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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by niyi123: 9:57pm On Oct 12, 2016
See as they are looking like mumu, our well trained sister is educating them.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by omololu2020(m): 10:00pm On Oct 12, 2016
foladara777:

Actually... There are notable distinguishing features which might make it difficult for d same dynamic to apply here.
- USSR was a union of previously well structured and established states, it was too large and complex to succeed forever. While Nigeria is a federal state which has a fundamental constitutional feature the repudiation of secession.
- The USSR was launched when revolutionists overthrew the government... Do the igbos have the military might to oppose the Nigerian army??
it is because of !diot like you that africa/Nigeria is where it is today
If the ibos feel they want to secede,why should there be war
It is you and your family that will go n fight the war against thrm(biafrans)

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by omololu2020(m): 10:03pm On Oct 12, 2016
back2sender:

This ipod yoot people are thugs, you can see criminality written over them.
If they want to separate they should take up arms against the country and not all this noise making.
The brushing we will give them, and thier brothers from ogogoro republic.
I don sharp my cutlass very well and ready to acquire all those shops in alaba, idumota, orile after this are the spoils of war and LAGOS IS OUR LAND.
i stand with DSS AND PRESIDENT BUHARI
you sound so stup!..d

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Nobody: 10:05pm On Oct 12, 2016
Permission given on one condition


How many Biafrans you saw there? grin


Ecosystem4u:

If I have had d pernission I wuv av told u to shut up!!!!! But i do not.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by foladara777(m): 10:06pm On Oct 12, 2016
omololu2020:
it is because of !diot like you that africa/Nigeria is where it is today
If the ibos feel they want to secede,why should there be war
It is you and your family that will go n fight the war against thrm(biafrans)
Itz either u didn't go to a secondary school or your entire education is a joke... Do u know d meaning of a federal constitution?? Even in d US, states are not allowed to secede and u are now saying Africa... At least conduct a little research before you make comments...
In fact, d American civil war was partly a secession attempt

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by omololu2020(m): 10:27pm On Oct 12, 2016
foladara777:

Itz either u didn't go to a secondary school or your entire education is a joke... Do u know d meaning of a federal constitution?? Even in d US, states are not allowed to secede and u are now saying Africa... At least conduct a little research before you make comments...
In fact, d American civil war was partly a secession attempt
mumu.....what of catalunya and Spain,what of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
The ibos have the right to secede from this hell hole called nigeria

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by omololu2020(m): 10:28pm On Oct 12, 2016
foladara777:

Itz either u didn't go to a secondary school or your entire education is a joke... Do u know d meaning of a federal constitution?? Even in d US, states are not allowed to secede and u are now saying Africa... At least conduct a little research before you make comments...
In fact, d American civil war was partly a secession attempt
mumu.....what of catalunya and Spain,what of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
The ibos have the right to secede from this hell hole called nigeria,they should do it the right way like the Scottish

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by palladin: 10:59pm On Oct 12, 2016
Abike Kafayat Oluwatoyin Dabiri-Erewa a yoruba woman tamed a whole host of IPOB savages.



Just like AWO tamed them that year.


OK kontinu

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by manttre: 11:12pm On Oct 12, 2016

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by manttre: 11:26pm On Oct 12, 2016
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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by foladara777(m): 11:26pm On Oct 12, 2016
omololu2020:
mumu.....what of catalunya and Spain,what of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
The ibos have the right to secede from this hell hole called nigeria
Again, ur knowledge is glaring by its absence. Catalonia is still a part of spain inspite of the endless wars that have been fought... Yugoslavia came to be by long and arduous wars which are not totally over... And d United kingdom is not a federal state...So gimme a country that operates federal constitution and allows component parts to secede at will

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by CurrentSamuel(m): 11:45pm On Oct 12, 2016
Laburos:
4 Biafrans? What is the Population of Nigerians in Canada? yet 4 people are the representatives of Biafra? Cmon that is not the Real Biafra this but a group of HUSTLERS. undecided


you writing like a fool.... are you posting that the only Four persons you saw in the image are the only people there? mtcheee

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by CurrentSamuel(m): 11:47pm On Oct 12, 2016
drss:
land of d rising sun shall rise again. kudos to our pipul in canada. my greatest regret was dat d key speaker was not liar mohammed.


