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1. Invest in Alaigbo. Think Igbo. We should minimize this nomadic spirit of investing outside Igbo land. The only exception is outside Nigeria, in benign places.

2. Support Igbo causes for all Igbo clans, from Bonny to Benue, from Cross River to Delta.

3. Build a central Igbo union comprising all Igbo in some 14 states of Nigeria. Build a more cohesive Igbo statehood within and without.

4. Stop isolating the only Igbo clan that put food before kinship.

5. Separatist agitation should not be left for the exuberant alone. Our diplomatic elders, elites and even some sensible politicians not corrupted by the Nigerian system should be arrowheads.
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6. The scope of civil disobedience should be broadened across all Igbo land in all states where Igbo are found.

7. Extirpate every form of violence against our people and resist it from any quarters.

8. Re-establish comraderie with distant cousin tribes like the Efiks, Anang and Ibibio.

9. Increase the tempo of international representation, especially for those of us who are diasporic Igbo.

10. Create a broad-based committee to build a roadmap for Igbo exit, based on the reality that the potentials of the Igbo country is hindered and hampered in Nigeria. The committee mandate should be all encompassing.

Igbo Exit

Do you know why? These are the regions that the country is feeding fat on. And that is the very reason no one wants the regions to unite. That is also the reason they do not want political power for these regions. This is the reason for the animosity against Goodluck Jonathan and by extension, the reason they do not want the idea of Igbo presidency. Perhaps, coming from where all the nation's wealth are and also having political power will be too much for the parasitic to bear. It is the same reason why in 60 years, functional ports do not exist in Warri, Calabar and PHC. Parasites want the host healthy enough to keep feeding it but not strong enough to extirpate its parasitic activities.
Unfortunately, men like Saro Wiwa realized it too late. Perhaps, in a few years, the rest of the peoples of SE and SS will realize it. That unless, they wake up to the fact that there is no one country, but parasites and feeders. All SE and SS should seriously stop being fooled by the north controlling the wealth and the SW who are the scavengers after the north has eaten. Top feeders and scavengers never agree to change in status quo. Just think about it. Unity is possible but in the SE and SS. If divide and rule worked for the Bristish, why won't it work for Nigeria. It is a pity that even among the same tribe, people have been divided with a wicked state structure to weaken them. That's why the Igbo in Enugu no longer realizes that what affects the Igbo in Rivers affects him as kin. That's why Saro Wiwa could not muster more ethnic minorities to his cause. The division is just too much among Ndigbo and minorities in the South. This is what we must work to amend. It is a matter for survival.

You need to know the pulse of the Igbo man to understand that there is no spontaneity in the determination of the tribe to escape the clutches of backwardness that Nigeria represents to us. To understand why most tribes lumped together in this whiteman's contraption are comfortable in the mediocrity, you have to know their backgrounds.

Ndigbo is the only tribe that resisted British conquest in these parts with all their being. In fact, apart from the Kikuyu, the Zulu and Igbo, I doubt that there was any native African armies that cost the British Empire in sweat and blood in their quest to subjugate native Africans. In these parts, even those tribes that claim to have built imaginary empires mostly collapsed in less than 24 hours of assault of the vastly superior British armies but not Igbo. From Aboh to Ezza, Ndigbo resisted the whiteman's incursions man for man for decades. This is the Igbo spirit that doen't believe in the superiority of any other tribe or race.

It is rather unfortunate that our great ancestors could not copy and manufacture enough of the whiteman's guns before we were defeated. The Igbo history and story wouldn't have been very different from that of Japanese, who the Europeans couldn't subjugate despite their tricks and greed.

I think that the whiteman would never want another Japan to happen in Africa and they know that Igbo as a tribe is possibly the only one to make that happen. That is why their divide and conquer strategy has morphed to divide and supress in Nigeria to make sure that Igbo, and by extension, Africans will remain at the base of the humanity ladder, not just as Third World, but a people that cannot even rule themselves. That is why all of Africa has been turned to storehouse of raw materials that feed the whiteman's greed and whims. That is why your government can pipe crude oil to Europe but cannot pipe water to your homes.

Have you wondered why you as Igbo just can feel that you do not belong to a country moving in circles? Your ancestors were people with great great potentials. So are you, in spirit. That is why you should remember who you are. Igbo isn't inferior to anyone. No bonafide Igbo is satisfied with the mediocrity called Nigeria.
Igbo must exit. Lest our tribe also becomes complacent with the mediocrity that most are happy with around here.

1) Nigeria is crumbling and it's going to be a tough call retrieving the country from the precipice. I am convinced that it'll take Igbo ingenuity to do that, but who cares? If the country crumbles, most tribes are better off.

