₦airaland Forum

PROUD-IGBO:
^^^Thanks bruh. I'll be lying if i say i'm not impressed. Just watch and see as the new Terminal is delivered on time (and hopefully within budget). That's one thing i like about Akpabio: he doesn't faff about but delivers results faster than you can tick on a score sheet.

And to think the cost of building this edifice is just a little over 18 Billion Naira, whereas the one in Asaba (which is yet to be fully completed after Lord know how many years) has so far gulped 40 Billion Naira and counting >. Anyway, God dey.

I think this goes to show that, as we put pressure on the Federal Gov't to build a befitting Airport at Enugu, we should -as a region- think of how we can set the ball rolling to construct another (International) Airport at Owerri on a PPP basis. Imo may not be as rich as Akwa Ibom, but with the backing of the whole Igbo Nation behind it, they should be able to pull it off.

That is the spirit my brother!

Please when is this conference holding?
We should make sure that there are international powers present during the conference.
We don't want another Aburi.

Methinks that this conference will hold soon because the North can now see that they may never rule again. lol

This is perhaps the greatest transformative news coming out of the Jonathan administration (if they can pull it off). Duplication of agencies fuel rampant corruption.
Great recommendation.

Powerful article. I admit I'm partially guilty of this ignorance. BUT, I know that "Northern" is also POLITICAL Northern which is often under the control of the Muslim Hausa/Fulani. Maybe when our Christian brothers in the North starts to assert themselves more politically by pulling down obnoxious institutions like SHARIA LAW in those Northern states with majority Christian population, only then would we take a far closer look.
Great information though.

Cyberg is a known internet hate-filled re-tard, and a man deeply troubled by fear of Igbo people. The man seethes with anger anytime he reads from Igbo posters (especially honest and intelligent ones), and would rather that they disappear from Nairaland with his one fell swoop wish. Unfortunately for him, Ndigbo are MAJOR stakeholders in the Nigerian nation; part of why Nigeria lie comatose is because hateful people like Cyberg in strategic positions made sure that these major stakeholders are kept away from positions of responsibility in Nigeria. Such people will surely bite the dust when nature completes its sure cycle with Nigeria.

I'm happy that all smart posters here can EASILY see through his monstrous hate mongering, and open duplicity whenever he starts to feign love for Nigeria. The man is arguably the most hateful tribalistic Yoruba on this forum.
Let him continue to deceive himself and whoever is of low IQ. lol

Odum, m zitere gi ozi

Bliss4Lyfe: The term light railway was applied becos of the aforesaid fact u have stated. I still think a light railway service in a key city like onitsha would be viable. As for the eastern railway line, that is 60% finished with November 2012 deadline, the last time i checked.

Bliss, do you know the route of that Eastern railway line you are talking about?
I have not seen it yet.

Kobojunkie: um . . . the rail project have been ONGOING for a couple of years now. So lets not now pretend these things are brand news ideas come down to us. And still spending MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS on light rail when the rail project is still NOWHERE makes little sense, especially considering limited resources the state is working with.

Do you understand what monorail really is? It is used at large airports and institutions mainly because it is not built to handle large capacity but about 100 people at a time in many cases.

What is your point really (assuming you have any because most times you just babble )?
Are you saying that Onitsha does not have the population or economic activities to support a light rail such as planned?
Have you ever been to Onitsha in your life?
I know all the streets/roads the rail is planned to ply, and I know that when Onitsha gets an international airport it would only be natural to extend the rail there.
I even think that the $500m may even be too small on such a project.
Since this is a private sector led initiative, I would wait until I have something REAL to complain about.

oduasolja: LEKKI

CITY BUILT BY YORUBAS.

[img]http://www.feelfree.co/member/photos/art/1536501067editor_Lekki_residents_allege_exploitation_by_LCC.jpg[/img]

And owned (at least 60%) by the Igbos.

Bliss4Lyfe: The southeast states should pair up and commence work on international airport projects with private partnership. There is no reason for such projects not to be set into motion. We want bold steps with vigor. Just start the project.

