₦airaland Forum

Princesaha:
Someone already asked me this question some months back. My dear, there will be celebrations all over the country if they threaten to secede. Parties will be thrown everywhere and the greatest genocide against cows and Fowls in the history of this mother-earth will be committed for celebration purposes.

Wow. So it means that Nigerians don't really believe in one Nigeria. So why are we still together? And why do certain group face genocide while the other group leads to celebrations?

Kulas:
Hmmmm,from the responce in this forum,it implies atleast 80 percents of non hausa fulani nigerians want them to go,now the question is why is not even 5 percent of non igbo speaking Nigerians want igbos to go.That's funny,so Igbos are so important like that to both" ndi ofe mmanu and ndi awusa falani" and they can't do without us(igbos).Ndi igbo umu nne m kwenu!,kwezuo nu!!!

This thread is revealing the hypocrisy ndigbo are facing in Nigeria.

greenermodels:
you're not igbo therefore you're not in position to judge our decisions, that you saw a few new investments does not mean we're not ready to secede. i have a multimillion naira business in the north yet i only keep essential stocks there now, i have a plot of land in a great location i initially planned to build rental units yet i have suspended it till after 2019 and is now in onitsha planning to build here instead. even if i build in the north after 2019, it might just be a small low cost structure to house my family, something i can easily forgo.many igbos in the north have sold off their landed properties since 2015 to reinvest in the east. many more are planning to retire to the east on or before 2019, the truth is that investments,capital and skilled labour are leaving the north en mass,the tempo would quickly increase by 2019.

May almighty God continue to bless and protect you. Amen.

patriotic9jaboy:
Anambra is 4,844 square kilometers while Lagos is 3,577 square kilometers in area.


How is anambra 6 time the size of lagos abi u no do maths for school

Please check google. I looked at the official size from google which says Lagos is 389.5 square miles while anambra is 1870 square miles. If the information is wrong, then petition google to change it.

greenermodels:
most of us igbos in the north are diverting everything except highly necessary investments to the east, the Exodus we witnessed during the last election have shown us that this place is no home but a jungle to make money, personally, I'm gradually relocating to the east, 2019 won't caught me unawares like 2015.

Abeg brother please relocate your things. There are so many other African countries to do business and will welcome you with open arms.

QuotaSystem:
A few thousands indeed. Just as many Ibos leaving the North are flocking into it daily, this is verifiable fact. I have cited examples of new enterprises I saw with my own eyes which were never in existence in 2013 when I was there last.

Some of you people need to leave your caves in the East to cure your ignorance. Even if only Sabon Gari market is closed down, the businesses of thousands of your kin would be wrecked and hunger would set in.

This is about facts and not petty ethnic supremacy so you can tone down on that gorilla instinct and allow logic to preside.

When you compare the number of igbos doing business in the north to the number spread across various nations, it pales in comparison. In fact northers are also flooding the east. Their numbers are growing rapidly and some of them especially the street beggars speak fluent Igbo. It is not a one way street. There is migration on both sides.

tysontim:
The fact that nobody have answered this question directly shows that the Igbos are very important, nobody wants the Igbos to go, but the Hausa/fulanis can go

Exactly the silence has confirmed it. They know that igbos make Nigeria tick but they are too prideful to admit it. There is a reason even the white men always felt threatened by igbos but dint have the same fear towards other groups in Nigeria.

MyGeneration:
Abeg shutup stop giving them hope nd an excuse to go nd be used as sacrificial lambs to allah.
Let yorubas go nd increase northern igr so dat d next time they draw anoda cartoon in denmark we wud help in consoling them.

Honestly I don't give a damn about those igbos that get killed in the north. They knew the risk involved and they made their choice.

The silence of this thread is not unnoticed.

If the title of this thread said "Reasons why Biafra will fail" all of a sudden every one and their mother will come out from their shells and jump on the topic.

I saw a news article recently that some northern governor was begging igbos that left the north to come back. The IGR in their various states are shrinking. But some people would rather create the false notion that igbos are flooding the north.

MyGeneration:
I will only fight and die against anybody who tries to stop them

Lol.

