chemgee:


NeVa Ever Underestimate da Power of social media... EVER
some r paid 30k per month jus 2 push propaganda and u think d Govt is foolish?

Lemme explain;
Of the over 179,000 PUs and Voting Points in Nigeria though and in less than 52 hours for coalition across Nigeria, I doubt anyone has seen up to half of the results from 20,000 PUs as at this time. An Atiku/buhari win can be influenced by wat pple post from their polling units... ballot snatching is old school.. rigging has gone digital

Vikky014:
UmuEri stop posting please hv u seen any detailed northern votesi voted in the north though but exposing our SE and SS results will backfire on pdp bc them Apc will manipulate down here

Bede2u:
I have been a member of this forum since 2010. I have also been very strong in the political section.
In 2011 I supported GEj for president and he won. But my expectations of him were not eventually met. He suspended the dredging of the River Niger and stopped work along Enugu-Onitcha express way. He only empowered south east politicians. His promise of Enugu international airport was started but not delivered and 2nd Niger bridge was never awarded.
In 2015 I supported Buhari and his government has so far been a disaster to my people. Buhari has practically declared war on the good people of South East.
In 2016 I started supporting Nnamdi Kanu's IPOB. To me it became a simbol of progress for my Igbo people who have become sidelined since the unfortunate civil war of the 60s.

However, this article is about what I will do if I ever find myself in Aso Rock today. I won't give the Biafrans (which I am a part of) independence!

I will do the following;

1. Recognise the six geopolitical zones as federating units and order INEC to conduct elections to elect their governors. I will name the SE zone as Biafra state, SW as Odu'a state, SS as Niger Delta state, NC as Middle Belt state, NW as Arewa state, NE as Kanuri state.

2. The current 36 states will become metropolitan areas and the current 36 governors will become Mayors. I will scrap entirely the current 774 LGA arrangment. The current LGA chairmen will go to the new six state assemblies as legislators. The councilors will be dissmissed.

3. I will return Ilorin and Kabba to Odu'a state. Asaba, and other Igboid part of SS will be conceeded to Biafra (to quell unnessesary agitation). Ijaw part of Ondo will return to Niger Delta state. The fulani part of Kwara and Niger goes to Arewa state. The Christian part of Taraba goes to Middle Belt state.

4. The oil belongs to us all! Therefore the current sharing formula will continue. The 36 Metros will still get what they are currently getting, while the new six states will now get what the LGA where getting before. So a state will get only the amount that would have accrued to the LGA it had before.

5. Some NPF police officers will be transfered to state service as state police. Same will be with some prison wardens. Many of items on exclusive list (such as energy and power generation) will be moved to concurrent list to allow states participate. Only defence, foreign affairs and currency operations will be exclusive. Because of this, the oil revenue share retained by the FG will decrease to give more to the 6 states and 36 metros.

6. I will increase the number of senator to 115. The extra 6 will be one first class king from each of the 6 states. Such as the sultan, ooni, obi, oba o benin etc. The new 6 states will have houses of chiefs to be made up of the remaining top monarchs in the zone. Any monarch not included will be considered irrelevant and derobed.

By this, agitations will reduce grossly to give government at each level chance to do its job. Also the unaccounted waste by the current 774 LGAs will stop. The FG by this arrangement sheds power, but not enough to make it irrelevant. By this also Biafra would have been given to my people, Niger Delta would have been given to SS and Odu'a would have been given to SW.
Believe me, we are stronger and more prosperous together. If I have my way, I would unite the 15 nations of ECOWAS into one Federal Republic.

Shallom

jpphilips:


I don't want to learn the igbo pettiness and cry baby syndrome you call democracy, igbos are not beggers, they are hard working people, stop begging APC for appointments its childish for those who claimed hitherto the APC has an Islamization agenda.

You are currently feeding on Kanu's lies and hate how does that help your s!lly idea of democracy?
You guys are just politically dvmb.