No federal gov can tell a state gov not to build international airport wen the feasibility study proves they are viable. Rather they compete to fund such project as it is a guaranteed source of income for the state.

Gbam!
This is the point I've been trying to make. If you wait for federal government, you will wait for ever.
THIS YEAR is a year we can do something because it might be too late by next year. Here is why.
If we start all these international airports projects now, we have till late in the year to mount political pressure on Jonathan to approve them as international airports. If we miss it, it would mean that we may have missed an opportunity to pressure him politically.
By next year, it won't matter any more because all the political cards would have been played (won or lost).
That is why we must continue this agitation and campaign until we see action on the ground. I have already started contacting Igbo in positions of power.
Let's get this done!

NorthSharp: 1. But the poster in response to whom Ejiné always insults the Hausa-Fulani has come out openly to state that he is NOT a Hausa-Fulani, and he is NOT even a Northerner, but a Lagos state indigene and a member of one of the native ethnic groups of Lagos.

2. Even if he happens to be a Northerner but NOT a Hausa-Fulani (say he is a Nupe, Gwari, Tiv, Jukun, Kanuri or Berom), NO ENLIGHTENED AND FAIR-MINDED person should be insulting the HAUSA-FULANI as a response to a real or perceive ethnic insult from any of these distinct ethnic groups.

3. Even if, for the sake of argument, we are to accept your assertion that the ethnic divisions in the South are 'loud and clear' while those of the North are "nuanced if voiced at all" this STILL does NOT in any way justify what Ejiné seems to be fond of doing; namely, insulting the Hausa-Fulani in response to a comment from a member of a non-Hausa-Fulani ethnic group.

4. If any person is perceived to have insulted the Igbo people, and that person has CATEGORICALLY stated that he/she is NOT a Hausa-Fulani; no matter how 'nuanced' the difference is between the tribe of that person and the Hausa-Fulani tribe, there should be NO MORAL OR LOGICAL BASIS for any Igbo person to target the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group in 'retaliation' for that perceived insult against the Igbo.

5. I assume the Efik/Ibibio group is as close to the Igbos (a 'nuanced division') as the Tivs, Jukun or Kanuri can ever be to the Hausa-Fulanis; yet I can NOT imagine any sensible, rational, enlightened and fair-minded person heaping venomous ethnic insults against the IGBOS in response to a poster who had clearly stated that he is an IBIBIO, and not Igbo!

Okay, touche. (on the bolded words)
What is fair is fair, no doubt.

I would however tell you that I personally don't believe that Alj-harem is from Lagos.
Infact I STRONGLY believe he is from the North (Kanuri specifically).

Ndu-chucks is DEFINITELY a Northerner (maybe fulani) because I don't think that all Fulanis speak Hausa.

The point I'm trying to make is that if a term like "Hausa/Fulani" can be acceptable in the Nigerian politico-ethnic lingo, it should also be fair to verbally attack BOTH groups. The point I made about the other northern minority groups cannot easily be impeached by comparing them with southern minority groups relationship with their majority neigbhors.
Apart from edoyad and emmke (or is it emiye), most northerners here simply play dead with regards to their ethnicity.
They also tend to ally more with mainstream Northern political positions, which explains why you have the Northern governors' forum, but there is no southern governors' forum. That "One North" is what is interpreted (fair or not) in the south as "Hausa/Fulani".
I would not be so fast to discard that interpretation/categorization.

Ileke-IdI:
Still working on it.


I try small no?

Una go wound pesin for Nairaland one day I swear. hehehe!

Dede1: My sister, there are many things that can make south-eastern region a place to forget Dubai but we have among us in the region certain ethnic groups that are erroneously brainwashed to think about Igbo dominance only . These mor0ns had better politically backed a project meant for Gombe than the one meant for Abia.

