₦airaland Forum

Sweetlemon:
Thanks my dear. The bolded is the koko. We are not ripe enough to get our own country yet. We need to develop our areas first then identify the right leaders next before making such brash decisions.

Long live South South.
Long Live FRN.

thanks cupcake. Resource control or Niger Delta republic. I'm surprised at many igbos here on nairaland. Once you don't agree with their biafra you're automatically tagged as yoruba. What a pathetic lot.

yorubatic:
My people have become too cowardly in this nigeria. ..they are now a laughing stock...they have shown the world that they are weaklings and O'yes to the Hausa / Fulani muslims. ..it is shame that my sophisticated and progressive people are a bunch of confused people who have no aspiration whatsoever. ..

It seems musiwa and I are the only brave people among our kins. ...musiwa want a western nigeria and I want a sophisticated and progressive Odu'a. ..but my coward folks want to keep being slaves to their Hausa / Fulani masters. ..

Let us that agitating for odua republic where there be no ibos, where lagos will not be no man's land...

My peopeople should stop behaving like clowns ....God can deliver my people

for the last time stop including me in your stupid yoruba posts.

Washingtonben:
Interesting, but to think of it, this people suffer the worst environmental degradation and neglect from both the FG and the oil exploiting companies. Oil spills destroying d aquatic lives, flaura and fauna, gas flaring causing climate changes that are hazardous to d inhabitants, yet little or no attention us paid to d oil communities and the inhabitants.
This is indeed the paradox of plenty, a resource curse, which makes the people suffer instead of rejoicing, poor instead of living in affluence.
If the people protest, instead of d FG and oil exploiting firms to respond appropriately, oil multinationals connives with the FG to rage war on the people.
Their resources are used to feed the entire nation, constitute to more than 90 percent of foreign exchange and 70percent of the national budgets, yet they are the most deprived.
What an insensitive and irresponsible government we have.
It's really pathetic.

that's why we are advocating for true federalism and 100% resource control or our own Niger Delta republic not biafra. I love Nigeria and I want Nigeria to grow. I'm from Edo State and my hometown Oriohimwon is an oil producing community and I want to use my oil to develop my region and not another man's region. The oil in my land belongs to my people and not the north. Every state should develop at its own pace.

Udmaster:
why repling this guy, Lets use Silence to outclass him. He has two other i.ds on nairaland.

I pity you. You'll die soon. Bloody lagoon candidate.

zuchyblink:
A yoruba man dying for and drinking panadol for south south's headache.south south exist only in Nigeria because it is just a political zone,cross rivers is more south east than Anambra.
The days of divide and rule are gone.the zoo cannot steal our brothers because they are oil rich.

I pity you. Inferiority complex is your problem. That's why you'll die thinking of yoruba on your sleep. Anyone who doesn't support your fraud of a country has automatically become yoruba? yet you claim you're wise. That's why your life is the way it is. I'm a proud Edo boy. A true son of the south south and Niger delta. Bloody lagoon candidate. Tribe of Criminals and bloody losers of the civil war.

atbu1983:
Interesting

Yes o. We are blessed. No wonder the igbos are trying to force into a union we don't want.

dmz1:
Biafra will be a very rich country ooo. see the rich human, agric and human resources it will inherit. op thanks

I pity you. You'll die waiting.

PAINGAIN:
Una no dey tire? Leave igbos alone. Everyday una go create over 20 igbo threads to trash talk. I don't see d igbos creating threads about other tribes on a daily basis. Just see wetin op start his day with. If igbos begin defend themselves now u go talk say dem get loudmouth. Op, u should b ashamed of urself.

defend wetin? I no get mouth? 10m igbos put together no reach my left leg.

Ndigbo are nothing but glorified narcissists and bloody jokers. They've so fallen in love with their reflection that they can't see how delusional they are.

The South South Region of Nigeria constitutes one of the most productive ecosystems on planet earth. The constituent States of this region include: Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, and Delta States. Richly blessed with a variety of natural resources, it treasures an abundant array of mineral, water and forest resources of immense economic potentials.







