₦airaland Forum

SEFAGO:
Every Yoruba eats Amala is a pretty good generalization. I am sure if I made a good generalization of igbo people you would probably not care. But when I make bad generalizations you guys get indignant.

Nation-states cannot work in such a way. No nation state in the world is communal or truly democratic, even the origin of democratic thought- the United States cannot claim true democracy. Such types of democracy can only work in small villages or small towns. Get with it- we are in the 21st Century. The West won, and we gotta do things like the West. Exploitation is the rule of the game- every tribe for themselves, this is not christmas  

You know, you are articulating my message so beautifully. I never knew you could use your brilliant mind for something positive. Guess I was wrong.

Yes, tell them! I laugh each time I hear that Igbo republican bull crap.  , Like we are still in the 5th century.
Wake up Ndi Igbo! Only a living man practices republicanism.  You will be "republican" in your graves soon. You never learn!

I turn blue each time I hear that rubbish term.
I have REAL republicans here, and they are not fools like Ndi Igbo. They have clear interests and goals, and if you cross them, be ready for WAR. Real republicans are ready for war always. Igbo republicans only want to exercise their right to be foolish and naive.

bawomolo:
why would u want to follow an aristocratic model though?

That is what the "owners of Nigeria" has been using. I have to understand it first before I can design a way to topple it.

bawomolo:
get what? how to exploit people at all cost?

influence people would be a better word than exploit.

"influence" is a diplomatic alternative for "exploit". You use one when you are still at the hoodwinking stage, while you use the other after the fact -when you know you have the upperhand and your enemy can't do shiot.

^^^
That explains why Ogbulafor is resigning even before being convicted. He didn't get it.
You are right, Igbos still DON"T get it.

SEFAGO:
Ok, I dont agree with the latter part of the Posters comments. I believe the igbo could field brilliant presidents/leader if they are allowed to. So could any ethnic group. And I am very well aware that the Igbo are very much marginalized in tyhe power structure of Nigeria. However, I agree that the igbo extraction have not shown the superb leadership skills that Yoruba or Hausa people have. Leadership is not about leading, thats childish crap- its all about exploiting, so maybe its cultural per se?

the igbo have been more communal than the Yoruba or Hausa who have been organized into Feudal and State system, so this would make sense. As Ezeuche pointed out, trust is a problem in Yoruba culture possibly.

Generalizations might be wrong but they can sometimes be correct. You culture does impose some effects on how you think. I can never thing the same way as a Caucasian who grew up in Germany no matter how long I stay in Germany.

I'm forced to agree with the bolded. Rare "honest to God" observation from the most unlikely corner.

oyinda.:
extricate, extraction. . .
won't be surprised if OP is igbo sef!! r u guys planning something in secret everyone else is not aware of? 

Sharap dia! 
Can't he be Igbo and still make the same observation?

Let me restate my position. Ndi Igbo, we need to decide whether we are Nigerians or not. If we are Nigerians, we have no business behaving like white people -resigning before conviction. That is un-Nigerian. We also must see that Ogbulafor is a pawn in an Obasanjo chessboard. Ogbulafor was not even close to being the best guy for the PDP chairmanship from the south east, yet Obasanjo and his gang of thieves selected him. They did so because of precisely this moment, a moment when they say that Igbos cannot be trusted with high office.
Like I said before : CHECK MATE!

This will continue to be our lot in Nigeria until we become Nigerians or until we extricate ourselves from Nigeria,

asha 80:
Sorry but there is no logic to the bolded here.Are the igbos the targeted people here  Do you think ghananians are interseted in our shenenegians here  Ghananians are trying to protect the economy from foreigners NOT igbos.If igbos make up the majority of nigerians in ghana(if ghanians are targeting nigerian businesses)then it is not ghananians fault.Igbos who feel this rule is harsh can relocate to another country.

Bros a war has been fougth before and the scars are still here.I am more interested in getting our internal politics(states?) right.

Relocate to which country?
Frankly my grouse is that they are staying outside Igboland in the first place. Most of them HAD TO. No choice about that. I was thinking about what impact an international airport in Enugu for instance would make on business and entrepreneurship in the south east. In fact, I cannot imagine my company anywhere else. It is either Enugu or never. Asaba can also achieve something close to that, but I am not a trader. I am a professional, and own an international company.

