Easternmind: Wonderful.. The south,let's start diverting petroleum,cocoa and gas to Cameroon,Benin republic,Togo and equitorial guinea...let's see who laugh last....
How so foolish u re. They northerners also control ur lives, ur oil and they also blocked food items from outside the country from entering the south and they are systematically going to starve majority of u to death. Thats how foolish we southerners are
darkwan: be ready to cry to icc,uno and wetin when they rush una....
you people are crazy to dare the nigerian army armed to the teeth....
is it the Nigerian army that run away from boko boys and bandits or the Nigerian army that does not bleed. U godforsaken nurseating cowards bred by afonja. Ur mothers and sisters continued to be gangraped in Ogun, Ondo, osun and Oyo and ur brothers massacred daily and u are here masturbating ur cursed cadaver to death on every Igbo topic.
Optional09: The injustice against the igbos might come back to hunt us if we don’t support them in this trying time. You will agree with me that it is not only the igbos who feels that Nigeria should be disinterested on the basis of injustice.
We must reject in totality the air raid of ESN a security outfit set up to defend their people against jihadist disguised as Fulani Herdsmen. The attack on the igbos by the federal government is lawless and an outright abuse of human rights. Completely unacceptable
Enough is Enough
y not first support ur poor selves been massacred in Ogun, Ondo, Osun and ibadan before foolishly looking for who to audio support. Very foolish irritating Yoruba fools. Ur mothers and sisters are been gangraped on daily by Fulani herdsmen and u re here masturbating urself to death on Igbo matter. u yorubas ur suffering just begun
SUFFERInSMILIIN: Restructuring cannot work for Nigeria only break up the North must go its way the South must go its way
ofcourse thats the best option but the so called political leaders feel they would not subscribe to that. Nigeria is already a failed state. If South west is not chameleons there would have been serious discussion on that front
I begin this write-up by saying that I mean no ill-thought towards the Biafran struggle or Igbos in general. What I’ve written here are mainly my personal reflections concerning the Niger Delta, especially with regards to non-Igbo groups and their stake in the Biafran movement which has been rebirthed for some time now. I am not a mouthpiece for the Niger Delta but I believe I’ve been in the Niger Delta long enough to know our problems and our stand. I’ve also interacted with many Niger Deltans to know their stand in the Biafran sttruggle.
When I use the term Niger Delta, I am referring to the region covering Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states. However, I understand that the region also covers Ondo, Imo, and Abia states. I’m not concerned with the latter because they are either Igbos or Yorubas and have their own struggles. The ethnic groups within my coverage include Urhobo-Isoko, Bini, Esan, Itsekiri, Ijaw-Epie-Ogbia, Ogoni, Afemai, Efik-Annang-Eket-Oron-Ibibio, Ogoja, Ejagham, and other groups in Cross River North. Ikwerre, Ukwuani, Ika, Aniocha, Ogba, and other Igboid groups, are not included. Historically, Biafra covered all the Niger Delta states EXCEPT Delta and Ondo states. This fact must be emphasised.
Pro-Biafrans are welcome to debate and address my issues in a civil manner. I understand that most pro-Biafrans resort to insults when salient issues are addressed.
Please let’s set a good precedence from hereon.
1. Biafra may not be better for Niger Deltans because Niger Deltans may end up living one form of subjugation for another. The argument Igbos have made for their freedom is the desire to be free from Hausa-Yoruba domination. That argument also applies to the average Niger Deltan. Igbo, no doubt, will be the major ethnic group if Biafra is actualised. Ijaws may have a stake due to their numbers. What about the Ogonis, Urhobo-Isokos, Itsekiris, Efiks, etc? Where will they fit in at the national level? The sad reality is that another Nigeria will just be made manifest and resentments will build up. What will really be the fate of minorities? Will they fare better in Biafra or alone? In Nigeria, big groups such as Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo checkmate each other’s excesses very well. Who will checkmate that of Igbos in the new nation?
