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This Tinubu came a long way. My Yoruba professor was joking how this man was barely surviving in the U.S. driving cabs in Chicago and now look at him now! Looting public funds. It must be nice for him.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=609616.msg7789494#msg7789494 date=1298516438]But infact ppl are saying "o se" all around. Was watching a Congo music video that had Yoruba in it, Ghanaian video that had Yoruba in it and multiple more of that. Now why is that? [/quote]Wrong. People singing Igwe or Chineke me from Senegal all the way down to Namibia. And let us not discuss Ghanaian music, because they loves Igbo. Look at the song with Flavour and V.I.P. And Duncan Mighty spent a lot of time in Ghana. They love the Igbo boys and we love them too.

Why are Yorubas trying to make Egun culture go extinct? They can't even use their Egun names or speak their language. Shame on you all!

I support the Egun people and their question to preserve their culture and language from Yoruba hegemony.

Nzeogwu is a name I have always respected.

I wish he had succeeded. . . Well he did but the fools down South did not complete their task.

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As Ndi Igbo officially become politically irrelevant

BLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2011 - 4:51PM | BY OSITA NWOYE
There is a saying of my people

Ndi Igbo enwe eze; which means, The Igbo people do not have a king.

It is a statement that best described our traditional parliamentary system of government before the British destroyed it all with our help (another story). But now, the proverb should be reconstructed to state

The Igbo people of Nigeria have absolutely no direction.

Looking at the electoral register, the south east is the 6th /last political zone in order of number of voters registered.  It is no surprise then that ACN quickly rezoned the vice presidency to the South West.

But my greatest amazement was that the supposedly Igbo party (APGA) endorsed PDP which has ensured that no position of authority in their government has been zoned to the south east. Talk about political sense.

The Igbos used to have the Senate presidency, before fellow Igbos made sure the Igbos there did not succeed; same with the PDP chairmanship.

It is shame that the political Igbos have gone this way politically. This has been caused by the absence of credible leadership. Igbo politicians will sell themselves for what I do not know. Pathetic!

Who should be blamed? Ekwueme? Ojukwu? The Igbo political leaders? The clowns of Ohaneze? Rubbish!

I am no tribalist; in fact far from it. I describe myself as a Benin boy from Anambra State. If allowed, I would prefer to be governor of Edo state 10times before Anambra state. I have not been ‘home’ in ages too. But you see, I just have this affection for ‘my people’ and it is painful to watch us self destruct.

Especially when hope is nowhere in sight.