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distributeinc:
This man is seeking relevance, he is alone on this...no other South South man cares about Biafra or Ipob... gimmicks

lol...by ur own words biafra is powerful enough that people can use it to seek relevance...ok...i can live with that

Goke7:
mhen you finish work here, but will they ever listen? They will never but blame others for their misfortune.

u are the one on this thread blaming igbos and their sit at home for ur misfortunes

Front0lane:
Glad I never wasted time showing you nothing. I can tell piece of shii billions of miles away. Now you might be offended if you feel that is what you are but I do not care. As far as am concerned your likes can rot in hell for all I care.

why are u yoruba people filled with hate? Look at the evil a yoruba has in mind for fellow humans....

Front0lane:
I don’t stay on NL to show anything to foolish Igbo Ipob PDP supporters. Visit politics section n dig up pachukwuddie77 n many more foolish PDP supporters comment on Aregbe Ajumobi Tinubu Ambode and several others to knock yourself out.

what about ur comments on gej, ojukwu, nnamdi kanu? Ur comment on ihejirika, peter obi etc?

Front0lane:
They did something wrong n that is poking their noses into issues from other state. If that is what you call hate then it originated from then n they should be ready to be paid in kind.

Now if you father is not happy with that I am not sorry that I can not help you in that, the only option you have is to wail till death.

can u show me evidence of the bolded?

Front0lane:
Is that how foolish Igbo avoid commenting on Kano Oyo Osun thread ? Many of you foolish PDP supporters do really have some balls.

You senselessly believe you n your father can talk trash on other states n yet have the effrontery to demand for something different. God know I would have beaten many of you to death for having the boldness to even demand such if there was anyway I can lay my hands on you.

why are yoruba people filled with hate and anger for their fellow southerners who did absolutely nothing to u

Yankiss:
There is the Supreme Court with the final say. So, it isn't yet late for Ned Nwoko. For now, he has a viable alternative as an entertainer should the Senate sit prove elusive. He is an inlaw of the Nollywood and a vicarious actor.

no. National assembly election dont go beyond appeal court....so edit ur post b4 u mislead people

Nigeria is like the proverbial grasshopper who was frying but thought that it was only shinning brightly.

We have gone from an economy of $560 billion to $365 billion. Meanwhile our uncontrolled population has gone from 160 Million to 200 Million.

We have gone from a largely peaceful emerging economy of the 2000s to a war-torn poverty capital of the world.

We have gone from a largely united and tolerant people to calling ourselves afonja and Igbo everyday.

We are now a highly unstable country. Highly unstable. With threat of real war between Igbos and yorubas; between Igbos and hausas; between hausas and middlebelt. We are now highly unstable and insecure.

Nigerians must ask if its okay to go on like this or to restructure this country.

In December 2009, I was at Aburi, while holidaying in Ghana. We Nigerians call it A-b-u-r-i, but the Ghanaians pronounce it as E-b-r-i. For those who have read widely about the civil war that we fought between 1967 and 1970, Aburi is a significant place. This was what I wrote about Aburi, after returning from that journey:

“Aburi. Beautiful, serene Aburi, set daintily atop a hill. It is home to abotanical garden that is 119 years old. But for us in Nigeria, Aburi goes beyond just nature and its preservation. It is the town where General Yakubu Gowon and Odumegwu Ojukwu met, to try and avert the Nigerian Civil War that lasted between 1967 and 1970. They came out with Aburi Accord, which later broke down. And a shooting war started. You could see the Presidential Lodge on a hill, where the Nigerian leaders had parleyed at the behest of Ghanaian leaders. It all ended in futility.”

As one of the key parties to the Aburi Accord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, returns to mother earth today, it is also apposite to return to Aburi, and look at the letter and the spirit of theaccord once again, an agreement that was violated by the Federal side, and which made a bloody internecine war inevitable. For most part of 1966, the northern part of Nigeria, particularly, had been turned to killing fields. Non-natives, especially Igbos, were killed in thousands. Many fled, many others were displaced. There was complete anarchy in the land. The average Igbo looked up to Lt. Col Odumegwu Ojukwu, military governor of the Eastern Region,to provide leadership and direction. He did not fail. He picked the gauntlet and championed the cause of his people.By January 1967, the drums of war were loud and clear, reverberating across the length and breadth of Nigeria. But there was a last ditch effort to prevent what was imminent. There was a peace meeting hosted at Aburi, in Ghana, by the then Ghanaian head of state, Gen J. A. Ankrah. At the meeting were Gowon, Ojukwu, all the military governors of the regions, and some top civil servants, both from the Federal side and the Eastern region. The meeting held on January 4 and 5, 1967, and came out with what is popularly known today as the Aburi Accord.

