corkpikin:

Fellow Nairalanders Kindly Help me out If My feelings are wrong. Why is it that Igbo are Rated Second class citezen in there Own Country for the Fact that the Major Oil we all fight for was taken from there.

I am a Yoruba boy but this has been bothering me Yoruba Mix with both Igbo and Hausa freely But Igbo People find it so Difficult to Mix with Hausa Why is it like this?

BRB! going back to Romance Section

PapaBrowne:

I don't know where you got that idea.  Without question, Ibos and Bendelites have always been known to be the smartest Nigerians in the country!!
They are by far the most successful. They control the Nigerian economy. They produce the best technocrats.
The Lagos economy is run by the Igbos. Pull them out and Lagos would look like Cotonou.

Bros,think before u talk. Can u sow seeds where they will not germinate? Igbos find Lagos soil as where they can sow their seeds and harvest them in due season.
If there is no buyer in the market what can the seller do? Igbos came to Lagos to sell spare parts, if we dont have cars would they still come to Lagos and sell spare parts?

.NET:

You guys should free this boy abeg. He was only making an observation.

He mentioned one obvious point which is "IGBOs are being treated as if they are second class citizens". He did NOT say that they are second-class citizens, but he merely asked why the other tribes, who ought to be friendly are unreasonably hostile to the Igbo tribe.

Quite frankly, I share his sentiments. Even here on NL, there's rarely a day that passes without seeing verbal insults been thrown at (and from) Igbos. I'm an Igbo person myself and I perfectly understand his views (he's NOT insulting the Igbo tribe)

.NET

hercules07:

What is all this nonsense about Igbos earning 50% of Lagos? Is it only spare parts that makes the Lagos economy, this is why you guys are stoking up so much hatred for yourselves, you come online claiming things that can not be substantiated and in the process insulting those who are your hosts.

philip0906:

[size=14pt]The  truth remains dat we igbos,like playing d victim.[/size]Very unfortunate dat we hate 2 tell ourselves d truth

Why Do We Rate Ibo As
Second Class Citezen In There
Country?

hercules07:

@Nchara

All those companies you have mentioned do not constitute up to 10% of lagos economy, transport business is not controlled by Igbos, all those buses plying the SW and Kwara are controlled by Yorubas, those plying the East by Igbos, those going to Edo and Delta are controlled by the respective people, the North is a mix of everybody, not everyone takes luxurious bus, go to Karu park in Abuja and see buses controlled by Yorubas loading Lagos and Abuja environs.
I laugh at your assertion that almost half of the students of unilag are igbos, hope you know that catchment area has something to do with admission and as per profs, that one is a blatant lie.
Why not tell your 50% Igbo that are running things to go back to their villages and lets see if the effect will be 50%, Igbos are contributing to the economy of Lagos as much as other people, to say you guys contribute 50% is laughable.

I am a Yoruba boy but this has been bothering me Yoruba Mix with both Igbo and Hausa freely But Igbo People find it so Difficult to Mix with Hausa Why is it like this?

Nchara:

You are so so ignorant about the facts. BTW, Igbos aint leaving until Nigeria separates. So if you want Lagos left alone by Igbos, you know what to do.

Nchara:

You are so so ignorant about the facts. BTW, Igbos aint leaving until Nigeria separates. So if you want Lagos left alone by Igbos, you know what to do.

Nchara:

You are so so ignorant about the facts. BTW, Igbos aint leaving until Nigeria separates. So if you want Lagos left alone by Igbos, you know what to do.

c.fours:

Igbos still won't leave the north and south west if Nigeria separates. this is a no brainer as any place (no matter how violent) is better than the east.

ask the south sudanese. they got their independence almost a year ago but up to a million of them are still in North Sudan refusing to return to their poverty stricken country. what gives?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-sudan-south-idUSTRE80P24A20120126

we really need to follow their situation closely as it's in a way similar to ours.

alj harem:

as for you, what do you want them to do ? discriminate against Igbos ?

STFU if you do not know what to say before you start instigating hate

stayreal:

Go back and read my post. Please think first before posting.