Even when a person from the region as president of Nigeria, I wonder why he has not set in motion the idea to upgrade Port Harcourt international airport to certain standards seen in MMA and NAA. Does he not use the airport in Port Harcourt? I guess he has visited the airports in Lagos and Abuja. If any country wants to play a part in world’s economy, the country must provide more than three points of international air hub.

My broda I tire o.
Just my thoughts! That is why I won't support his continuing in office until he builds all these airports! hoohaa!

NorthSharp: The worst part about the section in bold is that all these venomous ethnic insults against the Hausa-Fulanis by the poster you were replying (Ejiné) was in spite of the fact that the poster he was in turn responding to (Alj Harem) has told him in an ambiguous way that he is NOT a Hausa-Fulani, and in spite of the fact that I had specifically pointed this fact to him myself in a different thread long ago!

To be honest, what I find inexplicable in his (Ejiné's) constant ethnic insults against my people is that he almost always lashes at the Hausa-Fulani as a response to Alj Harem's posting, even though the later, as I have said, has come out openly to state his non-Hausa-Fulani ethnic background.

I am wondering how he (Ejiné) would feel if an ethnic bigot were to be heaping so much ethnic insults on his Igbo people as a response to postings from, say, Jason123, even after the latter has come out clearly to say that he is not Igbo.

I think you are too smart to make this type of comparison.
The divisions we have in Southern Nigeria are very clear and loud. The northern divisions have been more nuanced if voiced at all.
Only few Northerners here state vehemently that they are not Hausa/Fulani. In fact most of them quietly accept that tag. Moreover there is one dominant (politically and religiously) group in the North -the Hausa/Fulani. That is not the case in the South.
One can argue strongly that there is one language in the North -HAUSA, because they even speak it as far south as the borders of Benue and Enugu state. So, please let's not deceive ourselves.

General Buhari can run, but two questions arise.

The first question is, WHERE IS HE RUNNING TO?
The Second question is, HOW FAST IS HE RUNNING?
lol.

As for GEJ, he has ONLY this year to deliver at least ONE FULLY FUNCTIONAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA, else I might catch up with Buhari, no matter where he is running and how fast he is running. Political na wild animal.

General Buhari can run but two questions arise.

The first question is, WHERE IS HE RUNNING TO?
The Second question is, HOW FAST IS HE RUNNING?
lol.

As for GEJ, he has ONLY this year to deliver at least ONE FULLY FUNCTIONAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA, else I might catch up with Buhari, no matter where he is running and how fast he is running. Political na wild animal.

Dede1: These pipe dreams projects can not be actualized without functional international airport and deep water seaport situated within the south-eastern zone. Such projects require easy transportation hub as a link between a place such as Owerri and outside world such as USA, the home of Wal-Mart.

Great news!
My brother Dede1 I dont think this is a pipe dream project. Though I totally agree that we need an INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT at Owerri to make it more possible.We can even do it with only a world class international airport because the ventures can cargo things in, they don't always have to ship them by sea. A lot of people dont understand the logistic demands of setting up international class ventures.
I am more confident that with a governor like Rochas, and wise/sane Igbo sons like Sen Annie Okonkwo, a lot of things are possible for Igboland. Yes we can!

Beaf: How can Nigeria be "so rich" when the states and LG's generate zero revenue?
It is Friday night sha, so the OP might be suffering from brain f[i]a[/i]g.

More like Friday night Kunu overdose.

So, to clarify myself, what am I really saying?

I'm saying that when a mob is rampaging/demonstrating, the job of the secutity forces should be to ARREST AND PROSECUTE.
If the mob is armed, then of course deadly force can be used to stop them.
If not, batons, teargas and rubber bullets can do wonders in crowd control.

I remember the days when Nigerian police would shoot rubber bullets. Even when engaging armed robbers, they used to shoot the hands/arms or legs of the robbers, and then arresting them. Only on few occassions do they kill the robbers in exchange of fire.
As a young man, I often marvelled at how skillful the policemen were in carefully shooting to disarm the robbers! It was just awesome then!
Today, all they do is SHOOT TO KILL; ALWAYS.
It is unAfrican and unNigerian. It is FOREIGN to us! We must not always copy evil methods from other so called first world countries.

