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You I reject that in jesus name. 

You see the yoruba people would say, The truth is like a smoke, that you can not hide it and some day everybody would know about it.

You can not hide pregancy the yorubas would say. You can not hide population census fraud. Can they tell Yar adua. when it blow to your face, 15 million lifes would be killed.

Someone claim, why would nigeria break, she is married to an igboman. I tell that person now. which one is better that nigeria break up peaceful or even you or your family and maybe 30 members of your families be killed. which one is better. Pick one. When all your love one are gun down , just because you refuse that because of your one marriage the whole of your family be killed  in nigeria.

What good is Adenuga or otedola money , if he claim he own glo and nigeria should not break up and in future , a war happen and adenuga or otedola  may be in the office on that day and they bomb down the building. which one would he prefer. I peaceful breakup or deadly breakup where all is family and love one may get killed.

We have to know the whole world see the truth.

And the northman, here is my answer to you. I am saving and helping the north. You would be getting more money to develop and Umaru Yar adua does not have to rig the election. He want to rig the election. And he does not have to. All he need is join in this movement to join yoruba and bendle with the benin.
Look like pharos God is dealing with is sickness , what if God now allow the killing of his children.  See this picture below of him and shagari. It is God judgement on us . Let breakup and send yoruba and bendle to republic of benin.


I am yoruba. my name start with ADE.

Do you know what it means to loss your family, or see your brothers and sister shoot right in front of you, ?

Do you know what it means to have your unborn child killed?

Do you know what it means to have sleepless night of bombing air raid.?
Do you know what it takes to live without food for 60 days.? Do you what it to to stop the universities system for 3 years.?  Do you know how it feel to have bullet raid your house?
Do you know how it feel to see young men shoot and dump on the side street?  Do you know what it feel to be raped?
Do you know how it feels to loss all your sources of wealth, your cars,, houses , and business?
Do you know how it feel to be homeless?

it was not a war, it was called the June 12 election, so imagine how a  war would look like. killing and a raped. 


9jaganja, i am nigerian and you are not yoruba. prove that you are yoruba.  only reply me in yoruba.  You are an igbo or hausa man.  And two, you can not be a yoruba child, you call me an  illiterate ?  No yoruba child from a good home would ever say that. I know you are igbo or hausa pretending to be Yoruba,

First of all prove that you are yoruba. Noone doubt my been yoruba. Even not some member of your rep or senate? I have never pretended.



Charlesmud stop talking about how you can make nigeria get better,before your father, they have said the same thing. since 1914, it is going to be 100 years in 4 years. It as not got better. It would never get better. We all know that.

What we are looking for is another solution that would make the lifes of the people better, the yorubas would say if we can not move forward, we should at least know where we started from.

The issue is we have satellite pictures and Images which shows the north is a minority in Nigeria. IF you have any nigeria blood in you, you would know the north who refused to hand over to abiola would not agree to be MINORITY.  So you look for another option . The option is to make them majority. Many powerful northerner know the truth. Even I think IBB most of seen the pictures now, so that may be the reason for supporting the other coup. The north would prefer a military coup at the moment than been MINORITY in nigeria, that way they can remain in power.

If you know the north very well, like we have, they may plan a coup some month before Yar adua leaves offices so that he would not hand over to a southerner. And the power may remain in their hand.

The true is , how long do we play hide and seek with people lifes?? how long?  Democracy is a good step. But the north says it does not want democracy. And we can not return back to military government, because democracy is one man one vote. And the north says NO to one man one vote. And we can not go back to the second option of a military. This option give the north 2 things, 1 access to the sea and 83% of the oil.

We consider the third option, Since they have alway believe they are majority and we  yorubas too want to reunity with our brother in Benin republic. We decided to take this better option to avoid future problem for generation unborn.

You see if  Rwanda or liberia, or congo  have been smart like we are doing , millions of lifes would have been saved. 1 million were killed in  Rwanda  with a population of 10 million people. Can you imagine nigeria with over 150  million. 15 million people may be kill. Africa is not mature to hand a country with too many people. look what they do in small countries. 

It may be difficult for some yorubas to accept this majority decision because of person interest, greed or business interest but we should know it is the GOdly thing to do.

What make a leader, A leader is someone that can plan to avoid trouble. he is someone who does not decieve himself. The word of God says a prudent man see trouble and hide from it, but a foolish man keeps on heading towards it.
The word of God says wisdom is better than gold. Having great vision is important. with wisdom you can avoid problem. The yorubas would says An elder should not be in a market and allow the young people to go on the wrong path in the market. We Yoruba have taken the best  and godly decision, some may call us coward, but a wiseman is more better than a coward.

