENGINEERS IN AEROSPACE CENTER. DEPUTY LEADER LABOUR PARTY UK 2 MAYOR'S UK.68 professor's in usa 48 in UK 148 medical doctors usa 112 uk. This is all on merit.

So we understand their fears.

jay2pee:
who gave this man weed again??

watchindelta:
becuz Yorubas n northerners hat dem. even with d hatred n suppress dey are still going stronger. jst imagine make dem gv Igbo the number 10 rule to play. comot hatred u will see tins.

seunmsg:


Please, let's understand each other clearly. I am not against the call for restructuring. I have listened to different people make the call and they all have varying opinions on the exact structure that we should transit to. What I want to see is a coordinated view on restructuring. Not the present call that is been pushed by various tribal/political interest. Should we restructure to regionalism or should we maintain the current 36 states structure? Should we adopt the 50 states recommendation of Jonathan's confab? Should we devolve more powers to the current state structure and reduce the power of the federal government? These and many more are the issues that I want the proponents of restructuring to clearly define instead of each person pushing different versions.

Again, people like me are sceptical of the interest of the proponents of restructuring because they often limit their argument to resource control. Which resources do they want to control? The resources deposited by God under the land and in the deep water? Did the resources get there by the hard work of any tribe or just by God's magnanimity? You can decide to be emotional about this but I will be pragmatic. Natural resources should be put to the benefit of all citizens of the country and not to a particular state or region. What is the productivity of these oil states apart from oil? Akwa Ibom collects the highest revenue among the states, what is her productivity apart from oil? Nothing! Why should Osun or Gombe be forced to be productive and Akwa Ibom is excused? We should encourage general productivity and not excuse others. What the proponents of resource control want is an unequal union where a region will be stupendously rich while the others are in abject poverty. That is unfair if you ask me.

victorvezx:
I think this man made a lot of sense. He said people should ask Ibe Kachikwu about people who has oil blocks, and he said u will be shocked. He was referring to the people of the south who have believed in the propaganda that the north controls more than half of the oil blocks. He is now challenging u igbos and Niger delta people to look for Ibe Kachikwu and ask him who and who owns oil blocks, because he has the record. Prepare to be shocked, I guarantee u.

tiwiex:

Wetin concern me and you how the igbos survive? Are you saying you don't want them to go because you love them more than they love themselves?
Ok, they agree they will suffer but they want to go. Why would you stop them. From your assertions, they need Nigeria more than Nigeria needs them. Meaning Nigeria will be better off without them. So, why not let them go?

victorvezx:
This man said the whole truth and nothing but the truth. People from the south east should tell us how they can survive without Nigeria. And please, stop mentioningthe millions of igbos that successfully doing business in other parts of Nigeria, they are not with u in ur show of shame. According to statistics, after the north, the south east is the most under developed, it is also the poorest region in the south. What exactly do the south east contribute to the economy that makes them think we can't do without them. This man just exposed the whole truth. I am expecting people from the south east not to believe him, because to them, everybody from the north is an almajiri or illiterate.

BuariCopyPaste:
Ofcos Buhari favored the Igbos to be the tribe with zero presence of federal projects...

Igbos are favored to be ignored in political appointments....

Who says Igbos are not favored to be shot at when they protest

arewafederation:


You can't be too sure about that. The only way to make such conclusion is through a referendum which cannot hold because of the negligible number of people agitating for "divorce".



Why?

I bet many here as usual, dropped their comments without reading the interview.

victorvezx:

They say truth is bitter. The man just spoke the bitter truth. They will never refute the points he made, but instead insult him, because they are so pained of the truth. He exposed them

tonio2wo:


You that read it, does the SE/SS have more appointment than the north in this administration?

You can lie to me no problem but be truthful to yourself! Answer me o!

seunmsg:
Very brilliant and straight forward interview. The guy made lots of very valid points that can't be disputed. The issue of restructuring for example is a very vague concept that needs to be clearly defined. Is it just about revenue sharing or a total collapse of the current federal structure for a new system?

I am from Ekiti and I can assure you that I will never support a system whereby my people will have to be going to a regional HQ in Ibadan just to get a local school rehabilitated or to get a local road constructed. An Imo person will also never agree to any structure that will yoke him under an Anambra man. So, when we shout restructuring, we should take time to define exactly what we really want.

mekuzi200:

Dude we know your anti-igbo snag on this forum. For you to open your mouth and say Igboland is the least developed in the entire country speaks volume. Yet, you guys will not allow them to go. For your information, the entire South East and Igboid South South wants out of this country.
We want a country where everybody will have a stake, not were few individuals will be eating at the detriment of the many.
You are not Igbo so you will never understand. However, you are free to hate and castigate what is beyond you.

giftft:



http://sunnewsonline.com/buhari-favoured-south-east-more-than-north-buba-galadima/

AntiIPOOP:
But my flat head brothers from the red mud republic won't see this. They hate anything Hausa/ Muslim.

jay2pee:
who gave this man weed again??

AntiIPOOP:
But my flat head brothers from the red mud republic won't see this. They hate anything Hausa/ Muslim.

seunmsg:


No! I can still withstand going to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital for such issues.