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Viking007:
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he needs that slap in 3D

The slicing off of some Igbo communities out of core Igbo states and merger to other states was a plot to weaken the Igbo's. Here are some

examples:

1. The area of Ndoki south covering the present Oyigbo (originally Obigbo) transferred from the old Aba division and lumped to Rivers State in

1976. Also, in the 1980s, three Ndoki villages namely Ohaobu, Mkpukpuaja and Ogbuagu villages carved from the then Imo State and lumped to

Etim-Ekpo LGA of Akwa Ibom State. It is noteworthy to state that Oyigbo LGA apart from Oloibiri was the first place in Nigeria to produce oil and

gas in commercial quantities (at Afam). Unlike Oloibiri which has dried-up since the 1980s, Afam and other Oyigbo oil-fields keep yielding vast

quantities of petroleum.

2. Egbema communities now in Rivers State: Egbema has 16 villages and out of these 16 villages , 3 namely Mgbede, Aggah and Okwuzi has the

largest reserves of oil and gas in the community. This is apparently the reason they were lumped to Rivers while the other 13 villages were left

in Imo State where they had to contend with more modest reserves of the commodity.

It is important to note that this "punishment" at least as perceived by many Igbos did not end up with the eastern Igbo people. The Aniomas or

Western Igbos had to loose Ndoni area to Rivers State and Osekwenike-Onyah area to Sagbama area of Bayelsa State. Just like the other

examples I gave , all of these areas are oil-producing. It is often claimed that the Nigerian Civil war was a war fought over oil and gas and the

actions of the federal government just like these examples seems to suggest that the federal government had intended to give a tag of non-oil

producing to Igbo areas including Anioma. While it is interesting to note that parts of Igbo land has been excised and lumped to other states, a

good part of Itsekiri land embracing what is defined as Ugbege area was lumped to Ondo State; A state where Itsekiri people are not

indigenous. This is one just an example of the double standards in Nigeria. A common song by Peter Tosh , which has one of its iconic lyrics

"Everyone is crying out for peace but no one for justice" brings to the fore what I am trying to pass across. My support for the renewed Biafra

struggle is for justice which the Igbo race has been crying for in Nigeria, another good example of such is the continued call for the unconditional

release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who is the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra.

For those 'efulefus' who quote Prof Chinua Achebe's book "There was a Country" out of context saying it has put to rest any country called

Biafra. Yes, There was indeed a country called "Biafra". However, they should also remember that Col Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu talked on a

"Biafra of the Mind". This "Biafra of the Mind" has different dimensions to it. Biafra is a part of the history of Nigeria and there is no way we can

forget about it collectively as Nigerians and more importantly as Igbos. Therefore, anyone in whatever guise declaring that "Biafra died

permanently in 1970 with the surrender speech made by Philip Effiong" is being comical. In the United States of America, people freely talk

about the Confederate States of Southern USA and the old Confederate flag is embedded in the state flags of many Southern States because it

is deemed as a part of their heritage. Telling Igbos and other Nigerians who suffered a lot to pretend that no Biafra of the Mind exists is a sheer

display of wickedness and irresponsibility. There is nothing to ever stop a war which led to the death of one-seventh of the Igbo people and left

much of Anioma land in present day Delta state decimated.

Anyone who claims that a "few resentful people of South-East origin" are the ones behind the the Biafran agitation is living in self denial. We

have seen some pictures of the IPOB protests across the world and such pictures do not seem to suggest that the protests were the handiwork

of a "few resentful people". It seems to demonstrate a mass movement among the youths of the South-east region in particular and areas of the

South-south as well. So, the idea of trying to separate the South from Biafra is laughable.

In the 1960s when the Biafra war was fought, the areas that make up south south today were drawn to it. The reason is not far-fetched; the war

was perceived as a rebellion of Igbos and for example, the Aniomas in Delta being western Igbos were involved. This is not a peculiar case. From

Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo were drawn into the conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi. This is sadly a feature of

ethnic politics which manifests at times as war in Africa. Gen Obasanjo who was a major actor in the Nigerian Civil war and former president, did

not hide his understanding that Aniomas are Igbos. In his Niger Delta Special Development Initiative of 2005, he had Imo, Abia and Anioma area

of Delta removed as beneficiaries. Yet he had Ondo and its rocky capital city of Akure included as "part of the Niger Delta".

