₦airaland Forum

EternalTruths:
J S Tarka is from which ethnic group
Solomon Lar is from which ethnic group

J S Tarka - Tiv, Tarka LG, Benue State.
Solomon Lar - Tarok, Langtang LG, Plateau State.
But why do you ask?

Where is Abacha?

Coitus:
Mr. Gwnfor Evans MP, the great Welsh politician, lawyer and author and the leader of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, for no less than 36 years before he passed on in 2005, made the following historic and profound observation many years ago. He said,

” ‘Britishness’ is a political synonym for ‘Englishness’ which extends the English culture over the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish”.

As a student of English and European history and one that was not only trained and educated by the British from the age of 7 but that is also highly conversant with their system and their ways, I can confirm that Evans is absolutely right.

His words are relevant to our situation in Nigeria as well and, in many ways, has some application here.

I say this because what the English managed to do to the Scottish, the Irish and the Welsh, in the name and under the cover of establishing ‘Great Britain’, over a period of 500 years is what the Fulani is trying to do to the rest of us here in a much shorter space of time and in a more brazen, crude and aggressive manner.

To echo Evans’ words and place them in the Nigerian context, it is in the same way that “Nigerianess” is a political synonym for “Fulaniness” which seeks to extend the Fulani culture, and I daresay Islamic religious faith, over the Hausa, Igbo, the Yoruba, the Ijaw, the Tiv, the Berom and everyone else.

They have succeeded in doing that to the Hausa and this is a tragedy of monumental proprtions. A once proud people who had their own empire, their own culture and their own ways were conquered, reduced to nothing and compelled to accept Fulani traditional and political leadership and rulership by the force of arms and this remains the case till today.

Consequently Kano, a thriving, bubbling and wealthy commercial Hausa city which once served as the capital of the ancient Habe Empire that had flourished for hundreds of years before the Fulani got there was compelled to bend its knee to a Fulani Emir.

Very few Hausa people even know their own noble history and they have become so bound up, intrinsically linked and obsessed with the Fulani version and narrative of historical events that one can say that they have been utterly and completely Fulanised and have come to see themselves as, at best, second class citizens and, at worst, slaves to the Fulani. I repeat, this is tragic.

And the rest of us must resist this course and not allow ourselves to be Fulanised. We must remember who and what we are, we must never forget where we are coming from, we must promote our respective cultures, we must defend our faith, we must rever and honor our traditions and we must keep our respective identities.

We must also remember the words of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the erstwhile Leader of the Yoruba, when he wrote the following in his celebrated book titled ‘Paths To Nigerian Freedom’ in 1947.

He wrote, “Nigeria is not a nation but a mere geographical expression” and he went on to say that “there is as much difference between a Fulani man and an Igbo as there is between a Turk and a German”.

Can anyone dispute the veracity of these assertions? Are they not as true and as relevant today as they were in 1947 when Awolowo wrote them?

The attempt by the Fulani to rob us of our identities and conquer us by guile and assimilation in the name of one Nigeria shall fail.

They shall not succeed in doing it by double-speak, deceit and subtefuge and they shall not achieve it by the force of arms.

If Nigeria is to continue to exist and if some insist on her remaining as one nation then let her be restructured on regional lines so that every single one of her numerous ethnic nationalities and regions can preserve their identities, their religious faith and their culture and can develop at their own pace.

Failing that the only answer is for us to set into motion a peaceful dissolution of the union and enter into a non-acrimonious and mutually beneficial divorce.

That is the answer to our problem and not just for us to replace Buhari in 2019 with someone that is better.

The truth is whether we have a good President or a disaster like Buhari the nationality question still has to be answered and the fundamental issues of the nature of our union or indeed whether we wish to continue to remain as one nation or not has to be addressed.

Gone are the days when others will sit in a room somewhere and make those decisions for us. We have come of age and we deserve to make our own choices.

Let me share a little bit more with you about the perfidy of our former colonial masters when it comes to Nigeria.

Their atrocities are obvious and too numerous to list here but permit me to share the less obvious and something that many may not know.

If you really want to know the truth about why Nigeria remained one nation, who was behind it and what the reasons were for their decision please read the following.

I have done my research and I can confirm that everything that the writer (Chief Tony Nnandi) has written is factual and historically accurate.

