₦airaland Forum

yomexp:
but the okun people of kogi (senator Dino milaye and smart Adeyemi constituency) have long stated in clear terms that they want to join their kith and kin from South West in the last national conference

No be only talk. Let them act.

Malawian:
Remove lagos from that map. Lagos is no mans land.

Baba face your biafra. Stop being two-faced

AshiwajuFoward:
Exactly. Only a minority of those groups still openly identify themselves as Yoruba today. The vast majority have long carved a separate identity for themselves and would rather be identified along those lines.

My view is that we start from our current 6 SW states while consulting with those in parts of Kogi and Kwara. If the Kogi and Kwara ones refuse to commit to the project, that's fine and no hard feelings. After all there are Yorubas in Benin and Togo, and they're cool where they're at while still enjoying good relations with the rest of the wider Yoruba family based on our shared historical and cultural ties.

We mustn't allow any petty excuse to rob us of an opportunity to have a Yoruba country. IMO, Yorubas that are currently not a part of the SW fold but are willing to join their brethren must be vocal and at the forefront of making such ambitions and aspirations known. I am sure the SW states will surely support them if they do. But they must be the ones to make the first moves.

Excellent contribution! The Yorubas in Benin and Togo speak Yoruba language and even look up to us here in Nigeria. I dont know why the ones in Nigeria don't really focus on them. I guess their obsession with "one nigeria" is the cause. There are "Nigerian yorubas" that dont even know that yoruba language is spoken by many in Benin and Togo
This is the map of Yorubaland in Benin republic and Togo.

Jetleeee:
That one or two people from Edo and Delta joined in drafting the document doesn't mean majority of them care about Yorubas or would love to be part of a Yoruba country . Please lets quit the ipob-esque delusion. Have you ever seen Itsekiri or Akoko-Edo repping in any Yoruba event?

The only Yorubas outside the SW are Kwarans and Okun people. The rest are...whatever

No need to consult them for anything. Yoruba is Yoruba. Itsekiri is Itsekiri.

Thank you jare. I don't know why somebody will include itshekiri with us. It is like they don't know they are ridiculing us by including the minorities. Even if the itshekiri want to join, we will reject them.
I don't want to hear any cry of marginalization when we have our new country. Why then do we plan to leave Nigeria when we will still face the same problems that we faced under her? Let them stay on their own. We don't want them. We don't share same culture. They are closer to Benin and urhobo people.

ooduapathfinder:
Addendum:

Edo as in Akoko Edo; Delta as in Itsekiri

Editor

Pls dont include itshekiri with us. They should join niger-delta republic. Itshekiri people are more closer to urhobo and benin people. Pls delete them

HopeAtHand:
You and whoever came up with this Constitution are idiots.

Tell us why

Realkenny:
story asin

Since you claim you are industrious and the wealthiest, then you dont need the government to do these hings for you.

Lols! All this one na story

Edo and delta states should be deleted please!!! Dont ridicule us

ChimaAdeoye:
Why Nigerian think north is so powerful still beats me.

If a war breaks today, the north will try to use Nigetian armoured vehicles to win quickly before the south can arm adequately. That is the best time to destroy the tanks with extensively laid anti-tank mine fields and ambushes. As time go on they lose the momentum and their vehicles decline and men decline.

The iniitial advantage begins to wane and others arm their armied better. when they can't replace destroyed vehicles or tanks. That us the stage they will regret the whole thing because then, they simply need to win by sheer numbers which is impossible.

If igbos and yoruba refuse to fight for north, they cannot defeat any of the groups. Infact the war innovations and technologies thay will emerge will completely ovetwheln the north that eill depend on foreign wespkns, but cant pau for them if you stop oil flow in a full scale war.

Excellent contribution!

Timbuktuo:
So, who would you recommend for president? Feel free to mention only Igbo people.

Where are you from? Why must you guys share leadership like you are sharing cake. This is why the country should disintegrate

Timbuktuo:
It is not the resource that needs to dry up, it is the mindset of the average Nigerian that needs to change.

