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maryam6:
Misguided ill-informed people

Sallam Alaikum sister Maryam.
What a odd place to run into one another; I would prefer an encounter with you in Religion section, or even on a different political topic than one opened to discuss these gnats that call themselves Ibo.

You are charming

ArodeTsolaye:
He sounded like a yoruba there, you know yorubas control the human meat markets like jankara in yorubaland. He exposed himself there without knowing it.

Here is account to reflect upon.......from Jankara!

On one occasion I was resting outside my hut when a man of unprepossessing appearance came along and entered into conversation. His eldest son, then a small lad, had been placed by his father in the care of a mis-sionary, in order that he might receive instruction. In the course of his remarks he solemnly asserted that it would be of great benefit to his son if he were provided with human flesh sometimes as part of his diet. He maintained that, if this were done, a proper man's spirit would develop in the lad. Towards the south, cannibal tendencies assumed a worse aspect. All that has been said hitherto relates to the prevalent custom of feasting upon captives taken in war. In the southern districts a regular traffic in human flesh was carried on. Strangers were caught, or slaves purchased, with the deliberate intention of converting them into food. Human flesh was a marketable commodity, and a common article of diet in Iboland. It is not long since a certain chief managed to get possession of one of his opponents against whom he had a grudge of long standing. He derived satisfaction from first lopping off the captive's ears and nose, and then flaying him alive.
The carcase was eaten and the skin converted into a drumhead. There is not a shadow of doubt that, could the history of the Ibo country be clearly traced, a host of suchlike stories would have to be recorded. I have become acquainted with many erstwhile cannibals, and quite goodnatured folk most of them are.


In the choice of meat the Ibo exhibits no fads. Usually he must be content with smoked fish. Domestic animals are scarce, and are seldom killed except for sacrificial purposes or for very special feasts. When any are killed, the carcases are hacked to pieces with axes and matchets, straight through skin and bones. Not the smallest particle is wasted, even the entrails being consumed. The blood is caught and allowed to solidify. It is then cut in pieces and cooked in the same manner as the liver. Wild animals are treated likewise, of whatever species they may be, large or small, young or old, diseased or otherwise. The only part shunned is the gall-bladder, the contents of which are believed to be deadly poison, that of some animals being much more feared than others. Leopards, monkeys, dogs, snakes, lizards, anything indeed that can be called fish, flesh or fowl is acceptable to the Ibo.

Kponkwem:
What you wrote on facebook is very much one-sided and is not only novel, but largely unsubstantiated. You failed to highlight the exigencies and confusions of the war situation which led to whatever you alleged the Biafran army did wrongly.

You believe Gowon would reveal the atrocities of the war when Nigeria, like its British creator, has been a rogue state involved in genocide, ethno-religious killings and human rights violations which it manifested in its monstrous forms in the war both in PH and Igbo heartlands.

I can assure you that for every Graham Douglas extrajudicially killed by the Biafram army, there are one thousand Graham Douglasses and Okafors also extrajudicially killed by the federal troops during the independence conflagration.

My landlord, an Ogoni man fought that war on the Biafran side,and the only thing he agrees happened in what you enumerated above was the evacuations- that he also attributed to a movement to safer hinterland areas because of the operation of federal troops from the coastline. Many people died on that long trek to the hinterlands, he said. How were the Biafran troops directly responsible for this?

Elechi Amadi and other Ikwerre/Rivers leaders were at the Oputa panel in 2005. When the Ohaneze confronted them with some of the atrocities of misguided riverine persons against their hinterland Igbo brothers during and after the war, they couldn't handle it and mere flared up. How did the federal troops access the coast routes to attack PH and Biafran hinterlands? Let all verifiable truths be brought to the open immediately so that we all could get the healing we deserve.

Now I leave you with this question to chew on you since you appear to hold the above strong opinion: Do you consider it truly a 'liberation' that the federal government carved out Rivers State as autonomous from the 'old Eastern Region' but refuse to allow them free control of their resources which was taken with the left hand through revenue consolidation in Abuja, local governments, 600 ambiguous agencies, and states creations?

