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And I personally believe that because of our spread in Nigeria, Ndigbo stand the best chance of ALWAYS producing Nigeria's presidents. Somehow we dropped the ball in the past.
I think it is time we grab our future by the throat!

Imagine a 60 million voting block!

Umu Igbo we can do it!

Mr Everest: LOL, apparently you dont understand the sentiment and intrigues that happened then, there was a general feeling that the SW had been short-changed by the annulment of the election that was thought to have been won by Abiola, the NADECO and OPC were agitating and in order to calm frayed nerves IBB in conivance with Abdusalami and the Langtang mafia decided to pull their weight behind OBJ using state resources to sponsor him, now they hoped to achieve two things .1. Assuage the SW .2. Enthrone a maleable and unambitious person who they can control from behind and OBJ fit into their picture based on his anticidents (he ruled breifly and handed over to Shagari in 1979 when he could as well have continued or even hand over to Awolowo his kinsman) though this permutation later backfired. This was why a more popular Ekwueme lost at the primaries. Dont forget that the Yorubas sentimentally rejected OBJ in 1999 in preferance to Falae and yet he still won the election. If you are a political neophyte you can ask Falana to expatiate this for you.

My brother, you are wasting a good thread with all these side arguments with resolute trolls.
You should know those guys by now.

Abeg make we focus on how we pick a single candidate to run a good campaign.
Ignore them folks.

My Candidates in no particular order:

Rochas Okorocha -because he enjoys a certain national appeal, and is action oriented

Chris Nwabueze Ngige - because he is tenacious, very smart, street wise, action oriented and maintains a cult-like following in parts of Igboland

Charles Chukwuma Soludo -because he is one of the few people that actually understands Nigeria's problems (I hope he doesn't throw Igbo interest under the bus though, he is almost a Zikist)


These are my own guys.

Of course we have many more in Igboland, and we shall give Nigerians ONE of the guys they cannot refuse!

We shall field that candidate in 2015, by God's grace!
Even the panic I see from some corners here is enough to tell me that we are on the right track.

First, we must get Ohanaeze Ndigbo to go and remind Jonathan of his promise not to contest in 2015, and to support a SE candidate.
The outcome of that meeting should be publicized in Igboland to ensure that the masses of Igboland are fully aware of what is going on. The era of behind the door, "cloak and dagger" political deals should end. The outcome of the meeting should not stop our candidate. It is just a normal political move. We need to take our political destiny into our own hands.

Let us just make sure that only ONE Igbo candidate contests, and then, let us throw ALL OUR WEIGHT behind that candidate. The whole world would know that an Igbo candidate contested the presidential elections, no matter the outcome. It is the wisest way for us to make a bold statement in Nigeria.

We shall do it!

I am happy that Peter Obi's term is ending in 2014 (at least before 2015), because I suspect that he is buying personal protection by supporting Jonathan's 2015 run.
What Umeh and other APGA chieftains should do NOW is to ensure that APGA is kept away from Obi's absolute control, and if need be, the party should find a presidential candidate NOW. In that search, they should dig deep and look for the best materials in Igboland. We have them. The party should also look for untainted men, we have them too.
The emphasis on untainted men is because the PDP government would try to blackmail any opposition candidate using the instruments of state (EFCC, SSS, police etc).
They should also look for very popular men - men that the youths can defend if anyone wants to muzzle them. Poltics is a serious business, and we should get serious!

I wish APGA God's speed.

Whether he is serious with these statements or not, Victor Umeh has just reinvented and redeemed his political image in my own eyes. The man speaking in this interview is FAR MORE intelligent, sagacious, detail oriented and realistic!

For a long time since 2011, I have wondered why nobody in Igboland is worried about the serious dearth of federal projects in SE; and where they are being dangled, they tie a noose of concessionaire around the projects, waiting to enslave us well into the future. I have wondered why only SE federal projects are concessioned. I have watched while billions are allocated to projects in regions that didn't even make much contribution (number-wise) to Jonathan's election. It all didn't add up one bit!
However, as someone not resident in Nigeria, I depended on Igbo leaders in Nigeria to make a sound judgement; so I basically assumed that all was good. Now, this Umeh's expose changes everything, at least for me.