Ahmeduana:
AM TELLING YOU MY PERSONAL OPINION AND CHOICE, and where in my comment did you see or read that i make threat, promoting violent or promote killing? YOU ASK THAT WILL I STOP THE NORTH IF THEY DECIDE TO SPLIT FROM NIGERIA, and you said you want candid opinion, AND GIVE IT TO YOU.

Trust me I totally understand your point. My response was not directed towards you but to people who say those things.

EHMIR:
Igbos in d north will even defend one nigeria,how come call for biafra never start for north...cos this igbo men nd women care more bout their business than kanu nd his scams

Again this thread is not about igbos. Did you interview them personally to know if they support Biafra or not?

By the way, There are Igbos in Dubai, Qatar, Indonesia all Muslim countries doing business and making good money. The ones in the north will get slaughtered like they always do so they won't want to stir the honeys nest.

Please reread the title of this thread.

Back to the thread.

To all one nigerianist, please come and answer this question and give is your reasons. Thank you

QuotaSystem:
Lies, I only returned from Nigeria yesterday and spent a week in Sokoto and I can authoritatively tell you that Ibo investments in the region are increasing. A particular note is the newest hotel in the town called Hotel Taraka and a roofing sheets manufacturing firm Andy Best all owned by Ibo men in Sokoto. Just ask Chief Eric Umeofia of Erisco if still in doubt.

What you are clearly ignorant of is that the BH insurgency mostly affected the NE and not the NW which remains peaceful and continues to host hundreds of thousands of Ibos that flock into it daily in their commercial buses (Young shall grow, Eze Nwata etc) looking for their daily bread.

It still doesn't negate the fact that a lot of Igbos have left the north. Go to Abidjan, Accra, Togo Cameroon, China, Lagos, Senegal. Igbo investments spans so many nations. Just because a few thousands are in the north and expanding doesn't mean that they need the north for survival. This is a new lie you are telling yourselves to give you a false confidence.

Leave propaganda to the Lagos Ibadan media.

okenwa:
I will gladly support for their exit.

A true nation is bonded by tongue. Not landmass.

The river Niger and Benue clearly guided us on how God wanted the three nations to be. But the white men deceive us, knowing that we can never be truelly United because of our resistance to colonisation.

The truth is bitter

The problem I have come to realize is that the same people that threaten biafrans (mostly southerners)will be the same people that won't mind if Hausa-Fulani left. So what's the difference?

jumper524:
Na Wa O Hw Anambra Take Be 6times The Size Of Lagos Nd Una Don 4get Una Population Including The Ones Wey Dey Prison

Focus on the topic. Will you fight and die to keep Hausa- Fulani if they decide to leave?

QuotaSystem:
Ironically, those who would fight for one Nigeria are the millions of Ibos in the North that have earned their livelihood in the region for decades.

While the ignorant iPod yoots continue to fool themselves online, their progressive kinsmen Ade busy investing their millions in the North; from the hoteliers and spare part dealers to the petty hawkers and otapiapia sellers.

False notion, in fact thousands of igbos have left the north over the years since boko haram started. Part of the housing boom happening in Enugu is driven by this factor.

jumper524:
U Want Make Igbo Suffer If North Create Arewa Republic Where Igbo People Go Live?

Anambra state is 6 times the size of Lagos yet Lagos contains 6 times the population of anambra

Ahmeduana:
ME AS A PERSON I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THERE EXIT, WHAT IS THE USEFULLNES OF FOWL THAT CANNOT LAY EGGS BUT VERY AT SUCKIN HER FELLOW CHICKENS WENEVER THEY LAY THERE OWN, THEY SHOULD GO IF THEY WANT TO, IF YOU THROW KNIFE UP 200 TIMES IT WILL ALWAYS LAND WIT FLAT SIDE, HAUSA/FULANI ARE TOO GREEDY IN NATURE AND THEY WILL NEVER CHANGE, SO THEY SHOULD QUICKLY VERMOUT IF THEY WANT TO, ME, I WILL NOT STOP THEM.

But why won't you care if they leave? Are they not your fellow country men and women? Shouldnt you be threatening them with genocide the same way igbos are threatened with genocide when Biafra is brought up?

I really need to hear from those that believe in the indivsibility and protecting the integrity of Nigeria.