He wrote as follows:

“If you thought oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1959, you could pass your high school economics with that information. It was actually discovered 50 years earlier.

Did you know that oil from the territory was sold for almost 50 years before the approach of Independence in 1960 forced the disclosure of Oloibiri by Britain?

Even at that the quantities were concealed from the newly-Independent Nigerian Governments until the counter coup of July, 1966, when the north packed their baggage to head back north in the famous ARABA putsch.

The then British High Commissioner to Nigeria, of course on the promptings and direction of his home government, zoomed in upon Gowon halfway, and prevailed on him to reverse the decision of moving the north out of Nigeria, at a time Gowon already hoisted the Arewa Flag in a temporary Capital, Ilorin.

In the hurry to announce this reversal, Gowon’s speech, which was originally designed to take out the north, was poorly edited, leaving a portion that should have been expunged and so distorting the concluding part from the body of the speech.

That unexpunged portion is the celebrated Gowonian faux pas in which he in one breathe declared that “everything considered, the basis of Nigeria’s unity is no more”, yet going ahead in the next breathe to proclaim that “to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done”.

It was in the heat of the ARABA (northern secession) move that the British whispered into the ears of the fledgeling Gowon government, the huge quantities of oil that eastern Nigeria would have, if the North left, and so would become the poor neighbour of the south and particularly the Eastern Region.

In a series of dubious underhanded exchanges that followed rapidly, the British practically took over the handling of the crises all the way to when it became war in July 1967, from the poor school certificate-holder soldier, Yakubu Gowon (Gowon went for tertiary education only after he was overthrown in 1975 by his July 1966 comrade-in-crime, Murtala Mohammed).

In that dark period Gowon signed off the entire oil/gas reserves of Eastern Nigeria to the British for 50 years, more or less, contracting the war to Britain.

The British which held those concessions via Shell, had to parcel out substantial blocs of their holdings to the other world powers and Permanent Members of the UN Security Council.

Thus the entry of Gulf Oil and Mobil (US) Elf (France), Agip (Italy). Soviet Union had oil at home and so didnt need oil blocs. What Russia (USSR) got was an open order to supply the hardware for the war, including MIG Jet Fighters, Ilushyn Battle Tanks, AK 47 Riffles, all at double of the prevailing market prices.

This oil blocs bribe was the basis of the cooperation of the then world powers with Britain and its stooge, northern Nigeria, to kill 3.5 million easterners in a simple self-determination dispute, which was substantially resolved in Aburi, January 1967″.

It is clear from the foregoing that it was not God that put Nigeria together but rather the greed and mercantile interests of the Western powers led by the British.

And as it was in 1966 so it was in 1914 when Lord Lugard recommended the amaglamation of the northern and southern protectorates and his soon-to-be wife, Flora Shaw, gave us the name of Nigeria.

Even then it was just about satisfying the mercantile and pecuniary lusts of the British, or should I say the English, Empire.

Permit me to conclude with a short word about Nigeria’s reigning Fulani Caliph and the one who regards himself as the rightful successor and reincarnation of Sheik Uthman Dan Fodio and Sir Ahmadu Bello all rolled into one.

His name is President Muhammadu Buhari and he regards himself as nothing less than the Muslim north’s and Caliphate’s third and final Mahdi, even though he has no blue blood.

The Bible says “the wicked walk on every side when the vilest men are exalted”. (Psalm 12:8 ).

To the wicked, who exalt the vile beast in the Villa, I have the following to say.

Buhari is a genocidal maniac who believes in conquest and oppression and who has turned a blind eye whilst his subjects are butchered in their thousands by Fulani terrorists. He has brought nothing but carnage, division, destruction, death, poverty and evil to our nation.

On several occassions he has directed his security agencies and Armed Forces to kill thousands of his own citizens, whether they be Igbo youths that are members of IPOB or Shiite Muslims, after which they are buried in mass graves.

Those that are not killed are thrown into prisons or horrific detention cells all over the country where they are tortured and left to rot without any form of due process and against court orders to release them.

Buhari is a plague, a curse and an affliction. Getting him out of power is not just a sacred duty but it is also a religious obligation and a righteous crusade.

