gartamanta:
During his interview by Arise Tv, Buhari said he was happy because he heard that the South South geopolitical zone had decided to remain part of Nigeria and would deny the South East access to the sea should the South East become an independent country. Do not be deceived by Buhari, even without the South South, the South East has access to the sea, here is why

A lie when told for many times and for so long unchallenged transforms into a truth , one of such is the horrible falsehood institutionally unveiled and allowed to prevail by the oppressive Nigeria government backed by hausa Fulani oligarchy and Yoruba hegemony after the Nigeria /Biafra civil War that ALA IGBO is landlocked (that Igboland has no access to sea), This conspiracy was one of their strategies meant to scheme NDIGBO out of economic relevance in Nigeria..

This exposition is meant to debunk this age long lie from the pit of hell with the truth, the truth of the rich, easy to explore and harnessed potential seaport in ALAIGB O. You can easily confirm this TRUTH if you know how to read Google Earth or walking through these areas by foot and canoe or flying boat as the case may be.

Meanwhile, I cannot go on without making mention of the scope of ALAIGBO (Igboland) in Nigeria. What is geographically known as Igbo land today is far smaller than what it was and legally supposed to be. As far back as 1856, Baikie- one of the earliest and credible geographers of ancient Nigeria had this to say “ Igbo homeland, extends east and west from the Old kalaber river to the bank of Kwora, Niger river, and possesses also some territory at Aboh. an Igbo clan, to the west-ward of the later stream. On the North it borders on Igara, Iigala and Akpoto, and it is separated from the sea only by petty tribes , all of which trace their origin to this great race” (Baikie, William Balfour’ Published with a sanction of her Majesty’s government in 1856).

But with that infamous post-War abandoned property policy and the egregious institutional injustices in boundary adjustments and the widespread anti-Igbo gerrymandering, Igbos physically and psychologically lost their vested ancestral lands, all to the point of not caring anymore about their historical contiguity to the Atlantic, which their ancestors beheld and called the ‘Great Sea’. The psychological beat-down got so bad that some of the descendants of these Igbo ancestors (nearest to the Atlantic and now lying outside Southeast) are no longer sure whether they are Igbo or not.

The worst injustice was In 1976 when the Justice Nasir Boundary Adjustment Commission made a serious and targeted agenda of carving out core Igboland territories into some neighboring States of the South-South. But they didn’t quite make an absolute success of it. They missed the southernmost Southeast lands that possess Rivers that meandered through slices of Igbo-friendly South-South territories and ended up at the Atlantic, thus unwittingly placing Igboland and its right of access to the sea under the canons of customary international law.

POTENTIAL SEAPORTS IN ALAIGBO: ALL ARE CLOSER TO ATLANTIC OCEAN THAN OTHER SEAPORTS IN NIGERIA.

With reference to the seaports outside the present South East and without equivocating non of them was of less nautical miles than those in the south east which were abandoned. In lay man’s understanding a nautical mile is about 1.8 kilometers.

To be sure, Ikwerre land or Igweocha which bears the greater portions of the Portharcourt seaport was dredged up to 50 nautical miles to the Atlantic front through the Bonny River. Onne seaport was dredged up to 60 nautical Miles to the Atlantic and Calabar seaport was dredged 45 nautical miles to the Atlantic. Ibaka seaport is about 30 nautical miles to the Atlantic and the Lagos seaports was dredged up to about 50 nautical miles to the Atlantic.

NOW CHECK IN ALAIGBO (SOUTH EAST)

A. Azumiri (blue River) in Abia State, which is a large and deep body of water is 30 nautical miles to Atlantic Ocean ( strategically located for a seaport, connecting Rivers State, Akwaibom State, and Abia State)

B. Obeaku- Ndoki River Is 25 nautical miles to Atlantic Ocean and is another potential seaport waiting for our use.

C. Oseakwa (River Ulasi) Ihiala Anambra State that is linked to Osemoto Oguta River Imo State Is only 18 nautical miles to Atlantic Ocean with 20m deep without dredging. Do you know that Ulasi is the deepest River in Nigeria, (Strategically located connecting Anambra Imo, Delta, Beyelsa and Enugu)



Why do we have Moribund Seaports in Igbo land? It’s deliberate orchestration and conspiracy to under develop Igboland instituted by the Hausa Fulani oligarchy. Knowing very well that functional seaport in igboland is very strategic for the economic development of Alaigbo

A functional seaport is the only way to transform ala Igbo to economic hub of West Africa.

