₦airaland Forum

I laugh when I see folks trying to piggyback on the regional influence of Lagos to claim popularity ahead of Anambra.
Minus Lagos (which a lot of folks still mistake for a state in SW), I don't see any SW state more popular than Anambra state.
What informs my position?
Well, by popularity I mean places that people go to for one thing or the other; eg business.
Since people don't do much of tourism tour in Nigeria (due to crime and lack of electricity), I have to stick to business migration; 'cos folks would do business no matter what (it is a survival thing  ).
I know that Onitsha and Nnewi attract more business people from Nigeria and Africa than any SW cities (minus Lagos of course). If you are from outside Nigeria, and you mention cities to non-Nigerians, chances are that they would recognize Onitsha and Nnewi more, (because of business).

The ONE thing that masks this fact is that Igbos are not into noticing, harassing or brooding over non-igbo in their midst.
Most are busy hustling and don't care whether the next guy is from Mars.
Okada riders in Nnewi these days don't even speak Igbo, and I HATE THAT.

So, my take is that apart from Lagos, and maybe Kano (city, not the state), there is no other state more popular than Anambra.  QUOTE ME ON THAT.  

You need to go there and look properly.

This issue won't go away until it is resolved. I really think that the Ndigbo want the geopolitical zones to have equal number of states. I don't think they care about the number of states in each zone; just let it be equal. For those who want to be honest, the reason is self evident.
If not for the GEJ presidency, Ndigbo, (thanks to Obasanjo's evil plans) would not be among the top 6 political positions in Nigeria. But the God of Igbos intervened on time, and turned the table on Obasanjo and his folks who ended up falling into the same pit they dug for Ndigbo. They are crying marginalization today.

Also, Ndigbo may not necessarily want an "Igbo only" geopolitical zone. However I am sure that we would only want to share a zone with groups who are confident of working with us and not start accusing us of things later.

So, the governors are very much on track, and have the support of people from the zone.  
Ideally, this is a purely political problem that needs a political solution.
Anyone who thinks that Ndigbo would continue to be cheated in Nigeria is gravely mistaken.  

Posted by: alj_harem

So if you know then stop tracing my ethnic group because it has nothing to do with any discussion and yes I know all what I have written about myself here.

Your type is one of the biggest problems in Nigeria. You think because you are mixed with every group in Nigeria, that Nigeria must remain one. You are selfish because more Nigerians die each year for being of a SPECIFIC tribe, than being of mixed tribe. I've seen your type all over nairaland trying to thwart the will of the majority who are clear of where they are from in Nigeria.
I am sure that no matter how long it takes, a typical Igbo man would NEVER dance and rejoice over the death of innocent children and women, NO MATTER HOW ANGRY HE MAY BE. He may say "I told you so" or "Good morning", but never dance and boast that "they will kill you more than we killed you before". That, to me, is a FUNDAMENTAL difference in values and spirit. It clearly shows that we are of difference RACES, not even different tribes.

So, stop trying to add to our problems by muddling the waters. I have more in common with a Cameroonian, than a Yoruba.  

hehe!
Marginalization ko, Maggi cube ni.

Posted by: Beaf

Where exactly did I misinform anybody? And if you already know what I said to be true, how can you then turn around and claim to have been misinformed?
Dude, what you and the other vultures here are doing are telling bare-faced lies and you know it.

[size=14pt]Cowards operate in packs[/size], so keep it up.

hehehe!

Beaf, you go wound me hia seriously.

Posted by: diluminati

@Onlytruth

why must GOD omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent[b] have an agenda[/b]?

You mean, why would creation have a purpose?

The biggest mistake I see repeatedly in atheist and similar views is that of approaching the Bible and God from a logical  and "scientific" perspective. I wonder how anyone can explain juju, but ironically some of African so called atheists dare not question the powers of juju. LOL.

Some of these same folks would believe in U.F.Os and their abilities to travel at speeds unknown to any science.
Only recently, I read somewhere about how the UFOs could be travelling between stars in split seconds; they could posses the "technology" that "folds" inter-galactic spaces. In order words, they could fold space like paper!
These atheists find it easier to believe that, than a God.