Yes o.. God for punish him.anyway God is for Biafra

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Damibiz(m): 12:14am On Oct 13, 2016
This ziafranz re nt serious...EGBON ZIAFRANZ ?IF U WANT FREEDOW,COME ND COLLECT IT..HAHAHAHAKIKIKIKIKHHAHAHAHAHAHA laughing in zulu

Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by ArodewilliamsT: 12:29am On Oct 13, 2016
The truth is that even Abike dabiri knows that she can't win an intellectual debate with Biafrans. Every nigerian government official avoids having a debate with Biafrans because they know Biafrans have the fact. Even here on NL, the most intelligent zombie when hammered with Biafran factoids can only muster a weak "kanu and kuje beans" chant to hide his shame. Abike knows this too, so she tactically mellowed and bowed to superior reasoning. Biafrans have told you, if you want peace, good, If you feel that there must be a war, before you stay on your own. No problem.

grin grin grin

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by frank202012: 12:54am On Oct 13, 2016
back2sender:

This ipod yoot people are thugs, you can see criminality written over them.
If they want to separate they should take up arms against the country and not all this noise making.
The brushing we will give them, and thier brothers from ogogoro republic.
I don sharp my cutlass very well and ready to acquire all those shops in alaba, idumota, orile after this are the spoils of war and LAGOS IS OUR LAND.
i stand with DSS AND PRESIDENT BUHARI
A thief and a monkey

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by frank202012: 1:13am On Oct 13, 2016
foladara777:

D boko haram that declared war against Nigeria were also brave... People can be brave when they have what they believe in. Fighting a civil war is not special. Every country has its own version of Biafra

Mr lecturer how much were u paid to waste ur ime defending this shit hole?

Do u know no country has survived 2nd civil war??

Do u know the biafran soldiers reached ore without touching any civilian??
Do u think a chicken will be spared if they raid yoruba land in the second war??

The reason Biafra lost that war was because they fought like civilised men,but naija troops massacred women nd children

Bombarding churches and hospitals.....

My man that generation has passed

Its new people that will fight this time

I advice all sensible nigerians to pray for peace......

And also for wisdom

Marriage is not by force

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by naijaking1: 1:26am On Oct 13, 2016
Laburos:
4 Biafrans? What is the Population of Nigerians in Canada? yet 4 people are the representatives of Biafra? Cmon that is not the Real Biafra this but a group of HUSTLERS. undecided

Are you saying that you don't know that there are about 20-25,000 Igbos around the Toronto area, and probably more in Canada as a whole. I don't know how many Biafrans there though.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Richtronix(m): 2:18am On Oct 13, 2016
[size=16pt]Abike Dabiri [/size]

confidently and intelligently outflanked and outmaneuvered a bunch of jobless illiterate and ignorant savages.

Only a true [size=14pt]Yoruba[/size] can outthink and disarm every other Nigerian tribe without even using force.

Especially the dumbass slow Yibs

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by legendte(m): 2:55am On Oct 13, 2016
foladara777:

Normally, I wanted an objective and intellectual discourse but since you are mentally incapable of that, let me show your folly...
The militants and terrorists employ guerrilla tactics which pose a challenge to any country in the world including France and USA... but u cannot overthrow a government through such means, that's just common sense.
And though it took 30 months to defeat the Biafran army, the losses of the biafrans outnumbered d Nigerians 5 to 1. Even by mere population, u guys are at a disadvantage. So instead of ventilating your frustrations, simply state how u will work around that conundrum
Peace not war.
The modern day war can be won by any side right now. Igbos have the numbers, the people and above all the money right now.
But we need peace and not war. I want a restructured Nigeria, enough of monkey is working and baboon dey chop. Enough of quota system and nepotism. Enough of injustice and marginalisation. We can function better if states are allowed to feed themselves.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Deepfreezer(m): 3:47am On Oct 13, 2016
foladara777:
But seriously, what's the end game for all these agitators... Coz I don't see d Nigerian government allowing any region to leave freely, and in case of war, we know who will win.
another civil war this moment shall see the end of the zoo. Trust me.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Deepfreezer(m): 3:51am On Oct 13, 2016
foladara777:

Actually... There are notable distinguishing features which might make it difficult for d same dynamic to apply here.
- USSR was a union of previously well structured and established states, it was too large and complex to succeed forever. While Nigeria is a federal state which has a fundamental constitutional feature the repudiation of secession.
- The USSR was launched when revolutionists overthrew the government... Do the igbos have the military might to oppose the Nigerian army??
pray it doesn't start. because if eventually our leaders signal forceful exodus, even the neighbouring countries shall feel the heat.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Deepfreezer(m): 3:55am On Oct 13, 2016
back2sender:

This ipod yoot people are thugs, you can see criminality written over them.
If they want to separate they should take up arms against the country and not all this noise making.
The brushing we will give them, and thier brothers from ogogoro republic.
I don sharp my cutlass very well and ready to acquire all those shops in alaba, idumota, orile after this are the spoils of war and LAGOS IS OUR LAND.
i stand with DSS AND PRESIDENT BUHARI
don't go and hustle.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Hardtalkjoe: 4:06am On Oct 13, 2016
WHAT WERE THE QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE BIAFRANS AND ANSWERS

Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora spoke to Nigeria Canadians in Toronto through a town hall meeting organized by the Nigeria Canadian Association (NCA) on September 8th, 2016. The acting Nigeria high commissioner was there too with his entourage.