The agenda of the meeting consisted of three crucial issues:
(i) Reorganization of the Armed Forces
(ii) Constitutional agreement
(iii) Issues of displaced persons within Nigeria.

The two-day meeting reached consensus that were acceptable to both sides. Among others, it was resolved that legislative and executive authority of the Federal Military Government was to remain in the Supreme Military Council (SMC), to which any decision affecting the whole country shall be referred for determination provided it is possible for a meeting to be held, and the matter requiring determination must be referred to military governors for their comment and concurrence. What does this mean in simple language? The SMC would run the affairs of the country, but not without consulting the regions as represented by the military governors. This was something akin to federalism, even under a military government.Other terms of the agreement include that appointments to senior ranks in the police, diplomatic and consular services as well as appointment to superscale posts in the federal civil service and theequivalent posts in the statutory corporations must be approved bythe SMC. What does this mean again in simple language? Equity, fairness, true federalism.Other matters like the holding of an ad hoc constitutional conference, fate of soldiers involved in the January 15, 1966 coup, rehabilitation of displaced persons, etc, were also amicably resolved, and the conferees returned happily to Nigeria.

Only for the Federal side to deliver a blow to the solar plexus: the Aburi Accord, Gowon said, was unworkable, and he reneged on all the agreements. Using the Eastern Nigerian Broadcasting Service, Ojukwu played the tape recording of the proceedings at Aburi repeatedly, to educate the populace on who was playing Judas. Later, he made a broadcast in which he said:

“we in the East are anxious to see that our differences are resolved by peaceful means and that Nigeria is preserved as a unit, but it is doubtful, and the world must judge whether Lt. Col Gowon’s attitudes and other exhibitions of his insincerity are something which can lead to a return of normalcy and confidence in the country. I must warn all Easterners once again to remain vigilant. The East will never be intimidated, nor will she acquiesce to any form of dictation. It is not our intention to play the aggressor. Nonetheless, it is not our intention to be slaughtered in our beds. We are ready to defend our homeland.”

In a piece I did last December, shortly after Ojukwu passed away, I said he was virtually pushed into war by the infidelity of the Federal side to the Aburi Accord. I still stand by that position. Ojukwu was called ‘warlord’ for many decades, but he was by no means a warmonger. He only did what he needed to do for his people–and for the country.As his earthly remains are interred today, it is tragic that Nigeria is still submerged in the morass that Ojukwu already identified about 45 years ago. Today, bombs go off like firecrackers in the country. There is agitation for the review of the revenue allocation formula. There are strident calls for the convocation of a sovereign national conference. Even some component parts are threatening to pull out of the federation if anything happened to their ‘son’ who is now in power. Didn’t Ojukwu warn of these landmines ahead? Were all these issues not already settled at Aburi?

Foremost journalist and media administrator, Akogun Tola Adeniyi, in a recent media interview, explained the Aburi Accord this way: “Let every region be semi-autonomousand develop at its own level.” Yes, that was the spirit and letter of Aburi, but which sadly became a road not taken. And is that not why we are still suffering today, living in a rickety and decrepit country that can burst at the seams any moment? I tell you, Ojukwu was a prophet, and like most prophets, he had no honour in his own country. Pity. But whether we like it or not, there’s no way we won’t return to Aburi. Willy-nilly. I only hope it will be sooner than later, before Nigeria goes to grief. On Aburi I stand.Federal Government was perfidious and duplicitous on Aburi. It is still the same way today. That is why as Nigerians, we are most times disillusioned, dismayed, dispirited, dejected and depressed. When will change come to this land? Our hearts are getting weary.

Last December, I wrote that Ojukwu should be buried like a hero. I’m glad at the rites of passage so far, culminating in the interment today. Yes, bury him like a true hero. An icon, an avatar, deserves no less. This generation will surely not see another like Ojukwu. He fought not only for his own people, but for a true federation founded on justice, fair play, equity and rectitude. Unfortunately, hedid not see the Nigeria of his dreams. Will we? Adieu the Ikemba, the Eze Igbo Gburugburu. May your soul rest in peace. Ka nkpur’obi gi zue ike n’adukwa.