Ipobdevil:
Hate can only destroy you the hater not Nigeria . the quest for Biafra must be deviod of hate , anger , malice and unforgiving spirit . this are the fruits of Satan , i do not hate the Hausa or the Yoruba man because before God there is no tribe

jpphilips:


Please go and learn how to quote properly to make better sense, so because Buhari made a 5% gaffe means igbos are marginalized? what kinda village logic is that? Buhari emphasized on the political equation of the next 4yrs and igbos lost that political permutation, how does that interpret as marginalisation? When the PDP government favoured Igbos were the other regions shouting marginalisation or the likes of Tinubu went to re strategize to get his political permutations right?
There is no region in this country that hasn't lost in its political permutation at one point or the other since our democracy, why is the igbo loss different? are we the only people in this country? So because you lost in the political equation of Nigeria you went to import the Umuahia lunatic to preach hate everywhere abi? don't worry, 2019 is just around the corner, the other regions will teach you the real meaning of marginalization.

The Democrats just lost the US political permutations to the republicans, are they shouting marginalization or they are using the media to spite the Trump's administration? Are they roaming the media and white house begging for political offices? Did you hear the Republicans appointed any democrat in any position? in Nigeria because you are politically naive, you think you will lose election and keep your PDP given offices, because you have tasted it for 16yrs and you think it's your birthright?

The thing is; Igbos have no clue what politics mean.
Don't get your acts right continue following a lunatic about, come 2019, you will lose both Biafra and Nigeria, don't say I didnt warn you.

jpphilips:
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Mention the marginalization you speak off, i can't waste my time dissecting kanu's fantasies!!


I can't believe I even took you serious self.
Igbo's are not been marginalised seriously?
A president that even openly called us 5 percent.....we are not been marginalised
The government want to arrest nnamdi KANU and are protecting those arewa youths even after osibanjo and el rufai order there arrest and we are not been marginalised
Buhari wanted too borrow about 300 billion and no project concerning South south or south east was included and we are not marginalised........ Smh.
Sorry for thinking you were actually Igbo


Maybe by the time you start asking what caused the pogrom you may arrive at a logical answer that absolves neither ojukwu nor Igbos.
I don't need to tell you where I am from to prove I have common sense




So says Kanu right? let us suppose you and Kanu are correct, how does hating them back solve the problem?




Nigeria as a country does not issue C of O, so get your fact right, maybe by the time you get to know the agency in charge of issuing C of O, you will make contact with the facts not the weed inspired incantations of Nnamdi kanu.

jpphilips:




So you are at mercy of the North? when you were the same person that gave the power to the north through your tactlessness?
Where was you APGA when opposition parties formed APC or you don't know power comes through political processes?
Since you have lost out of that equation, do you think that Biafra stup!dity is the smartest thing to do under the circumstances, insulting the four cardinal points of Nigerian stakeholders with impunity and brazen braggadocio?





Young man, kanu has only exacerbated your situation, that is another tactlessness on the part of igbos, in 2019, you will go to those you called paedophiles to canvass for support right? you will go to the Ewedu eaters to canvass for vote right? in fact you will bury your shame to contest for a political office in the Zoo right? the other stake holders of Nigeria will teach you the difference between a Zoo and a Safari.
Make no mistakes, Kanu has murdered your 2019 just like Jonathan murdered your 2015, you should be strategizing for 2022, no thanks to your tactlessness.

oladeebo:
Igbo can never gain Biafra nation in Nigeria for these reasons:-
i. Igbo is a British Subject in Nigeria!
ii. Biafra is a Portuguese dead country founded outside Nigeria territory!
iii. Igbo was "concluded" to the southern protectorate by British in 1900!
iv. Nigeria is the only giant black nation and colonized by UK!
v. Igbo lack legal backing to exercise self determination in Nigeria!..."they were not ingenious people of Nigeria"
oladeebo

ameri9ja:
Detribalised Association of Nigeria (the Danites), (formerly ADN), hereby sponsor a debate on the pros and cons of maintaining Nigeria as one country.

Please kindly and honestly answer the following questions to the best of your ability:

1) Is there any part of Nigeria that does not benefit from the cultural diversity of Nigeria?
Is there any part of 9ja that does not benefit from the cross-cultural synergy that results in the whole being more than the sum total of the parts?

2) Is there any part of Nigeria that does not benefit from Nigeria's elite status in world and African affairs due to her size? The clout she commands? Her bargaining power? Do u think constrained Oduduwa or land-locked Biafra or tiny Ijaw can command same?

3)Are there any Nigerian problems that can be solved by breaking up the country? What are those problems and how will breaking up the country help solve them?