You see if Gowon or Ojukwu had been wise and one of them agree to be a coward, we would have saved 1 million lifes. We do not want to make the same mistake twices.


See this picture belows this is what we are trying to avoid. And this is pictures of africa nation who have been foolish and have foolish leaders and the only people that make money from pictures like this are guns and weapon makers, and we do not want to foolish like this africa countries. we are more mature than this foolish africa nation. And  that why  we yorubas have taken the gentleman approach. In future you would thank us for taken this step. Call us coward, but we  believe we are applying wisdom on this issue.  Yoruba decision is the most godly thing to do. even God is in support of us.



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What nonsense did you say, you are talking. You need God in your life. Without God you would be confuse. GEt him back in your life.

Go to yorubaland children are dropping out of school. can some one post the picture of lagos school. they sit on the floor. where is the money to build new class room or new chairs.

they can even pay for teachers. I know someone in one of the south west state that is a teacher and for about 8 month they never got paid.

The south west state have no more money to do any single project . They are broke. They go from bank to bank to borrow money to meet thier monthly duty.


If you talk about bad road. there is no place in nigeria that have bad road like the south west.

The north have stable electricity. But most part of the south west have not seen light for 2 or 3 month.

and after this , you now compare yourself with the north or igboland. Who have good school and they are leading in education.

Is it the light that is stable in Abuja , you want to compare to lagos where there is no electricity for 2 or 5 month .

Northern city and igboland city are far far modern than the old mud houses in the south west. In development. The north is 50 years ahead of the south west . Go to abuja , kaduna or kano and see, And come back to the south west and compare with rubbish building. Go to igboland too and compare with the rubbish of the south west.

Is it the road in lagos or ibadan or akure that fashola , akala or agagu is looking for money to repair. You want to compare with expressway in abuja, kano or kaduna or even port harcourt or owerri.

Or you want to compare akure stadium or liberty stadium with abuja stadium.


Look go and visit other part of nigeria and you see it is better than the south west. The south west is the most underdevelop place in Nigeria. Even igboland or south south is more develop than the south west. Please . The only answer is for us to go to the republic of benin and get develop.

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I reject that in the name of jesus.

Is it the old mud houses in the south west , you want to compare to all the new house in abuja, kano, kaduna or jos,

Or houses in owerri , onitsha and other. The north and the igbo are more develop that the south west. The south west s backward.

I still do not get you people, you northerner and igbos. look why dont you let us go. oil in the east is 83%  of nigeria oil. only 17% is in ondo and delta state. And you still do not want us to go,


look there is 36 state in nigeria. if you divided  100 % of the oil money by 36 state.

Using $40 a barrel of oil to calculate   40 x 2 million barrel x 365 = $29,200,000,000


If you divided by 36 state.


29,200,000,000  / 36 =  $811.11 million per state,


Now if you let the yoruba and bendle to go.   

83% of 29.2 billion is $24.236 billion

When you divided it by the remain state of 26 state.       


24.236  / 26  =  $932.15million   . Each state gain more money of nearly $121 million       

compare this to our state. The remain money for us is   $4.964 billion

when you divided by 10 state leaving.


4.964 / 10 = $496 million.   we are lossing from collecting $811.11 million  to just $496 million.

We are lossing in each state $314.71  while each of you state would gain 121 million


While your state would collecting $932.15million   , we would be collecting just  $496 million.  , about half what you are getting.


Do you people know maths,
we are help you people.

Ibadan state

This is one of the many reason we want to join benin republic. I do not see the south west catching up with the igbo and the north in education. The south west is 50 year behind the north and the igbos.

All the children in the south west stop going to school. Teachers dont come to school, no money to pay them, 

The north and the igbos are more advance than the south west. The north and the igbo have gone ahead. Look only God can save the yorubas now.

The south west is under develop, with no good road like you find in the north.

How can you compare mud houses in ibadan with very good houses in Abuja, kano or kaduna or jos. The south west need only prayer now.

first picture is imo state from satellite picture. and second is ibadan state.

you did not post anything.

But back to the story. It think the yorubas and bendle should help the north and leave nigeria and allow them to be majority.

about what. First of all that website was only trying to get people to go there. Obasanjo is not against anyone and I do not think the olubadan made such statement. but that not the point. the person ask me why Ibadan would be a state and i said in  Benin republic  Ibadan shall be a state. And so we try to compare the level of cheating your people have against us.

