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Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by kunlejazz(m): 12:58am On Mar 28, 2012 |
When is this tribal nonsense going to stop!? Don't you people get it? These guyz(Awo and Ojukwu) weren't angels, they were mortals like all of you. Either of them did what he had to do! Either of them wasn't a worse man than the other, No! They wanted different things and sought to get those things in ways they thot best. Do not be deceived, hauling insults wouldn't undo what has been done. Ojukwu wanted d oil for himself and his people alone and Awo wanted the power and relevance, for himself and his people. Simple!(Forget whatever lies they told ur fathers) They were simply ambitious folks playing their cards how they thought best. The greatest error of most ethnically biased Nigerians is the impression that one or some parts of the country won't survive without the other. Folks, it's not true. So no need getting puffed up with a feeling that u own nigeria becos u 'possess' some commercial slum called Lagos or some volatile,environmentally degraded oil-rich land masses. Its high time we moved on! |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by CyberG: 1:53am On Mar 28, 2012 |
@OP, you can explain till you are blue in the face, this will cure the tribalism that has been indoctrinated into Nigerians as a result of the civil war. There are objective, exhaustive, cross-referenced books about the Civil War and the whiners will NEVER read it! If they do, they will cancel out the lines from their minds and replace it with the heresy they would rather believe. Some of them are "old" yet they are cry babies when for example the tribalism ring leader Dededenson, and illogical Mind claims to be teaching his baby Nazi tactics, you can be sure another whiner is in the making. This war ended over 40 years ago and who were the military actors? A 33 year old guy called Gowon and a 34 year old guy called Ojukwu! They did their bit, took hard decisions, made their own fair share of mistakes, lived way longer and are least likely to even talk about any form of aggression again! Ojukwu long returned to Nigeria, got married, got involved in the political process and life continues but the tribalistic, cry babies are permanently stuck in the reverse gear of the "last century". Nothing will change and the Nigerian Forces are still waiting for their new Biafra REMATCH by the end of this week: https://www.nairaland.com/899348/nigerian-civil-war-rematch |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by lagcity(m): 4:53am On Mar 28, 2012 |
Biafrans whine like b1tches. I challenged all NL igbos to a boxing match but they are scared. Biko, if nyamiri can't take a punch from Lagcity, how are they gonna act when mortars start flyng all over iboland? Yep, you guessed it. Cote D'ivoire. 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa: 5:32am On Mar 28, 2012 |
shymmex: Fool, go and drill your mother, shameless slave son of an Hausa Fulani herdsman. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa: 5:35am On Mar 28, 2012 |
alj harem: Buffoon quit jumping like a castrated bull, you re not making sense to anyone except your silly self. MUMU |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa: 7:09am On Mar 28, 2012 |
T9ksy: We will so much deal with your lily-livered azz, that you all will be begging for bottles of otapiapia. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by OneNaira6: 7:13am On Mar 28, 2012 |
ekwy nwa: GBAM!!! I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought that. one more thing: You do not have to fight everything, there are some time you should just ignore. Na my own advice ekwy nwa. You go give yourself hypertension if you continue like this. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa: 7:14am On Mar 28, 2012 |
alj harem: We know them very well, they re lazy filthy cowards, treacherous baboons, brain dead monkeys, loud mouthed foo.ls. Dry grass chewing goats and perpetual slave boys to Hausa Fulani, they hate us and we detest them so the feeling is mutual. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa: 8:24am On Mar 28, 2012 |
lagcity: Biafrans whine like b1tches. I challenged all NL igbos to a boxing match but they are scared. Biko, if nyamiri can't take a punch from Lagcity, how are they gonna act when mortars start flyng all over iboland? Yep, you guessed it. Cote D'ivoire. Oduans drool like slaves, Hausa Fulanis re readily waiting for your ewedu punches in Mile 12, since you re too scared to face them in Iyoroba land, you can go ahead and take some shots of Otapiapia and end your spineless life already, after all it runs in your DNA |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by Mojibola(m): 8:25am On Mar 28, 2012 |
ekwy nwa: ....na wa oo...bros take am easy nah. 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa: 8:42am On Mar 28, 2012 |
One_Naira: nwannem chill, nothing serious,am only having fun at the expense of those Hausa Fulani slaves. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by nakoks(m): 9:53am On Mar 28, 2012 |