So, this education would have to start from the police. We never even had the army in crowd control roles those days.
Mobile policemen did excellent crowd control. They even controlled a war between two towns -Awka and Amawbia in Anambra state. No single soldier was drafted to quell that. These make me wonder the training and skills level of present day Nigerian police men.

This is the point I'm trying to make.

If I were to react with anger and bitterness against the Boko Haram of 2009, I would do the same thing -execute all of them; but then does that cure the problem, or does it exercerbate it? Where is the rule of law which requires that every suspected criminal should have his/her day in the court of law? You have to set down your emotions to reach a sound and sustainable solution.

This is my point.

Nigeria is a country in dire need of LEADERS: visionary and EDUCATED leaders.
By vision I mean those who can see far beyond their emotions and natural vengeful instincts as humans.
By education I mean those who understand what the rule of law truly means, not semi-literate folks who would mindlessly advocate summary executions and shoot at sights for the simple reasons that an angry mob is baying for blood.

This is the problem I have with ndu_chuks and Katsumoto, two supposedly educated gentlemen, who still apparently do not understand these simple things. When Mr Yussuf- the Boko Haram leader- was gunned down under dubious circumstances, I was among the first to condemn it here. I still condemn it, because I am educated and visionary enough to see that such actions only sow seeds of instability and war. These types of things never escape repercusions. Now, some of my own people Ndigbo, who are bystanders, have paid with their lives for crimes committed by the Nigerian state.

The insitution of the rule of law is a CRITICAL BOLT in the huge machine of state.
To toss it around like some kids toy is tantamount to toying with the whole state's credibility.

No more summary executions and shoot at sights!
It is recidivistic and Hobbessian!
Any nation aspiring to greatness must sack all illiterates from critical government positions!

Here I stand,

Signed,

Onlytruth, Ndu di n'eziokwu 1 of Igboland, Eze Ndigbo Nairaland.

[size=16pt]Killing of Boko Haram leader was a big mistake —Argungu[/size]

From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna
Saturday April 14, 2012

Ex-deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Suleiman Argungu and incumbent national organising secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), has said that Boko Haram is not targeted at President Goodluck Jonathan, as the group also wreaked havoc during the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua government. He said that the Yar’Adua government goofed when leader of the group, Mohammed Yusuf, was killed.

In this interview, Argungu, who led ANPP’s Integrity Group, which ensured the sacking of the late Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke party executive, spoke on the state of insecurity in the country, North’s agitation for more money from the federation account and other issues of national interests.

What do you think about state of insecurity in Nigeria?

The state of insecurity in Nigeria is very alarming. Government has to wake up to its responsibility. People think Boko Haram is the only security challenge we have, but the truth is that the security challenges go far beyond Boko Haram. Open our newspapers, daily, you read about armed robbery cases. I was going through a newspaper recently and I read the account of how an editor escaped armed robbery attack on Ibadan-Lagos express way. I am also sure you are aware that the Niger Delta militants have resumed hostility in Niger Delta, in spite of what the government is doing there. Why are the militants still in the creeks? The truth is that the country’s security challenges are caused by the pervasive level of poverty in the country and unemployment. Don’t forget that about a year ago, we had elections; there were campaigns, and politicians had engaged these youths during the elections, gave them free money. Now, there is no election and the money is no longer there; so youths will take to all kinds of crimes. One way to solve the security challenge is to provide these teeming youths with jobs.

Now, on the issue of Boko Haram, it is high time the government made concerted effort to identify those behind it, talk to them, know their interests and find out why they are killing their fellow Nigerians, because no responsible Nigerian will kill without any genuine reason. Don’t get me wrong. I am not in any way justifying their action, but the reason behind what they are doing is what the intelligence within the security circle will have to help us unravel.

