If you're ashamed of being a Nigerian then you're not a Nigerian and your passport should be revoked. You don't go around talking shit about your country and expect to be respected. People from your tribe contribute nothing to the economy of this country and we can't wait for you to create your so called Biafra with your 5 Igbo states. It's time for you to leave Nigeria. You are useless to this country,all you talk about is war and crime.
chiiraq802: I don't always agree with the Igbo speaking people...but i have this strange feeling that an Igbo President will really try a lot to transform Nigeria.
Don't know much about Peter Obi. I can never vote for Orji Uzor Kalu. I really prefer Gov Umahi.
Sooner or later an Igbo would definitely rule Nigeria so stop day dreaming. For now they are also Nigerians and have every right to want to rule this country.
Northerners have failed woefully except Musa Yaradua(this man for really do well).
Southwest tried too somehow.
E no go better for my brother(Goodluck).
So i think its ok if Nigerians equally give South east the chance too....
vasel15: First I would say to the people of Benue pick a side all your feet dragging is pissing me off or are you waiting for Fulanis to wipe you off the face of the earth, when would the spirit of your forefathers that stopped the Fulanis in 1804 enter you all, go and beg them and ask for forgiveness and they will guide you on what to do and you guys are wasting our time, pick a damn side now, are you for one Nigeria or middle belt Republic just like your son JS Tarka wanted and I know the man would be rolling in his grave now because he betrayed the people and now you people are paying the price and for those that don't know about js Tarka I wrote about him here https://www.biafranboys.org/why-igbos-leaders-must-learn-from-js. Your inability to take a stand is pissing us off the Igbos and hopefully the Yorubas, we have to do this together and be free from this Fulani hegemony just like your forefathers wanted before Fulani deceived them.
We Igbos support you and we want you to be free and we understand that you are used by the Fulanis during the war as I have studied the Fulanis and I wrote about it here https://www.biafranboys.org/fulanis-love-using-christians-to-do so someone like me understands although some Igbos are still angry about what you did in 1966. You killed them in Benue just close to home at least you should have allowed them to pass through, you people need to start a public campaign of apology on Twitter or Facebook and beg the spirits of those Igbos that you killed in 1966 but for me, I have forgiven you people, because I know we have a common enemy now.
We saw how the Fulanis killed Gana I wrote about it here https://www.biafranboys.org/benue-two-years-after-killing-gana and 2 years after killing him everything is worse some say Gana was a hero and some say he wasn't but after his death, Fulanis have been killing more and even Igbos are not spared we saw how they killed over 100 people near Benue in Ebonyi state, Gana was killed by the Fulani military aka Nigerian army and it is left for you to decide if he was a hero or not because I do not know, but I don't support killing a man that came to surrender in cold blood.
So we ask you the people of Benue form an alliance with the south and reclaim back your land and apologize to the Igbos that you killed and make it public so that all Igbos would support you with all their heart because some are still hurting from the pain of 1966, we must heal and move on.
So I tell the Benue people we are tired of this hide and seek and games, take a stand now do you want one Nigeria or you want the Middlebelt Republic and the time to speak up is now.
Kalu and Obi should be nominated as the president and vice president of Ibo Biafra. Igbo presidency in Nigeria will not happen in 1000 years. Would you give the keys to your house to thieves? NO NO NO.
Wisdomkosi: 2023 Presidency : Northern Group charges Parties On Sen. Kalu, Obi Tickets
Ahead of 2023 general elections, a Northern political group has called on other regions in the country to throw its weight behind a president of Nigeria from the South East , insisting that the two major political parties should zone its tickets to the region.
The group , Northern Elite Forum explained that its position was borne out of the “need to keep Nigeria United beyond 2023 and consolidate the country's gains amidst the security and economic challenges.
In a statement made available to IGBERE TV on Saturday in Borno by its National Coordinator, Alhaji Isa Ibrahim, and National Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu , the group insisted that southeast should produce the next president to balance the culture of presidency between the North and South, which has helped to douse the political tension in Nigeria.