If we want Nigeria to live, to remain united, to survive and to be restructured we must get him out. He is an ancient dinosaur with analogue ideas who offers nothing but outdated, archaic and provincial solutions to complex modern challenges.

He is out of touch with reality, he is out of his depth and he is encumbered by a hateful spirit and a vengeful and bitter disposition which is fuelled and driven by what can only be described as an obsession to strengthen and empower his Fulani kinsmen and members of his islamic faith above all others.

To him the Fulani Muslims are supreme beings that were divinely ordained and born to rule whilst everyone else, including Christians and non-Fulani Muslims, are nothing but serfs, plebians, useful idiots and handy slaves.

He says he wants to take us to the next level. I say we should nail him to the stake and bury his ambitions by voting him out in 2019.

Enough innocent blood has been shed. It is time for this cold, insensitive, unfeeling and cow-loving mad man to go!

The Bible says “for the oppression of the poor and the sighing of the needy, now will I arise. I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him”. ( Psalm 12:5 ).

The Lord of Hosts and the Ancient of Days shall not forsake us. He shall honor His word and deliver us from these vile and evil men who seek to shed our blood and destroy our nation.

In Part 2 of this contribution I will shed further light on the Fulanisation agenda in Nigeria, the purpose and mission of the Fulani terrorists and herdsmen, the real intention of those behind the idea of cattle ranches and finally I will expose certain aspects of the history of the Fulani that few Nigerians are aware of.

I will also explain why it is that I call a spade a spade and why I do not hold back anything or show any form of restraint when writing about them, their atrocities or their leaders.

http://www.femifanikayode.org/the-fulanisation-of-nigeria-and-the-perfidy-of-the-british-part-1/

This is deep!!! Truth never dies. Liberation songs on my mind.

The British colonialists made a mistake by putting Benue in the North for the purpose of administrative convenience. J S Tarka saw the perfidy of Northern subjugation of Middle Belt minorities. Assisted by Awolowo, He started Middle Belt Forum - a platform through which he and others like Solomon Lar propagated the interest of Middle Belt people. But others like Paul Unongo were against him. Unongo preferred Benue and Middle Belt to remain in perpetual servitude of Arewa.

But we are determined to correct this mistake once and for all.

Olumaeme:
Yes, you are very right, naija youths are just bunch of unserious elements but one thing I want to let the writer know in clear terms is that,

1.,The problem of the country is not about the youths, its about everyone, it's not only youths that sells their votes, not all the old are rich, Nigerians are generally docile, they don't know how to speak up in the face of oppression, they rather pray to God to help them.
Check your work place, pressure groups, you will see that greed, lies, corruption is the other of the day. Check those labor unions, and you know that the leaders are just using them to bargain for themselves, go to churches and u see how monies are been mismanaged .. It's not about the youths, it's general

2. Leadership does not have anything to do with age, buhari is not failing because he's old, he's failing because he's senseless and retarded.
There are lots of poor young leaders, while there are very good old Leaders.
Not too young to run is not to ceed leadership to youths automatically but to allow youths have equal opportunities like the old, anybody who is competent should win and make the country a better place.

3. Show biz is a very serious business everywhere, There is a state in America that generates most of their income from entertainment, everybody will not be leaders, everybody cannot be politicians, if we gave good institutions, you won't even need to worry about who is president because you know you will get what you work for..

4. It's in everybody's prerogative to do whatever pleases them, I may chose to watch movies all through my life, it it doesn't stop construction of road, infact some people collect PVC for opening of account and means of identification, people can decide to vote or not, it's their problem, some are not interested in elections and you can't force them.
In USA, there were lots of old people that are voting for the first time during their last election...

5. We have leadership crisis, if the country must be good, all hands must be on deck, youths, old, men, women, must reform their minds, and do the right thing where ever they find themselves.
Most of the so called activists, and human rights advocates that got into government, what did they do eventually?

Our society is generally bad, and the youths are just part of it...

I agree with you. There should be a balance in terms of representation. The current system where leadership seems to be solely for the old folks is not helpful. In fact it is disastrous. The elders need to be making deliberate and honest efforts towards grooming the youths for leadership roles knowing fully well they will not be there forever.

