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@ Admin, this needs to make the home-page fast, given its nationalistic thrust. Excellent, detribalised piece! Award-winning piece from a heart filled with truth, integrity and nationalism. I learnt from childhood not to accept wholly stories handed down by parents, uncles and neighbours on national issues but to seek the opinions of other people thro books, newspapers etc. Most people who make funny comments about the Civil War, June 12, etc do so based on what they heard from other uninformed people.

@ Afam and others. It is sad that most of you guys fall for the same trick from ethnic bigots. Any time you start a thread and they latch on one flimsy point or start their trademark ethnic hate just to distract you or derail your post, you play into their hands by responding rather than COMPLETELY ignoring them. When will you stop bandying words with such low-road people? If a person resorts to insults rather than backing his view with facts, then ignore him TOTALLY and let him wallow in his vomit. Thanks.

PDP in Lagos is dumb. How can someone be telling Lagosians that Fashola is not performing? Esp when PDP is not doing better at the national level. The weakest link in ACN is Tinubu, the strongest link in ACN is also Tinubu. PDP should be hitting at Fashola as a stooge of Tinubu who has allowed Tinubu to pocket Lagos. There are so many bad things to bring up about Tinubu, and put fear in d minds of voters about voting ACN in future (not in this year's election). I dont think Bode George is half as corrupt as Tinubu. It is obvious he was the one Jonathan was referring as rascal. D man stopped Mamora from d Senate because he refused to accept to contest against Fashola when he wanted to drop Fashola because he was becoming popular and was not giving him 100% access to the state's treasury. He converted Lagos Poly premises to his own where his TV and radio stations (TVC and Radio Continental) are based. There are many things. I dont think Ibori stole more than him.

jason123:
You are right to some extent. I really do not think its about domination, it is more like practice what you preach. I believe if a yoruba man or hausa man becomes the Governor of Enugu, most igbo will say, "they want to start ruling us because we lost a war" et al. You are right again about the giving an igbo man political appointments and all since they have contributed much to the state. But that is only the political and economic side of things what about the social aspect? Most igbos call yorubas dirty, cowards and traitors and yorubas know this things and yet they welcome them. Now tell me, why should they allow a group that hates them so much to rule them  Why should they allow someone from a group that will NEVER trust the yorubas to rule them in their state?? You and I know igbos are republican in nature,so, what will it take one igbo man to have a fight with a yoruba man in a market place like oyigbo or mile 12 and starts telling the yoruba man these things (dirty, cowards etc) including a foolish statement like, "we rule you in your state"? You and I know what will happen from then on, don't we?
Moreover, it is happening gradually but making the process too fast can only result to yorubas (aworis) to buckle and react violently. That is why I was saying that it should happen gradually.

About Tinubu and Fashola,
It was the only way for them to tip the scale for the elections. It was also a good way of showing appreciation to the igbos. Now if a group like Ohaneze and Chief Uche wants to take the piss . . .we also know what will happen, don't we?
I read an article recently, when an ACN chieftain was telling Ohaneze to cool down and not push it by making "demands" in public. When I find that article, I will post it.
Now, for an ACN chieftain to say that, you can see that he is trying to avoid violence. He knows people will react, resentments will start to grow as it has already started among the tribal warriors on NL. Anyway, I hope the Ohaneze listens . . . . .and about the igbos that sometimes say the will fight back. Against who? Do they know that number of yorubas that will flock in within seconds from other state?? You also know that it will not be a fight but the opposite, especially then it was a case which they were pushed to the wall.

When I find the article, I will post it.

Any Igbo who calls Yorubas cowards is misinformed. Even Yorubas, including comedians, call Yorubas cowards. But having actively followed Nigerian history, I can say without a dint of doubt that no ethnic group has fought fearlessly and doggedly against injustice and dictatorship since after our Independence like the Yorubas. They are the ones that know how to face amoured tanks and go to prison when others stay home so as not to die. On Chief Uche and co, had u heard of that Uche man b4 now? Forget news seekers. No serious and sensible Igbo man will threaten Yorubas in Lagos or any part of the South west. Ohanaeze Lagos Branch is not serious - no prominent Igbo is in it. You will see solid Igbo men like Ndubuisi Kanu, Chris Eze (CHAIRMAN OF FIDELITY BANK) etc in Ndigbo Lagos and Aka Ikenga. Another point people must bear in mind is that Lagos was a former capital of Nigeria and is the current commercial capital of Nigeria and should not be viewed the way people view Akure or Abeokuta.

seanet02:
What are you talking about? You see you don't know what you are talking about. So we should allow ibos to start calling the shot in YORUBA land? See me see trouble o. What sense of belonging do you want than the opportunity availed you people to build on YORUBA land and also appoint them into the cabinet? Tell me a single YORUBA man in a south eastern cabinet? You will prolly need to change this your cheating culture, so we should allow you to be the Deputy governor? Typical ibos always claiming an inch when given a metre. As for me not being able to say this Physically, dude am not a coward like ojukwu, even if ojukwu stands in my front i will knock it into his head to forget such an idea. It wont just happen.