Whatever map the IPOB is presenting today as the map of Biafra is in tandem with international laws. It was the case with South Sudan. In the

original proposal Southern Blue, Abyei and Nuba were proposed and this was adopted in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of Sudan

and South Sudan. Abyei was to decide after a referendum while Southern Blue Nile and Nuba would decide after popular consultation. Claiming

that the "expansiveness of Biafra" has anything to do with oil is ridiculous. Firstly the price of oil has crashed significantly and there is nothing to

suggest that in future, oil will be "black gold" it used to be.

Besides the southeast region even with the exclusion of the areas annexed and lumped to Rivers has some reserves of the commodity. But

anyone who thinks that the future of Biafra , the larger Igbo race or Africa lies in oil or other commodities has serious issues. The main driver of

development is human capital no less no more. Igbos has this factor perhaps more than any other group in Nigeria.

The Western Igbos which includes the people of Anioma in Delta are scattered not just in Delta but also in parts of Edo, Rivers and even Bayelsa

State so, Bringing the issue of a South-south is inconsequential. There is nothing like that in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Based on International law, people should be at liberty to decide ultimately where they should belong. Sadly, Nigeria has failed to restructure

(based on ethnic groups) and create regions recognized by law just like what was done in India by its first Prime Minister, Nehru.

In the memoirs of Chief Dennis Osadebay who hails from Anioma in the present day Delta state, he was full of praises for Chief Michael Okpara

for all the support rendered to the Midwest regional movement which led to the creation of the new region in 1963 and enthronement of the

NCNC in 1964. It is also well-known that many Aniomas were members of the defunct Igbo State Movement which cemented the ethnic bounds

of all Igbos, west and east of the Niger. There were even agitations to carve out the old Asaba and Aboh divisions and have them merged with

the East with the likes of Rev SW Martin of Issele Uku as the main driver of the proposal.

Finally, to further expose the divide and rule tactics, here is a letter written by community leaders of the Ika East area comprising of Umunede,

Igbodo, Otolokpo, Mbiri, Ute-Ogbeje and Akumazi to Chief Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu and goes as thus: ' '' We the undersigned, on

behalf of the people of Umunede clan,Igbodo clan,Akwumazi clan,Mbiri clan and Ute-Ugbeje clan in Ika Division,Midwest take this opportunity to

express our deep gratitude on the historic liberation of the Midwest and wish you God's guidance.We equally take this opportunity to

congratulate His Excellency Major A.O Okonkwo on his appointment as the Military Administrator of the Midwest and pledge our unalloyed

support and loyalty to his government. Although we the above 5 clans in Umunede zone have already donated sums of money and foodstuff

towards win the war funds on individual clans,we jointly donate herewith the sum of 105 pounds to win the war. WE FERVENTLY PRAY FOR GOD'S

HELP THAT WE CRUSH THE ENEMY.While thanking you for what you have already achieved-liberation of Midwest-we wish to place here on record

that it will be your guide while deliberating on any future association,our feelings should be put into utmost consideration'' '' Signatories to this

September 1967 letter to Ojukwu include: HRH Obi N Gbenoba; Obi of Umunede.HRH A.O Iyeke;Obi of Igbodo,Obi S.C Osagie; Obi of

Akwumazi,HRH Obi Ogana; Obi of Mbiri and Regent I Alekwe,Regent of Mbiri. Also signatory to that letter are political leaders including Chief

S.O.Osuhor, Chief Z.C Egbuchinem, Chief L.O.C Azikiwe,Chief Odiase,Chief E O Nwabueze, Madam Julie Onyeagwu and Mr B.O Okoh.

You can get a copy of the letter here: Source- Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume One 1914-1999

By Ifeoha Azikiwe.

diablos:
Who b diz mumu

ItsMeAboki:
Another idiotic fallacy.

Northerners are predominantly farmers and majority of that population you spoke of are actively engaged in ensuring national food security that is probably responsible for keeping some of you well fed.

How can those who contribute significantly to the GPD (which essentially is the engine that drives the economy) be considered as dependant and a burden to scarce resources - when they are in fact significant contributors to national GDP (by themselves as a ppl and from what they produce - pls don't start yapping the usual song of oil, because oil contributes less than 15% to the GDP).

BTW, if the northern population is a curse; why then are you guys going to the extremes of breeding yourselves like farm animals in various baby factories and selling your babies for as little as 20K?