Yorubas are the Problem with Nigeria – By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Via Elombah.com. Wed, 05/27/2009 – 11:01 By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Prospective Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude. i. The Yoruba elite and area-boy politics; ii. Igbo marginalisation and the responsible limits of retribution; and iii. The Yoruba Factor and “Area-boy” Politics. See also The Adulteress’ Diary by Lamido Sanusi My views on the Yoruba political leadership have been thoroughly articulated in some of my writings, prime among which was ” Afenifere: Syllabus of Errors” published by This Day (The Sunday Newspaper) on Sept 27, 1998. There was also an earlier publication in the weekly Trust entitled ” The Igbo, the Yoruba and History” (Aug. 21, 1998). In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude. The Yoruba elite were the first, in 1962, to attempt a violent overthrow of an elected government in this country. In 1966, it was the violence in the West which provided an avenue for the putsch of 15th January. After Chief Awolowo lost to Shagari in 1983 elections, it was the discontent and bad publicity in the South-West which led to the Buhari intervention. When Buhari jailed UPN governors like Ige and Onabanjo, the South-Western press castigated that good government and provided the right mood for IBB to take over power. As soon as IBB cleared UPN governors of charges against them in a politically motivated retrial, he became the darling of the South-West. When IBB annulled the primaries in which Adamu Ciroma and Shehu Yar Adua emerged as presidential candidates in the NRC and SDP, he was hailed by the South-West. When the same man annulled the June 12, 1993 elections in which Abiola was the front-runner, the South-West now became defenders of democracy. When it seemed Sani Abacha was sympathetic to Abiola, the South-West supported his take-over. He was in fact invited by a prominent NADECO member to take over in a published letter shortly before the event. Even though Abiola had won the elections in the North, the North was blamed for its annulment. When Abdulsalam Abubakar started his transition, the Yoruba political leadership through NADECO presented a memorandum on a Government of National Unity that showed complete disrespect for the intelligence and liberties of other Nigerians. Subsequently, they formed a tribal party which failed to meet minimum requirements for registration, but was registered all the same to avoid the violence that was bound to follow non-registration, given the area-boy mentality of South-West politicians. Having rejected an Obasanjo candidacy and challenged the election as a fraud in court, we now find a leading member of the AD in the government, a daughter of an Afenifere leader as Minister of State, and Awolowo´s daughter as Ambassador, all appointed by a man who won the election through fraud. Meanwhile, nothing has been negotiated for the children of Abiola, the focus of Yoruba political activity. In return for these favours, the AD solidly voted for Evan Enwerem as Senate President. This is a man who participated in the two-million- man March for Abacha´s self-succession. He also is reputed to have hosted a meeting of governors during IBB´s transition, demanding that June 12 elections should never be de-annulled and threatening that the East would go to war if this was done. When Ibrahim Salisu Buhari was accused of swearing to a false affidavit, the Yoruba political elite correctly took up the gauntlet for his resignation. When an AD governor, Bola Tinubu, swears to a false affidavit that he attended an Ivy League University which he did not attend, we hear excuses. For so many years, the Yoruba have inundated this country with stories of being marginalised and of a civil service dominated by northerners through quota system. The Federal Character Commission has recently released a report which shows that the South-West accounts for 27.8% of civil servants in the range GL08 to GL14 and a full 29.5% of GL 15 and above. One zone out of six zones controls a full 30% of the civil service leaving the other five zones to share the remaining 70%. We find the same story in the economy, in academia, in parastatals. Yet in spite of being so dominant, the Yoruba complained and complained of marginalization. Of recent, in recognition of the trauma which hit the South-West after June 12, the rest of the country forced everyone out of the race to ensure that a South-Westerner emerged, often against the best advice of political activists. Instead of leading a path of reconciliation and strong appreciation, the Yoruba have embarked on short-sighted triumphalism, threatening other “nationalities” that they ( who after all lost the election) will protect Obasanjo ( who was forced on them). No less a person than Bola Ige has made such utterances. To further show that they were in charge, they led a cult into the Hausa area of Sagamu, murdered a Hausa woman and nothing happened. In the violence that followed, they killed several Hausa residents, with Yoruba leaders like Segun Osoba, reminding Nigerians of the need to respect the culture of their host communities. This would have continued were it not for the people of Kano who showed that they could also create their own Oro who would only be appeased through the shedding of innocent Yoruba blood. I say all this, to support Balarabe Musa´s statement, that the greatest problem to nation-building in Nigeria are the Yoruba Bourgeoisie. I say this also to underscore my point that until they change this attitude, no conference can solve the problems of Nigeria. We cannot move forward if the leadership of one of the largest ethnic groups continues to operate, not