4) Iraq invaded Kuwait, a sovereign country, because they have oil. Try to be realistic. Do u think it reasonable that Nigeria will let anyone walk away with the country's oil without a war? Do u want war?

5) Try to be realistic. Do u think it possible that Nigeria can break up without serious destabilization and possibly war? Is it worth it? Is that what you want? Do u want war?

6) In view of the foregoing, don't u think it more reasonable that we try to love our country and work on our country since it's the only country we have, and try to live in peace with one another. Also, for those that profess Christianity, Isn't that the Xtian thing to do?

7) Are there any states that gain nothing by being a part of Nigeria (everything taken into consideration - not just oil). Are there any states that contribute nothing?

4) If "detribalised" is defined as someone who does not hate other tribes, does not denigrate other tribes, and does not want separation from them, do u consider yourself a detribalised Nigerian? If so, would u consider joining an organization like DAN, assuming they would have you?

** All it takes for evil to win, is for good people to do nothing. **
Let's all good people do what we can, no matter how little. ======================================
You don't have to read the rest of this. Everything below is for Danites only.
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Fellow Danites, remember our definition of "detribalised" is someone who does not hate other tribes, does not denigrate other tribes, and does not want separation from them. It does not mean we are against restructuring or that we think Nigeria is perfect.
We are all proud to be members of our various tribes, but we are not obsessed with tribe. We are more interested in bringing Nigerians together. 
As Henry Ford said: "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success"
For example, parts of USA wanted to break away too. The main reason USA is the greatest country in the world today is because they managed stay together - though they had to fight a bloody civil war to achieve that.
So: One Nation, one destiny. Nigeria shall be great!

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eluquenson:
I think it is high time I propounded my opinion about this Biafra dementia that has been unfurling all across the nation by some group of Igbo people. I will express my views no matter whose ox is gored.
I would have been a Biafran if the war had succeeded. My father was in the army during the war and I have read and heard, and seen evidences of the atrocities committed against the Southerners just before the Civil War in what is now called "Igbo Pogroms". My father told me everything that happened.

But what I still do not understand is why Igbos still went back to the same North after the War. Some of them still live there even after all the atrocities that are regularly committed against them! Why can they not live in the East and develop it? I just do not get it.
Two possible answers -
(1) 'hubris' or the belief that you are so special and above all others that you will soon pull the wool over their eyes and have one on them (obviously not working on the Hausa north)
(2) as I said earlier, a masochistic streak that wants to be hit again and again by the same person.
So somewhere in your pithy little brains you think the answer to all of your home-made problems is the creation of Biafra and the installation of 1 man so long as he originates from what you call Igbo nation. You know I would have even given your postulation a 5 second thought if not that I remember that all Igbo states are led by an Igbo governor and all their cabinet would also typically be all Igbo; yet not one Igbo state now or in the past has been any more distinguished than any other state in Nigeria.

Let me tell you a little more you need to know about OJUKWU, BIAFRA and the WAR. It may interest you to know the history, origin and events that sprung up that declaration "Republic of Biafra. This was not because of the love Ojukwu had for the igbo people, rather than his love for power and embitterment that power eluded him. Ojukwu wasted so many promising and prominent young Nigerians. These Youths were brainwashed by Ojukwu just what Nnamdi is doing. Immediate causes of the war included a military coup, a counter-coup, and persecution of Igbo living in Northern Nigeria. Control over oil production in the Niger Delta played a vital strategic role.
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Ojukwu felt Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe was the highest in the hierarchy of power and should be made head of state. But when the coup plotters insisted and made Gowon the head of state, Ojukwu got pissed and this led to the civil war. Brigadier Ogundipe opted out peacefully, but pride did not allow Ojukwu to let go. Apart from the Aburi Accord in Ghana, there were a lot of other accords to settle issues amicably, but Ojukwu was bent on ruling his own oil rich country “Baifra”.
There was nothing like the "REPUBLIC OF BIAFRA " it's an illusion. That assertion was made on 30th may 1967, and was just for a selfish purpose (leadership ) Why did you think Ojukwu fought?, Who was he fighting for. Now another self-centered Nnamdi Kanu wants to take advantage of your sentiments . Ojukwu fought because he could not allow Gowon who was in the same rank as he was be head of state. Taking advantage of his father's wealth, he arrogated himself to a god of war without minding how many lives he would destroy.

