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Area4Area:
https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-ijaw-youths-stop-asari-dokubo-from-holding-biafran-meeting-in-bayelsa/

https://punchng.com/were-not-biafrans-ijaw-youths-tell-kanu-others/

https://orientdailynews.com/news/isoko-urhobo-peoples-reject-inclusion-in-biafra/

https://www.rockcityfmradio.com/rivers-state-elders-reject-biafra-want-1963-constitution-adopted/

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/235058-not-biafrans-akwa-ibom-group-says.html

I know if I've told you to google all these and more up, you'd never do it so I decided to help you.

Tell me when you organized a referendum among Igbos nationwide and they told you they want Biafra.

Accept the truth for once, next time you get to the village, ask your elders or those they know that lived among those SS minorities and how they(Igbos) had to run for dear lives from the Ibibios, Efiks, Ikwerre, Ijaws etc during the war and how they pointed out Igbos to be killed during the war. I'm not saying that all were bad because some good people still housed and fed Igbos amongst them but it must be hidden.

All these links you are copying and pasting equal to a referendum in your universe which of them even involve Igbos indigenous to the South-South?? You keep hammering on Ijaws and Ibibios when nobody has brought them up here.

Talking about what happened in the war 50 years ago in a world that has drastically changed shows me you are just as lost as the senator who thinks NYSC in Rivers State 40 years ago gives him insight to determine the future.

Ikechunna:
Niggeria told him. Monterrsat for example is considered part of Britian but in the mind of Niggerians such is not possible. Heck even Bioko Island of EQ has Igbo indigenous living there hence, EQ supported Biafra during the first war. With those Igbo population, albeit a minority in that nation, does give interest to build alliance with EQ especially considering those Igbos are near the sea of Bioko Island.

You are right btw. I've had several Central Africans, mostly Congo and Angolans, told me that Igbo culture is more similar to them than West Africans. Honestly believe, we should have been part of Central Africa. Not saying that West Africa isn't growing, Niggeria isn't but, can't pinpoint the other countries as backwards but you are right that Central Africa and especially East Africa are the future.

The guy probably never even heard of Lesotho inside South Africa's borders

Building an alliance with our neighbours in the central african countries won't be difficult. Their combined annual GDP is about USD250m while SE states do about USD100m. At the end of the day money will talk not the party politics people postulate online.

Area4Area:
You do your research well bro, Angola shares boundary with the DR Congo which is a central African state.
Morocco has seaports that can be used to import and export goods to and from ECOWAS countries.

Biafra would be surrounded by Nigeria and without any agreement with Nigeria, you can't cross over their territory for trade.

Really?? You singlehandedly organized a referendum among Igbos in the South-South and they told you this? Wow

Besides who told you that direct boundaries or seaports are pre-conditions for joining regional communities.

Area4Area:
So Biafra would jump over Akwa Ibom and Cross River states that had vowed to remain Nigerians to go form an alliance with central African countries? So the rail or road would fly over from Cameroon into Biafra.
Some of you just post for posting sake.

Do your research don't just rush to respond next time. So how come Angola thats in Southern Africa is a member of the Central African States Community? Why is Morocco in North Africa trying to join ECOWAS? Please go and Google

This senator is so mentally lazy and stuck in the past.

A Biafra would sharply join Community of Central African States with Cameroon, Angola and co or align and join East African Community with Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia etc These places are the the future. They are planning for the future and building railway lines to link their countries. While Buhari is closing borders and killing small businesses in Nigeria and West Africa

After all this awada keri keri Tinubu will never be president

0monnak0da:
There is an aphorism that says that when a lie is told often it becomes "truth".

Another one says

"when water remains in the mouth for long it becomes saliva"

The PDP zoned the 1999 Presidency to the SOUTH that is the reality.

Alex Ekwueme contested against Obasanjo and was roundly defeated .
THE PRIMARIES TOOK PLACE IN JOS

Now here is the interesting bit.

The same Alex Ekwueme contested again in 2003 against an incumbent Obasanjo and was defeated by 2642 votes to 611 votes
It is anyone's guess where those 611 votes came from( Maybe Tom Ikimi can help)


Why is this important Some may not know or might have forgotten and so when we hear modern Eboe revisionists say they supported Obasanjo we need to set the record straight.

THERE NEVER WAS ANY PDP ZONING TO THE YORUBAS

Rather there was zoning to the south but within the PDP especially in the North there was sympathy to the SW. The Eboes did not share this sympathy but insisted on contesting.

Again in 2003 within the same PDP they insisted on contesting

It is important to contrast this behaviour within the same PDP to what they did in 2011 , 2015 when Goodluck Jonathan contested and also in 2019 when Kwankwaso,Tambuwwal Saraki etc contested.
In short they have always seen themselves as natural rivals and spoilers for the SW.
Back to 1999 the primaries were done and dusted in the PDP and Obasanjo won . He was not the choice of the Yoruba race rather Falae was. The Eboes voted against him(Falae).
We must recall that the Eboes voted against Abiola.