like statesmen, but like common area boys. iii.The Igbo Factor and the Reasonable Limits of Retribution. The Igbo people of Nigeria have made a mark in the history of this nation. They led the first successful military coup which eliminated the Military and Political leaders of other regions while letting off Igbo leaders. Nwafor Orizu, then Senate President, in consultation with President Azikiwe, subverted the constitution and handed over power to Aguiyi-Ironsi. Subsequent developments, including attempts at humiliating other peoples, led to the counter-coup and later the civil war. The Igbos themselves must acknowledge that they have a large part of the blame for shattering the unity of this country. Having said that, this nation must realise that Igbos have more than paid for their foolishness. They have been defeated in war, rendered paupers by monetary policy fiat, their properties declared abandoned and confiscated, kept out of strategic public sector appointments and deprived of public services. The rest of the country forced them to remain in Nigeria and has continued to deny them equity. The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have conspired to keep the Igbo out of the scheme of things. In the recent transition when the Igbo solidly supported the PDP in the hope of an Ekwueme presidency, the North and South-West treated this as a Biafra agenda. Every rule set for the primaries, every gentleman´s agreement was set aside to ensure that Obasanjo, not Ekwueme emerged as the candidate. Things went as far as getting the Federal Government to hurriedly gazette a pardon. Now, with this government, the marginalistion of the Igbo is more complete than ever before. The Igbos have taken all these quietly because, they reason, they brought it upon themselves. But the nation is sitting on a time-bomb. After the First World War, the victors treated Germany with the same contempt Nigeria is treating Igbos. Two decades later, there was a Second World War, far costlier than the first. Germany was again defeated, but this time, they won a more honourable peace. Our present political leaders have no sense of History. There is a new Igbo man, who was not born in 1966 and neither knows nor cares about Nzeogwu and Ojukwu. There are Igbo men on the street who were never Biafrans. They were born Nigerians, are Nigerians, but suffer because of actions of earlier generations. They will soon decide that it is better to fight their own war, and may be find an honourable peace, than to remain in this contemptible state in perpetuity. The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have exacted their pound of flesh from the Igbos. For one Sardauna, one Tafawa Balewa, one Akintola and one Okotie-Eboh, hundreds of thousands have died and suffered. If this issue is not addressed immediately, no conference will solve Nigeria´s problems. By Sanusi Lamido SanusiBeing Excerpts from A Paper Presented At The “National Conference On The 1999 Constitution” Jointly Organised By The Network For Justice And The Vision Trust Foundation, At The Arewa House, Kaduna From 11th –12th September, 1999. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by noiseless: 11:06am On Mar 28, 2012 |
I'm not gonna waste my time engaging a yahooorobbaman that will be asking for a break just to off his shirts and pants in the middle a fight,when my jaw tearing uppercuts are about to be unleashed. Bring your women jare they are stronger than your men and everyone knows this. lagcity: Biafrans whine like b1tches. I challenged all NL igbos to a boxing match but they are scared. Biko, if nyamiri can't take a punch from Lagcity, how are they gonna act when mortars start flyng all over iboland? Yep, you guessed it. Cote D'ivoire.I'm not gonna waste my time engaging a yahooorobbaman that will be asking for a break just to off his shirts and pants in the middle a fight,when my jaw tearing uppercuts are about to be unleashed. Bring your women jare they are stronger than your men and everyone knows this. 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by apostle007(m): 12:21pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
ekwy nwa: Very entertaining... Why do Igbos blame Yorubas for the civil war? Is it far-fetched to say that the civil war emanated from the 'failed' first coup plot? The war did not start from the pogrom in the north, as some would have you believe. Blame the war on those Igbo officers, who prosecuted the first coup, for their reckless judgement and crass opportunism. How on earth did they think the North would not perceive their actions as a blatant conspiracy to benefit the Igbos... none of the high-profile victims of the 1966 coup were Igbo and the main beneficiaries of the coup were Igbo, including Gen. Ironsi who made matters worse by replacing the federal structure with a unitary one! Though, the response of the North and its military officers was equally dastardly, but continually beating the drums of hatred and bitterness over the civil war serves fruitless purpose. It is not only unproductive, it keeps the war afresh in the minds of the new generation, who deserves better. The civil war was UNFORTUNATE, and it appears we've learnt absolutely nothing from it. Shouldn't we now be talking about how to heal the land and win the peace? Awolowo this... Awolowo that... You guys should get real! This is 2012! 2 Likes |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by benlay(m): 12:33pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
