The Igbo vote is divided!

We do not speak with one voice, and "things fall apart."

People in the United States send the most money though.

To be honest, I would rather work with the North, than the SW and Ijaw. I am against working with the SW, not because they are Yoruba, but because they seem to support only their candidates. GEJ will not even win in that region.

The reason why I do not support the Ijaw is solely, because "Chief" Edwin Clark is still professing is hate for the Ndigbo. This is something I cannot tolerate.

Give my region Federal Projects and the East will be on your platter.

I am confused with this convo.  

Whose arguing which side. I know where the SW people stand. But where does the Igbo commenting on this thread stand.

I told you all before that this election will divide the East.

A region that cannot feed itself? The North showed the SW that they need the North or they will starve.

After having relations with Igbo women, these women got these Northern leaders speaking Igbo.  

excanny:

I really hate posting when there's a mad rush of replying. Thank God there's sanity now.

What some Igbo folks here dont realized that the civil war gave the Igbo a whole lot of baggage to carry. Winning in an election in Nigeria is beyond thinking i'm one of the largest tribe. 

You think an Igbo can just come out to contest and everybody votes for him? That's laughable. Then why haven't the Igbo produced the President since 11 years of democracy.

Let's leave pride alone and gradually gain the confidence of Nigerians.

The Ijaws started with a VP and eventually got the presidency. As Igbos we are not on the same level playing field with others when it comes to playing politics. Dont forget that ever.

Let's go for this VP option. Its the shortest way to get closer to the presidency in my honest opinion.

^^^^^^^

Gbam

bk.babe and fstranger see Igbo names and their mouths start watering.

I can only see a plus. Let the West go regional.

[b]igbobuigbo [/b]has proven his point with evidence.

People need to understand that you cannot win the East without the Ndigbo. We make up 75% - 80% of the population. There is a numerical majority. Only a fool would ignore the most crucial vote in the East.

Especially when the West will vote for their own. And the South-South is divided amongst ethnic lines.

igbobuigbo:

Arent Yorubas equally beheaded in the North? Since Igbos retaliated in Aba/Onitsha, it became clear the North got the message, hence they now turned their beheading mentality toward the Yoruba.

That is true. Those boys in Aba and Onitsha showed the Hausa no mercy. It was a warning. If an Igbo man's head is touched up North, the Hausa lives in the East are forfeit. That is the deal that was struck.

Sagamite:

So you are saying the British investigators are being used as a political tool by Nigerian politicians?

I wait for your answer.

This is not the first time, the British have interfered with the internal processes of Nigeria. They have been involved since the beginning.

Why haven't they went after Obj?

igbobuigbo:

The west has never, ever in their lives voted for an Igbo. They will not do so till eternity. They even will not vote for Jonathan. They have their own agenda.

That is true. They will support their own before they vote for a person of another group. It doesn't matter if the man is Edo, Igbo, Hausa-Fulani, Gwari etc. Never in the history have the West for anyone but a Yoruba.

Igbos voted in droves for Abiola, even when he said he didn't need our vote.

Wait a second. This would be a dream come true. Forget Atiku or GEJ, I'll take Utomi/Ribadu.

Udezue,

My brother, this is power politics. The North knows how to play this game, the West knows how to play this game, it is time for the East to learn how to play this game. We cannot win without the help of the North.

When it is an Igbo man who wishes to be president, do you think the West will support us? The answer is No. They will vote for their own!

Obiagu1:

The division between East and West is more than the division between East and North, so go figure.
Igbos are very much at home in the North that the West. The only problem with the North is religious crises.

That is definitely true. However, these turn of events are starting to resemble pre-independence.

I must say this is a brilliant move by the North. Say what you hate about the North, but you cannot deny that these people are shrewd. These are the children of Uthman Dan Fodio.

Where are British investigators with Obasanjo?

Why pick on Soludo? Something tells me this is politically motivated.

Something sounds funny.

Why now?

To all the nonbelievers, there are some things science cannot explain. I have seen such acts in Ohafia with my own eyes.

This is good news o!

vicenzo:

The guy jason is a goat,he claims to be an itshekiri,yet dosnt know anything about ijaw-itshekiri clash in warri,he dosnt know that there were many ethnic groups in biafra but is a professor of igbo,biafra and ojukwu issues,a yoruba who parades himself as an itshekiri,what a man.

I am starting to realize that. Anyone who knows anyone from Delta would have known the Ijaw-Itsekiri clash in Warri. Frankly, the whole nation was shocked.

Ambitious

DapoBear:

Anyone have a quick reference for the number of barrels of oil produced by each state (and offshore too)? My google-fu fails me; all I can come up with is that Nigeria produces 2 million barrels/day, but cannot find how this is further broken up.

Bonny is the most important oil site in all of Nigeria. Bonny Light Crude is high in demand by the West and Asia.

I had an argument with someone concerning this issue. It became very nasty.

Interesting conversation

vicenzo:

Are there indigenious igbo people in benue,akwaibom and cross river states

Yes

Abia State may have been in the news for the wrong reasons, but poverty rates are quite low and the citizens are quite industrious and educated.

Loyal

He speaks the truth.