My point is that we do not have to leave Igboland in the first place. Not saying that Igbos won't leave still for some other reasons, but at least they should do so out of adventure, not out of need.

The war we fought before does not address our problem in Nigeria. It is like saying that you have a snake in your house, you fired some shots into the direction of its hiding place, the snake is still alive and you decide to switch off the lights and go to sleep, afterall you've shot at the snake. That is almost insane.

Our issue in Nigeria is UNRESOLVED. 

Believe me I've been wanting to assume that everything is alright, but each time, something reminds me that all is not well.
Are we Nigerians? If yes, why can't we be full Nigerians and enjoy similar things?
If No, when are we going to start to really deal with Nigeria. This is not 1967. A whole lot has changed.

EzeUche:
And this is why I am sick of this foolish country. If you hate us so much, then let us go our separate ways. Let you Yoruba and Hausa run this trashy country. And Igbo land still seethes will anger.

It will take GENERATIONS for my people to not seethe with anger.

EzeUche my son!
When you came here new, I thought you were "off it", but I've always seen something in you something pure and true. You have HUGE potentials. Just stay true to your beliefs and inner feelings. We belong to the same "age group" - those who are passionate about the liberation of our people. Don't let anyone tell you that all is well. ALL IS FAR FROM WELL. Learn this trade with me so that one day our freedom will be unstoppable. 

asha 80:
I once used to be bothered about this 'lack of game plan' of igbos but not anymore since the whole country suffers from system ineptitude.So since the whole country suffers let us all enjoy the system mediocrity together.Until there is a fundamental change in the structure of nigeria i do not see any change in nigeria.

I used to be indifferent to all these issues in Nigeria until I started thinking about it.  After a little while, I found out that the problem, if not addressed, can actually destroy my people (even if not me, my family members). Last week, a friend of mine's father was kidnapped. The old man nearly died. So, whether I like it or not, the problem of Nigeria haunts me like the reaper. It is nagging and persistent.

So the biggest fool is anyone who thinks he can wait this out. It can only get worse. So, I ask my people once again: Are you Nigerians? If the answer is yes, then, why are we treated like a captured people? If we have rejected Nigeria, then, when are we going to start squeezing Nigeria's balls until Nigeria turns us loose? Does any Igbo think he is safe from this?  Yesterday, I was reading that Ghanaians require a registration fee of $300,000 before a Nigerian can open a shop in Ghana. Guess who will be affected most by that? You guessed right -Igbo businessmen. Near similar treatment has been meted to us in other parts of Nigeria. Then the question becomes, do we have a country? Which country? Why don't we fight for a country we can call ours, a country that can come to our aid when abused outside our home?

Our fathers did something about their situation; what are we doing about ours? Is this mere self centeredness or is it unadulterated idiocy?  Ejikwa m ogu o!

SEFAGO:
Please could you outline steps taking by Igbo people to field viable candiates for leadership position. Apart from pwns. ALso please give examples when members of your family, have stepped away from the status quo, and decide to run for office themselves.

Can you define viable in this context? Viable as in Alex Ekwueme in 1998? Or as in Pat Utomi in 2007? or countless Igbo presidential candidates through the years?
Define viable?

Dede1:
You are laughable ignoramus. A fool at forty, they say is fool forever.

[b]Probably the previous poster thought that Goodluck Jonathan will be only candidate vying for the presidential position [/b]that robbed Ndigbo their collective political options in 2011 general election.

The truth is that Ndigbo seem not to have a game plan in this whole thing. I've been watching for a sign that they have one and haven't seen any yet. If we are supporting Jonathan, I hope he has good plans for Igboland. We don't owe anybody anything in Nigeria. We deal with whoever delivers for us on things like International airport, fixing federal roads, state police and removal of quota system.

Anyone who promises those and can deliver should get our votes. Jonathan has an opportunity now to demonstrate that he can do those things. So far, I have not seen any signs of that yet. There is no basis or need to be sentimental in supporting Jonathan.