To my mind it amounts to cheap blackmail after the antics of Ekwueme to demand that the Yoruba do not contest against them.
Pray tell, what would have happened if Ekwueme defeated Obasanjo in PDP?
Did they recognize any TURN

We must set the record straight on this . They did not recognize the turn of the Yoruba and actively contested against it. It was their right and the Yoruba did not begrudge them that.
I challenge anyone to show any complaint by the Yoruba when Ekwueme contested
Any time the Presidency is zoned to the south the same competition will happen.
Do we say to Brazil when they get to the World Cup final to let their opponent win because they have won it before?

The Eboes have no moral basis to ask the Yoruba to cede anything to them . That is the height of dishonesty.
The Eboes like to pretend that the North is one and there should be no microzoning there but in the south they remember that there is SW,SS and SE.
Why do they not advocate for the Turns of the Tivs,Igala,Jukun,Nupe,Berom etc.

Yes there may be a good argument for an Eboe President but so far we have not heard it.
What we hear is a tissue of lies and revisionism

For the record the Eboes did not cede anything to Obasanjo whether in 1999 or 2003 . They contested and were defeated.
They would have a moral claim to a "quid pro quo" if they did not contest which is exactly what the North (please note we are talking PDP) did and that is why the North was aggrieved with Goodluck Jonathan's behaviour . Interestingly the Eboes never contested against Jonathan .

One thing we can say for certain. THE YORUBA DO NOT CARRY ANY MORAL BURDEN TO CEDE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY TO EBOES whether in PDP or any other party.

THe Eboes never supported a Yoruba presidency rather they fell in line after defeat

"In the recent transition when the Igbo solidly supported the PDP in the hope of an Ekwueme presidency, the North and South-West treated this as a Biafra agenda.Every rule set for the primaries, every gentleman´s agreement was set aside to ensure that Obasanjo, not Ekwueme emerged as the candidate. Things went as far as getting the Federal Government to hurriedly gazette a pardon. Now, with this government, the marginalistion of the Igbo is more complete than ever before"

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (from his famous article Yorubas are the Problem of Nigeria)

There was an unwritten agreement by the elite for a Yoruba man to become president. Igbo elite like Jim Nwobodo who famously spoke in Hausa during the PDP convention were in on it and worked against Ekwueme. Orji Uzor Kalu's role is not forgotten too.

Nice try OP but some of us remember these things and will always puncture your propaganda

0monnak0da:
There is an aphorism that says that when a lie is told often it becomes "truth".

Another one says

"when water remains in the mouth for long it becomes saliva"

The PDP zoned the 1999 Presidency to the SOUTH that is the reality.

Alex Ekwueme contested against Obasanjo and was roundly defeated .
THE PRIMARIES TOOK PLACE IN JOS

Now here is the interesting bit.

The same Alex Ekwueme contested again in 2003 against an incumbent Obasanjo and was defeated by 2642 votes to 611 votes
It is anyone's guess where those 611 votes came from( Maybe Tom Ikimi can help)


Why is this important Some may not know or might have forgotten and so when we hear modern Eboe revisionists say they supported Obasanjo we need to set the record straight.

THERE NEVER WAS ANY PDP ZONING TO THE YORUBAS

Rather there was zoning to the south but within the PDP especially in the North there was sympathy to the SW. The Eboes did not share this sympathy but insisted on contesting.

Again in 2003 within the same PDP they insisted on contesting

It is important to contrast this behaviour within the same PDP to what they did in 2011 , 2015 when Goodluck Jonathan contested and also in 2019 when Kwankwaso,Tambuwwal Saraki etc contested.
In short they have always seen themselves as natural rivals and spoilers for the SW.
Back to 1999 the primaries were done and dusted in the PDP and Obasanjo won . He was not the choice of the Yoruba race rather Falae was. The Eboes voted against him(Falae).
We must recall that the Eboes voted against Abiola.

To my mind it amounts to cheap blackmail after the antics of Ekwueme to demand that the Yoruba do not contest against them.
Pray tell, what would have happened if Ekwueme defeated Obasanjo in PDP?
Did they recognize any TURN

We must set the record straight on this . They did not recognize the turn of the Yoruba and actively contested against it. It was their right and the Yoruba did not begrudge them that.
I challenge anyone to show any complaint by the Yoruba when Ekwueme contested
Any time the Presidency is zoned to the south the same competition will happen.
Do we say to Brazil when they get to the World Cup final to let their opponent win because they have won it before?

The Eboes have no moral basis to ask the Yoruba to cede anything to them . That is the height of dishonesty.
The Eboes like to pretend that the North is one and there should be no microzoning there but in the south they remember that there is SW,SS and SE.
Why do they not advocate for the Turns of the Tivs,Igala,Jukun,Nupe,Berom etc.

Yes there may be a good argument for an Eboe President but so far we have not heard it.
What we hear is a tissue of lies and revisionism

For the record the Eboes did not cede anything to Obasanjo whether in 1999 or 2003 . They contested and were defeated.
They would have a moral claim to a "quid pro quo" if they did not contest which is exactly what the North (please note we are talking PDP) did and that is why the North was aggrieved with Goodluck Jonathan's behaviour . Interestingly the Eboes never contested against Jonathan .

