Kingbuhari:
Ojukwu was a super hero who took just one look at Nigeria and discovered that it will never work. He used diplomacy, no way, he stood up and fought, and it was the same yorubas that stabbed him at his back, If Yorubas couldnt declare Oduduwa in 1967, they will never have the backbone to do it again.
There are many things that happened in that era that should have encouraged Yorubas to seek self determination, but they didnt
1) The Northerners went to Ibadan and killed the Governor of the Western Region, Lt Colonel Fajuyi. This singular act of sacrilege on Yoruba soil, to such a highly placed Yoruba son should have been the final straw for Yorubas. They should have risen up against the excesses of the North along with the Igbos, but they did nothing. When the Northerners realised that Yorubas had no fight in them, it emboldend them to do much worse.
2) Brigadier Ogundipe officially became 'acting head' of state with the disappearance of Ironsi. He should have been confirmed head of state with confirmation of Ironsi's death as the highest ranking military officer after Ironsi (Ogundipe was the only Brigadier-General in the Nigerian Army at the time). The Northerners drove Ogundipe out of Lagos, Yoruba land, and banished him to London where he was summarily retired. Again, the Yoruba nation should have risen up in defence of their land and son. They did nothing. Today, if Igbos call Lagos 'no mans land', the average Yoruba man will be offended. But when Brigadier Ogundipe was been harrased out of Lagos by the North, no Yoruba man said a word.
3) Colonel Adebayor replaced Fajuyi as Governor of the western Region. Adebayor never slept in Government House because he was afraid that the Northerners would come and slaughter him like they did Fajuyi.
Yorubas were held hostage in their own land. 20 years later, the Northerners kidnapped and slaughtered MKO Abiola. As usual, nothing happend.
I laugh when Yorubas talk about Oduduwa Republic or restructuring, I dont think they realise that it takes more than 'mere talking' to achieve independence.

samyomz:
you think southwest is like your brain that doesn't work?

magoo10:
when will Nigerians sit in a round table to discuss their future,after hundred years of existence and failures in its human relationships a different approach is required, all this hullabaloo noise making about restructuring will not solve Nigeria's problems.
Referendum is the way

9jakool:


Before you get all worked up, the key phrase here is "Yoruba groups." There are native Yoruba minorities found in Edo and Delta states.

You can never get any point across, without some ignoramus screaming ATTACHE BY FORCE out of their lungs trying too hard to be relevant. Oh, 100 Yoruba groups from different states meet in Ibadan, it must be ATTACHE BY FORCE!

I suppose you are from the East and we all know the classic attache by Biafrans who are trying to force an identity on ethic groups that were never part of the old Eastern region or Declared Biafria.

Bills2307:
this one na comment abi na another thread.

baike:
I think say the Yorubas want stay with the abokis

Balkan:
To start with, l will say God bless Nnamdi Kanu for giving Yorubas a voice.
What l will tell Yorubas is to be resolute and speak out because Hausa Fulani
are human beings. They should not be afraid of them. Igbos have taken their position as big brothers.

Yorubas should understand that putting Fulani man as the head of the ports in Yoruba land since indipence is an abbaration. Why cant Yorubas fight to be incharge of the coast line and ocean given to them by God.

The problem an Igbo man has with Yorubas is allowing the fulanis whose population is less than 8millon to control a country with almost 200million people. Why cant they be challanged. If Yorubas can wake up work for Oduduwa republic, do you think this minority fulanis can stand the heat? come on!

If you are happy with the stuttus quo, why not keep quiet and allow the SS and SE champion the move instead jumping from one place to another condemning those who are ready to give their life so that you can be free.

Fulanis are powerless if the south are united. They will beg for restructuring if we are united. Thats why Igbos always call you cowards because non of you is ready to die for their children to live a better life.

raker300:
Trash.

as far as its south-waste, it won't work...

No need reading the long epistle

ivolt:

Intelligent posts are rare on Nairaland these days. How did a criminal on bail give voice to others ? How can a failure help others ?

9jakool:


Before you get all worked up, the key phrase here is "Yoruba groups." There are native Yoruba minorities found in Edo and Delta states.

