Penguin2: On or around 13th November, 2020, the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, stood history on its head in his interview with Ovation Magazine Publisher, Dele Momodu, when he told the world that he is not Igbo.
Before that infamous interview, Wike had sent a dispatch of military troops to Obigbo to wreak havoc and cause both economic, physical and psychological trauma to residents of that area.
It was in defense of the atrocities committed by the military at Obigbo and his role therewith, that Wike granted the infamous interview and argued that no one should accuse him of killing his fellow Igbos since he was not Igbo himself.
Prior to military invasion of Obigbo and the statement, Wike had found his greatest political support base among the Igbos.
Ndigbo was rallied around Wike because they saw him as one of theirs until he chose to stand logic and history on its head.
But don’t we all know why he did it?
Wike had thought that denying Igbos would ingratiate him to the north and increase his political capital but that didn’t happen.
If anything, VAT war and demolition of mosque has further damaged his reputation up north.
Now, as the 2023 elections draw closer, Wike has been running from Pillar to post shouting with his coarse voice, how things should be in PDP but we all know he wants the PDP ticket.
But the question is, who will vote for him?
Ndigbo will not vote for him. But wouldn’t have minded him taking our slot in 2023 if he had not made that foolish statement.
The north will not vote for him.
Yoruba are queuing behind Tinubu or Osinbajo or whichever Yoruba.
That restricts Wike’s only hope of votes or delegates to Ikwerre or maybe the entire Rivers if they so love him. But that’s even during primaries because in the main elections, Ikwerre and Rivers vote will be shared between him and Amaechi; especially if Amaechi gets APC ticket.
So, there you have it. We said it then that Wike dug his political grave by that statement but some section of the country urged him, now the chicken has come home to roost.
Wike has dugged his political grave because he was visionary enough in dealing with IPOB terrorism which was still in infant stage then. If SE leaders were as proactive as Wike we won't be having sit to home and other atrocities happening today in Igboland. Forget Wike's political career and focus on SE leaders.
Ban Fulani cattle and watch a kilo of beef sale for 10k and 20k for one chicken within a week in Igboland while the abroad based criminals that imposed the ban enjoy themselves all over the world while our people dies of poor nultrition.
amsad19: My problem with you guys is hypocrisy, same Igbo people are chasing our people out of their territory because they're Fulani yet you clap for them for chasing non indigenes out of your state, yet an Igbo man have the right to buy a house in a fulani community.
Sharap abeg....Boko haram was bombing Igbo churches and targeting Igbo business nobody blame the whole Kanuri/Fulani/Hausa ethnic groups but you want to blame Igbo nation for the actions of banned group like IPOB.Unlike you I never supported the lawless activities of IPOB and my posts in this platform testifies to that so you are the hypocrite here.
GenBuhari: I don't think you are old enough to have witnessed the war. We who endured the war know the reasons we declared independence and that those reasons were valid. That is all that matters . Hindsight is a luxury that nobody has. I 100% support how Ojukwu handled matters during the whole crisis and I assure you you would find almost no Igbo that lived through that era that would fault Ojukwu. There were far more of us in other regions than the other regions had in Igboland, we would have lost more the tit for tat killings. Igbos were still running home at the time of the declaration so the killings had reduced a lot as most Igbos by that time had made it home. Many had businesses homes and jobs they had abandoned so the urgency was also not just to stop the killing but to stop it's re-occurrence if Igbos were to return to their homes and businesses. Its easy say we made a mistake with benefit of hindsight. But nobody knows for sure whether our fate may not have been worse had we not taken a strong stance we did. What if the killer mobs had pursued us into our region? Trust me I suffered the war and I was one of those starving children with bloated bellies and if not because my mother was a trainee nurse, I probably would not have made it. So I truly understand why wars should be avoided. I maintain that without the benefit of hindsight Ojukwu cannot be faulted on his handling of the crisis.
