Jbenue:

1- The proposed Arewa would be a LANDLOCKED Republic.( Chad+ Niger come to mind  )

2- Nigeria is only tolerated on the world stage because of Oil even with that look how we are treated, so imagine disedent Nigerians without oil lol. ( Unless they find oil quick in Lake Chad)

3- In Nigeria 55% of the population is under the age of 20. In Arewa its 65%  thats a lot of almajaris lol.

4- What generally happens to poor Islamic states with high youth population and unemployment- Al Qaida !!!!!!!!

5- And Perhaps the most terrifying aspect to this destined Titanic is Northern Politicians i.e. IBB need i say more !!!!

I guess the point I am trying to make is, there are a lot of sections of the the country clamouring for disintergration. But rather lets unite and not just be pround Nigerians but be pround Africans, because its only when united that africa can tackle all its problems and in so doing lifting itself out of shame and depression.

auwal87:

Let me start from the bottom up.

Your points are not qualified at all, you know why Arewa people are not doing anything at the moment? Because they are Lazy, do you know why they are Lazy? Because of Oil.

5- IBB and Co are all going to die soon, new fresh bloods will emerge soon, with hearts of courage to empower our people

4- Arewa unlike any other Muslim countries are far more liberal, some few bad elements emerge because of poverty and seeking name only, but Arewa will be just like Turkey in Europe, or Malaysia in Asia, or Bahrain in Middle East.

3- Almajirai are a great resource for Arewa Republic, in no time, they will disappear from the streets, 65% that is not fear, we have more civil servants than any region in Nigeria, go to the ministries in Abuja and other states of Arewa, they are all from Arewa (at least 90%). This is the reality, we have qualified doctors, qualified engineers (go to ABU Zaria and see those behind the Nuclear project, they are all from Arewa), we have Business Gurus (Arewa even though it doesn't have sea ports, most of the distributions are carried from here, I have never seen someone traveling from Arewa to Odua or Biafra to purchase imported food stuffs, but you will see lots of them coming to Arewa to purchase imported stuffs, go to Singer market in Kano, you will see what I am telling you, that markets carries transactions worth billions of naira every single day, why? Because we consume. See Arewa, only those who are ignorant about the country will tell you we only have Almajirai. Because that's what you see in the south.

2- NO! A big NO! Oil is only a curse to Nigeria, only the wicked countries look at Nigeria with like that. The good countries want Nigeria to get their facts right, abandon oil, or at least depend less on oil, develop other sectors, generate employment. You see having an Oil in Nigeria is only a curse to Arewa because it made our people lazy and depends heavily on salaries and revenues from the federal government. But by the time there is no oil, people will understand, and they will wake up to the reality. They will ask question to themselves. What about if this people abandon us, what should we tell our children and grand children, what have we done for them?

1- Yes, Landlocked, but see also in Europe::::
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Vatican City (Holy See)
Hungary
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Moldova
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Switzerland

They are all landlocked countries. Aren't they better than Nigeria in terms of Anything?

Boy, wake up, Arewa is not what you think it is;

auwal87:

Let me start from the bottom up.

Your points are not qualified at all, you know why Arewa people are not doing anything at the moment? Because they are Lazy, do you know why they are Lazy? Because of Oil.

5- IBB and Co are all going to die soon, new fresh bloods will emerge soon, with hearts of courage to empower our people

4- Arewa unlike any other Muslim countries are far more liberal, some few bad elements emerge because of poverty and seeking name only, but Arewa will be just like Turkey in Europe, or Malaysia in Asia, or Bahrain in Middle East.