2. The issue of annexation comes to play. For so long, e-Biafrans have annexed Niger Delta as part of the proposed nation. The map below shows us what Biafrans have drawn to constitute the new nation:? If we judge from this map, it means all groups in the Niger Delta have been annexed. My question is whether the leaders of these groups have been consulted before the annexation was done. I, for one, know that Urhobo-Isoko and Efik-Ibibio leaders have not approved of Biafra neither have anybody in these regions declared Biafra. So how and why were they included in the proposed map? Little things like this bring distrust and I understand that many of these non-Igbo regions have disowned the map and pledged allegiance to Nigeria. The declaration by the Delta State government is a case in point. I see this as forceful annexation. The so-called e-Biafrans have also not done much in calming the nerves of the people of the annexed regions. I’ve seen comments such as “if you don’t like it, go and stay in Sokoto”, “all land in the South is Biafraland”, etc. Is it not ironic that a group of people who want freedom want to annexe others?
3. What languages will be made the official languages of the new nation? I have seen several posts by e-Biafrans where Igbo was proposed as the official language of the new republic. What then will happen to other languages such as Urhobo, Isoko, Okpe, Efik, Ibibio, Oron, Ogoni, Eleme, Okrika, Kalabari, Bini, Esan, etc? Will they die off because of Igbo? Certainly NOT! If English is made the official language, the Igbo majority factor will kick in. If your name isn’t Chukwuemeka or Oliseh, Amarachi or Nneka, etc, you won’t get any appointment nor shall you be recognised. These are things we can’t deny. We are very ethnocentric in Africa.
4. What and what have Igbo nation done for Niger Deltans to gain their trust? Every day I see Igbo youths making enemies where there were none. They constantly use the agency of the internet to sprout controversy, hurl insults at dissenters and make unfounded claims. There is this general air of mistrust for Igbos by some Niger Deltans, particularly by Urhobo-Isoko and Bini people. What have Igbos done to checkmate this? Has any Igbo leader or group extended the hand of friendship to the Niger Deltans. Mistrust cannot be wished away. Most Niger Deltans would rather follow Hausas as slaves than follow Igbos as kings. This is the real reality and truthfully, Igbos caused this.
5. Who will lead the new nation? Obviously, Nnamdi Kanu, their hero, has fought tooth and nails for Biafra and he is currently cooling off in jail. If Biafra comes today, who will be the interim leader and what modalities are in place for subsequent leaders to be elected? Igbos have been the only ones fighting for Biafra since time immemorial with a handful of other groups here and there. Will Igbos allow other groups to rule over them? Will they allow an Urhobo man to be President, for instance? This is not a case of mere wishing. We have to understand that Niger Delta groups MAY NEVER BE ALLOWED TO RULE BIAFRA IF IT IS ACTUALISED.
6. Still on the issue of leaders, are the new leaders going to fall from the skies or they are simply going to change addresses from Abuja to Enugu. If so, what will change in the new nation? It is not arguable that Igbo national leaders are the most corrupt persons in Nigeria. If these same people are the ones to rule the new nation then there is no hope because corruption will be so rife that the economy of the new nation will shut down like a knocked engine. If we argue that new and younger leaders will arise, we still have the issue of who fought for Biafra to contend with. Most pro-Biafrans will not allow someone who sat at the periphery of the struggle to just come and waltz power away from the “heroes” of Biafra. If this is true then we will not have a proper democracy in Biafra.
8. Will Biafra be a utopia? The impression that e-Biafrans give is that Biafra will be perfect and we all know for a fact that this is not true. Apart from the issue of corruption and sentimentalism that have been addressed, we still have the issue of development. Where will money be generated from to develop the nation? In the whole of the proposed Biafra, only Port Harcourt and Onitsha are economically viable cities. Where will the investors come from? Why should they invest in a volatile country? Only in Warri, we have Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo at loggerheads, imagine what would happen to the whole nation. Secondly, I am sure that no Niger Deltan will allow his “oil” to be used to develop Enugu like what happened with Abuja, and is still happening today. Niger Deltans are getting wiser and by the time the new nations are formed, matters that border on oil, wealth distribution and infrastructural development will be raised.