And in honestly to you . and I have nothin against the igbos. This three state are more populated than gombe, sokoto, zamfara, kebbi, yobe,taraba, niger state.

and the owner of that website is a yoruba hater. chuks Odili. chucks have seen the satellite picture and he is trying to twist the truth.

On why Ibadan show be a state. Many reason. Oyo state is too populated. and Ibadan from satellite picture have more houses than 28 state in Nigeria.  And in Benin republic we would create Ibadan, akure and ijebu state.

You see the three state of Akure,Ijebu, and Ibadan have more houses than the south east state. Or do you want me to start posting pictures.

Even when I say this. If you zoom. You would even see that that even the small south east villages are even bigger than the villages in the north. So you see we are been cheated. And they is more hosues in the south than the north.

Sapphic, first of all in your so call 1999 constitution Justice Tobi made a serious mistake. You do not write a business agreement without an address. When he define nigeria , he did not define the location. So nigeria may be on the ocean .

the consitution does not lay claim to ownership of the nigeria land. if you see anywhere in the constitution that shows that please show. It only refered us to the land use act.

If you look at the land act. under the power of the governor, it give him the right to transfer the land.

Look why do we have all this in the land act. The reason have to do with our history. we had a problem of land ownership before britian. Michelle obama would be someone in lagos now, if all was right. It lead to several wars that lead to slavery. Land have been the issue and the reason that affect slavery trade.

We have a close history with the native india of america. So we reserve the ownership of our land just like the native india. In the USA the USA govt can not take the land belonging to native indias. So we had sure treaty with britian. And britain could not transfer the land to nigeria.

Even when the federal govt of nigeria acquired abuja. To show that the federal govt did not own any land in nigeria and would never own any land. They paid the people living in that area for the place.

And if you doubt if Governor can take federal govt land in lagos, why not test him and you would see. Do you know Jang the governor of plateau is right in what he did to Yar adua. He is right under law. The law does not give Yar adua the power to set up anything in plateau. He could seek that power thru the national assembly, which he never did.


Yar Adua problem is that he can not tell between democracy and military because we had military for too long.

If you check the land transfer right. It is in the hand of the governor of the state. Please take the time to read it. It is not in the hand of the federal govt or the national assembly. Only the governor. So we yorubas can transfer the land. If we want to transfer the land and any governor who support Nigeria. we impreach that governor and have the next governor transfer it.

A Journey to Republic De Benin in West Africa: My Personal Experiences and the Nigerian Situation