It constitutes a unique geographical region noted for remarkable high species diversity, very high rainfall and predominantly rainforest vegetation containing the third largest mangrove forests in the world; with its peculiar geology being the bed rock of enormous mineral deposits that have been the driving force of the Nigerian economy. Extending also offshore on and beyond the continental shelf the South South region sustains Nigeria’s number one position on the list of African oil producers and the sixth on the globe.

The region is a low-lying land of innumerable creeks, waterways and mangrove swamps which stretches for over three hundred miles from the Benin River in the west to the Cross River in the east.
Although the region is situated in one of the wettest places on earth, it is fed by a river that passes largely through the sahel and dry savannah landscapes – geologically, some of the oldest on earth

The Climate
The South South region is characterized by the tropical hot monsoon climate, especially around the Bight of Biafra, including the lower Cross River Basin and the southwesterly slopes of Mount Cameroon.
The region lies on latitude 5 degrees North of the Equator and extends into the Gulf of Guinea, dividing the Bight of Benin (to the West) from the Bight Biafra (to the East). Annual rainfall is high although it varies within the Delta. Heavy rains begin in February and falls till November, with peaks in July and September.

Hydrology
The water structure of the South South is made of two water types, the fresh water, and the brackish water, which lies in between the fresh water regime and the oceanic salt-water regime. The fresh water refers to the water coming into the Delta from the Niger/Benue river system bringing with it the sediment from the interior that makes it cloudy. This sediment dropped over time has formed the Delta itself. Another element of South South hydrology is the brackish water, which is salty as a result of the incursion of the seawater. The influence of this seawater on the Niger Delta environment extends up to 60km inland, from northeast of Sapele (on the Benin river), northeast of Warri and as far as Choba (on the New Calabar river).

Soil
The South South region is endowed with very rich alluvial soil structure that supports swamp agriculture in most cases.

Mineral Resources
There is an abundant reserve of mineral resources of high economic value on land and in the waters of the Niger Delta. These constitute the non-renewable resources in the region, and include a wide variety of solid minerals, crude oil and natural gas.

Solid Minerals
Despite the seeming renewed enthusiasm in solid mineral development in Nigeria such abundant resources in the Niger Delta region are still largely untapped. Exploitable solid minerals found in the region include sand, clay, salt, limestone, coal, silver nitrate, etc. Among the lot, sand, clay and salt seem to gain more prominence, but are still largely under-utilised. However sand is next to oil and gas on the scale of tapped minerals in the region.

It is extracted massively from the extensive riverbeds, which characterise the region, and used for land reclamation, brick making, and as raw materials in the glass industry. It has great economic potentials which if well developed could support industrial activities and create employment opportunities for the teeming youths of the region. Presently, for example, only one known glass industry located at Ughelli, Delta State is on ground to utilise the abundant sand resources in the region.

Large deposits of fine, kaolinite clay are also found throughout the region. This mineral with its potential in ceramic and local pottery industries is still largely untapped. A large quantity of this mineral is found in Akwa Ibom State and the ceramics industry of that State was established due to the availability of this resource in commercial quantity there.

The abundance of marine water resource in the Niger Delta presents a develop-able potential in salt production. However such ventures are yet to be established for large-scale economic benefits.

Crude Oil
Crude oil is the most extensively exploited mineral resource in Nigeria. Crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria, in Oloibiri, a community in Bayelsa state, in 1956. Since then, enormous deposits of the mineral have been found on-shore and off-shore in every part of the Niger Delta region where all of the nation’s oil is tapped. By 1997 Nigeria’s proven oil reserve was put at 15.5 billion barrels. However, the estimated recoverable oil is put at 22.5 billion barrels of oil in the region from a total of 164 blocks.

There are three known giant oil reserves with potential for 1 billion barrels production located in the region, namely the Nembe creek, Gbarain (Bayelsa) and Okon (Akwa Ibom) fields. Exploration and production activities are unceasing, with over 2 million barrels of crude oil produced daily from the Niger Delta. Nigeria thus contributes about 10% of the world’s light crude oil, which is highly valued for high yield of light oil products and low sulfur content.