Oga, first there is no group called IBO in Nigeria, pls. Secondly, nobody gives anybody 'opportunity' to build in any part of the world. Once u are willing to sell your piece of land, someone will be willing to buy. The reason Yorubas dont buy land in Igbo land or far North is because of fear of the unknown and lack of belief in Nigeria. Igbos are not desperate to rule Lagos. When the time comes for an Igbo to rule Lagos, it will happen just like it happened in the Obama's case. But Nig will remain a joke if we continue to spew this deep hatred, distrust, insecurity and animosity for one another. It is sad that it is even displayed in churches (and mosques) despite that the Bible says that there should be no Jews or Gentiles among brethren. It is a horrible seed sown by Awo, Zik and Bello. Thank God I never fed on it and will never feed it my kids, no matter the provocation.

[quote alluthor=seanet02 link=topic=620832.msg7886271#msg7886271 date=1299778842]Anybody from Yorubaland including itshekiris, kogi, edo and kwara can be the lagos governor, but Ndigbo never!!
i will even prefer a Yoruba man from Benin Republic to this Ndigbos
[quote][/quote]I dont get involved in this ethnic bigotry. I notice that those who display it dont usually have the liver to display it on Facebook or in face-to-face discussions. The truth is that in the long run u cant keep a people with such high population and stake away from d politics of Lagos or it will backfire on u. Astute politicians like Tinubu and Fashola, who can see far, understand this- that was why they gave Ben Akabueze and Joe Igbokwe political posts. Contrary to this falsehood people feed their kids from birth, Igbos are not trying to dominate anybody: they just want to be given a sense of belonging, since they also contribute to their place of residence. The Ijaws had been working against Igbo interest but today Jonathan banks on Igbos for votes and they will give them to him despite all the Ijaws had done to the Igbos.

seanet02:
Because it is not also Possible to have a Non Igbo Deputy Governor in Ndigbo!!!

I think that is poor logic. How many Yorubas are in the South East? How many Yoruba people buy land or invest in the South East? I think it's double standards to mouth one Nigeria and yet work against it. I dont care if a Yoruba rules my home state but he must first live in my state, have his kinsmen there too, invest in the state to show that he believes in it. Nigerians who win elections in other countries dont do so from Nigeria.

seanet02:
Very Good Revelation except for the Impossible Bolded

Pls why is it not possible to have a non-Yoruba running mate in Lagos?

Can PDP or any party beat Fashola in Lagos? The answer is a big NO. The only reason Tinubu did not replace Fashola was because he would have lost Lagos without Fashola. So PDP should forget 2011 and focus on 2015. The killing of Funso Williams was a big blow to PDP's chances. The way things are today, PDP or any other party may not rule Lagos in the next 30 years unless ACN makes a serious mistake.  One strategy to beat ACN is to curry the sympathies of non-Yorubas by picking a popular non-Yoruba, preferably an Igbo, as running mate to a popular Yoruba man. That way, the millions of non-Yorubas, esp Igbos, who feel not-too-concerned with Lagos politics will become passionate voters. But will PDP be wise to do this? Petty ethnic considerations may not let them.

Sorry, guys, but I now see the reason why the failure rate in our school exams is too high: people simply leave the issue at hand and discuss something else, thereby writing O.P. (off-point). The write-up did not ask for a comparison between Nigeria and SA in terms of who deserves to be the Giant of Africa. The Giant of Africa is the moniker of Nigeria already. The issue is not whether Nig deserves it. Lagos is the Centre of Excellence, even though it is rated among the worst cities of the world. India says it is incredible India.

Coca-Cola is the Real Thing. Should Pepsi call itself "The True Real Thing" ?

University of Nigeria is for Lions and Lionesses. Should Unilag or UI say it is the home of the real Lions and Lionesses?

Should Harp say it is the Real Shine-Shine Bobo?

Should Arsenal call themselves "The Real Red Devils"? because they wear red jerseys?

Now imagine this scenario. You are known and called John the Giant by all your friends. Then one day John the Rock enters your home. Your wife looks at him and tells you: "Darling, this John is the Real John the Giant." What will you do? Smile and tell her that she spoke the truth because John the Rock is perhaps taller or fatter? Rubbbbish! John the Rock should allow John the Giant to be! He can choose John the Tallest, if he so wishes, or John the Greatest. No wahala.