Emeka Esogbue
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Not quite long this July, 2008 I set out on a journey to Republic De Benin to satisfy my curiosity because so many interesting things have been said about the country particularly on how organized that society is and how sweet roads in Benin are compared to what exists in our sleeping giant of Africa called Nigeria. I had been motivated by the saying by my father which that “if a child decides to remain in his farm he would think his father’s farm is the biggest of all farms in existence”.</p>
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<p>By the way, Benin officially referred to, as “Republic De Benin” is a country in West Africa. This country is bordered to the west by Togo, to the east by Nigeria, to the north by Burkina Faso and Niger while the seat of government of this country is cotonou, its capital is Porto Novo. Until recently (in 1975) Benin was officially known as Dahomey. Part of the official history of Benin claims that the name ‘Benin’ has no proper connection to Benin City or Benin Empire now situated in modern day Nigeria, still certain aspects of the history of the old Benin Empire asserts or seeks to establish that the modern name of the country owes its origin to this once great empire because the influence of the empire extended to country (Benin).</p>
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<p>Perhaps someday Historians may have to work towards this aspect of African history to establish the claim and counter claim to help us gain more insightful knowledge on how the people of these two countries related much beyond biases as each aspect of the history of these two countries are trying to justify its own. History can never be rewritten. Any attempt to do this will therefore amount to an attempt adjust the hand of clock either by trying to move it forward or backward. History remains history having been occasioned by either the activities of man or nature itself. We are told the name ‘Benin’ was picked as a neutral name in replacement of ‘Dahomey’ but where the origin of the name or word derives should also be of essence to historians who will now seek to establish whether a link exists with the Benin of Nigeria or not. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyway this article will work outside the history of Benin instead will dwell on the social organization of this very society. In other words, how the people of this country do things compared to other bigger countries such as Nigeria with all our revenues derived from our much-publicized oil will be discussed here. Oil may not be all that a country needs to better the lives of its citizens after all. This is what the present situation of Nigeria tells us judging from our experiences in the country today. Only a Nigerian living in the country and not a wealthy politician or government contractor will adequately understand the real situation of the country and what the common man is going through.</p>
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<p>Once I set out to discover Republic De Benin like Mongo Park and Lander Brothers in July 2008, the road leading to this country from Nigeria was indeed a rough one with very serious traffic jam. At Okomaiko bus stop, passengers awaiting vehicle stood in the rain waiting with utmost patience to board a vehicle. Nothing would have deterred us not even the rain because we are all used to it. There was simply no cover at these bus stop. Buses attempting to stop and convey these teeming passengers were often scared away by the presence of the law enforcement engagements most of whom were also threateningly running in pursuit of these commercial vehicles even in the rain. Some of these vehicles could even render one’s ‘Christmas clothes’ torn. We soon managed to catch a bus after standing in the rain for about 45 minutes without any visible shades at the bus stop.</p>
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<p>The journey though was a quiet and peaceful one with only the police occasionally stopping us to exchange the usual ‘Nigerian greetings’ with the driver of our bus whom seemed to understand every intricacy connected with driving to this country. He must be an experienced man indeed. We soon arrived Benin after about two hours drive. After the usual procedures at the Seme Border between these two countries, we caught another bus heading for Missebo. Much to my surprise, the people of this country working at the border could communicate in both French and English, and I thought it a deliberate action from the government of Benin to ensure that communication was readily available to the citizens of both countries. Even the commercial motor drivers, petty traders, and money exchangers were not left out.</p>
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<p>This is a gain over their Nigerian counterparts whose citizens have never in any way been encouraged to understand or learn French by the Nigerian education system to become advantageously armed their citizens with the two international languages. It was also amazing to discover that road and notice boards in the country also existed in French and English languages, a development I very much admired because it gave us the English speakers unlimited knowledge of activities in that country. Excitingly too some of the citizens of this country could at least passably communicate in English and I started to wonder if the knowledge was gained from the education sector in that country or as result of the relationship with Nigerians in the country majority of whom were Ibo. There was really no time to ascertain from any of them how they are able to do this. </p>
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<p>At first sight, you are complimented with ‘bonjour’ but when you respond with ‘good morning or good afternoon’ in English you have set off a conversation with them in English. One Nigerian was at business center to make a call, when she attempted to correct the telephone attendant grammatically the response of the attendant was that she should try and understand French too. We all reasoned with her. </p>
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<p>If the education sector of this country achieved this then it’s so surprising because it is easier for camel to pass the eye of a needle than for a Nigerian student to speak French because he/she learnt it Nigerian school. Benin must have some wonderful schools too. </p>
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<p>Benin I must comment presents some of the finest roads in West Africa and Nigeria cannot in anyway rank with this country. Road signs were completely visible starting from Seme border. Streetlights were never missing. At my age I cannot remember the last time I saw the streets of Lagos lit up with streetlights much less other parts of the country like Aiyetoro, Ogun state, Ibusa, Delta state, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom state, Ihievbe, Edo state, Obiangwu, Imo state, Ihiala, Anambra state and indeed other parts of northern Nigeria. Nigeria’s stranger (traffic lights) were also on mounted in all parts of Benin instead of the regular traffic wardens usually accosting us on Nigerian roads. It is unnecessary to state here that motorists and cyclists diligently complied with the instructions of these traffic lights. The last time I saw a functional traffic lights in Nigeria was in 1981 in Festac town. Though I have been told that there are about two or so at Marina Road of Lagos Island, in Lagos.</p>
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<p>Have you ever seen a kind of vehicles responsible for the cleaning of roads? If you are a Nigerian in Nigeria and have not, you need to take a quick trip to Republic De Benin and see one before it is too late to do so. I cannot tell how often these vehicles clean these fine roads but these roads present mats or sorts of beds to lie. If these kinds of vehicles exist in Nigeria, will Lagos and some other Nigerians have to carry out the monthly environmental sanitation exercise? Again which particular ministry in Nigeria is responsible for this exercise? Why will an oil rich Nigeria expect its citizens to come out en masse on monthly basis for cleaning exercise when certain vehicles can do it? The last time I saw these vehicles at work in Nigeria was also in Festac town, Lagos and in 1979. Again I bet that a Nigerian living in the rural Jesse, delta state would argue that no such vehicle exists.</p>
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<p>My enquiry at the Immigration office of that country in Cotonou showed that the staff go on break at 11.30 am during which nobody is ever attended to not even the bigwig politicians only to resume around 3.00pm. Bribes (‘settlements’) are never obtained to encourage private attendance to anyone. We have a lot to learn from these people of Benin.</p>
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<p>On our way back to Nigeria at about 5.15 pm, we had an easy ride all through the territory of Benin and received warmth farewell from the security operatives in that country with very easy passage made possible by good roads and free flow of traffic encouraged by the police who were always by the side of the roads observing developments on the roads with their whistles intact in their mouths with absolute readiness to carry out their duties. At Seme border, the Benin side of the border absolute orderliness allowed us free departure from this beautiful and well-organized country into our own very ‘Naija’ (Nigeria)</p>
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<p>The first enquiry I received from my Nigerian security man at the border was whether I was a Nigerian which though was not a bad one because I assumed he actually wanted to determine my identity which he was ignorant of but when after every proof I presented to him failed to properly identify me as a Nigerian I knew there was much more to it than met the eyes. The Beninese cyclist trying to convey me across, a little inside Nigerian side of the border became enraged and in an emotional outburst told the security man that I was his brother. By the way I could not determine whether this man was a policeman, immigration officer, customs officer, road safety official or even Agbero (tout) because he was appeared in musty. I was soon angered when he responded to the Beninese cyclist that I was not his brother.</p>
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<p>“So you would deny me, a Nigerian for no good reasons? I queried. “If you desire some money tell me and I will readily grant your request but not to deny me your Nigerian brother” After I tipped him with some money he became apologetic. I had told him that he had no reason to deny me completely in the presence of a foreigner. “What if I were in danger would you have readily denied me giving away to my predators just because of money? He pleaded more and more with me and I soon left him alone.</p>
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<p>Back in Nigeria, I was woken from my sleep inside the vehicle I boarded by profuse heat occasioned by the heavy traffic jam that welcomed us back into the country but some for patriotic reasons I too would have denied the country as my own but I soon accepted it as a fate presented to me against my personal wishes and will by my leaders in the country. Amazingly, we counted up to 22 police, customs and immigration check points from the border to Badagry, not to mention many more existing after Badagry with stern looking security men armed to the teeth all of who frequently halted our vehicle and doing their usual Nigerian businesses much to our discomfort. One Cameroonian sitting by me inside the vehicle inquired from me if Nigeria was under war and I laughed aloud not knowing what to answer but another Nigerian passenger who all along had appeared more patriotic than the rest us but with occasional criticism of our leaders was to tell him that it was the culture in the country.</p>
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<p>This impediment to our movement continued until I set down at Agboju and the mother of all battles being power failure welcomed us. The whole city was in darkness and no one recognized the other in darkness. As I hoped to hear children scream ‘up NEPA’ I soon fell asleep still worried in my sleep as I wondered on when things will take shape in Nigeria and when the country will compare with other tinier countries in the same region.</p>
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<p> </p><strong>About the Author:</strong>
<p>Emeka Esogbue hails from Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria. He is is a Historian and International Relations Analyst and Author with lots of tremendous published and unpublished works.