Lastly, you ought to know that education isn't everything but natural intelligence is - I need not have to remind you of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Dangote etc; all of them non-graduate billionaires and heads of their own conglomerates employing thousands of supposed educated individuals like yourself.

We are equally aware of so called educated ppl with PhDs from the south like GEJ and his wife Mama Peace and how they constituted a national disgrace and made this country the laughing stock of the international community.
They were not only a disgrace to themselves but also a disgrace to their educational institutions and other holders of the qualifications they allegedly possess - though it is not too difficult to fathom how they might have obtained their certificates.

please,education is everything. these people you mentioned e.g jobs and gates where very brilliant students while in the university. if they so much believed in drop outs,why did they not employ dropouts? so because gates and jobs were dropouts,is that the reason why the north has the highest illiterates in the country? your argument is flawed. please fear God

nice work.lots of improvement to be done

thesicilian:
We are talking of civilized relationships not your uninhibited animalistic desires.

THE man behind the deadly terror attack on Westminster was named by police as Khalid Masood.

Kent-born Masood, 52, was identified as the knifeman responsible for carrying out the Westminster terror attack on Wednesday March 21 before

he was shot dead during his murder rampage.

Westminster attacker Khalid Masood was also known as Adrian Elms and Adrian Russell Ajao PA:PRESS AS


Five people died, including a police officer and the attacker, and more than 50 others were injured after the attack.

Officials said the individual was inspired by “Islamic terrorism” before he mowed down crowds on Westminster Bridge and stabbed policeman Keith Palmer to death outside Parliament.

The Westminster terrorist was previously known to security services and had once been investigated by MI5 over violent extremism.

Prime Minister Theresa May had described the attacker as a “peripheral” figure who had “not been part of the current intelligence picture” before the terror attack unfolded in London.

Who was Khalid Masood?

Khalid Masood pictured as smiling schoolboy Adrian Ajao in class photo taken at his secondary school Huntleys Secondary School for Boys in

Tunbridge Wells, which has since closed down

Khalid Masood pictured as smiling schoolboy Adrian Ajao in class photo taken at his secondary school Huntleys Secondary School for Boys in

Tunbridge Wells, which has since closed down

Knife-weilding terrorist Khalid Masood was a married dad-of-three and a former English teacher who had been living with his family in

Birmingham.

The 52-year-old murdered four people including a police officer before he was shot dead by another officer.

Masood was born on Christmas Day as Adrian Russell Elms.

His mother Janet Elms, in 1964, changed his name to Ajao when she married his step-dad Phillip and they moved to Tunbridge Wells in Kent –

where he grew up with his two half brothers and attended church.

Masood reportedly converted to Islam later life and had a string of aliases including Khalid Choudri.

Pictures from the devastating scene show a blade lying on the cobbled street next to suspect Masood, who was shot dead during his murder

rampage PA:PRESS ASSOCIATION

Pictures from the devastating scene show a blade lying on the cobbled street next to suspect Masood, who was shot dead during his murder

rampage

Did Khalid Masood have any previous convictions?

Scotland Yard said he was a violent criminal convicted of multiple offences spanning 20 years.

His offences included assaults, grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.

He had not been convicted for any terrorism offences, according to Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

His first conviction was in November 1983 for criminal damage and his last conviction was in December 2003 for possession of a knife.

Metropolitan Police said Masood was not the subject of any current investigations and there was no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a

terrorist attack.

Prior to #WestminsterAttack Masood,52, was not subject of any current investigations & no intel about his intent to mount a terrorist attack

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) March 23, 2017

Did Khalid Masood have links to ISIS?

The so-called Islamic State group claimed it was behind the attack a day after when it issued its statement to its self-styled Amaq news agency.

Their statement said: “The perpetrator of the attacks yesterday in front of the British parliament in London is an Islamic State soldier and he

carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of the coalition”.

But there is currently no evidence ISIS orchestrated the terror plot, in which PC Keith Palmer, mum-of-two Aysha Frade, American tourist Kurt

Cochran and a 75-year-old man were killed.

The terrorist organisation have a track record of claiming responsibility for any act of atrocities in the world, irrespective if whether there is any

formal connection.

It’s also not clear whether Masood was directed externally by them.

Did London attacker Khalid Masood act alone?

Police believe he acted alone, although they are investigating possible associates.

Eight people have been arrested after raids at six addresses in London, Birmingham and elsewhere.

Investigations are ongoing.

