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But that was a sarcasm

greymiles:
American no big reach, na Biafra e go dey run after

like say America no get en own problem.

California and Texas won secede wey get beta relevance to the world but na Biafra e go dey run afta

diz iporn fiful sef gan. na only God fit deliver u

I appreciate but next time be more reasonable

ABUJA, NIGERIA — The head of the Biafra
separatist movement in Nigeria has written
an open letter to U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump. The movement hopes Trump, who
backed British voters' decision to leave the
European Union, will also support a push
for Biafra to win independence.
The letter, sent by a Nigerian activist named
Nnamdi Kanu, contains a forceful appeal to
the U.S. president-elect.
It says Trump's victory placed upon him a
"historic and moral burden ... to liberate the
enslaved nations in Africa," which it says
are trapped in artificial boundaries
designed to reinforce colonial domination.

Kanu currently sits in a prison in the
Nigerian capital, Abuja, charged with
treason for supporting a movement calling
for territories in southeastern Nigeria to
break away and form a country called
Biafra.
Biafra tried to break away once before —
in a three-year war starting in 1967 that
left at least 1 million people dead, mostly
from starvation.
Kanu and other activists hope Trump will
be sympathetic to a new push for Biafran
independence.
"[Trump] believes in the inalienable right of
an indigenous people to self-determination
and he has spoken it,” said Clifford Iroanya,
a spokesman for the Indigenous Peoples of
Biafra organization. “He has written it. He
has acted it. We believe he will support
indigenous people all over the world to
self-determine."

Disappointed in Obama

Iroanya says he was pleased when Trump
expressed support for Britain's decision to
leave the European Union with a tweet on
June 24 that said, "Self-determination is the
sacred right of all free people."
Biafra supporters say they too have self-
determination, and should be allowed to
break away from Nigeria.
The Biafran movement was disappointed
with outgoing U.S. President Barack
Obama, who they saw as a supporter of
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

"Then we felt that there is no point
proceeding with talking to Mr. Obama
because it will be like preaching to the
choir. He is the backbone of Muhammadu
Buhari," Iroanya said.
Buhari was the one who ordered Kanu to
be held in custody.
Buhari, who had a long career in the
Nigerian military, fought against Biafran
independence when he was a young
soldier and maintains a hard line against
the Biafra movement.
Kanu remains in custody on instructions
from Buhari, despite orders from Nigerian
courts and a regional West African court to
release him.

Opposition to war

Many Biafra supporters do not want to
return to war.
Ifeanyi Nsionu was a 6-year-old boy when
the Biafra War broke out in 1967.
"We really suffered,” Nsionu said. “We were
in a refugee camp. And then they were
feeding us in the camp. It was horrible. We
had to eat lizards. All these guys that are
agitating for this Biafra thing, a majority of
them are those who may not have
witnessed this war. They do not
understand what it is to be in a civil war."
Nsionu says reaching out to Trump is not a
bad idea, although he doesn't expect the
U.S. president-elect to do much for Nigeria.
"I did support Trump right from the
beginning,” he said. “I wanted a complete
change from Obama's policy. Obama's
policy for Africa was not encouraging. I
don't know the ideology of Trump now,
but I know that Trump will be after
America first. By the time he stays the next
four years and he must have done what he
wanted to do for America, he may begin to
see what else is happening elsewhere."
Nsionu can only hope that when that time
comes, Trump will throw his support
behind the Biafra movement.

www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-biafra-separatists-see-hope-donald-trump/3595549.html

lalasticlala

Op is suffering from advanced Biafran halleucination

But you didnt say all these before the election.

God don catch you

If you know the number of Afonjas you sent into coma you will just shut up

You forgot to add that US blocked Nigeria's arms purchase through Brazil

Obama is truely a disaster. He is not only a pro islam but a pro radical islam. He hates moderate muslims. He hated yaradua and put Nigeria in terror watch list in guise of responding to abdulmutalab's failed attack. He hated mubarak, hated ghadaffi and hates Al assad. Who does he like? He funds syrian rebels who have clearly been infilterated by ISIS, he likes turkish president who has softspots for ISIS and supports their quest to be admitted into EU, he likes muslim brotherhood in Egypt, he wants to lift sanction on iran to enable them continue their nuclear program. He supports Buhari despite unpresidented human right abuses and bloodsheds and even plans to sell him arms.

He uses Russiaphobia to brainwash democrats. He truly is a disaster.

You learnt well from your APC allies

Somehow the victory of trump marked the victory of Social media over the traditional media no wonder they now rant out of frustration. They even blamed facebook for helping Trump win through 'fake news'. CNN and other liberal channels may have over estimated their influence when they were attacking Trump before the election. According to a survey, 62% of Americans get their news via the social media, 16% via print and 23% via TV.

samhay:
1stly

Repeal means to revoke or annul

And he previously said he will repeal and replace.
Meaning he saw nothing meaningful in it,so he will replace it.


Now
To what prompted the title

LESLEY STAHL: Let me ask you about Obamacare, which you say you’re going to repeal and replace. When you replace it, are you going to make sure that people with pre-conditions are still covered?

Which was part of the Obama legacy

DONALD TRUMP: Yes.Because it happens to be one of the strongest assets.
It is now he realise it is an asset


Interviewer was surprised she had to ask again
LESLEY STAHL: You’re going to keep it?


He responded by saying not only that one but
DONALD TRUMP: Also, with the children living with their parents for an extended period, we’re going to...

Shocked interviewer

LESLEY STAHL: You’re going to keep that?


His response


DONALD TRUMP: ... very much try and keep that. It adds cost, but it’s very much something we’re going to try and keep.


