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zoedew:
Consider, however, the effect where an effective boycott of the elections results in a situation where no governor is validly elected and a power vacuum is what you have - what happens?

Who cares what happens as long the boycott is succesful?

kjhova:
I think you are wrong on a few premises and I hope that I can point these out in an articulate manner.

Yes, the terrible killings of 1966 put the Eastern peoples in such a tough situation that warranted talk of seccession. It is also true that the Ojukwu government, the Biafran elite as well as any reasonable 3rd party observer could clearly see that the Biafran military was no match to Nigeria in 1967.

Now the premise that we would rather fight than "become a slave of the Hausa/Fulani oligarchy like all others..." is somewhat flawed. A million lives were lost, property and wealth forfeited, several families scattered and scared for a long time and Easterners were no better in 1990 than they were in 1967. Fighting for the sake of fighting alone is madness.

Again, "become a slave of the Hausa/Fulani oligarchy like all others..." as you put it, makes me cringe! I am Edo, grew up and fully integrated in Yorubaland, I don't feel like a slave to anyone. Many Nigerians are thriving all over the country thus I can't understand this slavery you allude to. Only the politicians who want to be president or are seeking federal appointments cry fowl about this and we shouldn't make it a common call of the mass when it is not true.

To continue, Fidel's revolution was a popular revolt of the mass of Cubans against a corrupt Batista government. To equate this to the seccession of a minority group from an established nation by an act of war is dangerously flawed and can lead to the death of another millions.

You are ignorant. The Nigeria you see today is under the control of the Nothern oligarchy. One reminder of this is that Southern Nigeria is today begging the North for restructuring and the North has slammed the door on that. Nigeria has been skewed and rigged in favour of the North, you can google Mrs Ankkio Briggs recent press release to find out how.

There is no such thing as integration in Nigeria, some people just tolerate each other thats all. I will always be an 'nyamiri infidel' to a Hausa man same as I will be an 'omo ajaokuta' to a Yoruba man. If ever take too much, they will remind me that I am a visitor that has overstayed his welcome. So where is the 'one Nigeria' we are talking about?

As for a million lives being lost, that is the price of freedom. 50 million lives were lost in the 2nd world war to bring about the peace and properity people enjoy in Europe today.

PHILipu1:
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But we hope you guys will not continue to cry maginalization if instead of putting your energy on how Nigeria will work so that you guys can have your own share of the system,you guys are planning to waste 100 years plus fighting for a lost course that you call struggle.

Your selfish struggles which resulted in the first civil war is what make other regions not to trust you guys and instead of putting your house in place,you guys have worsen things.

Wake up from slumber. Britain that created Nigeria is the 5th richest country in the world and works well as a nation. But that did not stop Scotland seeking independence and getting a referendum in 2014. So wether Nigeria wirks or doesnt work is irrelevant



The moral of the story is that when a people decide they want to be free, you can either let them go or hold them against their will and expect trouble.

The choice will be up to Nigeria.

Limitednow:
Okorocha go and sleep, the north can never endorse you.

The man is a dreamer, he thinks he has a foot in Aso Rock for being a founding member of APC. He doesnt know he is nothing but another 'Nyamiri' infidel to the Northerners

PHILipu1:
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And you think that 100 years of protest will make Nigeria to reason Biafra too.

Catalonian have been doing that for many years and Spain still hold on to them.

The struggle for freedom has no time limit. If takes 1 year or a hundred years, its on.

fasterwell:
You can start by deleting your nairaland account and stop visiting this forum because it is Nigerian forum

First delete your facebook account since it is an American website.

PHILipu1:
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The world don't care if 70% or more of IPOB boycott the election.
They just want to hear the voices of your political leaders from south-east whether they want Biafra or not.

And your political leaders that their voices matter are not saying anything.

You think the international community takes Kanu serious?
Is there any recognize world leader that have come out in support of Kanu?
They don't want to make the mistake they did in Sudan and south-Sudan case.