By Femi Adesina
Friday March 02, 2012

Yujin:
100% supported. It will be difficult for him to understand what you're saying because up there, they were brought up to demonize Biafra. There's this popular song they sing in schools just when pupils depart the assembly ground for their classrooms. It goes as such:
"Ojukwu wanted to separate Nigeria
Gowon says Nigeria must be one
We don't want the separation of our nation
We want to see Nigeria one."
Despite all the good treatments Igbos have shown them, they sort of prefer the hausa/fulanis to Igbos religion notwithstanding. This is their average thought pattern there. They are calling all Christians to join hands simply because they're being attacked too. If Igbos are singled out, some of them will join the hausa/fulanis and attack us.
Only few of them understand that only the presence of the Igbos is what's prolonging their survival and offering them a rare opportunity for a free country. The influence of Igbos on them is visible to an extent.
As of today, Biafra is the rallying ground for all those group who seek refuge from the impending hell set to let loose. Those who know understand and those who don't can go it solo. We're done with the name Nigeria.

the middle belt and the ss are the most confused part of nigeria. Hausa has agenda....to dominate nigeria. Yoruba has agenda....to follow hausa dominate nigeria....igbo has an agenda...to leave nigeria. Tell me the agenda of ss and nc? As at today both of them bear the brunt of nigeria's misgovernance more than any other group....but wats their agenda? This op is calling ''christians'' to come together and fight. Who told the mumu that the fight is a religious war? Its an ethnic expansionism war...with a little bit of religious undertone....but it is first ethnic.

People think nigeria cant divide and therefore no need to work towards it....yugoslavia did.

samsononyilo:
I laugh oo

Ok, continue with your imagination..

the only imagination here is urs. Biafra is a country that was recognised by 7 other countries and somehow u believe its an imagination....lol...

I really tire for u guys....nigeria will remain this way as far a nigeria remains a country....the muslim north has the highest birth rate in the world....desert is moving fast into niger and into north nigeria....the lake chad is almost dried up....lol

Keep looking for christians to fight for u....dont work towards creating ur own nation even if its not biafra....by 2050 nigeria will be like iraq...i hope u will be alive then to insult biafra

kokoA:
You want the president of Nigeria to drive in a Keke napep? I know our country is f*kcd up but we need to give ourselves some level at times.. Na as goat take stand for marked Dem dey take price am.

lol believe me....the word leaders would give buhari better respect if he was driving a simple innoson car than this imported one...

But i knw u dont knw this...and i knw many nigerians dont too...thats why nigeria is a box of shiit.

Bolusticus:
Children of hatred will not like this.

The Buhari they plan to send to Daura will still be be their president for the next four years.

yes...and so will the over 1.5 million yorubas that voted atiku

columbus007:
Fcvk so the symbol in this most taken hero beer symbolizes biafra this is brilliant.

I knw right

Amumaigwe:
IPOB propsganda at it's worst. Fulanis are good Muslims and will never harm their Youruba brethren. Stop this election loss wailing. It is not good for your health

bro....pls edit the bolded to ''holy muslims''

Sarrki is shameless kid and a tribal bigot

fiizznation:
You must be very deluded. How many crimes do these Almajiri boys engaged in that crimes will out rightly reduce once they are taken off the streets? Yeah the beg for food and some other things, but are they the ones involved in banditry, kidnapping, robbery, internet fraud, money laundering, etc. I don't even understand the problem of most commentators here. You make your comments like you don't have brains or something.

lol...the mind of a northerner is empty....so the almijiris grow up to become doctors? U see...u see...u are probably one of the most intelligent northerners...and this is hw u think....u see

sarrki:
Do you have comprehensive problems?

the post i quoted deserved that reply...that ipob is endagering peoples lives by telling them to sit at home and honor their heroes....u edit it...i edit mine

sarrki:
IPods leadership should stop jeopardizing the lives of innocent or I say ignorant children

The Nigerian security agencies are not trained or I say dont even know there functions

They thought killing is the best way of handling situations

u are an idiat...shedding crocodile tears on the other thread for hungerbad...when ur heart is full of evil...people want to sit at home and honor their family members who died in a war and u are here gloating about police killing them.

Heartless monsters run nigeria and turn everybody into a bigot with their evil ideas and ways

Adelaide2:
This is Igboland Nigeria. Enugu to be precise. We are getting there.

that is not enugu...we dont use that type of roof anymore.

This is liberty estate enugu

solmusdesigns:



500000 people starved to death, while another 500000 were eating by the surviving hungry biafrans

Moral of the story

Before shamelessly starting a fight with people feeding you, make sure you are self sufficient.

God hates proud people and chestbeating trouble cuaser, and he always destroys the agressive and humiliate them, while the humble are always triumphant.




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lol....mumu...biafrans starved because there was no farming activity going on in igboland due to war....fo.ol...u were feeding them before 1914 amalgamation....

bettercreature:
Its hard to believe ENUGU is part of Nigeria,Nothing good or bad ever comes out of that state
They probably have incompetent media or zero way of disseminating info
No good news and no bad news

lol...u are angry...enugu is blessed

OkpaAkuEriEri:
i no issalie
Afonnnjjaa media 1t spoil dia name
because tiwa n mercy aigbe own fails,dey want Igbo own to failed too
But chukwuokikeabiama luv Igbo n dia marriage must prosper.

fulani full

Is that edo or Yoruba

Most Igbos have lost interest in Nigeria. The country is now officially an aboki country