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@ zahymaka, oh i love suya ,
afeni doesnt know what his missing lol

well since you're all for a split, i guess there's no point talking about moving NIGERIA forward here, is there? ( i erroneously thought thats what this thread is about)

the picture of a divided nigeria in my mind is too gloomy to imagine.

so there are no igbos living in kaduna anymore?

who says i dont belong to this region where i reside? its part and parcel of this great nation and thats the beauty, i belong! apart from this, i was born here and have lived here all my life if that doesnt make me a part, i wonder what else?

your true self becomes clearer with every post.
your conferation theory is a grand cover-up for your secession bid. ahah!

i think you've made your views clearer Afeni. you're all for a breakup of this country.
i am igbo and i do not want a split in the nation.
all i want is a sense of belonging, fairness and equity. the way forward isnt retracing our steps backward.

Afeni:
If a region decides to succeed, so be it. What is the problem?

Economically speaking, the regions would benefit from free trade and a common currency if they stay within the union. They also get to use Abuja if they need to host foreign events. If they secede, they lose access to Abuja and that includes all the money and assets they have in Abuja.

if its economically beneficial to stay united then it becomes a problem if one region decides to breakaway.
for me secession is a resounding NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Name one thing that all Nigerians have in common other than the fact that some foreigners wrecked our society by lumping us with people we hate?

i dont think we hate one another. no its the sense of injustice that we despise and that leads to the revolts in form of religious and ethnic clashes.

well i really do not see how this system will check corruption, afterall corruption is still rife in the states now where their monthly allocation is far less than what is spelt out in your model.
i do not know for sure what the present sharing formula is but i do know of the 13% derivation formula hence the assumption that there is a far greater percentage of revenue available to the states. now if corruption is thick now, how much more then?


now how do we address the problem of secession with this system of govt? the risk is much higher with the confederation system than what we have now, don't you think?
if each province has its own army of up to 100,000 thousand men, and the center can boast of of only about 60,000 or did you say 6,000? what happens if a region decides she wants out?

slow down - bobby valentino

You don't need mineral resources to build a successful society. All you need is nationalism and the desire to work for the benefit of your Region.

tell that to the north.

now seriously who would believe you when over 90% of our revenue is due to oil. dont we need revenue to build a better society?



i have to sign out now, my isp time slot is up. will love to continue later.

i had to remind you jut incase you think i have decamped.

so make you hear o,

gunners till lai lai.

but i don de support chelsea small now., so i got the rights to post here.

another thing,
zahymaka mentioned oil as major criteria for spliting the states into the regions.
did you consider the possession other mineral resources? and what other factors did you use in forming your regions?

Afeni, why 3 regions as opposed to the 6 geopolitical regions we now have?
and your sharing formula, only 10% to the center?

now, this might address the problem of marginalisation but how will it address corruption which is the bane of the nigerian society?

@ mukina and spikelord.

thats true slimnike.
i have signed in as a minor fan.


still a gunner forever.!!!

@ loverbwoy, lol
if there is 1000% loyalty to arsenal then thats ME!
will support arsenal even in heaven
but i wont fail to point out the truth when i see one. however its all in the past now, nothing can be done to change the story of that night.
still love henry though.

back to the topic, whats the latest on this issue?

@ abeem
my YIM is available. you can send me an offline anytime i'll get it then reply you.

nearly all songs by celine dion.
whitney houston and teddy pendergrass- hold me in your arms tonight.
mary j blige- one
nearly all songs by luther vandross
many more.

why is no one talking about spain?(perpetual under-achievers)
is it because they have disappointed so much in the past that no is even looking their way now?
i think they've got a decent squad in players like casillas, fernando torres, reyes, fabrigas, iniesta, xavi, salgado, puyol, etc.
perhaps is a good thing no one is singing their praises now, when they were favorites, much touted to win it, they crashed out in the first round.
perhaps this time, the story will be different.
i will support them after england.

gawking at henry when he's supposed to play? now thats funny


henry isnt so special to me anymore, not after he lost the CL trophy for us

hey loverbwoy, stop hating on chelsea, mikel will be playing there soon!

hey eh! will there be no end to this ugly saga?
haba!

this is definetely scary news to me.
out of the champions league? God forbid!

:d :d :d :d :d :d

@lalaboi
where's the road to the river please, stamford bridge? lol

hey eh! see this people o
why the happiness now?

@ spikelord,

ok o,
lets just wait and see what happens.

thanks a whole bunch, koolgirly
no, honey, i'm not going anywhere, anytime soon. Addicted to NL and to cuando seas mia.
your efforts here(this thread is highly appreciated)
lots of love girl.

@ hortongate,
they are worse than the picture you painted.
they are a pain and like you said they are mostly to be avoided.
have you noticed that no one going in or coming out of a police station is ever with a cheerful disposition? take a look again.
i hate anything remotely connected to the police and when i hear the phrase "police is your friend" i wonder how they came about that statement. methinks, they are anybody's worst nightmare!

koolgirly, you shouldnt mention hot angel, she didnt and doesnt know a thing about the soap. rather you should talk about delarontus, domentrus, uchetobi(like you said). these are a few of the pioneers. i wonder where they are now.

i am posting this just so i can closely follow this thread.

i want to stop hating their guts and i just might support chelsea on the side this next season now that mikel is finally going to play for them (i mean if he gets to play)

however, i am a gunner for life

oh, the match-fixing scandal! oh oh.

but kola small small now.

whats your current situation?