<a href="mailto:emekaesogbue@yahoo.com">emekaesogbue@yahoo.com</a></p><p>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-tips-articles/a-journey-to-republic-de-benin-in-west-africa-my-personal-experiences-and-the-nigerian-situation-480584.html" title="A Journey to Republic De Benin in West Africa: My Personal Experiences and the Nigerian Situation">http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-tips-articles/a-journey-to-republic-de-benin-in-west-africa-my-personal-experiences-and-the-nigerian-situation-480584.html</a></p> Not quite long this July, 2008 I set out on a journey to Republic De Benin to satisfy my curiosity because so many interesting things have been said about the country particularly on how organized that society is and how sweet roads in Benin are compared to what exists in our sleeping giant of Africa called Nigeria. I had been motivated by the saying by my father which that “if a child decides to remain in his farm he would think his father’s farm is the biggest of all farms in existence”.



By the way, Benin officially referred to, as “Republic De Benin” is a country in West Africa. This country is bordered to the west by Togo, to the east by Nigeria, to the north by Burkina Faso and Niger while the seat of government of this country is cotonou, its capital is Porto Novo. Until recently (in 1975) Benin was officially known as Dahomey. Part of the official history of Benin claims that the name ‘Benin’ has no proper connection to Benin City or Benin Empire now situated in modern day Nigeria, still certain aspects of the history of the old Benin Empire asserts or seeks to establish that the modern name of the country owes its origin to this once great empire because the influence of the empire extended to country (Benin).