We will still all be alive in the next 20 years and you guys will still be shouting Biafra up and down.
Mark my words.

Go hustle for your life and stop day dreaming.

Dont make the mistake of thinking that the international community all reason like Nigerians. They dont. While the sovereignty of all countries is respected, the right of the people to self determination is also respected.

A 70% boycott of elections is a clear indication that the people have no faith in the system. Nobody is saying that election boycott is enough to get referendum, but it will go a long way. When IPOB then adds other legal means at its disposal such peaceful demonstration, mass mobilisation and sensitisation, civil disobedience, protestations etc. A time will come when all Nigerians including the political leaders will agree that it is time to let these people go. We all saw how just the sit-at-home protest made the Northern youths support referendum, much more is yet to come.

You think anyone is waiting for the international community? No.

If it takes 20 years of protest for Nigeria to finally see that it is foolish to hold people against their will then so be it, we will all be feeling the heat together.

But eventually, a referendum will be granted so we can leave this disasterous British colonial contraption called Nigeria

Was it not you Nigerians that came to the East to fight for 3 years to bring Igbos back into Nigeria?

blueseacats:
This galant soldier from Amaoba, was one of the major actors of the civil war, my mum told me stories about him on a personal note since him and my uncle was among those detained after the coup, never knew his role in the war was this huge.

Lost three uncle to the civil war, challenging a nation without the necessary hardware is a suicide mission, no matter how determined you are solidify your source of weapons first. Seasoned military officers failed to realize this and they consequently failed woefully. Kanu don't even think in that direction, what does he know a bloody civilian with mouth diarrhea

Rest In Peace soldier we shall all die someday.

I somewhat disagree with you in the weapons area. It is not while drowning that you suddenly decide to go for swimming lessons, you just swim and hope for the best.

It is true that Biafra and Ojukwu did not have enough arms and ammunition in comparison to Nigeria, however, that was not enough reason to become a slave of the Hausa/Fulani oligarchy like all others did. It was a swim or sink situation and Biafrans were not prepared to sink without a fight, even if it meant fighting with catapult.

Fidel Castro started his own revolution with just 80 men and a few guns, he later overthrew the system

One of the great heros who fought for the freedom of us Biafrans from the oppressive British colonial contraption called Nigeria

Adieu Colonel Oji, Biafrans hail you!

kaluxy007:
if it is so why are u restless over this Biafra issue?

Do you see anyone resting in Nigeria? Everybody is restless

Blue3k:
you IPOB don't think. It litteraly effects nothing. Read subsection 2. All a candidate needs is 25% of electorate to be declared winner. Have you looked up previous Gubernatorial Elections participation rates? Benue should be your case study. The participation rate was about 40% with 60% not giving sitting out. No bihard headlines because Nigerian participation rates are abysmal anyway.

How to open your brain to make you understand? The boycott has nothing to do with who is elected. If Obianos village is enough to re-elect him then good. What IPOB is aiming for is a situation where more than 70%, maybe even as much 90% of registered voters in Anambra boycott the Anambra elections. If IPOB can get those numbers to sit at home just like they did on May 30th, then IPOB would have become the undisputed political power in Anambra.

It would be a clear statement that the people have rejected the politics of Nigeria and Nigeria its self and the spill over effect into 2019 is other states joining the queue and there may be no voting in the SE/SS and many other places come 2019.

You are still stuck at looking at electoral law to even see the bigger picture of what the boycott is all about

Blue3k:
Proof boycott is pointless and there's no real minimum requirement. There's going to be a series of run off elections till INEC just pick who ever gets simple majority of votes. That means the sit at home accomplishes nothing unless they come to Kanu for a deal or secessionist have candidate in race. ( The Latter is obviously false)

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I dont think people like you understand. The boycott is not about influencing who wins the election. IPOB does not care about who becomes Governor.

