₦airaland Forum

Efewestern:
The task of unifying all related groups under a single umbrella is no small feat. You can agree with me that even the two major ethnic groups in the Southern religion have failed to unify some of their related groups scattered across various regions. If theso called majority with their large numbers are struggling to, why do you think it will be easy for the Urhobos to unify all related groups? Or do you want me to dwell on the disunity of these majority groups?

In the Niger Delta, the largest groups are the Urhobo-Esan-edoid bloc, the Efik-Ibibio-Akwa-cross bloc. The ijaw numbers are highly disputed but these groups I earlier highlighted have failed to come under a single umbrella and push for something, so the Ijaws with their unified strength have automatically assumed the largest in the region.

In the case of split up, lots of these groups will be vulnerable. In life, there is never a vacuum. Either you come together or you will be chopped separately and consumed. In the civil war, we all saw how the Midwest was easily overran and a leader imposed on them.

Same with the Efik-Ibibio bloc. Theirs is even more saddening because they are the largest and could easily become a voice of the region, but they have failed to unify. In all of these vacuum, the Ijaw quickly emerged and despite their disputed numbers, they became a voice the region where we have other majorities.

If Nigeria eventually split without these groups putting their house in order, they can easily be overran. This is a sad reality of life and reason no reasonable person will want a fragmented region. These groups need each other to survive a hostile territory where weakness is not needed. With the minorities all in one basket, it will be hard for any external force to overrun and dominate.

Well said Efe.

Efewestern:
Ijaws are still the best bet for minorities. Anyone ditching any alliance with the Ijaws are setting themselves for subjugation. The Ijaws are the only group that has unified their house and exerting unified power outside their traditional domains.

The issues with the minorities is the lack of unity and without unity you can't survive. Believe me, life is never for the weak and when the time comes, weaker nations will be subdued.

I can give a case for each bloc in the Delta as to why they can have their independent country but when you fragment these people, they become weak and vulnerable. Also, these individual bloc are yet to put their house in order, this lack of unity is why the Efik/Ibibio bloc can't command dominance in a region they have the sheer numbers, far exceeding that of the Ijoid and the Edoid. The Edoid bloc are also struggling to come under a single umbrella. The sole largest group there-the Urhobo haven't done anything in the last decades to bring every related group under a single umbrella.

Thankfully, the Ijaws have, and now have a united front. It's this united front that has enabled them fought fircely for the interest of the Niger Deltan people. It's also this united front enabled them wrestled the central government until they conceded to the demand of the people whose land they have exploited over the last five decades. Whilst they achieved very little success with their fight, you can agree with me that their voice is very important for other minorities and hence everyone must rally behind them if they want to survive a hostile country like Nigeria.

Also, the Ijaws seems to share ancestry and link with just every groups present in the Delta, giving them more link to bound and form and unbroken bond.

Interesting. A typical Urhobo man and butt licking the Ijaws. But when you are asked to share a country with the Ijaws after all these great commentary, you'll begin to blabber giving reasons why it's not attainable. Can't the Urhobo muster the strength as the bigger group to coordinate all Edoid groups from Akoko-Ondo to Degema in Rivers into one big ethnic group?

Mind you the fake Ijaw fight for Niger-Delta is a scam. Why is it that no other ethnic group benefits from this so-called Ijaw fight for minorities in the Niger-Delta except them. From the ministry of Niger-Delta, Amnesty, to the NDDC, the Ijaws cornered all to themselves. They used the fight for minorities to push Ijaw agenda to the extent of luring Obasanjo to pick GEJ as Vice to Yar'adua and luckily to the Presidential seat after Yar'adua's death.

Secondly, they enriched themselves with amnesty and made criminals like Tompolo, Asari and Ateke overnight billionaires. They also used the money gotten from the Ministry of Niger-Delta to promote their IYC/INC agenda in a bid to covet and landgrab other non-Ijaw seafaring tribe as part of them. We see this happen in Ndoki, Obolo, and even now to Oron. Please spare us this fake Ijaw whitewashing.

I actually visited one barbing saloon in Ajah Lekki axis called Centro Haircutz. The barbershop is after Blenco Sangotedo near Regina Pacis Catholic Church and sincerely the guys understand the science and art of barbing. Omo see carving.

mrvitalis:
Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro has finally exposed those that's sponsoring him Lmaooo

This man is not a member of Ohaneze not to talk about executive... Funny thing is media houses know this yet they keep quoting him

The other day he said Tinubu should pay igbos 10 trillion and media houses ran with it

Until Ohaneze sues media houses that quote this man as Ohaneze they won't rest

Well said. It's high time Ohaneze calls for the arrest of Isiguzoro for impersonation and also sue the media houses posting the views of the faceless Isiguzoro. Nothing less than 50 billion fine should be accepted. Some people must be taught a lesson for once.