9. The current structure of the proposed nation, as shown in the map earlier embedded, favour Igbos with more states. Urhobo has one, Efik-Ibibio has two, Itsekiri has none, etc. How will this be addressed? Certainly, every ethnic nationality will want adequate representation and so the structure on that map will never work.
10. Last, but not the least, is the issue of referendum. Some Biafrans are already calling for a referendum which will involve all parts of the proposed nation. I am pretty sure how this referendum will turn out. However, for the sake of being hypothetical, let us imagine that some ethnic groups/states vote against Biafra by the majority, what will be their fate at the end of the day? Secondly, will the result of such a referendum be true and honest? I understand that electoral malpractice forms a part of our identity. How are we going to get a true reflection of people’s thoughts? Thirdly, if states and ethnic groups do decide to vote for Biafra, what mechanisms are in place to contain Igbophobia, Igbomania, Igbocentrism, Igbo hegemony, Landgrabbing, and all issues that minorities have raised? Above are the reasons why I feel that Niger Deltans will NOT subscribe to the Biafran movement. I have been very practical, philosophical and hypothetical in my approach. I do not speak for any group or persons but I present these issues for the pro-Biafrans to address. Niger Deltans can raise more issues that I have not raised. Finally, it should be noted that I expect insults directed at my person by e-warriors and keyboard mercenaries, as usual, but I won’t pleasure such persons with answers or altercations. If you raise good points, we can discuss like intellectuals.
1, Restructuring: A total restructuring of the country back the way it was before the coup of 1966. Then Nigeria was practicing more of confederation than federation. This state structure must be collapsed into regions and it is left for a particular region to decide the structure they adopt. The constitution must provide for self determination through referendum.
2, Breakup: Complete disintegration of the country to the way we were before the Whiteman came. The truth remains, the Whiteman brought us together for his fun, merriment and easy lordship. We Africans became experimental tools and species in the eyes of the Whiteman. In fact the people working more assiduously to keep Nigeria one is actually the Whiteman not the Fulanis, Yorubas, Igbos. We continue to be colonised in a new form me and you know as neo-colonialism. They continued to cart our resources away and continue to nurture and sustain their creation to their own fun and merriment. They see themselves as gods and masters to Africans who must continue to be their subjects. They gave us the different names we bear today and I can categorically say we are still underdeveloped because of the above reasons. For Africa to emerge from these subjugation, we must start rewriting our history that has been completely basterdized by the colonial masters especially britain. From history, the north had a rich organised system of governance that accommodated almost all its citizenry. Same goes to Yorubas, Igbos and other ethnic nationalities. Today what we are left with is few individuals lording it over the rest citizenry. We must stand today to reclaim our rich cultures and God given inheritance
jumper524: i can bet my balls igbos are the most scared of exiting Nigeria. igbos are the greatest liabilities to Nigeria foreign reputation. always on international news for drug related news.
Nigeria a country of 200million has 1 tribe of 40million. that same tribe occupies an unfertile erosion fisted land that is less than the size of kaduna state. the same tribe is landlocked with no border attached. the same tribe are underemployed becos of their distrust and the good ones needs to beg other good people of Nigeria for land to do business and and run from their evil people. (I've seen igbos more than eny tribe in Nigeria live with other tribes as though they are from that tribe) reason is because they hate their people. igbos are the ones who run away from their village the most.
the same tribes were the ones calling and begging police to arrest arewa youths when they treathened to evict ipob and igbos from the north. they are the same ones who claim to be the most creative and hardworking but yet can't develop their own forum but rather are comes to a yoruba man forum to wail.
igbos are the ones most concerned about other people's affair much more than theirs.
the bad igbos wants Nigeria to break so badly and in a harsh manner so that other parts of the country would evict the good igbos in war, so they can return to the east and be exploited their hard earned wealth.
the good igbos would kill to make Nigeria one so they won't go back to the east and be looted as they are being looted every December.
hardly you see an igbo man in other part of the country call his people In the east that he needs help, never!! it's always them calling from home to exploit those doing better in other parts of the country.