*The economic destiny of Ndi Igbo lies in Maritime business..

* Ndi Igbo must rise now to seek for economic survival.

Have you seen that the notion “ Igboland is landlocked” is a garbage from our adversaries meant to scheme ndigbo out from economic power . We must break this conspiracy and make Ala Igbo prosperous and economic hub of Africa.

omonnakoda:
If we are honest with each other not enough has happened since 2015 to justify the stance of IPOB. Whatever it is IPOB is quarrelling with it did not start in 2015

Yes it is said that those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable

The question is has IPOB engaged any political methods e.g . contesting elections or canvassing elected officials?

To just wake up one day and start shouting Biafra is quite crazy.

Still if that is what Ibos want ...fine.


They need to go about it in a civilized and orderly way or take up arms

Vaughanlanrewaj:

I don't think saying that the South East is landlocked like Lesotho is condescending or a matter that calls for argument or debate. It's just a reference to the geographical location of the zone taken out of context.
Below is the map, please use this map to show how the SE has access to the ocean.

omonnakoda:
Canal? Why not educate yourself about the geography of the Suez Canal before mis-yarning

Headachetoigboh:


You will die on top of igbos matter soonest.
Am a proud Dot on a circle.Yes am proud.
Don't forget that a dot makes a circle,u get me now fool and a Dot ends a statement.
Mugu

omonnakoda:
Define "canal" you are ridiculing yourself

The name is Suez Canal and NOT Suez canal

There is a reason for using the capital C try and figure that one out


As far as Shipping goes There is no RIGHT to have vessels come by river into your country passing THROUGH another country

If there was such a right Niger, Mali etc would claim it

Ekpeitit:
The Biafra people are the most uneducated and delusional tribe in Nigeria. The people just keep believing what they want to believe, you have a river that flows from another country and you call that having access to sea?
Your people are just plain stupid.
No need to argue with a fool, I guess you believing you have access to sea and even oil will let you leave the Niger Delta people in peace.
Congratulations on having access to the sea.

omonnakoda:
Define "canal" you are ridiculing yourself

The name is Suez Canal and NOT Suez canal

There is a reason for using the capital C try and figure that one out


As far as Shipping goes There is no RIGHT to have vessels come by river into your country passing THROUGH another country

If there was such a right Niger, Mali etc would claim it

omonnakoda:

So you admit it is landlocked?

That is the starting point before "INVOKING" any so called right

Abi?

So why are Mali and Niger not invoking this "right"
Why are there no ships passing through Nigeria to Mali?
Does this "Right" prescribe HOW access is to be granted?
If SE is Landlocked by Nigeria

Nigeria is well within its rights to grant access VIA LAGOS

You cannot dictate to anyone

Muna4real:
Nigeria is a funny country. The same people calling south east landlocked are terribly landlocked. The north is more landlocked than the south east. If fact, their landlockness is the reason for why we are called nigerians today but they are the most vocal in calling igbos landlocked. Funny country.

Also, they haven't realized that they are also a dot in a circle. A big useless dot.

vasel15:


i dont have time to retype because i cant stop you from swimming in your own pool of stupidity,so read below it is what i told your fellow swimmer now

it is so nauseating when i see you ijaw yap like little kids with empty coconut oyel head,russia and turkey are not allies but international treaties guaranty that russia can sail through Bosporus sea in turkey,yes in the heart of istanbul to connect from the black sea to the Mediterranean Sea ,it is called international treaty boy and ijaw can never deny us freedom of navigation from onicha to the atlantic,infact i dont think akwa ibom people would do that we have no business with ijaws,you igbo haters are so unintelligent and it pisses me off,school una no gree go

Headachetoigboh:



You are just trying all u can to make south east landlock.Are u God that created them?
The people living there just showed u why they are not landlocked u are showing me map.
I think if finally u get to know there is not landlock as predicted,u may drink sniper.
Face your region. Allow igbos with thier landlock. Is it your landlock??