Let's leave this issue about the state of the Nigeria nation and focus on the issue at hand. We can call ourselves names and insult our country, but when outsiders insult us we should have little self-respect to protest. Blacks call themselves "Niggas," but the moment a White man calls a Black man "Nigga," only a foooolish Black man would smile and tell him, "you spoke the truth. After all I am Black, so I am a nigger."

kikuyu1:
I can't believe a simple RSA tourism ad has degenerated to a pissing contest! Here are the facts:
RSA is simply miles and miles ahead in any respect. However Naijja is reliably predicted to be a world economic player within 25 years. Also it has truly world class human resource in every endeavour. More importantly the black South Africans must first exhaust their uhuru generation with all their retrogressive baggage before the immediate post uhuru generation with techno savvy knowhow and non hierarchical values can (hopefully!)make their presence felt.

I am sorry to say this, but if this is an exam, you will get zero for writing off point. Nobody is comparing Nig and RSA. We all know who is ahead. Just stick to the point. Or didn't you read the initial post and other comments?

T9ksy:
No "grasshopper" would have swallowed the bait if the OP  hadn't  set the trap with the wrong titled thread. why couldn't he have just said that "an igbo man sacrificed his job for justice"?

Anyways, its instructive to note that there are some igbos who will fight for justice irrespective of the ethnicity of the beneficiary. Just as its also instructive to acknowledge that it was another igbo man (Chief Arthur Nzeribe) who was in the vanguard of denying justice to the populace by creating ABN.

Ethnic bigotry is killing our nation. Rather than salute a man who sacrificed his career to speak for a cause that concerns a man from another ethnic group, you are more concerned about another Igbo man who worked against June 12.

If Nzeribe, a non-Yoruba, worked against June 12, what do you say about Yoruba people who ensured that June 12 never worked: Ernest Shonekan, Oladipo Diya, Olusegun Obasanjo (all from Ogun State like Abiola), Ebenezer Babatope, Onagoruwa, Jakande, Arisekola Alao, Adedibu, Senator Adefuye, etc etc?

Let's keep ethnicity out of our discussion and stop this baseless belief that one race is better than the other. There are traitors and heroes in every ethnic group, race or nation.

Let's learn to praise brave acts and actions: they encourage others to dare. That is what keeps the US ahead.

I remember Madueke's act of bravery in 1994 against Abacha.

I remember Col Umar's act of bravery against IBB his master in 1993 over June 12.

I remember Gani's act of bravery, challenging Abacha for having a PRC without an Igbo man.

I remember Fajuyi dying with his master and host Ironsi in 1996.

I remember Soyinka going to jail for visiting Biafra during the war.

I remember Frank Kokori risking his life in 1994 for June 12.

I remember Gani standing in front of armoured tanks in Yaba, urging them to shoot him, because of his love for Nig.

I remember young Chima Ubani defying the guns and cells of IBB and Abacha to fight for June 12.

I remember many more heroes who defied ethnicity, religion and self-interest to stand up for justice and the truth. Some lost their lives; some lost their jobs or positions; some lost their possessions.

If Nigeria does not remember you, I remember you today and always, our heroes. May the labours of our heroes past never be in vain.

Most guys here are missing the point at stake here. No Nigerian will tell u he/she is happy with the state of Nigeria.

The US is using the law to remove all mentions/displays of God in public premises: schools, parks, etc. So many Americans are atheists and agnostics. Yet US is still called God's Own Country. Can an American, while advertising Italian/British/Israeli/Chinese tourism say: "Italy/Britain/Israel or China is actually the Real God's Own Country"? Will the US allow that advert to run on American TV? Will American citizens not raise hell against the ad and the American involved?

Let's keep our displeasure with Nigeria aside.

Just like someone said here, if Enugu or Kano were to change their slogan to the 'Real Centre of Excellence', how do you think Lagos would react?

seanet02:
thank God M.C Ajuluchukwu and Effiong are ibos. They simply take ojukwu to the cleaners. Didnt M.C Ajuluchukwu said zik conspire against AWOLOWO? Funny ibos. Always beating about the bush. RABBITS

Have you noticed that you are the only one insulting other people's ethnic group on this thread. It says a lot about you. Meanwhile you have not countered one single point made by Duro Onabule in his write-up.

seanet02:
Miniaturized Reasoning. Typical Dede always swapping the goal post. @OP completely stuupeed Post.

Seanet02, the Wise man of Nairaland, let it be noted that without any provocation you were the one who started hurling insults at people on this thread.

Why is the post stuupeed? Because it runs contrary to your beliefs which are already cast in stone? Sorry!

One would think that since you are not stuupeed, you would give solid points to counter those made by Mr Onabule in this write-up. Thank God, Mr Onabule is a Yoruba man giving his perspective on national issues.

So if you don't have something to say, just waka pass plssssssssss!

I read this piece and it threw some light on some issues that are usually argued on Nairaland on the issues that happened among Zik, Awo and Balewa in the First Republic, cross-carpeting, etc. And it is written by a Yoruba man. What do u think about the issues raised?