Prior to the amalgamation of 1906, Iboland, geographically, did not include any part of any land whatsoever in the oil protecorates. There is a league of Nations or Kingdoms with whom Colonials went into contract of security, popularly termed "Treaty". Not a single Iboland or territory or domain or Kingdom (which was not even known in Iboland) signed a Treaty with Britain. Yoruba, Edo, Itsekiri, Ijaw, Efik....these were the Treaty Nations. There was no place known as Port Harcourt.or Rivers State back then. It was a Kingdom under a King and the throne and its dynasty as well the territorial domain were non-Ibo. So why is Ibo claiming any part of the Treaty Nation as its own and want Biafra to rule over it?

kingsolex:
the freedom of speech,association or movement is not absolute it comes with a responsibility, he Nnamundi kunu is using the media for treasonable acts and at such it contradicts his freedom of speech which is punishable under the same 1999 constitution as amended. so Igbo world order should be well learned and stop trying to use the constitution to their favour.

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They are calling on Nigerians for sympathy to rise in defense of Kanu's right to freedom of speech and expression but they refused to call on Kanu to desist in his harassment and denigration of Nigerians before he lost his freedom. Igbo World Assembly is a congregation of clowns.

chrisblack:
next time when the Deji coughs the Eze indigbo will uncounciously Postrate shouting All Hail the Deji of Akure Land the Benefactor of My people,Provider of the platform of our Daily Bread.The Mighty Conqueror .Lesson : With all una mouth you had to beg.

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When this ish first broke the news it was reported that Ibo traders "warned" Deji.

I was wondering within myself how it is possible for anybody to "warn" a King. Lol.

So I went on youtube. When puzzled about human world, I often go into animal world to find understanding. I went searching on youtube to find if any animal ever issued warning to the King of the jungle, the Lion.


Answers will come soon....im watching Deji in actiin.

UK police recruit four Yoruba-speaking officers

OCTOBER 19, 2015 : GBENGA ADENIJI 25 COMMENTS
   
 

The British Metropolitan Police Service has said four Yoruba-speaking officers have joined its fold.

This was contained in a response from the service to an enquiry by our correspondent.

According to the Information Manager of the MPS, Yvette Taylor, the service released the information having observed the 20 working days as stipulated in the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Taylor, in the response, said, “You have asked about Yoruba-speaking new police recruits. We currently do not have information regarding candidates who applied for the latest language campaign as we are still at the very early stages of the recruitment process for this campaign.

“However, for your information, we have two Yoruba-speaking officers who joined the MPS in June 2015. We also have one who is due to join in October 2015 and one who is awaiting security clearance. We do not keep records as to whether these candidates are of Nigerian descent. However, we can confirm that they were all born in Nigeria.’’

In July, the MPS launched a recruitment programme to employ new officers who can speak Yoruba and other languages.

A total of 14 languages, which have a high prevalence in London’s communities, were chosen for what the Met called a month-long pilot recruitment.

The MPS had noted that the move was designed to bring officers into the Met with more of the skills necessary to help police engage with London’s diverse communities as effectively as possible.

[size=20pt]The chosen languages were Yoruba (Nigeria), Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, Italian, German, Turkish, Greek, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Sinhala (Sri Lanka) and Bengali.[/size]


http://www.punchng.com/news/uk-police-recruit-four-yoruba-speaking-officers/

Una don start...counting the chicken before eggs are hatched.

If he chooses from.another region then you will say he betrayed you and gave Head of Civil Service to some other people. Buhari has not said who or where HoCS will come from.....stop listening to media.

To Yorubas, no need to jump into frenzy....the story must first be authenticated, the clash must be assessed and then wexrespond.

Remember, we are not Ibos......our cart go behind the horse, not infront of it!

This thread is bogus.

How is it that communal clash in Oyo between Yoruba and Fulani and the only people who witness it are on tweeter, and no picture? If your phone can tweet, it can snap.

OP, bring us authentic pictures and update.

Well written article.
I suggest a copy is shared with Amirrul Hajj, Emir Sanusi II. He is an intelligent man, a scholar, he was the leader of the Nigerian delegate to Hajj. His input and press release on the matter will be valuable.