It also appealed to the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress ( APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to zone their tickets to the South East hoping that Chief Whip of the Senate and Former governor of Abia state , Senator Orji Uzor Kalu clinches the ticket for the APC while former governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi clinches that of the PDP
The group however, expressed it's full support for Kalu considering his national acceptance, economic expertise and understanding of Nigeria
The northerners appealed to other zones to back Kalu as the new face of Nigeria in South East's quest to produce Nigeria’s first citizen in the next political dispensation.
They noted that “the right thing after President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure to have a president of Nigeria from the South East. And since South West and South-South have occupied the office in the current dispensation, the South East is next in line in the spirit of the justice, fairness, rotation principle and equity “This will bring an end of the acclaimed marginalisation of the South East. This will foster national unity and also bring to a close the bitterness of the 1967 civil war, which has lingered for more than 50 years.
I bet this article was written by an Igbo man. Igbos are always looking for war,always quarrelling, fighting and hating. Igbos have not learnt their lessons from the civil war. I think Nigeria should allow the 5 Igbo states to go,we have had enough of these Biafra people. Igbos are always looking for someone to help them fight,you will never see Igbo people fight for freedom by themselves, they're always looking for help from Yorubas or the Niger Delta people. Biafra people are real cowards and they act and talk like women.
This people will not stop; the government won't stop them because they are complicit in the whole thing. They approve of all these killings.
The best thing to do now is for the entire South and the middle belt and declare war on these people.
They are cowards who only attack at night. There has to be a way to attack this people back so that they can get the message.
It's really.
And for Southern leaders who are selfish and still playing politics with the life of their people; may whatever you serve strike you with paralysis and leprosy.
Enyi shut up. Akwa Ibom people don't resemble Igbos,we are good looking people. Igbos have big flat heads. Just leave us alone. STOP THIS STUPID ATTACHMENT BY FORCE.
koondog: Yorubaaa...leave us alone. We will decide for ourselves and will take with us all our blood in your useless south south. Look at people in Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Igodomigodo, Ikwerre, do they look like Yorubas or Hausas to you? They don't. They all resemble Igbo. We look different from Yorubas and Hausas. STAY ON YOUR OWN, LEAVE US ALONE, WE ARE NO THE SAME TYPE OF HUMAN BEINGS AND OUR BRAINS FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY!
Ewu. May thunder fire you. Igbo man thinks he's very smart. Stop wasting your time and energy, the Niger Delta people will create the Niger Delta Republic when the time comes. Igbo people like you will be in a landlocked Igbo Biafra and we will decide what to allow into your country through our sea ports.
2elliot: Seriously! All in niger deltans have I seen a people so foolish that their stupidity is beyond wonders. Guy, I be Ijaw. But I want to be in Biafra. I love Biafra and am ready to fight for it.
The Akwa Ibom state that I come from? Why are uneghe people so foolish? Bro,we rather die in Nigeria than join Igbos, God forbid. We are the highest producer of oil in Nigeria, do you think we're stupid enough to join another parasite like the Igbos? The Niger Delta Republic will be the richest nation on earth and that's what we want. Why can't you just create your Igbo country and leave others alone? Why are you begging us? If you want war we will give you war. Leave us alone.
2elliot: You can have your Niger delta, but e go shock you if akwa ibom and cross rivers don't join u. This two states are even more south eastern than the Igbo dominated south east from the map.
See Mumu. What do we gain from aligning with Igbos? Igbos have nothing to offer us,we have everything. We have oil and sea,what do you have? We want NIGER DELTA REPUBLIC not some stupid Biafra with another parasite that is even worse than the Hausas. You have 5 Igbo states,go ahead and create your country, leave Niger Delta people out of your nonsense. Stop begging.
The concerns raised are valid. However, Niger Delta should understand and leverage on the egalitarian nature of Igbo politics. It is better they annex and align with the Igbos, where equality is affordable for them, than to be in a country where their nature's gift is exploited and used to polish another region.
As for the location of capital, there will be a well-schemed conclusion.
They should make the best decision for themselves. Thank God Biafra isn't begging any region for annexation.
