₦airaland Forum

obailala:
I was only making an observation, an observation based on some posters on this thread, and several observations I noticed on facebook in the comments of pages where this news was reported.

And just for your info, based on my comments, there is a clear distinction between 'Igbos' and the 'ipob Igbos' I referred to; I wasn't referring to the larger Igbo population, I was only referring to a group of people with a strange mindset.


You will only deal with your pathetic self, infact you have obviously started ruining your mind already without being prompted.

omonnakoda:
Anywhere this nonsense is vomited it must be refuted. Nigeria started with Regionalism..

Ironsi Stopped it
At the last National conference the SW was firmly for resource control the SS and SE sold out

It was embarrassing to watch that brave woman Aniko Briggs take on the North single handedly as her brothers abandoned her to her fate

This is not about resource control. An Ijaw man was in power supported by the SE for 5 years what did he do? He empowered militants like Tompolo while Dieziani looted the country blind. HE had the highest oil revenue in history .What did he do with it?.He failed to clean up Ogoniland. he failed to develop even his own Otuoke.
So stop deceiving yourself that this has anything to do with resource control.

omenka:
Most you seem not o have read even a single line but just the title. A portion of the article was even highlighted to reflect the reason behind the imminent rise yet you people just couldn't spare a second to read it before commenting.

The suspicion that there might soon be a price hike is due to the marginal rise in the price of crude at the international market- it is not the FG's fault.

You guys should get a grip on your emotions already. It sucks.

LadyExcellency:
Somebody should tell CNBC that Nigeria has recovered more than $88 billions looted by Jonathan's administration hence no shaking.

Our foreign reserves is now $118 billions - Lai Mohammed

ridwanayo:
Because its you igbo normal wcharacter to bring yoruba into any unfortunate thing that befall u guys

ridwanayo:
Although I don't support this avengers militant method of blowing pipelines,but even me as a yoruba am tired of this so call on nigeria,am tired of ipob bitchhingg bout aw they develop lagos nd all those bullshit,let everybody part nd let's see who will thrive the most,am also fed up of the north divide nd rule method,since the southerners now hate themselve
Niger delta has oil
Biafra has lil oil nd coal in enugu
Oduduwa has lil oil,bitumen/old,granite,coal,ajaokuta steel mill,agriculture in aboundance,lagos would be our industrial hub,what more do we need to be dubai of nigeria nd some mud house people will be talkin bullshit
Am nt usually into beefing igbo's(u can check most of my post),but the rate they beef yoruba's like its our fault they can't develop their region is making me tribalistic

asha80:
the problem with restructuring is that it has to go through the legislature ( your guess is as good as mine what will happen there)..i dont thing that conference dealt with it

Eshinwaju:
Deductive logical reasoning... ...in proving a crime...a number of factors must be present in order to pin point the offender...they are motive....means....and beneficiary....Tompolo meets all the necessary criteria...we are not fooled...the baastard should come and try lagos and abuja and see whether we will not level his generation and that to come...

MORNDEW:
Hours ago the internet was awashed with news of Igbos attack on Hausa-Fulani in aba the commercial capital of Abia State. The cause of the attack should not be the point of discussion now but how to stop any form of reprisal attack and how to bring the sitauation to order.

The leaders of the Igbos should release a quick statement condemining the attack as an act of mischief makers and misguded youths and urge our brothers in the North not to retaliate this nonsense as no right thinking Igbo man will attack his fellow Fulani brother or anyone else from other region. They should go ahead to assure the people that normacy has returned to the city and that the people can go about their business as usual.

On behalf of well meaning Igbos, i urge our Northern brothers to see this as misunderstanding between brothers and would be settled immediately. Repriesal attack will not solve the Problem.

In one Nigeria we stand.
Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria
PRINCEWILL CHIMEREZE.

Adaure4ever:
its time to be ready for these jihadist, its time to give it to them HOT!
The Foundation Of Nigeria Was Built On FRAUD!

SeverusSnape:
Those two boys are definitely fulanis. For them to be defending these animals in human skin.

talktonase:
You were told by your mai angwa that benue plateau is part of the north but i beg to differ on that if you have lived in any of these states for a while you should know that these that comprise of the middle belt.

MirabelArode:
Chineke Nna!

omenka:
Already was leaving but had to respond to this. If folks chose to sound responsible like this, we can all have reasonable discussions here whether it has to do with criticism or commendation- it doesn't always have to be a mad house where everyone is shouting at the top of their voices and cursing.

Well, the thing is we all have our respective principles in life. Depending on who's judging, they can either be vice or virtue.

There are certain aspects of man's character which cannot be done away with, vis the desire for uniformity and group identity- it is ingrained in our DNA. What however isn't given to us all in equal measure is the power to control and suppress the urge to allow that identity be the major determinant of the judgements we make in life, the power of the mind to make one literally rise above oneself!!

Let me share a brief story with you:

Couple of weeks back I was going to the village from Makurdi with a friend. We stopped along the way at his inlaw's to grab lunch. Done, we got into our car, turned the key but the engine was totally non-responsive. Well, eventually, it came down to a burned out kickstarter. Had to leave the car there and use a public transport to complete the journey while it was being worked on.

In the vehicle we boarded were some Tiv men and some Igede men, my tribesmen (hope this puts to rest all that Omenka is Idoma crap). I understand Tiv a lot and speak it too. One of the Tiv men was narrating an incident of exam malpractice involving an Igede student to his friend (in Tiv language). He was apparently a lecturer and was so furious about what had happened, especially as the case was dropped at the behest of a much more senior staff of the institution who happened to be an Igede man as well!!

At some point, this man's phone rang and he also explained what had happened to the person at the other end of the line, and what official actions he's decided to take- saying he'd go as far as writing the Perm Sec of the ministry of education- he spoke in english this time. Now, this got the Igede guys talking. The fools (while speaking Igede) went on endlessly about how the man is taking the case too far, and that he only seeks to, and insist on holding the student to account because she is not Tiv!!

Can you believe that!!

What had happened didn't matter to them, all that mattered was the tribes of the people involved!! I was disgusted at the things they said (all of which I can't remember) and wondered if we can ever move forward as a nation with such warped mentality.

Now, that is what I believe that poster demands of me, being like those two brothers of mine, because according to her - "ethnicity comes first!"

Back to where we were- when you view what she said at the backdrop of events like this, you'd agree with me it is total madness. I can never be that sort of man.

Indeed, the interest of my people is very important when taking decisions, but I've over the years cultivated the character that makes me ensure that consideration never subsist over logic and reason- ditto religion.

That isn't politics, that is doing what is right.
That is who I am, that is who I'll always be.