Perhaps someday Historians may have to work towards this aspect of African history to establish the claim and counter claim to help us gain more insightful knowledge on how the people of these two countries related much beyond biases as each aspect of the history of these two countries are trying to justify its own. History can never be rewritten. Any attempt to do this will therefore amount to an attempt adjust the hand of clock either by trying to move it forward or backward. History remains history having been occasioned by either the activities of man or nature itself. We are told the name ‘Benin’ was picked as a neutral name in replacement of ‘Dahomey’ but where the origin of the name or word derives should also be of essence to historians who will now seek to establish whether a link exists with the Benin of Nigeria or not.



Anyway this article will work outside the history of Benin instead will dwell on the social organization of this very society. In other words, how the people of this country do things compared to other bigger countries such as Nigeria with all our revenues derived from our much-publicized oil will be discussed here. Oil may not be all that a country needs to better the lives of its citizens after all. This is what the present situation of Nigeria tells us judging from our experiences in the country today. Only a Nigerian living in the country and not a wealthy politician or government contractor will adequately understand the real situation of the country and what the common man is going through.



Once I set out to discover Republic De Benin like Mongo Park and Lander Brothers in July 2008, the road leading to this country from Nigeria was indeed a rough one with very serious traffic jam. At Okomaiko bus stop, passengers awaiting vehicle stood in the rain waiting with utmost patience to board a vehicle. Nothing would have deterred us not even the rain because we are all used to it. There was simply no cover at these bus stop. Buses attempting to stop and convey these teeming passengers were often scared away by the presence of the law enforcement engagements most of whom were also threateningly running in pursuit of these commercial vehicles even in the rain. Some of these vehicles could even render one’s ‘Christmas clothes’ torn. We soon managed to catch a bus after standing in the rain for about 45 minutes without any visible shades at the bus stop.



The journey though was a quiet and peaceful one with only the police occasionally stopping us to exchange the usual ‘Nigerian greetings’ with the driver of our bus whom seemed to understand every intricacy connected with driving to this country. He must be an experienced man indeed. We soon arrived Benin after about two hours drive. After the usual procedures at the Seme Border between these two countries, we caught another bus heading for Missebo. Much to my surprise, the people of this country working at the border could communicate in both French and English, and I thought it a deliberate action from the government of Benin to ensure that communication was readily available to the citizens of both countries. Even the commercial motor drivers, petty traders, and money exchangers were not left out.



This is a gain over their Nigerian counterparts whose citizens have never in any way been encouraged to understand or learn French by the Nigerian education system to become advantageously armed their citizens with the two international languages. It was also amazing to discover that road and notice boards in the country also existed in French and English languages, a development I very much admired because it gave us the English speakers unlimited knowledge of activities in that country. Excitingly too some of the citizens of this country could at least passably communicate in English and I started to wonder if the knowledge was gained from the education sector in that country or as result of the relationship with Nigerians in the country majority of whom were Ibo. There was really no time to ascertain from any of them how they are able to do this.



At first sight, you are complimented with ‘bonjour’ but when you respond with ‘good morning or good afternoon’ in English you have set off a conversation with them in English. One Nigerian was at business center to make a call, when she attempted to correct the telephone attendant grammatically the response of the attendant was that she should try and understand French too. We all reasoned with her.



If the education sector of this country achieved this then it’s so surprising because it is easier for camel to pass the eye of a needle than for a Nigerian student to speak French because he/she learnt it Nigerian school. Benin must have some wonderful schools too.



Benin I must comment presents some of the finest roads in West Africa and Nigeria cannot in anyway rank with this country. Road signs were completely visible starting from Seme border. Streetlights were never missing. At my age I cannot remember the last time I saw the streets of Lagos lit up with streetlights much less other parts of the country like Aiyetoro, Ogun state, Ibusa, Delta state, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom state, Ihievbe, Edo state, Obiangwu, Imo state, Ihiala, Anambra state and indeed other parts of northern Nigeria. Nigeria’s stranger (traffic lights) were also on mounted in all parts of Benin instead of the regular traffic wardens usually accosting us on Nigerian roads. It is unnecessary to state here that motorists and cyclists diligently complied with the instructions of these traffic lights. The last time I saw a functional traffic lights in Nigeria was in 1981 in Festac town. Though I have been told that there are about two or so at Marina Road of Lagos Island, in Lagos.



