₦airaland Forum

SmartMugu:
I'm just learning that today. That's some weird laws.
Even developed countries dont operate like that. The states should be able tl tap into their own resources, ofcourse with an agreement to return a quota to the federal govenment. Not wait till the federal government has the time and resources to come and tap into what the state government sees everyday.

that is one of those issues with the Nigerian state that people have problem with...bitumen is in ondo in commercial quantities but it is not been tapped unless FG says so or when it is ready

lygn19:
even this present ss that's causing problems it was an igbo man who moved the motion, 20years later it started affecting us negatively.
always making wrong decisions.

hei dont blame Alex ekwueme here..stop.mixing things up because you feel angry about this Biafra thing..so he should not have asked fir the creation of ss? We should all have been lumped together when there were discordant tune?

kennethchidi:
With all the coal,what did dey make out of it? What efforts has the state and even d people of the state made to maximise the resources given to them freely by nature/God? Instead,they r busy chanting marginalisation and protesting succession to form biafra!
Ithink what igbos need is what they can do for themselves to make the life of an average igbo man better,to make the igbo child have a good future,and to encourage development of d skills given to we igbos freely by God.
Long live igbos,,long live every peaceful tribe in nigeria,long live nigeria.

solid minerals are on exclusive list
..try and know about the law of the country you call your own

soggy28:
Enugu state can be generating millions of dollars in revenue if only the state govt choose to xploit this god given resources.rather,it prefers to wait on the federal govt in abj for survival.the same goes for all other states in nigeria.

solid mineral resources are on exclusive list of fg

PointB:
Actually, the bolded is your opinion. As we speak, there is an armed rebellion going on in Syria. The 'rebels' are openly asking for weapons, and they are getting it. There are other examples, so please stick to what you are certain of. International politics is as defined by the interest of the big and small players.

To answer your question, Igboland don't need an armed conflict, but Igboland must be ready to defend herself from in case of and armed conflict, which the 'body language' of the incumbent is suggesting. And one of the best way to prevent such is by MAD - Mutually Assured Destruction. Biafrans must be fully armed, and must be ready to take the fight to Nigeria territory, as that's the best means of discouraging the an armed conflict. MAD is what is keeping Russians and US from having a go at each other. Those who seek freedom must not be afraid of death as all men must die! The foolish governors must first make way for those who are in tune with the reality of time for this to happen.

And if you agree Buhari made a mistake arresting him, why are you against his release? The foolish president must de-escalate the situation by releasing Kalu and offering talks! Otherwise, he'll spend more money buying weapons rather than improving infrastructure - that's a recipe for failure.

and you want mind igboland turning to Syria with Igbo refugees moving around neighbouring Africa countries looking for asylum? I.hope you know some of the erosion issues in the se were cause by bombs that were dropped in the war back then that created craters than eventually snowballed into erosion? Look my own is that igboland does not witness any armed conflict again because i doubt we will recover from it again..there are already dearth of infrastructure that really needs uplifting and it is not like the last administration did anything meaningful

EternalTruths:
My friend mark this comment down
I also hope the DSS also marks this comment down
Nigeria has 2 choice
1) Give the Igbos autonomy to decide their fate in Nigeria
2) Forget One Nigeria
Take it or leave it
The thought of armed struggle has started filling the Igboman.
A spark of injustice is what will propel them to fight.

Armed conflict is only romantic in books and films

EasternLion:
Well Baba, e no be ur state, shebi na una say Igbo man can't leave his business..
For 2 days Onitsha traded minimally because of or struggle.

Aba closed down in entirety today.


We are united in our struggle, of cus if you fail to, you will be termed "Anti-Biafran".
And seriously, no one wants to be seen as such.

hope you guys do not make ikpeazu angry

PointB:
He solicited for weapons right?

Well I have news for you, the Niger Delta militants were armed to the teeth, they killed, kidnapped and caused economic sabotage, but today they are powerful men if not power brokers! And if current FG have the their they are ready to offer Shekau similar package as they did the militants.

So Kanu publicly asking for weapons is not a big deal, even if he fires one. Or is it because he's an Igbo with a message?