These clueless leaders remain there because the populace have been divided and cannot form a strong union to oust incompetence. Imagine cries of "he's our brother when Jonathan was under fire for increasing fuel price in 2012". There were protests all over the country except the SE/SS because he's their brother. Yet, those who were at the forefront of installing him in 2010 were from the SW.

When the south of Nigeria can put up a united front and actively support technocrats like Pat Utomi this country will move forward.

Look at Ekiti, Fayose was sharing bread and garri and he got the governor's office. Does it sound like the people of Ekiti are interested in policy? All over the country, the story is the same.

The political class can misappropriate funds with impunity because the people have left substance and are pursuing shadows.

The way some of you write irritates someone. What will pat utomi do differently from his predecessors when we becomes president?
I am waiting for your reply.

shobenward:
when people say the era of regionalism brought ethnic sentiments I get confused because for me all I saw was the intense competition unlike this current contraption in which the states wait for the federal government to dish out money hence no need to compete and outdo each other thus leading to development.

This is what i am saying. Why da hell should we be competiting?

omoharry:
Deedee..sometimes if you have nothing positive to say it better to just observe as a spectator..you did not even bring any suggestion on how to live together as Nigerians but to discredit people commendation and contribution toward a restructured Nigeria...yes our fathers did not do well when Nigeria practiced regionalism but that does not mean we will fail. That is why we have history.which we have certainly learnt from..now this time around the state will retain their positive ( which was not there in the 60s) and who ever cannot survive on their own can merge with another viable state in that same region..it a thing of choice and not by force...so every state will have to wear their thinking cap on how to generate income to their states and regions as a whole..what is your suggestion if restructuring is not the solution? that we split up? why split up if there is an option of restructuring to ascertain if a region can leave in peace with one another...

We should learn from our fathers by not practising regionalism. This will not stop tribalism or the hate. We cannot live as one. There will always be differences. I am a realist here. When you have people who dont like themselves, how can such country work? This is why i said we should learn from our fathers.
I have said my own ooo. I do not support regionalism but total disintegration.
Oodua republic can practise regionalism, but not nigeria.

mandarin:
I believe whatever will help you actualize your type of dream can still be found and redeemable in a restructured Nigeria. If for instance, the Igbo want Biafra, why can't we have an autonomous Biafra in Nigeria. In China for instance, we have Macau and Hong Kong while in United Kingdom we have entities like Wales, Scotland, England etc, we can have ours in a model that work for all of us. This will be significant as a message to the world that we are capable of ruling ourselves and not at all times resort to violence that will take us back by another half a century

How many of your politicians are in support of it? Are the hausas-fulani and their norther brothers in support? How many southerners are in support? This morning a governor from the south east voiced against it, so how then can we achieve it? Scotland is trying to leave the uk. Hong kong are also planning on leaving china. They all want to stay on their own.
Its has been over 40 years that people have been crying for restructure.
I have given up hope.
I want total disintegration.
That is final for me

beamtopola:
Why do you like robbing peter to pay Paul. Me I want enjoy my oil o.

Me i dont want restructuring but total disintegration. Se you get?

Apple is valued at 810 billion dollars.
Google at 660 billion.
Microsoft at 545 billion.
Amazon at 480 billion.
Facebook at 440 billion.
The five of them have close to 600 thousand employees.
These are the largest companies on planet earth; and they are all tech companies....they made their money from innovation...thinking out of the box. Funny enough, they are all bigger than nigera; the so called giant of africa.
That governor should be impeached.

ScotsReferendum:
Sarrki is a Fulani man.

Don't you know.?

I suspect as much. No wonder he shivers when he hears the word secession or restructure.

ScotsReferendum:
The most annoying thing is you never hear black people ask God to give them brain on how to produce modern technologies

They are always asking God for already made money.

We will never move foward what this kind of mentality. See that sarrki for example. He is against restructuring or disintegration. He wants the country to remain as it is.
Sarrki, se o ngbo?

sarrki:
The thing pepper am

Pepper me for wetin? Check all the comments here. You are the only one the is against restructuring or disintegration. You this fuccking propangadist.
Bloody nit-wit!!

2019 is coming. That man should be disgraced at the poll....that is if the country still exist.
Crazzzy foool!

reptile1:
The black man sure has a miserable nature. Hand over Ebonyi state to Germans or Americans even Koreans and see what becomes of it future.