ThothHermes:
Google is not helping me. What does Mohican mean in this context?

The last of his kind. It was actually a Hollywood adapted Action movie with the title The Last of the Mohican. The Mohican were an endangered American Indian tribe during Colonial America and the protagonist in the film became the last of his tribe after everyone had been wiped off by wars with neighbouring tribes as well as systematic genocide by the colonial powers of England and France over the ownership of America.

A great son of Igboland and the finest IGP in the history of the Nigerian Police Force. You showed maturity when it matters most. The Igbo nation is proud of you Sir.

Donaldoni:
Stupid thread full of half truths

Arogbofa only became Chief of Staff few months to the end of GEJ's tenure

Akinwumi Adesina was the only ranking minister in GEJ's cabinet.

Because it doesn't suit your evil narrative of scapegoating Igbos then its full of half truth. The world have seen you lots for who you are. First, under Buhari's tenure and now under Tinubu's government, presiding over two government of religious and tribal sectionalism.

Hotepking:
Stupid lies

GEJ gave several Yorubas key positions in his cabinet (I dare you to post the full list of major sectors under GEJ), Igbos were favored no doubt, but Yorubas were definitely not marginalized as falsely claimed. Here's a link showing the full appointment per tribe under GEJ:

https://www.nairaland.com/7846374/unmasking-lies-igbos-dominated-ex-president

Buhari was very lopsided in his appointments and massively favored the North no doubt, but Yorubas were the second most favored during his tenure. Once again you can fact check me.

Tinubu is the worst so far, the idiot is taking nepotism to a whole new level.

You won't gaslight us with your innocuous attempts to distort facts!

Igbos were not even favoured if you look at GEJ's appointment. The North West and South South fared better.

Donaldoni:
Tinubu can do better

But he's definitely up to something

Everybody must agree that GEJ and Buhari marginalized Yorubas in time past.

GEJ was worse

Oga defend your Agbado tribalist in peace and don't bring GEJ here. Tribalist Tinubu will be remembered as the worst President in the history of Nigeria.

Donaldoni:
GEJ started it

GEJ was nationalistic in his appointment. He started nothing and should never be compared to tribalist Tinubu. See evidence here.
https://www.nairaland.com/7846374/unmasking-lies-igbos-dominated-ex-president#125895756

Uchek:
Awesome!

It's our duty to continue to expose them.

flokii:
GEJ did far worse during his tenure as he marginalized Yorubas and appointed mostly Igbos into key Agencies and parastatals. The only notable Yoruba appointed by GEJ was Mr. Akinwumi Adeshina so why are the SEners making noise?.
They even went as far as taking up all the slots meant for Lagos State and were filling them with Igbos residing in Lagos , neglecting the indigenous people. First to do no dey pain.

Clown. See GEJ's appointments in the below link and you'll see what SE got. https://www.nairaland.com/7846374/unmasking-lies-igbos-dominated-ex-president

Ununu Ji in Igbo. It's show that it was borrowed from Igboland.

Deadlytruth:
And those military men where majorly of which tribe?
Rescue the nation from which plight? Didn't that rescuing end up in a civil war? Aren't people now of the opinion that Nigeria would have been better than it is today if that coup never happened? Why take power illegally for any excuse? The revenge coup was a Northern coup and those who carried it out don't deny that. Only you Igbos have refused to admit yours because you want to keep playing the victim card. The January 15 1966 coup is an Igbo coup because the pattern of the casualties and the eventual beneficiary revealed that there was a predetermined outcome aimed at elevating Igbos above other tribes by illegal means.

Always clever by half. Well, many of us who know your antecedents on Nairaland aren't disappointed with what you wrote because it was expected. Why should Ndigbo accept a coup planned and executed by the military as theirs? Perhaps, you're privy to information that we don't know, where Ndigbo held a meeting and asked the coupists to execute a coup on their behalf? Just read the gibberish you wrote and tell me if you're proud of such thoughts. You labeled the revenge counter-coup Northern coup and not Hausa/Fulani coup even when the main coup plotter Muritala Mohammed was an Hausa/Fulani from Kano, yet a coup led by Nzeogwu an Igbo from the Mid-West should be tagged Igbo and not southern coup. If middlebelters like Gowon, Danjuma etc participated in the revenge coup that made it Northern according to you, didn't other southerners like Ademoyega, Fola Oyewole etc not participants in the Southern coup that you now tag Igbo coup?

