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Good leader this is new opportunity for the wise men from the East

Opportunity waiting to be explore

What about fortis micro finance bank has
I have a serves of over 1,000,000 now the bank has
Refuse to pay me insisting they don,t have money

Happy anniversary


road safety is not a privilege but
A right

( I will take Nigeria to the next level ) bahari promise Nigerians this week

NIGERIAN'S HERE. UR NEW LEVEL. BEINGS


There are indications that the federal government may increase fuel price to address the problem of fuel scarcity which has lasted for over three months now. Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar gave the hint yesterday while briefing state House correspondents after the National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa. He said the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) ,Maikanti Baru briefed council on the reason why the fuel scarcity still persists. According to him , a NEC committee headed by the Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dakwambo will interface with NNPC with a view to determining the correct price for PMS considering the price of the product in countries bordering Nigeria. He said “The second issue that was discussed was the issue of the scarcity of petroleum product. The problem was addressed by the Group Managing Director of the NNPC. “The issue is of course caused by an inter-play of the change rate of the Naira and the Dollar and the price of crude oil at the international market which affects the landing cost of refined products in Nigeria. “And in the process makes the operation of the current price regime almost impossible without some measure of nile return for whoever is in the process. “As at today, most of not all independent marketers have stopped importing, refine products into Nigeria. It is only the NNPC that has been doing it. And the NNPC has been suffering a lot of set backs. The highest amount of under recovery. “By under recovery it means the inter-play between the landing cost of a liter of the PMS in Nigeria and the love-vendor price of that product. If the product lands at N170 for example and you sell at N145, immediately you know that you have an under recovery of about N25 for each liter of fuel. “So submitted his report and the National Economic Council has a committee that has been interfacing with all revenue generating agencies of the federal government under the chairmanship of the governor of Gombe State. That committee has been charged with the responsibility of interfacing with NNPC with a view to determining the correct price for PMS considering the price of the product in especially countries that are bordering Nigeria. Because that is one of the reasons that encourages smuggling of the products to these areas, ” he added.


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Obama that has not done any thing visible since his election

How truth is this video that electronic voting
Machine has already been deploy in some northern
Part of Nigeria in preparation of 2019 election
Is this for rigging or what do u think


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhEdo0aEVbE

Good one

How

No election

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Today Saturday 14th Oct 2017 is Federal road safety corps RS 7.1. F C T sector command (special Marshal) 2017 sectorial workshop taking place at ICC Abuja ( international conference centre)

Theme Road safety is not a privilege but a right

All we ask for is referendum is not a call for war

Not interested

Hmm am short of words
However , I see some elements of truth in your analyses
This country needed to be splited and we all leave happy as negbours

Alanzazani:
I have also decided to start speaking up. We shouldn't allow these misguided youths overshadow reason with stupidity. Most of the ipob supporters on nairaland are just young and angry youths I can feel thier pain. They need an escape route. The country has failed all of us myself inclusive.

I have sat down analysed the current struggle and I have concluded Kanu is not the right person to spearhead this struggle. He lacks tact and wisdom. There are millions of ibos in Nigeria. If a referadum which I know won't be conducted is conducted we owe ourselves a duty not to be lackadasical about it. Ibos in the north, enlightened and nationalistic ibos should come out and make thier voice heard. These miscreants feel anybody with an opposing view is Yoruba. I have tried educating the blockheads how sitting at home will make APC claim Anambra state on a platter of gold. That criminal called Kanu is playing out a script. We will understand where this leads to at the end of the day. As per a state of emergency that won't happen my brother. Politicians will mobilise thier supporters to vote believe you me. If 10000 people cast thier votes in Anambra then an election held with voter apathy. The only downside is an unpopular government will finally be installed in anambra state. And this lunatic would have succeeded in destroying the gains recorded in anambra state after the end of the reign of the criminal government of Mbadinuju. With all the ibo you wrote here one kid called you an Afonja. Wonder will never end

I stop reading when I heard NNAMDI KANU is not the right person to lead this struggle then who is the right person. U or ur family
Or this politician

U are mad

from Hechidere Anele.