QuotaSystem:
Regardless, her introductory citation was sterling and her diction was perfect.

It's truly a shame that she was not given the opportunity to share her intellectual prowess with us as evidenced by her resume.

Post her resume for here abeg make we see

Shymm3x:
Lmao!!

I'm actually surprised Lagos isn't included cos that's the place they covet the most. They should've done a Russia and turn Lagos into Kaliningrad.

These folks are utterly greedy and mentally impaired...they think everything is about emotions and money. Just take a look at how they picked all the states around them with resources - including the axis in Kogi with resources. Suicidal scam artists!

Hopefully, folks in Lagos will start doing the right thing. The last election was actually nauseating to watch, especially how they made the elections about them. You can't do that. Once you start overstating the importance of certain people, you'll only make them brazen. Especially when you understand the type of folks you're dealing with.

They are specific! Southern Ondo; Kogi from Ajaokuta down!

Lmao!!

They are waiting for Eko Atlantic to complete, Lagos will be in the next update shared to the whole world.

Ihuomadinihu:
I see lots of insecurities everywhere. Why use the actions of one to judge a whole group of people. Ondo is not and will never be part of Igboland, that is not possible. How will Ambode put Igbos when they never supported him,that he did not include Igbos doesn't stop igbo exploits in Lagos state. Some people make comments just for the sake of making comments.
If Afenifere see Eze ndi igbo as an expansionist organization and want to derecognize the figure,then they have no business in this modern society.
Now i understand it's a complex thing not cultural.

You call Ibo criminality exploits. Have you not heard the whispers through the social media? There is question about the success of Ibo entrepreneurship and more people want to know why every Ibo mega market is a breeding ground for drug traffickers, kidnappers and robbers.

Fashola was not supported by Ibo either. Im goingvto use analogy to illustrate his situation.

He was naive to think diversifying the bedroom portrays good neighborliness. He wanted global status for Lagos and planted Ibos to please global observers that Lagos is a liberal city and free of the typical human rights abuses reputed in African Cities. Fashola was crazy to think it is not enough to limit neighbors to the parlor, you must allow them in your bedroom as well otherwise it is viewed as abuse. Ibos agree with this and ask if the owner of the house can go anywhere in the house why are we limited to parlor? We want to go in the bedroom also. Fashola was afraid if he said no you will take him to ICJ for violating your human rights to be in his bedroom.


Oba Akiolu said fvk you and good neighborliness, he wants Fashola replacement to be someone that will kick you out of the bedroom, out of the parlor, you are not even fitting to stay in the toilet.....your @ss is going to sit outside in the yard. Fvk ICJ and global observers...we will get world status showcasing Yoruba to the world.


Ladipo is undergoing demolition, Alaba was sealed the other day. Akure is flogging your Eze, Afenifere has called for Obas and state Executives to exercise Customary Laws. Watch....we will uproot your crime and economy and then restrict you to conform with the law of Yorubaland.

Ihuomadinihu:
I expected this sort of strong outburst when a bastard king of Lagos had the temerity to order a group of free citizens to vote a candidate or be ready to drown inside a sea. Of course,that is your darling ruler and he is above the law and free to incite violence at the expense of innocent people.
That shows how sentimental and tribalistic yorubas are.
The Eze has move on and is well aware of his position in Akure,if you want to keep repeating your bigotry on this thread,by all means possible,pls go ahead. I don't see Igbos supporting the actions of the Eze but it's interesting to note that the misunderstanding has been settled but you folks are still threatening fire and brimstone.
It's a pity, the discussion is long over,move into something productive!

Again, we do not act in divergence to authority. Go in all the Constitutions of evrry Nation of the world, go in the ancient manuscripts of every great Empire of the world, go in all scriptures of worship and faith in all corners of the world.....AUTHORITY IS DIVINE!

