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 Nairaland General › Re: Seun Why Did You Ban Me? by Arnold1(m): 5:52pm On Jun 06, 2007 |
here, take this. it'll make you feel better.
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| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 6:07pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
when the okija shrine was exposed to the world, igbos were quick to blame others for trying to depict them in bad light ! |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 6:03pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
;d |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 5:59pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
An igbo man has said himself that igbos are their own worst enemies. Greed and Selfishness is holding them back. |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 5:49pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
Atleast an Igbo man has admitted himself that Igbos are their own worst enemies Igbo Are Their Own Enemies –Ugwuh |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 5:21pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
Chuba Okadigbo, Ex-Igbo Senate President, Disgracefully Impeached out of office for Corruption http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/debates/african_debates/872475.stm Nigeria's senate president, Chuba Okadigbo, has been impeached following a damning inquiry into corruption and mismanagement in the Upper House. Among other things, he was accused of spending $225,000 on garden furniture and having an excessive number of official vehicles - 32 in total. |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 5:07pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
The Osu Caste System in Igboland: Discrimination Based on Descent http://uk.geocities.com/internationaldalitsolidarity/cerd/dikeosu2002.html The Osu, by definition, is a people sacrificed to the gods in Igbo community. And they assist the high priest of the traditional religion to serve the deities or the gods in their shrine. It is the belief of many Igbo traditionalists that the deities, which were (and are still) perceived in some quarters as being very powerful, would wreck havoc in the society, if they are not appeased. In some special circumstances, those who hold the traditional beliefs of the Igbos could transform a Diala who committed certain atrocities against the land, into an Osu. This process involved intricate rituals (offering of libations and sacrificing animals to the earth goddess). Some of the ancestors of the present-day Osu people inherited their dehumanizing social status this way. Because of many oral interpretations of the construct, the Osu has various definitions. It has been defined as a ‘cult slave,’ a living sacrifice,’ an ‘untouchable,’ ‘outcast,’ ‘owner’s cult,’ ‘a slave of the deity,’ and a ‘sacred and holy being.’ 3 These names mean the same: it is an abomination in the Igbo society for the Diala to marry Osu. All human beings are created equal, but human experiences are heterogeneous. Some people have had it rough all their life on earth, while others do not have a lot to complain about. Naturally, life has the same meaning for everyone, but the Osu caste system in Igboland seems to have changed the meaning of life for a group of people branded Osu |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 4:56pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
Igbo Are Their Own Enemies –Ugwuh http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=181&a=27628 The theory of marginalisation of the Igbo in the scheme of things in the country, which has gained much ground in recent years, has failed to impress the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo State in the just concluded election, Charles Ugwuh. He says to the contrary, the Igbo have been their own worst enemies. Speaking to Sunday Independent in an exclusive interview at his Rokana Crescent residence in Owerri, Ugwuh argued that the Igbo in Nigeria are marginalising themselves and pulling themselves back. In his words: "My answer to your question may shock you. The truth is that nobody is marginalizing the Igbo man; he is the one marginalizing himself. There is a saying here which is called PHD – Pull Him Down syndrome. It is among the Igbo. The Igbo don’t build their own people, they rather pull them down. That is one factor the second factor is greed and the third factor is selfishness. I must be the only shining star or the only Iroko in the forest. So when the time comes to find a quality person, like a technocrat; we don’t project our own, we tear them down. So when the opportunities arise we cannot play. We don’t have the first eleven that can match the south west or the north east or the North West". See the way the Hausa Fulani prepared their own people. There is a transition, if they offer me a minister I say no it is not me let Aminu go because Aminu is more competent, he has been to the university. But if it is here, what you here is no it is my son who must go, so this level of selfishness is what is killing the Igbo; they are the ones marginalizing themselves in the scheme of things in Nigeria. We are talking about leadership, who is to produce the president; what home work have we done? What preparations have we set in motion? See the way Umar Yar’Adua emerged. The North in one voice said power must return to the north. They did not say it will go to Yar’Adua or Buhari. Power must return to the north and they blocked our ears with their insistence, and they pushed Obasanjo and Obasnjo afraid to displeased them began to look with a tooth comb and eventually he found the man with the right qualities and that man is Yar’Adua. The North now said we would support him whether he has K leg or whatever he lacks we would make it up for him", he added. |
| Politics › Re: Adolphus Wabara And Fabian Osuji Are Among The Most Corrupt In Obj Govt by Arnold1(m): 4:50pm On Jun 03, 2007 |
EFCC Must Try Enugu Ex-Governor, Says Nnamani http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=183&a=27679 Outgoing Senate President, Ken Nnamani, wants the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute immediate past Enugu State governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, for wanton looting of the state’s funds. Speaking against the backdrop of the EFCC confiscation of 32 houses allegedly belonging to the former governor, Nnamani, described the era of the past administration in the state as one of impoverishment of the people. He told Sunday Independent in an exclusive interview that the former governor, rather than improve the fortunes of the citizenry, impoverished them instead. His words: "Enugu has never had it so bad. EFCC would be failing in its duty if it does not pursue the wanton looting of the treasury to a logical conclusion. They should pursue it. This legacy of looting cannot be commended. Let them stay and face the facts. "If we are going to go by the reports in our newspapers and see the level of corruption in my state, a state that its one of the poorest states in the country, and yet all the money there is used either for publicity or a story and some people go there and say ‘Enugu is working.’ "Yes, it is true. Enugu is working, but it is working in some people’s private pockets, working in the establishment of private schools and private institutions. Yes, it must be working, but it is working in very few people’s pockets. Enugu is an example of a flag bearer for corruption in Nigeria. "It is in the newspapers. You saw what was published in the newspapers last week, the number of houses confiscated by government. Yet people claimed they were not the owners. Now, who owns the buildings?" He queried why the only thing the government did was to confiscate the buildings. "And many more are coming out. It is just a few that they have traced," he said, lamenting that from 1999 till the end of its tenure on May 29, the past administration could not award even one scholarship and had no clear policy on agriculture which you and I know would touch the lives of people. |