By Duro Onabule(duroonabule@gmail.com)


It is only fair to pay this well-deserved tribute to the memory of one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Obafemi Awolowo. Despite all his ups and downs in the struggle for national leadership and even, after losing out, there was never, (repeat never) a time Awolowo accused his only major rivals, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Tafawa Balewa of conspiring against him.

Ahmadu Bello, the late premier of the defunct northern region did not aspire to Nigeria’s national leadership. Why therefore is this political reminiscence?
Not long ago, law teacher Itse Sagay stirred avoidable controversy when he strayed from an ordinary interview with a Lagos newspaper and pointedly accused former (ceremonial) president Nnamdi Azikiwe and Nigeria’s first (so far only) Prime Minister, the late Tafawa Balewa of conspiring against their political contemporary, Obafemi Awolowo.
The alleged conspiracy, as specified by Itse Sagay, arose from the eventual outcome of the 1962 crisis in the banned Action Group – the tussle for the west regional premiership, whether at the end of the emergency rule, Chief S.L. Akintola was to be restored to office or whether there should be fresh general elections in the West.

The Federal Supreme Court in Lagos ruled that Chief Akintola at the end of emergency rule, should be restored as west regional premier but the Privy Council in London ruled in favour of rival claimant that the emergency rule should be followed by fresh elections. In the face of the potential political/constitutional crisis, instead of complying with the Privy Council ruling, Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa maintained his support for Chief Akintola, rushed through parliament an amendment to the constitution abolishing appeals to the Privy Council in London and backdated it to October 1st, 1960. Adegbenro’s legal victory at Privy Council instantly became a nullity.

Conspiracy against Obafemi Awolowo? Would he have done anything less if in Tafawa Balewa’s position? Better still, what was the record before then? History will prove who started such political tactics against Nnamdi Azikiwe/NCNC. The truth, however, was that Obafemi Awolowo in 1962 was simply met in his game.
The (1962) crisis in the Action Group was simply a cut-throat struggle for supremacy between Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola, and such was not unprecedented in Nigeria. As far back as 1941, there was the crisis in Nigerian Youth Movement over the party’s candidate for a by-election to the Old Legislative Council. Obafemi Awolowo supported Ernest Ikoli, strictly in line with the movement’s constitution that once the president expressed interest in such an election, his candidacy would be unopposed.

On the other hand, Zik supported the candidacy of Samuel Akinsanya (later Odemo of Ishara) to express his (Zik’s) distaste of the derogatory remarks of Lagos members who derided the prospects of an Ijebu man contesting election in Lagos as that would make it impossible for non-Lagosians to contest in future.
With equally matched arguments, the election held and Ernest Ikoli won, thereby vindicating Awolowo’s stand. It was therefore to be expected that when Zik faced the same problem in the NCNC after the 1951 elections in western region which then extended to Lagos, if Awolowo did not support Nnamdi Azikiwe, he (Zik) should at least be left alone to solve his party’s internal crisis. But what happened?

Nnamdi Azikiwe’s party, NCNC cleared all Lagos seats with the following candidates in this order – Ibiyinka Olorunnimbe (then Mayor of Lagos) Prince Adeleke Adedoyin, Nnamdi Azikiwe, TOS Benson and ex-union leader H.P. Adebola. By that victory, the NCNC was to send an elected member to the legislative council and Zik as the party’s leader, supported by Benson and Adebola was to go. That of course, would put Zik as NCNC leader ahead of Awolowo in political prospects.

Action Group under Awolowo completely incited Ibiyinka Olorunnimbe and Adeleke Adedoyin to resist Zik’s ambition. Purely circumstantial evidence? Ibiyinka Olorunnimbe’s erstwhile rising political prospect crashed and sent him to complete oblivion. If Awolowo merited any doubt, such disappeared when Adeleke Adedoyin, an NCNC elected member for Lagos crossed from NCNC to the Action Group on the floor of the house of assembly and was instantly elected the first speaker of Western House of Assembly.
The plot against Zik to induce NCNC members to cross the floor to Action Group was later conceded by Action Group’s federal secretary Ayo Rosiji in his biography. Even the late Bola Ige, in one of his books, admitted that it was unfair for the Action Group to have blocked Zik from going to the old legislative council.

It was even amusing reading the late AMA Akinloye in 1994, on Zik’s ninetieth birthday, virtually apologizing on behalf of his fellow NCNC members who crossed to Action Group. Akinloye’s explanation in newspaper advertisements in 1990? Zik was not deserted as an Igbo but that they (who crossed to Action Group (Speaker Adeleke Adedoyin, Finance Minister F.O. Awosika, Agriculture Minister Akinloye) only wanted a Yoruba man to rule the West. Difference between six and half a dozen? There is also the long gap between 1951 when Zik was blocked and 1963 when Awolowo’s protégé, D.S. Adegbenro was blocked.