Well, from my life experience, I know that God does not care much whether we believe he exists or not.
He is more interested in his own agenda for his creation. He is not a democrat.
That is why this quote exist in the Bible:

John 6:65 He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."

For one to really believe in God, that person MUST have a PERSONAL encounter with God. And the encounter must be at God's time. God even encounters those who never sought after him for a day. It all depends on whether the person fits into Gods overall agenda for his Earth. So, in other words, it is possible that most atheists are irrelevant to God's agenda.  
He may also snag a few of them whenever he wants. And those go on to become big pastors and fishers of men for God. FACT.

So, don't sweat trying to figure out this topic. It ain't man made science.

So, ndu_chucks, I think you should head to the National Assembly and pull strings to either ban daggers, or legalize concealed guns.
I am in full support of daggers and guns. 

Else, you would be wasting your time trying to woo me away from my belief that Nigeria makes no damn sense.

@House,

I am actually echoing this same points below:

Quote from: Dede1

Federal government should ban the carry of dagger. The ban for concealed weapon such as dagger would have been promulgated if act of carrying dagger was a social or cultural thing in the southern Nigeria. I intend to carry concealed pistol in Nigeria if a person from one section of damnable country is allowed to carry concealed dagger.

I'm actually thinking about this nonsense(carrying of daggers)  for the very first time.
It is possible that daggers kill more people in Nigeria than any other weapon.
So why are they not outlawed, if carrying conceal guns is illegal?
You see, these are some of the things that make no sense at all in Nigeria.
If I start to call for Biafra now, ya'all would start calling me names (@ndu_chucks )

Posted by: alj_harem

Dude how does

cattle sellers clash with lagos task force = 1966 and Igbos

don't u think that is a bit sadistic ?

Post about the topic and stop acting childish by looking for who to hurt with your unnecessary statement on this issue

^^

LOL the coward, like most of his folks here, lacks conscience.
I actually have a hypothesis that there must be a mathematical correlation between cowardice and lack of conscience. 

Posted by: Eko Ile

I'm not interested in your silly made up story, 

What's next? Your father was RAMBO in some Hollywood flick, he shot his way through some angry mob that killed 50,000 ibo people and managed to rescue some other folks by driving 2 vehicle convoy full of ibo people out of  a volatile region?

You might want to sell this silly story to nollywood.


Anyways, all that silly crap aside, the fact is, 50,000 ibo people were slaughtered by the same blood thirsty savages you are siting here supporting.

ibo people have the lousiest sense of history and that's why you people get fcukkked up all the time,


What do you know anyways, similac is still smelling on your breath,

The story was NOT for your consumption, goat. 
I know you are too dumb to realize that this is a public forum, and that[b] I am actually addressing Nigerians who still think it is a bad idea to legalize guns.[/b] 
Any Igbo who has lived in the North successfully (return home alive) usually own guns. That is a fact that your cowardly folks are not familiar with. You are too busy gloating over the mass murder of UNARMED folks by a combination of Nigerian army personnel and Northern bow and arrow wielding mobs. HEDIIOT.

BTW, If you were the only commentator here I would have ignored you as usual. GOAT.

IGNORED AS USUAL HENCEFORTH. 

Posted by: Eko Ile

You mean same way they used used the same rights and weapons to defend their land when they slaughtered 50,000 ibo folks in '66 right?

You morons  ain't never gonna learn.

Goat I know your pea brain cannot grasp the point of the post, so let me break it down in A B C D format.

I believe that every Nigerian should be armed at home.
I believe that because the only thing that saved my family in Sabon Gari Kano in 1966 was my fathers little arms cache.
He practically shot his way through the murdering mob, and drove in a little convoy of one car and one 911 truck (filled with some of my family's stuff) all the way from Kano to my village. If he didn't have that cache, both he and my mum would not live till they gave birth to me many years after that.
Gerrit now?
Green hediiot

Posted by: Chyz*

They are constituting some minimum but big prob we are having with the proposed Anioma state. Imagine, if Anioma was to join the SE, this whole "we are not Igbo" would embarrass the SE It would be a tug of war in a way cause by a few knucleheads. This is why you dont hear the SE governments fighting for an Anioma state. They dont want a possible disunity amongst the SE.

