₦airaland Forum

igbodefender:
Southern Nigerians, you need to stop quarrelling and unite. This is now very urgent. Very very urgent. Or else, future generations will course us when their ancestral and lands are no longer theirs.

Please Yorubas, Igbos, Niger Deltans, throw aside your differences and work for unity. Southern Nigerian lawyers, politicians, legislators, human rights activists, online activists need to come together to legally prevent Southern ethnic and ancestral lands from being collected for the so called Grazing Reserves. We need to show our education by always agitating for commercial cattle ranching as opposed to the unjust attempts at creating grazing reserves on Southern lands.

Southerners, Stop quarrelling amongst yourselves. We need to be shout commercial ranching till it becomes the only thing anyone in this country will dare talk about. What an elder sees sitting down...

Whatever you do today, do at least one thing to promote Southern unity and solidarity, not just your immediate ethnic group. Very urgent, very hard, but if we build it, it will come.

sorry bro,Biafra is our only objective.

banku:
BIAFRA: TO LEAVE OR NOT TO LEAVE

It is no longer if Biafrans will leave but when and if they will survive without all of the old Eastern Region. There are there three types of agitations ringing from the former Eastern part of Nigerians: the 1) Igbo 2) Biafrans and 3) Ibo. Not all Igbo are Biafrans and some Igbo resent the label of Ibo while others far from the hinterland embrace it. Indeed many Igbo think this is a conspiracy after the War to divide and conquer them ideologically. In other words, there is no difference between the Igbo; Igbo is Igbo.

We have just witnessed some new development that only confirmed established facts. There are too many states created out of Nigeria, most of which cannot generate enough Internal Revenue to sustain themselves. While most of these states are in the North, some Igbo states also exposed their inability to do so. In Biafra, hopefully they would not be so fragmented and would survive on commonwealth.

The weakest logic demonstrated by latest shutdown of commerce is that Biafra will not get the old East. Unfortunately, the shutdown and loss of revenues only affected the same Igbo, most especially those that had to obey reluctantly and close their shops losing billions in trade and commerce. There is also the thorny question of what to do with Igbo that stay in Nigerians no matter what. While those in Biafra will see them as traitors, the rest of Nigerians will also be suspicious. Damn if you do damn if you do not.

Nigeria has no choice but to listen to the Igbo that wants out of Nigeria. Their voices cannot be ignored. Their indirect referendum, like Brexit, of shutting down trade and commerce, their livelihood, did not deprive the rest of the country. Nevertheless, it is an affirmation that Igbo local areas support Biafra. We know that in United Kingdom, some areas would want to be part of European Union and some areas want to be independent of the Union. Yet British Government at the center would wants all areas out.

Those who claimed oil was the root of all evils that has befallen Nigeria must reassess their thinking because oil would be archived in less than ten years when clean energy and electric vehicles take over. Nevertheless, the agitations for Biafra will not stop as an ideological sound reaching a deafening level to those that want to listen. When children of yesterday and grown men of today that have never been in the country or even speak the language take it up as a cause, we must heed to those at home.

There is no situation that is exactly the same, so referendum like Brexit may not be a perfect answer. Those of us that know the Igbo as children, brothers, sisters, wives and husbands have never seen such insults between ethnic groups, even before the War. We have not learnt from what led to the war and the words are getting to a point: where it may be better to separate peacefully than repeat the mistake of killing one another. Some Nigeria are actually daring Biafrans to leave or be kicked out!

What is surprising in all of these is the recent animosity between Igbo and Yoruba. It is surprising in the sense that Igbo or Yoruba blood has never been spilled in each other’s domain. Of course, the war itself was uncalled for; an exceptional circumstance no one in his right mind wants repeated. However, the owners of the future, that is our youths, have no respect for one another. Their fathers and mothers would recoil or cringe if they know the insults used against one another by the internet warriors.

Igbo were not strangers in Yorubaland. There may be others there before them: like cousins from Benin, Calabar, Togo and Ghana etc. Igbo rose amicably especially in Lagos where Azikiwe even represented Yoruba in Ibadan. Whichever tactics or method Igbo used in those days to be fully accommodated and accepted is what is obviously lacking today. This is apparent because no other ethnic group faces the same type of hostility Igbo now face verbally from their Yoruba hosts. How did we get here?

The case of accommodation in Northern Nigeria is more tenuous and even regrettable. Many Igbo have vouched for the safety of Yoruba and Hausa in their states. But they don’t have or attract the same number of Yoruba and Hausa willing to sojourn in Igbo land. While the name Umaru Altine, an Hausa Mayor elected in 1956 in Enugu always comes up; there are Hausa traders, Yoruba students and civil servants, it was not enough to guarantee peaceful co-existence; not only in Igboland but in Nigeria.

Nevertheless, the Igbo have suffered disproportionally in the North than any other group and that is undeniable. Unfortunately, as opportunities in Nigeria dwindled, Nigerian youths have abandoned their country in greater number than we have ever seen. They risk everything including their lives to get into any other country, no matter how rich or poor. Would Igbo risk their life to stay or cross back to Nigeria?