I repeat it was not a good move by him..you don't do such openly..the niger delta militants did no solicit fir weapons openly so that comparison does not stand..if there was supposed to be an international support for Biafra actualization that video alone if presented by FG that kanu wants to cause an armed conflict will just erase whatever sympathy he may have..you think they are interested in another armed conflict?by the way you really don't care if there is an armed conflict in igboland?do you live in igboland or do you visit at all?

EternalTruths:
The truth is that Buhari's government has made the mistake of creating awareness for the guy
Unknown to mumu President, every violent revolution starts peaceful but turns violent as complains are ignored
The fact is that KANU has made up his mind to use his blood to stir up the courage of the Igboman to fight for freedom
The next stage will be armed struggle funded by Igbos world wide
Releasing him is not the issue but addressing the complaints of the Igboman before he picks up arms to fight for freedom.
Remember Niger delta struggle started with speeches to protest to arm struggle
Nigeria survived because the ND wanted a fair share in Nigeria
But
In the case of Biafra, Nigeria will collapse because Biafrans want outright independence.
Let me use dearpreye words
Nigeria has a date with the truth.
Pointb

buhari made the mistake of arresting him in the first instance( though his inciting hate messages can be used against him if eventually gets to icc ie kanu)..i dont know about you but last thing igboland needs now is arms flying around and an armed conflict..it would would create a so much Chaos igboland would find difficult to get over

PointB:
The protesters are not violent, not faceless, they are peaceful and have made demands. There demand should be taken seriously by the elected leaders (ala Fayose style). But hiding behind some offices, and pretending they are miscreants won't help the issue.

Ipeazu neutrality, as well Umahi disdain and Rochas dismissive posturing will not solve the problem; and the problem will not just go away with time.

Nnamdi Kalu should be released, and negotiation with the agitators should begin in earnest. If the protests turns violent, more violence will be required to quell it, and only God knows how that will pan out. And sincerely, I don't see how that will help the government (State and FG). Violence itself cost lot of money by the way, and the State pay more for violence than non-state actors!

not sure about kanu being released...not when he solicited for weapons openly...there are things you don't do openly .
.moreover violence is only going to affect the economy of the places the violence occurs

Orikinla:
MTN Group CEO resigns amid $5.2b Nigerian fine
http://www.misspetitenaijablog.com/2015/11/mtn-group-ceo-resigns-amid-52b-nigerian.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MissPetiteNigeria+%28Miss+Petite+Nigeria%29

I guess he resigned because of the fine

PointB:
It's a grass root driven protest ( a bottom up approach). Sooner or later those standing by the fence, and those opposing it will join force and help bring the aspiration to fruition.

Sovereignty belongs to the people; the elites know this, and would be very careful not go against the trend.


Rochas are you listening - you can't stop the will of the people!!

what about umahi?even ikpeazu said he will not.do anything to the protesters until they start disturbing the peace of the state

basilo101:
every idiot want to be popular with Biafra movt. wtf is gbaramatu??

blame ipon for including them on Biafra map

Obiagu1:
Yes, Edo Province.

Edo is part of Biafra if we go with 1906 map. If we exclude Edo, we might lose Delta Igbos as well because they are not part of 1960 map of Biafra.

Biafra can only be created along internationally recognised boundary and only 2 such boundaries exist.

smh..abeg forget Edo or edoid groups as there is no way they will be in this Biafra thing 1906 or not.

Xetima:
from experience Edo people i know don't pander to any group..they seem comfortable on their own
It it up to them. Some of their people prefer being part of Odua republic or remaining subservient to the fulani owners of the Nigerian estate.

Obiagu1:
(1) Resource control is 100%.
Federal only gets money from federal tax. This is what we have in advanced countries.
Every province shall control how, where and when they mine their resources. Who they sell to and companies to engage.

(9) Provinces would be ethically structured: Igbo Province, Ibibio Province, Ogoni Province, Ijaw Province, Edo Province, and Northern Province.

Edo province?