You were only 3 years old when the war started . If we had gone for tit for tat we wouldn't have lost 3 million or more and they wouldn't have dare come into our region to kill people because that would have been suicidal for them.Majority supported the war but not everyone.Some adviced against it were called sabo just like today many of us are cautioning IPOB to thread with caution.If Ojukwu cannot be faulted he wouldn't have accepted or lobbied for amnesty from the government he fought against for conditional pardon.Why would you go into a war you know you have no weapon no food no international support nor matter the provocation.He should have resigned after the collapse of Aburi accord and allow Ukpabi Asika take over as appointed by Gowon.That would have ended the whole crisis.
Fbisshit: You don't still get it, do you? Let's assume Nigeria remains an indivisible entity as they so cherish, why would they hate thesame people they have sworn to live with..
Are people from same village not hating each other? Secessionist will now see this as a reason for secession.
Asour: The man (DCP) is a bigot. He exposed himself. But guess what? Bigots come from every group. East, West, North & South.
What's ironical is how man 'Professional' Igbo victims (the Igbo man in this case is a true victim) claim there's is a grand plan to exterminate Igbos generally BUT in other settings boast about how the Igbos are dominating Nigeria commercially/economically.
Many Igbos forget to explain how even amongst Igbos 'non indigenes were expelled from their govt. jobs in Abia state ~2013 or how Anambras aren't really given to marrying Imos or that Ebonyis are heavily discrimated against within the tribe.
God help us.
You are here to divert attention to the main issue.If you want to discuss discrimination amongst ndi Igbo open thread for it and tag me.Don't derail this topic.
GenBuhari: I as a person who lived through the civil war can tell you that hindsight is a privilege nobody has. At the time the vast majority of our people felt we had no other option. We were being massacred and chased home from all parts of Nigeria and Gowon was unable or unwilling to end the killing of Igbos. I can tell you as somebody who lived through the entire war as an infant who was 3 years old when it broke out, there was never a time any Igbo man regretted the decision to secede.
Ojukwu became an irrevocable hero and father in Igbo hearts, we truly believed that losing the war meant our total annihilation. I can tell you I never saw anybody criticize the Biafran government not even in the darkest days of the war.
When the war was over even as a 6 years old I was able to understand the overall mood of our people was not regret, but relief that we have survived and our suffering was over.
The Biafran soldiers were dropping their rifles in huge piles at the side of the road and were in high spirits that they did not have to fight anymore and can finally go and find their out about the fate of their families.
When Ojukwu returned from exile in 1983 the heroic reception he received was a testament to how he was loved for the strong leadership he gave us at our time of need.
Ojukwu should have allowed people in the Eastern region to avenge the killing of our people in North and West than declaring unilateral secession without preparation or international support.If our people was also hunting down northerners living throughout Eastern region and kill them all like they were doing in the North they would have gotten sense by force.
We played into the hands of our enemies by declaring independent nation and they used the opportunity to deal a fatal blow on us that we haven't recovered till today.Mind you the killings has stopped when Biafra was declared.The main bone of contention between Ojukwu and Gowon was that the East refused to recognise Gowon as the head of state after the death of Gen Ironsi and Gowon's failure to implement Aburi accord rather he desolved the regions and created states that was what led to Ojukwu declaration of Biafra as a nation.If that war was avoided 3 million of our people wouldn't have died and Igboland won't be seen as a defeated territory today.
"There can be no greater honour than to face the impossible odds for the land of our fathers and the temples of our gods, I think I did that and I am proud"
- Ikemba of Alaigbo, Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
That declaration by Gen Ojukwu was a tragic mistake that shouldn't have happened and as for umu bingos their own is to collect monthly dues and organize fund raising for Onyendufu.
Tochj: They are doing everything possible to push Ndigbo out of Nigeria My advice to the Man is Leave the house and save Ur Life This government can't do anything if you are hurt.
Let the criminal policeman buy the house from the Igboman.Mr Umeh should not live in that house he should sell it and get his money back asap.
mediainc: What am saying, is in Nigeria we have a lot of tribal bigots from everywhere, but this man should have known better due to his office. Still shitty journalism.
The man no try at all and it should condemned by everyone.He even threaten to harm him for buying property close to his and this man is a senior police officer.
asanausana91: how many northerners do you have as neighbor? If other Nigerians should treat you as you are treating other tribes, I swear to God you will feel like dieing.
