Politics / Re: Is Muhammadu Buhari Dead Or Alive? - Femi Fani-Kayode by chiwetaluAGU(m): 1:44pm On Jun 16, 2017 |
low-level performers in an X-rated, sleazy and seedy Parisian porn film and Swedish blue movie.
All you hear from them are animal-like grunts and groans and loud, fake orgasms. Vaseline Things 15 Likes 1 Share |
Car Talk / Re: Only 80 Koenigsegg Regera Will Be Made And They’ve All Been Sold (photos) by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:49am On Jun 16, 2017 |
Make una keep one for EVANs 18 Likes |
Romance / Re: Se X Will Make Your Relationship Stronger Only At The Appropriate Time by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:45am On Jun 16, 2017 |
100% Endorsement. |
Politics / Re: Niger Delta Militants Issue Quit Notice To Northerners Again by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:33am On Jun 16, 2017 |
Balancing the Square method ... na so 66 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: The American Civil War Of 1861: Lessons For The Igbos- Frank Eze by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:31am On Jun 16, 2017 |
PrettyRita: [s]Recently, I published an article with the title, “The Merchant Called Nnamdi Kanu and His 2019 Senatorial Ambition". The responses have been quite amazing as reactions keep pouring into my email from far and near; some commendations, and others outright threats. Well I want to deeply appreciate everyone for their well thought out reactions. I will further my arguments in this article on the renewed agitations for Biafra, particularly taking a deep retrospect of history. A great philosopher once said, “...hindsight is better than foresight”. The truth is that the more historical minded you are the better you can appreciate the present and chart an effective cause for the future. For this reason, I am going to lay a foundation today that will aid further examination of the abundant opportunities before the Igbos, now that secessionist agitations are raging. Meanwhile, some excerpts in this article were taken from published works on the American Civil War, particularly, https://www.civilwar.org.
Now the American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. The southern states of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, seceded immediately Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. Lincoln though was from the slave-state of Kentucky in the North refused to recognize the Confederate States, instead fought to keep the South in the Union.
The interesting fact was that between 1776 when America gained independence and George Washington was elected President, to the year of the secession in 1860, America had fifteen presidents, ten of which were from the South, and five of whom were presidents for two terms each. Indeed the south dominated the American political space.
However, the abolition of slave trade in Britain in 1807 changed the world order, in which the narrative of slave trade transformed drastically against holding fellow humans bondage. While religious and political leaders in the North of America began to agitate and call for the complete abolition of slave trade, the South who had maintained political dominance blatantly refused to heed the clarion call. They were so blinded by the economic benefits they made from slave-trade that they began to lose political control to the North by the 1840s. In fact the last three presidents before the secession in 1860 were all from the North of America.
The greatest lessons from this political misfortune were represented by the years after the civil war, as the South completely lost political relevance in America. For a long time after the Civil War, politicians from the South were considered unelectable. Abraham Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson was the last Southern president for nearly half a century. After President Woodrow Wilson administration in 1921, it took nearly another half a century before the next Southern president was elected.
During these periods Democratic Party rarely nominated Southern presidential candidates, as southerners were tagged with the brush of secession. The northern electorates were equally extremely reluctant to cast a ballot for a southerner. That was how the south lost out completely in the political power structure in America for about 100 years, albeit the 1960s when the South began to regain political control.
The first lesson here is that every failed secession attempt comes with its own burden of distrust. The South-East region like the South in America has continued to suffer political consequences from the brushes of the failed secession attempt between 1967 and 1970. Other component parts of Nigeria are seldom convinced that the Biafran dream has been laid to rest. Such distrusts which have grossly affected the political fortunes of the Igbos in the Nigerian project, have been fanned and fuelled by the occasional and at times sustained call for secession.
It’s like an aggrieved husband who constantly threatens the wife with divorce at the slightest provocation - that marriage will never see the light of day. As long as he feels there is a better “bride” out there, he WILL NEVER put in the required efforts to work out his current marriage. The wife on her part will perpetually live on the edge of being thrown out of her matrimonial home. But however, the transgression(s) of the wife, the day both parties, starting with the aggrieved husband choose to deal with the emotions of offence and accommodate true forgiveness in his heart that marriage is heading for a successful outcome.
The Nigerian civil war remains the bloodiest experience for the Igbos as a people. Fifty years after, the memories of the war remains fresh in our minds. With well over 2.5 million deaths, it has not been easy to allow the emotions of that dastardly experience die, “just like that”. The sentiments remain so strong that it has the capacity of being retained for the next 1000 years. But the danger is this, our children and grandchildren may continue to face the challenge of political and social exclusions in the Nigerian project.