Perhaps, let me puncture your self bloated ego. You want Ndigbo to accept a coup, yet failed to tell us where the Hausa/Fulani accepted the revenge coup against Ironsi as an Hausa/Fulani sponsored coup? Tell us where the counter-coup sponsored by Gowon against Muritala was tagged a Berom/Kanke coup? What about the coup by Buhari, Babangida, Orkar and Abacha, have you tagged them by their tribes even when they were the main sponsors and beneficiaries?

Lastly, using that coup that happened over 50 years ago to justify the failed leadership of the country called Nigeria despite successive years of Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba dominated rule shows how myopic you are. So Ndigbo should remain the scapegoat for the failure of leadership at the center. If we agree that Ironsi with his military authoritarian rule in just few months in power made changes to the Nigerian constitution, what stops other successive military leaders with the more authority, jumbo bruteness and more years in power to revert the decree back to what it was.

This is 2024. Perhaps we can forgive you for being myopic in 2023, but when a person makes it a duty to be not just sentimental but parochial in matters that concern Ndigbo, then people have the right to start asking questions on the mental capacity and health of the individual in question.

Deadlytruth:
And the Tafawa Balewa you voted for at a time as critical as independence was the best on the ballot right? He was better than Awolowo and your own very well read Zik who were equally on the ballot right?

Then the Feudalist product Shagari whom you voted for in 1979 was the best in an election which your own cerebral Ojukwu contested.

Then the barely educated Alhaji Bashir Tofa you voted for in 1993 was the best over MKO a first class Accountancy graduate of the prestigious University of Glasgow?

Then the ex-convict Obasanjo whose stint as military HOS contributed immensely to the Nigerian tragedy was was the best candidate over the seasoned and unblemished technocrat Olu Falae who brandished a manifesto that would have industrialized Nigeria within fifteen years?

Why not look the way of comedy? In fact why are you just wasting your comedy talents on Nairaland while the likes of I go die and Teju Baby face are smiling to the banks daily with millions they rake in from their jokes which are no match for yours?

Igbos didn't vote for Balewa oga. Imagine the boldness in spilling fake information. I think it's time you learn your history. Zik was whom Ndigbo voted for both in the first Republic, and in the 2nd republic in1979. In 1983, Ndigbo shared their vote between Zik's NPP and Shagari's NPN with Zik racking the bigger percentage. In 1993, Ndigbo shared their votes between Tofa and Abiola with the former gaining 55% and the later 45%.

Then in 1999, Ndigbo voted for Obasanjo's PDP, then Yar'adua, and GEJ till 2015.

So know your history and be humble in learning.

The tribal bigots who accused the Igbos of cornering GEJ's government even when it was shown that they gained from it should hide their face in shame.

Buhari's government is a learner when it comes Tinubu's bigotry.

aribisala0:
What was the situation under Goodluck.Jonathan
Was there any Yoruba man heading

Finance Ministry,
Petroleum ministry,
CBN,
NNPC,
Budget and Planning,
FIRS. Inland revenue
Customs. ?

Shame on you. The Yoruba's headed many positions including some of the above under GEJ, don't be clever by half. The guys who argued with you on this thread are just rable rousers and should have nailed you with facts.

See the link below to keep shut for good.

https://www.nairaland.com/7846374/igbo-domination-goodluck-jonathans-government

https://www.nairaland.com/7846374/igbo-domination-goodluck-jonathans-government

Objectivist04:
We are not taking about 7 , we are talking about 14 and above.
If it is about 7 , I can tell you that many eastern states have it especially Enugu, lmo and Abia

Enugu has about 7 seven storey buildings that I know

I know Enugu had high rise building. But the problem is why did you ommit it from your list?

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Akwa Ibom is not like other states that everything starts and ends in the state capital.
Eket, Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Oron, Ikot Abasi are other notable places in Akwa Ibom.
You can live in these places without any reason to go to Uyo.

Yeah I agree. The agricultural activities in those areas ensures the abundance of food. And also the money that comes from the diaspora community helps circulate money with also salaries from government workers.

Uyo is a lovely city. Peaceful, neat, hospitable, with good roads. It also a tourist destination with it's lush hotels, green environment and beautiful people. I actually missed their beautiful women, they make good wife . The only issue with Uyo is the acute brokeness of it's indigenes. Although they hustle hard, but comfortable with the little they have. Way too comfortable which seems to be a disadvantage when it comes to creating and distributing wealth.

I was there in October last year. Saw their airport and the dual road leading to the main town. The town is sleepy. Too sleepy for my likeness. Money is not evenly distributed among the people with a few well to do guys working for the government and a few oil firms. Those who bring in money into the city are its indigenes in places like Lagos, Abuja and abroad. And you could see their efforts from the real estate happening in new towns that the government has helped developed in Uyo capital. I was impressed with the large number of Igbos in the state, mostly engaging in business activities. They are also a few Yoruba, Hausa and other tribes there as well.