I remember that there was a time I seriously canvessed for Igbo to field a presidential candidate. My premise has been that one can never be a good fighter (boxer, wrestler etc) if one is not a good athlete. One can NEVER be a good athlete if one NEVER exercises! How can Igbo ever be taken seriously as political gladiators in Nigeria if we never field presidential candidates? For each time we field an unsuccessful candidate, we at least learn one more way how NOT to win elections. . . until that day we will win! In any case, each time we contest, we earn the respect of others, making them take us seriously.

We shall contest 2015 presidential elections, so help us God. A region with the best human resources in Nigeria should be at the forefront of every presidential elections in Nigeria, and that is where we are headed!

PointB: @Onlytruth,
Let's leave what has been gazetted as truth. In case of disintegration of Nigeria, whether spontaneously or premeditated, borders would be automatically redrawn, from Jos, Kwara, Kogi, to Benue and the Niger Delta. Water will certainly find it levels.

Back to the topic, the dichotomy is not our battle to fight! Those desperate enough for it should spearhead it, and they will! When Ndu_Chuks flung the 120-170 billion potential extra funds at our faces, why did he not go ahead and tell us the figures the North and SW will get as a result of their dodgy census figure, and extra states? Get my gist?

That is why I suggested that the best way the dichotomy can be reviewed is through and SNC. Where the dodgy population figures, uneven number of states at the zones, presidency among others, will also be tabled for review. North simply want more money, let them band with those as desperate as them to push for it! We must not play into their desperation, Nigeria is not disintegrating today! Keeping the dichotomy tilted heavily in favour of the 'south' appears more prudent, than having it spread sparsely, with 'greater portion' going to where it would most likely be misapplied. The focus of my point in reality is that we can afford to fold our hands in this battle. Better that than be used as cannon fodders against the SS!

Your points are very clear my brother.

@First bolded, yes, I agree provided we maintain the heat on the thieves who have been gifted with our lands and basking in the euphoria that they will get away with it should Nigeria disintegrate. I'm happy that you touched that issue. Let me leave that for now.

@Second bolded, I agree too, provided we never allow our neighbors to continue in their past behaviour, 'cos if they do, then they must not count on us to even stay neutral. It would be foolish for us to do that. I am watching their body language down there, and I can tell you that even some politicians from that region are working with core North to abrograte this thing. It is an amorphous region with very strange elements and interests roaming free there. Ndigbo are far more united in focus and interest, and so most not act weak concerning things that can improve igboland economy. Having said that, I still repeat my caveat; if I see a change in the behavior of the governors in that region then I would recant; else, everybody must answer his father's name on this issue.

@Last bolded, the Igbo nation is too big and sophisticated to be used as cannon fodder by anybody in Nigeria. I think we should extert ourselves, and make hay, since we are no longer seceding from Nigeria.

Let the debate continue.

ezeagu: Port Harcourt isn't a dispute territory, but just in case we didn't know where everything stands:

Frederick Lugard's love letter to Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 18 August 1913.



Just in case:

[img]http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jlsqAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA74&img=1&pgis=1&dq=iguocha&sig=ACfU3U1wKi7JFMWVz-QQoE-OHDpn24Qu3A&edge=0[/img]

[img]http://books.google.com/books?id=jlsqAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA74&img=1&pgis=1&dq=iguocha+diobu&sig=ACfU3U3aw3MMOe81wOCKtX-b5PB_duM62w&edge=0[/img]
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jlsqAQAAMAAJ

Just in case in case:



Nigerian Cities (2004) by Toyin Falola
http://books.google.com/books?id=JPJmCcZyxmYC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=iguocha

For those who don't speak English:

http://books.google.com/books?id=fv7Cy4ZT2w8C&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=iguocha

One more time.



The Nigerian field, Volume 42 (1977) Nigerian Field Society.
http://books.google.com/books?id=J2ZAAQAAIAAJ&dq=iguocha+harcourt&q=1913

Last one:



http://books.google.com/books?id=qqkuAQAAIAAJ

Forgotten heroes of Grand Bonny (2001), by Gentle Finapiri

ezeagu, you never disappoint. Thanks for educating we the masses.

