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If Egypt's military is so strong, how come Israel defeated them in the Six-Day War? The Israeli military captured the Sinai peninsula very easily. And Israel also defeated Syria and Jordan as well. Size does not always matter. That is something that I admire about Israel. They have the strongest military in the Middle East.

dayakanu, You cannot have two Muslims on the ballot. People in Nigeria would start a riot if that happens. Nor can you have a Yoruba on the ballot. Any party who wants to be taken seriously in this election has to have ONE Muslim and ONE Christian, and the people on the ticket must be One Northerner, and One person from either the South-East or South-South. That is a fact. Northerners will not vote for another Yoruba for a while. Many are still angry at Obasanjo for the Yar'Adua fiasco. That is why the VP has to be from an Eastern group.

It seems like their genes are highly recessive. Wow! Some of them do not even look Somali at all.

dayokanu:
^^ Why wont Northerners go with it, When arguably the biggest and most respected politician in Northern Nigeria is the presidential candidate.

Most South South would go with GEJ if he gets nominated by PDP, So no need to waste resources on SS. GEJ has the South South almost on a lockdown, 80% of SS states are controlled fully by PDP why would another party want to waste their time in battling for the state. Its like Democrats spending money trying to beat George Bush dynasty in Texas

Buhari would have to be on top of the ticket for them to even consider voting for that ticket. Most northerners vote for the person who has the Sultan of Sokoto's blessing. You can't just pick any northerner. They have to be vetted by the Sultan and the Northern emirs. That is how things work in Northern Nigeria.

And do not think that the South-South are lemmings. The South-South is very diverse and some people may not want to vote for an Ijaw man. When people mention South-South, you have to remember that it is not only Ijaw. You have Itsekiri, Isoko, Urhobo, Ukwuani-Ika-Anioma-Ikwerre (Igbo), Ogoni, Annang/Efik/Ibibio, and a host of other Cross River minorities.

Plus, you cannot forget the South-East. Anyone who forgets the South-East does so at their own peril. Finally, you cannot forget the Middle Belt either.

I am sorry to say, but any ticked is doomed to fail if they have another South-West candidate on the slot. It wont win. Not in this particular climate. People will scream, South-West had their chance with Obasanjo. I do not see Northerners, South-South or the South-East going with a South-West candidate.

Apartheid South Africa used to have nuclear weapons, but at the end of apartheid, the West could not have a black nation in control of nuclear weapons so they had to dismantle them. I think the strongest military, or should I say battle hardened is the Ethiopian military. They have fought the Eritreans, Somali militants in the Ogaden Region of Ethiopia and the Islamic Courts of Somalia.

Lloyd Banks is half Puerto Rican and half African American. That is it.

Why should Nigeria be involved in another African nation's affairs, when our own country is going up in flames? I don't know about others, but this Jos crisis is becoming more alarming. How long do you think it will take for it to spread? They are already using car bombs now!

Ikebe na money - Afrocandy

Horrible song!

I know a perfect solution. Split this damn nation. I don't want any crazy Muslim fanatics breathing down my neck!

He is not dead and he is doing fine. Now stop with these rumors. Do not post anything about this man unless it is from a credible news agency. Thank you and good bye.

Say what you like or dislike about GEJ, but the man is doing some good things for the Ndi Igbo and Nigeria in general.

It took Nigeria 40years to allow an Igbo man to become a chief of army staff but it took Jonathan no consultation.

It took Nigeria over 5o years to uplift Enugu Airport but he said why should the people who are bringing in the whole containers in Nigeria are left without an international airport.

I can bet anyone who cares to come back in the next 4years and see if this is the Nigeria that they are seeing or America. All they have come to do is steal kill and destroy Nigeria. This is the first time a true Nigerian has mounted the saddle. The first time we are lucky to be ruled by someone who is educated and hardworking.

By Kingsley Nnabugwu

People have already called for a sovereign national conference from various regions within this nation. It is the elite who do not want to see this nation split apart.

Can you stop polluting this thread? You are not smarter than me, nor will you ever be smarter than me. I would have thought by now, that you would have understood this well known truth. Your brain only works in a tribal mind.

Give us Biafra and we will be the most prosperous nation in all of Africa thanks to Eastern ingenuity.

And he continues with his tribal chest beating.