And if conspiracy was the word, then, there had been many in the mid-years. In 1953, Awolowo (despite the Lagos legislative council and western region carpet-crossing episodes) would still not let off Zik. There was the McPherson constitution which Zik, as NCNC leader considered unsuitable for an ideal federation especially with lop-sided allocation of seats to the House of Representatives in Lagos.
The NCNC, under Zik, therefore directed its federal ministers – Alfred Chuku Nwapa, Okoi Arikpo and E.M.L. Endely to cabinet posts. The three NCNC ministers in defiance of their party’s directive, refused to quit and became notorious as “sit-tight ministers.” A purely political party’s internal conflict, but who openly backed the rebellious ministers against Zik? Obafemi Awolowo and the Action Group. Was that a conspiracy against Zik? As to be expected the three ministers were expelled from the NCNC.

A fall-out of the 1953 sit-tight ministers’ crisis in the NCNC is often mischievously cited against Zik for allegedly unseating Eyo Ita as a non-Igbo leader of government business in Eastern region. While the sit-tight ministers crisis rocked the NCNC and the dissidents (admittedly for political purposes) were supported by Awolowo against Zik, a supposed leader of (NCNC) government business (as regional premiers were then known) Professor Eyo Ita openly supported the sit-tight ministers against their party led by Zik.

At that stage, a show-down was inevitable to test Eyo Ita’s popularity if he was supported by NCNC members in Eastern House of Assembly. A vote of no confidence in his continued leadership (of government business in the East) was moved on the floor of the house and almost unanimously carried except opposition from Action Group members of the House.

Zik had to assume leadership to restore party discipline and political stability. No other party members could have successfully undertaken that assignment.
By the way, when Chief Akintola, nine years later, was similarly accused of not supporting (Action Group) party policy, there was the same attempt to impeach him on the floor of the House Assembly in Ibadan except that his party was more divided than the NCNC (in 1953) and violence erupted in the legislature leading eventually to declaration of emergency.
When the 1962 crisis in the Action Group was rightly or wrongly handled or mishandled, the region-wide violence in the West led to the January 1966 military coup.
Another fall-out of the 1953 sit-tight ministers NCNC crisis was that after their expulsion from the party, one of them, E.M.L. Endeley from Southern Cameroons, formed a new party which was instantly embraced in an alliance by Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group. Was that a conspiracy against Zik?
There was the Foster-Sutton inquiry into African Continental Bank on deposits of East regional government funds in the bank founded by Zik. The star witness (perhaps the chief prosecution witness) was Chief Effiong O Eyo, an ex-confidant of Zik. For the expected political execution, Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group secured, for E.O. Eyo, the services of a British Queens Counsel, Christopher Shawcross.

Was that a conspiracy against Zik?
A leading Nigerian lawyer, Udo Udoma was an associate of Zik and of course member of the NCNC. Down the line and as a constitutional right, he had to pursue immediate group interests in the Calabar Ogoja Rivers (COR) state movement.
Instantly, Udo Udoma’s (COR) state movement was wooed by and fell for an alliance with Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group. That could easily have been considered a conspiracy against Zik.
Even though Premier Ahmadu Bello limited his personal political aspirations to the north, yet, his Northern People’s Congress (later Nigerian People’s Congress) did not escape internal squabbles. Hence, a member, Ibrahim Imam broke away and formed Borno Youth Movement. Readily, a political ally was found in Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group.

Could that be interpreted or did any NPC sympathizer deem it as a conspiracy against Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa?
In contrast, in1956, the first minister of Education in Western region, Stephen Awokoya, disagreed with Obafemi Awolowo, resigned accordingly from the Action Group and formed his Nigerian Peoples’ Party. None of Zik, Ahmadu Bello or Tafawa Balewa supported Awokoya in any alliance against Obafemi Awolowo/Action Group, and this accounted for Awokoya’s failure to win a single seat in the 1956 west regional elections.

Again, in 1958, another revolt led by Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe broke out against Nnamdi Azikiwe’s leadership in the NCNC. Mbadiwe was egged on by Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group. Collapse of Mbadiwe’s challenge led to his expulsion from NCNC. He then formed Democratic Party of Nigeria and the Cameroon. (DPNC). Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group hurried an alliance with Mbadiwe for the 1959 elections. Was that a conspiracy against Zik?
When Joseph Tarka led masses’ revolt in Middle Belt, his major ally was Awolowo’s Action Group. Nobody grumbled a conspiracy against Ahmadu Bello.