There is no need to keep arguing with Igbo people because there will never be Biafra. There will never be Biafra because the whole concept of Biafra is constructed around using the oil and sea of the Niger Delta people and that will never happen. Biafra will never happen because even if Nigeria breaks up,the Niger Delta people will go to war with the Igbos to actualise the Niger Delta Republic and secondly Nigeria will not give up the resources of the Niger Delta to the Igbos in the first place. The Niger Delta people would rather be in Nigeria than be with the Igbos. The Igbos are very greedy and dangerous people and it would be the biggest stupidity for the Niger Delta to join Biafra. In fact,it's easier for the Igbos to actualise Biafra with the 5 Igbo states because every other tribe in Nigeria will be very happy to see them go,Igbos are very quarrelsome and always fighting and complaining. The manner in which they have included the Niger Delta in Biafra without consulting the Niger Delta people is a big sign of the type of people they are and we the Niger Delta people are ready for them. We know in the end there will be war between the Niger Delta and the Igbos and we must be prepared to deal ruthlessly with them. The Igbos are desperately after our resources and sea way and we must defend ourselves.
I begin this write-up by saying that I mean no ill-thought towards the Biafran struggle or Igbos in general. What I’ve written here are mainly my personal reflections concerning the Niger Delta, especially with regards to non-Igbo groups and their stake in the Biafran movement which has been rebirthed for some time now. I am not a mouthpiece for the Niger Delta but I believe I’ve been in the Niger Delta long enough to know our problems and our stand. I’ve also interacted with many Niger Deltans to know their stand in the Biafran struggle.
When I use the term Niger Delta, I am referring to the region covering Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states. However, I understand that the region also covers Ondo, Imo, and Abia states. I’m not concerned with the latter because they are either Igbos or Yorubas and have their own struggles. The ethnic groups within my coverage include Urhobo-Isoko, Bini, Esan, Itsekiri, Ijaw-Epie-Ogbia, Ogoni, Afemai, Efik-Annang-Eket-Oron-Ibibio, Ogoja, Ejagham, and other groups in Cross River North. Ikwerre, Ukwuani, Ika, Aniocha, Ogba, and other Igboid groups, are not included. Historically, Biafra covered all the Niger Delta states EXCEPT Delta and Ondo states. This fact must be emphasised.
Pro-Biafrans are welcome to debate and address my issues in a civil manner. I understand that most pro-Biafrans resort to insults when salient issues are addressed.
Please let’s set a good precedence from hereon.
1. Biafra may not be better for Niger Deltans because Niger Deltans may end up living one form of subjugation for another. The argument Igbos have made for their freedom is the desire to be free from Hausa-Yoruba domination. That argument also applies to the average Niger Deltan. Igbo, no doubt, will be the major ethnic group if Biafra is actualised. Ijaws may have a stake due to their numbers. What about the Ogonis, Urhobo-Isokos, Itsekiris, Efiks, etc? Where will they fit in at the national level? The sad reality is that another Nigeria will just be made manifest and resentments will build up. What will really be the fate of minorities? Will they fare better in Biafra or alone? In Nigeria, big groups such as Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo checkmate each other’s excesses very well. Who will checkmate that of Igbos in the new nation?
2. Where will the capital be located? If we are to follow the notion of central location, the capital of Biafra won’t be Enugu but around Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene axis. Will Igbos allow their capital to be sited in a non-Igbo location? This is a very salient issue because you don’t expect the riverine Niger Deltan in Twon-Brass, for instance, to journey all the way to Enugu to see their President. It has to be a location where ALL BIAFRANS can access easily. Enugu won’t go.
3. The issue of annexation comes to play. For so long, e-Biafrans have annexed Niger Delta as part of the proposed nation. The map below shows us what Biafrans have drawn to constitute the new nation:
If we judge from this map, it means all groups in the Niger Delta have been annexed. My question is whether the leaders of these groups have been consulted before the annexation was done. I, for one, know that Urhobo-Isoko and Efik-Ibibio leaders have not approved of Biafra neither have anybody in these regions declared Biafra. So how and why were they included in the proposed map? Little things like this bring distrust and I understand that many of these non-Igbo regions have disowned the map and pledged allegiance to Nigeria. The declaration by the Delta State government is a case in point. I see this as forceful annexation. The so-called e-Biafrans have also not done much in calming the nerves of the people of the annexed regions. I’ve seen comments such as “if you don’t like it, go and stay in Sokoto”, “all land in the South is Biafraland”, etc. Is it not ironic that a group of people who want freedom want to annexe others?
