Editor’s note: The agitation for Republic of Biafra has been on the
front burner of discussion in the
last few months. The leader of
Independent People of Biafra
(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was recently
granted bail after spending almost two years in detention over an
alleged declaration of Biafran
Republic via his radio station.

In a message sent to NAIJ.com, a Facebook user, Dan Ok writes on
what could happen to ethnic
minorities if Biafran Republic is
achieved.

It is obvious that from the list of
states - Abia, Akwa Ibom,
Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River,
Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Rivers
states, Igbanke in Edo State, Igala
in Kogi State, and Idoma in Benue state, Biafra is not only made up of
Igbo-speaking people but has
other varieties and diverse
cultures.

Now back to the question of where
the other tribes will be kept if
Biafra is actualized. The relevance
of a thing is determined by the
role it plays at a certain time
especially in the face of difficulty. A man who sits and watches his
friends struggle to kill a bush meat
can never eat a fat share of such
meat.

This is simply the truth as his
friends might not even give him
any share in the meat but if given,
it will be out of bitterness and such
meat will not amount to anything.
No matter how generous those friends may be, the fact that he
was there, able and strong enough
to join them in the pursuit of the
bush meat but he did not, maybe
because he is a coward or he does
not see what his friends are doing as the right thing to do, they will
not see it nice at all giving him
anything out of the meat.

Looking at the three major
secessionist groups, their
leadership are all Igbos, their
membership are all Igbos and the
struggle over the years after the
Civil War have been carried on by mainly Igbos. I begin to wonder
where these people will place
other tribes especially Cross River
and Akwa Ibom if their dream is
realized.

The blood that has continued to
spill after the Civil War in pursuit
of Biafra is the blood of the Igbos,
those who have been wounded in
this after-war agitation are the
Igbos, those who have been arrested and made to suffer are
the Igbos, and those who are still
calling for a Sovereign State of
Biafra are the Igbos.

What makes any of the other
tribes constituting the non-
existing Biafran nation think that
its people will be kept in a better
place if this nation finally comes
true? You cannot detach the above sentiment from it. Or maybe you
can but an Igbo man or woman
cannot.

There will always be questions like
"how many of them fought with
us?", “how many of them
protested with us?” How many of
them were arrested?", "how many
of them were killed?" and so on. The born-to-rule mentality will be
birthed inside the Igbos once the
nation of Biafra is achieved.

They will see themselves as the
sole owners of such a country.
Considering the level of greed in
the Igbo land and how power
hungry the Igbos are, they might
declare to be President of Biafra for more than a thousand years to
compensate them on the fight for
Biafra before any other tribe can
be President.

In fact, all other important
positions will be held only by the
Igbos. Let's face reality, this feeling
or sentiment of “I did It alone or
we single-handedly did it" will
never be overlooked. Other tribes will be fighting to get positions.
The internal war that will come is
unpredictable. There will be a
strong feeling of Igbo superiority
over other tribes.

Other tribes will be made to be
inferior. Yes! This is so, because
the struggle is the Igbos', it was
not supposed to be so, but it has
been made to be so; it has become
an Igbo thing and it will definitely become an Igbo nation if such
nation is actualized.

Let us not fool ourselves, let's face
the truth. These guys will become
demigods if not gods in such a
nation. Following the struggle, we
can all see that it is only the Igbos
that are involved, but I wonder why they (Igbos) keep on carving
in other states or tribes into their
map when they know what they
will become if the achieve Biafra.

A keen follower of the struggle so
far should be concerned about the
question "what will be the place of
other tribes or ethnic groups in
the Sovereign State of Biafra?”

