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Anyone who is talking about restructuring should forget it. If Ojukwu could not get restructuring in Aburi despite an agreement, nobody can

The core North will allow restructuring which will leave them economically and politically irelevant? Not in a million years

Suurulere:
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Time would fail me to touch on other aspects that if these threat is eventually carried out, it would lead to nothing but tribal hate and chaos. I would implore of party to sheath their swords and let us look for a way to move the country forward. Nigeria cannot afford another Civil War. What happened in 1966 must not happen again.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

People like you have been looking for ways to move the country foward since 1960, it has not moved an inch. 57 years down the road, other countries you started off with no longer pray for to God to protect their country, their country is ptotected already.

If for 57 years, we are still talking about moving foward then it means that the Nigerian union is not working.

It is time to admit that Nigeria has failed and we should explore other alternatives such as disintegration

Chei! Look at a refuse heap in a school in Igbo land! We Igbos have suffered! Wike should do something!

MrDojo:
I read an article which made Front page this evening on* IPOB and MASSOB forming a political party to push forward their goal of Biafra*, ordinary this sounds like a bad idea for a secessionist group, but when you look at it logically is this really a bad idea?

This can be a potential strategy our brothers from the east can utilise for the actualization of Biafra, how can they do this you ask?let me explain.

Its no longer news that the Biafra agitation is one of the major cries of the igbo nation & allies, which has gained a lot of momentum in the Easter & Southern part of the country, owing a lot to the prolonged dention of Mazi Kanu, this has made the Biafra agitation a global event, with support from indigenous igbos and igbos in diaspora showing massive support for the the Biafra movement, this show that the Biafra agitation cannot be ignored as a trival issue anymore.

Only someone that is extremely biased will deny the emense popularity and support the Biafra agitation garners in the Eastern part of the country. With this massive support the creation of a political party should not ne considered a taboo by the different Biafra groups, as long as they are ready to play the long game in getting their dream state.

Forming a political party in the Nigerian state does not mean they are betraying the Biafra dream, but it will only serve as a means to an end, how? Most politicians worldwide would kill to have the kind of support Mazi kanu enjoys, so it will be extremely foolish for IPOB &MASSOB not to make ise of this popularity and support to form a political base across all the Eastern state and allied states that support the Biafra agitation.

With the massive support, I believe its not far fetched to believe their political party will win in most of the eastern states across multiple platforms I.e. governorship, senate, House of reps e.t.c (as long as a credible individual is giben the mandate), victory in multiple platforms is imperative, because it will serve as a catalyst for the actualization of Biafra. How?
Hypothetically, IPOB is a political party and as just won the imo, enugu, anambra, abia state elections (for the position of governor, senators, reps, LG chairman etc ), with this kind of victory, the Biafra state dream will only become a reality, not only will this elected individuals develop their respective states they will also simultaneously be clamouring for the freedom of thier people, they would also be in a better position to fight for the actualization of Biafra, imagine 4-6 governors of the eastern extract and various senators and rep memebers clamouring for a referendum, just think about that for a minute, its also important not to forget the people who are the pride of a state also clamouring for a referendum.

Although this is all an hypothetical analogy, but it is also something that can be done. I earnestly believe it can be a way with very good potentials for the actualization of Biafra.

Disclaimer: this write up does not intend to promote any form of group or movement, it is purely for the purpose of intellectual discuss.

It is a very bad idea for IPOB/MASSOB to form a political party in Nigeria, especially the way Nigeria is currently structured. If Nigeria had been structured into 6 Regions, each Region having its own House of Assembly and the right to move a motion in its own house of assembly on referendum, then it might have been a good idea. IPOB can then try to win the majority in the SE/SS houses of assembly and move a joint motion on referendum.


However, the way Nigeria is, even if IPOB won all the political positions in the SE/SS area, they still would not have 67% votres to needed to pass a motion of referendum at the National Assembly. They wont even get 30%. And who is kidding themselves that Northerners and Yorubas will vote to help IPOB break up Nigeria?

It is a complete waste of time for IPOB/MASSOB to form a political party

Dumaknesset:
Seem you are impervious to reasoning. Okay wiseacre have it your way.

You said you are a Lawyer, Im asking a simple question. If Dangote rennounces his Nigerian citizenship and adopts that of another country such as Cameroon or Niger Republic and moves there. Is the Nigerian Government entitled to sieze Dangotes houses and businesses because he did this?

Dumaknesset:
With due respect you have not been paying attention, even Nigerians do not own lands in Nigeria, every body holds it in trust for the government. Once Biafra pull a skedaddle the landlord take over it's properties. No one is seizing ish. It is the law and it upon the basis that all land purchasers in Nigeria purchase land, that is why the deed of assignment always refer to the Land use Act as binding on the transaction. Hope you get it now.