This animal called killayut is just a full time a.s.s and a natural coward. I suspect that most of us are even responding just to pass time.

Ubochi nta, anyi ga achu na owerre nchi.
Ubochi isi, anyi ga akpu afu onu.

Though it can be very annoying sometimes, I am a strong believer in FREE SPEECH. Even animals speak. lol
I can't speak goat language though.

I was one of the first commentators to commend the "fight" here on Nairaland. The author was hillarious with his choice of words though.

After reading the details of the fight, not only did I hail the fight and the fighters, I prayed to God to cause this kind of fight to repeat itself in every nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It is always said that when two elephants fight, the grass suffers but in this case the fight is happening after the elephants have sufficiently provided water for the grass to continue to grow and blossom. The elephants have done well. They have put political fight or war aside to provide opportunity to create employment, enhance revenue generation and generally improve the socio economic development of Anambra State.

It is a people-centered fight. A fight that benefits the common man. Again, [size=14pt]may God bless the fight and bless the fighters[/size].

Anambra, the light of the nation.

sheyguy: The bold part of your comment really cracked me up. So you don't want to go against the position of the Igbos . . . Being what you are to Ndigbo on NL, i thought you were suppose to rise above ethnic bigotry, atleast.

I don't know what you are talking about. If I start to look out for Igbo interests in the Nigerian jungle, how does that make me an ethnic bigot, especially when everybody else in that jungle is wicked and selfish? Abeg spare me.

I just want to know why Ndigbo should continue to cheat themselves in Nigeria. I would make sacrifices, provided that I get something positive in return.
Only a fool would keep sacrificing in the face of constant hate and suspicion. If anyone would hate and suspect me, I want that person to at least have a REAL reason to do that. The irony is that those hated most in that jungle are usually the most conscientious and benevolent. The devils are usually feared and rested.

When I came newly to this site, I wanted Ndigbo to drop the idea of Biafra and to simply embrace Nigeria powerfully. I am just finding out that I never really moved from that position.

PointB: I know you are more concerned with the benefit to your people in the North, it would have been better to state this rather than foolishly pretend you are interested in Igbos' welfare.

In you read my text carefully, you would understand clearly that I mentioned our 'brothers' in the SS - Igbo, mischievously carved into SS. I rather the SE trade that 120-170 billion you pluck out from the puff for political power. In any case, SE are not dependant, nor greedy for SS oil. We'll leave that to the desperate region of core North to worry about. Call it anything you like, but the North will fight this battle alone. Wake us up when it is time for SNC or true federalism!

Bro PointB, I don't think that our brothers(Igbo)in SS would be adversely affected by this, at least for now. I don't want to explain why I added "for now" for personal reasons. Nigeria is a very funny country, so I won't explain!
Suffice it to say that our brothers would still be fine with the new sharing formula, provided no one secedes with our lands from Nigeria using current lies gazetted as truth. So, I don't see how it harms them in any way.
In Nigeria, it appears that benevolence and conscience are often misunderstood as weakness and cluelessness.

I still have to add this huge caveat: I stand to be corrected by anyone from SS. Show me WHY Ndigbo should continue to support this sharing formula?
I'm waiting.

ndu_chucks: Don't get swollen headed because 'Onlytruth' appeared in my post, you should fell flattered instead. Your name has nothing whatsoever to do with the greater points I was making. olodo

Hehe. I wasn't "swollen headed"; I was only trying to help you by reducing your attempts at divide and conquer and empower your arguments to stand alone. That's all.

ndu_chucks, please stop using my name to support you arguments. Let your arguments stand on their own strengths. Thanks in advance.

