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Date: Jun 20, 2017 15:21
Subject: AN IGBO VOICE ON THE QUIT NOTICE GIVEN TO NDIGBO IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
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AN IGBO VOICE UPON THE QUIT NOTICE GIVEN TO NDIGBO
It is no longer news that all the Igbo sons and daughters resident in
Northern Nigeria has been served a ‘quit notice’ by Northern youths
which notice has been subtly reiterated through a letter to His
Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo SAN, GCON, the acting president,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
THE HOT BUTTON
It is already fourteen days since some Youths of Northern Nigeria
issued what they term ‘Kaduna Declaration’ by which they believed to
have served a quit notice to all person of South-Eastern origin
resident in Northern Nigeria. This so called quit notice came as a
surprise to many people, both Igbos and non-igbos alike, as no well
meaning Nigerian expected this at a time Nigeria is trying to overcome
two major challenges namely insecurity and recession. It is no
surprise that Nigerians are already overwhelmed with the above
mentioned two challenges but the surprise however is on how a
particular tribe of the Nigerian nation has been singled out as the
whipping boy on whom this Northern Youths intends to vent their
frustration.
GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSES
This hot button, termed ‘quit notice’ to the Igbos has been greeted
with rejection and criticism from several quarters of the Nigeria
system. The Kaduna State Government was swift in condemning the so
called declaration and many other Northern leaders joined in
condemning the actions of the Northern youths. Subsequently, The
Acting President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo spoke eloquently on the matter
and called on all Nigerian Youths to be law abiding as no group will
be allowed to destabilize the peace in the country. The Acting
President has matched his words with action aimed at entrenching
lasting peace by painstakingly consulting with Northern leaders and
subsequently with leaders of South-Eastern Nigeria.
THE SUBTLE FURTHERANCE OF THE QUIT NOTICE
Ordinarily, it was expected that the Northern Youths would have
softened their stance to the extent of pursuing dialogue as a way to
discuss their grievances, but despite the call for unity by the Acting
President and all well meaning Nigerians, the Northern Youths have not
changed their mind on the quit notice. Rather they have, through the
letter addressed to the Acting President, persuaded him to see things
from their perspective.
ISSUES RAISED BY THE QUIT NOTICE AND THE LETTER TO
PROF. OSIBANJO
This hot button, being the quit notice to Ndigbo resident in Northern
Nigeria, as well as the subsequent letter addressed to The Acting
President, by Youths of Northern Nigeria have, in summary, raised two
major issues namely:
*That the 1966 military coup involved much of Igbo soldiers among
other things, and
*That Ndigbo are tenants in Northern
Nigeria and are no longer wanted by the youths.
As an Igbo youth, I want to identify with the Northern youths in
regretting the occurrence of the 1966 military coup. As we are all
familiar with the modus operandi of men in khaki, it couldn’t have
been a plot by Ndigbo entirely and infact, records show it was an
action orchestrated by few soldiers some of whom are of Igbo origin
but were blinded by overzealousness and quest for power. I wish it
did not happen. If time is reversible, I would have added my voice in
calling for reversal of that unfortunate coup that has not done us any
good but damage.
THE HIGH COST OF THE COUP ON NDIGBO
1. The murder of Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi in the counter coup may be
defensible on the fact that some Igbo soldiers orchestrated the 1966
coup (even though Ironsi was not seen to be part of the coup);
2. The killing of non-count Igbo sons and daughters in Northern
Nigeria sequel to the counter coup may be defensible still on Igbo
involvement in the 1966 coup. That mass killing is what the Northern
youths now call mob action in their letter to Osibanjo;
3. The death of millions of Ndigbo during the civil war and the
absence of remorse from fellow Nigerians for the brute visited on
Ndigbo using weapons and hunger, has as well been defensible on the
1966 coup;
4. The somewhat ostracism which Ndigbo had to undergo after the civil
war, which placed them under a special ceiling so that both militarily
and politically they could not ascend to certain heights has also been
because of the 1966 coup;
5. The continued campaign against Ndigbo which aims at eliciting more
hatred against the Igbo race as a people and which seeks to vilify an
Igbo person as the worst of all the components making up the Nigerian
nation, the same approach the Northern youths have employed now, is
according to them ‘because of the 1966 coup’.

