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Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Misterdhee1(m): 10:35am On May 25, 2017 |
Totti9:Says an Ipob! |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Maduawuchukwu(m): 10:37am On May 25, 2017 |
XXLDICK: I share kinda similar sentiment with you. 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by enemyofprogress: 10:37am On May 25, 2017 |
Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeew nothing for them, they are not Nigerians,they are Igbos from Malaysia |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by donborg(m): 10:38am On May 25, 2017 |
signz:Under the supervision of the hausa fulani? you are just being clever by half! 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by signz: 10:43am On May 25, 2017 |
donborg: I don't understand What has Hausa Fulani got to do with what I wrote We're in a democracy. Things are changing my brother. Meanwhile hope you have your voters card already |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by wizbrains: 10:46am On May 25, 2017 |
Angelben10: You are the biggest fool. A misplaced goat. An idiot with no character. Your statement has proven that you are indeed insane 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by donborg(m): 10:51am On May 25, 2017 |
signz:Use my voters card to vote who? Under the fraudulent 1999 constitution written by the fulanis? GOD FORBID! 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by signz: 10:57am On May 25, 2017 |
donborg: Alu eme!!! Nwanne please try get your voters card and also encourage others close to you to get theirs. Report says that as usual there is low turn out in SE (ie if you're igbo). We cannot allow what happened to us in 2015 happen again in 2019. 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by totorimi: 11:00am On May 25, 2017 |
The answers to the ibo nation lies within them. Let all the Eastern governors and their prominent sons and daughters come together to agree first. Once there is unity of purpose and a true mind to succeed. All things will be possible. We don't lack anything and certainly we do not need any federal govt to attract foreign investors and investment in the ibo land. A good interconnection of rail and road network is doable. Truly if the Ibos agree to agree then it's a matter of time before all things will fall in place. The governors have alot to do to make the ibo nation great. Unitr across all fronts and see how things pan out. Nominate a strong character to lead frontally. Long live the in nation long live Nigeria |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by banmee(m): 11:02am On May 25, 2017 |
donborg: Not all. Most are. |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by aviazuva: 11:05am On May 25, 2017 |
Did they not marginalize Buhari by not massively voting for him? Igbo leaders ko, their pocket seekers ni |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by bkool7(m): 11:13am On May 25, 2017 |
donborg: How can Dangote and Otedola be richer than most igbos now, I thought you fellas developed lagos and Nigeria in general ? I thank God Dangote and Otedola are not Igbos. Imagine what they would have done ? Their people would have told them not to invest outside their region. Its an undeniable fact . An Igbo man's greed to acquire wealth will make him do ANYTHING - even the unspeakable Though its a human character , its synonymous with igbos, its just the facts -nothing personal |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by donborg(m): 11:13am On May 25, 2017 |
signz:I will not be faster than my shadow. as long as the 1999 constitution is not discarded, I will boycott every single election in Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by bkool7(m): 11:16am On May 25, 2017 |
wizbrains: Pls , you're acting like a 2go child . Simply refute what he said, with verifiable facts when the debate is lost,insults becomes the tool of the loser |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by donborg(m): 11:31am On May 25, 2017 |
bkool7:All thanks to awolowo who stole all our money in the banks and gave us only 20 pounds there making us to start life afresh! We all know that the wealth of all yoruba and hausa rich men today came from stolen men. Greedy poor fools 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by bkool7(m): 12:03pm On May 25, 2017 |
donborg: Awolowo gave your people your 20 pounds. The Western govt also gave your people their houses back . Did the South South do the same ? Does that make SS the richest Nigerians now? Who know Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola in the late 60s ? You ppl simply took a wrong turn and these are the consequences Instead of of you ppl to stop agonizing and start organizing , you all wanna be stuck with playing marginalization . Jonathan's govt marginalized the west but did they cry ? Rather , they strategized. That's what your politicians lack |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by bukynkwuenu: 12:24pm On May 25, 2017 |
burkingx: at least the whole igbo race is far greater than the Yoruba race..... please go take Ratak and die like ur father Awolowo 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by burkingx(f): 12:34pm On May 25, 2017 |
bukynkwuenu:......