The current trend where the elders insist on perpetuating themselves in power is just disgraceful. Tradition demands that children take over responsibilities from parents. If not for selfish greed, our aged leaders should be not only be willing but also ready to step aside and give room for others.

People should stop thinking negatively. We have brilliant and well cultured youths in this country who can deliver quality leadership. Enough of negative thinking. Even in the city of Sodom, a righteous man was found.

BlakKluKluxKlan:
All correct, especially their failure to commiserate with Gov Ortom but instead ranted about the visit by southern leaders and the issue of handshakes across the niger. Perhaps they wouldn't have visited if the southern leaders had not. The chief national mourner, Buhari did not see it fit to visit but to summon Ortom. I'm not happy Ortom honoured the summon. It was most callous and inhuman.

Concerning southern solidarity, i see it as a tall order where money rules the heart of many.

Yes. That's true. It was a bizarre visit.

Ngokafor:
Forget what he said..,these folks can impersonate anything to drive home their myopic points..They were busted on several ocassions claiming to be from SS via their 'We SS' chants..We know their antics here.

Waoh! That's good. Thanks.

Ngokafor:
You spoke well...but that dude is a yoruba man...Everything is useless politics to them now cos they do not want their son Osibanjo thrown out of aso-rock.

Hahahaha... but he said he is from Benue.

heendrix:
omo I hear say for benue now the killing of fulani is more now but really silent. is that true? coz when I heard it I was like wow benue don dey open eyes now

Hahahaha....
Listen. I want to tell you on a very reliable note that, Fulani cannot stand Benue in a fight. They are nothing but a complete bunch of cowards. Notice that, they normally attack during mid night when people are asleep.

Another thing is that, they rely heavily on their people comrades in the military. Notice again that, wherever you see those people, they aim to control politics and military. It's for a purpose.

They can't stand and fight any tribe. And they know how to use subtle tricks to dominate other people and bring them to subjugation. Remember the cattle colony.

BlakKluKluxKlan:
You are welcome. But we are in this together. Oduduwa Republic is a must and we shall work with trusted like-minds to emancipate those that want. Please tell your people to brace up and never look back.
Our foes are human and do wince when faced with opposition.
The north almost succumbed to IPOB's propaganda without arms.
They know the risks involved in going to war again. With focus and determination, they can be put in their place.

You are very correct. There are two things that always rattle the North. Number one is agitation for secession. Number two is the prospect of a politically united South.

Like you rightly said, the were extremely worried about the activities of NK. Hence, the crack down. They will do just anything to make sure the country is not divided. Perhaps, they know they can't survive without the South. Had it been the oil is in the North, they would have declared Arewa Republic and chase away Southerners.

On the issue of Southern unity, I am telling you reliably, a politically united South in alliance with just one of the MB States is all that is needed in checking political arrogance of the Northerners. They are always desperate in their attempts to make sure the South is not united. A quick look at their activities here on this forum will give you a good and clear picture of the desperation. They hid behind handles bearing Igbo and Yoruba usernames to sow discord among the two major tribes in the South. I am compiling such handles and will create a thread about their desperate divide-and-rule politics.

The same is exhibited by their political leaders. They have been using division to weaken the MB and suppress the MB identity. Hope you remember when the Northern Governors Forum visited Ortom and instead of commiserating with the Governor about the New Year killings, they shamelessly accused Southern leaders (who visited earlier) for trying to score political points.

The Hand Shakes Across the Niger is what is tormenting Northern politicians lately. Notice that, they never hid their feelings. Some of their leaders have openly commented on the Hand Shakes.

You can notice that, the latest press release by the Coalition of Northern Groups recently talk about the prospect of a referendum. Such is rare.

The Southern politicians just need to sustain the tempo.

He is never ashamed of lying.

There is bright hope for PDP. Look at the result of the bye election in Katsina.

BlakKluKluxKlan:
Would you believe there is also a sizeable population of christians in Bakolori province of Sokoto state ?
They voted massively for Awolowo which led to the Bakolori massacre under the NPN government of Shagari.

Matter of fact, the claim of a populous muslim north is a falacy and a fraud.
An authentic population project during IBB's reign recorded a higher christian population than muslims in the north. That was why the results were never allowed to see the light of day.
I pray God to help these associations.

