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Politics / Re: APC; The Ruling Opposition Party by ChikezieU(m): 4:58pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
Number one thing is the fact that PDP is not even opposing them, yet APC is heading straight to the bottom of the river. I wonder what will happen when PDP tramples on them with constructive propaganda unlike the lies they used to deceive Nigerians. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Which Tribe Has The Most Nairalanders? by ChikezieU(m): 4:51pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
What a shame, what is the aim of this tread? a question you need answer. Its just a matter of time before the insults starts pouring in. |
Politics / Re: Rise Against Boko Haram, Buhari Urges Muslims by ChikezieU(m): 4:47pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
Dannyset:and the worst problem of nigerians is that people with low IQ talks the most. With which people's money are you giving them Amnesty? Please make I ask o who is Boko-Haram and we're they from |
Politics / Re: Rise Against Boko Haram, Buhari Urges Muslims by ChikezieU(m): 4:40pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
He should be the first to condemn them, they are his brothers after all, nonsense. |
Politics / Re: Buhari Administration And Matters Arising by ChikezieU(m): 4:31pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
baby124:of course you are a baby, that is why you didn't know that GEJ was sabotaged from inception starting with the military High ranking personels, and later by international bodies. That up till now you have not wakeup from slumber and ask your self what does the North really want, that you have nothing to say about all the lies instigated by this people from past to present, that you probably don't understand the fact that Nigeria is an amalgamation of different people with different ethnic believes and principles, that you don't even know that they were towing the exact part they criticized some people about that someone's sweat on electricity was claimed by another and nearly The refineries... 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Buhari Administration And Matters Arising by ChikezieU(m): 4:15pm On Jul 04, 2015 |
barcanista:always on point Barcanista, APC was a scam from time immemorial, Buhari on the other hand proving to be more clueless in ruling Nigeria but knows how to rule the North |
Politics / Re: Buhari Backtracks, Appoints New SSS Chief “acting” DG by ChikezieU(m): 3:07pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Nonsense, acting or no acting he is retired. There are credible people ready to take over the job 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Buhari Backtracks, Appoints New SSS Chief “acting” DG by ChikezieU(m): 3:06pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Nonsense, acting or no acting he is retired. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: County Clerk Resigns Instead Of Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses (Photo) by ChikezieU(m): 12:38pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Bold move and a good one, the likes of me supports you, we shall all say no to same sex marriage |
Politics / Re: Can We Identify Any Non-northern Buhari Appointees? by ChikezieU(m): 12:32pm On Jul 03, 2015 |
Bamz:good for you |
Politics / Re: Can We Identify Any Non-northern Buhari Appointees? by ChikezieU(m): 11:11pm On Jun 30, 2015 |
The likes of me is already fed up, we have seen were the Scam country is heading to. Let's not waste too much energy, as the people that celebrated victory the most were the first to start crying only that some e-brats are not ready to face reality. Let's tighten our belts course this 4years is going to be a long one, though we have some play to watch. 17 Likes 1 Share |
Romance / Re: See What A Lady Posted Online About Broke Guys Toasting Her & The Reply She Got by ChikezieU(m): 11:01pm On Jun 30, 2015 |
But truth be told, a broke guy toasting a lady is nuisance 4 Likes |
Nairaland / General / Igbo Sons & Daughter's; Ezi Aha Ka Ego by ChikezieU(m): 10:41pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Editor’s Note: Tracing back to the mid 1960s, the piece basically highlights the various aspects that the Igbos have been marginalised. Regrettably, as it is, the few privileged people who have touched power and happen to be Igbos, tend to negate the hope of the ordinary people by sidelining them thereby getting saturated in absolute exploitation. To this end, it is believed that the Igbos are responsible for their own decline. Douglas Anele has written on how Ndigbo underdeveloped Igboland. The views and opinion expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Naij.com. Story highlights: — The civil war provided haters of Ndigbo within Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s cabinet — From the administration of Ukpabi Asika to the present governments of the five South Eastern states, corruption have remained leitmotifs in Igboland. — People of Imo still remember with nostalgia late Chief Sam Mbakwe for his laudable achievements in the old Imo state — The Igbo not only fight themselves in Igboland; some of them for