For the records, I think that the only way Jonathan can win next year is if he gets the support of the north and south east. The South west will always vote for a Yorubaman. If the South east votes for APGA, and the north fields a candidate under ANPP or so called mega party, the only place Jonathan gets his votes will be from south south- maybe minus delta state (because folks there are angry over Ibori issues).
So actually Jonathan has no choice than to win over the South east. Else he will lose unless he rigs. If he rigs, the north can topple him in a coup (don't think that coups are gone in Nigeria ).

SEFAGO:
LOL, you want to teach me grammar  . My writing skills are phenomenal. Please show respect to whom is due. I am not even talking of grammar- I am criticizing your word choice. Know the difference.

Moreover the poster is somewhat right.

The posters fears -Igbo cannot be trusted with high office- is the whole point of this anti-Igbo game, but unfortunately most of my people don't have a clue They think this is about fighting corruption. Far from it!
When this saga started, some Igbo folk here were busy yarning trashy things like "Ogbulafor is a thief, Ogbulafor is anti-Igbo, bla bla blahh!" They didn't understand that Ogbulafor is just a puppet with little or no choice -damned if he does, damned if he does not. How did he become the PDP chairman even after this allegation cropped up in 2001? Pray, how come his corruption is now bigger than those of ex governors, Obasanjo and family, and other thieves in Nigeria? So, because he called for Jonathan to respect the PDP zoning arrangement, he became the most corrupt guy in PDP and Nigeria?

The point my folks don't get is that this game has very little to do with Ogbulafor. He is just a pawn in an evil chessboard designed against Ndigbo in Nigeria. His replacement, or any other Igbo placed in another high office will face the same treatment eventually.

Today, the highest post controlled by an Igbo (arguably the single largest tribe in Nigeria) is deputy senate president. An ignominious, almost irrelevant position in the scheme of things. How did that happen? Well, worse is about to happen if we don't stop being idiotic in our vision for Nigeria. I would ask this question again:

Ndigbo, are you Nigerians? If the answer is yes, then why are you behaving like you are in America?
If we are not Nigerians,then, when are we going to stand up, approach the UN and demand for our independence from Nigeria?

[size=14pt]Check mate![/size] 

Where are those Igbo guys who were calling for Ogbulafor's head all these while? I hope y'all have seen the end game.
This posters points has been the end game all along -to make Ndigbo appear incompetent and untrustworthy.
Classical Obasanjo stratagem.

Sometimes I wonder why my people are so naive politically.

I think it is time we Igbos ask ourselves a solid question:
DO we want to continue being Nigerians ( a country designed to keep us down), or
Do we want to take the bull by the horms and free ourselves from it once and for all.

If you say we should remain Nigerians, then, for God's sake, be typical Nigerians. Truth and Nigeria don't mix.
Patriotism and honor and Nigeria don't mix. Nobody else does it in Nigeria except you and people think you are idiots for doing that (and frankly they are right )
Ogbulafor is still behaving like an Igboman -resigning before his conviction. He doesn't even understand the Nigerian game he is playing. Pathetic.

If you are Nigerian and Igbo, prepare yourself for a long period of slavery.

You are not qualified to rule because you do not understand the game. 

As long as the ape of Ota continues to hold sway in PDP, Ndigbo should feel free to support ANYONE who is capable of delivering on any promise made to us. If that happens to be IBB, so be it. There is no need supporting someone who lacks the capability to become president, or someone who is not capable of abiding by a simple agreement.
Nigeria has not been fair to us, so we should not be the conscience of Nigeria. Simple.

cap28:
onlytruth the first thing you have to do is stop this  obsession with those old generals - they have nothing to offer you  or any other igbo person, IBB is a traitor he will betray you at the drop of a hat, Ojukwu has already demonstrated how loyal he is when the going gets tough, these old brigade have had their chance and they blew it, its now time to focus on a new era without clinging on to the coat tails of people who will only lead you into a pit.

Forget about what IBB has "promised" ndigbo - its not going to  happen and if it does it will only be used by him as a way to manipulate the igbos for his own personal gain.

