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Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by nsiba: 4:14pm On Sep 01, 2020 |
Ben Bruce is what? |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by BabaRamota1980: 4:27pm On Sep 01, 2020 |
aribisala0:I agree completely! |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by Pearlyakin(m): 6:36pm On Sep 01, 2020 |
nsiba:I think his great grandfather is Irish or German i guess. 1 Like |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by aribisala0(m): 7:28pm On Sep 01, 2020 |
nsiba:Ben Bruce is Ijaw 1 Like |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by Konquest: 10:28am On Apr 28, 2021 |
nsiba:Ben Murray-Bruce has a white Scottish paternal grandfather. Bayelsa Ijaw paternal grandmother. Patrick Doyle's paternal grandfather is white Scottish. Jerry J. Rawling's father is white Scottish. Bob Marley's father is white Scottish. Scotsmen sowing their wild oats around the world. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by Konquest: 10:41am On Apr 28, 2021 |
Pearlyakin:No... Ben's paternal grandfather is white Scottish just like Jerry John Rawling's father is Scottish. It's Ben's father that is half Scot paternally and half Ijaw maternally. Ijaws are matrilinial like some Ghanaian ethnicities, so Ben Murray-Bruce and his siblings are automatically eligible to adopt Bayelsa as state of origin. In addition... Prof. Ola Rotimi's mother was from Nembe in Bayelsa State, and I was surprised when I read after Ola Rotimi passed on that his mother's people said he was eligible for burial in Nembe according to Ijaw customs even though Prof. Ola Rotimi's father is Yoruba. Who says Ijaws just like the Ogonis are not partly of Ghanaian descent/migration? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by Konquest: 11:58am On Apr 28, 2021 |
ultron12345:Yes! By joining a major political party, and being active in your local community service. The ability to speak Yoruba or Hausa like many Lebanese and Indian-Nigerians do also helps. Yoruba is the indigenous language of Lagos State and the 6 states of the West, most parts of Kwara, and parts of Kogi State. In addition, Yorubaland extends right into Benin Republic and the Atakpame Region of Togo. Hausa is a lingua franca in the North of Nigeria and Hausaland in Niger Republic. 'Nuff said. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by grandstar(m): 9:16pm On Oct 26, 2023 |
ultron12345 A Lebanese was once the vice president of the Lagos chamber of commerce. That was the highest position. I believe a Lebanese can win an election in the Southwest as many speak Yoruba fluently. My sister when in secondary school in the UK used to spend her holiday with a fellow classmate who was Lebanese Nigerian.. They had a property in Knightsbridge, London. Her friend didn't further her education after but got married. Recently, my sister met up with her in Lagos and she complained my sister had become too oyinbo! (My sister has practically lived these since she was 19) My sister remarked privately to me that her son is gay but the mom is clueless. There refusal to further education will work against them in politics. As for Indians, their clannish tendency to stick together will work against them. It is an attitude they brought in from India due to their caste system. India is a very stratified society. I went to secondary school with many of them. They are quite nice. |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by grandstar(m): 9:33pm On Oct 26, 2023 |
Konquest: I wonder whether there were names they tagged them For instance, a biracial with a black grandparent was called a quadroon. The person is quarter black A biracial person with a black great grandparent is an octoroon. The person is one eighth black. There was a brothel in the early 20th century Louisiana which made money by dealing exclusively with prostitutes who were either quadroons or octoroons. It made the patron a millionairess. Mariah Carey, Meghan Maple and Ashleigh Plumptre are all quadroons but Plumptre white blood too strong. |
Re: When Will Nigerians of Lebanese/Indian Descent Hold Political Office In Nigeria? by Rostikol: 9:42pm On Oct 26, 2023 |
daddytime: You do realise that Lebanon has the worst-performing economy in the world today, and relies on food aid to avert starvation? So much for their light skin colour. Nonsense. Rwanda, Botswana, and Tanzania are far better managed than any of those countries the OP listed. You are either a serious-minded people or you're not. Has nothing to do with your skin colour. 1 Like 1 Share |
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