Dear Nairalanders, I need your opinion urgently. The newly nominated CBN Deputy Governor Dr. Kingsley I. Obiora is from Oshimili in Delta State, which is in South South geopolitical zone. Why then is he representing South East in the CBN Board? Is there an overnight adjustment to the existing zonal structure or is it that zones and zonal boundaries don’t exist anymore? Does it mean that zone and tribe are the same, assuming that he’s Igbo? Can a Yoruba person from Niger, Kogi or Kwara represent South West in a Federal position?

Don’t get me wrong, Dr. Obiora is eminently qualified for the position. My question is only with respect to existing zonal arrangement.

Please I need your unbiased, matured and wise opinion on this.

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Apologies, I don’t know his exact town in Delta State and didn’t bother because it’s not that relevant. What’s important is that he’s from Igbo (speaking?) part of Delta State in South South Nigeria and definitely not from South East and therefore shouldn’t represent SE.

Two face people. When it's land grabbing Vs Biafra,Asaba is SE, but in terms of politics Asaba is SS. Confused set of people

Afamed:
Two face people. When it's land grabbing Vs Biafra,Asaba is SE, but in terms of politics Asaba is SS. Confused set of people

Look at your map: is Asaba in Delta State or not? If yes, is Delta in SS or SE? It’s that simple.

NaijaNaWaa:


Look at your map: is Asaba in Delta State or not? If yes, is Delta in SS or SE? It’s that simple.

But according to diletor aka land grabbers Asaba down to Edo are SE. Abi this does not work again?

leave south east people did they complain

Afamed:
Two face people. When it's land grabbing Vs Biafra,Asaba is SE, but in terms of politics Asaba is SS. Confused set of people

foolishness will not even allow you to contribute meaningfully

Afamed:
Two face people. When it's land grabbing Vs Biafra,Asaba is SE, but in terms of politics Asaba is SS. Confused set of people

it's the same you and your brothers that will call nzeegwu coup igbo coup. But chukwma nzegwu is from the same asaba. Actually I have never heard igbo people deny the man.

The way some if you people talk eh. Hmmm. Other people re watching. I'm neither igbo nor youruba but the truth must be said.



Back to the topic. Dr obiora is from the ss. Does this mean he is not igbo ? No.

kynbasil01:
foolishness will not even allow you to contribute meaningfully

as in eh he just left the topic just to talk trash

If the appointment is for SE geopolitical zone which i doubt then it's wrong but if it's for Igbo's he is good to go

Afamed:

But according to diletor aka land grabbers Asaba down to Edo are SE. Abi this does not work again?

We are not talking of tribe here, he is talking of Geo political zones.

Ss and se are not the same zone

Afamed:

But according to diletor aka land grabbers Asaba down to Edo are SE. Abi this does not work again?

Stop being stupid and foolish at the same time. So at your useless age you don't know the difference between tribe and geopolitical zone

gratiaeo:

Stop being stupid and foolish at the same time. So at your useless age you don't know the difference between Igbo and SE geopolitical zone

Keep quiet, children of confusion. When it's politics Asaba is SS but when it's Biafra agitation Asaba suddenly becomes part and parcel of Biafra land.

Afamed:

But according to diletor aka land grabbers Asaba down to Edo are SE. Abi this does not work again?

why are you afraid of answering his questions. Instead as an untrained fellow you decided to cover your ignorant with insult

You see why restructuring is a sine qua non!

Actually Nigeria geography is wrong..
Take a look at this map below

How can Imo/Abia be South East while Cross river is South South and Benue is North Central.


What type of geography is that

kynbasil01:
foolishness will not even allow you to contribute meaningfully

Confused elements

I am igbo man, fully in support of the man, he will represent both the ss/se Wella.......

gratiaeo:
If the appointment is for SE geopolitical zone which i doubt then it's wrong but if it's for Igbo's he is good to go

He’s representing South East Zone, not Igbo tribe!

temptnow:
why are you afraid of answering his questions. Instead as an untrained fellow you decided to cover your ignorant with insult

If he has won award in US today, you would have gone to CNN to shout Igbo Amaka, but now since it's about political appointment, he has suddenly become SS man

Afamed:
Two face people. When it's land grabbing Vs Biafra,Asaba is SE, but in terms of politics Asaba is SS. Confused set of people

Same thing is also applicable to you and your likes.