One thing i will say is that the  igbos are an intelligent race of people who had it not been for selfish leaders in  the form of Ojuwkwu could have formed a great nation, capable of operating as a first world nation, this is why the british insisted that they were not to be given power. 

of course i know why the igbos became second class citizens in nigeria, they were singled out as trouble makers by the british and were not to be trusted with power - its that simple - the timid and controllable hausas were seen as a "safe pair of hands" by their slave masters.

i think you are still making a very big mistake in looking at things from a tribalistic mindset, you will not acheive anything if you limit yourself in this way, nigerians must understand that if they want to form a viable nation that can compete with western nations they are going to have to ignore ethnic differences and concentrate on fighting as one people.

Mba mba mba!

You are spinning a lie with the bolded part. You are still trying to rope in foreign conspiracy here and I wouldn't buy that.
The events that led to Igbo emasculation in Nigeria was actually led by Obafemi Awolowo with first his alignment with the north in the civil war, his 20 pounds policy and indigenization schemes in 1970s. Again, the Hausa/Fulani could not have fought successfully against the East alone if Yorubas stayed out of it. Moreso, the post civil war Nigeria was designed by the Hausa/Fulani and the Yoruba.

You know, you really give too much credit to these foreign interests. Let me tell you, for many months into the civil war, the British stayed neutral. Why do you think that happened? It was because they were hedging their bets. They wanted to make sure they would not back the losing side. Do you think they would have continued to support the north if the entire southern Nigeria was together, or if Biafra was winning? Of course not. They would have adjusted their interests accordingly. So, I would never buy this theory of foreign Godlike role in Nigeria.
Nigerians have been dealing treacherously with fellow Nigerians since 1966.

Ojukwu is a rare leader with great foresight, and thank you for acknowledging that Igbos are not a stoopid bunch. I would add that Igbos are NOT led by the nose. They are free minded. So, when they choose a leader, chances are that they chose the best among the bunch. So respect that.

kettykings:
The ibos themselves are not innocent , why would ibos go and slaughter northern leaders and expect them to keep quiet when they did nothing to you, ibos were at the helm of affairs , goverment ,politics,military , business e.t.c only for them to wreck everything in a coup when they were not being oppressed. The north was dealing with the yorubas(awolowo in jail and the state of emergency in the west) and nothing concerned ibos only for ibos to strike and kill northerners even when it wasnt ibos that they dealt with , serves ibos right . Ibos are thier worst enemy.

Akosbaba:
If they didn't attempt to overthrow d govt in 66,there might have been no civil war.

The bolded is why Nigeria will never progress speedily as one. Some "revolutionaries"  led by elements from one tribe (Igbo) tried to change Nigeria for the better through revolution. It didn't matter that the beneficiary was going to be from another tribe (Awolowo of Yorubaland); when the coup failed, the above bolded quote became my (Igbo) portion in Nigeria for 44 years. Anyone still expecting another revolution in Nigeria is a lunatic.

It is an open secret that Nigeria has not appreciated the Igbo through the years. Uwechue is spot on. I wish that Nigeria will at least do one of these two things:

(1) Organize a referendum in Igboland to find out whether Igbos want to continue staying in Nigeria;

or

(2) Remove every roadblock placed against Igbo advancement in Nigeria (eg federal character and quota system, international airport and federal presence-roads, bridges etc )

Nigeria does not have any other choice, and the more Nigeria delays, the more potentially explosive the situation gets. It could be ignited unwittingly by the slightest of things.

Offer Igbo a choice to stay or exit; or reintegrate Igbo into Nigeria.

If Igbo vote to stay in Nigeria despite their current status, then they will stop agitating hence forth. If not, they should be allowed to leave in peace.

There are no other options. Delay is only postponing the evil day.

cap28:
inferiority complex and low self esteem is what will kill igbo people like you, so because of an airport you are getting palpitations - did IBB promise that he will award the construction contract to you or your brothers, you are really pathetic, how does the construction of an international airport in asaba impact the average igbo person's life, are igbos going to be given jobs for life following its construction?  this is why i say we are doomed as a people.