You are right. Imagine having an "agbotaen" in Anioma.
It would destroy our chances of getting our brothers back to SE.
In any case, I still support their move to join Anioma. We can always excise the "agbontaens" to Edo State before Igbanke joins Anioma. 

Okay, I've watched the video and here are my conclusions:

(1) Gov T. A Orji failed to show a logical connection between the N18,000 minimum wage and the disengagement of non-indegenes.

(2) He is an intelligent man who articulates his points well, though he may only fool the gullible.

(3) He deployed the old trick in the book of political never-do-wells of history - putting on the Abia "patriotic" garb to woo Abians towards his objectives. He tries to appear statesmanlike, but is really self serving. All tyrants and despots in history used the same trick.  

Overall, here is my advise to Gov Orji (about his "everybody is against Abian" gambit)
:
Ndigbo say that "Ebe nwata na ebe akwa na aru aka, nne anoghi ebe ahu, nna ya no ya" (whatever direction a child is pointing while crying, if the child's father is not there, his/her mother must be there!).
All these bad news coming out of Abia under your term of governorship must have a reason.
You can blame everybody as much as you like. It would pay Abians more if you actually work for them, than seeking cheap blackmail of others.

Weirdly enough, I agree with this statement by the great chameleon ndu-chucks though he failed woefully to grasp the key intent of the "eminent domain" law.

Posted by: ndu_chucks

Shame on the officials and the governor himself! This is not the way to exercise a government's right of eminent domain. [size=14pt]Every Nigerian should have a right to defend his/her home or business with full force.[/size] These victims of government abuse must be set free.

I don't believe they should be set free though. hehe!

Here is my indomitable brother Dede1.  

Posted by: Dede1

That been said, these ancient-looking cattle sellers from northern region of Nigeria should stop approaching every issue with dagger.

Federal government should ban the carry of dagger. The ban for concealed weapon such as dagger would have been promulgated if act of carrying dagger was a social or cultural thing in the southern Nigeria. I intend to carry concealed pistol in Nigeria if a person from one section of damnable country is allowed to carry concealed dagger.

A lot of guys cracked me up seriously on this thread, frankly.
I'll approach them one by one.

Posted by: EzeUche

Soon they will be bringing AK-47s.  

This was the first wave, or[b] [size=14pt]scouting party[/size][/b].

hehehe!

Plateau can join any of the contiguous regions. It is not a no man's land.

Posted by: alj_harem

No to 6 regions

5 regions

1. the north :- NW, NE and middle belt apart from abuja, benue, kwara, kogi and plateau

2. The west: - SW, edo, 3/4 of delta, kwara, western kogi apart from lagos

3. the east :- SE, akwa ibom, rivers, benue, 1/4 of delta, cross river

4. the south south:- balysea, some part of delta

5. the O.Y.Os :- FCT, and lagos. this states, anyone can rule be it a man from baylsea or ngwa man etc good luck

Now fixed!

Hmmmmm?
I can now understand why GEJ said there will be no more independence day parades till 2014. There are too many wolves in ship skins roaming the scene in Abuja.
David Mark of all people? So this man is this treacherous Na wa o!  
This is part of why Jonathan needs to do some serious house cleaning ASAP. He is still the president today, and David Mark is still removable (yes he is!). Else 2014 may be too late for GEJ.
This is one area where Obasanjo was very good. He made sure that all his political enemies bit the dust before he left Aso Rock.
If Jonathan doesn't bare his fangs NOW; old rogues like David Mark will do him in BEFORE 2015.
Mark my words.  

@okunoba

I did not insult your people. I was talking figuratively. But I'm afraid I have ended that line of discussion.
Sorry. It is derailing this thread.

@lagcity
Yes I remember those Zim farmers. I'm happy that they paid off finally.
This is what I call good foresight in leadership.