POSER QUESTION
Can every act of aggression against Ndigbo be justifiable indefinitely
because of a coup involving some Igbo soldiers some fifty years ago?
Fifty years after, with the few Igbo soldiers involved late and
forgotten, and millions of innocent Igbo sons and daughters having
paid the ultimate price with their lives for the wrongs they did not
commit; Youths of Northern Nigeria conveniently declares that people
who are cohabiting peacefully with them in Northern Nigeria who has
Igbo blood in them are banished to South-East Nigeria. Justifying this
action, the youths say it was Ndigbo that led the 1966 coup.


Isn’t it trite and redundant to vilify a people for
a fifty years old wrong they know nothing about and which they
solemnly regret? Will the youths of Northern Nigeria not consider that
it’s about time they stop visiting Ndigbo with abhorrence especially
those dwelling peaceably with them? Justifying abhorrence on a people
because few of their kind orchestrated violence fifty years ago is
trite. Times have changed in Nigeria and people whose region has bred
unprovoked violence in the country has been receiving developmental
attention of the government and that is the right thing now. But how
is it that a violence of past fifty years remains fresh with
retribution still being called for against a people?
BIAFRA AGITATION AND IGBO LEDERS OF THOUGHT
First and foremost, the only reason why the Biafran agitators still
find space to do so is because they operate non-violent. Being
non-violent makes them beneficiaries of the constitutional provision
of freedom of thought and expression. That few Igbo persons keep
speaking out of their obsession and believe in erstwhile struggle does
not mean it is an Igbo slogan or an Igbo agenda. Common sense goes to
prove that if Ndigbo has an evil agenda against the Nigerian state,
the sons and daughters of Igbo origin would not be seen buying landed
properties and building mansions and estates in addition to factories
and institutions across all the nooks and crannies of the Nigerian
nation. Who else among the components of Nigeria has done like Onye
Igbo in developing a land in which he knew is not his father land? The
experience of insecurity in North-East Nigeria has not deterred the
Igbos from operating in the region despite the high toll of casualties
recorded as a result of the direct and indirect murders on the Igbo
people. Properties lost to the menace are beyond countable.
Even at that, Ndigbo have not abandoned North East Nigeria but rather
identifies with the people of the region also in the suffering and
loses of lives and properties with readiness to continue identifying
with the North in this trying time of that region. Numerous epitaph
abounds in the South Eastern Nigeria to show that Ndigbo has paid
costly for having being in the North East and for remaining in the
region in the face of ruthless insecurity.
When will Nigeria appreciate the dogged spirit of the Igbo person who
even though he has stayed under the special ceiling restricted by
manmade limitations, but yet has contributed to the development at the
North, at the West, at The South and least at the East-his home land.
Some of the leaders of Nigeria cannot be said to have appreciated this
patriotic spirit and ingenuity of Ndigbo. One could hope for future
leaders, but we now have our youths from the North, supposedly future
leaders towing the path of retrogress as a convenient option and this
is unfortunate. The Northern youths says their reason is because of
the Biafra agitation. Yet we know that the agitators for Biafra have
not killed any Northerner.
On the other hand, those who are agitating for a caliphate in the
North East had killed a lot of Ndigbo at churches, markets, schools,
residences, etc, their epitaph scattered across the South East; yet
Ndigbo did not banish northerners in Igbo land, neither did Ndigbo