3- Almajirai are a great resource for Arewa Republic, in no time, they will disappear from the streets, 65% that is not fear, we have more civil servants than any region in Nigeria, go to the ministries in Abuja and other states of Arewa, they are all from Arewa (at least 90%). This is the reality, we have qualified doctors, qualified engineers (go to ABU Zaria and see those behind the Nuclear project, they are all from Arewa), we have Business Gurus (Arewa even though it doesn't have sea ports, most of the distributions are carried from here, I have never seen someone traveling from Arewa to Odua or Biafra to purchase imported food stuffs, but you will see lots of them coming to Arewa to purchase imported stuffs, go to Singer market in Kano, you will see what I am telling you, that markets carries transactions worth billions of naira every single day, why? Because we consume. See Arewa, only those who are ignorant about the country will tell you we only have Almajirai. Because that's what you see in the south.

2- NO! A big NO! Oil is only a curse to Nigeria, only the wicked countries look at Nigeria with like that. The good countries want Nigeria to get their facts right, abandon oil, or at least depend less on oil, develop other sectors, generate employment. You see having an Oil in Nigeria is only a curse to Arewa because it made our people lazy and depends heavily on salaries and revenues from the federal government. But by the time there is no oil, people will understand, and they will wake up to the reality. They will ask question to themselves. What about if this people abandon us, what should we tell our children and grand children, what have we done for them?

1- Yes, Landlocked, but see also in Europe::::
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Vatican City (Holy See)
Hungary
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Moldova
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Switzerland

They are all landlocked countries. Aren't they better than Nigeria in terms of Anything?

Boy, wake up, Arewa is not what you think it is;

Jbenue:

@ AUWAL87

you are obviosly smart i like that im not going to insult you
with regards to all those european landlocked countries that are  prosperous let me take. switzerland, they have gr8 link with thier nieghbours and has been in existand since 1500. in this increasingly competive world do you expect a weak country like Half of nigeria cuz thats what arewa is to prosper? No big Fish like europe and america will just eat it up not give it a chance to grow. as bad as  nigeria is its done well to get where it has. Both the u.s and britain  have diliberate policies to hinder nigerias growth Its true.
anyway back to my point about being landlocked its great to aspire at the upper scale of prosperous landlocked countries but look closer to home like Niger and Mali. 2 LL countries with abundant gold resources but becuase of its LLness it is Isolated. Thats my point.
@ Dapo Bear
Sure desetification is already happening in Northern Nigeria
so i am valid. having a shoreline is one of the biggest assets any civilization can have especially in the C21th.

auwal87:

Let me start from the bottom up.

Your points are not qualified at all, you know why Arewa people are not doing anything at the moment? Because they are Lazy, do you know why they are Lazy? Because of Oil.

5- IBB and Co are all going to die soon, new fresh bloods will emerge soon, with hearts of courage to empower our people

4- Arewa unlike any other Muslim countries are far more liberal, some few bad elements emerge because of poverty and seeking name only, but Arewa will be just like Turkey in Europe, or Malaysia in Asia, or Bahrain in Middle East.

3- Almajirai are a great resource for Arewa Republic, in no time, they will disappear from the streets, 65% that is not fear, we have more civil servants than any region in Nigeria, go to the ministries in Abuja and other states of Arewa, they are all from Arewa (at least 90%). This is the reality, we have qualified doctors, qualified engineers (go to ABU Zaria and see those behind the Nuclear project, they are all from Arewa), we have Business Gurus (Arewa even though it doesn't have sea ports, most of the distributions are carried from here, I have never seen someone traveling from Arewa to Odua or Biafra to purchase imported food stuffs, but you will see lots of them coming to Arewa to purchase imported stuffs, go to Singer market in Kano, you will see what I am telling you, that markets carries transactions worth billions of naira every single day, why? Because we consume. See Arewa, only those who are ignorant about the country will tell you we only have Almajirai. Because that's what you see in the south.

2- NO! A big NO! Oil is only a curse to Nigeria, only the wicked countries look at Nigeria with like that. The good countries want Nigeria to get their facts right, abandon oil, or at least depend less on oil, develop other sectors, generate employment. You see having an Oil in Nigeria is only a curse to Arewa because it made our people lazy and depends heavily on salaries and revenues from the federal government. But by the time there is no oil, people will understand, and they will wake up to the reality. They will ask question to themselves. What about if this people abandon us, what should we tell our children and grand children, what have we done for them?