London terror attack – what happened at Westminster?

Armed cops put Westminster on lockdown after an attack brought London to a standstill on Wednesday afternoon.

The attacker identified as Masood, armed with two large knives, mowed down pedestrians with a rented car, reportedly hired last Thursday in

Birmingham, on Westminster Bridge.

He then crashed into a gate outside Houses of Parliament before fatally stabbing a police officer.

The knifeman was shot dead moments later by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon’s security guard.

The policeman who died has been named as PC Keith Palmer, aged 48.

MP Tobias Ellwood attempted to revive PC Palmer but the husband and father could not be saved.

Five people died including the attacker and more than 50 were hurt in the attack – two in critical condition and one left with life-changing injuries.

MPs were locked in the House of Commons for five hours.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3152290/khalid-masood-adrian-ajao-london-terror-attacker/

sarrki:
A patriotic Nigeria

so proud of green white green

kanu is a terrorist

please can you stop this immature act. it portrays you as one with very low self esteem.

For all those who care to listen,tune to jimmy disu on lagos talks on sunday 2pm for an interview with peter obi.

Worried by misapplication of the federal character principle, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi said on Thursday that the principle should be based strictly on merit rather than on ethnicity. Sanusi spoke at the 10th memorial lecture of Chief Kehinde Sofola (SAN) with the theme: “The Role of the Legal Profession in Nation Building: the Nigerian Context.” The emir, who chaired the lecture, said the government should only ensure that representatives of the people in political, legal, or economic institutions in the country were drawn from suitably qualified individuals and not on ethnic considerations. The Federal Character Commission Act was promulgated in 1995 and later fused into the 1999 Constitution in the wake of agitations for fair share of political positions across the country. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano In the guiding principles and formula for the distribution of all cadres of posts across the country, the Act stipulates in its Part 1 that (1) “Each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory shall be equitably represented in all national institutions and in public enterprises and organisations. (2) The best and the most competent persons shall be recruited from each state of the federation to fill positions reserved for the indigenes of the FCT.” It was introduced to promote national unity and foster national loyalty instead of regional interests and eventually give every Nigerian a sense of belonging no matter anyone’s religion, language or ethnic group. Sanusi said:“The issue of federal character should not be an excuse for nepotism; it should be based strictly on merit and not on family or ethnic sentiments.” According to him, a true application of the federal character principle will help to preserve the rule of law in the country. Described democracy as rule of law based, the one-time Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria called on Nigerians to protect and defend the integrity and dignity of the nation’s legal institutions. “As we live today, we must understand that it is our duty to respect the various institutions of our country. “We cannot sit and watch as spectators as our institutions are being destroyed; to be a true Nigerian we must learn to look at our leadership and tell them where they are going wrong,” Sanusi said. On human rights and liberty, the emir stressed the need for the society to pay attention to child rights. “No religion permits infringement on the rights of any child. You find children in the streets hawking when they should be in school while some female children are even forced into marriage. “Even the Sharia Law requires you to first seek the consent of your female child before giving her out in marriage and so the rule of law expects us to be law abiding,” he said. Sanusi also urged leaders at all levels to obey the rule of law rather than being intoxicated with power, saying “power is transient”. As leaders, he said, they should perform their duties diligently for the benefit and common good of the people in accordance to the laws of the country. For Sanusi strict adherence to the rule of law and treading the path of truth was the panacea to the scourge of corruption currently ravaging the country. A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), a discussant at the lecture, called on lawyers to abide by the rule of law and shun every form of corrupt practices in court and in public life. According to Falana, the rule of law demands that the country is governed by law and the constitution. He appealed to leaders to ensure that the rights and liberties of the citizenry were protected, adding “this can only be done by adherence to the law.” Falana condemned corrupt practices by judicial and political officers and urged citizens to stand up and fight corruption. He described law as the sole guide and guard for any society, and that the court remained the temple of justice with judges as administrators in the temple. Comparing the operation of law in Africa and Europe, Falana bemoaned the spate of violation of the law particularly in Nigeria and called for a redress. He noted that some legal officers use of frivolous applications in court to stall proceedings and put a clog in the wheels of justice. “Take a look at court proceedings and you find some cases lingering on for more than five years; the situation is even worse when such lawyers still come to the same court to seek adjournments. “There is also this “rude” practice where lawyers undertake briefs for their clients, and seek their opinion if they would prefer the case to be delayed in court; this is simply absurd.” Falana, who urged lawyers must see themselves as officers of the court and act accordingly, said they should shun practices aimed at subverting the law. In her remarks, another discussant, Prof. Isabella Okagbue, also criticised frivolous applications aimed at perverting justice and condemned corruption in the legal profession. “The court must not adjourn any case at the request of counsel; cases must go on and frivolous adjournments must be discouraged.” A former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips, who spoke on behalf of Kehinde Sofola Chamber’s Alumni, extolled the virtues of the late legal icon. She described Sofola as a watchdog for all his employees and kept everyone on his toes as well as demanded dedicated to the profession. She attributed her success in legal practice to the “ever present help” of the late legal icon, adding that lawyers must learn from the good conduct of their predecessors in order to be successful. The lecture was attended by Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, a political activist, Dr Junaid Muhammed, Justice Bimbo Obaseki-Adejumo and senior lawyers.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/base-federal-character-merit-not-ethnicity-says-sanusi/