I think the government has to do more to drag industries to the city. Like creating more industrial estate, empowering youths with loans to establish cottage firms and collaborating with neighbouring states in the South-East to build joint infrastructures like seaport and railway. This will help push businessmen in places like Aba, Nnewi, Onitsha and even Lagos etc to use the seaport facility and in turn site industries in the state.

blancsn1:
Sunday Oliseh is a beta coach whoas proven himself beta than the duo of Amuneke n Eguavoen combined.

Has Sunday Oliseh not coached the Super Eagles before? How did it end. Both Oliseh and Eguavoen have failed as Super Eagles coaches. Emmanuel Amuneke is yet to lead as Head Coach.

saddler:
Tribalism don set in.
Because you are igbo, Amunike has suddenly become better than Eguavoen

As old as your tribalist head is so you didn't see the point raised right? How long will the NFF continue to take us for a ride. Name the indigenous Nigerian coach that is currently better than Emmanuel Amuneke? If I was Amuneke, I'll tell the NFF to shove the job under their ass and go coach other organized African countries. His CV is too rated to be waiting on the corrupt NFF.

kingsways:
No, Eguavoen has failed before! The last time out after they sacked Gernot Rohr, he failed to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup. They want to play out the same scene again

They should have appointed Amunike. Amunike proved himself as a player, playing for Zamalek, Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona. He also proved himself as a coach when he took Osimhen, Chukwueze & Co to win the U17 World Cup, and then took lowly Tanzania to the Nations Cup.

Both as player and coach, Amunike stands above Eguavoen

Well said bro.

Topman7:
Even Ikot-Ekpene has a couple of Highrises.

Yeah, Uyo has a skyrise. I saw one close to the Government house when I visited in October. Ikot-Ekpene has one built by Akpabio. That one is an hotel I guess.

Objectivist04:
It really baffling that the entire south east don't have highrise building except the one Vincent Maduka built in a village In Anambra.
I don't know how our leaders and people think.
The following states have high-rise buildings in Nigeria.
Lagos
Oyo
Ogun (built by gov gbenga Daniel)
Delta
Edo
Rivers
Beyalsa( by fg)
Akwa lbom (also by state govt)
Kano
Kaduna

So the skyrise in Owerri na you build am . Owerri has like 7 if I'm correct.

I passed that area four months ago when I visited Unilag. I couldn't help but imagine the construction that CCECC did there. It seems like the construction was an idea of a drunk Engineer.

I understand that a flyover was constructed to connect Ojuelegba to the other side of Yaba but what is the essence of a pedestrian staircase. Infact once you get under the pedestrian staircase, you'll have to climb up the stairs and then down again as of you're climbing up and down a manual lift to get to other section. Perhaps the stairs is great for exercise but not for the sick and aged.

1. Emmanuel Amunike

aremubabs:
Have you checked Rohr's managerial history?




Have you checked Peseiro's managerial history? Someone who has managed Sporting CP and Braga? Someone who has worked as assistant coach with Real Madrid?

Stop hyping this Peserio. Check his records and you'll see the countless finals he lost all thanks to his anti-defensive football. Dude was famous in Portugal for bottling finals and his lack of Silverware. This was why it didn't come to me as a shock when he bottled the final to a weak Ivorian team.

Mrtaye:
Are you blind to skip his role as the coach who qualified Tanzanian national team to the nation's cup after several years in the wilderness and be also coached them at the nation's cup...... you must either be a prophet of doom or you are being paid to discredit Amunike

Don't mind the clowns. As if Ivorian and Senegalese coaches had any prior coaching experience before wining AFCON.

Amuneke has paid his dues with leading the Tanzanian team to their first AFCON and won the U-17 World Cup with Nigeria. Amuneke plays beautiful attacking football and understand the system that will bring out the best in Osihmen and our team.

Emmanuel Amuneke deserve the Coaching position. For those asking foolish questions like what has he achieved. Perhaps you lots should ask the Ivorian coach what he achieved before winning AFCON or Cisse the Senegalese coach his CV as well.

Peter Obi remains an Iroko both in governance and in the opposition. If it were APC or Tinubu in opposition, lies, deceitful protests, terrorism sponsorships, and propaganda would have been the order of the day like we saw from 2007-2014 when the scam party and true fascist group were in the opposition.

Agbado-Ronu and Buharists who were true reflections of their corrupt leaders should learn something from Obidients.