This article does not in any way
suggest my support for or my
stance against the struggle for the
independence of Biafra because
the UN has given everyone the
right to self -determination.

https://www.naij.com/1103528-opinion-why-ethnic-minorities-suffer-biafran-republic-achieved.html

Another afonja drinking medicine for another person's headache. Now how are the minorities doing in the present day nigeria? We all know how the hausa fulani and the yorubas ganged up against gej to remove him from power just because he's minority. They said his government was corrupt just to remove him. you said a nepa bill paper is better than a degree because gej is from the minority. You people castigated him for the 1billion naira aso rock feeding but shut your mouths when buhari made it 1.7billion. In the present day nigeria, how many people from akwa ibom, delta, cross river, bayelsa and rivers own any oil bloc even though the oil is in their land? The answer is none. Our biafra will be a country of equals because the constitution will make it so. You can remain in nigeria with quota system constitution written by the north to favour the north.

The writer of this ''epistle'' is clearly biased.

we will never be part of their hopeless agitation no ifraud thug should bother quoting me i won't dignify him with a reply One nigeria

They better stick to their 5 states o. who will join them before? the earlier they remove part of Benue and kogi, the better for them and probably part of south south if not all.
If the Igbo will be allowed to go, them they too can not force anyone to join them.

#Make them allow this Igbo people go self, they full everywhere.
One Luv. Igbo kwenu!

w

...it like kanu is trying to create a mini Apocalypse if Viagra is actualised cause I don't think other minor tribe would sit still if they are not able to contest for any position...



pls I know if biagra and some unreasonable people will douse me with unreasonable quotes pls Biko don't quote me if u are pointless

If the op had read the manifesto of the IPOB he'd have been cured of his glaring ignorance. If he had a deep understanding of the nature and make-up of the Igbos, he'd have been cured of his ignorance! I just love the fact that ignorance is local to those too small-minded and obtuse to know any better, somuch that they perish for lack of knowledge without even knowing the cause. Such a pity really.

EternalTruths:
Afonjas and their hopeless epistles

Unity beggars should go and sit down

I tire o! As if the so-called smaller tribes have it any better now. The idiotic mindset that calls indegenous people a minority in their own land is that one not a diseased Nigerian mind? Their quota system mentality will not let them see road n reason like sane human beings.

How you guys sit down to write epistles about biafra related issues is worrisome, I bet Nigeria would function better if y'all spend such time writing epistles about how to fix Nigeria instead.

Anu! The ethinic minorities in nigeria shebi dem dey enjoy?

Someone should bring Otapiapia here so that we can give it to the Afonjas to join Awo(frog)

If you see how the governorship position is rotating among the igbo state you will find out that the Igbo's are not that selfish generally.
They hv some if not the greatest level of accommodating spirit in Nigeria.

are they enjoying now

Which ethnic groups own 90% of all NigerDelta oil wells

Which ethnic groups opposed the relocation of oil companies headquarters

Afonjas focus on your region

CoolFreeday:
They better stick to their 5 states o. who will join them before? the earlier they remove part of Benue and kogi, the better for them and probably part of south south if not all.
If the Igbo will be allowed to go, them they too can not force anyone to join them.

#Make them allow this Igbo people go self, they full everywhere.
One Luv. Igbo kwenu!

igbos are not forcing anyone to join biafra rather the other tribes are forcing you to remain in nigeria.

CoolFreeday:
They better stick to their 5 states o. who will join them before? the earlier they remove part of Benue and kogi, the better for them and probably part of south south if not all.
If the Igbo will be allowed to go, them they too can not force anyone to join them.

#Make them allow this Igbo people go self, they full everywhere.
One Luv. Igbo kwenu!

and my prayers are that when Biafra is actualized that we don't have to accommodate benue and kogi in fact they should remain with the core North AMEN!!!