All the events occurred before 1963. If therefore for once, (at least, for purposes of political argument) Zik and Tafawa Balewa supported Ladoke Akintola against Obafemi Awolowo, it could not be any political conspiracy. Or if it was a conspiracy, it was only a clone of the tactics tested from Action Group all along.
Was it ever considered a conspiracy when others were on the receiving end of convenient alliances/political expediencies, all introduced into Nigerian politics by the Action Group, why the alarm and whining when others, with the same tactics, had the upper hand?

Deplorable as the 1963 rushed amendment of Nigerian Constitution dating back to October 1st 1960 was, it was not the first retroactive legislation in Nigeria. Tafawa Balewa only copied what the Action Group regime in the West, led by Obafemi Awolowo started in 1955 in the Olubadan Chieftaincy succession crisis to nullify Adegoke Adelabu’s installation of his own candidate as Olubadan of Ibadan.

With the 1955 amendment to the western region’s chief’s law and backdated, it became a criminal offence for anybody to install a traditional ruler without government’s approval or for anybody to allow himself to be appointed a traditional ruler without government’s approval.
The retroactive legislation in the west served its intended political purpose as both Adegoke Adelabu and his Olubadan-elect were robbed of their effort.

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@ bubapapa


I have followed your attitude and the way you reacted to Azuka.O, especially. What is the essence of insulting someone who has not insulted you or called your people names?

I think you are unnecessarily behaving like a tyrant and an intellectual terrorrist.

It is shameful.

Katsumoto:
Herbert Macaulay founded NCNC

Note that there were "two" groups known as NCNC.

Herbert Macauley founded National Congress of Nigerians and Cameroonians (NCNC) used to fight colonialism. Zik was Macauley's right-hand man in that group.

When it was time to contest elections in Nigeria, Zik changed it to National Congress for Nigerian Citizens - NCNC (Cameroonians were no longer part of it).

So Macauley founded National Congress of Nigerians and Cameroonians (NCNC), while Zik founded the National Congress for Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) (after Macauley's death).

There was no wrong claim in that statement by Azuka.O above.

Zik simply retained the initials NCNC because he had been known under the NCNC acronym. He could have given his party a purely new name if he wanted.

bilymuse:
Bianca father knew Ojukwu was a shameless bald headed coward, who care for nobody except himself, that why he was oppose to the marriage, time has vindicated the old man.

I tire for this kind bad belle. Some people fit get cardiac arrest for nothing o!

bilymuse:
Bianca father knew Ojukwu was a shameless bald headed coward, who care for nobody except himself, that why he was oppose to the marriage, time has vindicated the old man.

Oga, your bad English gives me goose pimples.

Haba! What is all this bitterness? Did Ojukwu father you and run away?

1. Nwata gbuo otu nza, o rie ya otu afo (When a child kills the little bird (nza), he eats its meat for one year)

2.  Enyi zogbulu okuko asina na ya na ihe emeela  - (An elephant that crushed a chicken should not beat his chest)

3. Onye a na-agwo ibi o na-eto afo mara na udele na-akpo ya oku n'Ajo-ofia - (One who is being cured of scrotal elephantiasis and he is developing kwashiokor should know that the vulture is beckoning on him in the Evil Forest)

4. A na-ara onye ogbi, o na-akanye n'aja - When a dumb woman is being slept with by men, she records the names of those involved and the number of times on the wall (in case she gets pregnant and the men start to deny)

5. Okokpolo chupu ngwere, ya na onye ga ebi?  - If a bachelor chases away lizards, who will be his companion? (In olden days girls would not live in with men if they were not married yet)

6. Udele si ndi ma ya anwuna, ka umu aka ghara idu ya aka n'onu - The vulture prays that those who know him should not all pass away, lest children insult him

7. Agwo emeghi ihe o jiri buru agwo, umu aka ewelu ya nyaa oku - If  a snake does not act like a snake, little children will use it as firewood.

8. Ubochi onye ori ga-akwa nna ya, ndi ihe ha furu abia mgbaru - The day a thief is holding the funeral ceremony of his father, those who lost their property would start to pay him condolence visits.

9. Ozu sibe isi, enyi ka nwanne alaa - When a corpse starts smelling, even very close friends disappear (ie that is when you will know that blood is thicker than water, because your friends may desert you in times of extreme difficulties, but your true blood relatives will not)

10. Awo si na ihe o ji akwo di ya n'azu bu na o dighi afia aru ihe mmadu aghoro ihe onye ozo - Mrs Toad says that the reason she always bears her husband on her back is that it doesn't take long before someone's property is taken away by another. (NB - Ladies, pls hold on to ya men no matter their faults, lest desperate girls snatch them away).

Onye choo ilu ozo na aka m, ya weta otu ite nkwu enu , otu oke-okpa na oji asaa, nihi na ndi be anyi siri na adighi agba aka ahu nwata eze, maka na eburu aguu na-agba afa, o na-ada onwu onwu. A tuolu omalu, omalu; a tuolu ofeke, o fenye isi n'ofia.