As long as you continue to miss the reall issues and keep bickering over tribalism you will continue to be taken advantage of by these old generals, so you think IBB is any better than OBJ - how did you work that out, are they not serving the same master, I would advise you to go and read poltical analyst Chinweizu Ibekwe's analysis of nigerian politics where he very aptly describes people like you who find it almost impossible to get it through their skulls that their country is being run by a group of oligarchs on behalf of the west, why is that so difficult for you to understand, why cant you see that IBB does not need the igbos and therefore is not under any obligation to do anything for any igbo person. His allegiance is to his paymasters the IMF, World Bank, Shell the British govt and the US govt, these are the people who make up your economic policy, these are the people who dictate how much they will buy your crude oil, these are the people who determine whether they are going to continue to protect you from being toppled in a military coup d'etat by rival factions within this corrupt system.  You are unhinged if you think igbos have any clout within this system.

Inferiority complex is the last thing any sane person would associate the Igbo of. In fact it is a compliment to us , because it means Nigerians are changing their attitude towards us. Hitherto, it was that Igbos always feel superior to others, hence the jealousy and conspiracy against us.
I wish we had that "inferiority complex" in the 60s, we wouldn't have been singled out for the mistakes of trying to be patriotic and pan Africanist. It cost us DEARLY; others simply played on our naivete to make hay and corner the collective patrimony for the following 40 years.

Have you ever asked yourself how the Igbo became second class citizens in Nigeria for 40 years (since after the war) even after they led the quest for independence in the 50s?
Have you ever wondered why Ndigbo only get to peep from the outside, while the national cake is being played like ping pong between Hausa and Yoruba?
Have you ever wondered why the most enterprising and gregarious group of Africans (the Igbo) are scattered all over the world hustling, instead of being home in their own country?
Have you ever been to the south east and seen the federal roads?

Answer these questions first before accusing me of anything.

Yes an international airport (stuff that other Nigerians have taken for granted for many years) is big deal to us. I don't blame you. You are used to normalcy; we are not; and both of us are Nigerians. You sounded glib by questioning the impact of an international airport on the life of an average Igbo. Let me give you one example:
Whenever I come into Nigeria from my adopted country, I am forced to land in Lagos (though I dread that!), then I'm forced to either take another plane from Lagos to Enugu or Owerri. I don't fly locally in Nigeria because of poor safety records of local airlines. So I'm forced to drive for 7 hours to the east. On the road, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN -armed robbery attacks, accidents, etc. Imagine if I can land in Asaba, it'll take me 16 minutes to be in my town. So, my friend, it is a BIG DEAL to us. I know you've never known such hardship. Welcome to my own Nigeria. And it happened because my brother Nzeogwu had a dream.

Believe me, I am not interested in any other conspiracy theory except the ones perpetrated on me by my fellow countrymen. No foreigner told Obasanjo to promise me an international airport in Enugu and a second bridge across the Niger only to renege and scheme me into minority status in Nigeria.

And once more I would say, THANK GOD FOR OJUKWU. 

ODI_BABA:
The Ota ape was the first person IBB consulted at Ota, none of you idiots said fiam! So what if Ojukwu support IBB? At least he gave us Asaba while the Ota gorilla brought us deaths and subjugation.

Thank you my brother! Imagine how strategically important to Igbo Asaba will become after the international airport is completed. I didn't want to list other things IBB gave us because some folks will start developing a heart attack here. The truth is that we (Ndigbo) actually gained far more from IBB's rule than from the Ota gorilla's 8 year reign of terror.
What I would never forget is the title given to IBB by Ndigbo - "Ogugua ndigbo" (the consoler or comforter of Igbos). IBB actually tried to normalize our position in Nigeria, while Obasanjo tried to scheme us out completely. And guess what, the Ota farmer is still in charge (at least till next year). Under Obasanjo, Ndigbo became a minority group in Nigeria.
The good thing about our situation is that we are NOT powerless about it at all . We CAN do something about it. But, it starts with us first understanding the game. Folks are here trying to keep us from understanding the game.
We don't have to fall for their tricks. On IBB I stand.

Akanbi_edu:
@poster

Your idea can't work. You want to buy land, build houses, raise your family in your perceived enemy's land and arm yourself to protect yourself. Suicide.

You will fight fine but you will lose.