Therefore, like Nelson Mandela who successfully helped his people to deal with the emotions of slavery and apartheid regimes in South-Africa, the Igbos now needs a sound leadership that will sincerely advocate and help the people deal with the lingering emotions of the Nigerian civil war and convert the negative experience as their strongest weapons of strength. The South learnt their bitter lessons, took it in their stride and worked assiduously to build the American project. They couldn’t have done that if the quest for secession was not completely laid to rest; and today they have Donald J. Trump as the President of the United States of America.
There is no doubt that the Igbos are major stakeholders in the Nigerian project. We must, however, reject Biafran vendors who frequently come on the scene offering false hopes while making merchandize of our inherent burdens. So far, even under the present arrangement, we have proved not to be pushovers, not at all. We must, therefore, deal with negative impediments of the failed secession bid of the 1960s, and choose to integrate ourselves in the Nigerian project. We must work towards dealing with the distrusts which have continued to affect our collective fortunes. We must kill that perception by other Nigerians that we as a people are still desperately seeking ways, by hook or crook, to jettison the Nigerian project.
As outlined in the second lesson from the American Civil War which shall be published in my next article, N’digbo is here to stay; and just as without much political power we have largely conquered the economy of this country, with diligence and hard work we are bound to rise and occupy the pride of place in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Nwaanyi muta ite ofe mmiri mmiri, di ya amuta ipi utara aka were suru ofe.....” Meaning we must learn to change tactics if we are to thrive and emerge victorious in the situation we find ourselves. Frank Eze frankeze1967@gmail.com
https://vigil360.com.ng/exclusive-report/646-the-american-civil-war-of-1861-lessons-for-the-igbos-and-the-biafran-struggle-%E2%80%93-frank-eze.html[/s] We need to restructure the country and not this crazy crappy trash. Join the restructuring voices or go jump into lagoon. Too much deceit in the land already. Balance the country or let us all hang joor 8 Likes |
Crime / Re: Chinese Man Cripples Worker With Kungfu Kick by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:23am On Jun 16, 2017 |
Hausa Fulani herdsmen has been killing Nigerians enmasse without hindrance ... No Biggy joor!
Maybe the Chinese man learnt the valuelessness of Naija lives from Buharrri who has refused to stop his killer brothers from killing harpless Nigerians. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Worries As Boko Haram Bride Disappears by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:41am On Jun 16, 2017 |
Thats who they are |
Politics / Re: How Jonathan Approved N26 Billion Contract For Hope Uzodinma Without Due Process by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:48pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Vegetable |
Sports / Re: Blessing Okagbare's Wig Falls Off During Leap (Photos, Video) by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:42pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Zero biggy 3 Likes |
Family / Re: My Father Is A Very Stingy Man. by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:41pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Another EVANs in the making ... 4 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Buhari Puts Food In Aisha's Mouth While Yusuf & Zara Watch: Cartoon by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:34pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Una weedone o |
Politics / Re: My Lord, Why Not Close Down The Court? A Letter to CJN by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:21pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Gravas: Don't be daft! A very serious issue is been tabled and u ar messing around here. This is not jokes section. Repeat this to your village head 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: My Lord, Why Not Close Down The Court? A Letter to CJN by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:10pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
St Paul's 1st Letter to Ephesus ... Lenghty Scroll 1 Like |
Politics / Re: UK Mocks Nigeria by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:01pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Pumpkin in the garden |
Politics / Re: APC Bot Member Drowns In Gwarimpa Flood-punch by chiwetaluAGU(m): 9:00pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
RIP ... But no sensible igbo man should be proud of this party that brought back BUBUonic Plague to Nigeria. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Army Report: Senior Military Officers Denied US, UK Visas Over Rights Abuses by chiwetaluAGU(m): 8:53pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
shukuokukobambi:
Let's laugh together at the bold
“AI further alleged that a number of high-level military commanders should be investigated for their potential command responsibility for crimes committed by their subordinates, on the basis that they knew or should have known about the commission of the crimes and failed to take adequate action to prevent the commission of war crimes to stop the commission of war crimes, and to take all steps necessary to ensure the alleged perpetrators were brought to justice in fair trials.
“These officers are: Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, former COAS (Chief of Army Staff), Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, former CDS (Chief of Defence Staff), Air Chief Marsahl Alex Badeh, former CDS, Lt.-Gen. KTJ Minimah, COAS.”