Crude oil has thus been the object of a monolithic economy, with revenues accounting for 25% of GDP, 90% of foreign exchange earnings and 70% of budgetary expenditure.

Natural Gas
Natural gas is second to crude oil on the list of exploited mineral resources in the Nigeria’s South South region. Nigeria’s natural gas reserve is put at about 124 trillion standard cubic feet (scf). Enormous proportion of this remains and is produced in association with oil. About 4.07 billion scf of such associated gas is produced in the Niger Delta oil fields daily as by-product of oil exploration; and about 70.23% of this is currently flared.

However, while great environmental and economic concerns linger against continued gas flaring, hope for commercial exploitation of gas remains in the three major gas projects, namely, SPDC associated gas gathering project, Chevron Escravos Gas Project (EGP), Exxon- Mobil Osso Natural Gas Liquid project (Osso NGL), and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas project (NNLG). With these projects, currently flared gas would be processed for local use in various industrial and domestic power generation applications, as well as for export.

The abundant reserve of natural gas in the South South thus presents viable investment opportunities in the gas industry,  for example in gas plants development for production of domestic cooking and industrial gases; and would create jobs for the unemployed. Presently about 1.17% of the gas reserve has been produced.

Agricultural Resources
Agriculture represents a major aspect of the renewable natural resources sector of the Nigeria economy. The South South region is blessed with abundant soil resource with extensive arable farmland, which supports subsistence agriculture and presents enormous potentials for agro-based industrial development.

In every part of the region, the arable farmland supports production of a variety of food and cash crops including cassava, yam, cocoyam, rice, maize, plantain, oil palm, raffia palm, coconut, cocoa, mango, rubber, etc. There are major food and cash crops, which are in high abundance, and could be processed into high-demand products for local and export needs, or serve as raw materials for a variety of agro-based industries. Some of such crops are highlighted here:

Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
Cassava is widely grown in the region mostly for production of Garri, Fufu, starch and tapioca. It is a ready raw material for industrial starch, which could serve the needs of textile, drug and paper industries. Extensive cassava farming, processing and industrial applications for local need and export thus represent a viable investment potential which needs to be utilized.

Rice (Oryza sativa)
Rice is a staple food and most rapidly growing food source in Africa. Land and water resources are abundantly available and adequate for rice production in the region. The wetlands and swamps are conducive for the cultivation of wet (or swamp) rice.

Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis )
Oil palm trees are the most ubiquitous tree crop in the Niger Delta region. Wild palm groves are the major source of edible oil. The abundance of this cash crop provides a potential for large-scale investment in palm oil processing and allied industries for both local and export needs. Oil and kernel derived from oil palm are high-demand raw materials for various industrial applications, including foods, cosmetics/detergents, industrials oils, etc.

Raffia Palm (Raphia sp)
Raffia palms from which palm wine is tapped grow extensively in the swamps of the Niger Delta. They are also grown in the homestead in most communities. Its abundance presents a great potential for industrial development in the areas of palm wine bottling, distillery for production of export quality gin; industrial alcohol production, and dry yeast production for baking and medical applications. The tree also produces piassava, another major commodity of the 1850’s Atlantic trade, which still has export value today, and could also support the twine and foot mart industries.

Rubber Tree (Hevea brasilensis)
Rubber is a common tree crop in most part of the South South. It grows as a forest resource, and also grown in plantations. There is great industrial demand for latex from rubber for production of plastics and glue for the wood and paper industries. Rubber latex is also useful in tyre manufacturing. The development of rubber cultivation/production would thus provide raw materials for local rubber processing factories and for the export market.

Forest Resources
The South South is located in the tropical rainforest zone. It has the largest area of undisturbed forest in Nigeria. The region is blessed with vast array of fresh water swamp as well as mangrove forests on the upland and coastal zones. These forests constitute the natural ecosystem for diverse plant and animal species, hiding very rare flora and fauna.

The major economic potentials of the forest resources lie on timber and non-timber forest products. A variety of commercially important timber species are found in abundance in the region, e.g. Iroko (Milicia excelsa), Cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra), Mahogany (Khaya sp.) and Mangrove (Rhizophora sp.).