It is even more depressing when Nigerians risk death penalties in Asia countries, 419 and drugs peddling. While our youths have capitalized on these at home and tried to pin prostitution or drugs on an ethnic group, 419 on another, they are all known as Nigerians outside. It does not make any sense to turn 419, drugs and prostitution on one another when we know every corner of the country is involved though less so in the Northern parts. We have even seen grandpa and grandma used as mules.

Therefore, the attraction to move out of Nigeria and find solace anywhere will not stop after creation of Urhobo, Ijaw, Arewa, Oduduwa, Edo or Biafra Nation. The point here is that creation of each of these nations will not stop infiltration or crossing artificial borders created as a result of agitations. Indeed, it will make life more difficult for those that left since they would have lost the privilege of citizenships. There are fewer compelling reasons to amicably accept Biafrans, Arewa or Odua back once they leave.

If it were so easy to define Biafra, Oduduwa or Arewa republics there would be one less obstacle. It is not. A referendum in the former Eastern part of Nigeria cannot gather enough votes for Igbo alone to capture the old Eastern Region. While sympathy for Biafra may be strong in some states, that would not be enough to commit all Igbo into Biafra. We must remember that before the war, Ojukwu asked all Igbo to return. He did not get all. Well-situated Igbo outside poses a big problem for agitation of Biafra.

Many Igbo are patriotic Nigerians that would not leave their country permanently for another or a new country. Their immense contributions and love of country are against separation. Indeed, mass boycott has created fear despite ECOWA! Igbo have been fully represented in government since Obasanjo’s rule. The Igbo voted for as representatives and senators can call for referendum if they think Biafra is the way to go. So far, none has rejected their post or form a Separation Party like the Party Quebecois in Canada.

Since these agitators cannot muscle other ethnics in the old Eastern states to follow them into Biafra, some people see them as wanting in both ways, in and out, looking for recognition as leaders. Some of them are seen as blackmailers looking for political positions and contracts. Once they get what they want, they become one of the looters sharing kickbacks. No one can differentiate Biafrans from other Nigerians at their parties for weddings, birthdays, remembrance and awards. They are fully represented!

We have seen other African examples in Sudan, Ethiopia and Somali with little amiable results. But this Biafra, they claim, is different. It is going to be like Europe where countries with less area and people are very rich. Some even claim they may become a satellite of Israel. Well, they need to go inside Israel and ask how well Ethiopians and Eritreans that gained access are treated. Like Party Quebecois, may mellow.

Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Thursday, June 1, 2017
https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/251871/biafra-to-leave-or-not-to-leave.html#

the author should mind his own regional problems with that that his unknown blog.after the Hausa vs Yoruba clash at ife,only yorubas were arrested including an oba,they're still unjustly detained till today plus many other problems affecting the yorubas but you hardly see them agitate or discuss their problems rather they would be moving from one igbo thread to another spewing hatred over what is not their concern. a famous sage said that "an unexamined life is not worth living"

the referendum was a success, God bless Biafra,the land of the rising sun.

toofit007:
did you say vote out? see.... if I catch you eeh , I said there is no more election in BiafraLand.

it's not the best approach, the Catalonia voted out their thieving selfish politicians within less than years of political activitism,we need to get rid of those politicians or they would get rid of us.can't you see the way they're jumping into APC?

malton:
Is that why you cannot as simple as quote someone correctly?

after the Hausa vs Yoruba clash at ife,only yorubas were arrested including an oba,they're still unjustly detained till today plus many other problems affecting the yorubas but you hardly see them agitate or discuss their problems rather they would be moving from one igbo thread to another spewing hatred over what is not their concern. a famous sage said that "an unexamined life is not worth living"

lalasticlala,mynd44,seun.this deserves the front-page. it's an official report from the BBC.

[quote author=AtlanticBreeze post=57069085][/quote]you've said nothing, tell that your oga at awka that we're going to vote him out for joining the other south east governors to oppose the sit at home order, tell him that apc would not save him rather they would use all those vehicles and gun boats that he has been buying for the police, army and navy to rig him out. tell him that anabrarians are not happy with his moral conduct. tell him that we have sacrificed so many lives and have so many battles ahead that we can't risk having sabotuers like him in government. ee would do to him and his likes what Catalonia did to their politicians by voting them out.

they would soon trace fifty billion to his account and seize his home in the village.

obiano campaign organization should stop all these their useless online propaganda, obiano with other south east governors are against Biafra,he did nothing about those killed and arrested. it's election time and him and his wife are now building toilets and sharing jelly cans as their own achievement. this monument is not a cenotaph and this ceremony was held two years ago.obiano would be voted out for his poor performance, poor moral character and betrayal of the Biafran course.

