₦airaland Forum

First, the author said Nigerian government underdeveloped Igboland after civil war. Was Igboland developed before the war?

I want to see pictures of the different parts of Nigeria between 1955 and 1965, just 10yrs, lets who was developed and who was not.

The most developed region before war was Western region, and that extended to Asaba and Warri and excluded Lagos Island, Ebute Meta and Yaba.

From Ilupeju, Ikeja, all the way to Warri and Asaba, and every part Yoruba hinterland beside Kogi and Ilorin were in Western region and they had the best of social programmes and living index....until an Iboman, President Azikiwe took a chunk of Western Nigeria and made it Mid Western Nigeria to spite Awolowo and reduce his voting bloc in the Federal Parliament. After that the Midwest lost their development and progress and have never recovered till date...even though the West never stopped developing and growing.

We need pictures of Western, Mid western, Northern and Eastern region to see what Ibo call development pre-66 war. If your land was not developed before war it is deceptive and fraudulent to say it is underdeveloped after the war.

Qiewz11:
Is this your own version (nay, variation) of How Europe Underdevelope Africa?

Lmao

Ibo enwe eze...Ibo no get King!

This author want impose King on Iboland.

Ibo enterprise on exhibition!

Am i allowed to comment on this eyimba chimp or not? Whats on my mind is heavy enough to get a 5yr ban.

Eni ta ba ta ka fi owo e ra atupa, to ni ohun omo aji tan na wo! Shioor!!

In developed countries emergency crews are unaware of needs. Someone has to call and raise awareness for someone in need. The quicker the call the earlier the victim will be attended to and rescued.

In the case of this woman, did anyone in the three days she laid there call emergency services on her behalf?

Orunto:
They should aid Christians also.

You are correct and i agrde. I do think this is an emergency aid to help them sustain through Ramadan.

tonychristopher:
These Yoruba people una no dey tire...saraki talk say him na Fulani ...wetin u come dey vex for the matter ...go tell am na

Wetin be this seff..a man talk say he no be Yoruba na by force


Nawa for people seff

So how come he has Yoruba name but no Fulani name?

tonychristopher:
No you are the one that said benin are Yoruba ...pls tell the world how

This is how you lie ....oduduwa was a benin man...

Benin is Yoruba. Edo is not Yoruba.

If you want to know how go and review their art and history.

oluspencer:
We are not doing the Goodluck "AZIKWE" of 2011 we are talking of the Bukola who's a brother to Gbemisola. Will are talking about the son of Olusola who happen to be the husband of Toyin.

This Olu is badt guy.
You are a sniper! Chei, see finishing!!

ElekeNtioba:
cant differentiate btwn democracy and feudalism. Go easy on dat amala and ewedu...and regain ur brain.

An illiterate like you overfed on left over and stale akpu wants to instruct on politics.

Unstuck yourself from name and form and focus on the substance. Feudalism and Democracy are as same as Socialism and Communism.....none of which is native to Iboland!

Anything new?

chuna1985:
sorry. just leave igbos to go, no need for long talk.

Your greediness is what holds you back from actualizing Biafra. Ojukwu would have had Biafra if he wasn't greedy and attempting to expand Biafra beyond Iboland.

Same reason you are held back now, greed! ...your brothers who erroneously went and sunk millions of investments into immovable properties outside Iboland are stuck and can't get those properties out. So the choise is between the property and supporting Biafra, they choose property and say fvk Biafra. Thats your problem....greed!

pazienza:
Why must the demand for Biafra independence be seen as an art of war by the blood thirsty children of hate? Is it a must to co exist with you lots?

In reality Ibos want to coexist because Nigeria is a big outlet and produces economic sustenance to their livelihoods, and quality of life. Their disadvantage is political.....they are culturally endowed with a social system that is apathy to the mode of politics and state rulership practiced in Nigeria. Democracy and State Rulership....the existence of a social heirarchy of authority and orderliness comes natural to Yorubas and Hausa/Fulani, who for centuries existed under Obas and Sarkis.

So Ibos want Nigeria but the Nigerian politics is too overwhelming for them, and everytime Ibo get power he miuses it and ruin everything because the system is too confusing for his understanding. As i said earlier, Bifra is a cop out...a hideout for Ibos intimidated by the political rivalry.

Atk1nson:
I'm not among those that idolise awolowo, azikwe or ahmadu bello.
As far as I know, dey created this politics that is based more on sentiments and regionalism and created the events that led to the war

No one is talking about you!

Ibo is reaching for Biafra because it serves as escape route, and an easy way out of the hot political rivalry. Nigeria is always and will forever remain in political turmoil. Whether in military or democracy rule, ethnicity is the engine of our co-habitation. The ethnic base is the political base and is local. A Yorubaman will not go to Port Harcourt or Abuja or Kano or Maiduguri to create a political base from which to compete with his rivals. After erecting a solid political base at home, the Yoruba then goes to PHarcourt, Enugu, Yola, Sokoto, Makurdi, looking for augmentation and recognition for what he has built. Ibo on the other hand wants to go and erect his political base in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Sokoto, Potiskum....and when no one pays him attention then he wants to exist by himself and have nothing to do with others, he wants to run into his hideout - Biafra ᤾!