The forests also provide for a variety of commonly hunted animal species – grass cutters, antelopes, bears, hares; medicinal roots, leaves, barks, fruits and spices, canes and ropes, honey. However, timber is the most exploited forest resource in the region, although great opportunities still abound for development of investments in this area.

Marine Resources
The aquatic terrain of the South South region is unique, and characterizes the region as a resource base of the nation. This provides great potential in fisheries. A wide variety of fin fish and shell other sea foods of high value importance are abundant, e.g mackerels, threadfins, croakers and dwell as periwinkle, oysters, scallops, suffers enabling opportunities for fresh and coastal marine zones fishing.
The estuaries have deep sea channels which have potentials for development of sea ports. Currently the Calabar port/Export Processing Zone (EPZ), and other port at Onne, Koko, Bonny and Sapele are rendering tremendous impetus to the Nigerian economy.

Conclusion
It has been noticed that aside crude petroleum oil, the huge economic potentials of South South Nigeria has not been optimally tapped. The region, through its rich petroleum oil and natural gas deposits, accounts for over 90% of Nigeria’ s foreign exchange earnings; this position had remained thus since the early 1970s.

Notwithstanding the monumental contributions of the region to the wealth of the nation, and the attendant negative impact on its environment as a result of the enormous contributions, very little or no development impact had been extended to the region.

Realising its huge potentials which has for long been given only a cursory mention and attention, the present Governors of the region set up an economic team with the aim of identifying the huge potentials of the region with the aim of harnessing these to radically leapfrog the region, with the main aim of integration, from its position of squalor to affluence.

The South South region of Nigeria comprises of six states and is strategically located at the point where the Y tail of the river Niger joins the Atlantic Ocean through the Gulf of Guinea. Though a relatively small stretch of land, the south of the country provides the economic mainstay of the economy: oil. In addition to oil and gas, the region equally contributes other key resources, with potential huge investment opportunities in tourism and agriculture.


Akwa-Ibom State - Promised Land

Akwa-Ibom is located in the coastal part of the country, with an area of 7,081km2 and a population of almost five million. The state shares boundaries with Cross River State, Rivers State, Abia State and the Atlantic Ocean, with Uyo the capital city. The main languages in the state are Ibibio, Annang, Eket, and Oron. Akwa-Ibom has a rich historical and cultural heritage with major attractions like the Ibeno Sand Beach, Oron Museum, Mary Slessor House and monument tomb.

Akwa-Ibom State is the third largest producer of crude oil in the country and is endowed with various resources such as natural gas, salt, silver nitrate, limestone, clay, coal, and glass sand.  


Bayelsa State - Pride of the Nation

Bayelsa is located in the lower southern part of the Niger Delta region, and its capital is Yenagoa. This state is blessed with many historical attractions, like the Slave Transit Hall and cultural festivals (Ekpetiama Okelede new yam festival, Odemimon festival, Otuoke and others), and houses a population of two million people occupying an area of 10,773km2. There are 10 languages spoken in the state; of these, Izon, Nembe, Ogbia and Epie-Atissa are the most predominant.

Bayelsa State, a major oil and gas producing area, accounts for over 30% of Nigeria’s oil production and is also renowned for fishing, farming, trading, carving and weaving. With the majority of the state under sea level, over three quarters of the area is covered by water and consists of a maze of meandering creeks and mangrove swamps. In addition, Bayelsa has large reserves of clay, sand and gravel which are of utmost importance to the industrial sector. 

Cross River State - The People’s Paradise

Calabar is the capital city of Cross River State. Being a coastal state, it shares boundaries with Benue State to the west, Abia State to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The major languages spoken in Cross River State are Ejagham and Efik. 
 
Cross River State is home to some of Nigeria’s most beautiful scenery. Over half the land is covered by tropical rain forests, making it one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The state is also blessed with natural resources like oil and gas, limestone, kaolin, clay, salt, barite and quartzite. 