Oba Akiolu got tired of your flagrant nuisance and menace to society and dared you, if dem born you well to go against his instruction one more time.....just one more time, and assert your rights against him in his own domain.....in fact, he was explicitly clear and declared "this is not village or onitsha..." In other words, and like I said, its your prerogative what you do in village, when you are in Yoruba domain, everything is done in order. Why didnt your people put Agbaje in if you are not afraid of Oba Akiolu?


You said Gregory will behave himself going forward? I agree! Battery and flogging, that's only language Ibo respect!

Shymm3x:
I hereby present the new map of biafra to you - with the conquered territories.

cc: missy89

https://www.facebook.com/BiafraZionistMovementAnAllyOfIsrael/posts/257565547707563

Duke,
I opened the link and saw list of Biafran territories. I see Ondo included.

As Afenifere said, Eze structure and deployment has something far more sinister than just cultural exchange. It is an expansionist drive. Simple!

I hope the Obas and Governors will work with Afenifere and de-recognize Eze stools everywhere in Yorubaland.

Good thing Oba of Lagos has already started caging them. Did you see Ambode's cabinet? Not a single Ibo. The first thing Ambode ruled on after inauguration was cancellation of Falomo Shopping Center Contract, sold to Elumelu, an Ibo, for 30yr management. After completion who do you think Iboman will allocate shops to. When we discuss in future how Ibo got a secured foothold in Lagos Fashola is one of those to be blamed.

Ihuomadinihu:
He is not a monarch.

The authority that speaks for Ibos say he is, but you diverge from under an authority to claim he is not.

In Iboland your response is the mainstream and in order. A Yoruba standing out of line with authority is regarded out of order. Out of order is not mainstream in Yorubaland. So you can see the wide gap between our culture in West and your culture in East.

We don't care what you do in East while you are there, that's your prerogative. When you are in West, where orderliness is paramount and is mainstream we ask that you conduct yourselves in order so you may partake and derive gains of the mainstream tide. If you do not heed this simple expectation, and you attempt to install disorderliness you brought with you when you migrated to our domain, we will fight you and uproot your economic gain from our land.

Nigerian Constitution does not support disorderliness anywhere.

Ihuomadinihu:
I don't have an access to that clip due to poor network coverage. The general agreement was that he was never told from the onset that he shouldn't wear a crown. If you want to avoid these chaos, you should teach the non yorubas the codes and conducts allowed or disallowed in yoruba culture. Since he wasn't taught initially, he is not to be blamed but should have obeyed when he was informed.

The man said his people have lived in Akure for 70yrs. You said somewhere else that an Eze is a liaison and acts as go between the two cultures. There is contradiction in your claims if the person responsible for promoting culture is the one also flouting it.

In 70yrs, Im sure the Deji palace has received numerous Ibo leaders. Gregory is not the first to visit, so why is he the first to get flogging? Its simple!

He is a flagrant violator....not a one time violator! Im an advocate for violent treatment of Ibo rebels. I call for a similar treatment on Ibo in West as is done in North because Ibo is deaf to verbal admonishments, but very responsive and settled to battery. I guarantee you this Eze will never flout the Deji's instruction again.

nochildsplay:
Fellow nairalanders, please, check yourself, ever since most of us have been a member on this social network, tribalism and racism has over grown in our heart, somepeople don't even know "this noise" exist, until they sign up for an account on Nairaland, somepeople don't even know that some "noise makers" are waging Death and Mayhem on Nigerian citizens until they join nairaland , somepeople have always been the regular kind of people, happy and always friendly but since this "Noise everywhere" their orientation has changed about "them".. Now we witch hunt ourselves at the gaze of any crime news for name check. Somepeople don't even achieve anything with their data anymore than to be wasted on "this noise" , which is not meant to be because Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know, that how these noise makers are and I think Silence doesn’t always mean “Yes”. Sometimes it means,“I’m tired of explaining to people who don’t even care to understand.”

You must live in a vacuum if the only time you witness tribal conflicts in Nigeria is when you hop on internet and come in Nairaland.