"This is why I am not happy with any Rivers person that hates Nnamdi Kanu. The South-South states would have come out with a group that will also put serious pressure on the government on either forming a nation or restructuring. If the pressure is half as much as it is from Nnamdi Kanu's end, Nigeria will be forced to do what is right or we all split.

As it stands now, the only economic security of the West is Lagos and they will rather join forces with the North to make sure the status quo in the Nigerian Port Authority is retained than support any move to decentralise importation routes.

Many people are resident in Lagos because of the port there. Get other ports working in places like Calabar, Oguta, Port-Harcourt, Asaba area and watch the population of Lagos drop with businesses relocating. If that happens, Lagos IGR will drop. The cost of properties in Lagos and it's surroundings will reduce, embassies will start having branches.

The argument will now be why would the south south blessed with water ways now have ports and oil as means of generating IGR. Na only dem dey?

I am from Etche and aside ONELGA, no LGA in Rivers is endowed with oil like Etche( I stand to be corrected ) but what do we have in Etche and how has the oil benefited our lives.

As much as I believe that Rivers State cannot be forced to join Biafra, I also believe that is important that we key into this unrest and start pushing for sincere discussion.

This nonsense where Monkey dey work, Baboon dey chop must stop.

Thinking that Nnamdi Kanu is interested in slaving South-South in a Biafra made of South-South States and South-East states in uncalled for.

Left to me, IPOB would restrict the Biafra to just all South East states and leave those Igbo speaking areas of Rivers State and Delta till they say they want to join and do away with that funny Bini origin tales.

I also find it funny that some people think that Nnamdi Kanu is interested in oil weh we no dey see eye. It sounds daft to me.

Anyway, if Biafra happens and Etche people are not willing to join Biafra, I will go to my mother's place in Ala-Igbo and collect passport.

South South Wake Up.
Nnamdi KANU is not our problem"

#Letscontinue

It is funny how suddenly Igbos, IPOB, Kanu and Biafra are now Yoruba people's greatest headaches. The way they are going about it now, you would be tempted to think that Igbos murdered Abiola, Kudirat, Dele Giwa, Funsho Williams, Bola Ige!
You will think Igbos are the ones who locked up Fela, Ajasin, Awolowo, Soyinka etc.
You will think Igbos are the one who swore that osinbajo will never be president.
You will think Igbos are the one who invaded Kwara and installed Emir.
You will think that Igbos are the ones that invaded Ile ife and kept Oba of Ife and his subjects in jail till today.
Few days ago, Arewa youth called them backstabbers and even told them they will never allow osinbajo to be President.
But you see them running around like headless chickens yapping about Igbo this...Kanu that, IPOB this, Biafra that!
They have Oduduwa Republic agitation o, but they can't stop sticking their mouths on Biafra! Seems Biafra/Igbo/Kanu/IPOB are the only thing gives them orgasm.
This una hatred on IGBOS - Is it inferiority complex or do you have anything you can say we did to you people to deserve this?

It is funny how suddenly Igbos, IPOB, Kanu and Biafra are now Yoruba people's greatest headaches. The way they are going about it now, you would be tempted to think that Igbos murdered Abiola, Kudirat, Dele Giwa, Funsho Williams, Bola Ige!
You will think Igbos are the ones who locked up Fela, Ajasin, Awolowo, Soyinka etc.
You will think Igbos are the one who swore that osinbajo will never be president.
You will think Igbos are the one who invaded Kwara and installed Emir.
You will think that Igbos are the ones that invaded Ile ife and kept Oba of Ife and his subjects in jail till today.
Few days ago, Arewa youth called them backstabbers and even told them they will never allow osinbajo to be President.
But you see them running around like headless chickens yapping about Igbo this...Kanu that, IPOB this, Biafra that!
They have Oduduwa Republic agitation o, but they can't stop sticking their mouths on Biafra! Seems Biafra/Igbo/Kanu/IPOB are the only thing gives them orgasm.
This una hatred on IGBOS - Is it inferiority complex or do you have anything you can say we did to you people to deserve this?

The Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, Delta State, has declared that Ijaw people had settled in the present-day Edo State before the Bini.

The group, backing their claims with historical facts, said that what was called Edo State today, belonged to the Ijaws.


They claimed that the Binis had come from Egypt after short stay in Sudan and Ile-Ife to occupy the Edo where they met original owners of the land, the Ijaw people.

In a statement by the National president of the group, Austin Ozobo, the IPDI challenged the Edo Forum of Patriots and Bini Solidarity Movement, both of which it said alleged that Bini owned Gelegele, an Ijaw community, with misleading information, to prove their case with historical facts.

The statement reads, “Our attention has been drawn to statements credited to Edo Forum of Patriots and Bini Solidarity Movement, where they alleged that Gelegele, an Ijaw community, belonged to the Bini, citing some distorted and contorted black market court judgments. It is imperative to state that Bini is laying false claim to Gelegelegbene community.


“The community is owned by Ijaw of Gelegele. They are neither Benin visitors nor strangers. History has it that Ijaw first landed in Benin before the arrival of Edo- speaking people from Egypt after a short stay in Sudan and Ile-Ife.The aborigines of that land before the arrival of the Bini are the Ijaw of Olodiama, Egbema, Gbaraun, Okomu, and Furupagha clans in the present-day Ovia North, South-West and Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Areas.”

The group further quoted a renowned Benin traditional historian and member of the royal society of the House of Iwebo, Chief Jecob U. Egharevba of blessed memory, as saying unambiguously in his book, titled, A Short History of Benin (1968), Page 1: “Many, many years ago, the Bini came all the way from Egypt to found a more secure shelter in this part of the world after a short stay in Sudan and Ile-Ife, which the people called Uhe. Tradition says that they met some people who were in the land before their arrival…”

IPDI contended: “This implies that the Ijaw are the original natives of the current Edo State and not the Bini, who are non-natives of Edo state. Ijaw have their kingdoms which are different from Bini Kingdom. No Benin settlement is found among these aforementioned places. Ijaw are older than the Bini in current Edo State, but are being oppressed by the Bini for a very long time.


“Perhaps, another historian, who bore witness to the invasion of Ijawland by the Yoruba new visitors is E. Alademomi Kenyo, who in his book titled The Origin and Title of Yoruba Rulers (N.D) Page 3, stated: ‘Up till time, the Oba (in Benin) and his people were pure Yoruba and did not understand the language of the aborigines, who usually salute themselves and the new people (the Bini) Adoo, Dolo.

“Going by the above author, the land they refer to as Bini land today belongs to the Ijaw people.No amount of distortion of history or documents of Benin will deter Ijaw from being focused.

“In the same book, the author stated: ‘About 1170 AD, Prince Oranmiyan, one of the sons of Oduduwa of Ife, the father and progenitor of the Yoruba Obas………succeeded in reaching the city after much trouble at Ovia River with the ferryman (ibid) Page 6. About a century later, another Oba, Ewedo, had to undergo similar troubles to those which his great-grand father, Prince Oranmiyan, had from the ferryman at Ovia River, (ibid page 9).

“These are clear facts that Benins are occupying Ijaw land and should be grateful to Ijaw for accommodating them. No wonder, the ferryman in Ovia River was fighting them, we concede that he knew their expansionist and land rustling agenda, hence he was fighting and resisting the Yoruba visitors.

“It is wrong for Edo Forum of Patriots, Benin Solidarity Movement and other Benin people to have stated that Gelegelegbene is under the kingship of Oba of Benin, we make bold to challenge them to support their claims with historical facts.