The number of Christians in the North is more than that of Muslims. This is the main reason they keep attacking Christian dominated areas in the North in order to decimate Christian population. The Muslim leaders are in full support of the subjugation of Christians and other minorities. It's a very bad situation.

Nairalanddist:
We Yoruba Muslims will make sure there is never a United South. The north is superior because they gave us Islam. If you people think you can undermine the authority of the Sokoto caliphate, then you will see how much we Muslims are prepared to conquer this country

It is not proper for you to faking identity on this forum. It is a sign of maturity and wisdom to be your real self.

ZombieBuster:
How people think this guy is from Benue baffles me
It is not just possible....

Are they no Tiv people on the forum
They should put this guy in his place
Enough is enough

Actually we are many here but the issue is that, we don't want to make it look as if, we are playing ethnic cards. I have many handles which I'm operating on this forum. He knows at least two of my handles and he knows me in person.

In the immediate past, we were together in criticizing Ortom. I criticized the Governor a lot for poor governance, and for his poor handling of the killings in the State, particularly in Agatu. But as for me, when the Governor started making efforts in this regard, I began commending him just like every other person here.

It is true the Governor did not attend to the killings in Agatu the way he should. Also, the issue of salaries. I am not holding brief for him on this forum. I am not a fan of the Governor or any other politician in the State. My uncle is a politician but I am never on the same page with him due to their selfish brand of politics and lack of visionary leadership.

What I know is that, we don't need to continue blaming. I feel we should be ready to criticize when we have to, and also commend when there is need. If I should give you my other usernames, you will easily confirm my own stand on issues. I am always objective and fair.

So, you see, there is no need joining issues unnecessarily. I am from the majority tribe while he is from the minority.

ZombieBuster:
He is fanning the embers of hate?
Did you hear yourself
The perpetrators should be loved and commended

As for what he has done
He doesn't have any authority over the police or Army
And he has gone and written countless times to the person who has that authority

Unfortunately the person has done nothing
The same person who you are so scared to put the blame on... The person who the bulk is on his desk

His name is Mummuhari Buhari the dullard in charge

Thanks for inviting me to the thread.

You see. I find it absolutely difficult engaging some people on this forum because of their reasoning pattern.

People have been killed in avoidable circumstances and the authorities concerned are not even making efforts to arrest the perpetrators. The Governor has been calling for the arrest of those who threatened attacks on Benue. Yet, till today, none of the leaders of Miyetti Allah has been arrested.

It is really baffling when people turn around and begin to blame the Governor for crying out for justice. More baffling is the idea of blaming the Governor for mass burial.

You see. The authorities are more concerned with the image of their party than the lives of the citizens. The Governor did nothing wrong in organizing State burial for the victims.

Instead of proscribing Miyetti Allah and disarming them, the Governor is rather being blamed for talking too much. This is so strange!

Justice should not just be served; it should be served speedily. Delay is bad in this case.

BlakKluKluxKlan:
I love you for this. May God assist benue people. They were misled by people like Unongo, Audu Ogbeh, David Mark, etc. These are not true leaders of their people.
Benue people need leaders with the spirit of Joseph Tarka who saw the perfidy in the bogus and deceitful "monolithic north" and worked with Chief Awolowo.
The middle-belt has been working for their hidden enemies for decades whilst turning their backs on their true, natural friends down south.
I hope they are reset for action now.

GBAM!!!
Paul Unongo is the chief traitor! Followed by Waku. Their penchant for remaining in perpetual servitude of Arewa is legendary. But this time around, the game is up against them.
Thank you so much.

kokoA:
Charity begins at home. Have we delivered ourselves from the grip of Akume, Gemade, David Mark and co? I don't make noise about something because it sounds right. Let us face reality, we are our own problem not the north.

If only you know me offline. I an not a fan of any of those political jobbers. I don't look up to any of them as a mentor due to their selfish brands of politics.