I wish northerner will start renting/buying apartments like normal people than living in batchers or creating communities inside forest for free. In the East they are given free land to settle.Every city they have their community which they refuse to develop.
mediainc: Stop being so sensitive, this happens everyday, people try to oppress people in Nigeria, and all over the world everyday because they don't like where they come from, or simply because tribal bigotry or being racist, is their way of life. It's not peculiar. He said "a southerner".
Let's stop being so sensitive and make a big fuss off everything, we have tribal bigots from everywhere.
This is pure sensationalism by the news company, very bad journalism, stocking ethnic and tribal divide. Damn shame.
I hope you will also preach the same sermon if it was an Igboman who said that against Northerners in Enugu or Owerri.
Kaiser20: Who wouldn't distance himself from Kanu today. Please spear Abaribe and the Igbo leaders from Ipob foolishness. They all warned Nnamdi Kanu when he was playing Rambo and Terminator
Other Igbo leaders yes but Abaribe the totoise have been their official spokesman until recently maybe it is no more politically profitable for him.
omenkaLives: We can all see how devious Sowore has become with his hate campaign. Much as I dont like Igbo people (just as much as they dont like me either) they must be careful not to allow people like Sowore lead them to places they dont desire to be.
The title of this news as published by SR is all shades of wrong.
What is the point adding South East man of not to further a campaign of hate and violence, a victim of which he's likely not to become.
Men in power, especially armed personnel, trample on the rights of Nigerians daily and this has NOTHING to do with ethnicity. Arthur Eze for instance has been usurping peoples lands daily in the East. Is Sowore also gonna publish that the lands are being grabbed from their owners because they're Igbos?
The necessity for that part of the headline is simply because a Northerner is the alleged culprit and nothing more.
This is another low for SR, and they keep sinking day by day.
So disappointing.
You are so disappointed at SR but not the man that is threatening a fellow citizen for legally buying property in his neighbourhood? Didn't the bigot said he don't want a southeasterner as a neighbor?Why are you trying hard to divert attention?
Investigative: No matter your hatred Kanu have no case ADJOURNMENT upon adjournment
Yes my hatred for nonsense is obvious. The Judge will soon rule whether he have a case or not in few days time. Adjournment is normal in Nigeria judicial system or do you expect them to conclude a complicated case of terrorism and treason in one sitting?
Investigative: If they don't explain or account for his kidnapping They can't prosecute him Udele1 your hatred for nnamdi kanu have made you mad
FG is already prosecuting him and MNK is defending himself by pleading not guilty to the charges brought up against him. Why didn't his team of lawyers insist FG have no right to try him in Court due to his illegal extradition?
Why is asari so pained about Kanu.. it’s not supposed to be his business...
The tompolo, Ateke . Young shall grow, boyloaf , are all militants , stronger than asari .. with more loyal men than him.. but none is stressing..
Why is asari stressing
Thought he used to have his own Biafra outfit too.. what happened to that one..
Asari is not telling Nigerians the truth .. a toad not to run for afternoon for nothin .. either his pursing something or something is pursuing it
Guess ,Yoruba people are too gulllible out of love .. Sophistication include making use of the brain to reason
Going through post .. any still believe with out doubts .. that they self acclaimed Sophisticators have lost it to hatred.
Was he not minding his business before Nnamdi Kanu got him involved and contracted him to train his boys? MNK is good at using and dumping people at will but Asari have sticked on his neck and refuse to go away. But the question is, as a true leader why is MNK denying responsibility at any given opportunity?Is he not a sabo
Emergingnation0: Pained fulani Muslim.. Isn't Daily Time Nigeria reputable News outlet in Nigeria again... Ab0ki Biafra has come to stay, the earlier you accept that fact the better you..
Vid Vid Biafra
You be mumu... A 70 years old zombie like you that doesn't know his left and right deserves pity.
Investigative: You claimed that ESN are the one enforcing sit at home. Now ESN captured the criminals Still you are not happy.what is your problem Are you not happy they captured sit at home enforcer
Anything that will return Igboland back to peaceful region it was before..... I am in support of it even if it takes ESN deleting each other.