Have you ever seen a kind of vehicles responsible for the cleaning of roads? If you are a Nigerian in Nigeria and have not, you need to take a quick trip to Republic De Benin and see one before it is too late to do so. I cannot tell how often these vehicles clean these fine roads but these roads present mats or sorts of beds to lie. If these kinds of vehicles exist in Nigeria, will Lagos and some other Nigerians have to carry out the monthly environmental sanitation exercise? Again which particular ministry in Nigeria is responsible for this exercise? Why will an oil rich Nigeria expect its citizens to come out en masse on monthly basis for cleaning exercise when certain vehicles can do it? The last time I saw these vehicles at work in Nigeria was also in Festac town, Lagos and in 1979. Again I bet that a Nigerian living in the rural Jesse, delta state would argue that no such vehicle exists.



My enquiry at the Immigration office of that country in Cotonou showed that the staff go on break at 11.30 am during which nobody is ever attended to not even the bigwig politicians only to resume around 3.00pm. Bribes (‘settlements’) are never obtained to encourage private attendance to anyone. We have a lot to learn from these people of Benin.



On our way back to Nigeria at about 5.15 pm, we had an easy ride all through the territory of Benin and received warmth farewell from the security operatives in that country with very easy passage made possible by good roads and free flow of traffic encouraged by the police who were always by the side of the roads observing developments on the roads with their whistles intact in their mouths with absolute readiness to carry out their duties. At Seme border, the Benin side of the border absolute orderliness allowed us free departure from this beautiful and well-organized country into our own very ‘Naija’ (Nigeria)



The first enquiry I received from my Nigerian security man at the border was whether I was a Nigerian which though was not a bad one because I assumed he actually wanted to determine my identity which he was ignorant of but when after every proof I presented to him failed to properly identify me as a Nigerian I knew there was much more to it than met the eyes. The Beninese cyclist trying to convey me across, a little inside Nigerian side of the border became enraged and in an emotional outburst told the security man that I was his brother. By the way I could not determine whether this man was a policeman, immigration officer, customs officer, road safety official or even Agbero (tout) because he was appeared in musty. I was soon angered when he responded to the Beninese cyclist that I was not his brother.



“So you would deny me, a Nigerian for no good reasons? I queried. “If you desire some money tell me and I will readily grant your request but not to deny me your Nigerian brother” After I tipped him with some money he became apologetic. I had told him that he had no reason to deny me completely in the presence of a foreigner. “What if I were in danger would you have readily denied me giving away to my predators just because of money? He pleaded more and more with me and I soon left him alone.



Back in Nigeria, I was woken from my sleep inside the vehicle I boarded by profuse heat occasioned by the heavy traffic jam that welcomed us back into the country but some for patriotic reasons I too would have denied the country as my own but I soon accepted it as a fate presented to me against my personal wishes and will by my leaders in the country. Amazingly, we counted up to 22 police, customs and immigration check points from the border to Badagry, not to mention many more existing after Badagry with stern looking security men armed to the teeth all of who frequently halted our vehicle and doing their usual Nigerian businesses much to our discomfort. One Cameroonian sitting by me inside the vehicle inquired from me if Nigeria was under war and I laughed aloud not knowing what to answer but another Nigerian passenger who all along had appeared more patriotic than the rest us but with occasional criticism of our leaders was to tell him that it was the culture in the country.



This impediment to our movement continued until I set down at Agboju and the mother of all battles being power failure welcomed us. The whole city was in darkness and no one recognized the other in darkness. As I hoped to hear children scream ‘up NEPA’ I soon fell asleep still worried in my sleep as I wondered on when things will take shape in Nigeria and when the country will compare with other tinier countries in the same region.






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more picture of the fraud.

And yoruba politician should see this. And all those supporting the slavery of yoruba people. Just remember 1983. Let the yorubas go. Can you imagine one of your politician in this. This is what yorubas can do to those people putting them in slavery.

Some people better be wise. And let join in saving 15 million lifes.

So is the road in yorubaland like this. 99% of the road are piece of shit. While we are the productive people in term of non oil export. we get nothing back from the govt. And the lazy northerner who add no single thing to the economy get their own cities developed by money from the south. While our people live in poverty.