My bro PointB, I'm happy that you laid some points down as to why we Ndigbo should continue to support the SS states to retain the current sharing formula. I wish that other Igbo sons would add their voice to this debate, because I truly don't think that the matter is settled.
What I'm quarreling with is the idea that we should support SS willy nilly on this issue. I have looked at this thing for over two years as part of my personal debate about the bigger picture - the future state of things in Nigeria.
The more I look at it, the more I'm convinced that the Igboman's best interest would be served by a revenue sharing formula that brings in more money for our states in the SE. I am happy with most of our governors in SE; they are really changing our region with the little they are getting now. I believe they would do much more if given more money.
I take this position because there is no sign whatsoever from the SS governors that they are willing to embark on joint Eastern projects. Apart from the Rivers state government that invested in Orient Petroleum, I have not seen any other SS governor that invested in things that would benefit the whole East. If I see a rail or road project linking Aba to Ibaka, I may change my mind tomorrow. I have not seen it yet. So, methinks that if we in SE want to develop, we should develop alone. That is also part of why I have dropped my support for secession from Nigeria.

The most ironic thing is that those who should be pushing for secession are the ones who constantly mock Biafra and remind us of how they sabotaged it and how they will do so again. If I can get Igboland seceded without worrying about internal collusion involving the same people in Nigeria, I would care less about how this revenue is shared. It seems to me that our best bet for the immediate future is to develop Igboland with money we get from anywhere and anyhow. Make everybody answer im papa name inside the Naija jungle. I have absolute confidence that we Ndigbo will be the top dogs in that game and will win the game hands down. Trust me.

So, let the debate continue.

ndu_chucks: Look at this beared Ewu who wants to be and look like Ikemba by all means.I will not say too much,but for now, I will use one of Ikemba's favourite phrases and say to you: Gooood morning!! olodo

Every sensible person knows that the Onshore-offshore scheme, as currently constituted, is discriminatory, illegal, and unconstitutional.

You should at least be honest enough to show us where I personally supported the damn thing in the past. All I really wanted to know is why NDIGBO support this thing.
I know that your nama brain won't recall, but I supported your position on it in the past (onshore 100%, offshore to be shared according to population of states), so your "good morning" is misplaced and shows you an a.s.s.

I could not do more than I had done before because I did not want to go contrary to the position of Ndigbo. Gerrit?
Ewu.

Umu Igbo, why should we continue to support this thing politically? What is in it for us in Nigeria? What are we getting in return?
Please enlighten me, else, this thing is under my bus!

I will be back some hours later.

Alright, here is my take.

The current FG forecloses revisiting the abrogation of Onshore/Offshore dichotomy in derivation; what this tells me is that it is a POLITICAL situation, not a LEGAL situation per se, because the legal institution in Nigeria (and elsewhere round the world) always follows political decisions. In other words, another president in the future can support revisiting this issue and "inspire" (a la Nigerian way) the national assembly to amend relevant sections of the constitution to make this happen. In other words, this thing is not over by a long shot.

Now, my own concern is that I see that Ndigbo support this policy alongside other southerners. What I don't understand is WHY we should support it, especially while some people in the south care less about what we want (no matter how fair they may be).
All I know for now, is that states in SE can do with more federal allocations, and I don't see why we should not go for those allocations (no matter how small).

Unless someone (in SE) convinces me otherwise, I am about to throw this thing under the bus, because it does not cover MY interests in the Nigerian jungle.
As for those who say that it can disintegrate the Nigerian nation, I say you are the greatest liars on earth! You know I say the truth!
So please spare me that crap talk. Thanks in advance!

So Umu Igbo, why should we continue to support this thing politically?

Signed

Onlytruth.

Nigeria: Fed Govt Forecloses Review of Onshore-Offshore Dichotomy

Agitators for a review of the onshore-offshore oil dichotomy may have lost the battle, even before the campaign gathers steam as the[b] Federal Government yesterday ruled out revisiting the issue.[/b]

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, stated the government's position on the issue, which has already pitted the North against the South, at a valedictory session in honour of Justice Francis Fedode Tabai at the Supreme Court, Abuja.

He warned politicians and legal practitioners to avoid overheating the polity through the current debate on the need or otherwise to review the onshore-offshore oil dichotomy, which partly forms the basis for the allocation of derivation proceeds from the Federation Account.