One thing we can say for certain. THE YORUBA DO NOT CARRY ANY MORAL BURDEN TO CEDE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY TO EBOES whether in PDP or any other party.

THe Eboes never supported a Yoruba presidency rather they fell in line after defeat

"Yet in spite of being so dominant, the Yoruba complained and complained of marginalization. Of recent, in recognition of the trauma which hit the South-West after June 12, the rest of the country forced everyone out of the race to ensure that a South-Westerner emerged, often against the best advice of political activists."

-Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (from his famous article, "Yorubas Are The Problem of Nigeria"

Abeg you people should go and look for better ways to promote the Tinubu 2023 pipedream Face el-rufai and babagana kingibe who the north are going to choose from

Those men are pu**ies abeg No balls at all.

This is why Nnamdi Kanu has collected the floor from them in terms of influence in the SE.

plaindealer:
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Irrelevant rubbish..




Read and comprehend if you know how to.

The irony of this

Who be Ambassador Yerima abeg What type of opata yarn is this They find 3 cups of crude in Bauchi so person no go hear word again?

So Tafawa Balewa "knew" and didn't do anything about it? Na lie. The north would have seceded in 1966 if na so. British Petroleum, Shell and co would have exploited it tay tay. Primary Five lie

gidgiddy:
Exactly! Let me also add that Gowon reneged on the Aburi accord and caused the civil war.

Gbam!!

Tinubu is the most corrupt man in African history. GEJ did not have the balls to ensure he was properly investigated. Buhari is different that's for sure

What does Gowon want to say again. Murtala and co planned a revenge coup. Ironsi was murdered, Ogundipe, the second most senior officer in the Army was brushed aside because of his tribe. Gowon a much junior officer was made a puppet Head of State, making the Army a political party of sorts and a mockery of itself

He went on to create states and destroy the regional structure and led to the failed country we have today. When the owners of Nigeria were ready they brushed him aside and took back their presidency

NGpatriot:



Jobless losers..

..

Mehn! Tinubu and Fashola are two ugly mofos sha

Hisduchess:
As in eeeeeh,Am really pissed that we share the same country with those low brains.we are on a really high level aswear

Very dark hearted ppl

Coldie:
Abeg close your mouth Nnamdi KANU, and his ipob members and PDP sympathizers have said far worse against others

Double post

Coldie:
Abeg close your mouth Nnamdi KANU, and his ipob members and PDP sympathizers have said far worse against others

Nnamdi Kanu mocked somebody that became an orphan in one week? Please waka far with that trash

Like joke like joke...

Adekamkpe23:
If Cownu has the balls let him visit Nigeria for the funeral.
Burutai will use his balls for suya.

Why must we share a country with people that think like this. We are not the same honestly

IGBOSON1:
I suppose what he means is Igbo appointees we’re not as nepotistic and bigoted then as what you see with Buhari and appointees in this admin’ from the two other legs of the tripod who greedily grab projects and employment opportunities to their ethnic groups, states and regions while ensuring the third arm of that leg gets next to nothing and is dealt with for daring to give Buhari/APC 5% and being a bit mouthy!

Hmmmm. So he is annoyed that Igbo appointees were not selfish and tribalistic I don't understand these people o

jaxxy:
Perform to where? The East or the North or their pockets? Which one?

Are you joking? Do you know the impact that people like Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Arunma Oteh had on Nigeria's systems that we enjoy today? Have you heard of IPPIS saving Nigeria trillions of naira every year? Is Hadi Sirika of Air Nigeria fame anywhere near Stella Oduah's level?

Abeg mind yourself

voltron14:
I should share evidence of what was commonly distributed at the time?

Where have you been?

Distributed does not mean it was not fake news. Did any court convict them of "way-laying" people? If you aware pls share it here

jaxxy:
Truely Igbos occupied high position under Pdp bt it was mostly for selfish interests however Buharis treatment of Igbos in general is still bad.

Arrant nonsense

Igbos in GEJ's government are among the highest performers ever seen in Nigerian public sector. No bring that leg come. The facts speak for themselves

voltron14:
Those are rascals that way laid vehicles conveying non-igbos.

They deserve what they got.

Fake news. They were in buses heading to a peaceful rally and were illegally detained by the python dancers. No court in Nigeria ever convicted them of what you are alleging. Share evidence of this if you have

It's very true

ovieigho:
But seriously it’s better to die a gallant soldier than die as a puppet still...
Obaseki a sharp contrast of ambode

110% correct.

busiyoung:
So how many part we will divide it

The referendum will determine who goes where and how many countries will come out of it. Probably five.

busiyoung:
I have been thinking about it everybody is busy shouting that we should divide,but what makes you think a divided nigeria will be better than this one.what i see is the bad side,like war,our powers will be divided
Every sector there will be a breach that can't be close.and even try to look at countries that are divided i don't see any benefit in it.We are nigeria we are the ones controlling it..so my question is what are the benefit and what makes u think divided nigeria will be a better place thanks

1. There will be mutual respect and cooperation between all the new countries because each of us will have our armies so nobody will mess up

2. The decision makers will be closer to the masses so they will be more afraid to mess up out of fear

3. There will be resource control and better accountability and prosperity