Intertribal marriage is irrelevant to the topic!

chamboy:
Hope u know Yoruba Men are more common with inter-tribal marriage than Igbo

How has intertribal marriage to Ibo women made Yorubamen to love and idolize Ojukwu?

Atk1nson:
U mustn't use what happens in your village to generalise. A Lot Of Inter tribal marriages occur in Lagos involving Igbo men.

How has the result of inter tribal marriage between you and Yoruba made you to love and respect Awolowo?

Maxymilliano:
Buharo to appoint spokesperson for Prof ?


Any wonder he's regarded as a 'mere commisioner' ...

In case you missed it, there will be one media office under the presidency, individuals will have separate roles. The President and the Vice are both termed as the Presidency. The Presidency and the Cabinet are together called the Executive.

Get it right, im not pleased using my precious time to teach you basic stuffs.

This news should be projected into the future presidential electiins. It seems Yoruba, in its turn, will also get help from North. We must hold on to this alliance and grow it.

ChikezieU:
talk with maturity

Ibo no get king!
It's why you don't know what authority is or how to respect one. Your authority is physical pain!

ChikezieU:
I am of IGBO origin and a proud one at that so I expect utmost sincerity, The likes of me don't get to only know of their existence on nairaland when it comes to spewing nonsense. So it doesn't exist

So who is the highest authority in Iboland??

ChikezieU:
First of all all these Igbo group are they even existing if so where are they. Or is just a small business unit that offers themselves up to grab money in the name of Igbo group

This is the World Igbo Conference...the cremede la creme of Igbo voice and authority globally.

Dude,
What would Ibo be without enemy Nothing!

Their value and esteem, individially and collectively, appreciates with noisy and ineffective declarations, ultimatums and call for conflicts.

AfricanGod2:
Hmm, from your lack of numeracy skills I can safely assume you're a product of poor quality free education. God knows where you pulled the 257 000 from, but i'll just throw your words right back at you:

Now we see why Yorubaland was never developed. In twenty years from 1931 to 1951, 130 853 of them abandoned home for Lagos.

It was an even greater number than that of the Igbo people seeking new opportunities in Lagos after the end of their war for self determination.

No more disputing the fact....now we need to ask, what where these great number of Yoruba people running away from in Yorubaland?

There is no point disputing facts with people that have no pride in their own ancestry and land.

Yoruba commonwealth is at home in Lagos, in Abeokuta, in Ado, in Akure, Ibadan, Ogbomoso, Osogbo, Ilorin.

Where is Ibo commonwealth....in Lagos

The moral fiber of this society has withered...it is absurd to say the least. It is not everything seen that must be spoken of....certain things, such as the privacy of a body, whether man or woman is still a sacred topic not to be disrespected in public. After years of stripping women naked in public mocking their nudity....an act never once decried by PDP, our once great society has incrementally been turned into a barbaric harbour for educated hooligans and.touts. Even the President, the commonly accepted highest authority is not immune from the mockery of insane and ignoble minds.

What would happen if in the move to shield the President from such crude exposure journalists are instructed to first submit their print pictures for review before press? Would we not shout press censorship?

meforyou1:
Confirms what I have been saying for a long time. Lagos is a no man's land. Yorubas migrated into it to like other tribes did

Should we call Anambra is not Iboland because Ibos from Aba and Owerri migrated to it, or is Enugu.no longer Iboland because Ibos from other regions migrated and settled there when it was popular for coal mining?

Port Harcourt has different ethnicities drawn there by oil industry, should Yorubas in Port Harcourt abandon their origin because of oil?

The under development of your land has nothing to do with war or marginalization.....as we now see from facts and data dating to prewar years, Iboland suffers from depletion in human and land resources.

260,000 Ibos migrated to Lagos in a period of twenty years......heck, what was your total population and what percentage of that migrated?

Remember, this is just for Lagos, the author did not invlude numbers for Kano....your other central target for refuge.

Now we see why Iboland was never developed. In twenty years, from 1930 to 51....., 257,000 of them abandoned home for Yorubaland.

It was even worse than that after the war and millions of starving Ibos trekked across the land and forest to find refuge in Yorubaland.

No more disputing the fact....now we need to ask, what is Ibo running from the East for?

Refugees...millions of them live in Lagos and speak Ibo.

Thats a 50yr old

I must show this to my fat @$$ 28yr old puff puff, Im giving her 22 years ultimatum. She must look like this at 50 or I want divorce.

We told you all....Yoruba is your Commander in Chief in this country. So im glad OP admit SW is bombing CALABAR.

SOUNDKING:
how i will love to meet you in battle field,,,,,,but talk is cheap.

Beside the battle field and war, is there any other dimension of relationship that has meaning in an Ibo man's outlook? ...and much as you all are quick to invite others into battle and war, your record and credibility on war front is awful.

What gains do Yorubas derive from the Eastern or Southern part of the country? Nothing!!

So where is the benefit for us in forming a Southern Regional bond? Some will say oil. We survived before oil was discovered, Yorubaland has its own oil and besides we are interested in diversifying our economy.

Why is the author afraid of Northern politics, rejects Igbo domination, but advocates for Yoruba domination?

I cant understand this Etche man abeg. We dont want anyone bonding with us whose sitting monarchy has no dynastic trace to Ile Ife, simple!