Umu Igbo, ndi oma, ya gaziere unu! Ise-e-e!

There are a few points that need to be stressed regarding the Igbo and the Civil War:

1. The Igbos have moved on since 1970 - they have rebuilt their land and have moved on to recover all they lost to the war. They are ahead of other regions in per capita income today; they are ahead in education with Imo, Anambra and Delta leading in JAMB exams statistics since 1996 when Nigeria became 36 states.( Pls see JAMB statistics).

2. Igbos don't "whine" about the Biafran War. What they hate is misinformation about the war. Contrary to what other ethnic groups were told and handed down to the younger generations, Nigeria forced Igbo out of Nigeria by the govt-endorsed killing of 30 thousand Igbo civilians for several months after the July 1966 counter-coup. Igbos were not angry that Ironsi and other officers were killed, but that innocent civilians who had no hand in how soldiers plot coups were murdered in their thousands with the tacit support of the Gowon govt.

3. The final straw was that after the Aburi Accord was signed and agreed upon in 1967, Gowon reneged on the accord. It painted Gowon and his men as people that could no longer be trusted.

4. If Ojukwu did not declare the Republic of Biafra, he would have been forced out and that republic declared.

5. During the war Nigeria used inhuman acts like food and medical blockade and the killing of helpess civilians to prosecute the war.

6. Igbos spearheaded Nigeria's independence more than any ethnic region in Nigeria and are the only region that buy lands and build houses in other parts of Nigeria in large numbers. So they have more stake in Nigeria. They have always believed in Nigeria, but feel that Nigeria has always shown them that they are not accepted.

7. Igbos don't want to take over anybody's petroleum or possession. They don't even need the govt to survive - they simply want to be left alone to mind their business without being treated like second-class citizens in their own country.

8. Igbos feel very sad that other ethnic groups conveniently overlook the 1966/67 pogrom in the North and blame the Igbos for the war. If that senseless killing did not take place, there would not have been any war in 1967. If the Northern counter-coup had stopped at killing Ironsi and his Igbo officers, no Igbo man would have complained. But the planned and systematic hunting down and killing of thousands of innocent Igbo civilians was a clear signal that Igbos were not wanted in Nigeria. And that hatred continues till today when Igbos are killed in the North because a Danish cartoonist made a caricature of Mohammed. And yet Igbos NEVER kill any settlers in their land.

Cheap blackmail. Pls look for serious points to talk about. This is pure low-road (gutter) politics. It is a big shame! Who is afraid of Ngige? Let the best candidate win - whoever he/she is.

We have always had the problem of a captain that sits on the bench or plays only for a few minutes - eg Keshi at 1994 Nations Cup and World Cup, Nwankwo Kanu in recent times. A captain should always be in the field, motivating and directing the team to victory. Goalkeepers don't make good captains because they are far from the centre of action most times. Eagles' captain is chosen in terms of seniority, which is not the way most clubs and countries do theirs.

Who do you think should be Super Eagles Captain for best results?

I choose Danny Shittu - he works hard always and has the carriage and charisma of a leader. Assistant should be Osaze Odemwingie.

What is your opinion?

My siblings and close relatives have lost their jobs in the banks, but there is something about the way Sanusi reasons that resonates with me. Whenever people start talking about their ethnic region as the best and others as evil, I cringe. I have noticed that the problem of our nation is not ethnicity or religion but a tiny cabal from all the ethnic groups that has sworn that things will never work for the people. But we shall overcome!

My grandfather was a Northerner, But I am a Nigerian - Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,


“Let me start by saying that I am Fulani (laughter). My grandfather was an Emir and therefore I represent all that has been talked about this afternoon. Sir Ajayi has written a book. And like all Nigerians of his generation, he has written in the language of his generation.

“My grandfather was a Northerner, I am a Nigerian. The problem with this country is that in 2009, we speak in the language of 1953. Sir Olaniwun can be forgiven for the way he spoke, but I can not forgive people of my generation speaking in that language.

“Let us go into this issue because there are so many myths that are being bandied around.
Before colonialism, there was nothing like Northern Nigeria. Before the Sokoto Jihad, there was nothing like the Sokoto caliphate. The man from Kano regard himself as Abakani. The man from Zaria was Abazasage. The man from Katsina was Abakani. The kingdoms were at war with each other. They were Hausas, they were Muslims, they were killing each other.

“The Yoruba were Ijebu, Owo, Ijesha, Akoko, Egba. When did they become one? When did the North become one? You have the Sokoto Caliphate that brought every person from Adamawa to Sokoto and said it is one kingdom. They now said it was a Muslim North.
“The Colonialists came, put that together and said it is now called the Northern Nigeria. Do you know what happened? Our grand fathers were able to transform to being Northerners. We have not been able to transform to being Nigerians. The fault is ours.