The most important day for fourth year medical students is the third Friday in March, when they find out where they have been accepted for their residency program. It's called Match Day. For medical student Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, it also became the day she made history as the first Black woman to become a neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

After moving from Ghana to the United States with her parents at age 15, Abu-Bonsrah went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and chemistry from Mount St. Mary’s University. In 2012, she started her medical student journey at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she will graduate as the first doctor in her family. Upon completion of her neurosurgery training residency program, Abu-Bonsrah is also set to become the first Black woman neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins. Abu-Bonsrah shared the good news on her personal Facebook page.



https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/stories/say-hello-to-the-first-black-woman-neurosurgery-resident-at-johns-hopkins-hospital

SouthEast001:
God bless Nwodo and his crew.they should keep it up mehn.the populace are behind you .kudos!

i have great respect for the man. i hope he doesn't backslide

pazienza:
"He re-iterated on the call for the release of
Nnamdi Kanu and for federal presence in Igbo land.
A situation where the South East has only five
states and ninety five local governmant areas is no
longer tolerable , he stated".

If I were an Igbo from SS, I would feel that Ohanaeze Ndiigbo is only interested in SE and rightly so!

Ohanaeze should learn to use less of SE and talk more of Igboland,they should learn to stop being parochial and narrow minded and become more encompassing, let's learn to carry everyone along and give everyone equal stake in Igboland irrespective of the geopolitical zone the Igbo speaking persons or group might be from.

Ndiigbo need a Sixth state, it mustn't be created from SE, it can be created from parts of Igboland outside SE and maybe joined to SE.


Good initiative by the way. They should not only capture the data of those outside Nigeria, they should also do that of those of us in Nigeria.

have been saying this for years. thats why the intellectuals in igboland should rise up and be heard. anioma land could be one and probably igboland from rivers,akwa ibom and benue probably................

sarrki:
If I don't know any I know this is one

They will ask people to register with a token

Finally duped them of their hard earned money

dupe them? i thought ponzi schemes where created with the illusion of benefits or interest higher than what would normal. how would it be a ponzi scheme when there is nothing really to benefit?

sarrki:
Ponzi scheme loading

90%

do you know what a ponzi scheme is?

mightyhazel:
no thanks!



Uyo is just fine,...



Plus it wudt do for inno 2 wake up one day and see dat some disgruntled odua boys have volleyed fire balls in2 his complex because one oba or so is angry with his kinsmen