blame all northerners for allowing unprovoked violence spiral out of
control under their watch and before their own eyes. Could it have
been convenient if Ndigbo called for a Northern-referendum to allow
the north decide whether they go with caliphate or not?
Well Ndigbo couldn’t have called for that because it would have
depicted insensitivity and even the youths of Northern Nigeria could
have asked what is wrong with the Igbos for bringing such numb
proposal. This supposition goes to showcase the fact that what is not
good for the goose is not good for the gander.
IPOB/MASSOB OBSESSION
Nnamdi Kanu et al who are agitating for Biafra under the guise of IPOB
or MASSOB are not significant enough to becloud the entire Igbo race
to the extent all acts and deeds of Ndigbo across Nigeria becomes
insignificant except the activities of few inconsequential persons who
have chosen to agitate for secession. The Northern youths are
obviously obsessed with the activities of Biafra agitators, but they
must diffuse the obsession by paying heed to well meaning Igbos both
in the South-East and in the Northern Nigeria in order to ascertain
the true position of Ndigbo. Let not the agitation by few Igbo persons
be construed as the agenda of the entire Ndigbo.
NDIGBO AS THE WHIPPING BOY
A novel was published in 2014 titled the “The Whipping Boy”. The
content of that book is, to an extent a clear position of the Igbo
people as members of the Nigerian nation who wants better relation
with fellow Nigerians, especially the Northern Nigeria. I implore the
Northern youths to take the content of that book as opposed to the
agitation for secession because what the true Igbo man wants is a
better Nigeria for all Nigerians and not a small country made up of
homogeneous people.
Ndigbo are use to a large population and a great land mass as it is in
Nigeria and not a small land mass that restricts and inhibits the
industrious spirit of the Igbo person. We rather have better and
prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerian where Ndigbo is one of the major
players as endowed by God, than to have a small country where the Igbo
ingenuity will be inhibited.
DENOUEMENT,
FAUTE DE MIEUX
In conclusion, there is nothing better than peace and unity. On behalf
of the well meaning Igbo youths, I plead for peace between Ndigbo home
and abroad with the entire people of Nigeria, especially the people of
Northern Nigeria whose youths are now showing symptoms of impatience
against the Igbos in their land. In the spirit of sincerity let the
Northern youths accept the Igbos to stay with them in peace and unity.
However, if the initial stance of the Northern youths remains
steadfast, such that they cannot rescind their “declaration” I urge
them to sincerely voice it out one more time as an act of sincerity
devoid of deceit so that they shall still be honour bound. Then I urge
them to take the matter to the National Assembly where the matter, if
legislatively expressed successfully, shall have a force of law.
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides, as I
assume the Northern youths know already, that Nigeria shall be one and
indivisible. The declaration made by the Northern youths is only an
attempt to do the impossible. A declaration by some youths anywhere in
Nigeria whether South or North cannot supersede the written
Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, neither can it usurp the
grundnorm.
The Northern youths can only succeed in this onerous quest if they
convince the National Assembly to do their set goal of cutting out the
Igbo people out of Nigeria. Where this becomes a reality, all Igbo
sons and daughters will gladly go home. We are known for being ‘home
inclined’ after all, therefore it shall be a pleasure. Here in the
South-East, we shall accommodate all law abiding Nigerian irrespective
of region, tribe or creed.