2) The Yoruba are desperate enough more than other southern tribes. Even though this is as a result of their traditional greed and treachery, why not let them do the work as much as they're eager to steal the resources? Everyone knows there is no sincereity in their quest to clinch power.

3) With the state of the country, how are you even sure that the next president will survive the onslaugh of the Jihadists surrounding Abuja and actively cleansing native communities while the security agencies look unconcerned? How are you sure that this is not a deliberate Jihad that could eliminate a Christian president. This is a no-no for Igbo nperson.

4) Whenever crisis reaches a peak in Nigeria, the Igbo man always volunteer himself for the rescue, but down the line, no one remembers the crises but they sure would remember the role Igbo played but in a warped manner. No one remembers what the 1966 January coup saved them (an implosion in Yoruba land and a Jihad in Tiv land) but they sure would turn against Igbo if a section of the tribe attempts to rescue them and something goes wrong.

5) Igbo whether politician of military must never give a helping hand when things goes awry because every one of these tribes are waiting for something to actually go wrong.

In my opinion, let the more greedy tribe try in the south, but Igbo should back a northerner. It's just a matter of time for them to steal the country dry and everyone will rest.

The immense powers of the Nigerian president is what makes it attractive to the average mediocre politician. These are men like Tinubu who have absolutely nothing that could add value to the lives of the average person in the country. These are men who could dine and wine with the devil to clinch power.

As a result, their ascendancy to power is accompanied by:

Theft of resources
More theft
Even more theft
Nepotism
Hundreds or thousands of human sacrifice

A man like Tinubu has probably appointed thousands of marabouts and the consequence is that many Yoruba people would be used to appease the gods of the kingdom of darkness to fool Nigerians to vote in blindness like they did in 2015

This is why Igbo exit is of essence. For Nigeria to even become a sane country, it must be decentralized and politics made to be unattractive to thieves by giving elective offices even less powers. Men with intelligence and integrity should be encouraged to become leaders.

Meanwhile, Ndigbo should be thinking ahead using the disaster of governance called Nigeria as a reference of how a country must not be.

There are indications that Mr Sanwo Olu, just like most Nigerians are ignorant of the Fulani expansionist program. Why wouldn't the governor preempt that something like enforcement of the SC judgment would happen? Why has the Lagos state government not executed the court pronouncement before now? What if Malami and the Fuloani cabal takes advantage of the Sanwo Olu government and execute the judgment and create another Ruga at Shangisha? Mr Sanwo Olu should wake up and do the right thing and not give the Fulani the loophole they're seeking to take over Yorubaland from the coast. Lagos already has a tentative Emir in the guise of Sarkin Fulani recognized by the British and American government while Yoruba people sleep. Another Ilorin should not be allowed to happen due to the traditional foolishness of most native tribes.

It is important that I make it obvious to Mr Tinubu that his ambition to lead (or loot) Nigeria is dead on arrival. I won't be going anecdotal on this since most of these evidences are in plain view. Nevertheless, for the benefit of people who find it really difficult to avoid the usual deceit of politicians, here are the reasons why Bola Tinubu cannot, can NEVER win the presidency, even if APC is crass enough to make him their flag bearer.

1) The Northerners See Him As A Fake Muslim
The core Muslim northerner considers those Mohammedians from the SW as fake adherents. That is why you won't find any of their Mullahs heading Mosques in the north. Neither would they announce Ramadan in the SW even if they sight the moon. In a nutshell, the Jihadists up north merely use their counterparts from Yorubaland to accomplish political aims just the way Alimi used Afonja and Buhari used Tinubu. That is their use and nothing more. This 2022, we would see more actions (punitive) from no other source than the Fulani cabal that Tinubu lied and cheated in 2015 to enthrone. Why? He has outlived his usefulness which is empowering them. You see, you can actually draw a trendline using history if you extrapolate to the future. Remember Afonja after Alimi's objective was accomplished?

2) God Doesn't Hate The Country
Despite the calamity of 2015, I do not believe that God hates the country. He doesn't and wouldn't add sorrow (2015) upon sorrow (2023) despite the deceit of all these so-called pastors who lied with Tinubu to enthrone the calamity the country is suffering presently. I believe that God only allows punishment such as this when people are foolish enough to reject His plan for them. So I add the God factor as another proof because God wouldn't add more sorrows to the suffering masses.