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA- RICE production has received a further boost in Anambra State with the commissioning of JOSAN Integrated Rice Farms and Mills located at Enugwuabo, Ufuma in Orumba North local government area of the state. It is expected to add 90 metric tonnes of rice to the existing 250 metric tonnes currently being produced in the state. Following the encouragement of the Anambra State government, the state had become investors’ destination for rice production with the result that the popular Anambra Rice has become a household name in the country. JOSAN rice mill at Ufuma. Governor Willie Obiano, at the commissioning ceremony, boasted that agriculture, one of his administration’s cardinal programmes, had made great impact within three years of his administration. He recalled that at the time he assumed office on March 17, 2014, Anambra was producing 80 metric tonnes of rice annually, but is producing 250 metric tonnes. He said that since JOSAN would be producing 90 metric tonnes, the state’s 300 metric tonnes annual consumption requirement would be surpassed by 40 metric tones this year. Obiano said that when the chairman of JOSAN Rice Farms and Mills, Chief Oliver Okeke indicated interest in investing in rice production, he did not take him serious until he passed through all the processes required by the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Production Agency, ANSIPA, which led to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with his company. Chairman of ANSIPPA, Igwe Enweze of Umuoji described JOSAN as the largest integrated rice farm in the South East, adding that the company will be producing rice all year round with irrigation from a nearby river. Igwe Enweze said the state’s share in the project is 10 percent, while the investors have 90 percent. Three percent of the profit would go the host community for corporate social responsibility. He also said that the project has already created 130 direct and 410 indirect jobs, while 7000 direct and 10000 indirect jobs would be available when it is fully completed. According to him, the farm is developing 15 hectares of irrigated rice farm, with 331 rice farmers and 2000 out growers of riceworking there on daily basis. “What Governor Obiano has been doing in agriculture has made the state very visible in Nigeria’s agricultural sector,” the royal father said. Chairman of JOSAN, Mr. Oliver Okeke said he was happy to have heeded the call to invest in agriculture, especially as it is touching on the lives of many people in the society. He said: “We are excited that we will now be engaging and investing in the rural areas of Nigeria, bringing them development and creating jobs. For us, this business is much more than just about making money. It is a business where we see ourselves touching the lives of people in the rural areas, empowering them, bringing food to Nigerians and still creating value by strategic value chain investments.” He recalled that when there was a problem of power for the investment, the governor promised that the power would not just be for the company as an agriculture processor, but would be extended to the two local government areas of Orumba North and Orumna South which had remained without electricity for years, noting that the availability of power supply was one of his greatest joys.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/anambra-surpasses-local-consumption-entry-josan-rice-farms-mills/

"our people are still Strong and Resilient."

kettykin:
If buhari had been killed the north would have razed the north down and not Nigeria, the north can be razed down with no impact on the economy, so raze it down if you want.

sucker punch!!!

Glo®y be to God.

i dont see the big deal here. it is very simple,if he isnt needed he wont be voted for.

oooppp2:
NWANNA YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN

the truth is that i discuss these igbo matters with folks in the SW here and many of them are still stuck in the one Nigeria smoke screen while many of them are having their eyes opened by tribal clashes and tribal abuses by the other tribes. many people online here think what they do here is to abuse the igbos and make fun of them. but what they are doing is to make the already conscious people more conscious and the ones who have been on the fence to take sides. comments made by the oba of lagos and the jokes made about it by his subjects,the flogging of the so called "eze igbo" by the oba in akure, the comment made by Burantai......many of them are opening their eyes now thanks to the jokes made by other tribes. the igbos went for economic power,they got it.they went for educational power and they got it.what the igbos are going for now is political power. they would get it.

pazienza:
Yes! I agree with the OP.

Humans naturally respect and obey power.
We Ndiigbo must empower ourselves by fighting for ourselves in Nigeria and not abandoning our own needs for those of our neighbors whose loyalty we cannot guarantee.

In as much as we won't stand on their way, we must not abandon our own needs to further theirs, as they won't leave theirs to further ours.


Yes! Obuaku and Onitsha sea ports should be our primary concern and not anyother ports located anywhere else.
The reason for this is obvious and I had over the years hammered on them on this same forum.

OP. Nice thread. Keep it up. I hope you stick around more often, as Ndiigbo can do with as much hands as we can get to fend off Igbophobic attacks from bitter Igbophobic Nigerian groups on this forum.

Nnoo!

thats a rational and logical thinking

myplaydiary:
Thank you, I must say i am even more proud to have your comment as the 100 comment on this thread, i was hoping it was not one of those afonja's, I am happy it is coming from a Nwafor, and a Nwafor who appreciates my effort in riding these afonja's off our business and affairs.

These afonja's have been having a filled day at giving Igbo's a bad name on this platform and i am here to change all that, don't worry trust me i have their lethal potion on the wraps of my fingers. even though i rather have an anti tribal stance but they make it totally impossible this thread was going just fine till they came in.

Yes I must confess the New Ohanaeze chieftain is a blessing to the Igbo race, he has given the Igbo's a new face and changed the dynamic of Igbo politics, and even speaks up on sensitive Igbo issues and most importantly promotes Igbo Unity, which is what the Igbo's need the most now, with that, no enemies within.

i have never known the name of any ohaneze leader,but this nwodo guy is really doing a good job. am proud of him.

medpren:
What do you expect from a demented yoruba muslim?