“Prof. Alan Ryder, a British national and former professor of history at University of Ibadan in his book, ‘Benin and the Europeans 1485-1897,’ Page 27 writes, ‘Whichever of the slave rivers the Portuguese frequented, the people they first met and traded with, would have belonged to Ijo (Ijaw) tribe, which at that time dominated the coastal belt of the swamp forest, extending inland to a depth of 30-40miles in the region.

“It is shocking for Benin Solidarity Movement to equally say that government and oil companies should not have direct dealings with Gelegelegbene community, what a disappointment. We should respect our individual rights. It is Ijaw’s right to benefit whatever is emanating from their land.

“The Bini cannot decide for them, Ijaw cannot cede Gelegele to Bein, it is on record that up till now, Israel is still fighting for their lost lands. Such inflammatory utterances by the Binis will do nobody any good, but will only propel Ijaw to continue to fight like the Israelite to reclaim its lost lands.

“Ijaw are not greedy people, the proposed EPZ and seaport projects in Gelegelegbene community will benefit everybody, including the Binis. They do not need to unlawfully claim Gelegelegbene to benefit. They should apologize for calling Ijaw in Edo state non- natives and stop further infuriating comments.


“There is no history that says that Bini gave land to Ijaw to settle in the current Edo state, such lies are meant to mislead the general public and such is capable of fanning ethnic discord

Source
http://dailypost.ng/2017/05/17/edo-state-belongs-ijaw-people-binis-strangers-egypt-ipdi/?utm_source=dlvr.it_dp1&utm_medium=facebook

Idiot op

EXCLUSIVE: Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer denies writing Orji Uzor Kalu

The lead counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has debunked claims that he wrote to a former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu - Ejiofor said he has not abdicated his duty as Kanu's lead counsel to anyone - He made the statement after an online report that he wrote a letter to a former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu to appreciate his efforts towards the release of his client - For more news on Biafra click on: https://www.naij.com/tag/biafra-news.html The lead counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has debunked claims that he wrote to a former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu. Ifeanyi Ejiofor while responding to NAIJ.com's inquiry said he has not abdicated his duty as Kanu's lead counsel to anyone. Recall that Sahara reporters had in a tweet said that Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer wrote to Kalu to appreciate his effort in facilitating the release of his client. READ ALSO: BREAKING: President Buhari fails to attend FEC meeting for THIRD time (Photos, Video) Sahara Reporters had tweeted: "LETTER: Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer thanks Orji uzor Kalu reveals how he negotiated with Presidency for his release from prison @radiobiafralive." Ejiofor made the statement after an online report that he wrote a letter to a former governor of Abia state Orji Uzor-Kalu to appreciate his efforts towards the release of his client But in his reaction, Ejiofor said, "On the face of avalanche online reports circulating in the social, online and print medias, purportedly emanating from faceless lawyers fraudulently representing themselves as Nnamdi Kanu lawyers, it becomes compelling in the circumstance to clear the air particularly for the gullible members of the public and uninformed." He further stated that he remains Kanu's lead counsel and the only person authorized to issue statements to members of the public on the IPOB leader's behalf. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Senate confirms appointment of President Buhari's 2 ministers (video) "By virtue of my position aforesaid and in particular regard to Client/lawyer relationship I have his approval to act in the capacity above stated. Ejiofor added that any statement in form of press release, letter or statements from any other lawyer should be disregarded. "Be informed that any of such statements, letters or correspondences from these impostors has no authorization of my Client. READ ALSO: Read what Nnamdi Kanu told Ike Ekweremadu, Abaribe, others after his release from Kuje Prison (photos) "I am presently exploring the internal mechanism clearly provided in our Legal Practitioners Act to discipline these erring lawyers found culpable in the act above complained. Media practitioners are consequently urged to desist from publishing any article, interview or press release emanating from any lawyer purportedly acting on behalf of Nnamdi Kanu other than me," Ejiofor added. Recall that Nnamdi Kanu was released on Friday, April 28, from Kuje Prison after Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted him bail.