That would bring the much needed 'balance'

EPOMA:
In uyo Chinco road are better than berger but Akpabio likes to use berger because he akpabio could loot the state money without being questioned. how can and why should any road in nigeria be costing 10 million dollars a kilometre . tha was roughly the cost of roads in uyo

the standard cost of constructing a km of rd is N250m per km..see whether it is not near what jb uses to do rds

Ponponkon:
Yea

I congratulate ikpeazu on the tribunal issue..you always knew my sentiments...but he should really do something in aba..especially illegal infrastructure,roads and refuse

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LordMecuzy:
Nwanne chill biko customs officers are now scared unlike before go and ask any importer what's happening now...... Thanks

what's happening now?

Ofodirinwa:
Road work in Imo

https://www.imostateblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/RESURFACING-OF-ROADS-1024x680.jpg

I dont think this is recent because this place looks like mcc road from wetheral junction

tabletman1:
Obijackson is going to open his state of arts children hospital at Okija on 29th of this month and the hospital looks more take away than our general hospitals.

Na private stuff wetin you expect? Private stuffs in the east always seem to be better than govt things

enochnochi:
Please is it longer than Niger bridge? Or do you mean to say the longest bridge built by the state government?

is niger bridge exclusively in anambra state?

nwadiuko1:
you are right in that aspect......fact remains that the current governor is working with a plan

truth be told..from what I saw in aba two yrs ago, any governor that wants to do any meaningful and long standing road construction and infrastructure improvement in aba has to destroy and remove illegal houses dotted every corner of aba and drainages ( big ones) have to be put at almost every aba road otherwise the governor would be wasting his time

nwadiuko1:
oga park well....the 16 years your so called ohuhu brothers ( sorry to sound a little tribal here) wasted is not enough for you abi? You see a guy with a cut out plan to correct the infrastructural decay to which you and your people subjected. Abia state and you are here vomiting trash.....how low can you descend again?

FYI okezie victor ikpeazu will redeem his name as the only sane governor Abia has ever had in its 24 years and ABIA must prosper whether you like it or not...

As for your insult to the NGWA clan, i will just let it slide

abia needs fg assistance though especially in federal rds

Abagworo:
Photos of Kanu Sports Center. Quite impressive.

where exactly is this?

kokoA:
This TSA has really cut corrupt civil servants to size see all of them lamenting in Abj o. Useless oppression for town don reduce to the minimum.. lol

really ? Is that how abj is now?

tochinoyi:
have you discovered,ever since NCC imposes fine on MTN, the cost of communication has gone up in the side of MTN. even monthly bond is no longer lasting for one month.they are now reducing money from people's account anyhow , pls NCC should check mate them knowing fully well that they are out to recover the fine from we Nigerian

simply move to another network

TonyeBarcanista:
The ongoing second Niger bridge is one. Another is Onitsha-Owerri road... U want more? www.nairaland.com/1579834/gejs-giant-strides-south-east

it is obvious Jonathan did nothing so stop the argument..onitsha owerri rd completed on yaradua is the one you are talking about.
No road project in the se started and completed by gej

Abagworo:
This is happening now in Imo State. Reconstruction of all major Secondary schools in this model of one Storey buildings. I can confidently say it is happening for the 1st time in 20years.

my fear is for the windows of these newly built blocks.
I dont think there is enough security to safeguard the theft of these windows as these windows look a bit expensive..

TonyeBarcanista:
How can GEJ fix all the road in 5years? Where him wan see the money? Baba easy o.

just name one that he fixed

wachakuta:
I like dis Man... Upon d sack he even escort dem wiv EFCC

If dis happens to FIRS NIMASA NCC NPA etc... cja will surely change in less dan 2yrs

the sacked officers must be cursing hameed Alli

They should sack more..fccuking stinking organization

400billionman:
Abia is truly the last with what people suffer in Aba township. Travellers between PH and Enugu do get a bad taste they will never forget once the trip gets to Aba ( Osisioma - Aaloji ) axis

I wish the last administration did that road.

Hameed alli (Netanyahu) please have mercy ...most custom officers now are into heavy fasting and prayers