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Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Totti9(m): 1:14pm On May 25, 2017 |
Misterdhee1:am telling the fact 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Charly68: 1:54pm On May 25, 2017 |
babasolo:Eeh ! You captured their problem,their greed and selfish desire for wealth won't allow them to help their immediate community ..all this talk of marginalization is just a political jargons. They got billions for road contracts during Obasanjo & Jonathan but they never executed them. Now they blamed their failure on "Innocent Buhari " 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by jude90(m): 1:57pm On May 25, 2017 |
nice move, let's hope it's gonna work 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Nobody: 3:37pm On May 25, 2017 |
otunbadan:It's Enugu people that actually call leg ukwu, and Anambra people, okpa; so u're obviously not whom you said you are. |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by donborg(m): 3:43pm On May 25, 2017 |
bkool7:We do not want leaders under the fraudulent 1999 constitution, we want Biafra! 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by sapele914(m): 3:58pm On May 25, 2017 |
BoleynDynaSTY:won't you be at the meeting or you have nothing to contribute wishful thinkers, stop been fooled that former central bank governor is just looking for cheap popularity for the next Anambra election,I did not see any of the South East governor's name just disgrunted igbo people like ekweremadu and others. If they like the Igbos so much why are they not APGA members? |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by me69: 5:44pm On May 25, 2017 |
These guys are deceiving all of us. They are trying to blackmail FG and have more for themselves. Make una see, stp disturbing us with this biafra anyone who knows history knows biafra came about from foreign oil companies trying to get control of nigeria oil fields, biafra has nothing to do with igbos if else why is its bounders not confined in igbo land why is it touching all these oil fields. People in French government at the time confirmed it that they were trying to secure these oil fields away from british rivals. The same oil company that sponsored biafra war also controle most of Gabon oil fields and monies generated where used to overthrow regime and corrupt leaders. I'M NOT THE ONE SAYING THIS BUT FROM OYIBO MOUTH GONGON. THERE ARE VIDEOS INTERVIEWS OF FORMER FRENCH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TALKING ABOUT THIS BUT IT IS IN FRENCH |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Chiaka(f): 6:07pm On May 25, 2017 |
Ín one voice they should just say they want out! Period! |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by Michel2013: 6:50pm On May 25, 2017 |
NIGERIA MUST TAKE A DECISION ON THE IGBO http://punchng.com/nigeria-must-take-a-decision-on-the-igbo/ Published May 9, 2017 Azuka Onwuka; azonwuka@yahoo.com; 0809-8727-263 (sms only) Before August 9, 1965, the Singaporeans were seen as an irritation in Malaysia. Then Singapore was one of the 14 states of Malaysia. Singaporeans were viewed as arrogant, stubborn, and domineering. While the United Malays National Organisation wanted affirmative action or “quota system” for the Malays, the People’s Action Party of the Singaporeans insisted that the best thing for the country was a merit-based policy on all issues, so as to bring out the best in the nation and create a spirit of excellence. This constant disagreement and tension resulted in race riots. It got to a point where the Malays could take it no more. So on August 9, 1965 they convened the parliament, with no Singaporean parliamentarian present. At that sitting, the legislators voted unanimously (126 – 0) to expel Singapore from Malaysia. When the Singaporeans heard that they had been expelled from the nation, at first they were devastated. But they took their fate in their hands and started building a new nation. And, indeed, by applying merit and the pursuit of excellence, Singaporeans built a country that moved from the Third World to First World in record time, overtaking Malaysia in all ramifications. Interestingly, despite this sad way of parting, Malaysia and Singapore have remained good neighbours. In spite of the success that the latter has recorded, it has not made Malaysia not to record its own success. There are many similarities between the story of Singapore and Malaysia and the Igbo and Nigeria. The Igbo are not happy with the quota system policy used in the admission into federal schools and federal positions. They want competitiveness in every sector, which will lead to the best being selected, for the sake of excellence. The Igbo are seen as arrogant, noisy, domineering, greedy, over-ambitious, to mention but a few. Many Nigerians see them as irritants. They get killed frequently, especially in the North, at the least misunderstanding. Sometimes the cause of the provocation is someone from Denmark, Cameroon or another part of Nigeria. There are many Nigerians who will easily tell you: “We will never allow an Igbo person to rule Nigeria.” There are many who believe that the problem of Nigeria is from the Igbo and that once the Igbo are done away with, Nigeria’s problems will disappear. Given this scenario, the Igbo want a true federal system that will make Nigeria look like what it was before 1966, with each state or region taking charge of most of its affairs and moving at its own pace. Sadly, anytime it mentions restructuring or true federalism, there are forces that resist it vehemently and insist that such will not be allowed. Ironically, despite this view by many Nigerians about the Igbo, anytime any person or group from Igbo land asks that the Igbo be allowed to leave Nigeria to form their own country, the resistance from most Nigerians