The Igbo governors should step up to the plate. We currently have 7 Igbo governors in the South Eastern and South South states. These governors should seriously, I mean seriously begin economic collabo.

The Igbo private sector has already shown what can happen through the Innosons (indigenously manufactured cars); Chinedu Echeruo (creating billion dollar apps); Nollywood (number 3 movie industry in the world-even bigger than the Chinese movie industry), etc. We can and should build on that. Our governors should restructure Igbo Land and neighbouring ethnic groups economically.

Igbo private sector outside Igbo Land should restructure by seeing themselves as foreign investors and multi-national companies. What do Shell, Chevron, MTN, Shoprite do? They repatriate most of their profits to their homelands.

Every Igbo outside Igboland should have social media compliant phones, so that if any envious non Igbo decides to commit atrocity like genocide, he would be recorded and his crime sent to the International Criminal Court for prosecution.

Igbo blogs, not just www.Igbodefender.com, should be ready to broadcast any genocide against Ndigbo because publicity is half the battle. Igbos should go massively into social media. Yes, we have Linda Ikeji, Bella Naija, Stella Dimoko Korkus and others, but we should take over blogging. it is not a crime.

IPOB should keep their international protest movement fit. When IPOB protests, the world listens and does what IPOB demands. That is why we are asking IPOB to shun the referendum gift given It by the Northern youth groups.

Because if IPOB doesn’t and gets it, Igbos will not here excuse about not being able to import or export freely, because the country has no seaports.IPOB should form a political party and have a cultural nonviolent worldwide wing like OPC but with protest not guns.They want us to leave but they cannot force us to leave as if they didnt kill 3 million of our people.

Source: http://zikistmovement.igbodefender.com/2017/07/04/igbo-governors-igbo-foreign-investors-ipob-must-lead-restructuring-in-nigeria/

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IPOB should be at the fore front of restructuring Nigeria. They can form a political party, to contest elections to fight marginalization of Ndigbo.

igbodefender:
IPOB should be at the fore front of restructuring Nigeria. They can form a political party, to contest elections to fight marginalization of Ndigbo.

As long as anyone is in Nigeria, they will always be under the Sokoto caliphate.

igbodefender:
The Igbo governors should step up to the plate. We currently have 7 Igbo governors in the South Eastern and South South states. These governors should seriously, I mean seriously begin economic collabo.

The Igbo private sector has already shown what can happen through the Innosons (indigenously manufactured cars); Chinedu Echeruo (creating billion dollar apps); Nollywood (number 3 movie industry in the world-even bigger than the Chinese movie industry), etc. We can and should build on that. Our governors should restructure Igbo Land and neighbouring ethnic groups economically.

Igbo private sector outside Igbo Land should restructure by seeing themselves as foreign investors and multi-national companies. What do Shell, Chevron, MTN, Shoprite do? They repatriate most of their profits to their homelands.

Every Igbo outside Igboland should have social media compliant phones, so that if any envious non Igbo decides to commit atrocity like genocide, he would be recorded and his crime sent to the International Criminal Court for prosecution.

Igbo blogs, not just www.Igbodefender.com, should be ready to broadcast any genocide against Ndigbo because publicity is half the battle. Igbos should go massively into social media. Yes, we have Linda Ikeji, Bella Naija, Stella Dimoko Korkus and others, but we should take over blogging. it is not a crime.

IPOB should keep their international protest movement fit. When IPOB protests, the world listens and does what IPOB demands. That is why we are asking IPOB to shun the referendum gift given It by the Northern youth groups.

Because if IPOB doesn’t and gets it, Igbos will not here excuse about not being able to import or export freely, because the country has no seaports.IPOB should form a political party and have a cultural nonviolent worldwide wing like OPC but with protest not guns.They want us to leave but they cannot force us to leave as if they didnt kill 3 million of our people.

Source: http://zikistmovement.igbodefender.com/2017/07/04/igbo-governors-igbo-foreign-investors-ipob-must-lead-restructuring-in-nigeria/

Guy u are here to promote your blog.

Ur not in anyway igbo defender as u claim.
I will stop opening your post from today.
I will urge my igbo brothers to boycott this mammal threads from tday.
He should entertain his yorubers friends.

attackgat:



As long as anyone is in Nigeria, they will always be under the Sokoto caliphate.