His warning came against the backdrop of the clamour for a review of the onshore-offshore oil dichotomy by Northern governors who hold the view that the formula has reduced the distributable funds from the Federation Account to all tiers of government.

However, their counterparts from the South-south and people of the oil-producing littoral states have rejected their position and even demanded that the derivation formula be raised from the current 13 per cent to 50 per cent.

Adoke said the debate, which is being elevated to an urgent national matter, with all the potential to generate acrimonious wrangling within the polity, and being made to look as if it was new, had been determined by the Supreme Court long time ago.

He urged politicians and legal practitioners to respect the sanctity and constitutional role of the Supreme Court as the apex court and end the debate on the abrogation of the onshore-offshore oil dichotomy.

He said: "It is pertinent to remind all interest groups in the matter that it is too early in the day to forget that the esteemed court, in the matter of A.G. Adamawa & 21 Ors v. A.G. Federation & 8 Ors (2005) NWLR (Part 958) 581 was invited to rule on the constitutionality or otherwise of the Allocation of Revenue (Abolition of Dichotomy in the Application of the principle of Derivation) Act 2004.

"The court, in a well-reasoned judgment, after benefitting from the submissions of some of our country's finest legal minds, reached the reasoned-conclusion that the Act was not in conflict with the 1999 Constitution and was indeed properly made by the National Assembly to place the implementation of Section 162 of the constitution on a more certain and predictable basis.

"In the light of the unanimous position of the Supreme Court on this issue, expressed since 2005, it behoves on us all to promote the sanctity of our judicial system by recognising that the pronouncement of this court should neither be treated with levity nor be subjected to undue politicisation in the name of politics or the pursuit of particular interests."

Adoke, however, noted that it is only a credible and truly independent judiciary that can best guarantee political stability and social cohesion in the country.

In his speech, President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okey Wali (SAN), called for the repeal of the provisions of Section 292 (a) of the 1999 Constitution that prevented retired judges and other judicial officers from appearing in courts and tribunals in Nigeria.

He said: "The regulatory bar is also in the Rules of Professional Conduct. These institutional restrictions have the odious odour of covenants in restraint of trade. They constitute denials of former judges' fundamental right to freedom of private enterprise.

"By its very nature, the discipline of law is very attractive and endearing to lawyers and the profession of law is often embarked upon more from passion than for prosperity.

"You all know how thrilling this business of law can be. This passion does not leave one on the attainment of age 65 or 70, or on the retirement from the bench, or ever."

In his valedictory speech, Justice Tabai also called on the Federal Government to ensure that the judgments of courts are complied with and implemented to promote the rule of law.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201209140542.html

ijaw citizen: I'm starting a new thread titled "WHO SAYS THE IJAWS BETRAYED THE IGBOS DURING THE CIVIL WAR" Enough is enough for these igbos shouting everywhere that ijaws betrayed them.

Actually I am about to start a thread that would question Igbo support for you to continue to enjoy offshore oil money (which is what gives most of you the stomach to vomit crap on this site). IMHO, unless there is something I don't see (and I hardly miss anything) I don't see what Ndigbo gains by supporting that policy.

@My Igbo brothers,

Please join me in examining the onshore/offshore dichotomy, and let us tell ourselves some home truths.
Is that policy good for us in any way?
Let's be honest to ourselves.
I'll start the thread.

Negro_Ntns: I hear there is a biafra declaration on Nov 5th. Advise bzm to shelf the idea. There are far too many of you outside alaigbo to make this declaration a success for the land.

You may not believe it but I don't support Biafra now. There are still some hay to make in Nigeria.

@negro,

Believe me the stabbing in the back was done by people in SOUTHERN Nigeria. We Ndigbo fought with Northern Nigeria in a direct war, and they were supported by world powers.
Aboki know us very well. All you need to do is shout Nyamiri in Kano and watch as aboki's heart skips a bit.

Y'all down south are just irritants. Nothing more.
BTW stabbing us in the back will NEVER happen again in Nigeria.

Negro_Ntns: Nna, Yoruba stab you in the back, Ijaw stab you in the back, Ibibio stab you in the back, Tiv stab you in the back..........but Hausaman stab you in the front and you refused to fight, instead you headed West spilling innocent blood and planting biafra flags.