4. What languages will be made the official languages of the new nation? I have seen several posts by e-Biafrans where Igbo was proposed as the official language of the new republic. What then will happen to other languages such as Urhobo, Isoko, Okpe, Efik, Ibibio, Oron, Ogoni, Eleme, Okrika, Kalabari, Bini, Esan, etc? Will they die off because of Igbo? Certainly NOT! If English is made the official language, the Igbo majority factor will kick in. If your name isn’t Chukwuemeka or Oliseh, Amarachi or Nneka, etc, you won’t get any appointment nor shall you be recognised. These are things we can’t deny. We are very ethnocentric in Africa.
5. What and what have Igbo nation done for Niger Deltans to gain their trust? Every day I see Igbo youths making enemies where there were none. They constantly use the agency of the internet to sprout controversy, hurl insults at dissenters and make unfounded claims. There is this general air of mistrust for Igbos by some Niger Deltans, particularly by Urhobo-Isoko and Bini people. What have Igbos done to checkmate this? Has any Igbo leader or group extended the hand of friendship to the Niger Deltans. Mistrust cannot be wished away. Most Niger Deltans would rather follow Hausas as slaves than follow Igbos as kings. This is the real reality and truthfully, Igbos caused this.
6. Who will lead the new nation? Obviously, Nnamdi Kanu, their hero, has fought tooth and nails for Biafra and he is currently cooling off in jail. If Biafra comes today, who will be the interim leader and what modalities are in place for subsequent leaders to be elected? Igbos have been the only ones fighting for Biafra since time immemorial with a handful of other groups here and there. Will Igbos allow other groups to rule over them? Will they allow an Urhobo man to be President, for instance? This is not a case of mere wishing. We have to understand that Niger Delta groups MAY NEVER BE ALLOWED TO RULE BIAFRA IF IT IS ACTUALISED.
7. Still on the issue of leaders, are the new leaders going to fall from the skies or they are simply going to change addresses from Abuja to Enugu. If so, what will change in the new nation? It is not arguable that Igbo national leaders are the most corrupt persons in Nigeria. If these same people are the ones to rule the new nation then there is no hope because corruption will be so rife that the economy of the new nation will shut down like a knocked engine. If we argue that new and younger leaders will arise, we still have the issue of who fought for Biafra to contend with. Most pro-Biafrans will not allow someone who sat at the periphery of the struggle to just come and waltz power away from the “heroes” of Biafra. If this is true then we will not have a proper democracy in Biafra.
8. Will Biafra be a utopia? The impression that e-Biafrans give is that Biafra will be perfect and we all know for a fact that this is not true. Apart from the issue of corruption and sentimentalism that have been addressed, we still have the issue of development. Where will money be generated from to develop the nation? In the whole of the proposed Biafra, only Port Harcourt and Onitsha are economically viable cities. Where will the investors come from? Why should they invest in a volatile country? Only in Warri, we have Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo at loggerheads, imagine what would happen to the whole nation. Secondly, I am sure that no Niger Deltan will allow his “oil” to be used to develop Enugu like what happened with Abuja, and is still happening today. Niger Deltans are getting wiser and by the time the new nation is formed, matters that border on oil, wealth distribution and infrastructural development will be raised.
9. The current structure of the proposed nation, as shown in the map earlier embedded, favour Igbos with more states. Urhobo has one, Efik-Ibibio has two, Itsekiri has none, etc. How will this be addressed? Certainly, every ethnic nationality will want adequate representation and so the structure on that map will never work.
10. Last, but not the least, is the issue of referendum. Some Biafrans are already calling for a referendum which will involve all parts of the proposed nation. I am pretty sure how this referendum will turn out. However, for the sake of being hypothetical, let us imagine that some ethnic groups/states vote against Biafra by the majority, what will be their fate at the end of the day? Secondly, will the result of such a referendum be true and honest? I understand that electoral malpractice forms a part of our identity. How are we going to get a true reflection of people’s thoughts? Thirdly, if states and ethnic groups do decide to vote for Biafra, what mechanisms are in place to contain Igbophobia, Igbomania, Igbocentrism, Igbo hegemony, Landgrabbing, and all issues that minorities have raised?