I have noticed the powerful impact the idea of Biafran emergence makes on Nigerians. All of a sudden, all the people complaining about the ills of Nigeria starts to defend it. Nigeria even becomes better than America and genocidal threats starts flying left and right towards igbos.

Now the question becomes, if Hausa-Fulani people decide to form arewa republic tomorrow, how many are willing to fight and die to stop them and keep them in one Nigeria??

This is a strait foward question that demands a straight forward answer. No need to beat around the bush.

When Nnamdi Kanu is released, I will write him a letter explaining to him why he needs to focus the movement on igbos only.

He should also have an "open door policy" for non- Igbo groups in the south south who don't want to be left in Nigeria to join.

But his movement will only succeed if he just focus on Igbo. The Niger deltans are becoming an unnecessary distraction.

Ngozi123:
If the Igbos were to secede then I'd prefer it if we formed our own independent nation without any minority groups. However, we should consider any minority group who express a strong desire to join us. Those minority groups can stay in Nigeria, form their own republic or join us. It really is your decision...

Exactly my sentiments and those of sensible Igbo folks. Leave this people out of the movement and see the movement succeed rapidly. Focus IPOB on igbos in the south east and the phantom south south.

The day IPOB will stop including the non-Igbos in the south south is the day I will swear my allegiance to them.

But for now I will continue to sit on the fence about the movement.

Stop trying to save people who prefer to stay in bondage. It will end up getting you killed.

What does niger deltans have in common outside of producing oil?

Is it language? Culture? Food?

Aren't urohbos and ijaws in delta state killing each other?

The moment your cursed oil becomes worthless to Nigeria, no political entity will listen to you and give a damnn.

The irony of this whole thing is that Niger Delta needs Biafra more than Biafra needs it.

Personally I just want an Igbo only Biafra. I don't subscribe to IPOB version of including ungrateful non-Igbos. Let them stay in the zoo and continue to sell their souls.

Igboid:
GEJ would always be a better choice to Buhari. If nothing, his presence meant that the Northerners excesses were kept in check. They were being frustrated. Being ruled by an infidel is something Muslims can't tolerate, it drove them mad and crazy, and when men are mad and crazy, their weaknesses become more exposed.

The plan was to keep the Islamic North far away from power as long as possible, frustrate them until they press their self destruction button and then we all can bury the colonial entity and move on.

But Yorubas won't have non of it, your greed and disregard for equity made you believe you could pip the Igbos for the presidency again, just few years after OBJ had spent eight years on top with Igbo support.
You felt you were wise and sophisticated, the Igbos were stupid and emotional, they don't know how to play politics.

You felt you could get Buhari to stay for just a tenure and hand over to Tinubu anointed candidate. Your greed and hatred blinded you from the fact that the North had her own plans too, and that giving banana to a monkey wasn't the problem, it's taking it away from him.
So, here we are.

There is no wisdom to learn from Tinubu forays so far. None. We all saw the trajectory of the path he took Yoruba race to, and we all knew where it was going to end, it was obvious to all, except to Tinubu and Yorubas.

Afonja read what this man just said. So much wisdom. Political Sophistication is a myth peddled by SW to stroke their inferior ego.

This is one of those peep and run thread where they afonjas peep and run away as quickly as possible.

Other trends include

Oil extraction technology: Today, with advanced technology, oil that were hard to reach are now possible example is the USA fracking.

OPEC refusal to come to agreement. Even if they do, there are now non OPEC members with increasing production and not bound by OPEC agreement.

More oil is still being discovered all over the world. Example the arckaringa basin in Australia which could be double of Saudi Arabia reserve.

The Paris climate agreement will start today which mandates nations to move away from fossil fuel. More infrastructure globally will be geared towards green technologies.

I like to look at both local and global trends in order to make sound polical and economic judgments.

The future of oil is looking really bad.

If Nigerian oil-based unity must be sustained into the next decade, then we need a visionary leader that can inspire us as a nation and take our economy to the next level and just take our mind away from sharing oil proceeds.

Sorry Niger Deltans, you won't get your resource control. It's too late now. Even if Nigeria miraculously gives it to you today, you won't have enough time to use it to repair the decades of damage and build for the future.

As the revolution in the electric car industry continues in the west, the demand for oil will reduce which will further depreciate its price.

This is just my prediction based on current trends and I welcome opposing views.