And I have never hidden my criticism of them both online and offline. Even at present, I am spearheading a campaign of their retirement from politics on social media like Facebook, etc. I have never supported them neither have I gone to them for a favour. I am not a sycophant and I don't play ethnic politics. They have not only failed as leaders; they failed woefully.

kokoA:
Mr. Man, I am a full blooded Benue indegine. Simply because I refused to be decieved you call me a Fulani. Bull crap! Do you know how many people have died as a result of non payment of salaries? Primary school teachers have not been paid for a year plus now, do you know how many families that have been displaced due to poverty? Talking about the heards men attack, how many people were murdered in cold blood in Agatu local government last year? Our governor went to Agatu and told the villagers to learn how to live in peace with their Fulani country men? Correct me if I'm wrong. I am totally in support of any move by the governor to end this senseless killing but I refused to be blind..He has failed in other areas and he is trying to use this to cover up.

Good to know you are Benue. Now, if you read the post very well, I did not in anyway endorsed nonpayment of salary. I was only trying to point out the fact of the vicious threat posed by the killings. That's why I said after herdsmen, we will tackle the other issues.

And I wish to let you know that, I have never been a fan of Ortom. I joined this forum many years ago, I have other handles which I am still operating. Before the Governor woke up, I was very critical of his poor handling of the killings initially. I can give you one of the handles to confirm. You will agree with me about my use of the phrase ' for now' in that post.

SouthEastFacts:
Goodluck.

But the Northern Christians shouldn't be isolated. They really need help. I was in Katsina for a project late last year and I wept for them.

Whatever you guys are planning. Consider them pls.

There is a high level arrangement for the formation of an association to accommodate the identity, values and interests of all the Middle Belt and Northern minorities.

Yes. Your observation about the sufferings of the Northern Christians is very true. They have been brutally subjugated by the Fulani. The whole map of Middle Belt covers those areas inhabited by Northern Christians.

Wike and Fayose should try and visit Ortom again for more 'activation energy'. I can see their spirit working through the man. They should pay another round of visit to help sustain the tempo.

ZombieBuster:
I see right through you I know what you are


But continue..

Hahahaha... You are very correct.

SouthEastFacts:
That is the Spirit brother.

Thanks.
Beginning from this year, we the educated and enlightened youth of Benue will stun the Northern oligarchy. We are not only determined but have also vowed to rescue Benue State from the evil grip of Arewa. We say no to the mischievous "One North" tag. We are turning to the South. Benue has absolutely nothing in common with Arewa. The British made a mistake by putting Benue with those people, and our forefathers were deceived.

kokoA:
Go and pay your people their one year salary and stop using indirect means to campaign for second term.. Only the wise will understand that the governor is playing politics by saying his suspending political activities.

The thinking pattern of you Arewa people is funny. Here in Benue, we know how to give priority to issues. For now, resisting Fulani take over of our land is our topmost priority. When we are done chasing your people out of our territory, we will then tackle other issues. It is only a mad man that will be crying over a pot of soup when the house is on fire. We have a wise proverb which says when a fox come to devour your chickens, you first of all chase away the fox before turning your attention to the mother hen. For now, Ortom is our hero. No amount of divide-and-rule tactics like the one you are trying here will succeed. We are smarter now. Leave us to solve our problems. No fake sympathy from our killers. Bye.

Good decision. Now, we are faced with the battle of life and death.

Metallurgist:
when a governor who have achieved nothing in his state and starring at defeat in the polls he resort to using tribal and religious differences to deceived his gullible ppl. as always ppl don't think,

Good thing is that, you are not from Benue State. We are solidly behind the Governor in resisting Fulani take over of our land.

For now, this is our priority - fighting the battle of life and death. And we don't need anybody to tell us who our enemy is. The Fulani herdsmen who are slaughtering people are our real enemies not Ortom. The era of you Northerners playing a divide-and-rule game on Benue is gone. Now, we are all united in fighting a more vicious devil. You can carry your evil campaign to another place. We are smarter than that. We don't need fake sympathy from our killers. Leave us to tackle our problems. Thanks.

That's true! We shall come out victoriously and become politically united and strong enough to lead a major political revolution that will reshape this country.

The AGF is solely responsible for all the mess.

Result of the recent by- election in Katsina State is a clear indicator that, there is a bright hope of PDP winning APC.

Hon. Speaker. You are right. The problem we have in this country is mediocrity. It is really shameful seen how State Governors fall on each other in order to worship the President just because for their mind, he is the Ayatollah of their party. Having mediocre minds in positions of leadership is a very terrible curse.