Abike Dabiri as you may know was a radio host at Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and because of this, she was a familiar face when she arrived in a very simple dress typical of North American leaders. Canada being the most secure country in the world, you can walk around with free mind. Most attendees of the town hall meeting were expecting to see Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and culture at the event but was instead represented by Abike Dabiri.

We would guess that either because of the timing of the town hall meeting or the lack of interest in Nigerian affairs , most Nigerians in Toronto could not attend the event thus leading to lots of empty seats at the venue. Kudos to the NCA president, Chidi Nwanwanwu for sticking through thick and thin to organize the event.

Just before the opening speech started, members of the Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB stormed the venue with their placards moving to and across the high table where the dignitaries were sitting. The acting Nigeria High commissioner sitting next to Abike Dabiri developed a cold feet. You could see him speak to one of his aids to call for security. You would also expect that Abike will fall off her chair but she summoned enough courage to address the Biafrans in the most pacifying voice that made the difference the rest of the evening.

“Gentlemen, please sit down. Put your placard away, I understand how you feel, I promise you we will discuss all issues in detail tonight” She said.

The IPOB members that attended were not expecting any accommodating statement from a Nigerian paid government official given ongoing Biafran killings in the South East Nigeria and the position of the Nigerian government on Biafra issues and the quest for Biafra referendum. From the look on their faces (IPOB), you could feel that they were prepared to disrupt the event of the evening but alas, Abike’s manner of approach melted their intentions and they accepted to take their seats. Here is snap shot of the look on their faces:

You could also see that the Acting high commissioner was not comfortable with the new developments. Abike Dabiri may have applied her experience dealing with public at Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). News casters can deliver the most agonizing news in very calm and appealing manner. She took control of the night, ensured that the Biafrans put away their placards so that it doesn’t appear on the camera.

The first drama of the night started when the moderator of the town hall presented the order of events for the night which included that Abike will only take questions that were submitted in advance of the town hall and also that he will read the questions on behalf of the submitters to ensure that the questions are managed effectively.



Abike Dabiri Taking Questions from the Biafrans in Toronto

People have already drawn from history that most moderators of political events manipulate the questions in favor of the politicians. As a result, Biafrans disagreed with this approach and insisted that they also have questions that the Nigerian government must answer and that Abike must allow them to table their questions in their own words. This took another 5 minutes of shouting and disagreements between people from different political divides. But again, Abike Dabiri took control of the town hall confirming that the Biafrans or anyone that has already sent their questions can ask their questions in their own words directly to her. She also promised that she will take questions directly from the attendees. This is another surprising anger management strategy and leadership skill that Abike Dabiri employed knowing how volatile and tensed the environment can become.

While the situation has calmed down, she began her prepared speech:

As expected, the Special assistant delivered a good speech praising and eulogizing the president Buhari administration on, according to her, “the good plan he has for Nigeria”. She called on Nigerians in Diaspora to support the Buhari administration because “He is the only president that will not steal your money”.

She added that “The people in the Diaspora can help in improving the economy and we know how important you are to the nation. This is the time to bring the dollars home through the legal way ofcourse”.

She also noted that “Just in 2015, Nigerians in the Diaspora sent home $21 billion and this were just the ones that were accounted for formally, so you can see how important you are to the country.

The time to ask questions has come and you could feel in the hall the Yorubas and Hausas in the town hall were all speaking with one voice. They made every attempt to pretend that everything was going well in Nigeria and in the process attempt to shout down anyone that attempts to ask questions criticizing the government of Buhari. But the Biafrans in the meeting didn’t give them a free hand. They had already prepared what they called Questions for Buhari.

Aside from those asking “job/contract seeking questions”, the only direct questions that shook the town hall were from the Biafrans. What prevailed that night was that some Biafrans submitted high level questions but when they were called to ask the question, the updated their questions with strong Preambles and facts that made Abike Dabiri and the dignitaries very uncomfortable. You could hear the shouts of” Ask your question please” from the members of the other political divide”.