You can never get any point across, without some ignoramus screaming ATTACHE BY FORCE out of their lungs trying too hard to be relevant. Oh, 100 Yoruba groups from different states meet in Ibadan, it must be ATTACHE BY FORCE!

I suppose you are from the East and we all know the classic attache by Biafrans who are trying to force an identity on ethic groups that were never part of the old Eastern region or Declared Biafria.

raker300:
Trash.

as far as its south-waste, it won't work...

No need reading the long epistle

Urchman27:
Lalasticlala ooo
The afonja is looking for someone like NK to save them

Balkan:
To start with, l will say God bless Nnamdi Kanu for giving Yorubas a voice.
What l will tell Yorubas is to be resolute and speak out because Hausa Fulani
are human beings. They should not be afraid of them. Igbos have taken their position as big brothers.

Yorubas should understand that putting Fulani man as the head of the ports in Yoruba land since indipence is an abbaration. Why cant Yorubas fight to be incharge of the coast line and ocean given to them by God.

The problem an Igbo man has with Yorubas is allowing the fulanis whose population is less than 8millon to control a country with almost 200million people. Why cant they be challanged. If Yorubas can wake up work for Oduduwa republic, do you think this minority fulanis can stand the heat? come on!

If you are happy with the stuttus quo, why not keep quiet and allow the SS and SE champion the move instead jumping from one place to another condemning those who are ready to give their life so that you can be free.

Fulanis are powerless if the south are united. They will beg for restructuring if we are united. Thats why Igbos always call you cowards because non of you is ready to die for their children to live a better life.

ivolt:


Intelligent posts are rare on Nairaland these days.
How did a criminal on bail give voice to others ?
How can a failure help others ?

ivolt:


Intelligent posts are rare on Nairaland these days.
How did a criminal on bail give voice to others ?
How can a failure help others ?

iLickAnalFungus:

You raised quite a good points.. I'm a Northerner myself, so your call hits home. I'm a minority even in my state, so I really don't care who rules this shithole, but one thing for sure is, the Fulanis were the ones that United the North, making the region a strong force. So, I give it to them, I'm happy with the status quo in the North, because, we're mostly one people, Islam and Hausa unites us, so a minority like me can maneuver. But. At a national scale is not the same, I'll like the country to be free from shackle of an oligarchs, I want this country to be land of the free, with zero marginalization towards particular ethnic group. True federalism will be the answer, if implemented gently and tactically.

ivolt:


Intelligent posts are rare on Nairaland these days.
How did a criminal on bail give voice to others ?
How can a failure help others ?

iLickAnalFungus:

You raised quite a good points.. I'm a Northerner myself, so your call hits home. I'm a minority even in my state, so I really don't care who rules this shithole, but one thing for sure is, the Fulanis were the ones that United the North, making the region a strong force. So, I give it to them, I'm happy with the status quo in the North, because, we're mostly one people, Islam and Hausa unites us, so a minority like me can maneuver. But. At a national scale is not the same, I'll like the country to be free from shackle of an oligarchs, I want this country to be land of the free, with zero marginalization towards particular ethnic group. True federalism will be the answer, if implemented gently and tactically.

FKO81:
Yoruba people in the South-West states namely Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti as well as Kogi, Kwara, Edo and Delta

This is clear attache by force, I thought Edo and Delta already sent massage to them? They are with former eastern region, when the two states abstained from Southwestern meeting held in Ogun, and attended Eastern meeting, they are still dragging them

alanyalas:
Restructuring won't happen in this Nigeria

FKO81:
Yoruba people in the South-West states namely Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti as well as Kogi, Kwara, Edo and Delta

This is clear attache by force, I thought Edo and Delta already sent massage to them? They are with former eastern region, when the two states abstained from Southwestern meeting held in Ogun, and attended Eastern meeting, they are still dragging them

Balkan:
you are contracditing yourself

Markfemi2:



lets stop deceiving ourselves
restructruring is not a party affair
all regions must vote for it
and north west with the most number of seats will influence north east and vote no
hence why some people want an outright dissolution of the entity

just wake up and accept reality
its not happening
we have been waiting 40 years
nothing never happen