When u listen to northern leaders not their political leaders, they dont seem to be overly scared of Igbos exiting Nigeria. I ve listened and read their commentaries, for them its a thing of pride to point out they are not going to die or beg the igbos to stay. The south south are indifferent, they seem to be waiting for the Igbos to liberate them. The Yorubas on the other hand seem to be much frightened on Igbos exit. The question why they are most frightened is what I could not specifically grab. Is it that it would be heard for them to separate from the north even if Igbo succeed in that quest or the belief that Igbos are the main reason the Fulanis have not overrun the entire country?
Yorubas are the most useless tribe in the whole wide world. The killing of Yorubas by northerners didnt start with Buhari regime. In the year 2000 in lagos there was a war between the Yorubas and the Hausa community in which a good number of Yorubas were massacred. I ve never seen or heard even in movies where a tribe of over 50million people are all cowards
Sunday Igboho is now running away from his father's compound because of one insignificant individual Iskilu Wakili. Yorubas are so nurseating. How can an entire tribe breed such cowards
SoBright101: Be wise, illiterates has taken over this platform
Don't judge a whole tribe simply because of individual opinion. Note that politicians laid tribalism foundation in this trap called country for their selfish interest. Now ask yourself, what is the population of politicians and their agents, and what is the population of neutral Nigerians.
Beware Nigerians. This is the time to know and understand the true identity of those who cause tribalism on here, they are paid agents, they are neither from east or west, some are not Nigerian. They have more than twenty monikers, they would create tribal related topics and make tribal comments with different monikers to cause chaos between southerners. Though, they have no conscience but you can try to educate them or better ignore them. They are easy to identify, use your head brothers. They dominate this platform. They are evil and restless until their aim is achieved
2023, the year of "stone any bad politician".
talking about stoning bad politicians, are their good ones in nigeria?
They ve continued to allow the so-called elites to use ethnicity and religion to manovuer and blind them. Anytime some thing negative is said about may be Tinubu u see young Yoruba person who is very unsure where the next meal will come from believes he is fighting Tinubu's battle whereas the person you think you re fighting for does not know of ur existence and simply doesnt want to know but his satanic political ambition. Same goes to northern youths. I'm sincerely sorry to point this out, Northern and southwestern youths are the reason the country is still in a mess today. They have indulgently and foolishly allowed their elites to play them around to their own detriment and u find more youths living in poverty from these mentioned regions. Unlike the south south youths and most especially the southeastern youths. These particular sets of youths have risen above these divide and rule tactics by their elites that they never trust them because they know that these elites have continued to subjugate and alienate Nigerians from the scheme of things. Their children are like little gods that u cant even get close to.
The truth is that Nigeria will continue floundering till the youths of most importantly Yorubas, Hausas and other ethnic nationalities from these two regions understand the tragedy of our very existence created by these elites who in a billion years wont want to change the statuesque.. For these elites its become a dynasty they must nurture for their generations to come
These politicians are listed from bottom to top according to the height of their uselessness. These politicians exemplify above everything cluelessness, They are not worthy of the position they held or hold. They contribute much to the Nigeria we all are witnessing today. 15, Oshiomhole - ex governor of Edo state
14, Willie Obiano - Anambra state governor
13, Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia state governor
12, Kayode Fayemi - Ekiti state governor
11, Emmanuel Uduaghan - ex governor of delta state
10, Victor Umeh - former senator representing Anambra central
9, Chinwoke Mbadinuju ex governor of Anambra state. He owed workers 20months salary at the end of his one term tenure
8, Ahmed Tinubu - Lagos state ex governor
7, Orji Uzo Kalu
6, Goodluck Jonathan - His outstanding failure brought Nigeria to current state today
5, Ahmed Lawan -
4, Femi Adesina
3, Nyesom Wike - River state governor
2, Muhammadu Buhari -
1, Sadiya Umar Farouq. This woman call her Satan u are definitely not mistaken. She is the minister of disaster herself. She categorically told Alisson Madueke that she is still a learner in stealing
Drabeey: If war is a symptom of man's failure to think for the future..