Source
https://www.naij.com/1102649-exclusive-nnamdi-kanus-lawyer-denies-writing-orji-uzor-kalu.html

[b][/b] The Lagos monarch, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has allegedly said that Lagos is not part of Yoruba land - Oba Akiolu had in a week ago reportedly snubbed Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Barely one week after he reportedly snubbed Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi when they met at a function, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has allegedly released bombshell, saying Lagos is not part of Yoruba land. NAIJ.com gathered that a statement reportedly emanated from Akiolu’s palace, detailed the historical background of Lagos and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land. READ ALSO: New details emerge on why Oba Akiolu snubbed Ooni of Ife The purported statement read: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos. Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu “Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast. “It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King. “Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori's, Bini's, Yoruba's, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone. “Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks. “The Awori's and Bini's are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori's are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori's were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini's who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head. “The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom. “Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father's Kingdom in Benin are the today's Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos. “In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini's were treated by the Awori's who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori's and demanded explanation. “On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko. “The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko. "From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade. “The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language. “The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built. READ ALSO: I did not snub Ooni of Ife - Oba Akiolu FINALLY reveals what truly happened "The palace is called Idugaran meaning "palace built on pepper farm" Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini's settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called "Isale Eko". "Isale literally means bottom ". Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos) The statement further states that: “Until the coming in of the Benin's 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there. “About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori's and Bini's. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers). “Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King. Bombshell as Akiolu allegedly says Lagos is not Yoruba land “Oba Akintoye, a descendant of Prince Ado whose mother was the first queen from Awori ascended the throne as Oba of Lagos in 1841, he attempted to ban slave trade with the help of the British, but the local merchant, the Aworis, Bini's and a few Yorubas who were already integrated and married to Awori's and Bini's strongly opposed the intended move and disposed and exiled the king and installed Akintoye's brother Kosoko as Oba, at exile in Europe, Akintoye met with British Authorities who had earlier banned slavery in 1807 the British decided to support the deposed Oba to regain his throne. “With the success of the British intervention in 1851, Akintoye was reinstalled as Oba of Lagos. In practical terms, however the British influence over the Benin Empire had become absolute, and then years later in 1861 Lagos was formally annexed as a British Colony. “This led to the fight of the British and the Bini King, the leader of the Benin Empire for years, which finally led to the fall of the Empire and the capturing of Oba Ovonramwen. “Oba Akintoye of Lagos was the first Oba not to be buried in Benin. Prior to this, all the Kings of Lagos were buried in Benin. They passed on taxes to the Oba of Benin until the British settled in. READ ALSO: Fayose reveals REAL reason he will not stop criticizing Buhari “Until today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the Obas in Lagos because the Binis believe that wherever they or their offspring are they are senior. The status of the Oba of Lagos is different from other Obas most of whom were given back their crowns and staff of office only within 40 years ago. “Those who got their lands back was the original land owners they were mostly descendant of Prince Ado others children of the Olofin.

https://www.naij.com/1102404-oba-akiolu-reportedly-lagos-belong-yorubas.html?pk_campaign=ush

U must keep ur promise or remain silent

- The Nigeria Police Force recently waded into the crisis that recently rocked Ile-Ife leading to the killing of some people

- The Afenifere and other Yoruba groups have since kicked against the arrest of only Yoruba people and this has provoked a reaction from the AYCF

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned Yoruba groups including the Afenifere over comments credited to the latter over the recent killings in Ile-Ife, Osun state.

The clash had reportedly left some Hausa people living in the town dead

A clash between the Hausa community and the indigenes of Ile-Ife on March 8, 2017 led to the death of some Nigerians, most of them reportedly from the north.
The Nigeria police had waded into the crisis and arrested some people. However, some Yoruba groups have kicked saying that only Yorubas were arrested.