1- Yes, Landlocked, but see also in Europe::::
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Vatican City (Holy See)
Hungary
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Moldova
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Switzerland

They are all landlocked countries. Aren't they better than Nigeria in terms of Anything?

Boy, wake up, Arewa is not what you think it is;

Auwal, I love your confidence.
I love this comment.
I cant do better, but take this

Oil is a curse in Nigeria, without it we will even survive better.
Before the discovery of oil, Nigeria lived majorly on cocoa from the SW, then supported by groundnut from the north and rubber and palm oil from the East. Naira as at then was N1 to $1, so whats the need for the oil?

@OP, if the disintegration of Nigeria is what you think of, then it is good for you to know that every part will suffer at first but will later put themselves together to do the right thing.

oludashmi:

[color=#000099]Auwal, I love your confidence.
I love this comment.
I cant do better, but take this

Jbenue:

Whereelse in the north is "Educated". I say that tentatively because some fool will say now "my mallam get degree". By educated I mean a center of Learning and culture.

auwal87:

See, Arewa Republic is having good neighbours whom we can work together to succeed.

From Kano to a Libyan port its only 2,000 km. By building rail in partnership with Niger Republic and Libyan governments, Arewa Republic can continue to do business even without the Lagos Port. Even now, most of goods imported by people of Arewa are diverted through Cotonou, Benin Republic >>> Maradi, Niger Republic >>> Katsina, Nigeria >>> Kano, Nigeria. So why not Libya >>> Niger >>> Arewa ?

Jbenue:

Hi, I have noticed in recent months the increased clamour by our brothers in the North for secession from the entity Nigeria. Like any long suffering southerner my heart was racing with excitement at the prospect. For years I have thought that the ultra conservitive, alien, impossible,and backwards North was the achillies heel of Nigeria.
But now on second thoughts I actually dont want them to go!!!! Call it afrocentric but since watching the African WC in the summer and seeing what Africans are capable of once united, if filled me with a sense of hope that we Nigerians arent just beating a dead horse with this nation.
With the milk of african compassion and kindness now oozing from within I started to ponder, would the North actually survive on its own (even if they took abuja). The answer to that question is a resounding no!!!!

Here are 5 well qualified reasons why it wouldnt

1- The proposed Arewa would be a LANDLOCKED Republic.( Chad+ Niger come to mind )
2- Nigeria is only tolerated on the world stage because of Oil even with that look how we are treated, so imagine disedent Nigerians without oil lol. ( Unless they find oil quick in Lake Chad)
3- In Nigeria 55% of the population is under the age of 20. In Arewa its 65% thats a lot of almajaris lol.
4- What generally happens to poor Islamic states with high youth population and unemployment- Al Qaida !!!!!!!!
5- And Perhaps the most terrifying aspect to this destined Titanic is Northern Politicians i.e. IBB need i say more !!!!

I guess the point I am trying to make is, there are a lot of sections of the the country clamouring for disintergration. But rather lets unite and not just be pround Nigerians but be pround Africans, because its only when united that africa can tackle all its problems and in so doing lifting itself out of shame and depression.