Delta State - The Big Heart

Delta State has Asaba as its capital and is made up of 25 local government areas. There are various solid mineral deposits in the state which include crude oil, industrial clay, silica, lignite, kaolin, tar sand, decorative rocks and limestone, with many serving as raw materials for industries 
 
Some major tourist attractions include Nana's Palace, Koko, Asaba Beach, Abraka River Resort Motel and River Ethiope. There are also traditional festivals in every community; the Ishe Festival for peace and progress in Ewulu town, the Edjenu of the Agbarha Clan which takes place only once or twice in a lifetime and the Oki Masquerade of Torugbene.

Edo State - Heartbeat of Nigeria

Benin City is the capital of Edo State. The state is endowed for its abundant natural resources of crude oil, clay, chalk, marble, natural gas and limestone. Edo is home to several ethnicities with 18 local government areas. There are many tourist attractions in the state: Oba's Palace in Benin City, Ramat Park, Sakpoba Holiday Resort, the Emotan statue in Benin City, Ise Lake and River Niger Beach in Agenebode, among others.  
 
There are over 100 major festivals celebrated in Edo State between September and March annually. 

Rivers State - Treasure Base of the Nation

Port Harcourt is a cosmopolitan city and capital of Rivers State, which makes it the second largest commercial centre in Nigeria. Rivers State boasts a diverse ethnic population of over six million people and occupies an area of 11,077km2. The major languages are Ijaw and Ikwerre, although 23 languages are spoken altogether.
 
Rivers State accounts for over 40% of Nigeria's crude oil production and food production - no wonder it's called the 'treasure base of the nation'. In addition, there are two major refineries and seaports in Rivers state, with various industries spread across it.

meforyou1:
This foolish edo man, edo is not part of Biafra, except igbanke people, who are igbo minorities in edo state. Edo state is not even south south. It is more or less north central. How can u say that the wholly northern people of Auchi and okpella etc are south southerners.

no edo man wants to be part of a mirage like Biafra. If you like call edo north central that's your business. Last time I checked edo was south south. You'll die in great numbers this time.

yorubatic:
Now dont you think we rather fight our Odu'a republic and leave the ibos with biafra? Do you hate odua republic? Since we all agree we hate ibos and don't want in the affair of Nigeria. ...I rather we let them and have peace. ..what do you think? Do you love odua republic?

dude point of correction. I'm not Yoruba and I'm not interested in your damn Odua or whatever it is republic. I've been noticing you've been tormenting my thread with your odua gibberish. Respect yourself. I'm a proud Edo son and Niger Delta Republic is what I stand for.

Posted from Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe's Autobiography "My Odyssey" listed on Amazon UK for £7,009.00 or $11,461.00.


Excerpt:
“One day I asked her (grandmother) the meaning of the word ‘Onitsha’. She explained that it had historical significance. The terminology meant one who despised another. It is a contraction of two words, Onini to despise, and Ncha meaning others. So that the two words when joined together mean one who despises others. Then I asked her why we despised others. She patted me on the back and told me that it was due to our aristocratic background and tradition. I insisted that she should explain to me the basis of this supercilious social attitude. She told me that we despised others because we descended from the Royal House of Benin and so regarded ourselves as the superiors of other tribes who had no royal blood in their veins, “

“I continued to belabor my grandmother to tell me more of the history and origins of the Onitsha people. She narrated that many many years ago, there lived at Idu (Benin) a great Oba who had many children. Due to a power struggle regarding the right of precedence among princes of the blood and other altercations, there was a civil war in Benin. One day, the supporters of one of the princes insulted and assaulted Queen Asije, the mother of of the Oba of Benin, who was accused of having trespassed on their farmland. Enraged at this evidence of indiscipline and lawlessness, the Oba ordered his war chief and brother, Gbunwala Asije to apprehend and punish the insurgents. In the attempt to penalise them, Chima, the ultimate founder of the Onitsha city-state, a prince of the blood in his own right, led the recalcitrants against his Uncle, Gbunwala. This intensified the civil war which rent the kingdom of Benin in two and led to the founding of Onitsha Ado N’Idu, , ” “As the great trek from Benin progressed, some did not have the stout heart of the pioneer-warrior, and decided to settle at different places, known today as Onitsha -Ugbo, Onitsha-Olona, Onitsha-Mili, Obior, Issele Ukwu, Ossomari, Aboh, etc.