Means the same to me ... wish they'd shoot em all up inda head ... the ones u mentioned inclusive 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: APC, A Party Of Lies - Adeleke by chiwetaluAGU(m): 8:51pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
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Politics / APC, A Party Of Lies - Adeleke by chiwetaluAGU(m): 8:50pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Dr. Ademola Adeleke, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Osun West Senatorial District bye-election, said he was a card-carrying member of All Progressive Congress (APC). He told newsmen at PDP National Secretariat on Thursday in Abuja while receiving the party’s flag for the July 8 election. He noted that he defected to the PDP due to “injustice’’ in APC’s screening process for primaries. Adeleke, younger brother to late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, described APC as party of liars, claiming that he won the party’s “first and second screening of aspirants for the election’’ but was denied. Dr. Ademola Adeleke “I was a PDP member before we had little problem which made my late brother and I to decamp to APC at the same time. “Immediately we left PDP, they gave everybody a card; we registered, signed and showed it to the whole world. “How can they come now and lie? They lied and they are shaking now. “I was a member and I have left their party. That is not a party; a party that lied and not steadfast, thank God I am back home now to PDP,’’ he said. On his chances of winning the bye-election, Adeleke, who emerged PDP candidate in Wednesday’s primaries, expressed optimism that he would win, saying that he was not new in Osun politics. He said that most political parties, including the Accord and Labour, and people of the state, were in full support of his candidature. National Chairman of PDP, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, who presented the flag to Adeleke, assured him of the party’s support towards winning the election. Sheriff promised to be at the candidate’s flag-off campaign at Ede, and urged him “to go and win the election’’. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/apc-party-lies-card-carrying-member-not-adeleke/ |
Celebrities / Re: Rihanna Spotted In C.ronaldo's Crib Hiding Under The Chair From The Cam (photos) by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:59pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
I smell APC 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: IPOB Blasts Igbo Leaders' Meeting With Osibanjo, Says They're Jobbers by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:22pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
PedroJP:
Calling for Referendum is in no way calling for war but one must not rule out the possibility of war as people we are dealing with don't seem to be civilised and of present world. Bless you then 8 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: IPOB Blasts Igbo Leaders' Meeting With Osibanjo, Says They're Jobbers by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:19pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
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Politics / Re: IPOB Blasts Igbo Leaders' Meeting With Osibanjo, Says They're Jobbers by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:16pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
PedroJP:
They made a simple statement. Jow can Governors that kept quiet seeing their subjects murdered here and there now go to Abj to represent them. What exactly are they going to say ? That they feel our pains or that they enjoy the status quo ? Moreover non of them commanded the sit at home that is peppering Nigerians to their bone marrow.
Now imagine, after all the consultation with Northern and Eastern elders and politicians, no solution for way forward is being discussed. All we here is normal threatening of apprehending people who make hate speeches and all that. In other words, there is no need and time to treat the core issue, all they want is to have Igbos accept the present condition, close our lower lip with our upper lip, have Abokis messing around all in the name of one nation, accept the present evil status quo that will rather perish than see developments in the East.
Why not discuss the main point of agitation than just asking people to promote one Nigeria with just mere words. One Nigeria based on a particular regions terms of oneness, is that the one Nugeria they wish us to have ?
When they need one Nigeria truely, they will come to terms to accept they need to make compromises. Ok ... but y'all must avoid violence at all cost 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Down With Nnamdi Kanu!down With Biafra Agitators!! by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:14pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
GoroTango: Dont even try and lie cos i know you blindly follow Nnamdi Kanu without asking questions, but ask yourself this: Where is he leading Ndigbo? I owe you nothing ... pls move over. Btw .. where is the vegetable leading you? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Family / Re: Women by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:10pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
koolsnoop2: Are you saying girls can double date?
As long as they are not married, yes. They should try many partners to enable them make the right choice. Same goes for guys 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Down With Nnamdi Kanu!down With Biafra Agitators!! by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:08pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
GoroTango: Where is Nnamdi kanu leading you? Nobody leads me 7 Likes 1 Share |
Family / Re: Women by chiwetaluAGU(m): 7:00pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
ADVICE TO SINGLES. Stop laying claims to girl that you havent paid her bride price. She isnt yours until you do the needful. Girls feel free and mingle 6 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: IPOB Blasts Igbo Leaders' Meeting With Osibanjo, Says They're Jobbers by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:45pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
IPOB is never encyclopedia of wisdom. Infact nobody is. They should tread carefully. Insulting elders ia a no no for me. Nnamdi Kanu walk with wisdom biko. 7 Likes |
Politics / Re: Down With Nnamdi Kanu!down With Biafra Agitators!! by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:42pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Trash ladden with crap. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: Madumere And His Many Marriages: The Untold Story by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:39pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
And pensioners are committing suicide in imo state. Useless he-goat |
Celebrities / Re: Nigerian Lady Storms Social Media With Nude Birthday Photos by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:35pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Lovely ... thats how birthday pics should be. Vaseline crew over to you |
Nairaland / General / Re: Ladies : See The 9 Types Of Men You Should Never Marry by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:34pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Better stay single |
Romance / Re: Must We Get On Our Knee To Propose To Our Fiancee by chiwetaluAGU(m): 6:29pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Pretence, Stupidity, senselessness.
Brazen display of idiocy |