Did you think Biafrans rebels combated openly with the Nigerian army? Apart from some cheap ambushes like the Abagana, where could they have confronted the Nigerian armies. Biafrans dealt with Biafrans. The rebels captured Igbo cities and tormented innocent lives. Raping young women and forcefully taking wives from their husbands. Recruiting boys between the ages of 13-15 and above into their army. Killed any person suspected of sabotage. The saboteurs were worn the Nigerian army uniform, killed and termed Nigerian soldiers. Igbos suffered, but Nigerian armies rescued the captured cities one after the other, until all was rescued.

Benin City was captured by the Biafran soldiers alongside Auchi, Agenebode, Okene, Asaba, Agbor , Iloshi and Atani while indiscriminately shooting and killing armless civilians in the process. Unbeknownst to General Banjo (the leader of this mobilization who was a Yoruba) a unit of Biafran soldiers under Lt. Col. Oechi attacked the government residence of Mid-Western Region governor David Ejoor at the behest of President Odumegwu Ojukwu to capture Ejoor dead or alive. Not wanting to appoint an Igbo over non-Igbo citizens General Banjo suggested that either David Ejoor, Sam Ogbemudia, or Col. Trimnell be made governor but Ojukwu refused and ultimately placed the Igbo medical-officer Albert Okonkwo governor.
Ojukwu would finally execute Vitor Banju, Emmanuel Ifeanjuna (The first black African to ever win an international gold medal) and one Alale following a plot to agree a ceasefire with Nigeria. Let me try to make it short. I think some of these so called pro-Biafrans should know that the only solution is to try to accept a modus vivendi and let’s live in peace and unity, and stop living in cloud cuckoo land with the stupendous misbegotten idea of Biafra. Nnamdi Kanu is an illiterate who sat in some classrooms, but it did not have any positive impact on him, and he has succeeded in brainwashing some gullible and incredulous igbo group to joining his selfish cause.
Now he has been lionized, praised, reverend and worshiped. That is exactly what he wants. Can anyone remember the names the igbos who have died for this Nnamdi madness? No! Only Nnamdi Kanu is the cynosure.

The truth is that Biafra was an Ojukwu Scam



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Yyeske:
I think you are the one missing the point here.
Kanu had earlier said there would be no election in Anambra state.
He later urged ndi Anambra for a boycott which he still maintains anyway.
Now it is now the house speaker that will take over if there is a successful boycott meaning he still believes in the sovereignty of Anambra and Nigeria in particular.
As for the referendum issue, I don't think he has petitioned the UN as we speak even if the UN decides not to listen to him, moreover you have been told to go for the referendum but doing nothing about it.

Ratello:


I would rather say, beware of September 10

Donald3d:

I totally agree that enough is enough .
But don't you think Kanu is making the same mistakes the founding fathers of Nigeria made ?
He is creating the wrong foundation,he is building on hatred,its going to be Nigeria 2.0 .

Donald3d:
Before you start reading this ,I want you to turn on the "neutral part " of your brain.

I want you to see yourself as a human being first ,forget what country you are from,forget your skin color,forget your tribe, whether WA,ZO or BIA .Forget everything !, for the next few minutes of reading this,you are a mere human,no name , nothing.
Since we have cleared that out of the way ,lets get started !.

INTRO

I love Nigeria,I love the Yorubas,I love Igbo people,their language ,everything about them.O I love the Hausas and how nice and transparent they can be.This is no way meant to be condescending .....

My Omalicha is Igbo(Anambra) ,her mom loves me ,her father detests me.

The first day I met him,he loved me, he couldnt stop talking about me for weeks and how much of a perfect and smart-young gentleman I am, the moment she told him some weeks later or so that I am from Edo state, his countenance changed. I had to stop going there because ,she stopped me from coming for fear of what her father might do.It gives rise to a salient question -did i stop being good because of where I come from ,what happened to all the good attributes you saw in me ? .

According to her ,he fought in the Biafra war .Not only Edos,he detests Yorubas(he believes we are all the same),funny enough Calabar people are included in the hate list .Anybody who is not Igbo is an alien to him.

The other day I entered keke,one Yoruba keke driver , was talking to my driver(Igbo) and we the occupants "This boy na,omo nna oo,na igbo boy o,....blablablabla",even though he said it jokingly deep down I could feel that hatred in the Yoruba guys voice.