” SOURCE – Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Odyssey, Chapter I (Spectrum Books, 1970) “My
Genealogy and Nativity” p 11 – 12

Asaba is not the headquater of Delta State by accident. Indeed being an headquarter is not strange to it. In the periods back, it was the choice of the British as the capital of Southern Nigeria because of the potentials within the town. The River Niger has served the town for centuries providing it with sense of security against external aggression or invasion and also helps the people to do their domestic responsibilities. It has also been environmentally fair to the people and above all, added to the beauty of the town and region.
 
Because of lack of records, historical accounts on the origin of the people are too diverse but popular Aguleri oral account believes that a warrior and hunter from Eri migrated from Igalla land and settled near the bank of River Omabala. Nnebisi the warrior and hunter married Nono which resulted in the birth of Agulu and Adaugbo (female) The male children founded towns which still bear their names today.
 
The oral history of the people regards the Ikelike people who migrated from Benin as the first settlers on the land which is today called Asaba. There was Ugboma often regarded as the second settler migrant from Achata in Awka District he settled in Obodo Achala still in existence today but due to ceaseless wars which took place many of these settlers resettled in Achala-Igbuzo, Okpanam and Kwala where they can still be found today. Ugboma was the second settler.
 
Anyanwu, the most important settler and a great builder of Asaba is recognized for making the city what it is today. He arrived from Obosi. His father was said to be one of the retreating members of Chime family escaping from the wrought of Oba of Benin. Anyanwu settled in a place close to Ugboma and bare a son named Odikpe the founder of today’s Idumu Odikpe in the town.
 
\Originally Asaba consisted of nine Ebos (Quarters) but due to internal strife, wars with other communities and slave trade that followed, these Ebos were reduced to only 5.
 
The Ebos are:
 
Umuezei
Ugbomanta
Umuaji
Umuagu
Umuonaje
 
Popular native greetings in Asaba are:
 
Oyibo
Ojukpa-Aku
Agu
Aje
Ogene
Omogwu (also used in Ibusa)
Osodi (for wives)
Otena-Mgbo (for wives) also in use in Ibusa
Akudika (for wives)
Oliuwa (for wives)

South south will produce the next president after Buhari's two terms in office. God forbid that those from the red soil erosion infested of south east be given power. They'll divide Nigeria and even try to annex other people's land too. South south or South west. For the south east to rule the north should rule again. Nobody wants to have criminals as the number one citizen of Nigeria.

May thunder fire you over there. Bastard son of a thousand fathers. Bloody lagoon candidate. May your develop leprosy for mentioning my name.

I've come across many of them and even interacted with many and there's nothing that prove or show they're black. What makes them black? Do they have dark skin like the Negroes or have bushy hair like the average Negro? Over the years a lot of names have been used to classify these set of people ranging from mulatto to coloured to half caste like most Nigerians and Africans call them.

I'm here to clarify a preposterous and outrageous assumption about these set of people and which is they are not blacks. Blacks are people with dark skin and rough hair. They don't have dark skin or rough hair. They have very fair skin and curled hair and that alone proves they are not blacks.

We have two of them here on nairaland. They're spanishkid and mulattoclaro. Those are two mixed race people I know and there's nothing that proves or show they are blacks. Let's stop calling them blacks because it's beginning to piss them off.

Here they are

meccuno:
but seriously, an edo man doesn't have anything in common with an igbo man. And I don't think the igbos would even want anything to do with the edos. So I wonder why the op is wasting his time making edo people relevant. Its not as if they even have any strong point to require the merger apart from cultism,prostitution, and witch craft. My 2cents

and what does an edo man have with a Igbo man. A tribe of well known cannibals, drug traffickers, baby making factories, prostitutes, armed robbers, kidnappers, criminals and sore losers of the civil war.