Crisis in the Enugu state chapter of the PDP

Crisis in the Enugu state chapter of the PDP is yet to abate as a meeting convened by the National Working Committee of the party to resolve the lingering crises ended in fiasco, with Governor Sullivan Chime walking out on them. The meeting which lasted several hours was held behind close doors but with the rising tempers and shouts slipping out of the doors to the public.

Ndi Igbo: Chime was the closest to Fashalo in Igboland. But it seems that nothing good politically ever lasts in our land. There is no way Chime can perform under an acrimonious condition. One being created by Nwodo who is formidable force that can destroy Chime in seconds if Abuja goes along for the ride. Chime will now be busy employing all sorts of tactics to fight off this elephant while his state goes to the dogs.

[quote author=Becomrich? link=topic=575542.msg7419853#msg7419853 date=1293509540]that is enough for nigeria banks.[/quote]Why would I as an American educated man want to protect banks in Nigeria? "U dey craze?"

I am not former military, and I was in the military, I would have been in intelligence, not as a regular grunt.

Didn't know we were flaunting our test scores?   The fact that I didn't have to pay for tuition or room and board, because of a scholarship should be testimony to my intelligence.

SEFAGO:
Not true ooooooh. The people from India/Pakistan have different ethnic groups. What about tamils, punjabis and bengalis, they are all different like yoruba, igbo hausa.

These people have a shared history. Tamil are located in Southern India so I do not know you brought them up. Punjabis are found in India and Pakistan. A good friend of mine is from the Punjab region. For some reason, a lot of people from that area have the last name of Singh. And Bengalis are located in Eastern India. You do know India was united by various empires. The final India kingdom that controlled much of India was the Mughal Empire. The people have a shared history, and the languages are very similar. Hindi is the same as Urdu.

Anyone who has a problem with Affirmative Action can kiss my arse. Without it, many blacks would not be hired, because of the color of their skin. However, my test scores and my marks speak for itself.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=575394.msg7419727#msg7419727 date=1293506340]India how? Are you talking about unity in India?

India now might even be worst than Nigeria. Nigeria still exists, while India and Paki went their way. What exactly did they achieve?[/quote]If you are talking about the India/Pakistan/Bangladesh issue, that is another story. That problem was caused by British colonialism. Pakistanis speak Urdu which is exactly similar to India's national language Hindi. They are the same language and the people of Pakistan have a common history with India. The only difference is religion. The people are basically the same.

A local example I could use is amongst the Yoruba. Wouldn't it be weird for Muslim Yorubas separating themselves from Christian Yorubas and forming their own nation. That would be complete nonsense.

India is not worse than Nigeria. Not by a long shot. India's democracy is thriving. Even though there is corruption, there problem is not tribal based. The prime minister of India is actually from a minority group known as the Sikh. India's only major problem is their caste system with the Brahmins at top and Dalits (Untouchables) at the bottom. You do know that 100 million Indians are Muslim don't you?

Nigeria's problem is very tribal.

Why not put Nigerian on your resume? Haven't you people heard of Affirmative Action?

udezue:
We dont need it. Lets just go back to our previous boundaries and form nations with ethnic groups that we can live with then after that we can have United States of Africa or better a European Union type of arrangement. Africa is way too big to run as a country.

We do not need it yet. Let us have our precolonial borders for 100 years then we can come back to the drawing board.

I hope he gets well. I could never wish death on people. This man is an elder and must be respected as an elder.

Unity in Africa can only be achieved through division. That is the only way. We must go to our pre-colonial states, then we can unite. That is how the European Union has been able to achieve success. That is due to the fact that French people have their own nation, Germans have their own nation, Swedes have their own nation, Polish have their own nation, Greeks have their own nation etc etc etc.

birdman:
They are stable because they understand their history. For example, China is not rushing headlong into democracy. Deep cultural divisions still exist, and their ethnic infighting make Nigerians look like saints. Their system of government accounts for their history.

You should not have used China as your example. A better example would have been India. China is dominated by the Han who make up 80% of that country. Plus, Han culture is the dominant culture in all of China. Mandarin language unites the Chinese people, in which many of the lects have been discarded. China has a long history that is over 2000 thousand years old. Even the small ethnic groups have been influence by Han culture over the centuries.

India on other hand has plenty of cleavages, but their democracy is functioning.

This is a nice topic. I wish I had more time to comment on this discussion. Many people brought up some very good points. Good discussion. We need more discussions such of these.

alj harem is starting to grow on me. His post are innocent. As long as he doesn't talk about Ojukwu or Awolowo, I am very cool with him.