Ihuomadinihu:
I've already explained the meaning of Eze Ndi Igbo in this context. It's not equal to the position of an Eze of Igboland, Obi or Oba. You people have problems with nomenclatures and appellations. Eze Ndi Igbo is the head of all igbos in that community put in place by the aggrement of the people with certain traditional blessings charged with the protection of Igbo interests. The way you have Hausa and Fulani leaders in Akure,same way you have Igbo leaders there. That is not gonna stop igbos from electing a leader because you folks are fraught with insecurity and extreme subservience of a human authority. Being Eze ndi Igbo has no bearing on the traditional customs of your community,he is there as the mouth piece of his people. Someone that can meet the governor and his governor on behalf of his people....
If you still do not understand this freedom of association and type of leadership, it is your business and it's quite unfortunate.
If you want to argue,then argue responsibly, otherwise you come out clear cos i detect that strong tribalistic tone associated with folks like you. Calling a group of people uncultured doesn't make you more cultured in the first instance.
P.s your first sentence shows you don't know what you are talking about.

This is not true. Ezes carry the HRH appellation with their title and they represent it as a royal seat.

Read this ...

http://thenationonlineng.net/eze-ndigbo-in-kano-passes-on/

Activa:
The Igbo in Akure, the Ondo State capital, are trying to reconcile with the Deji of Akure, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo, after a few days of bickering.

The monarch had accused the Eze Ndigbo, Sir Gregory Iloehike, of insubordination and lack of respect for his authority. But Iloehike denied the allegation, saying he couldn’t be arrogant to the tribe that has accommodated his tribe for over many decades ago.

Rising from a special meeting of Ohaneze Ndigbo at the palace of the Eze Ndigbo in Akure, the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo in the state, Chief Okechukwu Okorie, said the Igbo respect the Deji and would not do anything against his wish.

He said the Igbo in the state are peace loving people, adding that the Ohaneze Ndigbo has started reconciliatory moves with the Deji and palace chiefs to ensure peaceful and harmonious co-existence between the Yoruba and Igbo in the town.

The group described the relationship between the Deji and Igbo as that of a father and his children, noting that the monarch remains the father to all. He said: “The Igbo are law abiding and we remain good subjects of the Deji of Akure. We can never warn the Deji on any issue, rather he is in position to warn us.


“The Deji is our father and we are his children. Whatever he wants is our wish and we shall continue to obey his directives.” Okorie, who hinted that the Igbo leaders have decided to reconcile with the Deji, informed that efforts are on top gear to reach out to the traditional ruler.

He urged the monarch to forgive those who might have offended him, adding that the Igbo would continue to maintain the peace for which Akure is known for.

http://thenationonlineng.net/igbo-moves-to-reconcile-with-deji/

Yoruba issued warning to Fulani, they tidied up and initiated self-policing.

Yoruba issued warning to Igbo, they sobered up and solicited for forgiveness.

Yorubaland is the only region in this country that wields enormous economic and political power to put a choke hold on the country and trigger massive misery and calamity that can destabilise other regions.

Eze Ndigbo in Kano passes on

The entire Igbo community in the ancient city of Kano was thrown into mourning yesterday, following the formal announcement of the death of His Royal Highness, Eze John Chiejina Nnaji, Eze Di Ora Mma Ndigbo IV, who was also Onye Ndu  Ndigbo in Kano.

The President-General of Igbo Community Association (ICA) in Kano, Chief Leonard Enyinnaya Nwosu, who briefed the press on the departure of the Eze Ndigbo, disclosed that a Regent, Nze Ignatius Okechukwu Nwosu (Onowu), had already been appointed to hold the traditional staff for a period of one year in accordance with the Igbo tradition.

He said: “With grief in our heart and total submission to the will of the Almighty God, we the Igbo Community Association and Cabinet of Odu Ndi Igbo (Eze Di Ora Nma IV) of Kano, do hereby formally announce the death of Igwe John Chiejina Nnaji (Agu Neche Ibe of Neke).

“Arrangements for the final obsequies shall be communicated in due course; may his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.

“Meanwhile, the second-in-command, Nze Ignatius Okechukwu (Onowu) is now the Regent in accordance with the Constitution of Igbo Community Association, tradition, customs, norms and values of the Igbo nation.

“All traditional communication shall be directed to the Regent.