selfish reasons exhibit excessive competitiveness in other parts of the federation. In our discussion last Sunday, I made the point, which was almost distorted by editorial pusillanimity, that ideally, in order to render justice to Ndigbo Nigerian leaders who participated in genocide against them during the civil war should be prosecuted at the International Court of Justice. But I also argued that given the very low level of political maturity and moral consciousness in the country presently, that would never happen. READ ALSO: Buhari’s Age: What Union In South Africa Has To Say Now, the major motivation for the two-part series entitled “Ndigbo and the burden of history” is to draw attention to how members of the ruling elite dominated by Northerners had, especially from 1966 to 1999, contributed to the underdevelopment of Igboland. The civil war provided haters of Ndigbo within Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s cabinet and the Nigerian army to execute their genocidal intentions against Igbo people. And even afterwards, the same misanthropes insisted on maximum punishment for the former Eastern region. Accordingly, the Gowon administration adopted a banking policy that nullified any bank account operated during the war by the Biafrans. Each Igbo depositor of the Nigerian currency could only access a flat sum of twenty pounds, irrespective of the deposit. In addition, the military government promulgated the Enterprises Promotion Decree of 1974, or Indigenisation Decree, ostensibly to compel foreign holders of majority shares of companies operating in Nigeria to hand over a larger percentage of stocks, bonds and shares to indigenous Nigerian business interests. But the real targets of that decree were the war-weary Biafrans already impoverished by the conflict, the wicked banking policy mentioned earlier, and ban on importation of second-hand clothes (okirika) and stock fish. Of course, the Igbo in general did not have the financial wherewithal to benefit from the Indigenisation Decree. Moreover, most of the jobs and positions in virtually all the sectors of the economy previously occupied by Easterners were taken over by those from other parts of the country. In my opinion, scars of the civil war and its aftermath are still visible in Igboland. For instance, as I have stated severally in this column, of the six geopolitical zones in the country, theSouth East has the least number of developmental projects from the federal government. It is very likely that marginalisation of Igboland would continue under President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, because his party, the All Progressives Congress, is dominated by political shylocks who would want to exact revenge from the South East for voting massively for former President Goodluck Jonathan. READ ALSO: Why Saraki Ran To Obasanjo (Photos) It is patently false to lay all the blame for the underdevelopment of Igboland on Igbophobic Nigerians from other ethnic groups. The desperate situation there has been worsened by the blizzard of incompetent leadership in different Igbo speaking states. Specifically, with very few exceptions, top political office holders in the states that comprise the defunct Eastern Region have been grossly incompetent, selfish and corrupt. From the administration of Ukpabi Asika to the present governments of the five South Eastern states, financial rascality, nepotism, indiscipline, corruption, and petty jealousies and visionlessness have remained leitmotifs in Igboland. Governors, commissioners, top civil servants, highly placed judicial officers, traditional rulers and members of the clergy have sacrificed core values of truthfulness, hard work, honesty, integrity, regard for good name, humility and brotherly love embedded in Igbo culture in the pursuit of power and wealth. How many governors in Igboland, both past and present, can give satisfactory account of how they spent the monies that accrued to their respective states during their tenure? Why is it that governors, federal and state legislators and other top political office holders become stupendously rich after leaving office? In large parts of Igboland, the roads, health facilities, educational institutions, etc have deteriorated despite the revenue accruing to both the states and local governments. People of Imo still remember with nostalgia late Chief Sam Mbakwe for his laudable achievements in the old Imo state, which should have been emulated and improved upon by governors that came afterwards. It is deplorable that many prominent Igbo sons and daughters who could have deployed their influence to attract developmental projects from the federal government to their respective states merely use their positions to enrich themselves. Another cause for concern is absurd and pernicious discrimination within each South Eastern state and between the five states as well. For example, in the civil service and educational institutions up to the university level, people from different parts of the same state discriminate and fight among themselves. Sometimes, an application for employment or promotion is rejected because the person is from Imo state rather than Enugu state, and vice versa. READ ALSO: Wike