Christians are not under the Sokoto Caliphate. It is a Muslim institution.

CutieGuy:
Guy u are here to promote your blog.

Ur not in anyway igbo defender as u claim.
I will stop opening your post from today.
I will urge my igbo brothers to boycott this mammal threads from tday.
He should entertain his yorubers friends.

No matter what you say, we will not stop defending the Igbos.

igbodefender:
Christians are not under the Sokoto Caliphate. It is a Muslim institution.

Oh really? The ask for restructuring and see if you will get it.

igbodefender:
No matter what you say, we will not stop defending the Igbos.

Guy stop all this ur Nonsense here on nairaland.
you are spoiling things for us

Eastfield1:

Guy stop all this ur Nonsense here on nairaland.
you are spoiling things for us

Do you know how many South East Igbos feel you are spoiling things for them? Go ask the trader at Alaba who would need visa to return to his shop if your South East referendum plan works if you are spoiling things for him or not.

No, you and your so called "zikist movement" should lead the pack in your delusional pipe dream otherwise known as restructuring. Just do igbos a favour and leave IPOB the heck out of your delusion and mediocrity.

igbodefender:
IPOB should be at the fore front of restructuring Nigeria. They can form a political party, to contest elections to fight marginalization of Ndigbo.

As a Nigerian, you do not need a visa to go to Ghana, Senegal and Benin or any of the 15 Ecowas states. So Biafrans won't need a Visa to visit Abuja or Lagos, neither will Nigerians need a visa to visit Biafra. Both nations would remain in ECOWAS.

And going by your false logic, the Alaba trader who feels that Biafra is a burden is free to natauralize in Lagos or anywhere in Nigeria. Biafra will not revoke his natural citezenship though. So he can always come back home if he so ever wishes. Or he can stay put in lagos as full Nigerian citizen in peace. His choice. There are more Jews in USA than there are in Isreal. And most of the American Jews see themselves as Americans but NOT Isrealites. Just like recently, where a British from Nigeria origin made it clear that she is a British but NOT a Nigerian.

Yet, the reality on ground is that the vast MAJORITY of the igbos, WORLDWIDE, will embrace Biafra with excitement.

igbodefender:
Do you know how many South East Igbos feel you are spoiling things for them? Go ask the trader at Alaba who would need visa to return to his shop if your South East referendum plan works if you are spoiling things for him or not.

igbodefender:
Do you know how many South East Igbos feel you are spoiling things for them? Go ask the trader at Alaba who would need visa to return to his shop if your South East referendum plan works if you are spoiling things for him or not.

you this Coward.
How many Ghanians or Cameronian need visas to enter Nigeria??
illiteracy indeed is a disease.
stop this Ur Nonsense.
this is the last tym I will warn you.

Eastfield1:

you this Coward.
How many Ghanians or Cameronian need visas to enter Nigeria??
illiteracy indeed is a disease.
stop this Ur Nonsense.
this is the last tym I will warn you.

You are a big joker if you think you are in any position to warn me for the last time.You will be the one to regret if you overstep your boundary. Who are you to tell US what to say and what not to say? Any power you think you have will absolutely fail you! In totality!

Secondly, on Ecowas, go and do some basic research before you post things out of ignorance. YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO WARN US FOR THE LAST TIME!

Call For The Formation Of An Economic Group Of Igbo And Neighbouring Governors (EGOIANG)

The Igbo governors should form an Economic Summit Of Igbo And Neighbouring Governors to pull their states’ economic resources together towards mutually beneficial projects. It should be a working summit held and adjourned every two months. The purpose should be to start joint development initiatives where each state will contribute its quota and benefit economically. At the meetings, notes should be compared and new tasks shared out when necessary.

Non Igbo governors of neighbouring states will also be welcome to participate if they can prove that they don’t wish Igbos harm/ill.There should also be cooperation with our non Igbo neighbours. Igbo Land can get there. We and our neighbours would be the light of Nigeria, the unquenchable light. We can get there. Yes we can.

Currently, there are 7 Igbo governors in Nigeria, including Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. There should also be a secretariat for this summit to institutionalize it. If done well, this would bring a lot of development to Igbo Land and its neighbours, and benefit Nigeria as a whole.