“The mandatory traditional one-year mourning period for Ndi Eze Igbo is hereby declared, during this period, the Regent shall act in full capacity and the processes of succession shall be put in motion.

“The final Ofala (Royal funeral) for Odu Ndi Igbo will be announced in due course.

“A condolence register has been opened at the Palace of the late Onye Ndu at No. 413 Sarki Yarki /Court Road, Sabon Gari, Kano. All sons and daughters of the Igbo race are advised to maintain peace and order as we prepare to bury our king.”

The late Igwe Nnaji was installed as Eze Ndi Igbo in Kano on October 30, 2010 before a mammoth crowd and a delegation council of South East Traditional Rulers.

The late Igbo Traditional Ruler was born on August 16, 1941 in Neke town, Isiuzor Local Government Area of Enugu state.




http://thenationonlineng.net/eze-ndigbo-in-kano-passes-on/

Reacting, President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Ondo State, Chief Okechukwu Okorie said the Igbo living in the state are law-abiding and peaceful, adding that the Igbo respect their tra­ditions and those of other tribes.

He said the Igbo leaders who went to the palace of Deji of Akure to honour his invitation were beaten by some irate youths number­ing over 200 at the palace.

[size=20pt]He said the Deji was being misinformed by some individuals on the activities of Igbo people in Akure and the state at large.[/size]

Deji has registered his displeasure on the conduct of Ibo people in Akure. Above is response from the President of Ohanaeze. In the last sentence Ohanaeze is in effect saying people are lying to the Deji. [size=20pt]At each turn Ibo leaders who are expected to step in and address Deji's displeasure end up insulting him.[/size]

Yorubas are surprised that Ibos trample their culture under foot. Ibos do not have a central authority on their land, never had one! So they have no training, zero upbringing in proper protocol and manner for addressing or reacting to authority in their society and on their own land, much more in Yorubaland or anywhere else.

Worse, Yoruba has not developed the gut to tame and train Ibo on what it expects. In the North Hausas have done that successfully.

I can write a whole book on this topic and call it "Domestication of Ibo in the North". There is no space here to do that, so instead I'm suggesting the following as a quick remedy to forestall any more denigration of our authorities by Ibos.

To understand how things got here we need first touch on some mistakes on Yoruba part.

1. Market space.
In Yoruba culture market is a prime real estate. It holds an everlasting value and is a center of exchange for growing communal relationships and financial prosperity. Traditionally Yorubas have market days. That is, certain days are reserved for people to meet and engage in mutual exchanges. These markets are distributed around a town and market days are staggered and also specialized. The principal market called Oja Oba is located strategically in a square a stone throw from the Oba's palace. Indigenes and visitors and travellers are permitted to have stalls in other markets around town but in Oja Oba the privilege of stall and space ownership is reserved for indigenes only, buyers come from everywhere.

Oja Oba can be compared to a SuperMall while the other small markets are little stores distributed around to serve different communities.

In essence a Manager is assigned to oversee and supervise the affairs in Oja Oba. All complaints and disputes in the market are taken to this person. The Manager, called Iyaloja, has a seat on the Oba's Council and reports the affairs and progress of the market to Oba. The Oba is never directly accessible on any market issues. The conduit to Oba is Iyaloja.

Yorubas have violated this arrangement. An Ibo trader is never to have a stall or own space in Oja Oba for anything....the privilege belongs to an indigene, not a foreigner. Also, all market disputes are never to be addressed directly to Oba. Any dispute by anybody in a market must be addressed at Iyaloja's Committee.

The Hausas have a similar structure and uptil today, inspite of modernity and democracy overtaking everything else, have refused to subdue Kasuwan Serki to the ignomy of anyone, much less an Ibo migrant.


To be continued.....

OZAOEKPE:
God forgot to fix a brain for you.

The one fixed for you is dysfunctional.

