₦airaland Forum

professorchuks:
Capital YES

professorchuks:
Bros we knw, buh d truth b say, u no go convert all coz say NA Asaba dem tk develop! Nobody knw okpanam again

deji15:
Some people could read and learn about history from it. Obviously not for someone like you.

seunmsg:
Unfortunately, the agitators of Biafra think they can achieve their aim through blackmail and propaganda. The earlier they realise that war is the only option to breakup the country, the better for them. If they want to go through the 1967 route again, so be it.

ahaika23:
Over the years, the struggle for self-determination of the Niger Delta has flipped for multiple times on different fronts but all have had if not similar but a very closely related demise. From the times of Adaka Boro through Ken Sarowiwa (both of blessed memory) to the times of the militancy struggle, all of which had one peculiar thing in common which is the deliberate and intentional slaughtering of the men in the struggle and/or their subordinates at the expense of the struggle. Sadly NOTHING much can be said to have been achieved in that regard.
My region boasts of billions of dollards of reserves of natural gas and crude oil which does not translate to the expectant living condition of the common man, neither does it reflect in a single perspective on the average Niger Deltan. With the billions of reserve lying within and out of our shores, the Niger Delta would have been an envy of the rest of Africa but what we have is a large expanse of murky dirty filty landscape covered and littered by shanties unfit for humans. Communities with crude oil underneath their lands are even living in worse conditions. This is the sad story of the Niger Delta.

The men who have recently been involved in whatever title they called it in recent times have all backed out. A lot of people are of the opinion that the likes of Asari, Boyloaf, Ateke Tom, Governor, Niger Delta Avengers, and their likes have been duly rewarded for their struggle and settled excellently well. I cannot say anything in that regard because I have never been an arms bearer, let alone be involve in the freedom fighting crusade, neither do I have any access whatsoever to any of the aforementioned groups or individuals (yes, there are a lot of people like us), and thus have NEVER benefitted in any single drop of oil the flows from my backyard. It then seemed as though the self-determination was never about a group of selves but rather a unit of self!

Who then are we the Niger Deltans, who are we? Do we have to take up arms before we can have a sip of our God-given resources? Why has Nigeria programmed the people of the region to resort to violence if they want to at least lead a fabulous life? Why do Emirs in the far North have oil wells in the tropics where I have to cut through bushes to reach when I want to farm (but the Emir only sees it on a map) while my Uwema and or Oda/Abuan (Community Chief and or King of Abua) have no knowledge as to when the wells in his domain were snatched away to a Northerner, why

We have tried our best by using force but what has been learnt is that force may not give us a peaceful happy ending. Even the bible says “come let us reason together”. It is time to reason together. What the Biafra sit-at-home day has impressed in my heart is that anything is achievable without the sound of a single gun. So what options do we have? Because as far as I am concerned, Nigeria being composed as it is remains a contraption of injustice, therefore equity and fairness will forever remain in the realms of our imaginations.

On the inclusion of our region with Biafrans, for those who may not be aware, the contraption Nigeria was initially composed of 3 regions viz the Northern, Eastern and Western regions. Now the Eastern region was a composition of all the south-eastern states and southern states. It was officially divided in 1967 into three new states which were Rivers State, South-Eastern State and East-Central. But these were originally a region bound by unity, language gradiation and sharing (what a word means in one dialect would mean some other thing in another dialect, same word), culture values, same food, trade and commerce. But Nigeria came and began to split us all apart.

Over the radio today, I heard some rather embarrassing comment from one caller who claimed to be from Rivers State. He spoke with antagonism and anger as to why Igbos would make Port Harcourt businesses grounded yesterday during the sit-at-home exercise and I asked myself why he and his family members do not own businesses. If you refuse to fix it, others are fixing theirs and your refusal/hate cannot stop the world! We have to keep up and compete so as to be able to rub shoulders with others and have the voice to speak and be heard. We cannot be cowards and want the best, who would give it?