vasel15:


i dont have time to retype because i cant stop you from swimming in your own pool of stupidity,so read below it is what i told your fellow swimmer now

it is so nauseating when i see you ijaw yap like little kids with empty coconut oyel head,russia and turkey are not allies but international treaties guaranty that russia can sail through Bosporus sea in turkey,yes in the heart of istanbul to connect from the black sea to the Mediterranean Sea ,it is called international treaty boy and ijaw can never deny us freedom of navigation from onicha to the atlantic,infact i dont think akwa ibom people would do that we have no business with ijaws,you igbo haters are so unintelligent and it pisses me off,school una no gree go

gidgiddy:


You are as ignorant as Buhari. Dont you know that if the


You are as ignorant as Buhari. Dont you know that if the South East becomes an independent country, it will have the power to invoke international law?

Article 125 of UNCLOS(United Nations Convention On Laws Of The Sea) says: Right of access to and from the sea and freedom of transit

1. Land-locked States shall have the right of access to and from the sea for the purpose of exercising the rights provided for in this Convention including those relating to the freedom of the high seas and the common heritage of mankind. To this end, land-locked States shall enjoy freedom oftransit through the territory of transit States by all means of transport.


Nigeria cannot stop the South East from using Obeaku River, or Oguta River, to import and export goods

Ekpeitit:
The Biafra people are the most uneducated and delusional tribe in Nigeria. The people just keep believing what they want to believe, you have a river that flows from another country and you call that having access to sea?
Your people are just plain stupid.
No need to argue with a fool, I guess you believing you have access to sea and even oil will let you leave the Niger Delta people in peace.
Congratulations on having access to the sea.

Walkee:
lol you are comparing a sea to a river lmao
Seas are international waters, rivers are not

gidgiddy:


You are as ignorant as Buhari. Dont you know that if the


You are as ignorant as Buhari. Dont you know that if the South East becomes an independent country, it will have the power to invoke international law?

Article 125 of UNCLOS(United Nations Convention On Laws Of The Sea) says: Right of access to and from the sea and freedom of transit

1. Land-locked States shall have the right of access to and from the sea for the purpose of exercising the rights provided for in this Convention including those relating to the freedom of the high seas and the common heritage of mankind. To this end, land-locked States shall enjoy freedom oftransit through the territory of transit States by all means of transport.


Nigeria cannot stop the South East from using Obeaku River, or Oguta River, to import and export goods

Habeyy:

..Even some countries that's got Ocean pass through them can be blocked

omonnakoda:
Canal? Why not educate yourself about the geography of the Suez Canal before mis-yarning

Oracleforce:



If you like to invoke United Nations Convention law, nothing is as good as having nothing to do with passing through your enemy lands, sea or airport. because at their borders, you dont know what policy you will meet. they might allow you but they have a way of frustrating your effort...the good example is North Korean and south korean..though they are neighbouring country but, their great restriction in dealings....
To say the fact, SE without SS as a country will have a lot of challenges....and don't forget this will be a new country that will depend solely on its resources...Your Buafraudn with the south-south state will be a great advantage but without south-south States....you are heading another Nyamiri nature of suffering...

DesChyko:


A strait is not a sea.
In context of size, that river is almost three times wider than Suez Canal that conveniently handles far more international shipping that Nigeria ever had.

DesChyko:

The use of some there instead of all points that what you are claiming is nowhere near absolute. What does the law say?

You want to see fact? No problem. Russia and Turkey have been at war at least 12 times. They are nowhere near being allies and their relationship are always tensed for ten years now at least.

Below is a Russian warship passing through the Bophorus strait in the capital city of Istanbul in Turkey.

That's fact enough for you?

omonnakoda:
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Walkee:
this is an international waters just like Suez Canal, Panama Canal etc. You are deceiving yourself if you believe a canal, which link two or more seas is the same as a river which is just a local source of water, fishing and local transport.

gidgiddy:


Who says Biafra will be enemies with Nigeria? We are just going for independence. Nigeria went for independence from Britain, is Nigeria enemies with Britain because of that?

If the SE becomes an independent country, yes it will face challenges, but independence and freedom is worth it

DesChyko:


The Bophorous strait started life as a river for the locals.

Suez Canal was artificially built by Egypt. Wasn't naturally occuring sef.

If both could become an international waterbodies all the same despite being controlled by the countries in which they are located, then you better believe International Laws hold sway over local laws and thus lay your nonsense to bed.