But there is this strong insinuation that Boko Haram may have been unleashed on President Jonathan by some northern political elite to register their disapproval of the current government..
You see, I don’t subscribe to that kind of a view. Have you people forgotten so soon that even when the late Umar Yar’Adua was in power, there was Boko Haram? If your postulation is correct, why would these northern interests do it to their kinsman when he was in power? If Nigerians have forgotten so soon, I think the press has a duty to refresh their minds, so we don’t rewrite history wrongly. Having said that, even the Jonathan you are talking about, northerners voted for him; so it is wrong to insinuate that Boko Haram is being unleashed on Jonathan because the North doesn’t want him.

Are you aware that someone from Kano has purportedly been named as a negotiator on behalf of the group?

Well, I am not aware. If it is true, the security operatives should find out what his relationship is with the group and how close is he to the group before opening up any level of discussion with him. I mean, the man should be investigated to know his level of relationship and interaction with the group, because you cannot dialogue with someone you don’t know, someone who you don’t know his intention. I think the first mistake the Yar’Adua’s government made was to have killed the late Mohammed Yusuf. If the man had been alive, I am sure it would have helped a great deal in resolving this peculiar security challenge threatening the entire North especially. At any rate, the government appears unserious about arresting the situation.

Why did you say so? What are the facts you have to support your position?

If you recall, without prompting, former President Obasanjo was in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, over the Boko Haram issue. How come government didn’t do any follow-up since then? Obasanjo took the pains to travel to Maiduguri; yet, no follow-ups. I think government should have followed up on whatever gains Obasanjo recorded, and tackle the problem once and for all. But nothing was done. This is why I think government is not serious about tackling the problem of Boko Haram. And I think the government is not fair to Obasanjo by not doing any follow-up on that visit.

Away from Boko Haram matter, what is your view on the recent agitation by northern governors for more revenue to the region?

Well, it is our collective wealth. Others are getting more; they are not doing anything with it. And unfortunately, these Niger Delta people use Abuja as their own yardstick. In spite of corruption, these people have seen how Abuja has been developed over the years. But they collect 13 per cent, yet they have nothing to show for it. So, if the northern governors too are asking for more, they too just want to have more money, even though most of them have nothing to show for the ones they have been collecting over the years.

So, why ask for more then?

Since the Niger Delta is collecting more, the North too, should get more. Equitable distribution is what we are talking about here and it is a constitutional provision. So, justification for what they are collecting, is a different thing altogether. However, I think this should be a challenge to the northern governors, that there is a strong need for them to develop the mineral resources in their respective states. If they do that, they will stand on both moral and legal pedestal to ask for more money from the federation account, because they too could beat their chest to say they are contributing to the nation’s national wealth. They have found oil in the Chad side of the Lake Chad; they have found oil again on the Lake Chad side of Niger. How come there is no oil on the Lake Chad side of Nigeria? So this should be a challenge to northern governors. We must develop what we have. If we cannot develop what we have, then we should just keep quiet and stop asking for more revenue.

What is your take on 2015 presidency?

Well, what has happened so far should be a lesson to Nigerians. We must learn how to vote the right people into power. PDP has been in government since 1999; there is nothing to show for it. The situation in the country is getting worse by the day. During the presidential campaign, President Jonathan promised us a ‘breath of fresh air.’ This is almost one year into his presidency; we are yet to get the breath, let alone get the one that is fresh. Our current situation should be a challenge to politicians in the opposition parties and the electorate that it is high time the PDP is sent packing in Nigeria.

Which part of the country should produce the president, North or South?

It depends on the political party. But I think we should respect the eight year for the South, and eight year for the North. So to that extent, I think the North should take it, irrespective of the political party, because if not that PDP messed up the whole thing, the North ought to have completed its remaining four years after the late Yar’Adua’s death. But I doubt much if any northerner will leave after four years, PDP or not. However, as responsible Nigerians, we should be ready to face the consequences of our action of 2011 presidency.

It appears that the opposition does not appear to be ready to take over in Nigeria, considering the events of the recent past, that is talking about the 2011 presidential election. What do you think?