VIVA AFRICA

Solomon227:

Guy which one be your own? If Arewa wan go how he take affect u ? And if u happen to belong to d Plateu, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa or Benue and will feel more comfortable with d south why not talk to Becomerich to redraw the map?!
Just when Almighty Allah is quetly answering our age-long prayers that Arewa should leave peacefully so that I wont have to hang my neat suit and carry AK47 for d final showdown u are reminding them they will suffer if they leave.
Abeg Auwal no mind d boy. The Arewa of our dream will be:
* The most prosperous of all world nations with 100s of solid minerals buried on our land from West to East
* We shall have 100% Sharia law guiding our lives with no dilution from the Kafers from the South
* We can now freely and wholly join the committe of prospering Islamic nations of the North Africa and Midle East
* We can mary any girl even from pregnancy without being disturbed by one silly Cannon-inclined Nigeria constitution
* Our wifes and children will have liberty from doing any form of work as commanded by the Prophets (ASWAL)
* We are ready to leave the South with their rituals, kidnapping, millitancy, unrighteousness, 419, drug trafficking and adultery

Fellow Northerners YES WE CAN. Let start pressuring our leaders Ciroma that he should tell Jonathan we need a meeting to separate from the rest of the country now. We Northerners are tired of Nigeria. Sai Arewa

chyz:

JBenue,

I can't believe that you can say such a thing about the arewa people. I am disgusted just disgusted and I demand you give them an apology. If one asks Allah to provide,will he not send down fruit? They can and will survive. Look don't be so spineless. The best thing we can do is to help them pack their shyt and get the fucck out ok? Be nice man.

DapoBear:

Nope, best solution is for Nigeria to break apart. .

auwal87:

They are all landlocked countries. Aren't they better than Nigeria in terms of Anything?
Boy, wake up, Arewa is not what you think it is;

Jbenue:

Hi, I have noticed in recent months the increased clamour by our brothers in the North for secession from the entity Nigeria. Like any long suffering southerner my heart was racing with excitement at the prospect. For years I have thought that the ultra conservitive, alien, impossible,and backwards North was the achillies heel of Nigeria.
But now on second thoughts I actually dont want them to go!!!! Call it afrocentric but since watching the African World Cup in the summer and seeing what Africans are capable of once united, if filled me with a sense of hope that we Nigerians arent just beating a dead horse with this nation.
With the milk of african compassion and kindness now oozing from within I started to ponder, would the North actually survive on its own (even if they took abuja). The answer to that question is a resounding no!!!!

Here are 5 well qualified reasons why it wouldnt

1- The proposed Arewa would be a LANDLOCKED Republic.( Chad+ Niger come to mind  )
2- Nigeria is only tolerated on the world stage because of Oil even with that look how we are treated, so imagine disedent Nigerians without oil lol. ( Unless they find oil quick in Lake Chad)
3- In Nigeria 55% of the population is under the age of 20. In Arewa its 65%  thats a lot of almajaris lol.
4- What generally happens to poor Islamic states with high youth population and unemployment- Al Qaida !!!!!!!!
5- And Perhaps the most terrifying aspect to this destined Titanic is Northern Politicians i.e. IBB need i say more !!!!

I guess the point I am trying to make is, there are a lot of sections of the the country clamouring for disintergration. But rather lets unite and not just be pround Nigerians but be pround Africans, because its only when united that africa can tackle all its problems and in so doing lifting itself out of shame and depression.

                                             VIVA AFRICA

auwal87:

Let me start from the bottom up.

Your points are not qualified at all, you know why Arewa people are not doing anything at the moment? Because they are Lazy, do you know why they are Lazy? Because of Oil.

5- IBB and Co are all going to die soon, new fresh bloods will emerge soon, with hearts of courage to empower our people

4- Arewa unlike any other Muslim countries are far more liberal, some few bad elements emerge because of poverty and seeking name only, but Arewa will be just like Turkey in Europe, or Malaysia in Asia, or Bahrain in Middle East.