Slams Another Damning Allegation Against Amaechi Former governor of Abia state, Theodore Orji, committed a very serious blunder when he sacked employees from other Igbo speaking states in a misguided attempt to ameliorate the unemployment problem there. Although he later reversed the decision, his irrational action demonstrates that sometimes Ndigbo are their own worst enemies. The Igbo not only fight themselves in Igboland; some of them for selfish reasons exhibit excessive competitiveness in other parts of the federation. In the North and South West, there are incidents of unhealthy rivalry between Igbo individuals and groups, each trying to outdo one another using Machiavellian tactics, generating unnecessary animosity in the process. Certainly, within reasonable limits, ambitiousness and competitiveness are psychological triggers for self-discovery, self-actualisation, and societal progress. But in the long run, it is better for Ndigbo wherever they might be to work together in solidarity for the benefit of one another. It is betrayal of the highest order that prominent sons and daughters of Igboland create socio-cultural and political associations purportedly to promote collective Igbo interests, whereas the real intent is to use such bodies for getting favours from government. Some of them even collect mobilisation fees from government without executing the contracts meant for their states. More than anything else, there is urgent need for moral and ideological reorientation in Igboland. Well-placed Ndigbo should see themselves as role models for the young ones to emulate. Right now, the lifestyles of many Igbo VIPs tend to promote excessive preoccupation with primitive accumulation and hollow ostentation. Now, the average Nigerian generally believes that Ndigbo love money too much, more than members of other ethnic groups. There is a pernicious cliché that if a purportedly dead Igbo man fails to rise up at the clanging of coins near his ears then he is truly dead. The fact of the matter is that different people have different levels of pecuniary attachment, irrespective of their ethnic origins. The Hausa-Fulani, the Yoruba, the Nupe, the Isokoand so on want to be as financially comfortable as much as the Igbo. Remember, Ndigbo, because of hardships of the war and the need to survive extremely daunting post-war challenges, had to struggle harder than other Nigerians just to survive. Even before the civil, their gregarious can- do-it attitude compelled them to leave their homeland in search of livelihood nationwide. And because jealous Igbophobic Nigerians unnecessarily concerned by the relative successes of Ndigbo in their midst, misinterpreted the single-minded determination of the latter by creating the myth of excessive money mindedness referred to earlier. READ ALSO: Buhari Should Focus On Youth Development I submit that Igbo political office holders who steal funds meant for the development of Igboland are a complete disgrace and should be treated as enemies of the people. For Ndigbo to occupy their rightful place as primus inter pares within the Nigerian federation, they must begin to live according to the moral principles encapsulated in the concept of ezigbo aha kariri ego(good name is superior to money). Prominent Igbo indigenes, wherever they might be, must set aside their ephemeral egoistic interests and work for the good of Igboland as a whole. |
Politics / Re: Greatest Nigerian Students, This Is Injustice Of The Highest Order!! by ChikezieU(m): 9:59am On Jun 28, 2015 |
All these ideas of going to court, engaging a lawyer and all that needs money. were will he get that kind of money from, he has already spent enough |
Politics / Re: Buhari: Ekweremadu As Saraki’s Deputy Unacceptable by ChikezieU(m): 9:49am On Jun 28, 2015 |
Sunnybobo3:, that's what I wanted to know cause if they are expecting him to decamp, they are big time dreamers |
Politics / Re: Buhari: Ekweremadu As Saraki’s Deputy Unacceptable by ChikezieU(m): 9:08am On Jun 28, 2015 |
Sunnybobo3:you are not trying to say that Ekweremadu will switch over to APC are you?? |
Politics / Re: Buhari: Ekweremadu As Saraki’s Deputy Unacceptable by ChikezieU(m): 9:04am On Jun 28, 2015 |
omenka:it's part of change at least a positive one |
Education / Re: Greatest Nigerian Students, This Is Injustice Of The Highest Order!! by ChikezieU(m): 11:45pm On Jun 27, 2015 |
I feel your pain bro, and I will like to say here
that you are not the first victim and likely
won't be the last. Exactly this same scenario
has played out in my school when I was Vice
president of my department as I was part of
the coalition that stood out to defend Our
honest SUG president when school
management moved to impeach him, But our
fellow students and some ingrates in the cloak
of Man O' War were used to fight us after
some threats from the police. The only
difference from your case was that the
President never allowed it to lead to being
expelled from school as we his back up
disappeared because we have seen were the
problem is getting to as we have no medium
to fight or defend Our selves though scouts
have been sent out to obtain the names of
people Involved, at that point he was
impeached and everything went back to
normal.