My friend go take ya snuff and go to bed.

Good one.

Johndoe100: @onlytruth
Stabbing you in the back? By not allowing you to kill, rape and maim us? Anyway everybody knows you and your people for what you are.



Please spare me your semi-literate bable. Tell your people to stop the nonsense they are doing. We (my people and I) have enough to contend with, without having to spend valuable time fending off slobbering ibo people who are trying to once again take us over.

You are a coward because all your posts here reeks of insecurity. People from far away lands have killed, maimed and ra.ped you since you launched your stupid MEND.
They did more of it than your imagination can ever contend with, yet you are still looking behind your backs waiting for the time Igbo would do the same to you.
Little wonder why no one respects you across the two rivers in Nigeria -Niger and Benue. If not for we Igbo, you would have been wiped out by now.
Ewu.

BTW You have already been taken over. Get used to it.

@My Igbo brothers,

This type of thread is why we Ndigbo wanted to organize ourselves here in Nairaland, to basically organize how we project ourselves and our priorities.
This thread is unnecessary and irrelevant because it changes nothing in Nigeria.
However, as we say in Igbo, Uche bu akpa, onye bula nya nke ya -common sense is like a bad, each individual carries his own around.

@Ijaw people here,

I would continue to caution you STRONGLY to cease and desist from your insults of Ndigbo. You cannot do anything to us in CURRENT Nigeria - trust me on that; but we can do A WHOLE LOT to you in Nigeria. You drew the first blood by stabbing us in the back during the civil war. We forgave you and have been trying to treat you like equals and humans.
Evil is very easy to copy. We Ndigbo can copy evil from elsewhere in Nigeria, and if we do, you will know that you cannot stand us in the art of brinkmanship.
Do not wake a sleeping lion.

Nuff said again.

Johndoe100: This is the central question. For quite a while now the ibo people have used every opportunity to harass the Ijaw, misinform members as to things pertaining to Ijaw, who are the people of Rivers state etc. I had thought it was just them being their normal lousy selves, but it turns out that they seem to have an agenda. As with all such ibo agendas it will fail. Look at the nonsense they have been posting here. Ibo's always fail. We, the Ijaws and the people of Rivers state have thrown you barbarians out and there is no coming back.

I know that you in particular feed through the anus, I would still warn you to desist from your idiocy.
I only pit the sane Ijaw because goats like you are speaking for them and building bad blood with your IMMEDIATE neighbors.
If you don't know what to say, you should shut up.

Negro_Ntns: I was told by grapevine that you mentioned me in a post. I see what you said.

You and your fellow ibos are fools, youve lost your bearing on who you are in the context of national politics. Do you remember my thread named ARO META? If you forgot I did not......I abandoned my conclusion to save you face. Ijaw has toppled your hegemony in the East. You have abandoned home too damn long and a new demography is on the Eastern throne.......and theres nothing anyone can do about it. If igbo say they are 500 million, then so be it thats how much you are and if Ijaw claim they are 30 million then so be that also. Why are ibos having heart attack?

Only a fool would make these loud and windy statements. Even the Jonathan admin has more Igbo than Ijaw. You fools never learn.
Just watch how the SE will tranform within the next three years and watch how we will support Jona again in 2015.

You see, your problem is that you can only see in "hegemonies". You cannot see people as people, talkless of they being your equals, that is why a Jonathan presidency has given you more heart attack than anything else that has happened in recent Nigerian history. You call him all sorts of derogatory names, while Igbo see him as a human being -a Nigerian.

As 2015 approaches, just watch how Jona will work his a.s.s off trying to get Igbo support, else he is done. FACT.
By the time he completes his terms, he would have achieved for us more than YOUR OBJ achieved for you.
Now tell me, who is the fool? hehe

BTW Ndigbo are larger than Africa now. Broken Igbo is spoken in Asia, Europe, North/South America and Caribean now, thanks to Nollywood!
We are men of the East, and wise men ALWAYS come from the East!

dayokanu: Yar Adua was called Yar A dull, Baba Go slow.