is fierce. This reaction creates a contradiction. If the Igbo are irritants and troublemakers, why not expel them from Nigeria the way Singaporeans were expelled from Malaysia? But if you see them as valuable and believe they must be part of the Nigerian state, why not treat them as equal partners in the union? What does Nigeria really want from the Igbo? Last week news broke that the Department of State Services embarked on a recruitment exercise, with 165 people recruited from the North-West. The report said that 51 people were recruited from Katsina State alone, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director General of Department of State Security, Mr Lawal Daura, while the number of people recruited from the five states of the South-East was 44 and the number recruited from the six states of the South-South was 42. Compare that with the academic performance of the different zones of Nigeria. The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Education of 2016 produced the following number of applicants from the six zones: South-East (five states) = 335,883; South-West (six states) = 320,691; South-South (six states) = (299,632); North-Central (six states plus the FCT) = 259,846; North-West (seven states) = 163,240; North-East (six states) = 96,220. The six states that produced the highest number of candidates were: Imo – 104,383 Delta – 78,854 Anambra – 77,694 Osun – 72,752 Oyo – 72,298 Enugu – 69,381. The six states that produced the least number of candidates were: Adamawa – 15,615 Jigawa – 12,664 Yobe – 10,045 Sokoto – 10,006 Kebbi – 8,947 Zamfara – 5,295 The states that were given a minimum of 130 cut-off mark out of 200 in the 2013 examination into the Unity Schools were: Anambra – Male (139) Female (139) Imo – Male (138) Female (138) Enugu – Male (134) Female (134) Lagos – Male (133) Female (133) Delta – Male (131) Female (131) Ogun – Male (131) Female (131) Abia – Male (130) Female (130) For the same examination, the states that were given cut-off marks of less than 50 were: Borno – Male (45) Female (45) Jigawa – Male (44) Female (44) Bauchi – Male (35) Female (35) Kebbi – Male (9) Female (20) Sokoto – Male (9) Female (13) Taraba – Male (3) Female (11) Yobe – Male (2) Female (27) Zamfara – Male (4) Female (2) The six states that scored above 50 per cent in the 2015 West African Senior School Certificate of Education were: Abia (63.94%), Anambra (61.18%), Edo (61.05%), Rivers (55.69%), and Imo (52.49%). The states that scored below 13 percent in the same examination were Kebbi (12.08%), Katsina (10.81%), Gombe (7.41%), Jigawa (6.37%), Zamfara (6.23%), Yobe (4.37%). These are verifiable results that have remained virtually the same for decades. And they give an idea of the number of candidates that are involved in education from each state and zone, as well as their academic performance. The point of this essay is not that it is only the Igbo that excel in many sectors. Other ethnic groups, especially from the South, also excel. But the focus of this essay is the Igbo. From the attitude of other ethnic groups, it seems that they are comfortable with the status quo. If not, they should not be focusing on the Igbo as their problem. The call for restructuring of the country has been promoted as the solution to Nigeria’s problem. However, there are strong forces that are hell-bent on ensuring that the restructuring of the country will never succeed. They have been erroneously schooled that restructuring will impoverish them. The danger in this hard line against restructuring is that if restructuring fails, the alternative may not be palatable. Nigeria has moved in a self-destructive path for long. Nigeria has been wallowing in retrogression for long because some stakeholders are afraid that pulling it out and setting it on the path of progress will cost them their feeding bottle. But nothing lasts forever. Last week the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, met his seemingly impossible bail conditions within 48 hours. When the bail conditions were made public, the belief of many was that no serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria would want to associate with him. But the South-East caucus of the Senate met and quickly chose one of them to stand bail for him. All other conditions were also swiftly met. If those conditions were given in December 2015, no Nigerian Senator would have wanted to be associated with Kanu. Since his coming into office, Buhari has continued to display a type of croynism and prebendalism that has never been witnessed in Nigeria. And the worst beneficiaries of this are the Igbo. He has been making it clear by his words and actions that the North and the Igbo are not equal partners in the Nigerian project. He has been distributing Nigerian resources and appointments to his kinsmen and region as if they are his personal property. This brazen nepotism has made even the fiercest Igbo critics of Kanu’s call for secession to develop sympathies for Kanu. Nigerians must decide what they want from the Igbo. It is either they want the Igbo in Nigeria as full citizens or they want them out as non-citizens. As the English say, Nigerians can never eat their cake and have it! |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by otunbadan(m): 7:02pm On May 25, 2017 |
GoodNewsUnltd: U c ...I was born in enugu,grew up in Lagos, state of origin is anambra..so ur obviously the confusionist I was referring to because "ukwu" is what I grew up with, how dose that help with who I am....ode |
Re: Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, Others To Meet by otunbadan(m): 7:57pm On May 25, 2017 |
Maduawuchukwu: M telling u Dats how I see it too...even Abuja has broke suffering people, the only solution is hussle your daily bread with wisdom |
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