GOD BLESS THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.


GOD BLESS NDIGBO

GOD BLESS SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN NIGERIA.

Murderer, you should have left her alive so that in times like this, she can narrate her part of the story for sane minded persons to discern.

The fact that (3 ) three northern states were mentioned as 'host communities' is not a problem. Take note that this is a special coinage which give special meaning to the phrase 'host community'. It is allowed in curtain circumstances to give special meaning to words or phrases within the context of that circumstance.

This is a legal document and that special meaning is understandable by any seasoned lawyer around.

Host community for the reason that such community is having a key petroleum infrastructure in the states mentioned is not a fraud but a fair play.

Note also that, as pointed out above, these communities who have been named as 'host community' for the purpose of this document shall not be receiving equal derivation allocation with those of the communities where oil exploration is a taking place, but rather, the former receives less.

Nigerians should welcome this development in the interest of progress.

Kyase:
wait, why am i a christain in Nigeria?
God why join me with this set of people? Complain, complain, complain, nonsense.

Stop: you are not a Christian

TINALETC3:
Is Nnamdi kanu among d Igbo leaders , if no, dey hvnt started anything yet

Nnamdi Kanu is not a leader in Igbo land. Pls take note

Oche, you have done us a favour by this important piece you authored. God bless you.

I am an Igbo and I agree with your position.

Please Nigerians, when Ipob call for sessetion was it an Igbo agenda as in the entire Igbo race or a view expressed by just an infinisimal group?

My answer is the later.

Now how can a whole federal lawmaker back the call for Igbo people to exit Northern Nigeria?

Oooooohh!

If Boko haram which killed many people and which continues killing both southerners and Northerners; if that menace originated in the south or in the southeast for instance, the northern youths and this backers would have called it a conspiracy and would have resorted to killing southerners in revenge just in addition to calling for "disengagement of the north from a cancerous south".

The South has continued to endure with the north as BH continue to do more harm.
Why can't the north (I mean people like this fwd. Lawmaker) show maturity and understanding on the madness being exhibited by both Ipob and Northern Youths?

vayne:
Ultimatum or no ultimatum,our stance remains thesame!

Let the country divide peacefully after which everyone can relocate!

You can't ask anyone to relocate when the division process has not been concluded,conclude it and see if any Igbo remains anywhere outside igboland!

If the north wants a breakup,they have their members in the HOR through which to channel their idealogies!

1)Why is the SW so scared of condemning the approach of the north towards secession as it did to NK led agitation,under the guise of "following due peaceful process",what are they scared of?

2)why can't the SW tell the north to represent their case through their members in the house of reps like they always tell igbos?

3)why haven't they threatened the north with war like they did to Igbos?

What are they scared of?

I am an Igbo man, but I tell you, you are not representing the Ndigbo by confusing important discuss like this.
Why is it that I cannot find reasonable Igbo brothers who will make sense of this ongoing issue here?

YorubaMod:
I no fit laugh ...where are those Afonjas.. Come and carry ur lost sheep oo, he has forgotten his village. . , maybe he is from Ogbomosho or ijebu, he can't remember clearly. .

Soon people like you will have to be stopped from spewing trash when serious issue is being discussed. Don't you know that you are mature enough to represent you community in an important dialogue or discussion with other ethnic group? How is it that you wish to be a child forever?

JasonScolari:
These guys are really tired of sucking their master's long diick.



Though it's really suprising, but it's indeed a welcome development.

If there is a matter you take serious and avoid sacarstic speaches then this is one.
Why can't you make reasonable contribution?

Op hold it there.

One major reason we always have scarcity of tomatoes and other veges is because immediately after the rainy season, farmers in the North embarks on dry-season/irrigation farming where they produce tomatoes, onions and other veges. But naturally, once rainy season resumes, those plants surviving by irrigation or artificial water supply begins to die off as they find it hard to continue their life under the rain.

Based on that the farmers are left with the option of going into rainy season farming instead of exhausting their energy on trying to revitalise dying crops who cannot survive rainfall due to the fact they have been used to artificial watering.


Your post is super important still. Because it educates future farmer to take advantage of a gap that has the tendency to yield good money to whoever ventures in.

Op hold it there.

One major reason we always have scarcity of tomatoes and other veges is because immediately after the rainy season, farmers in the North embarks on dry-season/irrigation farming where they produce tomatoes, onions and other veges. But naturally, once rainy season resumes, those plants surviving by irrigation or artificial water supply begins to die off as they find it hard to continue their life under the rain.

Based on that the farmers are left with the option of going into rainy season farming instead of exhausting their energy on trying to revitalise dying crops who cannot survive rainfall due to the fact they have been used to artificial watering.

Danishguy:
Igbos please come back... Why they backed out was simply because they finally looked into the data, and discovered that the north would lose more, if the Igbos decides to leave their stupid deserts. If the threats were issued to the Yerobas, they wouldn't have backed out.

Biko kwusinu ifea. Stop that rubish flowing from you.

Be reasonable when commenting on reasonable issues

Iam one of the Igbo persons settled in Northern Nigeria, but all along while these groups called massob and ipob I have always seen their activities as madness and arrant nonsense.

However, with this action emanating from Youths of Northern extraction, I am worried. My worry premised on the fact that this purported Arewa Youth seems to have chosen to act in tandem with the wishes and intentions of the former groups whose actions I had termed as arrant nonsenses.

