₦airaland Forum

RTSC:
Nigeria stuff.
He ran for VP just this year.

Calculating:
When and where did this idiot said this?

IgbereTv last credibility.

LOMBARDY:
You suddenly assume am anti-igbo??
You said a big ethnic group with similar culturally inclination and most importantly same religious beliefs with some minorities in most developed countries, are mostly considered an homogeneous entity.

I was putting Biafra in the context as you suggested earlier...
My advice, don't be quick to surmise someone hates you because your ideas may not correlate at the moment

LOMBARDY:
So you're saying the Igbo will serve as a cultural adhesive factor in the case of an independent southern country??
Take note that a joint southern culture is just available with a few connected southern ethnic group. What makes you think the rest won't desire self rule??

LOMBARDY:
Nigerian tribes in the south are culturally and lingually independent, they won't have to learn your language in other to communicate with you, if you can't speak English

LOMBARDY:
You are indirectly saying you'll replicate the same in Biafra? Who told you Igbo is natural to the SS tribes??

Do you know what they did before Hausa language became imposed in the North??

mightyokwy:
You end up saying nothing. You can't just come up with story that something is better than the other without telling us how. Please elaborate and also don't fail to point out visible achievements of Ngige as a governor that makes you think that he is better than Obi. Thanks

Celense:
Papi, Were you in Anambra during Ngige or Peter obi's tenure or you were just an outsider? Cause if you were, believe me your write up is irrelevant. What are your facts or you were just fed wid stories or are you defending the man simply because he's from your place or you happen to be one of the beneficiaries of the national cake during his tenure. He just asked you a simple questions that demands a simple reply and you can't even defend or express yourself.... How bad? Well, everybody has access to Internet, i don't blame you much. Wished people like you will be restricted from accessing the internet. If you don't have anything to type, just pass the trend..its very simply...after all, its not mandatory you comment.

mightyokwy:
Please can you explain farther by giving points and instances

eneyoduke:
After seeing Ipobs wing

Magnus Eze, Enugu and David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said the group will remain committed to non-violent campaign for independent state of Biafra, even in the face of provocation.
Kanu also stated that international law was clear in relation to self-determination and wondered why the world has not seen what was happening in Nigeria as it pertained to intimidation, killings and maiming of Igbo people in particular, as a global crisis.
In a four-page briefing that IPOB prepared for the European parliament, Kanu insisted that there was no alternative to referendum.
“Where there is a credible claim for self-determination the only way to resolve the issue is by holding a referendum which complies with international standards. IPOB is calling for a referendum. It is for that reason the Nigerian authorities have sought to brand IPOB as a terrorist organisation. The EU, the UK and the US have all rejected the labelling of IPOB as a terrorist group. They know that IPOB seeks only to uphold human rights.
“There is a crisis in Nigeria. The Nigerian State has never been at peace with itself and recent events amplify this pending emergency.”
Kanu accused President Muhammadu Buhari of promoting the RUGA programme as a means for Fulani herders to officially move into areas and absorb land as part of a government coordinated programme across the country.
Although the programme has been suspended, Kanu raised the fears that the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) was still in place, advocating ranching. With this, he alleged that people in the eastern and southern parts of the country who are mainly Christians “are forced from their land and will be killed if they do not make way for the Fulani.”
Kanu decried the role played by most of the world powers during the 30-month civil war.
He stated that the people of the defunct Biafra were more comfortable under colonial rule than in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Biafra during the Biafran War remain unaccounted for. Was it an attempt at genocide? Biafrans were considered an existential threat to the state. The killings were indiscriminate. All Biafrans were targeted.
“Nigeria continues to prioritise crushing assertions of Biafran identity. Even peacefully commemorating the war risks arrest, detention, ill-treatment or being shot.
“In recent years, the Nigerian state authorities have conducted three orchestrated campaigns against Biafrans. The three Operation Python Dance campaigns have been battles against Biafrans. The first campaign was in 2016, the second in 2017 and the third is ongoing. They are designed to undermine calls for Biafran self-determination.
“Operation Python Dance campaigns intimidate. Serious and systemic human rights violations are carried out by state forces with impunity.
“IPOB has always called for creative solutions to recognise Biafrans’ right to self-determination. However, what is clear is that the existing model of the Nigerian constitution is fatally flawed. It continues to cause harm to all within the jurisdiction and it is unsustainable,” he said.

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, confirmed, on Monday, that Nigeria was built on a false foundation.

He regretted the fact that the cracks on Nigeria’s foundation had continued to widen due to unpatriotic activities fuelled by religious divide, ethnic consideration, nepotism and most recently, fake news on social media.

He said that though there is hope for a better and greater Nigeria, if only the citizens would own, love, cherish Nigeria and most importantly, discouraged anything that would damage its reputation in the comity of nations.

Adesina spoke at a youth engagement programme, Naija Youth Talk, with the theme “the Nigeria we want,” jointly organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to mark the 2019 World Literacy Day, in Abuja.

The programme was meant to provide a platform for youths to discuss issues of education, human and national development, also build their capacities and confidence to achieve their dreams and aspirations.
Adesina in his remark said: “Nigeria, obviously, has many fault lines. Few among the faults are religion, ethnicity, language, nepotism and the most recent one is fake news which is being used to undermine Nigeria, cause bitterness, malice and incite Nigerians against each other.”

He said, for instance, the recent xenophobic videos trending online were not authentic. They were deliberately exhumed by some unpatriotic people and were being shared to incite Nigerians against themselves.

He added: “We must love our country and our country must reciprocate by loving us in return. Nigeria in its past and maybe present state maybe not be loveable but we must see reasons to profess our love to it with our heart.”

The UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, who was represented by UNICEF Chief of Education, Euphrates Efose, exposed to participants enormous opportunities in today’s world and encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunities to transform themselves, their environment and the world.

She used different verifiable stories and personal experiences to justify to the youths that there were plenty opportunities of wealth amidst murmuring and complains of lack of opportunity.

She reaffirmed the commitment of UNICEF to any cause that would herald significant transformation in health, education and total life package of children in Nigeria and the world in general.

Emilokoiyawon:
Its purely due to religion. Most of the Ilorin Yorubas are Muslims and hence see the emir as a spiritual leader. Its similar to how millions of Igbo Christians see Yoruba pastors as spiritual leaders. Nevertheless, I hope that eventually, the Yorubas in Ilorin will right the ship. And take back their heritage.

juman:
It ridiculous to include igala and idoma in to the proposed biafra.

Chepos1:
I can comfortably say, Idoma are not and will never be Hausa Muslim. Idomas are not Hausa/Fulani as they are fondly called, even the 17% I said earlier is a mistake cuz I asked and they said Idomas that are Muslims are not more than 5%. They welcome Biafra, if not for anything, for the fact that they have been marginalised by the TIV speaking region of the state.

Chepos1:
Yes