Tell me, how many governors has South West produced after Awolowo that are role models of leadership? How many governors has the East produced like Nnamdi Azikiwe that can be role models of leadership? How Many governors in the Niger Delta are role models of leadership? Tell me. There is no evidence statistically that any past of this country has produced good leaders.

You talk about Babangida and the economy. Who were the people in charge of the economy during Babangida era? Olu Falae, Kalu Idika Kalu. What state are they from in the North?
“We started the banking reform; the first thing I heard was that in Urhobo land, that there will be a curse of the ancestors. I said they (ancestors) would not answer. They said why? I said how many factories did Ibru build in Urhobo land? So, why will the ancestors of the Urhobo people support her?

“We talk ethnicity when it pleases us. It is hypocrisy. You said elections were rigged in 1959, Obasanjo and Maurice Iwu rigged election in 2007. Was it a Southern thing? It was not.
“The problem is: everywhere in this country, there is one Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba and Itshekiri man whose concern is how to get his hands on the pile and how much he can steal.
Whether it is in the military or in the civilian government, they seat down, they eat together. In fact, the constitution says there must be a minister from every state.

“So, anybody that is still preaching that the problem of Nigeria is Yoruba or Hausa or Fulani, he does not love Nigeria. The problem with Nigeria is that a group of people from each and every ethnic tribe is very selfish. The poverty that is found in Maiduguri is even worse than any poverty that you find in any part of the South.

The British came for 60 years and Sir Ajayi talked about few numbers of graduates in the North (two at independence) . What he did not say was that there was a documented policy of the British when they came that the Northerner should not be educated. It was documented. It was British colonial policy. I have the document. I have published articles on it. That if you educate the Northerner you will produce progressive Muslim intellectuals of the type we have in Egypt and India. So, do not educate them. It was documented. And you say they love us (North).

“I have spent the better part of my life to fight and Dr. (Reuben) Abati knows me. Yes, my grandfather was an Emir. Why was I in the pro-democracy movement fighting for June 12? Is (Moshood) Abiola from Kano? Why am I a founding director of the Kudirat Initiative for Nigerian Development (KIND)?

“There are good Yoruba people, good Igbo people, good Fulani people, good Nigerians and there are bad people everywhere. That is the truth.
“Stop talking about dividing Nigeria because we are not the most populous country in the world. We have all the resources that make it easy to make one united great Nigeria. It is better if we are united than to divide it.

“Every time you talk about division, when you restructure, do you know what will happen? In Delta, Area, the people in Warri will say Agbor, you don’t have oil. When was the Niger Delta constructed as a political enlity? Ten years ago, the Itshekiris were fighting the Urobos. Isn’t that what was happening? Now they have become Niger Delta because they have found oil. After, it will be, if you do not have oil in your village then you can not share our resources.

“There is no country in the world where resources are found in everybody’s hamlet. But people have leaders and they said if you have this geography and if we are one state, then we have a responsibility for making sure that the people who belong to this country have a good nature.

“So, why don’t you talk about; we don’t have infrastructure, we don’t have education, we don’t have health. We are still talking about Fulani. Is it the Fulani cattle rearer or is anybody saying there is no poverty among the Fulani?

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is The Central Bank Governor in Nigeria

Beaf:
@JProspero
The difference between "Surulere State, Ilorin State, Osogbo State, Birnin Kebbi State" etc and an Urhobo state is clearer than daylight.
The Urhobo state is based on sound economics and it is viable, how much revenue can the other places mentioned generate? An Urhobo state can even thrive as a country in its own right, while those other places are barely surviving.
It is insulting to the Urhobo people to compare their proposed state to a few economically underperforming towns; a large proportion of the nations GDP derives from Urhobo land.

We always believe that a place is only viable if it has oil. Meanwhile the richest countries of the world are not the oil-producing countries. Again, before oil was discovered in Nigeria, Nigeria was richer and happier than today. If I had my way, I would burn all the oil in Nigeria and see if Nigerians will die. This oil has so much made us lazy and unimaginative.

If we go by oil production, then the towns of Bayelsa and Rivers should be carved into states.

Pls let us discuss serious problems that face us.

Silverbird Man of the Year Award had been credible but this year it may not be.

Year 1 winner - Akunyili - NAFDAC
Year 2 winner - el Rufai - FCT
Year 3 Winner - Ribadu - EFCC
Year 4 winner - Oshiomhole - Edo State
Year 5 winner - ?

I think in all honesty Fashola merits it more than any of the nominees or any Nigerian this year. NOBODY IS A SAINT. Our people say that there is no anus u will examine and not find 'something' in it (mind my language - that's a proverb of my people). But there must be an anus that is cleaner than the rest!