It was Gani, Falana, Tinubu etc who came out openly to attack OBJ despite him being Yoruba..

Fela and Idris Abdulkarim have used music to attack OBJ despite OBJ being Yorubas like them

When Okadigbo was attacking OBJ no one claimed it was a Igbo attack on Yoruba.

Now answer the question Why is it that Igbos are the ones concerned that Ijaws claim to be the 4th largest ethnic group? As Eze Igbo on NL you should be able to provide an answer

Think of an answer I wld be back in 5hrs

Why do the Yoruba on this forum think that Jonathan is the dumbest president to ever lead Nigeria?
Why have you given him more dehumanizing names than any other Nigerian president?
Do you think we don't know that you never voted for him in 2011?
Why do you feel he is not fit to be president, but you happilly accept oil money derived from their territory?
Are the Ijaw too daft to enjoy the highest office in the land?

As for the contention here, IMHO only Igbos with time on their hands make comments here, and most of them are not even so venomous about their feelings.

As for virulent comments by some Ijaw folks here, honestly, one of these days, we Ndigbo will detach our political support from the Ijaw, and support the reversal of the onshore/offshore dichotomy in sharing oil revenues.
As long as we continue to have foolish Ijaw elements, it will happen. It is only a matter of time, because we cannot continue to support people who misunderstand our goodness for weakness. Then they will have your type to content with in Nigeria.

dayokanu: Yar Adua: Pastor Bakare, Falana, Charlie Boy Protest In Lagos
2010-01-21

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The civil society and notable social crusaders not leaving out religious leaders today in Lagos, former capital city of Nigeria staged a peaceful rally to campaign against the continued absence of president Umaru Yar Adua from the nation some 60 days after without a proper handing over to vice president Goodluck Jonathan to act as president a situation which as generated a lot of heat in the country.

The group set out as early as possible from the open field beside Archbishop Vining Memorial Anglican Church, Ikeja GRA, Lagos end at the Lagos State governor's office where the protesters met with the governor of Lagos, Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN.

Notable among the people who took part in Save Nigeria Group (SNG) protest are; Pastor Tunde Bakare,Femi Falana, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charlie Boy, Abdurahman Ahmad, the Chief Missionary of the Ansarudeen Society of Nigeria,Yinka Odumakin among others.

Err, so what is that name you gave to Yar Adua that equates to GOATLUCK? hehehe!

I have many more names you Yoruba gave to Jonathan via Nairaland, but there is no need reeling them out.

I have since concluded that you nurture a special anger against Ndigbo because we have not wiped the Ijaw off the map in the East.
Your brother Dudu_negro alludes to that in all his posts.

Even some Ijaw elements have started to think like you, but I'm not worried about them because they will provoke Ndigbo one day, and it will be the day of judgement. Ndigbo are a deeply conscientious people. We can't hate for nothing, that is why people misunderstand us. The only people that understands the Igbo man's true abilities in conflict in Nigeria are the Hausa/Fulani; the people you all hide behind to insult Ndigbo. The rest of you are just irritants and noisemakers, and you NEVER play fair.

Continue to wonder why "Igbo" is this or that.

Ewu ofia.

@dayokanu,

Tell us the name you gave to OBJ that equates Jonathan?

@dayokanu,

Tell us the name you gave to Yar Adua that equates DRUNKEN FISHERMAN?

dayokanu: I have always been against anything PDP and check my posting records even when OBJ a Yoruba man was President

Yorubas were also the most vociferous against Yar Adua and the cabal [/b]to make Jonathan substantive president in 2009 when Jonathan himself claimed he spoke to Yar Adua.

[b]Check most Yorubas opinion about PDP and everything that has got to do with it whether OBJ, Bode George, Akala etc on here.

So back to the question.

Why is it that Igbos are the ones concerned that Ijaws claim to be the 4th largest ethnic group? As Eze Igbo on NL you should be able to provide an answer

Dishonesty runs in your blood like a stream! Kai.
Ok, let me ask you, tell us the name you gave to OBJ that equates RETARDEEN?