It is you that is not paying attention. Is what you are saying that when a person is not a citizen of , or renounces their citizenship of Nigeria, they are liable to loose their pproperties in Nigeria for this? If Dangote renounces his Nigeria citizenship and adopts Cameroonian citizenship, the Nigerian Government is entitled to sieze his houses and businesses for this?

The funny thing I find is that when the North talks about seceding, all those who shout 'one Nigeria' when they hear Biafra will suddenly keep quiet

You people want 'one Nigeria'? How many of you are willing to go to war with the North to keep them in Nigeria?

Its when they see Igbos thst they suddenly remember we are all one!

Jockers and hypocrites everywhere

uyiekpenn:
I support a region of only South South states. South South is not Biafra. Biafra is an igbo struggle. Let the igbos be given Biafra if they want to leave and South South be given Rondel.

This is good. But supporting is not enough. You people have to start protesting like IPOB are doing so that it wont look like it ends on the internet.

Nnamdiojukwu:
Igbo's and their foolishness.
Foolishness is when you take arms against government and later abandoned the arms and ran away with out actualising your goal.
Foolishness is when sleep wake up to buy a passport of a country that does not exist.
Foolishness is when a single man deceived you to buy a plate number that can not be used.
Foolishness is when someone cut pieces of metal and and called it Biafra currency.
Foolishness is when a group of fools that does not love one another but decide in their dream's to come together to fight for a country with out knowing where the capital will be.









I pity iPad.

Foolishness is when you allow Lugards wife to name you after a common River and you walk around with that stupid name like someone who has no right to choose his own name.

Rikidony:
you are not just brainwashed you are braindead. did the british pull a gun on your forefathers who agreed to be a part of Nigeria willfully.
stop quoting me if you gat nothing important to say.

no go die for Biafra were your forefathers no fit achieve am

Yes, the British used an Army called the West African fronteer force under the command of Lord Lugard to over run the area now called Nigeria, killed many people, and brought everyone together by force. That is the history of how Nigeria was created. Lugard has gone back home, now it is time for us all to return to the way we were before he came to force us all together

Dumaknesset:
When I say Igbos don't think things through, you would not believe me, so you have not thought about it, yet you want secession.

I am a lawyer and here is a legal dimension.

First note that all lands in Nigeria by virtue of the Land Use Act, 1978 is owned by the state, federal government and local government accordingly. Developed parts are owned by the state through the state governor, the undeveloped parts are owned by the local government, while those areas acquired by federal government are owned by the Federal government.

Individuals and even corporate organizations are mere tenants to the the real owners, the governments! hence, the issuance of cofo, consent, excision, ratifications et al.

Once a property is abandoned as it will be, when the biafrans bolt, the properties will revert to the real owners that is the state government, local government or federal government vide a legal principle called bona vacantia.

Note the legal principle of quic quid plantatur solo solo cedit, he who owes the land owes what is on it, all the developments on the lands become that of the real owner.

All the biafrans properties will become that of Lagos state government, it will be the largest real estate deal in the world since igbos own 90 percent of real estate in Lagos state and Afonjas only own 0.2 percent of real estate in the east.

Im not a lawyer, but it is still within the rights of an independent Biafran nation to take Nigeria to for 'ownership rights' of its citizens.

As most will recall, Cameroon took Nigeria to court over ownership of the Oil rich Bakassi peninsular and won.

Lets look at a worst case scenario. Lets just assume that Biafra gets independence and Nigeria decided to have no diplomatic relation with Biafra and moves to expel all Biafrans and sieze their assets and properties. The Biafran Government is most likely to take the Nigerian Government to court over illegal aquisition of assets.

It will be quite interesting to know what reasons Nigeria will have for siezing lawfully aqcuired assets of other people.


However, the implications for Nigeria and the Nigerian Government is most likely to be disasterous.

1) No international investor will ever step foot in Nigeria ever again because it will be noteworthy international news that the Nigerian Government can sieze the assets of foreigners, without compensation, just for being foreigners

2)The existing international investors are most likely to liquidate their investments and leave. Investors dont like uncertainty. When the current investors realise that they are in a country where their investments can be siezed based on citizenship, none of them will feel safe about their investments

3) The siezing of people assets and their expulsion is most likely to erode the image of Nigeria in the international community while attracting a lot of sympathy for Biafra.

4) It is quite possible that the UN might impose sanctions on Nigeria, especially if the international court rules against Nigeria

Rikidony:
I said it time without number but IPOB idiots and touts won't listen. you can't online and insult other Nigerians called the country a zoo and still expect them to give you Biafra. Referendum is not even in our constitution so how then do you wanna begin.

follow the step of the Scottish, who created the Scottish independent party (SP)

and try your luck at the national assembly.

but brainwashed daft youths can't reason normally.

And it is not right to be a beneficiary of fraud and expect to advice people on how to go about the right way doing things.

The Scotland hou are talking about agreed in 1707 to be part of the UK. So when they agitated for independence, they had to seek a political solution to it.

Nobody agreed to be part of Nigeria, we were all forced into an illegal colonial contraption against our will.