Take this to the bank and call them and everybody who is keeping our people in slavery.  You see when pharus held the people. It is like the same story in nigeria. God put sickness in Pharus but pharus refuse to let his people to go. Then God now allow the killing of thier children. And this is the next stage God is about to do. All children of everybody against the Yoruba leaving Nigeria. By the power of God, which is more powerful than your wicked power. God shall start dealing with thier child, either is a minister, senator, rep a businessman , thier friend, governor  and people like you. God would do just like he did of old the same thing to your children.

The yorubas would say Ababi ja ju ogun lo. If you do not let the yoruba go, Ababi , then your children God should deal not only with you, but everything and everyone that associate with you people. either governor, minister, senator, rep, president. And so shall it be in Jesus name. Amen.

Hear this let Yorubas go so that they may serve him.

my friend when you talk of law in nigeria, I can get up to 10 people that I am related to that will speak of law even my father inlaw is a well know nigeria lawyer. One of them is Gani fawehinmi. So no talk of law for myside

unschooled, than to be half-educated.

You make me laugh, you are the one looking stupid here. Look it is well know everywhere in the world. If both of us decided to start a business, and we give the constitution (agreement to a lawyer) . by the time the lawyer finish. It does not make it an agreement. It is just a piece of paper with no value.

The only way it would have a value is if SIGN AND you sign. ( that the agreement)

Look every constitution in nigeria have been written by somebody. all of the constitution. either by a justice or lawyer after a constitution conference. They now make them sign to the constitution. all constitution. but in this case , there was no conference to discuss the constitution and agree. it make it invalid.

I can write a constitution. fashola can write a constitution too. Yar adua can write his constitution. Justice tobi can write a constitution. It is the agreement by the people that make a constitution valid. We never agreed to this constitution. So it is invalid. I would agree with you that the last valid constitution is the 1979 constitution or what ever.

look there are nonsense written in the 1999 constitution that if it was allow to be discussed in 1999 that it would never pass.

I have read the 1999 constitution 6 times so far. and compare to the other consitution. It is a piece of rubbish. It is not acceptable to we southerner. It makes us permanent slave to northerners.

international conventions and agreements BETWEEN sovereign States

When and where, Kosovo is now a sovereign States.
Armenia is now a sovereign States.
Azerbaijan is now a sovereign States.
Belarus is now a sovereign States.
Georgia is now a sovereign States.

Estonia is now a sovereign States.

Kazakhstan is now a sovereign States.
Latvia is now a sovereign States.

Lithuania is now a sovereign States.

Moldova is now a sovereign States.

Russia is now a sovereign States.

Ukraine is now a sovereign States.

Uzbekistan is now a sovereign States.


There is no sure international conventions, i know off, if not why are this nation part of the United nation, where they part of the international conventions.


On transfer of land to benin republic, fashola can do what ever if feel he want with the land . if he feel he want the land in benin republic he can. Even the 1999 consititution does not define the geography location of nigeria. And nigeria law only gives abuja to the federal govt.

Look fashola or akala or bukola saraki can take back land from the federal republic of nigeria. and it is legal. Do you people write the constitution.


get that into your head fashola or any governor can give what entrust to him to republic of benin. But believe this 1999 constitution is invalid.


Nowhere in the 1999 constitution does it give the land to the federal govt.

look there is a reason why the land issue is so and would remain so. The igbos or the yorubas or ijaw are not willing and would never give abuja our land. You would need to kill the last yoruba man or igboman to turn over our land to the abuja(northerners).

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Densel , you are sure a lier. Here is the article. I just copy it from the internet. Written july 2007. now compare an average street in benin to nigeria. Here is more of benin picture.



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Yar’Adua submits falsified census final report to N/Assembly
Soji-Eze Fagbemi, Abuja - 23.01.2009

President Umaru Yar’Adua on Thursday concluded the process of the 2006 Census when he laid the final report of the census before the Senate and the House of Representatives.


The president was accompanied to the National Assembly by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa and Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abbaji.


The Senate President, Senator David Mark, who welcomed President Yar’Adua to the Senate, said the president had come to them his statutory function of laying the final report of the 2006 national census, as stipulated by the constitution.


Following a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Teslim Folarin and seconded by the Minority Leader, Senator Maina Ma’aji Lawan, President Yar’Adua presented the report at 12.04 p.m.


President Yar’adua also laid the report before members of the House of Representatives at 12.12 p.m. but without a motion to that effect, as the Speaker, Honourable Dimeji Bankole, unlike the Senate, said there was no need for a motion.


“This is a constitutional matter. There is no need to move any motion. Mr President, you can now lay the report,” the Speaker said.

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