isthatso:
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It depends on who is writing the history. Others may say the SE are the ones who upended our collective development in 1966, unwittingly resulting in central (Northern) control of regional resources and revenues which is the genesis of our stagnation and underdevelopment.

Some would say the the misadventures of the SE in 1966 and 1967 is the reason we were saddled with a constitution designed not for economic progress but primarily for political control.

If there was no coup and there was no civil war, there would be no 36 states, the North would be developing their minerals and agric to compete with the south, there would be no quota system. SE would control Nigeria’s oil and the west would develop with agric and industry.

If there was no coup and no civil war we wouldn’t have a situation where northerners illegally mine their minerals and pocket it because they can spend oil money from the SS. If there was no coup, northerners would be in a mad rush to send their kids to school instead of breeding them like rats for elections.

mofebosola:
This idea of taking all manner of loans is a parochial lazy man's approach. And it is tantamount to postponing the evil day. What reasonable and patrotic leaders would do in this kibd of situation will be to look inward first. Then having taken a series of belt tightening procedures among themselves, then they can call on the masses to do same. And no doubt the masses will gladly follow a good exaple being laid by those in authority. It's after that that loan becomes the last option - certainly not the first especially on an already loan stressed economy.
Part of the steps could be selling off some of the aircrafts in the over bloated presidential fleet. Also, the much touted jumbo pays (salaries abd allowances) of the executive and legislative arms of government should be shelved
Then the luxuries of both executive and legislative arms of retinue of officialdom at public functions should also be curbed. When they have done these, then the masses will willingly submit to belt tightening procedures. Not this one that they are accumulating debts for our children and children's children.

gideonvalor98:

Which year den born you sef? Be like you still dey your mother womb when Jonathan was the president abi? You southeast dey enjoy the money una dey share then na...that's why you dey regret say your Mr ATM no dey again. Na wail go kill all of una

isthatso:
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It depends on who is writing the history. Others may say the SE are the ones who upended our collective development in 1966, unwittingly resulting in central (Northern) control of regional resources and revenues which is the genesis of our stagnation and underdevelopment.

Some would say the the misadventures of the SE in 1966 and 1967 is the reason we were saddled with a constitution designed not for economic progress but primarily for political control.

If there was no coup and there was no civil war, there would be no 36 states, the North would be developing their minerals and agric to compete with the south, there would be no quota system. SE would control Nigeria’s oil and the west would develop with agric and industry.

If there was no coup and no civil war we wouldn’t have a situation where northerners illegally mine their minerals and pocket it because they can spend oil money from the SS. If there was no coup, northerners would be in a mad rush to send their kids to school instead of breeding them like rats for elections.

JAMO84:
I wouldn't support this loan if this government have at least, 80 percent of the revenue the previous government had.


Add all the recoveries, loans and taxes, Buhari would still be at least 200 billion dollars behind Jonathan.


If oil was selling at seventy dollars and a certain government was taking billions of loans to pay salaries, is it now that it's 30 dollars that we shouldn't take loans? Will Buhari pay for all these gigantic projects with his military pension?


Please, anyone that cannot counter these with facts should not quote me, my mood is so bad I could curse anyone who mention me with shallow logic.

Macphenson:
Buhari has vowed that he must wreck Nigeria before he leaves by 2023.

The annoying part of it is that he is finding useful idiots like Femi Gbajiabiamila and Ahmed Lawan to perpetuate his evil act .

Shouldn't they have ask him to account for all the money he has borrowed so far?

Which projects have they gone into?

They keep approving him borrowing away the future of generations yet unborn.

Have they really asked him to show us how these loans will be repaid?

He fully implemented TSA, increased custom duty, introduced POS charges, stamp duty , increased VAT to 7.5,.

What is Buhari doing with all these money, ?


Buhari is a disaster and a virus more disasterous than Corona..

Buhari is not qualified to be a Whatsapp administrator yet Tinibu because of his selfish reason foisted him on hapless Nigerians.

BeLookingIDIOT:

Explain how he turned the so-called 3rd fastest growing economy to whatever in 4yrs?

Xposed2020:

You hv won a voucher of #500. Lemme know how u wanna retrieve it.

isthatso:


Actually it is on record that the North planned to break away from Nigeria after the coup. It was the British who persuaded them to keep Nigeria intact. The North feared domination by the south especially the Ibos as they were way behind in development. You must remmember that the North did not win the elections, they formed a government by forming an alliance with Zik. Awo offered to form an alliance with Zik but he refused because he thought the less educated Northerners would be easier to dominate. It is in this alliance with the North that the Northerners realized the Ibos were trying to dominate them in the civil service.

As far as yorubas, what does this have to do with yorubas? Did we plan secession with you? We had no problem with Nigeria, we had the benefit of being part of Nigeria and the autonomy of controlling our own resources and development just like every other region, till Ibo greed came and scattered everything.

DMerciful:
You did not answer the question. What did Yorubas do when Gowon broke up the western region?

isthatso:


Of what relevance is that? It was a military govt what could we do? We should go to war and let 2 million people die?
We did nothing... so what? Did you do anything when they broke up Easter region into Anambra and IMO?

Western region wasn’t broken up to spite or control yorubas. It was broken up because Gowon could not break up just the Easter region only. So he broke up the North, wester and Easter regions. Of all the regions the western region was the only one broken into 2. All other regions were broken up into at least 3. Of course the Midwest remained as it had just been careated.