Afonjas and Herdsmen fought against Jonathan
Igbos stood for Jonathan
NigerDeltans pls judge for yourselves who love you the most

hisgrace090:
If you see how the governorship position is rotating among the igbo state you will find out that the Igbo's are not that selfish generally.
They hv some if not the greatest level of accommodating spirit in Nigeria.

is it not hilarious to say the igbos are power hungry and have born to rule mentality? We all know the tribes that are power hungry and have the born to rule mentality and also the other tribe that can sell out or betray anyone just to be close to power.

very ignorant writer, do you know ipob leaders in Nigeria are mostly river line people. I will not review any other secret sorry

Yet are the minority fairing any better in one Nigeria? Without sheer luck, can someone like GEJ ever rule Nigeria? Even at that, what was the outcome of GEJ rule? What are the fates of the ND, the ogonis, the Odis, the Benue, the southern kaduna and other minorities? Are the northerner not born to rule? Why are afonjas so diabolical in everything? Why is biafran so hurting awo even in his grave? Can't afonjas mind their business? What is all these? Eveil people , but God pass all you all

somadinho10:
and my prayers are that when Biafra is actualized that we don't have to accommodate benue and kogi in fact they should remain with the core North AMEN!!!

Whether they choose to remain with the core north or go their separate way is not your business, they can survive on their own, just like other region, they have all that is needed: arable land, mineral resources, Enough water, Tourism attraction.., vast land mass, etc

I wish Igbo well. Igbo kwenu.

izombie:
Another afonja drinking medicine for another person's headache. Now how are the minorities doing in the present day nigeria? We all know how the hausa fulani and the yorubas ganged up against gej to remove him from power just because he's minority. They said his government was corrupt just to remove him. you said a nepa bill paper is better than a degree because gej is from the minority. You people castigated him for the 1billion naira aso rock feeding but shut your mouths when buhari made it 1.7billion. In the present day nigeria, how many people from akwa ibom, delta, cross river, bayelsa and rivers own any oil bloc even though the oil is in their land? The answer is none. Our biafra will be a country of equals because the constitution will make it so. You can remain in nigeria with quota system constitution written by the north to favour the north.

GEJ was removed due to his clueless way of leadership and corruption attained highest ceilings under his very nose. He is just too weak to clamp the feathers of vulture who destroyed his administration.

PMB is not living up to Nigerians expectation either and by 2019 if the stride continues, he will be booted out of power.

To be honest kindly recall the price of oil when GEJ was in government compare to the current administration. You suppose to know which one has better management.

EternalTruths:
Afonjas and Herdsmen fought against Jonathan

Igbos stood for Jonathan

NigerDeltans pls judge for yourselves who love you the most

don't plead with anyone. Seems like its only the igbos that have their eyes open in this nigeria. The north has bewitched these people. Niger deltans can remain in nigeria for all i care, they should continue feeding the north and been termed terrorists when they cry out against the injustice done to them

South east loves south south

South south loves south east

We are a big family

Afonja should be faithfull to the north

wristbangle:


GEJ was removed due to his clueless way of leadership and corruption attained highest ceilings under his very nose. He is just too weak to clamp the feathers of vulture who destroyed his administration.

PMB is not living up to Nigerians expectation either and by 2019 if the stride continues, he will be booted out of power.

To be honest kindly recall the price of oil when GEJ was in government compare to the current administration. You suppose to know which one has better management.

do you know the kind of corruption going on in this present govt? You people have chosen to close your mouths.

CoolFreeday:


Whether they choose to remain with the core north or go their separate way is not your business, they can survive on their own, just like other region, they have all that is needed: arable land, mineral resources, Enough water, Tourism attraction.., vast land mass, etc

I wish Igbo well. Igbo kwenu.

hehhehehehehehehhe indeed

Masterclass32:
[s]Editor’s note: The agitation for Republic of Biafra has been on the
front burner of discussion in the
last few months. The leader of
Independent People of Biafra
(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was recently
granted bail after spending almost two years in detention over an
alleged declaration of Biafran
Republic via his radio station.

In a message sent to NAIJ.com, a Facebook user, Dan Ok writes on
what could happen to ethnic
minorities if Biafran Republic is
achieved.