Source: http://www.igbodefender.com/2017/07/05/call-for-the-formation-of-an-economic-group-of-igbo-governors/#more-584

Yea, he may have wrongly implied that Cameroun is a part of the visa-free intra-state travel policy which has been instituted by ECOWAS. But you are the first person to make ignorant posts on this thread, starting with you false visa narrative. And I think you should correct yourself immediately.

Regarding ECOWAS visa-free policy, here's an insight:

ECOWAS - Free Movement of Persons

In May 1979, ECOWAS member States adopted their first protocol relating to the Free Movement of Persons, Residence and Establishment.[1] It stipulated the right of ECOWAS citizens to enter, reside and establish economic activities in the territory of other member states and offers a three step roadmap of five years each to achieve freedom of movement of persons after fifteen years. The first phase regards the right of visa-free entry, phase two dealt with the right of residency, and phase three concerns the right of establishment in another member State. The first phase have been fully implemented. The second phase, the right of residency, has also been implemented, given that citizens had obtained an ECOWAS residence card or permit in fellow member State. The third phase, the right of establishment, is still under implementation in most member States.[2]

To facilitate the free movement of people in the ECOWAS region, member States established a common passport, formally known as the ECOWAS travel certificate. The ECOWAS passport was introduced in December 2000 to exempt holders from intra-regional visa requirements and to function as an international travel document. The member States are currently in the process of implementing a joint visa for non-ECOWAS citizens that cover the whole region, the Eco-Visa.
ECOWAS has also implemented measures to ease the movement of persons transported in private and commercial vehicles by harmonizing policies that enable vehicles to enter and temporary reside in a member State for up to ninety and fifteen days respectively. Most ECOWAS member States have, in this regards, instituted the ECOWAS brown card, which is an insurance of motor vehicles that covers the civil responsibly of the owner in the ECOWAS region[3].

http://www.uneca.org/pages/ecowas-free-movement-persons

igbodefender:
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Secondly, on Ecowas, go and do some basic research before you post things out of ignorance. YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO WARN US FOR THE LAST TIME!

IGBOS BE CAREFUL! - By Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Ojukwu's Son ) ----------------------------------------
The whole Nigeria is aggrieved,Igbos are tactically getting set up again to lead the pack for expressing the grievances......IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
Only few people remembered that the first Nigeria coup led by Nzeogwu,which is fraudulently tagged "igbo coupe" comprised of young chaps from practically all the regions in Nigeria and was a response to the chaos in the WEST as a result of the aftermath of 1965 elections, the active participants in that chaos later aligned with federal government to churn out deadly policies on you.....IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
If Nigerians are really tired of this non-working structure we have run for almost half a century,they should collectively come together and renegotiate the union, no body should make you the senior prefect of that agitation again. The last time you led and demanded for such restructuring, the whole nation fought against you to keep their "dear Nigeria" the way it is. I can bet they will do it again. I over heard some of your next door neighbours asking, "why are they really protesting".....IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
Under a renegotiated Nigeria,you are the most advantaged, you will have the whole nation as your field to express your ingenuity, you have invested, blood, personal structures, money and spread into the project called Nigeria more than those who JUST "mouth-ically" parrot their love for Nigeria........while you do the the practical of ONE NIGERIA, most others only talk about it .........IGBOS BE CAREFUL.
From United nations, NASA, Microsoft, CNN, Hollywood, Nollywood, Manchester city,ARSENAL,Chelsea, House of lords, house of commons, white house to major hospitals in US and UK and anywhere solution is needed,you have proved that where ever humans are gathered and brain is the requirement,your head can never be bowed. Therefore, you have nothing actually to prove to anyone......IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
The whole nation is groaning under the current structure we run. When the groan has gotten to a boiling point, we all will demand collectively for renegotiation of this abusive relationship we are having in the name of nationhood. Dare not lead this call. The last time you did, other people chose to mend fences and made a scape goat out of you.......IGBOS BE CAREFUL.
The same way your businesses thrive in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Chad, under a restructured or fragmented Nigeria, your business can still thrive anywhere.....IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
Your prestigious sons and daughters championed the course of six geo-political zones, championed the course of 13% derivation for the benefit of your neighbours and still champions the course of resource control and fiscal federalism, but I have seen you also struggle so much to explain to both neighbours and outsiders that you are not interested in their resources but rather interested in being allowed to explore your rich human capital and ingenuity without any orchestrated hindrances........IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
I have seen how some igbo sons and daughters struggles to sound patriotic even if it means sounding silly and their kits and kin in neighbouring states begs not to be identified with their igbo roots because it will save them some "special treatment" reserved for igbos---it never does anyways. Don't let another set back happen.....IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
Our major need now is an emergence of a leader figure with the courage of Ojukwu,wisdom of M.I okpara and the sagacity of Chuba okadigbo yet endowed with tamed emotions to steer our pride and productivity into a common force and also lead us into demanding redress for perceived injustice.....IGBOS BE CAREFUL!
I REPEAT, if Nigeria is tired, when Nigeria is tired of running an unprofitable structure, we shall be ready for the way forward; we shall be ready for renegotiation. BUT NEVER AGAIN will your blood be used as a specimen to test how "united" Nigeria can be in fighting her "enemy". Igbos be careful.

By Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Ojukwu's Son )

paschu:
Yea, he may have wrongly implied that Cameroun is a part of the visa-free intra-state travel policy which has been instituted by ECOWAS. But you are the first person to make ignorant posts on this thread, starting with you false visa narrative. And I think you should correct yourself immediately.

Regarding ECOWAS visa-free policy, here's an insight:

ECOWAS has a visa free policy, but if if an independent country should come out of the South East, it will not be a member of ECOWAS ab initio. The moment the country gains independence, its citizens cease to be member citizens of ECOWAS, pending any new admittance of their new country.

This is irrespective of its geographical position which falls within West Africa. For its citizens to enjoy the ECOWAS visa-free policy, the new country would have to apply anew for membership of ECOWAS.

That is where they begin to face problems, because according to ECOWAS rules, any decision to bring in a new member state must be unanimous. That means, if Nigeria tells the rest of ECOWAS, 'We don't want Biafra in ECOWAS', Nigeria's veto stands, even if majority of the countries want Biafra to join them.

Now, if Biafra should win the independence of the South East, do you think Nigerians would be happy with these people that called them animals and said their country is a zoo? No.

In international politics it is dangerous to throw insults around because their is always a tomorrow. For example look at Britain. During the 2nd World War, they treated France and Charles De Gaulle as a junior partner. They may not have had a choice but the French President De Gaulle took it personal and never forgot those 'slights to the honour of France'. After the war, the continental European countries formed the EEC (that is today's European Union, and Britain wanted to join. britain applied, but a vengeful France vetoed Britain's application 2 times. It was only years later that Britain joined France after having to dobale for France.

So, a Biafra carved out of the South East will need to get visas for it's citizens to travel to Nigeria or Ghana or any ECOWAS country, until and unless Nigeria forgives it for calling them a zoo and other insults. What would Biafra have to give for nigeria to allow it enter ECOWAS? By allowing Nigerian herdsmen free entry to graze cattle on Biafran farms? Because in international relations it is give and take.

That means that those clamoring for independent south east would have turned what we know as the South East today into a big big prison, and the people may turn against those they believed brought them into such suffering.

What of trade? Biafra carved out of the South East would have to depend on Nigeria for trade since it would be landlocked without a port. The same people you said their country is a zoo. As long as South South is not in the arrangement, you will depend on Nigeria to export and import. You will pay whatever high tariffs they decide to charge you. Would that not be opression?

Let me close by asking you to read this below concerning how new member countries can join ECOWAS:

A. The enlargement of ECOWAS

The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government is the supreme institution of the Community and “shall be responsible for the general direction and control of theCommunity and shall take all measures to ensure its progressive developmentand the realisation of its objectives” (*12)

It has a real decision-making power in the areas under its jurisdiction. Under the provisions of Article 9.4 of the Revised Treaty, its acts, referred to as "decisions", are binding and enforceable against the Member States and the Community institutions, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the Community. Depending on the matters defined in a separate protocol, decisions shall be taken either unanimously or by consensus or by a two-thirds majority of the Member States (*13).

By virtue of this power, the Authority decides unanimously on the enlargement of ECOWAS to new members.

Source: http://wai-iao.ecowas.int/index.php/en/news-2017/281-the-accession-of-the-kingdom-of-morocco-to-the-economic-community-of-west-african-states