₦airaland Forum

CSTR2:
Nigeria as we know it will never move beyond third world status or at best barely second world. Anybody with a brain knows this.
And as it is normal for any vibrant progressive people, the desire to break free and develop will remain paramount, which is why the biafran agenda is keenly pursued by ndi-igbo.
But then, the question is, [/color]At what cost?[color=#000000].
The lofty agenda of biafra has made the igbo nation lose sight of more immediate concerns in the Nigerian political sphere, and has created a vacuum of power in the south, which has given some southern opportunistic groups an undue advantage in the whole power play.
The current system where ndi-igbo have not produced a president for decades is unacceptable.
The first president and the father of an independent Nigerian nation was an igbo man. Igbo sons and daughters were prominent Nigerian politicians and power brokers in the 60s when Nigeria still had any atom of promise.
Yes, the murder of tafawa balewa set us back politically, and the civil war nailed the coffin, but we should have recuperated politically by now if our leaders knew what they were doing.
The childish angle by which ndi-igbo pursue biafra at the expense of current realities is unworthy of the igbo nation.
We need to wake up and take the bull by the the horn.!!!
Biafran actualization should be left to diasporean igbos, while igbo political leaders in Nigeria may lend a tacit support while pursuing one-Nigeria vocally and all its perks.
We need to go and re-learn the politics of shameless compromise and opportunism of the 60s.
Ohanaeze should rebuild bridges with the north, yes we may need to hold our nose, but the end justifies the means.
Nnamdi azikiwe already laid an example for us in the first republic. We need to go back and re-learn the principles he laid down for us, and apply them atleast for now till biafra becomes in-sight and inevitable.
The actualization of the rightful place of the igbo nation in Nigerian political system is the highest priority right now.

DaBullIT:
Park

DaBullIT:
I thought you had a fund raiser to buy your father his drugs for his madness Eeeya , God ( if he finds him worthy) will heal your father

That said , stay off my mentions and i am not your guy ,and i am definitely not going to let you talk to me anyhow

DaBullIT:
Erdyots , them full everywhere , dem be like cockroach infestation

No they haven't thought about that , and if they do , there's no worked out means of paying Nigeria back

stanech:
Biafra will pay the whole debt for the rest of Nigeria in 1year because to us that's not money. Or we will share it 95percent to 5percent as that was how the borrowed money was spent.

PentiumPro:
Nigeria is not breaking up soon.

A member representing Uruan Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Aniekan Bassey, escaped being killed after a team of policemen invaded his house at Ekim Enen, in the Uruan Local Government Area.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the policemen, who were in two patrol vans, allegedly stormed the lawmaker’s family house, claiming to be searching for an undisclosed exhibit on Sunday.

An eyewitness, Iquo Edet, told our correspondent that the lawmaker’s cousin, Mr. Akan Bassey, who rushed out of the bathroom to check what was happening, was shot as soon as he disclosed his name to them.

According to Edet, the policeman who shot Akan, might have mistaken him (Akan) for Aniekan, adding that the bullet pierced through his breastplate.

“I think the policemen came for a mission. What exhibit were they looking for? Who has something here to hide?

“If they had succeeded in killing him, they would either say it was an accidental discharge or look for something incriminating to present before the public who will judge him as criminal since the dead cannot talk,” she said.

Aniekan, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone on Monday, said he was still in shock over the incident. He described the act as shocking and barbaric.

He said, “I quickly rushed to the crime scene which took place around 2pm on Sunday and helped rush the victim to a hospital.”

Aniekan, who did not reveal the name of the hospital, where the victim was taken, said the doctor gave prompt attention to him. He noted that his cousin was lucky that the bullet did not go through his heart.

Aniekan said he would do everything within his power to ensure that the policemen, who were involved in the act, paid for it.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, Cordelia Nwawe, said the policeman did not aim the gun at anybody, adding that the incident was an accidental discharge.

She said, “Investigation is ongoing at the moment. The injured victim is undergoing treatment; he is responding to treatment. Hopefully, he will be home tomorrow.

“But the accident did not occur out of malice. Parties concerned have never had any problem. It was an accidental discharge.”

She said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala Mani, had ordered a diligent investigation into the matter.

frankyychiji:
Speechless! Op please can you translate this into fufulde so even the dullardest could read and be blessed?

courage89:
United we stand, divided we fall. "A house divided against itself cannot stand".

Say no to divided Nigeria. Say no to disintegration.

Long live Nigeria

Abagworo:
Good morning my fellow realistic Igbo. To add to your great ideas Igbos should start reverse migration. Let us adopt the Indian style of only the man living in Lagos or Kano but his entire family stays back in Igboland. That way he will be forced to invest home and send most of his income home which in turn makes his home keep more of the cash than Lagos.

backtosender:
Only God knows how this one nigeria is going to end