What IPOB cares about is getting the people to withdraw from the politics of Nigeria. If IPOB can get 70% or more of the registerd voters not not to participate in the elections:

The boycott would have been a sucess

IPOB would have proved to the world that it has the support of the majority of the people

The election boycott would prove that the people have lost faith in Nigeria as whole.

The boycott is about proving that the people dont want to belong to Nigeria any more by not taking part in elections

Baddestman:
those are colonised territory or overseas territory.

All of America is colonised territory same as Nigeria

Baddestman:
How can southern kaduna join biafra when the her close borders are not biafra? if southern Kaduna will joins biafra,kanu will first claim the likes of benue,kogi and Nassarawa first.

Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska are no where near America, but all three are American states

Gibralter is not in Britain but it is British

vizkiz:
My point exactly.

The whole biafra shìt will only lead to massacre

But who will be doing the killing? Your federal government? Is that their job? To massacre people?

This case was a waste of time right from the onset

kettykin:
what an Evil and satanic country that will give condemned Boko Haram terrorist amnesty and starve innocent biafran children to death. May the fate of whoever supported this starvation against innocent children be worse than that of Lucifer

That Demon called Yakubu Gowon used starvation as a weapon of war to kill many kids in the name of keeping Nigeria one

As for flouting bail conditions, thats for the court to decide at the next sitting. So far, Kanu has not broken any laws.

[quote author=NafeesaAA post=58808902][/quote]Why arw you posting this fake news that no one has been able to verify till today? Two police men were killed but their nanes have never been mentioned? We need pictures, names and videos not mere words

adamsh:
this man is making a very big mistake is pushing his people to a war that will lead thousands if not millions dieng that was how Germans obeyed Hitler.

He is pushing nobody into war. It is only in the mind of a Nigerian is a call for referendum a call for war

freshest4live:
This matter is bigger than the North already, it is almost a collective call by Nigerians even the prominent Nigerians. Sorry, there's nothing they can do about it, this is why the debate rages on now like never before.

There is something they can do about it. Without Northern votes, Restructuring will never be passed into law.

If Kanu said this (I dont like to believe anything these days without video evidence) then he is actually right.

Scottish people did not hace to leave the rest of Britain for agitating for independence.

British people did not have to leave EU countries because of BREXIT

Catalonians did not have to leave Spain for asking for a referendum

So why is it in Nigeria we keep hearing these useless ultimatums that Igbos should go home?

The massacre of Igbos in the North happend in 1945, 1953, 1966 and periodically since then till now. How many Norrherners have ever been killed in Igbo land? None. Naturally, any Igbo who decides to reside in the North does so at their peril. I always say that it is better to be broke but safe in your land than to be rich but dead in another mans land.

As for the Anambra elections we have about 4 months to go. We shall see if my fellow Anambrarians heed the call to boycott the elections or if they go out to vote. As for me, I support boycott.

When you have the suppport of the people, you dont need rented crowds, sireens, money or political position before the people will come out to show you love.

Ride on Kanu, you are fighting for something money cannot buy, freedom.

This Shettima guy is an idiot

lofty900:
The police did the right thing even though I don't and will never support biafra. If they stormed the place and start shooting, it would have been a disaster and lives will be lost thereby fueling the agitation. Whenever thousands of people are gathered, it's better to leave them alone whenever they're tired they'll go home.

Why would the police storm a place and start to shoot unarmed people? Is the Police Boko Haram?

shervydman:
my man, that's not the case........its not a matter of " if u agree, say yeah, and if u disagree, say nah" in the NASS. its a call from Nigerians and not legislators/polithiefcians. OJUKWU wanted to use force, we aint using force. as at now, there are ongoing meetings on restructuring in Abuja,even the I.G of police attended to discuss issues of state police.

Nigeria is for all of us and not the north alone.

The sooner people face reality like Ojukwu did, the better. You cannot be asking for restructuring/resource control while still a slave of the North. Only free people control their resources, not slaves.