I am an advocate of the opposition coming together to fight the PDP. But the truth is that they don’t want to come together because of their selfish interests. We had a better opportunity in 2011, but we frittered it away. Look at Zamfara State. ANPP was able to return to power by beating the incumbent PDP government because the opposition came together and prosecuted the governorship election on the platform of the ANPP. That was what we had anticipated in the presidential race. We made several offers to the ACN, including our readiness to change name, but the party was reluctant and went into talks with the CPC. You know the rest of the story; so don’t let me bore Nigerians with the details.

Having said that, I don’t believe in defection, because we know ourselves; we know our capacity; we know who we are and we know what we can do for the people. Defection is killing our democracy. In Europe, for several years, one could readily identify a conservative politician and the liberal one. In South Africa, the ANC would not have lasted this long if its members were defecting every now and then. But in Nigeria, I doubt if any party would last that long because everybody wants to win; everybody wants to belong to the ruling party, so that he/she is not left behind. We cannot develop a strong political party with that kind of political culture; it is not helping our democracy, and it is high time we faced the reality by keeping faith with our political party.

Is ANPP still relevant in the scheme of things and are you still going to contest the Kebbi election?
We are still very much around. We are still relevant politically; we have state governors and we have members at the National Assembly. I agree with you, we need to do more because, we started with seven; later it went to five and now we have three states. It is not encouraging though; we are still well and alive to our responsibility as a political party. Talking about Kebbi, we appreciate the decision of the Supreme Court, but as I speak, INEC is yet to formally intimate us on the preparations for a fresh election. If we feel enough level playing ground is provided, we will go into the race, but if otherwise, we will back out.

Finally, what is your take on the turn of events between Aliero and Dakingari?

No matter what they say, it is nemesis that has caught up with Senator Aliero. Before the expiration of our tenure in 2007, he just brought Dakingari without the consent of the leaders of the party, the ANPP. Because he (Dakingari) was his boy in the school and Customs, he (Aliero) had thought it would be business as usual. But the man they all thought would be a ‘boy, boy,’ has suddenly grown up and ready to be man. But Aliero don’t want that. What is happening should be a lesson to Aliero and other leaders like him; they should allow their successors to be chosen by the electorate; it should never be by imposition.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2012/apr/14/national-14-04-2011-011.html

PointB: Well spoken,

Perhaps we should look into his grouse with the Great Ikemba. We should explore the possibility of reaching a 'compromise' with him of his grouse with the Great Ikemba. Okija_juju is very resourceful, and quite intelligent. We don't want him poached by those who are bent on poaching Katsumoto of unknown nation! Crazy stunt he pulled with the DayoKanu Campaign stuff. lol

hehehe!
If he continues in this way of self redemption, we will welcome him FULLY into our resolute and uncowed Igbo nation.
I'm still watching him CLOSELY.

odumchi: This one na Eze Onlytruth Eze afo juru (the king with a satisfied stomach) I of Igboland. See him as him dey rest his belle with his oriaku (wife) Bliss4lyfe lmao

Chai I even made him resemble GEJ a little...

hehehe! Okonkwo of Things Fall Apart would be jealous of this my stomach!
I doubt that my sister [b]Bliss4lyfe [/b]is the kneeling type of wife! Just my hunch from 8000 miles across the Atlanic.

PointB: Our Mods (OAM4J, and Jarus) have washed off their hands from the inglorious act. Seun, will protect that fifth columnist MOD, but above all, we have shown true character in dealing the issue, and the OP has withdrawn the post claiming it was borne out of ignorance. We should let this pass, but not our guards.

Endorsed.

wesley80: So which Moderators mailed Seun or Mukina2 and asked them to put this crappy thread on the frontpage?

It better not be OAM4J because he is one of my "friends" here. I don't keep friends who stab me in the back.
Anyone who did this is not a friend of Ndigbo, and an enemy of Ndigbo cannot be my friend. Simple.