Above are the reasons why I feel that Niger Deltans will NOT subscribe to the Biafran movement. I have been very practical, philosophical and hypothetical in my approach. I do not speak for any group or persons but I present these issues for the pro-Biafrans to address. Niger Deltans can raise more issues that I have not raised. Finally, it should be noted that I expect insults directed at my person by e-warriors and keyboard mercenaries, as usual, but I won’t pleasure such persons with answers or altercations. If you raise good points, we can discuss like intellectuals.
Bro there is no Igbo in the Niger Delta. I presume you're talking about the Ikweres and Aniomas. You Igbo people are so needy,you're like women,that's why everyone is rejecting you. Just because Ikweres speak a language similar to Igbos doesn't mean they're Igbos. Wike and all Ikwere people have rejected you but you're still desperate. Na by force?
OnyeOlokoro: We want our igbo speaking brothers who are willing to join us from Niger Delta. Make una carry una oyel go we don't want u guys . Y una dey drag this issue
Ewu,try us and you see pepper. Niger Delta will deal ruthlessly with any Biafra idiot. Stupid uneghe people. Stop disturbing us,we're not interested in your rubbish.
Bro stop being stupid, there are no Igbos in Rivers State. The people you are referring to are known as the Ikweres and if there are Igbos living in Rivers there are from the South East and will return to the South East when the time comes . The Ikweres have told you a million times that they are not Igbos, why are Igbo people so needy and desperate to form alliance with everyone? Just because you speak a similar language doesn't mean you're one people with the Ikweres. I am Ibibio,we speak a similar language with the Efiks but we're not the same people, the Efiks have the right to do whatever they want. The way Igbos act is very scary,you believe you own everything, that's why the Niger Delta tribes will never join you. We will form Niger Delta Republic when the time comes. Igbos believe they own the Ikweres ,do you know how much Ikwere people hate the Igbos? You can't force people to like you or form an alliance with you,everyone has the right to protect their interests. I suggest you focus on the 5 Igbo states, you have a very big chance of having Biafra if you focus on the 5 Igbo states because the rest of Nigeria will be very happy to let you go,we're sick of your constant fighting and wahala.
Tobrasky: It's very fair to call out you duplicitous yorubas cause antecedents here have shown that it's mostly you grimey yoruba snakes that always create multiple monikers and burner accounts to hide behind the repugnantly predictable "we the South South" cloak to ethnic bait and spite the Igbos. For the record I'm a proud Igbo man of Enuani stock born and bred in Ibusaz and its very important to point out that the larger portion of the Igbo nation- I mean the rational thinking and practical Igbos (aside from the delusional IPOB deviants who are out of touch with reality) have categorically made it clear that we are not recruiting non-Igbo speaking minorities into the Igbo nation... they are the ones who are been unnecessarily making noise about Igbos dragging them into Biafra... all an act of attention seeking charades to be relevant and force themselves into the conservation of Igbo national discourse and self-determination.
The ideal and utopian "Biafra" that is practicable for every Igbo person is a purely homogeneous Igbo nation after we've weeded out the Ikwerre, some parts of Ika, Ukwuani and other tiny "Igbo speaking" subgroups still enmeshed in their identity crisis, the Igbo nation by and large will consist of the present 5 SE states, the Enuani/Oshimili people who have always maintained their proud Igbo heritage, and maybe pockets of areas in Rivers state where the people still maintain their Igbo identity even though Rivers state and its people as a whole have become very toxic to the tranquility of Igbos... we can make so without the Igbos there.
The Igbos are like a desperate woman,the man says I don't want you because I don't love you but the desperate woman says I love you so you must marry me. The Igbos say,Niger Delta people are our brothers so they must join Biafra,we're saying we don't like or trust the Igbos,we are happy where we are and if Nigeria breaks up we will form Niger Delta Republic. Alliance is not by force,try the middle belt or North Central. We are tired of other tribes depending on our resources.
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