The black man likes a feeding bottle system and would neva think out of the box to create wealth with his thinking cap on.

Ebonyi state is highly saturated with mineral resources and shud they be harnessed to the fullest, that state won't be seen on the radar of states begging for allocation. they are good @ farming especially rice production.

The problem with every black man on earth is his inability to think and this is why I fully support restructuring or outright disintegration cos if we dont depend on our mindsets to engage in productive ventures like Asians and Europeans do, we will keep looking for federal allocation to survive.

Brilliantly written! Blacks are very lazy but religious. Infact, the reason why we are very religious is because we are mentally lazy. When other races are creating new things, the blacks are nowhere to be found. We want to go to heaven so we can enjoy free things.
Eyin black people, e ronu oooo!!!

Ojiofor:
You sarrki doesn't want restructuring too?
Umahi has one vote!

That one is a confused person. The only thing he does on nairaland is shout sia baba or apc. He does not want restructuring nor secession, but want the country to remain the way it is. Parasitic dumb-ass!
That guy cannot be yoruba.

Enuguboy4nsk:
he is right.

Even Enugu state too will lose out because there us nothing being produced in Enugu here... coal is already obsolete and no good market or industries large enough to meet up with the state needs .


truth is that more than 30 Nigerian states will suffer.

Umahi is only being truthful and real...states like Ekiti;Osun;kwara will even be worse BC at least Ebonyi has Agriculture which the aforementioned states lacked.


Dont insult...just bring up a superior argument if u have one

And did osun, ekiti, and kwara ask you to cry for them? Baba face your region

sarrki:
Rather I will generate more tax
You will pay all your tax to me in the Omoluabi region
Income tax and even walking, talking tax if their is anything like that

Hausa-fulani man, stop caiming yoruba

Who da hell will want to restructure a country with 300 ethnic groups? You want to go back to something that failed 50 yrs ago. What your grandfather practiced that lead them to civil war. Only a foool, a useless person, a stupid person, and an eediot will repeat it.
We cannot go back to regionalism because it will increase ethnic tension. Awolowo, akintola, ahmadu bello and co would not advise you to practise it today. They all knew what they faced. There was hate, tribalism, nepotism in their time. No matter how you look at it, nothing will make nigeria better until we separate.
Regiionalism can ecxel in an indigenous country with less ethnic diversity. Those ones that are still shouting restructure are yet to face reality.
Restructure ko destruture ni.
Nonsense!!

manikspears:
Eeyah,it pain am

Pain me bawo? Men go sleep before i

dbynonetwork:
See how the AFONJA woman was disgraced..

How did you know she is yoruba and not one of your igbo sisters?
You guys must surely write nonsense

manikspears:
There is a transformer in front of your governor's office, go and hug it.I see my comment really got to you .if you are successful you won't be crying for Biafra,lazy soul ,oloriburuku somebody.

Mumu oshi. Shameless foool! You must be one of those yoruba kids that masturbate when you hear of biafra. Dumbass!!! And where did i ever mentioned that i am igbo?
You shameless eddiots make it seem like if igbos go or if nigeria separate we wont survive. How many hausas-fulani do you see matubate on biafra thread like some eddiotic yorubas like you? You oloribu make these igbos insult us here. Eddiot since you dont know me i person, how then do you know i am broke?
Ori e ti daru rawu rawu.
Now go and Bleep yourself
Fool!!!

manikspears:
this is how you know lazy and broke set of people

According to this dumbass, people who support nigeria division are poor.
Mumu oshi. Do you know me in real life? If you have nothing to say, just keep shut!!!
Dummy

Itsehkiri should not be added to the south west but the edoid region. Besides, who want regionalism when we will still split?
Let us just split once and for all

FrancisDiote:
Arresting that almajiri guy will only make the poo porpular. He does not know what he is saying, the Northern Elites are holding this country to ransom, he needs to understand that first.
By restructuring, the wealth of the nation will not be in the hands of a selected few.

We are not restructuring. We are disintegrating.
Say no to restructure.
Say yes to balkanization.