As it is now, if my brothers want to insist not to be a part of the future with Biafra, I would ask them who in the south-south is a Niger Delta Nationalist whom we can look up to and follow and your guess is as good as mine. As for me, instead of sitting down doing nothing, I would rather take pride in voting for a referendum for a better future for my people. I believe a process has begun without the sound of the barrel!

opjteam:
it is 48 hrs for bet9ja to credit ur account

Eden007:
If there is apptitude test, it is completely a formality. People selected by slots to state Governors, senators...etc gets automatic employment. Very few would be on merit. Most top politicians have their eyes on this job. Currently DPR is the most lucreative Job in Nigeria. Not even about the salaries and allowances. There are many more hidden incentives.

nonsobaba:
Wawa never disappoints. Garbage in, garbage out.

nonsobaba:
The only igbos i know that are cursed are those who have continued to remain the poorest and laziest of the igbo race and every aspect or hope of development in their state is hinged on 'foriegn' investment from an anambra man.

fratermathy:
Why should Urhobo be included in Biafra in the first place? Is that not land grabbing? Did we ask for such?

And yes, we will get our Urhobo State! Whatever you wish us is what I also wish your Biafran dreams too.!

fratermathy:
#Urhobo nationalism is on the rise and many Urhobos are getting wiser with each minute. We have set our mind to the task of bettering our condition in this nation. We demand an all Urhobo State. As the most populous ethnic group in current Delta State, we have the numbers to populate our own state. We ask for resource control for this new Urhobo State, as well as true federalism. If you can't provide us with this, then grant us our independence as the Federal Republic of Urhoboland!

Urhobo demands for equity and fair play. Although we won't tow the path of the Biafran noisemakers or Nnamdi Kanu, we will get our demands one way or another. We need an Urhobo State without Igbos or any other ethnicity.

Ihwo r'Urhobo, kpani' odetionye? WadooooO!


N.B: It should be noted that Urhobos are not part of Biafra and do not partake in Nnamdi Kanu's terrorist activities. We are peace loving Nigerians who believe in the rule of law in everything.

CertifiedFreak:
The same number of hours it takes to travel from Ebonyi to Anambra.

CertifiedFreak:
This argument is plain silly. Your people migrate to Lagos everyday which for all the arguments spewed above remains a South Western state. Y'all could just stay back and prove that your impact would be missed by developing your second rated cities. If Lagos is so "ownerless" just cut it from the map and place it next to Ebonyi State.

Nonsense arguments on both parts. Imagine having to travel long hours by bus to develop a "no man's land"

fratermathy:
What is Igbo, what is IPOB? #GIGO
Trying to create an imaginary divide makes you appear ridiculous.

I am not Efewestern and he is not me. Everyone cannot be the same. Just the way you are not like the militant Igbos on this forum.

If my methods are perceivably militant then it is due to my radicalisation by IPOB youths on this forum.

Finally, you may think yourself high and mighty, the adult, the one who's beyond hate and IPOB drama but you are no better than any of them. As long as you do not speak out against the tribalism and Igbocentricism then you are on the same bandwagon. As long as you believe what your ilks are doing online is right then you are one with them.

I have posted something your fellow Igbo has written but you found nothing wrong with his implication that Urhobos are Biafrans. Instead, you picked on my militant-styled rebuttal of that stand. Such a shame!

Nwanye, please leave matters such as this alone if you are going to take sides. You are far TOO OLD for this.

fratermathy:
What is Igbo, what is IPOB? #GIGO
Trying to create an imaginary divide makes you appear ridiculous.

I am not Efewestern and he is not me. Everyone cannot be the same. Just the way you are not like the militant Igbos on this forum.

If my methods are perceivably militant then it is due to my radicalisation by IPOB youths on this forum.

Finally, you may think yourself high and mighty, the adult, the one who's beyond hate and IPOB drama but you are no better than any of them. As long as you do not speak out against the tribalism and Igbocentricism then you are on the same bandwagon. As long as you believe what your ilks are doing online is right then you are one with them.

I have posted something your fellow Igbo has written but you found nothing wrong with his implication that Urhobos are Biafrans. Instead, you picked on my militant-styled rebuttal of that stand. Such a shame!

Nwanye, please leave matters such as this alone if you are going to take sides. You are far TOO OLD for this.

ProWalker:
The question should be why is it that foreigners make ogun state their first destination for investment?

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