Thinking about the past till present, things are not getting better don't you think? My fears are...
Where are we heading to? The future generations, will they praise or mum us...? If the older generations had gotten their acts right, maybe we wouldn't have told them to speak louder. A mistake they kept quiet? Or a blessing in disguise?
My fear, what will happen to a country that just won't learn from past mistakes? At least for the coming generation. Still romancing the past like an illusion at the middle of a blunt call. Till now, no concrete history perspective of '1966'. How will our children learn if we fail to learn?
All in all, irrespective of what we turn Nigeria to, the southern and Northern Nigeria will always live together. By virtues of Trade, family, common borders and life before Nigeria, if... OR We could work together, improve on our coexistence as fate-entwined family. Why do we hate the truth yet envy the future of the likes of China, UK , USA. Their union didn't run away from their problems, but must we just go? Like South/North Korea, Just because the politicians wants to score some cheap points? Trust me, every division will go away handy. Nigeria is blessed on every part!
Meanwhile, they understand they also represent a part of many atrocities already happening in Nigeria. Why are they been mentioned most?
However, how can a set of people keep bothering others on their ancestral land? A good stranger given a land in diaspora won't fight with host. "A good one won't". Not all Fulanis are bad!
If we choose not to coexist with those we fail to educate and want them to go because 'you are better'... If we fail to realize how politics is fast changing our perceptions away from reality... If we fail look more into our common values than our obvious differences
Then i ask you, why did you fail to educate those that are now making life difficult for you? If you are resolute to send them away, do you think they will even go away? If they do, will they ever leave you be at peace?
"War is a defect of humanity to think as a core part of the universe". #draamarks
My friend this ur epistle is very irrelevant to the reality in nigeria. U ve got to be an Nnamdi Kanu or Sunday Igboho to change any narrative
ur useless people are been slaughtered like fowls in Yoruba by Fulanis and u re here hating on the people who even trying to save ur generation. My dear u re really doomed
Hausa know the people that have been killing and looting their Bussiness during the end sars protest.
Hausas knows about the killing of their brothers in Lagos, onitsha and Aba.
Hausas know the people who celebrate their pains!!
The only problem of an Hausa man is those criminals made up of both fulanis and Hausas kidnapping and killing innocent people...
An average Hausa man knows that we only have few fulanis criminals who are actively into crime!!
They also know that they also have Hausas who into similar crimes.
That's why no matter what will happen... You'll never see Hausas stereotyping or generalizing the fulanis!!
Hausas knows that the Fulanis are the back bone of Northern political structures!!
We bring development, institutions, appointment, Bussiness and power to the north.
Even the Hausas themselves know that the Diallos are blessing to northern Nigeria!!
All we lack is a president that will actively fight crime.
This guy u re obviously very stupid, u dont know that u re further insulting the Hausa race by this silly write-up. U re simply putting it to Hausas they are extremely foolish. U invaded Hausas and turned them into ur slaves. U made sure they didnt acquire education while u continue sending ur kits and kin to the best schools in the world. U created Bokoharam to further scare them away from education. My friend ur atrocities to the indigenous People of this country is beginning to catch up with u barbarians
Politics › Re: Northerners Begin Diversion Of Food Items To Niger And Cameroon. by Bonavi: 6:20pm On Feb 27, 2021