People in the house:
It should be noted that the soon to emerge creed which shall likely dominate the religious world is such a hybrid credo which shall be a combination of creeds from more than one article of faith.

It shall have its adherents practicing elements of many faiths yet in one credo.

eodavids:
I read through this long thread.
Let me ask: being Southerners in the Northern part of Nigeria, the father and mother of the victim 'Adama' are they not members of their town Association in the place they live?

If the father for instance is a member of any such association, that association will fight this matterband where it prove so difficult, they will link their national caucus and even their home state government for justice in this matter to prevail.

It is hard for one family to enforce justice in a matter that the police seems compromised already.

Southern living away from home, please form and join associations in your respective towns of residence and have link with your sister branches across the country then maintain the unity of your people nationally so that things like this will not be occurring.

If others sees that you are connected nationally and that your lives and rights cannot be taking away or infringed upon anyhow, they won't harm you like this.

A word is enough for the wise

I read through this long thread.
Let me ask: being Southerners in the Northern part of Nigeria, the father and mother of the victim 'Adama' are they not members of their town Association in the place they live?

If the father for instance is a member of any such association, that association will fight this matter and where it prove so difficult, they will link their national caucus and even their home state government for justice in this matter to prevail.

It is hard for one family to enforce justice in a matter that the police seems compromised already.

Southern living away from home, please form and join associations in your respective towns of residence and have link with your sister branches across the country then maintain the unity of your people nationally so that things like this will not be occurring.

If others sees that you are connected nationally and that your lives and rights cannot be taking away or infringed upon anyhow, they won't harm you like this.

A word is enough for the wise

This is not bad, because he did not cross the red- line.

People should know the safe thing to do and avoid the unsafe-foolish ones.

Its a good News

Use neo presol and Whitefield ointment.
Avoid the eye area and do not apply to any part other than the surface areas.

This judgement is a welcome development because the law do not accommodate ultra vires practices whether by LG or any other.

The good news is that no marriage will be affected by this ruling if such marriages have been celebrated according to the MA. Section 34 of the Marriage Act (MA) is to the effect that minor defects in a marriage in which the couples intended to carry out a proper marriage under the Act, such minor defect will not nullify the marriage. The law also recognizes what is called rectification of marriage.

Oh no!

We had a good news from calabar on how a kind neighbour built house for his poor childless neighbour; why is this wicked act occurring in the same calabar simultaneously?
Why Can't people and group be known for goodly attributes solely?

This educating piece is a clear evidence that Osibanjo is indeed wise and full of insights.

More wisdom to you sir.

HungerBAD:
Exactly my problem with people like this OP.

I am a Christian and i have serious problems with this write up. So you are bringing Biblical Verses to Justify the suffering of people on Earth?are you joking?The Pope and other Church leaders like T.D Jakes, Adeboye, Oyedepo and co that live like Kings, the suffering does not extend to them too?or you have a Bible verse to justify that they should be exempted from the suffering too?

You Biblical Scholars should let us practice Christianity in Peace, and not try to cause confusion with this kind of annoying write ups.

Dear, Those wealthy people you mentioned are not yardstick for measuring anything in Christianity. To whom much is given, much is expected.

Let it interest you to know that the poor will make heaven more than the rich (parable of Carmel passing through the needle eye). So much of heaven-bound believers are the poor and not the wealthy, not even a wealthy pastor.

God is interested in your making eternal life than in your acquiring wealth and affluence, as the people you mentioned.

When JESUS-CHRIST was on earth, the Bible says he was friend to Lazarus, Mary and Mater. Surprisingly, the all powerful Jesus did not make them wealthy. If it were me and you, those orphans needed wealth and comfort above any other thing, but Jesus thought otherwise. When Lazarus died, HE cried in grief and raised him back to life which is more difficult.

