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IG:
@fayahsoul, it seems to me you are in "battle mode" and very angry which will make it really difficult to reason with me. Until you get the anger off your chest and move into "discussion mode" I do not think we can get anywhere.

nsibidi101:
whether biafra is the wrong or right call shouldn't even be the issue.the issue should be laying the right foundations of good leadership and kicking the ass of wicked leaders in our homeland.If we intend to match against evil and give our lives to fight corruption and indiscipline in biafra, what stops us from matching and fighting against it NOW in our eastern homeland, adopting a do or die approach attitude for all that is good, afterall many on this forum have laboured to associate us with good and none else, making sure only our best brains represent us?
the situation on ground is that many of us prefer to flee from the east to other areas in nigeria and beyond instead. they leave the management of our affairs to the wrong human material who are only interested in personal agrandizement.if we do not have enough resolve now to hold our leaders accountable and perhaps show nigerians that we are all we claim to be, in other words a shining example(like fashola presently) against all odds, then it is wishful thinking to beleive these leaders (in the east ) wouldn't high jack our affairs once again when the dust settles from the struggle.

Kobojunkie:
For those who like to get their FACTS right, please check the below threads to know if Kobojunkie actually ASSERTED that there are 5% of Ibos who an ANTI-BIAFRA. I notice it is now customary for some elements on nairaland to PLAY TWIST KOBOJUNKIE’s WORDS when they are comfortable that threads cannot be searched out for FACTS.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=292439.msg4144070#msg4144070

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=292983.msg4146561#msg4146561

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=292727.msg4148519#msg4148519

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=293570.msg4150254#msg4150254

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=293805.msg4154881#msg4154881

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=293555.msg4179104#msg4179104

eina:
@Eziachi, Dede1

I wouldn't say that Biafra if ever actualized will SURELY be a failed state. But the chances of failure is VERY HIGH considering how difficult it may be to get it right. The only thing that will make an actualized biafra a success story is when a kind of system of government is setup with far extended powerfull checks and balances that will be able to counteract the low ethical mindset of the people. For instanse, corruption will always thrive in Nigeria as long as the checker (EfCC) is powerless and independent from executive controls and influence. To my own understanding Nigeria is not working because the checks and balances are so weak in the sense that anything blocking the flow of governance will be left to remain so without an external independent force flushing it out immediately. From what am seeing today in the south-east I doubt if Biafra can easily structure that kind of government. It will take divine intervention. It will be easier to fail than succeed. whatever it is that is making Nigeria static in development can likely manifest in Biafra.

IG:
@fayahsoul, yes I've heard many southerners say that Benue is not in the North but I've never heard the people of Benue say that. So I can't agree with you that Benue is not technically a Northern state.

And I am neither Hausa nor Fulani. Assuming every northerner must be Hausa or Fulani screams total ignorance of the north. Allow me to set straight a common mistake many Southerners make. The North is not defined by Hausa or Fulani. In fact where I come from many people look down on the Hausas and the Fulanis. But let me say that I don't share that view, cos I believe people should be respected irrespective of their ethnicities.

IG:
Actually I am trying to have a discussion here and not an argument. So all I am trying to do is present my points. If you want to debate (not argue) then present points that convincingly disprove mine.

chiogo:
LOL it's not my fault you're poor.

And you'll stay poor with all these tantrums. prostitute, huh? at least I didn't patronize you. 
Get a life jare. typing in red doesn't scare anybody. I'm done with your broke-ass anyway. what a dweeb!!

chiogo:
LOL talk about digressing from the topic. Na you be chicken head. thunder faya that your head.
So, if one is a Doctor or in this case, an actor, how is s(he) robbing from the poor? you're not making sense.
It's your type that blame others for their misfortune. Just work hard - it's that simple.

chiogo:
LOL this perm thing is bothering you a lot now, isn't it? Have we met before? show me one 'over-privileged' Nigerian and I'll show you a thousand under-privileged relatives of that person. Like they say, charity begins at home. I'm sure these 'over-privileged' people are helping out their family members. And if they're not, woo hoo!!! Let's assume you're not 'poor' like you say lol, what have you done for the society? pray tell. I guess you should be kidnapped too. orisirisi on nairaland.

chiogo:
LOL it must suck to be poor.
Some people actually worked their way up. why not the whinos(whining people lol) do the same?
It's never easy but don't take your anger out on those who made it legally.

IG:
The Oil I talked about in Borno state is in the Chad Basin which is an area shared by Nigeria, Niger Republic and Chad Republic. Chad and Niger are already extracting oil on their own parts of the Basin. It is only Nigeria that is yet to start. Although the Federal government during Obasanjos's time has issued licences for Oil prospecting on the Nigerian side. This I think are OPL298 and OPL 732 issued during the 2006 bidding rounds. But now everything has stopped because of allegations of misconducts during that bidding round and we are told that investigations are going on.
As for the request to prove why the Hausa/Fulani don't want sovereign national conference, I can't say much because I am not Hausa/Fulani. I am not even sure that there is an ethnic group called Hausa/Fulani. One is either Hausa or Fulani. And where I come from there are no native Hausa people only Fulanis who are also of insignificant number.
But I'll advice you to put up that question to a "Hausa/Fulani" if you know any , maybe he/she will give you a satisfactory answer.

If you want more reading on oil in Chad basin then follow the links below
http://www.mbendi.com/indy/oilg/af/ch/p0005.htm
http://www.nigeria-oil-gas.com/nigeria_oil_&_gas_concessions_map_&_licenses-34-1-2-c.html

Please don't just rush through, but take your time and find the areas of interest i.e Chad Basin and Benue through.

Beaf:
It can take generations to erase the effects of a traumatic experience; military rule was very traumatic. For example, Nigerians are very aggressive because they've been beaten up by those in power, seen their parents and other loved ones beaten up by those in power. They have grown up used to being called "bloody civilians". They have learnt that in Nigeria's setting, the winner is the one that can put up the most convincing show of force (not logic or intelligence). Bad habits are difficult to drop and trauma is difficult to get over without the right councelling.

IG:
About the oil in the North, I know it's bad news for those that keep arguing that it is oil that is keeping Nigeria together. But you don't really have to win an argument, just make your points clear and without insults.

eina:
where you go see me? though am inside Igboland right now typing everything you see here

Posted by alias64

We’re not ready for a revolution because we don’t have a united populace.

Besides even if in future we became united enough for one, we would be pretty stupid people if that revolution was based on any of the type from abroad.

The western and eastern societies aren’t what we should aim for. Electricity and paved roads are not all that it is cracked up to be. In many ways, the chaotic or rural life of a Nigerian is far richer and healthier than that of an average American or British person.

chiogo:
Umm, did Pete Edochie put them in their situations? I don't think so.

Besides, where do they get the money to buy guns if they're so poor? Abeg talk better something.

nex:
@informat09

The surface of the moon is made of dispersed dust particles just like desert quicksand. You can't stand on it without sinking, yet we saw one guy bouncing on it like a trampoline.