All these are not forged stories,they have happened to me .I have experienced countless others

Moving closer towards the subject matter :

I was not born during the Biafra era,as I am quite young ,and you can say my knowledge about all that transpired is quite limited ,as all I know was read and not seen.But I am a very observant person and I have studied Yoruba people and Igbo people very very closely .

And here is what I think- all this hate and all this bitterness have been accumulated ,stored and nutured in our minds by our parents who lived in that era .We have been brainwashed and psychologically caged into thinking that the tribe a person comes from is a SOLE determinant of who he is .My father almost did this to me , but I had to break free from it "stop playing with those Yoruba children,if i see you with them I would flog you".Imagine how many more had fathers and mothers who were like this and weren't lucky like I am to have freed themselves from this mental slavery.

I have met and dealt with shitty Yoruba people,I have also met sweet ones that can almost lay down their lives for you.I have met irritating Igbo people,I have also met angels among them , that can feed your entire family if need be,just to see that no one suffers .

Having said all these, I have deduced and I AM SURE,that people would be what they want to be ,and people are who they are !!,not because of where they come from.They are shitty because they are just that way -shitty,or they are that way because they have been programmed to be that way.

Bottom line -Our parents are to blame ,our grandfathers are to blame.

Now concerning the Biafra issue,as much as I have seen ,heard and experienced .This is another case of psychological manipulation.The point is ,is it for good or is it for bad ?.

I can comfortably defend the Biafra agitators that SOME of their concerns are indeed worth fighting for .

But is this the solution ?

Here are some questions you should ask yourself ,forget about what Nnamdi Kanu or any other leader has said ,think about just your view when asking yourself these questions :

1.Do I want Biafra because its the right thing to do,or just because I hate Yorubas and Hausas
2.Do I want it because the government is treating us badly
3.How would this affect my children and generations to come
4.Are we really taking the best approach to this,have we explored and RUN OUT of all options ?
5.What if another war breaks out ,would I be happy to see other humans ,who have offended me in no way die ?
6.If we really break off, is there a structure on ground to make things work better than the former country I was part of ?.
7.Would the present leaders who are leading us in this struggle turn against us and just repeat the mistakes of Nigerian leaders all over again out of greed and thirst for power.
8.How accountable are our prospective leaders ready to be.How ready are they to do what is right and stand for the common man after achieving our aim.
9.Even though we have many business men and tycoons ,and natural resources at our disposal,can we really survive without Nigeria ?.
10.Even if we can survive without Nigeria,what if Nigeria actually needs us.
11.What is my major motivation,is it freedom,is it equity,is it justice,is it hatred,or is just because many people want it so I want it too ?
12.Do I really understand what Biafra is ,what its aim and core belief is ? .
13.Is my approach to all these just as a result of what was instilled in me while growing up.
14.Do i see anything positive in other tribes ? .

I could go on and on.
I believe one thing,for us to achieve true progress,for us to have our leaders accountable ,for us to make sure no particular tribe gets pushed to the curbs,for us to make sure an average Nigerian or even the poorest can have access to the basic things of life that he deserves,for children to stop dying of common Malaria ,for us to have all our desires,we need to work together !.

We first need to change how we see each other,see everyone as a human first,see what they are and what they can offer,see the good side of them,before seeing their wrong or their tribe.

Each tribe in Nigeria has something they are better at,none is better at all things.

Most importantly we have to start speaking up,we have to start sticking together and make our leaders accountable for every penny spent,every word spoken .

We have the most powerful tool at our disposal-the Internet ,but instead of us using it to reinforce our bond , we are using it to tear each other apart.

Its like a double edged sword,we have used one side waaayy too much to stab ourselves,its time to turn it and use it against the people who are really causing us pain,and hold them to ransom-the government.

You call this country a zoo,ooooooohh ! trust me, the animals in a zoo are much more powerful than the zoo keepers if and only if they decide,that they want to be FREE and FREE indeed.But this can only happen if they work together.Working as a single unit they would just be gunned down.

God bless Nigeria.
God bless Igbo land
God bless Yoruba land
God bless Hausa land.
And God bless you all.

Seun
Lalasticlala
Dominique
Mynd44

Lets change people mindset !