As much as it is good to know your history and natioanl events, i don't think it makes sense for someone here to want to explain what Baba said/did during the war, Awo lived for seventeen years after the war, do you think he has not distinctively explained his roles/speech about the war?[b]As much as it is good to know your history and natioanl events, i don't think it makes sense for someone here to want to explain what Baba said/did during the war, Awo lived for seventeen years after the war, do you think he has not distinctively explained his roles/speech about the war? |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by apostle007(m): 12:36pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
ekwy nwa: It's funny what people do in a trance of hatred. The Igbo political class have always been in political alliance with the North: before the war: Zik/Balewa; after the war: Zik/Shagari. Yet, some Igbos blame Yorubas for their discomfort! Just mind-boggling. 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by Ozichim(m): 2:06pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
apostle007: You are not saying the whole truth, Considering the past history, Yorubas are back stabbers, So, Igbos are trying to be careful of the yorubas, knowing that they can't stand on their word. So they look for an alternative. Yorubas are presently living and enjoying the country on the glory of the SAUTH EASTHERS. The truth is that removing the Igbos from the country Yorubas are as good as death in the hand of the Hausas. This is true, and that’s why Awo said that they will go If easterners should go. Check this If they believe in SNC who among them can stand and insist on SNC. They are waiting for an Easterner. And believe me, even if any easterner should get up and insist on SNC, Yorubas will back out if the stage get hot. So Yorubas are not reliable when it comes to confrontation! |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by Abbycite(m): 2:28pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
I pity the Okoros, they busy making enemies....even with their neighbours....I wonder what would happen if Yorubas start to turn the heat on you like the Hausas are doing presently....what would you do? Go back to your spoiled land and start to chop shit like u all do doing the war....you better learn to respect other tribe...keep blaming Awo for your woes....His people are better off not fighting useless war....if you have a reasonable leader like him then, you wouldn't all be begging Fashola to allow you sell Bread and your Okrika products on the street of Lagos 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by akigbemaru: 2:31pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
Ibid should blame God for making them inferior in Naija space. Never heard no civilization or culture, so how can you right your history? |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by udezue(m): 3:51pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
That irrelevant piece of shyt Awo is dead long and gone. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by Nobody: 5:07pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
nakoks: Yorubas are the Problem with Nigeria – By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Bollocks, maybe that explains why we have the face of murtala Muhammed, a coup plotter in 1966 on the 20naira note and not Nzeogu. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ak47mann(m): 5:35pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
Abbycite: I pity the Okoros, they busy making enemies....even with their neighbours....I wonder what would happen if Yorubas start to turn the heat on you like the Hausas are doing presently....what would you do? Go back to your spoiled land and start to chop shit like u all do doing the war....you better learn to respect other tribe...keep blaming Awo for your woes....His people are better off not fighting useless war....if you have a reasonable leader like him then, you wouldn't all be begging Fashola to allow you sell Bread and your Okrika products on the street of Lagosyou are a loser just like AWO... |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by chosen04(f): 5:57pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
ak47mann: you are a loser just like AWO... The Rat Poison lover is the biggest Loser in the cursed entity called niGERia |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by Btruth: 7:28pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
Logic Mind: My daughter who has never known any tribalism in this world as she is so young once saw a photo of awolowo and said: "frog man". The internet has become so cheap for people like you not to know where you are coming from and where you are heading to. If you don't know what to say, shut the Bleep up. Silly goat. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by T9ksy(m): 9:19pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
ekwy nwa: Promises! Promises!! Talk is cheap, my friend. Whenever you guys are ready, bring it on. No shaking!!! |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by ekwynwa1: 2:49pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
T9ksy: mile 12 is ready, deal with Hausa Fulani first. |
Re: Awolowo's Biafra Speech Explained by Cholls(m): 10:32pm On Apr 09, 2022 |
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