3) Hate And Greed Are Strong Emotions
Well...if you feel the pulse of APC, you cannot help noticing that it is a dying party. Perhaps what is stopping its complete extirpation like the PDP is the money they're stealing and sharing. In any case, PDP is probably in a coma because of the essential life-sustaining theft that keeps the Nigerian political class breathing. Back to APC, you can compare the propaganda and lies of 2015 to what we are seeing as a build-up to 2023. You can already notice that the party is empty because they've used up all the lies they could muster to make Buhari president. Now, a man like Tinubu has no propaganda in his kitty left with which to deceive Nigerians the way he did in 2023. And unfortunately for Tinubu, we can say that he and his people used their best skills in selling Buhari which turned out a lie. Today, what bound APC in unity, which is hatred for Goodluck Jonathan is a weak ideology for 2023. So what will give essence to Tinubu's campaign drive of propaganda and lies? Hatred for Jonathan is out of the equation. Accomplishments of Buhari such as making one naira to equal one US dollar is also out of the equation.

4) Who is The South?
Okay, let us assume that APC selected Bola Tinubu to fly their flag. Tinubu practically represents a calamitous outing. In fact, any Yoruba flying APC flag is a recipe for failure because he cannot win in the south, debar Yoruba states. Now there are three geo-political zones in the south - 6 states in SW, 6 in SS and 5 in SE. You can bet that with a Tinubu or Yoruba candidate flying APC banner, that the party has automatically lost 11 southern states of SE and SS since we all know that Yoruba candidacy is a stench to other southerners considering their open betrayal of Mr Jonathan in 2015. Well, the rest of the south are waiting for them at the poll for payback for treachery.

5) What is His Job?
Everyone knows that Nigerian politicians are mostly crooks. Nigerians also know that there are crooks and and there are continous progressively perpetual crooks. Some steal because of the weakness of the system while for some, stealing seems to be in their DNA. Mr Tinubu's source of wealth is questionable and in a sane country ought to be subject to criminal inquisition. Anyway, the EFCC is pretending to be on his case and this may be the joker of the cabal if they think he'll coast to victory the way MKO Abiola did.

6) A Man With No Past
Talk of a man without a past. Buhari is learning with his NEPA bill certificate compared to Tinubu who practically has no past. Who knows, he too fell from the sky, the reason that many Yoruba are practically worshipping him despite the discrepancies and outright lies about who he is, who his schoolmates were, which schools he attended and more.

7) Muslim-Muslim Ticket?
Even Tinubu is aware that APC wouldn't stand a chance if he is selected and ends up choosing a northern Christian as running mate. Most northerners who are Muslims may consider Yoruba Muslims sub-standard, I doubt they even consider Christians as humans since their Koran admonishes that the infidels are to be killed. So a northern Christian is a no-no, so Mr Tinubu would be left with the option of a Muslim-Muslim ticket which would further alienate him in the MB and even among some of his Yoruba support base. Now with the loss of 11 states already, Tinubu is a candidate marked for unprecedented failure one way or the other.

Let's just make do with 7 points for now. It is not yet clear why any sane person would want a dubious character such as Tinubu as president. Nevertheless, what is obvious is that Mr Tinubu's quest for power is dead on arrival.

What makes Ndigbo peculiar is our industry and drive. However, what we have in common with other Africans is the traditional lack of strategic insight. Why are we still relaxed in Nigeria, which is akin to being at ease in a house about to be engulfed in an inferno?
With what is happening in the north, do Ndigbo really think that those Jihadists will just relax after conquering the north? Do we really believe that those northern politicians and Fulani elites arming them would stop after all the north have come under the banner of Boko Haram or ISWAP?

The north is already technically under sharia as seen from having Hisbah police and their own judicial system. If they're not satisfied with those, why would Boko Haram or ISWAP be satisfied with just conquering the north? All over the world, what we have seen is that these terrorists are NEVER satisfied until they take over whole countries for Allah as recently seen with what has happened in Afghanistan. Remember that these terrorists are determined and resilient. If they could defeat the Russians and Americans, Nigerian rag-tag army is a piece of cake, especially considering the fact that salafist moles are entrenched in the compromised military.

Why are Ndigbo not planning ahead? Do we want to perish with Nigeria knowing that what the salafists have is time. It took them some 20 years to defeat the Russians in Afghanistan and some 20 to defeat the Americans. Now they have their price. For Nigeria, I doubt that it'll take them half that time. I really think that they're bidding their time because their people are now in power. That's why they have not attacked FCT despite having Niger state in the bag.

What should Ndigbo do?

1) We should start forming real coalitions with all Igbo nationalists home and abroad.
2) Igbo exit should not be left for just one group.
3) Igbo intellectuals and technocrats should be fully involved.
4) Training of Ndigbo in foreign military academies should be part of this plan.
5) All the appuntenances of a new state should be groomed for the future disintegration of Nigeria
6) An active defense plan should be drawn for eventual showdown with Muslim terrorists from the north when the Nigerian military eventually caves in.
7) Igbo unions should be reactivated from the clan to international level for effective sensitization of Ndigbo.

We must not be taken unawares.