^
Nna the kain money wey these governors dey tif, na wa o! Dem no get conscience lai lai. 

@lagcity

That train is great inside but drab outside. Wetin happen na?
They should have used a brilliant color for outside.
NRC sef.

Thanks bros. 

Ama m na ahu di gi na ndi be gi?

Posted by: lagcity

We no get oil. Na Agriculture kwara get becos of huge land mass.

Hmm now I've become REALLY interested.
Tell me about agriculture in Kwara. Anambra State has been tinkering with agriculture in our Northern border region with Kogi state. I know a lot of investment is going on there but I wouldn't know if it rises to the level of Kwara (apparently ).

Posted by: lagcity

lol @ my kinsmen are against me. very funny story. For some reason, the man in your story reminds me of Mr. Ibu. It looks like something Mr Ibu would do becos in his movies, he gets into a lot of trouble in the village.

hehe! I won't get anything past Ibu, I swear.

BTW I really loved the Kwara pictures. Never knew Kwara had top class roads. 

And Kwara is not an oil producing state. So all these Eastern states can borrow a leaf or two from Kwara.
We are competitive by nature.

@okunoba,

This is how he (Nolongthing ) joined the debate :

OnlyLIEs you need to correct the title of your post:

[size=14pt]Eastern Nigeria Is Gradually Openining Opening Up A Huge Lead In Development  [/size]

Obviously, he was not playing the devils advocate. He was more interested in calling me names and pointing out the typo in the title of the thread than dispute what was posted earlier. If that is how intelligent folks in your land behave, I'm sorry.
In my town we call such characters DOGS. 

BTW I have just added him to the list of folks I don't talk to here. I suspect I added him to that list before (he had a different username here), he changed his name, but not his dog character. He can change it for ever, and I would still spot him and treat him like a dog he is.  This is the last time I would talk about him again here. 

I know for sure that there is no way T.A Orji can pull this off without the support of Abia state citizens and politicians.
That is why I am still hoping that someone pulls him back from the precipice. A tree cannot make a forest.

Elechi condemns Abia govt over sack of non-natives

From GODDY OSUJI, Abakaliki
Friday October 07, 2011


Disengagement of non-natives from Abia State Civil Service, by the Abia State Government has been described as a move capable of creating disunity amongst Ndigbo . This was the view of Governor Martin Elechi, who said his government was yet to be communicated officially on such proposition, adding that he would at this stage consider it as mere rumour, except proven otherwise in due course.

The governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr. Chike Onwe stated that the issue was still based on rumours, but, however, explained that if implemented, would not only threaten the corporate existence of Ndigbo but also, the wellbeing of Nigerians.

“Disengaging people from service on account of place of origin is backward thinking. But as I said, it is still on the plains of rumour and we don’t react to rumours but to substance. “For now, it is not true, until it is true, the issue will be addressed. I think Ndigbo is a united people and we shall not allow anything to disintegrate this unity but I think it will be unfortunate if such a thing happens it has not happened, it is still on the plains of rumours and until it is made real we will not take any official stand or action”

He stressed the state government would not be part and parcel of any process that would cause disaffection among citizens because of issue bordering on indigenization. He added that non-indigenes in the state were gainfully occupying sensitive position in the state, even among the state executive council members.

“Since we talking about true federalism and we cannot achieve such by being sectional or calling some indigenes and some others non-natives. So for us to achieve true federalism, we must get people to feel at home wherever they are. We are looking at a situation where an individual from Kaduna comes to Ebonyi State and stand for any election and the man from Ebonyi goes to Lagos stands election get elected and serve his term.That’s where we are aspiring to.

“The position of Abia State Government is yet to be made available to the Ebonyi State Government but as I said, it is still on the plains of rumour but if that turns out to be true, the matter will be looked at collectively by the state executive council.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/oct/07/national-07-10-2011-004.html

Chineke meee!