The leader of the AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, said the comments from the Yoruba groups amounted to a gang-up to harass and intimidate the courts and the police from investigating and punishing those found guilty so that a repeat of the sad episode would be avoided.
"We take exception to those marauders who are hiding behind ethnic umbrella and are desperately trying to pervert the course of justice.

"We are cautioning them to tread carefully so that their latest action would not provoke reprisal attacks, because this is an important period in the history of this nation, when all compatriots are working hard to address the multiple challenges confronting the nation, economically, politically and socially," AYCF said.
The northern group reminded the Afenifere that the Hausas have displayed maturity by not going after the millions of Yoruba citizens doing business in their region.

"This is a demonstration of respect for the rule of law and not cowardice. We are aware that no one has the monopoly of violence or creating hot-air balloons in order to cover up an organized attack on people doing legitimate business in any party of our country.


"We watched with dismay, how the Afenifere is beginning to fan the embers of hatred against the victims and creating heroes out of the attackers. This amounts to a subtle ethnic cleansing campaign and we wish to warn Afenifere and its paymasters to shun such a dangerous act.

"It was unfortunate that a few loquacious Yoruba sons have joined the bandwagon by shouting to the roof tops, in a calculated attempt to dissuade the courts and law enforcement agencies from doing the needful.

Alhaji Yerima Shettima of the AYCF is warning Yoruba groups and individuals against interfering with the trial of those involved in the killing of Hausas in Ile-Ife

"For the records, one-time vice presidential candidate in the 2007 elections, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has launched a negative campaign against the Nigerian police for detecting and carrying out the arrest of prime suspects in the clash. Other tribal champions include Femi Fani-Kayode; and the Yoruba Youth Council (YYC), which bought airtime on Channels TV, just to condemn the arrest of the suspects," AYCF said.

The group warned Afenifere and others “in this massive cover-up campaign bear in mind that we, the northerners, are watching and if we were not law-abiding, we would have followed the same path of ethnic antagonism and defending the indefensible.

“We can only stress that this is a crucial moment in the history of this nation and the most important thing is how to move forward in all spheres by shunning acts capable of breeding large-scale violence in the North in the name of reprisal attacks.”

NAIJ.com can report that Shettima is not happy with the report that the Afenifere has hired some Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to help them handle the case against those arrested.

The northern group urged the judiciary to let justice take its full course and “ignore the ranting of tribal jingoists, masquerading as champions of ethnic cleansing agenda.

“It is now evident that Afenifere has openly endorsed the killings, especially as they were all quiet when the killings were going on and shamelessly came out after the arrests by security agents have been made.

“Let this be last time anyone would be shielded for killing fellow citizens in the name of ethnic or tribal agenda. We have had enough of this rubbish.”

source

https://www.naij.com/1096254-dont-push-northerners-engaging-reprisals-arewa-group-warns-yorubas-ile-ife-m.html?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C9936034364

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Biafraexpose is like

Our correspondents

Some delegates of the 2014 National Conference, groups and human rights activists on Friday countered President Muhammadu Buhari’s stance on calls for the independence of Biafra and other secession agitations. They asked him to allow a referendum that would give agitators the chance to decide their fate on the matter.

There have been agitations by the Indigenous People of Biafra and some other groups to secede from Nigeria but the President has repeatedly described Nigeria’s unity as non-negotiable.

Also on Thursday, during a meeting with the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers at the Presidential Villa, the President reiterated his stance that Nigeria should remain united.

However, a delegate to the 2014 Confab and National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba group, Yinka Odumakin, berated the President’s stance on the issue, saying “there is basically nothing that is non-negotiable about Nigeria.”

Odumakin said, “At this stage, there must be a referendum in the South-East in line with the United Nations’ instrument on self-determination to determine if the people want a separate country or if they want to stay within Nigeria and on what terms. It is only a poor student of history that cannot see where all this will end if we fail to deal with it in a civilised manner.