SOUNDKING:
assuming you are frm SS dnt forget that,not all so called "SS minorities" are in Biafran Map, search well if your clan is there,as for the "economic gain",it a typical brain structure of a baboon to think that nations can never survive without oil,Biafra is never going to be replica the zoo,as for the "Igbonization" theory,you must be a very large fool,to have that as your point,it sounded sensiless and baseless,don't think you have written a masterpiece,i assure U Rose will come after your real identity,if not rose NDPVF will, bet me.

likewise your worthless father. Bastard son of a thousand father.

Ugomba:
If you jam me , na small boys go flog you for me.. Keep on displaying your inherited Mumuness.

Hahaha. Dem go flight your papa first. If I jam you I go use you for sacrifice.

zuchyblink:
my dear go and seat down! We have IPOB members from Akwa ibom,calabar,delta,rivers and even an Edo man.so speak for yourself!
I'm very sure u are a yoruba man,so go and die.ur nairaland rants have no meaning

I you need to go and sit down. I'm not Yoruba. Go and drown in the lagoon.

yorubatic:
Yorubas have exhibited too much cowardice in this forum through numerous silly threads. ...why are we always panicked at mention of Igbos or biafra? Are we admitting their superiority? Why can't we mind our business and start championing the actualization of odua republic? Are we simply cowards?

What concerned us with SS minorities that we such much hate for their ogogoro drinking? I think we should rather concentrate our energy on how to achieve odua republic. ..

what makes you feel I'm yoruba? There's nothing that links me with yoruba people. Get that into your head. Are you now part of the crew of anyone who doesn't support Biafra is yoruba?

gabito4luv:
I wish biafrans can really ans these questions. what can I as a Deltan gain from the Igbos?

God bless you o. I wonder what they claim we have in common.

zuchyblink:
SS+SE,united we stand;divided yoruba enjoy,exploit and laugh at us

wake up from your dream cos we are not one. Get that into your thick skull.

Ugomba:
What about me mumu op.. Am Igbo from Aniocha in Delta, so whats your point? Why are Edos making Noise about Oil?
Just don't understand the hatred on this forum..

it's your generations and your family tree that are mumus. You think Edo is caused like your anioma region? Look at this bastard son of a thousand fathers.

meforyou1:
Op, are there no igbos in South South? We don't want Edo to be part of Biafra, except the igbo minorities there. And we demand for the Igbo minorities in Benue State, North Central.

likewise edo.

zuchyblink:
because Bight of Biafra is south south

how is it south south? Pls she'd more light on it? I opened this thread for constructive criticism.

Philistine:
Yolober man claiming SS.

I don't have you time. I'm not surprised. Your parents probably wasted money on your education. So any man who doesn't support Biafra is yoruba? Can you listen to yourself?

Mynd44:
Joblessness on fleek

come respect yourself. I opened this thread for constructive and educative criticism and not tribal bashing. Respect yourself If you have nothing meaningful to contribute here.

I'm not an igbo hater as many people assume. But let the truth be told today, igbos only want south south due to economic gains and nothing else. The South south region is the geopolitical zone in Nigeria and if each south south state where to be a country of its own, it would be one of the richest countries in Africa. Besides Lagos, no other state in Nigeria is richer than any south south state. They all have crude oil in commercial quantities and also access to international waters.

This is the main reason why the igbos are trying to cajole them into demonic union. They igbos always say that south south is not a tribe but an evil manipulation of the north. They say the northerners created the south south in order to divide and rule and call the yorubas all manners of names. The question I want to ask the igbos today are;

Are the people of south south complaining?

Have the people asked them to champion their cause in any way?

Why are they crying more than the bereaved over Gej's loss?

The igbos don't mean well for us. They only want our resources and want to marginalise us. Can a non igbo person hold a position in igboland? Can a non igbo person be sold land to in any part of igboland?

Why then does any sane person think that igbos have genuine intention for us?

Let's assume that biafra is achieved today and the south south joins them in biafra, what will be their contribution to the economy of biafra? What will they bring to the table?

The answer is nothing and the only thing they'll bring to the table is their population. Our history would be wiped out in 10 years if we join them cos they'll igbonise all of us.

An average igbo man is greedy, deceitful and can never be trusted.