The guy doesn't see the place as "enemy land". He sees it as NIGERIA, his country, his home! This is what confuses folks like us who keep an open mind about a separate country. From what the guy is saying, he is alarmed that Igbos get killed in their own country and suggests his own ideas about how to stop that. On that point alone, I think he is right.
Mass murderers love soft targets. I remember when Igbo militants were moved free (using Ekene Dili Chukwu buses) to Lagos to fight during one of the riots. The result was remarkable. I believe if Igbos stay put and fight (of course supported by Igbos from home base), it could work. Running back to the east is one of the most stoopid things we do. If we stay back and fight, there is no way the enemy can win. , and the casualty will be even on both sides.

cap28:
bk/babe97 you couldnt have said it better, one thing you have to undersand about many of these so called "educated" nigerians is that unlike in other parts of the world where education elevates a human beings level of reasoning and enables them to aspire to higher ideals,  with nigerians it seems to have the reverse effect.  

As  you rightly pointed out to chidchris how can you vote someone in to office simply because you want to spite someone of another ethnic origin, if that is not the most backward way of thinking i dont know what is, well its just a matter of time and their dream president IBB will be back to impose some of the harshest austerity measures you could ever imagine, nigerians are cowards we have no balls, we have refused to stand up and fight for our future, look at what is happening in Greece, the IMF are trying to do to Greece what they have been doing to Nigeria for over 25 years and see how the Greeks came out en masse to reject the harsh economic measures that the IMF is trying to impose on their country, compare this to nigerians - docile fools, look at Yaradua who  went missing for over 3months, what trick didnt the international community play on nigerians and like retards we swallowed hook line and sinker all the lies, even the fake BBC interview, not one nigerian demanded to know the whereabouts of this man and now the international community have now given the go ahead to the nigerian politicians to "break" the news to us that Yaradua died yesterday - pathetic.

I am insulted by the bolded part because history vindicates me and my people on that.  You know why the Igbos (at least the intelligent ones) would never trust the Yoruba? It is because you are NOT TRUST WORTHY. We've been through this several times in the past. I pity any Nigerian group entering into any agreement with your people.

Up till today (about 44 years after) the Yoruba still continue to lie about the intents of the first Nigerian revolutionaries (Nzeogwu and crew). They continue to lie and refuse to give the guy his due honor and respect. Even the northerners who killed Nzeogwu at the Nsukka sector of the civil war took his body back to Kaduna, and gave him a befitting burial, because they knew he tried to change Nigeria for good (though he was naive about it). But the Yoruba, up till today, they keep lying about this man.

For the information of some idiotic kids here, Nzeogwu and crew planned a coup to kill off all the perceived enemies of Nigeria and install the imprisoned Obafemi Awolowo. When the coup failed, the Yoruba teamed up with the Hausa to killed off Igbo officers in military and went ahead to fight together with the Hausa against the whole Igbo nation. Igbo lost about 2 million innocent people in the ensuing war. After the war, the same Awolowo ensured the Igbos were emmasculated by seizing of all their monies in the banks and were given only 20 pounds each for whatever each had in the banks before the war. I don't want to go into Awolowo's starvation strategy against the same Igbos who planned a coup to make him the Nigerian head of state.

Now, fast forward to 2010, a northern military officer who have played a role one way or the other in installation and demise of EVERY government in Nigeria since 1970, indicates that he wants to run for the high office. His Yoruba collaborators during the civil war, and the years after the civil war were the first to give their support. A Yoruba high chief -the Ooni of Ife- supports IBB and called the annulment of the Abiola victory a great service to Nigeria. Now, kids are here blaming Ojukwu for giving his support to IBB. If only Igbos are politically organized, we would give IBB 100% of our votes next year (since no Igbo is running ), we have NOTHING to lose, infact, if we play our cards well, we have a lot to gain.

Up till today, the gorilla of Ota is still scheming to keep Ndigbo away from the high office. I can see Obasanjo's moves long BEFORE he makes them. I know the true intents of his heart.
I will say this again, if you people have a war with IBB, go and fight him. Leave Ndigbo out of it! We are NOT INTERESTED. We want to get things that Obasanjo denied us; things the Ape of Ota promised us a million times only to renege in typical fashion at the very last minute.

Ndigbo, open your eyes! We live in the jungle and must survive. Do not listen to those who mouth off during the day, only to bend over during the night. A word is enough for the wise. Put on your thinking caps. Nigeria is Nigeria.
We have paid our dues.

olanie:
isnt right to have a graveyard for former heads of state, something befitting for that high office, just for some dignity sake ?