N101 billion fraud
EFCC arrests Akala, Daniel, Doma

From MURPHY GANAGANA, Abuja and MOSHOOD ADEBAYO, Abeokuta
Friday October 07, 2011

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday arrested former governors Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, Gbenga Daniel, Ogun State, and Aliyu Akwe-Doma Nasarawa State over alleged misappropriation of public funds totaling N101 billion, while in office.
Daily Sun gathered that the former governors have been moved to Abuja, where they will face gruelling interrogation by EFCC operatives.

Daniel, who was picked in Lagos at about 12.05 p.m, is expected to explain how he expended a sum of N58 billion being funds allegedly meant for various projects in Ogun State while Alao-Akala would give account of how he expended N25 billion in Oyo State. In the same vein, Aliyu Doma who was arrested in Lafia, the state capital, is being held for allegedly misappropriating the sum of N18 billion during his four-year tenure.

Details of how the alleged fraud was committed could not be ascertained as at press time, but dependable sources hinted that the trio would spend the weekend in EFCC custody. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), it was also learnt, had issued prosecutorial fiat to the anti- graft agency for trial of the ex-governors. The former governors might be arraigned next week as the charges against them are said to be ready.
EFCC spokesman, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development when contacted, but declined to give details.

Daily Sun gathered that while officials of the anti-graft agency easily arrested Alao-Akala and Doma in Ibadan and Lafia respectively, there was a mild drama in Daniel’s encounter with the EFCC. Officials of the agency had stormed the Sagamu home of Daniel, where they were told that he had left for Lagos. Apparently acting on a tip-off that EFCC operatives were on his trail, Daniel, who was at the pan-Yoruba meeting at the Ikenne country home of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, hurriedly left the venue of the meeting. When the news of the presence of EFCC’s agents in Daniel’s home filtered into the venue of the meeting, it took the dexterity of the organizers of the Yoruba meeting to continue.

In a bid to avoid being apprehended physically, drove to the Lagos office of the EFCC on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi and turned himself in. Hours after their arrest, Daniel and Alao-Akala were taken to Abuja through the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. Daniel’s media aide, Mr. Adegbenro Adebanjo. confirmed his boss’ arrest, which he said was prompted by avalanche of petitions the agency received against him.
His words: “Today, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), visited the Sagamu home of Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun State. When they got there, Otunba Daniel was at the pan-Yoruba summit in Ikenne.

“On learning of their presence in Sagamu, Otunba Daniel left Ikenne to join them after which he was taken away by the anti-graft agency ostensibly to continue investigation into the petitions it had received against the former governor,” Adebanjo said. He, however, stated that it “is important to state that prior to their visit Otunba Daniel had not been invited to answer any question. Also nothing incriminating has been found or brought to his notice by officials of the EFCC prior to their visit to his house (yesterday).“Indeed, when the speculation became rife that he may be invited for questioning, a scheduled trip abroad by the former governor was put on hold in order for him to be available to answer the summons of the EFCC.

“Otunba Daniel, as a law-abiding citizen, expects the agency to follow the due process in the current situation.“He remains confident that he would be vindicated as the petitions written against him and which may have formed the basis of his invitation by the EFCC are politically motivated. We believe that at the end of the day the truth will prevail,” he added. However, media aide to ex-Oyo governor, Prince Dotun Oyelade, in a statement denied the arrest of his boss by the EFCC saying; “To the best of my knowledge, Alao Akala was billed to attend the pan-Yoruba conference at Ikenne this morning to which he and other Yoruba leaders have been invited. As I am communicating with you now, the former governor is on his way to Abuja on the invitation of EFCC. He was never arrested as he left to honour the invitation on his own as a law-abiding citizen.”

But reacting to the arrest of his predecessor, Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi, through his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, said that in as much as the government does not want to gloat over the development, its only interest is that the law should take its course.“Though the arrest is a vindication of our earlier allegation of the predatory clean-up of the state’s patrimony for four years by the Alao-Akala government, the present government does not want to gloat over the fate of the former governor. We only enjoin both the EFCC and the judiciary to allow justice to be done.”

In a related development, EFCC operatives are also said to be on the trail of the former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje and his Imo State counterpart, Ikedi Ohakim.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/oct/07/national-07-10-2011-001.html