“Soviet Union, with all its might, broke up in days without a gunshot being fired. Various countries sprouted from its ruins and are now fulfilling their manifest destiny. You cannot keep people in a forced marriage in this age of self-determination.”

Likewise, another 2014 Confab delegate, Prof. A.B.C. Nwosu, who said Nigeria was practising “fake federalism”, also called for a “referendum throughout Nigeria for us to decide on the decisions we took at the 2014 National Conference.”

“If there is a thorny issue that is likely to pull at the basic fabric of the nation and we want to determine it with a referendum, it is alright with me, that is democracy. I have nothing against referendum. And nobody is good enough to preside over a people without their consent,” Nwosu said.

In his view, one of the delegates at the last Confab, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, who called on Nigerians to learn to build the nation and not marginalise any region in the process, however, added that “in modern political life, everything is negotiable.”

Mohammed, who is also the Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, added, “So, I don’t believe in Buhari telling us that anything is not negotiable. You do not make a nation by enforcing your world view on the nation. There are over 186 million Nigerians today and it is a very bold or reckless man who will imagine that Nigerians can agree on a single concept of nationhood.”

According to the Publicity Secretary, Osun State Civil Society Coalition, Mr. Ismaeel Uthman, negotiating the unity of Nigeria will bring the needed peace in the country.

Uthman said, “Constitutionally, Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable. But by convention, Nigeria’s unity can be negotiated to create room for understandable cohabitation and peaceful coexistence to strengthen the country’s unity.

“Referendum is a globally recognised mechanism for secession, but our constitution does not support secession. But if a zone or region in Nigeria feels cheated or is not comfortable with the treatment it is receiving from the Federal Government, it is morally right to get the government and the international community to listen to it through a referendum.”

The National Secretary of Anioma Youth Forum, Mr. Bath Ozah, who spoke with one of our correspondents in Asaba, Delta State, said, “If the President wants the youth to stop the agitation for Biafra, he should treat all religions, social groups and states equally. But if he continues with his old method, there is no reason the unity of this country called Nigeria is not negotiable.”

The spokesman for the Edo State Civil Society Organisations, Osazee Edigin, said, “A referendum should be carried out as it has been done in Sudan and other countries of the world.”

A human rights activist based in Minna, Niger State, Chijoke Ike, said, “You cannot force a person or group of persons to belong where they don’t want to belong; they have the right of choice, according to the UN charter.”

According to Mohammed Dalami, another activist, the constitution of Nigeria gives every citizen the right to associate.

“The fight for sovereignty is through referendum. Referendum is the only tool in a civilised society to get sovereignty.

“Just recently, Britain pulled out of the European Union after a referendum. The same thing happened in South Sudan, so Nigeria cannot be an exception,” he said.

Also, human rights activists, Dagana Haske and Mr. Inibehe Effiong, said they did not believe in Nigeria breaking up, but faulted the approach being used by the President to deal with agitators.

“The Federal Government lacks the requisite constitutional enablement to convoke a referendum. The 1999 Constitution does not provide for a framework for holding a referendum. It will take a constitutional amendment for such a referendum to hold. But there is nothing wrong in holding a referendum,” Effiong said.

The Chairman, Ohaneze Ndigbo in Delta Central and South area of Delta State, Mr. Jude Chiedozie, said dissolution was not the answer to the many challenges confronting Nigeria as a country.

The Igbo leader, however, said “referendum is not a bad idea if our leaders are sincere. There is nothing wrong if we decide to discuss as a people.”

A member of the Ohana-Eze Ndigbo in Adamawa State, Chief Ofor Nwachukwu, who is the immediate past President of the Igbo Cultural Association in Adamawa, said the clamour for secession by some “people will continue until the Nigerian state is willing to be more accommodating.”

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