It is obvious that from the list of
states - Abia, Akwa Ibom,
Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River,
Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Rivers
states, Igbanke in Edo State, Igala
in Kogi State, and Idoma in Benue state, Biafra is not only made up of
Igbo-speaking people but has
other varieties and diverse
cultures.

Now back to the question of where
the other tribes will be kept if
Biafra is actualized. The relevance
of a thing is determined by the
role it plays at a certain time
especially in the face of difficulty. A man who sits and watches his
friends struggle to kill a bush meat
can never eat a fat share of such
meat.

This is simply the truth as his
friends might not even give him
any share in the meat but if given,
it will be out of bitterness and such
meat will not amount to anything.
No matter how generous those friends may be, the fact that he
was there, able and strong enough
to join them in the pursuit of the
bush meat but he did not, maybe
because he is a coward or he does
not see what his friends are doing as the right thing to do, they will
not see it nice at all giving him
anything out of the meat.

Looking at the three major
secessionist groups, their
leadership are all Igbos, their
membership are all Igbos and the
struggle over the years after the
Civil War have been carried on by mainly Igbos. I begin to wonder
where these people will place
other tribes especially Cross River
and Akwa Ibom if their dream is
realized.

The blood that has continued to
spill after the Civil War in pursuit
of Biafra is the blood of the Igbos,
those who have been wounded in
this after-war agitation are the
Igbos, those who have been arrested and made to suffer are
the Igbos, and those who are still
calling for a Sovereign State of
Biafra are the Igbos.

What makes any of the other
tribes constituting the non-
existing Biafran nation think that
its people will be kept in a better
place if this nation finally comes
true? You cannot detach the above sentiment from it. Or maybe you
can but an Igbo man or woman
cannot.

There will always be questions like
"how many of them fought with
us?", “how many of them
protested with us?” How many of
them were arrested?", "how many
of them were killed?" and so on. The born-to-rule mentality will be
birthed inside the Igbos once the
nation of Biafra is achieved.

They will see themselves as the
sole owners of such a country.
Considering the level of greed in
the Igbo land and how power
hungry the Igbos are, they might
declare to be President of Biafra for more than a thousand years to
compensate them on the fight for
Biafra before any other tribe can
be President.

In fact, all other important
positions will be held only by the
Igbos. Let's face reality, this feeling
or sentiment of “I did It alone or
we single-handedly did it" will
never be overlooked. Other tribes will be fighting to get positions.
The internal war that will come is
unpredictable. There will be a
strong feeling of Igbo superiority
over other tribes.

Other tribes will be made to be
inferior. Yes! This is so, because
the struggle is the Igbos', it was
not supposed to be so, but it has
been made to be so; it has become
an Igbo thing and it will definitely become an Igbo nation if such
nation is actualized.

Let us not fool ourselves, let's face
the truth. These guys will become
demigods if not gods in such a
nation. Following the struggle, we
can all see that it is only the Igbos
that are involved, but I wonder why they (Igbos) keep on carving
in other states or tribes into their
map when they know what they
will become if the achieve Biafra.

A keen follower of the struggle so
far should be concerned about the
question "what will be the place of
other tribes or ethnic groups in
the Sovereign State of Biafra?”

This article does not in any way
suggest my support for or my
stance against the struggle for the
independence of Biafra because
the UN has given everyone the
right to self -determination.

https://www.naij.com/1103528-opinion-why-ethnic-minorities-suffer-biafran-republic-achieved.html[/s]

Afonja

EternalTruths:
Afonjas and Herdsmen fought against Jonathan

Igbos stood for Jonathan

NigerDeltans pls judge for yourselves who love you the most

Who picked GEJ to be yaradua counterpart? Yoruba man

Did SW voted for GEJ at 2011 presidential election? YES

izombie:
do you know the kind of corruption going on in this present govt? You people have chosen to close your mouths.

APC and PDP are the same crooks. I am an advocate of good governance and so far none of our leaders have met that expectation