PPAngel:
seems nothing has changed after he was deposed

[size=18pt]Brutalized Wife Of The Deposed Deji Of Akure Dies[/size]

Olori Bolanle Adepoju Adesina, the brutalized second wife of the deposed Deji of Akure, Oluwadare Adesina Adepoju, has died. Mrs. Adesina was the victim in a brutal domestic violence episode that shook the Nigerian nation and led to the Ondo state government to depose the Akure king.

https://saharareporters.com/sites/default/files/styles/normal_medium/public/page_images/news/2011/olri_bolanle.jpg?itok=z19Gb7IS

http://saharareporters.com/2011/07/12/brutalized-wife-deposed-deji-akure-dies

Did your eze not know Deji is a flogger before he arrived there with his crown?

There will never be a ground on which to compare Governor Fashola and Stella Oduah.

This is another attempt, through back door, of propping up low calibre Ibo servants against high ranking Yoruba politicians and.making them appear to be peers.

This is what Orji Kalu once tried when addressing Obasanjo as if they were peers and Obasanjo immediately put him in place,

OP, Stella Oduah is Stella Oduah, she is below Fashola in rank and social status, no need comparing the two.

OtunbaChibok:
4 children with 3 baby mamas b4...........#Faints#

Blame it on IBO!

chuna1985:
D killings will resume after registration...make we bet

Even if killing resume afterward, which i doubt, the Yoruba threat took a bite and drew upon Fulani to tidy up.

Ibo threats are toothless and everyone ignore it.

Kagawa10:
Compared to the killing happening in Aguleri and the death of ibo chief in Enugu, this is a child's play!
Useless chest beating apes!

.....add to it the flogging of Eze ndibgo in Akure.

omonnakoda:
Omo Oduduwa
Adake ja bi Esu
Erin bi ekun
ekun bi erin
oro to de ile oo kin se oro ariwo
paa paa gaan ko ki n se oro orita
eyi ti Gambari ba ti so la ma gbo
gbogbo aso ko la n sa s'orun

Mayor ti fi aponle kun oro soki yi!

e7ejinima:
OPINION
Deji of Akure: Eze Ndi Igbo is Protected by the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria
By Emmanuel Ejinima

The media in the past recent days have gone into frenzy due to a seeming misunderstanding between the Deji of Akure, apparently the paramount traditional ruler in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State, Nigeria and Eze Ndi Igbo in Akure, the leader and spokesperson for the Igbos therein. The Igbos are a widely travelled tribe in Nigeria that could be found in virtually all parts of the country.
Aside the catchy headline in the media that the Deji of Akure flogged Eze Ndi Igbo and de-robed him after an altercation, Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba soci-cultural organisation, through one of its operative units, the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), in a well-publicised communiqué, asked South-West governors and Obas to de-recognise Eze Ndigbos in Yorubaland. In fact, the statement authored by Kunle Famoriyo, its Publicity Secretary has a ‘serious’ accusation levelled against the Igbos and their Eze Ndi Igbos -“‎The evolution of this structure has forced us to consider it as an expansionist agenda as the structure is only rampant in Yorubaland,”.

Without going too far, let’s find out: what and who is Eze Ndi Igbo?
Eze Ndi Igbo is simply a representative of Igbo people living in any enclave outside their Igbo homeland. Historically, Igbos were republican and operated through a network of autonomous settlements. The Igbo popular phrase, Igbo ewe eze, (Igbos have no king) captures the long standing historical origin of Igbo societies that were not built around monarchies and theocracies as found in the northern and western parts on Nigeria through the Emirs and Obas respectively. This was why the indirect rule of the colonial British that worked well in the two regions failed in the East, the domain of Igbos.

That’s the history. Now, zoom to modern day Igboland. Yes, in the contemporary power settings, there are traditional rulers, the ‘Igwes’ and ‘Ezes’, ‘ruling’ over autonomous communities of Igboland, even though they are more of symbolic heads rather than rulers and local authorities. The strongest authorities in most Igbo communities are the town development unions while the traditional rulers are confined to serves as custodians of native tradition and customs, and play some roles in alternative dispute resolution in the communities.