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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by Whynotthetruth(m): 4:21am On Oct 13, 2016
sukkot:
how you end up in toronto and are still carrying biafran matter for head boggles the mind

This explains and disqualifies the lies here and everywhere that they are urchins and hungry promoters...It is an ideology bro of live and let live( I biri kam biri) wink

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by gozmok1(m): 4:38am On Oct 13, 2016
foladara777:
So are civilian casualties any better than military ones


THAT IS GENOCIDE AND AN ACT OF COWARDICE FROM THE NIGERIAN FORCES.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by discusant: 4:47am On Oct 13, 2016
foladara777:

Itz either u didn't go to a secondary school or your entire education is a joke... Do u know d meaning of a federal constitution?? Even in d US, states are not allowed to secede and u are now saying Africa... At least conduct a little research before you make comments...
In fact, d American civil war was partly a secession attempt

Why continue to sound like a broken gong?
What is federal about Nigeria? Nigeria is a country governed through unitary system in guise of federalism.
Ironsi introduced a mild form of unitary government system which still preserved the regions and made the regions use what were in their areas to develop their areas and pay taxes to the central government in Lagos.

But northern Nigeria soldiers k illed Ironsi in protest partly for that, but later divided Nigeria into 36 states and Abuja, proliferated undue large number of states in the north through unjust use of land mass as criterion;

and through the undue large number of political representation drawn from these northern states, northern Nigeria dictates to rest of Nigeria, as well as take to the north undue large share of federal allocations.
Gradually, from 1967 to 1999, northern military dictators propped up the worst form of over-centralized unitary government system which we have today, and which all the regions of the old south of Nigeria have been protesting to change.

Unlike the US, Nigeria is not run on a true federal structure.

If the existing political structure and governance system are not changed democratically soon, Nigeria must have to dissolve.

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by oweman: 5:26am On Oct 13, 2016
]This is an example to show that some issues are solved with wisdom, not force.
Issues like discussing with common criminals in the clothing's of biafrogs
Silly idiots all of you biafrats .

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by oweman: 5:29am On Oct 13, 2016
discusant:


Why continue to sound like a broken gong?
What is federal about Nigeria? Nigeria is a country governed through unitary system in guise of federalism.
Ironsi introduced a mild form of unitary government system which still preserved the regions and made the regions use what were in their areas to develop their areas and pay taxes to the central government in Lagos.

But northern Nigeria soldiers k illed Ironsi in protest partly for that, but later divided Nigeria into 36 states and Abuja, proliferated undue large number of states in the north through unjust use of land mass as criterion;

and through the undue large number of political representation drawn from these northern states, northern Nigeria dictates to rest of Nigeria, as well as take to the north undue large share of federal allocations.
Gradually, from 1967 to 1999, northern military dictators propped up the worst form of over-centralized unitary government system which we have today, and which all the regions of the old south of Nigeria have been protesting to change.

Unlike the US, Nigeria is not run on a true federal structure.

If the existing political structure and governance system are not changed democratically soon, Nigeria must have to dissolve.

Go tell the ibos in the national assembly to table your foolish demand .

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by lightoftruth: 5:34am On Oct 13, 2016
Get your understanding right.... Is not about nigeria population in Canada rather Igbo population in that particular location..... Your level of understand and thinking is the reason why Buhari won the precidency... In a civilized world, his type (Buhari)is worthlessto the society.
Laburos:
4 Biafrans? What is the Population of Nigerians in Canada? yet 4 people are the representatives of Biafra? Cmon that is not the Real Biafra this but a group of HUSTLERS. undecided

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by lightoftruth: 5:36am On Oct 13, 2016
You will not understand until you grow some sense
sukkot:
how you end up in toronto and are still carrying biafran matter for head boggles the mind

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Re: Abike Dabiri's Encounter With Pro-Biafrans In Toronto (Pictures) by ArabMopol(m): 5:48am On Oct 13, 2016
one stupid duara Fulani cow sipping dung, gworo chewing monkey said IPOB is dead on arrival, our unity is not negotiable, be make I be nah by force u can kill KANU but u can't kill that spirit of overdue freedom, it has come to stay... u said some of these guys are born years after 1967-1970 pogrom, but look closely u will knw some of them witness the pogrom, history will never forget, the stories will pass to the next generation and the next generation will pass to the next generation... It is the inalienable right of people to decide who they are. 'Nigerian' is just a British tag imposed on us all. Biafra is a way for us to express our right to self determination. The 3 main ethnic groups, Igbo/Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba don't like each other. So why are they in the same country for?

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