3- Almajirai are a great resource for Arewa Republic, in no time, they will disappear from the streets, 65% that is not fear, we have more civil servants than any region in Nigeria, go to the ministries in Abuja and other states of Arewa, they are all from Arewa (at least 90%). This is the reality, we have qualified doctors, qualified engineers (go to ABU Zaria and see those behind the Nuclear project, they are all from Arewa), we have Business Gurus (Arewa even though it doesn't have sea ports, most of the distributions are carried from here, I have never seen someone traveling from Arewa to Odua or Biafra to purchase imported food stuffs, but you will see lots of them coming to Arewa to purchase imported stuffs, go to Singer market in Kano, you will see what I am telling you, that markets carries transactions worth billions of naira every single day, why? Because we consume. See Arewa, only those who are ignorant about the country will tell you we only have Almajirai. Because that's what you see in the south.

2- NO! A big NO! Oil is only a curse to Nigeria, only the wicked countries look at Nigeria with like that. The good countries want Nigeria to get their facts right, abandon oil, or at least depend less on oil, develop other sectors, generate employment. You see having an Oil in Nigeria is only a curse to Arewa because it made our people lazy and depends heavily on salaries and revenues from the federal government. But by the time there is no oil, people will understand, and they will wake up to the reality. They will ask question to themselves. What about if this people abandon us, what should we tell our children and grand children, what have we done for them?

1- Yes, Landlocked, but see also in Europe::::
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Vatican City (Holy See)
Hungary
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Moldova
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Switzerland

They are all landlocked countries. Aren't they better than Nigeria in terms of Anything?

Boy, wake up, Arewa is not what you think it is;

Jbenue:

We can mary any girl even from pregnancy without being disturbed by one silly Cannon-inclined Nigeria constitution.     What a peado.

  ppl dont seem to be getting this Landlocked thing. Now if Arewa was to come to fruition it would happen under a cloud of contention with the south, it will not be a clean break as some of you thing, Knowing africa ethnic clensing might even come into place on both sides. So arewa would be stuck within the ever creeping sahara on one side and a hostile neighbour on the other. and without oil money to keep the one already decrepit international airport it has going Im am afraid Arewa would be isolated. And this fantasy about the North African Arabs coming to the aid of their muslim brothers of arewa is just that a Fantasy. Let me tell you we subsaharans are nothing to them apart from kaffirs . An egyptian is offended if you call him african. Black men are regularly discriminated in Arab countries Worse than they are in Western countries even!!! Tunisia and Morocco both applied for entrance into the E.U. They look upon Africa as an embarrasing association. Believe me Arewa would be no more better than Niger, Chad, Mali, or Mauritania

idupaul:

Why are we all imagining what an arewa nation wil look like. Pls we just have to look at Niger and chad. Believe me it wil be no dif for arewa

haka_nai:


Even now we give them food aid and as such we are better.i don't remember any southern states doing such to them.They Niger and chadians are all over the north doing one thing or the other.the south sees fewer than the ones that have integrated into the north.No thanks to porous borders(which will later be addressed).The food aid is because we have alot to share and sale down south.nothing to do with oil.Take the subsidy away we add value to farm products.
We have the market to consume them.Alot to me can change but, only when the challenge is there. About us being like chad and Niger may be non of your business.Maybe you will become like congo too!

kcng:

SEE ALL THESE LAZY PEOPLE WHO HATE MALAM'S.YOU FIT FARM?DO YOU REMEBER WHAT HAPPENED IN LAGOS WHEN THEY REFUSED TO BRING THEIR TOMATOES DOWN SOUTH? YOU PEOPLE JUST TALK YOU DONT THINK.ALL THE COMPONENTS OF NIGERIA NEED EACH OTHER TO SURVIVE.ALL WE NEED NOW IS A NATIONAL CONFERENCE WHERE WE ALL AGREE ON HOW TO LEAVE TOGETHER.THATS JUST OUR PROBLEM NO- MORE  NO-LESS.
BUT GEJ SAYS NO , CAUSE OBJ AND OTHER ENEMIES ON NIGERIA  SAY NO, BUT NIGERIA WILL GO TO THE ROUND TABLE COME 2011, AND SORT OUT OUR DIFFERENCES. WITHOUT GEJ AND OBJ, BY THE GRACE OF GOD