When it comes to biafra, delta state is not Igbo and will not join biafra but, when it comes to Kaduna Nzogwu's coup it is Igbo coup.

Bunch of hypocrites!

Afamed:

If he has won award in US today, you would have gone to CNN to shout Igbo Amaka, but now since it's about political appointment, he has suddenly become SS man

Stop beating around the bush and go answer his question

. Amaechi is from Rivers State,

kachukwu ibeawuchi is from Delta State.

Ifeanyi Okowa is from Delta State.

Because they have Igbo name doesn't change the facts that they're from South South geopolitical zone.

Is Bukola Saraki state regarded as one of the 6 South West state?


Op raised a valid point but you want to use unnecessary insult to shut him down.

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Afamed:

If he has won award in US today, you would have gone to CNN to shout Igbo Amaka, but now since it's about political appointment, he has suddenly become SS man

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Afamed:

Confused elements

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Afamed:

Keep quiet, children of confusion. When it's politics Asaba is SS but when it's Biafra agitation Asaba suddenly becomes part and parcel of Biafra land.

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Afamed:

But according to diletor aka land grabbers Asaba down to Edo are SE. Abi this does not work again?

Stop beating about the bush and answer his questions.

Point of correction, Kanu never said Asaba down to edo are SE. Rather he called those areas biafra land.

Afamed:

If he has won award in US today, you would have gone to CNN to shout Igbo Amaka, but now since it's about political appointment, he has suddenly become SS man

You are being disruptively and stubbornly ignorant. Asaba is Igbo. Kingsley is Igbo but neither Asaba nor Kingsley is South East. It’s not complicated except for the willfully ignorant.

The game plan is to blackmail Igbos and pitch them against their brothers from SS if they object to his appointment. Already, a good number of Igbo elite are afraid to speak out lest they be accused of denying non SE Igbos but that’s cowardly and unwise.

We must discuss this and set the records straight.

People like Buhari doesn't know their left from their right..

Obiora is from Delta State precisely okoh in oshimili south local government south south of Nigeria.

How come he is taking the position of SE...


This is pure wickedness.

How can Emefiele lobby to give SE slots to same Delta whereas he is also from Delta State.

That appointment should not scale through the Senate..

enemybulldozer:
Stop beating about the bush and answer his questions.

Point of correction, Kanu never said Asaba down to edo are SE. Rather he called those areas biafra land.

So you can only claim their land and resources but disown the natives of the land. You have just confirmed what the Rivers and Bayelsa people were saying. You are al interested in their oil not that the love you have for them that made you to claim Rivers , Delta and Bayelsa are Biafra land

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Afamed:

So you can only claim their land and resources but disown the natives of the land. You have just confirmed what the Rivers and Bayelsa people were saying. You are al interested in their oil not that the love you have for them that made you to claim Rivers , Delta and Bayelsa are Biafra land

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I’ve made a shocking observation. The thoroughly corrupt Nigerian press has refrained from mentioning that he’s representing South East zone in their reportage. Apparently, this’s intentional to curtail any agitation against his appointment. If you compare with how the appointment of Ade Sonubi (SW) and Aisha Ahmad (North Central) were reported.

South Easterners must not allow themselves to be cowed this time else a very dangerous and costly precedent will be set. Tomorrow, Kanu Agabi from Ogoja, Cross River or John Okoro from Ughelli Delta State will be appointed to represent the zone and some dishonest fellows will tells they’re Igbo or Biafrans.

Igbo tu lee nu!

Nairaland is a microcosm of Nigeria; stark ignorance and hypocrisy are deeply entrenched. You'd be surprised to find out that a good number of the guys that spill garbage are actually grown-ups—some are even married with families. Imagine how a family headed by a very foolish man would fare!

Igboland cuts across areas designated as SE and SS (with some portions actually falling within the NC). No—and I mean NO—geopolitical zone is homogenous. There are Ijaw people native to the SW (Ondo); there are Igala people native to the SE (Anambra and Enugu)...same for the other four geopolitical zones. None is homogenous.

Now I'd employ an analogy: how would it sit if Dino Melaye, a Yorubaman from the NC (Kogi), is appointed to represent the SW? Definitely it would be an aberration. That is exactly the point of the Op.

P.S.: I think IGNORANCE is actually the chain holding Africa down today.