Since Lugard did not go to a national assembly when he was creating Nigeria, what moral right has anyone to ask the Biafrans to do the same? We are being held against our will in a colonial fraud created by the British and we make no apologies for seeking our independence.

No amount of property or investment can equal the freedom and emancipation of Igbos

Elbinawi:
I still believe that a United Nigeria is better than divided Nigeria. I believe in United Black Africa but we need good leaders not a killer like Buhari

Really? The same 'one Nigeria' that over 3 million Igbos were killed for?

This your 'one Nigeria' is really wonderful!

Complete madness. Form a political party so we can go to the National Assembly where all Nigerians will vote against Biafra?

These guys are jokers

ezenwajosh:
WHO WROTE THIS.....ITS NOT SOUTH EAST GROUP....ITS SEYO( SOUTH EAST YOUTH ORGANISATION) YOSES( YOUTHS OF SOUTH EASTERN STATES) OSEYA (OUR SOUTH EASTERN YOUTH ASSOCIATION) pls add more if u know the names they have used

Lol


I think very soon, they will run out of names to give their ficticious, non existent organisations

Asari does not hide the fact that he is a proud Biafran, he knows that without Biafra, Ijawland will never be free and neither will they ever control their resources.

Ikology:
South east Igbos must not champion it!!!!! Let Igbos from the areas you mentioned champion their inclusion in whatever you are pursuing. Constantly pushing for means you have a hidden agenda.

There is nothing like South east Igbos, Igbo is Igbo.

fratermathy:
We really don't care about your "Umus"! You can take all of them. Just delineate your map and restrict it to Igboland.

The senator has said what all Urhobos have been echoing on this forum.

As much as you have a right to say Urohbos are not part of Biafra, it is not your place to tell IPOB to restrict their map to Igbo land. Speak for your community only while others speak for themselves.

Nne5:
Some of the people from those places especially Ibuza,isele uku,ogwashi ukwu and etche say they aren't Igbo.

Now I know this because I have them as friends and colleagues. Especially the ones I listed out.And especially etche.

So the idea of sharing a new country with them is Sooo not nice.

I have been to Ibusa, Isele Uku and Ogwshi Uku, they are all proud Igbos. Ibusa or 'Igbo bi na Uzo' is a community founded by Nteje people in present day Ansmbra same as Asaba. The king of Ogwashi Uku , Igwe Okonjo, is a proud Igbo man. The friends you have must be people who settled in those place and were not originally indigenous to the place.

deji15:
Which law are you quoting? Can you provide the relevant sections of the law?

This does have to be about sections of the law but about common sense. Let me put it in a simple way so that you will understand.

If 50 cents raps that he is going to rape women, can he be charged for rape?

If Tupac raps that he is going to shoot someone, should he be arrested and charged for attempted murder?

If Kanye West Raps that he is going to beat someone up, should he be arrested for assault?

As you already know, these people cannot be arrested for things they said they want to do but never did.

Same way, if Kanu is asking for weapons to to fight Nigeria, if he never recieved weapons and never fought Nigeria, he has done nothing wrong.

As I said before, a person cannot be charged for a crime that they are yet to commit.

deji15:
So, you must wait until he acquires ammunition and start killing like his progenitors did in 1966? You do that in Biafuro.

That is the law. You have to wait until a person commits a crime before you can charge him or her for the crime.

It is not possible to charge a person for a crime they are yet to commit.

Nne5:
I've always maintained Biafra is 5 SE states and 5 SE states is Biafra.


Don't know who invited these SS people.




He is!

Don't know why Ipob keep begging for unity with these people.Its pathetic because they aren't needed.

What do you mean by the nonsense above? You mean ww should abandon Igboland such as Asaba, Ibusa, Okpanam, Ubulu - Uku, Isele -Uku, Umu- Nede amongst others because the happen to be in Delta state? Or we shoulf forget Umu-Ezeokaha people because they were put in Benue? Or yoy forget Egbema, Asa,Etche just because they were put in River. States are just the undemocratic creations of military rulers, nothing more.


It is not surprising that a Senator does not support Biafra, it is expected.

deji15:
Actual events and comments..

What is the point of this video? That he solicited for arms to fight Nigeria?

Did he recieve arms and did he fight Nigeria?

The law is not interested in crimes that a person is thinking about committing, the law is only intetested in crimes that have been committed

People like Reno who are talking about restructuring are wasting their time.


They know the North will never allow restructuring yet they waste peoples time talking about restructuring.

This same restructuring is what Ojukwu went to Aburi 50 years ago to get. He could not get it. 50 years on, people like Reno are still talking about restructuring.

When you ask people like Reno what they will do if the North remains adamant that there will be no restructuring?

Tbey will shut up and say nothing because they know they dont have the backbone to take on the North.

People like Reno should stop this noisemaking on restructuring.

A model of peace and democracy

Fear of what? Being asked to go home? There are more important things to worry about