Well, this shows how culturally different we are in Nigeria. Ironically, this simple burial has earned the man my respect. He didn't earn my respect while living. His humble burial shows that the man may be a good man after all. Thieves would have lined up a golden sepulcher for their burial. Not this man.

Me sef:
You are also wrong man!

First, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa died as head of state in January 1966 (then, prime ministers were commander in chief of armed forces and head of state while the Governor General, Zik, was Head of Government under a parliamentary system).

Secondly, The man who died on 5th of May 2010 is Alhaji Umar Musa Yar'adua. Please note the name in bold.

Teacher don't teach me nonsense. Under parliamentary system, the Prime Minister was the head of government; the President and Governor General (the head of state) was Zik.
Zik could actually fire the government and order new elections under that system.

I must say that I'm disappointed at the level of nonchalance shown by nairalanders on the Jonathan ascendancy. This site is almost dead of action on this important event in our national history. I almost felt sorry for Jonathan, except that I'm reminded that he is the new head of state. So, to bro Jona, I say once more:

[size=16pt]HAIL TO THE CHIEF!!![/size]

OvieE:
So what should we do with this picture,

We say hail to the new Chief!

The graveside final salute.

This is the picture that got my attention. This is one aspect of the Islamic religion that baffles me at times. The religion, at the most critical moment of a life cycle apparently reminds the devout of futility of wealth. So, how come there are still Muslim thieves in public offices in Nigeria? I can't understand it . To think that a president of Nigeria will be buried in the most ordinary of graves as shown in this picture, calls on Muslims to remember this aspect of their faith while in high office.

^^^


Did you just say that Nzeogwu was more intelligent than Ojukwu? Well, you are entitled to your opinion on that. If Nzeogwu was smart at all, believe me, there would never have been an "Ojukwu" or a civil war at all. In fact, Nigeria would have had a completely different history. It was Nzeogwu's naivete that started it all. Pray, what was he smoking seeing Nigeria that way? Nigeria was a country of tribal champions and bigots like Obafemi Awolowo even as early as 1950s. The Hausa had been restive even in the 40s. There had been a riot in the north in 1953.

For Nzeogwu to dream of a utopian Nigeria were tribe did not matter was foolery of the highest order, much like some idiots here trying to sell such moronic concept "tribe-less" Nigeria. I am really only interested in training Igbos to grow up and match other tribes in terms of tribalism because they are the most delirious on that subject in Nigeria. You still find some Igbo folks talking like Nzeogwu today, but when the sh*'t hits the fan, the Igbo will be singled out for repercussion.

Your problem is that you keep thinking that every Igbo is a fuul. You want Ojukwu to diss IBB and join in the effort to stop him. He WILL NOT DO THAT. Go hang if you don't like it. When we fought our war, we fought alone and some other Southerners fought against us. Your theory about IBB being under some sort of foreign tutelage is completely moronic and has no logical role in this discourse. Who told you that other candidates aren't under the same tutelage? Who told you that Obasanjo for instance is not higher in rank in national sabotage than IBB? I don't know who you think you are kidding.

All I care about is my ability to prognosticate (using solid information and standing on solid grounds, not treacherous ones) about my future in Nigeria. I have always said that the day Ndigbo did away with Biafra was the day we secured ultimate victory and freedom in Nigeria. No one can blackmail us anymore, and we can play the game like Nigerians. If you have a war with IBB, go fight the war and leave us out of it. Simple! We are not Pan Africanists. We've paid too much for that, from Zik to Ojukwu. Our concern is to SURVIVE in the jungle called Nigeria. You can take your presidency and shove it far up your azz.
Ojukwu is right to support IBB. I support Ojukwu!

Umoru the servant leader in pictures.
You will be judged by the ultimate judge. I am a mere man. So, I say rest in peace.  

The north will make Jonathan an offer he can't refuse. His new VP may be a stand in for the big masquerades next year. Or he may be someone powerful enough to scuttle Jonathans plans. I won't be surprised if a Gusau is named the new VP.

Gusau= IBB.