DMerciful:
You said the Igbos caused the breakup of the country but the Igbos resisted the breakup by going to war and you guys did nothing. The only reason many people died in the war was because Yoruba did not resisted the breakup. If they had done, there is no way Gowon will fight the East and West at the same time but would have negotiated with the regions. With Yorubas not resisting, it became 2 against 1. A war that has not started at the time and you already saw casualties in millions? Yorubas should have resisted the breakup of the western region,
courage is a virtue!

isthatso:


Continue to delude yourself with the stories your forefathers gave their children for your failure in the war nobody is going to tell his child he messed up. But the facts are there if you care to read independent accounts. the day you are prepared to acknowledge your shortcomings is the day you start the path of progress..

1. Ojukwu left Nigeria not because he wanted to keep Nigeria together but because he feared losing control of the oil in today’s SS region.

2. He deliberately let many die because he felt it would help garner international support. This is on record by many international agencies that Ojukwu rejected food aid while he and the Igbo elite fed well.

3. Ex Biafra officers have said that ojukwu planned to invade Ibadan and Lagos.

4. Yoruba never promised to fight a war with ibos. What Awo said was if the ibos succeed in seceding , then we will secede too. You did not success succeed so we did not renege on our promise.

You need to read the definition of courage. Gra gra and heading into fights without strategic thinking is not courage but stupidity. What have you gained for your “courage”? You lost your region, you lost control over the oil, you lost financial autonomy, you lost millions of lives, you scared generations of your people, you turned yourselves into second class citizens politically all to say you have courage? 50 years after the war and minority has seen presidency before you....when will you learn?

DMerciful:
You are emotional. You said Igbos cause the breakup of the country. And I asked why didn't Yorubas resisted the breakup if they never wanted it. I never asked for epistles, just answer the question. For get about Ojukwu, Eastern region, the war, resources in the East(which came after the division). Speak on why Yorubas never wanted the breakup of the Western region yet did nothing.

isthatso:



you lack understanding, I said they caused the break up of the country because they let in the military! Without the military the north could never appropriate resources, create states at will and these are the things that derailed us as a country. They struck because you cannot settle disagreements peacefully or patiently. A trait that continues today. If you don’t get your way all hell must break loose. The 1st time the SE has not had influence at the Centre and see the divisions in the country. Other regions have seen decades of non representation at the center and they didn’t bring the country to its knees.

DMerciful:
Are the military not humans? You think if all the westerners in the Army abandoned the army like the Easterners did, Gowon would be bold enough to follow through on states creation? Truth is the Yorubas wanted an alliance with the North at all cost and were willing to do anything! You guys ganged up with the North to ruin the country just to spite the Igbos. Even today you're resisting restructuring because you are afraid the Igbos will be more favored in a restructured Nigeria but pretending to be prorestructuring

isthatso:


You seem to think your fight was our fight. You decide to fight for something that only concerns you why should we join you? Abeg come and mad man o! Are we the ones that killed Sardinia and Balewa, that the north are retaliating against?

Abel I am done

Btw ibos have the most to lose in Nigeria breaks up today. All your businesses need the Nigerian market and you don’t have enough land to feed yourselves.

DMerciful:
Igbos have the most to loose yet are at the forefront? So why are you afraid of breakup if you have less to loose?
You dont seem to understand simple questions. You said you never wanted the breakup of Western region but when I asked what did you do when it was broken up, you keep mentioning Igbo this Igbo that. You said the fight was not your fight but your region was broken up but you did nothing then turned around to claim we caused your region to get broken up as a collateral damage. You never cared about being broken up as far as the East is broken up, you were fine.

isthatso:



You need to start to learn to separate what you want to think I said with what I actually said. Please quote me and show where I said we are afraid of breakup? Sw will be the best off if Nigeria breaks up today...fact!!!

Forefront of what? At usual you act based on emotions not sense and strategy. Same reason you are worse off today than in 1966/ q1967 for all your “bravery”

DMerciful:
In the grand scheme of things what you said doesn't really matter. Everybody knows that you guys are against Biafra or secession. I am not talking of few persons but the majority of Westerners

isthatso:


The only people against secession are the Northerners. We unlike you are smart enough to know we are checkmated...thanks to you and we don’t fight battles and endanger people lives for a battle we can’t win.

DMerciful:
The only reason North has power to fight is because they are sure of your support. If the North are that powerful, they could have defeated bokoharam, bandits. If the West declare secession today, the North will be forced to negotiate with you because they know the Easterners are already on standby to go. When Yugoslavia and Soviet union broke up, not a single shot was fired because majority left at the same time. If the West leaves, the East leaves, the Lower Niger leaves, middle belt leaves same time, who will the core North fight? Courage is a virtue!

TheManhattan:

Common how do you mean nothing has been done since 2016.. nothing!!! . No infrastructure , roads, no progress on the railroad or the 2nd Niger bridge. Look I don't have problem with people criticising their government but do it with facts and honour. Don't just jump on the band wagon. And don't give me that GEJ started it bullshit as well, all we have been praying for is continuity in government. As long as one government started and the next follows up that's what matters to me and it should matter to you too.

isthatso:


Fight your battle yourself and leave us out of it.

Thonypadua:
should I send my account number or phone number?

Xposed2020:

I'll prefer phone.
But delete after 2min.