Outside Igboland, the many Igbos in Diaspora, be it overseas, or in various parts of Nigeria are known to cluster together through a web of community and town-hall meetings and associations. This fully conforms with the right to freedom of association guaranteed by the Constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria (1999 as amended). Wherever it is present, an Eze Ndi Igbo or Eze Igbo is a selected, elected or appointed leader and spokesperson for the Igbo community in the particular location. He may not have any legally conferred authority but retains certain level of recognition and influence which is limited to Igbo dwellers in the area. There is no ambition for an Eze Ndi Igbo to ‘rule’ over more than his kith and kin, the Igbos or to extend his ‘territory’. There is really no territory over which an Eze Ndi Igbo supritends. This is universal. The Eze Ndi Igbo, Toronto does not have any particular geo-teritory. So are the many other Ezes Ndi Igbo all over the world.
The position of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation is that the function performed by the Ezes Ndi Igbo as they exist outside Igbo homeland are needed and actually work with and through them to reach the Igbos away from home. But Ohaneze had also pleaded with the diaspora Ezes to change their titles to ‘Onye Ndu Ndi Igbo’ which better translates the role as leader and spokesperson of Igbos in the particular setting. Ohaneze also requested them not to use ‘His Royal Highness’ or ‘His Royal Majesty’ titles in another man’s land, which could affect or hurt the sensibilities of their hosts. The absolute truth is that the Eze Ndi Igbos are on their own and independent of Ohaneze or any form of authority in Igboland. They are not bound to obey Ohaneze. That is the truth. Simply said, they are not linked to the home land Igbo in any form. It is a child of circumstance occasioned by the need for the Igbos to have a focal point while in foreign land.

In Igboland and other parts of the nation, there are Sarkin Hausa and Sarakin Fulani as leaders and spokespersons of the tribesmen and women dwelling in the various parts of Igboland. There is also the Yoruba community which will usually have an association head that are welcome and recognised by the officialdom and authorities, just as such.

It is a well know fact that Igbos thrive on trade and commerce. An essential factor for Igbo progress, wherever, they find themselves, is the goodwill of and peaceable coexistence with their hosts. They need that to ply their trade and carry on their businesses in a conducive atmosphere. No Igbo will deliberately stoke violence because it is their stalls that will be broken into by hoodlums; it is their businesses that will suffer from downtime. Many Igbos hardly find time to participate in political activities because of the demands of their businesses. These are actually the matters the Eze Ndi Igbo should be concerned about for that is the raison d'etre of the Eze Ndi Igbo arrangement.

Against the foregoing, first, there is no way the Eze Ndi Igbo, who simply duties to look after the wellbeing and welfare of his fellow Igbo men and women, and their business interests, who individually are reminded too often that they are ‘settlers’, can ever compete for power and influence with the Lords and rulers of the land who have a much wider span of authority. The day the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria begins to be afraid of powers and influence of the President of Nigerian Bar Association or President of National Union of Teachers, it is either the president lacks understanding of his office and powers, or some sinister power game is at play. Whichever it is, the Deji of Akura need not feel threatened by a mere Eze Ndi Igbo in Akure to merit the conflagration, de-robing, de-throning, and all the brouhaha which the Afenifere, has instead chosen to magnify through a hasty public announcement.

Secondly, if it is established that the Eze Ndi Igbo in Akure was manhandled, and his robes and ‘crown’ removed in humiliation at the palace of Deji of Akure, then it is clearly in breach of the fundamental human rights of the Eze Ndi Igbo which the Nigerian constitution upholds. Specifically, Section 34(1) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 as amended) states that “Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly - (a) no person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment.
All should therefore know that Eze Ndi Igbo is protected by the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria which overrides all traditional norms, cultures or all other laws, in fact. While we are in support of a peaceable and speedy resolution of the matter in Akure, it should never remain in doubt that, should those whose fundamental human rights, as stipulated in the Constitution, have been trampled upon, choose to press forward with charges, the laws of the land shall listen to them and such an uncouth behaviour as experienced in the palace of the Deji of Akure truly amounts to self-help in law and an obvious breach of the constitution, and these could have serious repercussions.

Emmanuel Ejinima, a Nigerian diaspora social commentator writes from Forest Gate, London
emmanuelejinima@gmail.com ( +44 74 3684 9189)

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