I sincerely hope help finds your way but I
doubt as these money issues have become a
culture to school management and you may
be surprised that the Government personels
who should come to your aid are aware of the
illegal dealings and will one way or the other
brush it off. |
Politics / Re: Greatest Nigerian Students, This Is Injustice Of The Highest Order!! by ChikezieU(m): 11:32pm On Jun 27, 2015 |
I feel your pain bro, and I will like to say here that you are not the first victim and likely won't be the last. Exactly this same scenario has played out in my school when I was Vice president of my department as I was part of the coalition that stood out to defend Our honest SUG president when school management moved to impeach him, But our fellow students and some ingrates in the cloak of Man O' War were used to fight us after some threats from the police. The only difference from your case was that the President never allowed it to lead to being expelled from school as we his back up disappeared because we have seen were the problem is getting to as we have no medium to fight or defend Our selves though scouts have been sent out to obtain the names of people Involved, at that point he was impeached and everything went back to normal. I sincerely hope help finds your way but I doubt as these money issues have become a culture to school management and you may be surprised that the Government personels who should come to your aid are aware of the illegal dealings and will one way or the other brush it off. |
Politics / Re: Who Says Buhari Has Out-performed His Predecessor? by ChikezieU(m): 11:52am On Jun 21, 2015 |
Horlufemi:one who talks and answer to himself is a mad man |
Politics / Re: Who Says Buhari Has Out-performed His Predecessor? by ChikezieU(m): 7:23am On Jun 21, 2015 |
Horlufemi:I think your write-up sounds like a 4 years old kid. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Those Calling For Ekweremadu’s Resignation Are Our Enemies – Igbo Groups by ChikezieU(m): 6:51am On Jun 21, 2015 |
LAGrejectIBO:talk with maturity 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Those Calling For Ekweremadu’s Resignation Are Our Enemies – Igbo Groups by ChikezieU(m): 6:32am On Jun 21, 2015 |
LAGrejectIBO:I am of IGBO origin and a proud one at that so I expect utmost sincerity, The likes of me don't get to only know of their existence on nairaland when it comes to spewing nonsense. So it doesn't exist 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Those Calling For Ekweremadu’s Resignation Are Our Enemies – Igbo Groups by ChikezieU(m): 6:21am On Jun 21, 2015 |
First of all all these Igbo group are they even existing if so where are they. Or is just a small business unit that offers themselves up to grab money in the name of Igbo group 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Who Says Buhari Has Out-performed His Predecessor? by ChikezieU(m): 6:14am On Jun 21, 2015 |
GOATandYAMtheory:you sound like you just transcended from Jupiter 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Criticizing Buhari Over “president Michelle Of West Germany” Gaffe Is Ignorant by ChikezieU(m): 8:11pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
Lol so you are in fact saying that the President has a mental problem which you branded as "senior moments" |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Why You Shouldnt Tell Her You Love Her In A Hurry by ChikezieU(m): 8:04pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
Best if you don't say it at all |
Politics / Re: Adesola Amosu Declares War On South-south Militants,Orders Air Bombing Of Creeks by ChikezieU(m): 3:13pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
I have been reading this same article since this week and somehow I chose not to believe it, but I hope and sincerely hope that the militants aren't the target. Because bombing criminal hideout sounds some how thou it's said it's based on retaliation as some sort of vessel were attacked by some pirates, Boko-Haram still dey o and you want to add niger delta=civil war on our shores. Let's hope it's just an exaggeration by some dick heads |
Politics / Re: Buhari, Not Jonathan, Responsible For Refineries Resuming Production by ChikezieU(m): 1:06pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
Imokay:So now you have agreed that we Nigerians are the problem and not GEJ, and that GEJ indeed thinks for the grassroots but the wheel-dealers are frustrating his efforts in the way of sabotage. And you started seeing this after he stepped down 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Buhari, Not Jonathan, Responsible For Refineries Resuming Production by ChikezieU(m): 1:00pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
eleojo23:seconded |
Science/Technology / Re: Why Don't Strangers Help Stop Fights? The Bystander Effect. by ChikezieU(m): 7:20pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
You don't pick up a fight expecting someone to step
In and receive blow, if you are being bullied then that's a different case. |
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