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after the Hausa vs Yoruba clash at ife,only yorubas were arrested including an oba,they're still unjustly detained till today plus many other problems affecting the yorubas but you hardly see them agitate or discuss their problems rather they would be moving from one igbo thread to another spewing hatred over what is not their concern. a famous sage said that "an unexamined life is not worth living"

Femolacaster:
lmao!
When u vote them out, who are u going to vote in?
Don't forget that in 2015 election, your leaders labelled APC as bokoharam party. Is it not the same party that they are defecting to now?

please face your region.
after the Hausa vs Yoruba clash at ife,only yorubas were arrested including an oba,they're still unjustly detained till today plus many other problems affecting the yorubas but you hardly see them agitate or discuss their problems rather they would be moving from one igbo thread to another spewing hatred over what is not their concern. a famous sage said that "an unexamined life is not worth living"

the mega hydro electricity projects commenced by gej is what he is probably hoping on but what apc promised is 10,000 megawatts increase per year. liars.

Femolacaster:
Those IPOB almajiris may come and call this man "an afonja". Anyway, na una sabi

the south east governors openly opposed the sit at home protest and the agitation for the restoration of Biafra,they owe their loyalty to Abuja alone therefore we would give all of them the Catalonia treatment by voting them out by 2019.

the same south east governors that opposed the sit at home protest are now telling osibanjo and the northern cabals what they want to hear.we would vote out all these betrayers by 2019.

wizzyenya:
Fulani and afonjass right now

stop looking for their trouble.

it was a very successful referendum.

a nation without Muslims is blessed.

we're all witnesses to how ipobexposed and other miscreants open misleading threads about Biafra that are full of lies and slander while Biafrans are banned without any legimate reason each time we provide a strong argument on our behalf, i want to remind you guys that before nairaland that even bigger social media platforms like yahoo and MSN messengers reigned and yet today they have gone into extinction. the durability of the nairaland platform depends on how willing you're to keep all your members satisfied and coming back for more.

MrEverest:
So true, I saw clips on youtube about it in several European cities. Biafra has finally come to stay! Modified; Punch newspaper and their reporters can be very stvpid, now consider what they reported. In one breath the said that the exercise recorded PARTIAL success yet they still went ahead to say that banks, shops, markets (even a hausa market too), schools etc were all SHUT DOWN! FYI Punch, the exercise recorded ABSOLUTE SUCCESS!!

punch is the tinubu/apc major propaganda engine, the latest report on their website was more favourable after vanguard published a well balanced and favourable account. punch also published pictures of the empty markets and streets after vanguard published their own video and pictures. punch is a fake news agency like CNN.

God bless Biafra,the land of the rising sun.

they were sacked probably for failing to sabotage the Biafran sit at home order yesterday, vanguard news reported that okorocha was on the streets begging people to come out without success, he's currently trying to impose his son in law but he would fail woefully as we vote him out. the guy has pulled imo state backwards especially in education.

MetaPhysical:
Ohanaeze was there and you all cheered and acknowledged the speech delivered by Nnia Nwobodo. They wanted a legitimate group that speak for Biafra, MASSOB and IPOB are illegitimate groups.

ohanaeze is not a pro Biafra movement and you clearly don't know the meaning of legitimacy.the ability to control the people without resort to violence like ipob and massob are doing is the meaning of legitimacy. they're the only legitimate groups in Biafra now. besides your comment totally avoided the crux of the matter which is that they should face their own struggle and leave Biafrans alone. both osibanjo and obasanjo have not been promoting restructuring so why should they get involved in Biafra and our struggles? you can argue all you want but such behaviour only breeds mistrust.

what concerns Biafra with his state? why are some Yoruba trying to hijack the Biafran struggle into their call for restructuring? that's how osibanjo and obasanjo hosted a Biafra@50 lectures without any participation from massob and ipob.these sort of behavior is what is partly causing the lack of trust between the two major southern tribes.everybody should face their struggles squarely.

STARGREEN:
Maybe they should as well compel customer to go and do transactions...rubbish literally speaking

those guys are clowns.

you go fear source, we have seen the pictures from abakaliki and it shows absolute success. the sit at home is also from 6am to 5pm.guys are out now drinking and jubilating on the streets of onitsha.

TonyeBarcanista:
Like I said in one thread, there was NO shut down in ANY part of Rivers state. However, some Igbo traders doing business in PHC who are sympathetic to Biafra or are members of IPOB will/may not open up their shops for business.

However, schools, banks, hospitals, markets and offices are fully in operation.

Let me state that it is the right pf Igbos to sit at home in protest, this I recognize... BUT PHC and the entire Rivers state residence are going about their normal daily activities...

if i were you, i would remain neutral on this one. you have a reputation and clout to protect, why fret it away on what doesn't really concern you?

the referendum have come and gone and the result is clear. God bless Biafra,the land of the rising sun.

OMANBALA1:
You people are so dumb. This incident took place like over two years ago....smh

we know but his campaign team opened the thread to tap into the success of the ipob sit at home protest for cheap publicity, they failed because we're not fooled.

the same obiano that joined the other south eastern governors in opposing Biafra? that his propaganda won't work, we're voting him out and voting in an ipob member this November. Nigerian politicians always think the masses/voters are fools.

NaijaAccountant:
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God bless Biafra,the land of the rising sun.