Okija_Juju, I'm looking at you with lowered lenses these days!
I like the new you.
If not for your contrarian (I would say irresponsible) attacks against the Great Ikemba Ndigbo, you would be just fine as nwa afo.
Anyway, I welcome this new you! In fact I love it!
So, keep tracking your steps back to your brothers. We are here to offer counsel, help and support should you need them.

Ndigbo are a very INTELLIGENT tribe. They can see through anything and anyone. So, better be real!
Thanks for your answering your true fathers name at a time like this!

Umu Igbo! Unu di egwu o! Unu emela ihe ndi iro unu ji atu unu egwu! hehehe!
Echere m na ha siri na anyi enweghi eze? Echere m na ha siri na anyi amaghi ihe? Echere m na ha siri na anyi adighi ekwetara onwe anyi okwu?
Ndi iro anyi adighi araru ura maka otu obi di n'etiti Ndigbo Nairaland.
Unu afugo na onye isi Nairaland sokwu na ndi na agba anyi mgba n'ebe a?
Nke a chekwesiri igosi unu udiri agha anyi na anu n'ebe a.
Nke bu obere ihe!

I even receive threat emails and other types of mind games which I don't report to you my brothers, because Ndigbo si na nnunu isi akaghi aka adighi aga ogu otukpokpo (a bird with a weak skull must not be made the captain of an army of birds engaging the woodpecker in a war! ).
So, it is well my brothers!
It is well with Ndigbo!

Let me say this now:

THE OFFICE OF EZE NDIGBO NAIRALAND IS A DEEPLY EMBEDDED INSTITUTION!
No amount of hate or sabotage can ever uproot it because it is founded and given sustenance by Umu Igbo WORLDWIDE.
We have MILLIONS of NEXT EZENDIGBOS, and all of them MUST cut their teeth here before we ever elect ONE of them to lead us.
We are a HIGHLY organized tribe! Yes we are! Learn to live with it!

Here I stand!

Signed,

Onlytruth, Ikenga dike Anaedo, Ndu di n'eziokwu 1 of Igboland, Eze Ndigbo Nairaland!

Umu Igbo! Unu di egwu o! Unu emela ihe ndi iro unu ji atu unu egwu! hehehe!
Echere m na ha siri na anyi enweghi eze? Echere m na ha siri na anyi amaghi ihe? Echere m na ha siri na anyi adighi ekwetara onwe anyi okwu?
Ndi iro anyi adighi araru ura maka otu obi di n'etiti Ndigbo Nairaland.
Unu afugo na onye isi Nairaland sokwu na ndi na agba anyi mgba n'ebe a?
Nke a chekwesiri igosi unu udiri agha anyi na anu n'ebe a.
Nke bu obere ihe!

I even receive threat emails and other types of mind games which I don't report to you my brothers, because Ndigbo si na nnunu isi akaghi aka adighi aga ogu otukpokpo (a bird with weak a skull must not be made the captain of an army of birds engaging the woodpecker in a war! ).
So, it is well my brothers!
It is well with Ndigbo!

Let me say this now:

THE OFFICE OF EZE NDIGBO NAIRALAND IS A DEEPLY EMBEDDED INSTITUTION!
No amount of hate or sabotage can ever uproot it because it is founded and given sustenance by Umi Igbo WORLDWIDE.
We have MILLIONS of NEXT EZENDIGBOS, and all of them MUST cut their teeth here before we ever elect ONE of them to lead us.
We are a HIGHLY organized tribe! Yes we are! Learn to live with it!

Here I stand!