God delights in the humble more than the wealthy. And The wealthy must work extra mile before they make eternal life. The wealthy pastors there fore must work extra mile or they could miss heaven.

miraclea:
This post should not have make back page talk more of front page the level of ignorance is so much
1,The body of christ is called church
2,The building you see is called fellowship
3,Jesus Christ is the true church
4,Jesus is God's word who became man through the power of the Holy Ghost to redeem man to God from sin through Himself
5, Jesus christ is not a prophet neither can any book written by any earthy prophet or any religion called him one
6,The koran was written hundreds of years after the resurrection of Jesus christ think about that
7,True Christianity is not a religion as some thinks it is the only way to God the true worshipers worship God in spirit and truth not in any city or going to any town

You did well

Well, the Bible is a book whose content is not doctored (not even by Christians) to suit today's aguement nor to prevent antichrists from arguing against its content.

There are many religions which sprang up because they admire the virtues of Christianity but do not want to join THAT WAY. Such religions copied a lot from Christianity with modifications on the areas they failed to understand. But, that is the mystery which cannal mind wouldn't comprehend

THOSE POINTS RAISED AS TO WHY SHE LEFT CHRISTIANITY ARE THE BAUTY OF IT.

"JESUS DID NOT LIVE AS A CHRISTIAN AND WAS NOT GOUNG TO CHURCH" simply show that the lady was oblivious of Christianity.
Jesus is the source of a new agreement between God and men which agreement was sealed by his blood through the sacrifice for the whole world.

It shouldn't be expected that JESUS-CHRIST should have featured in that which resulted from His DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION. Jesus brought up some twelve persons (apostles) whom he instructed on the course of His ministry on earth (before His crucifixion) and, after His resurrection, he commanded them ( Matt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:15-16) to preach in His name and convert people into Christianity. That is why Christianity started after Christ had ascended into Heaven. And God, at this point had axalted JESUS-CHRIST above all and at the mention of His name all kneels must bow (Phil. 2:9,10,11).

If a person perhaps out of confusion or delusion chose to follow a sweetened version of human credo, no surprise. If she is such enquisitive, she will unravel more omnious confusion that side and will have to deal with the resulting dilemma.

Any person who abandon Christianity because of the simplicity in Christ and Christianity is purely ignorant of the Bible and infact God's mind.

WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE PROVES THAT CHRIST JESUS IS THE SOLID ROCK WHOSE LIFE, SACRIFICE, RESURRECTION AND POWERS ARE AUTHENTIC AND BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHENSION. ONLY HIM CAN SAVE AND ONLY THROUGH HIS NAME IS THERE SALVATION FOR MANKIND (Acts 4:12; 1Tim. 2:5-6).

This is enlightening. Tnx

All animals likely have some functions in balancing our eco-system.

Which animal then is worse or less beneficial to humans that deserve being killed/eaten by human?

To love animal is no crime and to make case for conservative approach to animals may be OK, but, why this OP chose snake as an "innocent animal" without making similar case for the likes of Antelope, Deer, Civet, Grasscutter, Rabbit, Buffalo, Fishes, Chicken, Goats, Cow and many others in the categories of either Domestic or Bushmeats; I mean it baffled me that OP here did not recognize known innocent animals as one but rather gave such attribute to snakes which he himself acknowledges has the potentials to cause death to Innocent Humans.

Its obvious many of the comments here by Nairalanders have taken exception to the OP's calling of snakes "innocent"

"In compliance with section 145(1)" has summarized everything as well as eliminate all ambiguities.

The letter thus has the meaning usually construed from the provision of the section of the the constitution cited. Period!

You must get a Lawyer.
The intricacies involved in registering a trade name requires that a lawyer be involved.

moblix:
Bible say pray 4 our enemies

Point of correction: Buhari is no enemy to any Nigerian; rather our president. As a Christian, my Bible says: pray for your leaders.....

They have not been taking pictures of our president in dark arena like this before.

Photographers should be taking pictures of ur president in open and clear places so we may continue to appreciate our leader.

Langbasa:
Good morning sir,i'm DOCTOR LANGBASA from BE FREED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL,We came to check if u are taking ur drugs according to prescriptions.

Doctor sir,

Vecman22 and Omenkalives are not taking their drugs since they escaped from the correction center.

Need to have them in custody again