Restructuring can only be effected at the national assembly. Restructuring is not something the President or IG of Police or any minister can implement because it requires changing the constitution before restructuring can come. Before the constitution can be changed, one must get a two third majority or 67% of the entire votes. Just the core controlls almost 40% of the votes. So where will you get the remaining 7%? And that is assuming that the SW/SE/SS and NC all vote for restructuring.

As I said before, those who talk about restructuring Nigeria are dreamers

Its like talking about going to the moon when you dont have a space shuttle.

So if you want restructuring, first get your freedom then you can restructure anything you want even the shoe you wear.

Or remain part of Nigeria and keep talking about restructuring for the next 1000 years while watching the North block any progress on restructuring Nigeria

This talk of restructuring is all a waste time. The North will never let it happen. Whenever the issue of restructuring gets to the national assembly, the North will be waiting to use their huge numbers to vote it out.

Only a dreamer is still talking about restructuring in Nigeria.

The reality on the ground is the same as what Ojukwu faced 50 years ago.

"Accept Nigeria the way the North wants it or strive for your independence"

mrvitalis:
Remind me again how Scotland asked for referandum ?? By an educated man spilling lies as facts or through a political party structure

ask your self this what do the five south eastern states contribute to the center ,how much do we generate and how much do we receive

How Scotland asked for referendum is not as important as the fact that their right to self determination was respected. Unlike Nigeria where some people think that asking for referendum is an act of treason and locking people up.


As for the 5 Eastern states, I dont care if it is 3 Naira they contribute. When they get Biafra, let the Anambra man control his Gas in Igbariam, his Oil in Ogbaru and his automotive industry in Nnewi. Let Enugu control its coal, let Ebonyi control its limestone, cement and solid minerals, let Abia control is Oil in Ukwa, let Imo control its Gas in Egbema. Whatever anyone has, even if it is sand, let them develop and control it and use the proceeds to run their Government and develop their land. Let Anambra expand Onitsha Seaport, Let Abia and Imo develop the proposed Obuaku and Oguta seaports that will allow us trade with the world. At least, the people will have their destiny and freedom in their hands. Most importantly, our sovereignty that was stolen in 1914 to create the British colonial disaster called Nigeria will be finally returned to the people.

mrvitalis:
We haven't been president is our own doing , ABA is underdeveloped is over fault , we don't have good roads is our faults

Before we think of what Nigeria is doing to igbos we need to think what we are doing to our selfs


I ask apart from south south is there any region getting it better than south east ?

Dont talk like a fool.

Whatever you think that Igbos are are gaining by being part of Nigeria, it will never be as great as what Scotland is gaining by being part of Britain, the 5th richest country in the world.

Scotland has its own parliament, its own judiciary, its own police force, resource control, fiscal independence. There is no marginalisation of the Scottish people, infact, a Scottish man called Gordon Brown was British primeminister some years ago.

Despite all that Scotland is gaining by being part of a super-power nation like Britain, despite being well treated, despite being part of Britain for over 300 years, despite all the powers and freedoms Scotland enjoys, that same Scotland agitated for independence and was granted a referendum in 2014.

What this should tell you is that no matter how bad or good Igbos have it in Nigeria, it ever remains the inalienable right of the Igbo nation to decide if they want to be part of Nigeria or not.

ocelot2006:
And that automatically makes Port Harcourt Biafran? You parasitic leeches have come again.

Portharcourt is an English word that is not indigenous to anywhere. What is being talked about here is Igweocha

mrvitalis:
If this i would be your answer then you failed

U are seeking self determination,I am Igbo why should I support Biafra ,what would you do different from Nigeria and how ,why can't we experiment those things in our state levels ....that's was my questions and your smart answer is self determination?? Lol go and sleep

You dont have to support Biafra, not all Igbos support Biafra. However, if there is a referendum, you will have to go with what the majority wants. That is democracy.