LESLEY STAHL: And there’s going to be a period if you repeal it and before you replace it, when millions of people...

DONALD TRUMP: No.

LESLEY STAHL: ...will be--no?

DONALD TRUMP: We’re going to do it simultaneously. It’ll be just fine. That’s what I do. I do a good job. You know, I mean, I know how to do this stuff. We’re going to repeal it and replace it. And we’re not going to have, like, a two-day period and we’re not going to have a two-year period where there’s nothing. It will be repealed and replaced. I mean, you’ll know. And it’ll be great health care for much less money.



I hope u understand now?

How did the insane media twisted it?

the whole thing you posted is vague and doesnt clearly indicate a u turn. The media just wants him to say what they like. They should just let him be.

samhay:
How did the insane media twisted it wen I quote the interview up dia?

why dont you quote the particular line that prompted your title

He says he will look into obamas suggestions just for the respect he has for him but the insane media twisted it. He is now the president elect and they should get used to it.

TheFreeOne:
No matter what people says about him he demolished the whole establishment to achieve what no other politician has done before and got a home run against all odds and helped the Republicans to win both house of reps and the senate.

Anyone who still thinks Trump isn't intelligent...

is still suffering from post traumatic stress

Caseless:
Is the end of America in sight?

No sir!
End of Terrorism is in sight

DropShot:
Don't mind the Afonjas.
Kindly help me with how IPODs gave America Trump? Thank you in advance.

You see one of those 'out of point' comments above ? @ Rose2014 Guywise

Rose2014:
But Clinton n Obama seem to have moved on why not my brothers?

thats because obama and clinton had the feeling they would loose just before the election but your sophisticated 'brothers' were confident of clintons victory. They mocked trump and mocked ipod for supporting trump. Their biggest scholar was so sure of clinton that he promised to tear his green card if trump won. Even their biggest 'prophet' said it was a woman that he 'saw'. Pardon them They are still in shock mourning. Thats why Nairaland is dry. The few ones available are writing out of point. Its not easy.

Rose2014:
While some democrats have come to terms with the fact that Trump is the new president elect, Yorubas are still angry Clinton lost

its not easy for them. Shock lead to halleucination. Most of them cant believe what is happening till after two weeks.

These so called Democrats are hypocrites

they claim they are the most tolerant yet they cant tolerate the choice of fellow Americans

They push for gun control but they are unleashing violence on the same people they want to take away their guns.

They are just anarchists. Trump is right.

'We have to fight back. People
have to die to make a change in
this world': Anti-Trump protester
warns there will be 'casualties on
both sides' in call for violence after
election result

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3924444/We-fight-People-die-make-change-world-Anti-Trump-protester-warns-casualties-sides-call-violence-election-result.html?ito=social-facebook

lalasticlala

Like Donald trump, the person started as a lone voice preaching messages which pple consider "odd" but later came to appreciate them for their truism.


like Trump the person is blunt, uses strong language and never bothered about political correctness. The person calls things what they are. Infact, critics described their messages as 'hate message'.

Like Trump the person is from a rich background but has a populist appeal.

like Trump the person knows how to use strong words to awaken people's conciousness.

Like Trump, the person is fighting against the establishment, press, power brokers and ideology which they consider undesireable.

Like trump, the person has never held public office before.

Like trump, the person is determined, fearless, resolute, and never intimidated. The person and Donald trump have absolute faith in their will and ability, they see beyond criticism. ie the more you criticize them, the stronger they push for their belief.



Who is that?

If God be for us, Who can be against us?

Hmm

SouthWestBlood:
What will our brothers from the east say now? Cowards again?

They always think being rash and rude is the way to resolve anything.

what has your 'brothers' from the east got to do with your ooni's decision to lead your self determination?

Hmm

Hmmm

Rapmoney:
I am aware of these but ask yourself whether Nigeria is truly industrialized! How do Nigerians learn in their local languages when they would need to go to the industrialized nations to learn? Or you think one Japanese fellow would have time to teach you in your mother's tongue?

guess you are missing the point. The question is does english as first language enhance academic excellence? The answer is no 'cos most advanced nations dont use English as first languge.

The problem with Africa and especially Nigeria is politics of development. Ask yourself why Africa is the only continent whose people hold tight to European languages as first language, jettissioning their indigenous languages? Even those who want to free themselves and chart their own course are resisted and persecuted using crab mentality.

Rapmoney:
In my opinion, I think it does. A child who is not academically sound in written and spoken English is likely to perform poorly in other subjects because the other subjects are mostly taught in English. This will affect the overall academic performance of the child.

There's no need saying we should learn Biology or Chemistry or Economics in our local languages due to the problems that can create. For instance, there are many biological terms and chemical terms that cannot be translated to our local languages. Trying to find the synonymous words, sentences or phrases of these terms in our local languages is a huge problem on its own.

The truth is that we learn in English and whoever that cannot express himself/herself clearly in same can hardly transfer knowledge!

English as a first language? Japanese dont speak English yet Japan is considered the most technological advanced nation. Chinese, Germans and Jews are developing because they embrassed their languages. It has been proven that using one's own language makes learning easier.

davodyguy:
Worst part is that, Trump wouldn't even appreciate him one bit.

He's getting rid of immigrants. So, keep your noise for your sorry a*"

he doesnt want someone who will appreciate him. He wants someone who doesnt pretend to be who he is not.

It is not respectful to the dead to share his gory picture online for everyone.

blackpanda:
I think we might see a repeat of pdp-apc elections play out in america. Where the victory of one candidate will cause anger and hatred in hearts of the followers of the other. What will follow will be critical of America's future.

Should Trump win, America will fall

sorry it is the other way round