Signed,

Onlytruth, Ikenga dike Anaedo, Ndu di n'eziokwu 1 of Igboland, Eze Ndigbo Nairaland!

mens dept: Someone wrote Udugoat is doing well and To god be the glory? You will not see heaven fool


This is why we need to scrap many states. You have a divide a rule government in Nigeria, dividing the place into tiny states that cant generate anything but corrupt warrant chiefs. Why divide Ino state into Imo and wretched Abia states? How can these states avoid doing face me I face You with the FG for funds. How can so-called state assembly total only 15 folks that are suppossed to do what, maybe business meeting for their pockets? SOme states 12 folks calling themselevs assembly lol. After all the salaries of "state personnel" are paid, how can "governors" build highways, stadiums, roads, hospital centers, etc.? All hoping for FG this and that.Shame

I guess you divide a state into two, then the people would then be loyal to th state. "I'm from Ogun state and not Osun, I'm Enugu not Anambra, etc." Then you have less people you have to decieve, as in, you have to decieve only Abia's 1.2 million folks, as oppossed to an Abia and Imo (former Imo state) population of 3.5 million. Next, you give more states less, so there cannot be any substantial development, as oppossed to fewer states more. No wonder the governors of 1979-83 did more than today, as well as the regional premeirs of the 60's.

You have a few governors that with small allocation are doing fair achievements, and then you have governors of Delta, ABia, Rivers, and Zamfara, who should not be there today.

Over US $50 MILLION to clear hills in Asaba? Negro please.

Are we not going to get violent with these baboons? Wish the people could wake up from their Owambe Pastor flocking arses and begin kidnapping and shooting these monkeys that are killing our people and future generation.

What happened to Sinister Sekibo's wife that was kidnapped? Hope they dealt with her very well, sold her hummer, and paid their kids school fees with the loot.

Bastards

I totally agree with ALL your points on this post.
I am vehemently opposed to state creation, and by that I mean ALL the states in Nigeria are products of invidious and mindless politics. Imagine how the Midwest came to be -through a thorough democratic process. Other regions would have emerged that way, but the process would be limited and very thorough- driven by REAL NEED, not some unfounded fears, suspicions and jealousy.
I blame it all on Gowon!

I was reading an interview by Chiwetel Ejiofor about how he comes to Nigeria. His father died in a car crash when he was just 11 years.
He was born in London, but always visits Nigeria: Eastern Nigeria that is.

Chiwetel Ejiofor:


"My family has founded a school in Nigeria. We are developing a foundation to help people go to university, and setting up water projects. We work specifically in communities we are connected to and we can help directly. I’ve visited Nigeria since I was a kid. As a teenager, I travelled there on my own. I would always go back to the east. I’m familiar with the place. Now I normally go to Abuja and then east from there, which is a calmer experience than Lagos." -Chiwetel Ejiofor
http://www.arisemagazine.net/articles/far-from-home/87412/


I imagine he lands in Abuja, and then takes a local flight (death trap) to Enugu or Owerri perhaps.
Why can't he land straight to either airport from London?
Is it one day if (God forbid) anything happens in his sensless local transits, we would start crying!

We need these INTERNATIONAL airports ASAP!

afam4eva: The truth is that Asaba has spoiled Onitsha's chance of getting an international airport, because it won't make sense for anoother airport to be built in Onitsha as the one in Asaba is too close to Onitsha. An agreement has to be entered by both parties for a join ownership of Asaba-Onitsha international airport. These two cities may just be the first true twin cities(just like minneapolis and St paul) in Nigeria.

odumchi: Eaxtly. I've always imagined Asaba as Onitsha's satellite city.

Yes my brothers, Asaba may well end up as Onitsha's satellite city. Heck it is just across the bridge!
In any case, what will determine it is how fast the government of Delta state moves in getting INTERNATIONAL status for the airport at Asaba. I can almost assure you that if Asaba gains true INTERNATIONAL status today, Onitsha will simply use it.
Anambra is in a hurry for international access, and we won't wait for Asaba if Delta state grabs feet.
The whole idea is to do things within our control.

Kobojunkie: Enough of the silly posts and pictures already. Na so we been dey shout "monorail" since 2005. It is 2012 and still no monorail in Nigeria. ENOUGH!!!

Kobo please no die of heart attack.
Did you go to Enugu to verify whether any work is going on there?
I will admit that I just came across the Onitsha one, so I suspect it is a new idea.
No matter what happens, please don't die! lol