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Niger-Delta Republic can happen because

1) There won't be an overwhelming majority ethnic group. Ijaw, Urhobos, Ibiobio are roughly equal in size.

2) There is no great disparities in their cultures, religions and worldviews.

Efik, Ibiobio and Annang are actually different subsets of the same ethnic group.
Ekpeyes, Ikwerres, Etched etc are igboid groups who share so many similarities.

Even Ijaw, Urhobos, Isoko and to some extent Itsekiri have so many things in common.

pazienza:
Well I know that Ibibio, Ijaw and Urhobo favour Niger delta republic because you hope to start playing majority politics in the new country against the smaller ethnic groups, like Ijaw did in old Rivers state, Urhobo in current Delta and Ibibio in Akwa Ibom.

But you must know that Niger Delta republic will not happen. After escaping this failed Nigeria,no ethnic nationality would ever tolerate to be under another.
Groups like Oro, Ogoni are already far advanced in their quest for independent country free from Ibibio and Ijaws, and would be supported by Ndiigbo to gain such, if we have a strategic leadership by then sha, not the current disorganized one championing for Biafra.

I am 100 percent that there will be no Niger Delta republic,At least not one consisting of all current 6 SS states intact. Niger Delta republic will likely in the end be just Ijaw republic, which was exactly what Boro defunct Niger Delta republic was all about.
At least 20 independent countries would emanate from the current Niger Delta region.
IPOB should stop wasting our time and forge synergy with all those groups as independent countries and not part of Biafra, so that we can all push together in our direction and free ourselves from Lagos/Abuja gang up that had affected all of us in the region.

You are great liar for subtly suggesting that the decay started from the creation of Rivers State and trying to blame Hausas and the Yoruba people for the problems of Rivers State.


I support restructuring 100% but I don't subcribe to pointing accusing fingers to other tribes as the causes of the problems of the whole country or a part of the country.


Every month, Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi States receive money (far greater than what they contribute) from the federation accounts but you always like to give wrong impression that these States don't share parts of the revenues from the South-South.

Deebwebb:
Decay started immediately Gowon declared rivers a state,while making sure oil goes directly to the north,that's why we all should clamour for restructuring,but yorubas and Hausa hate it,because it means we will now control our oil,our seaport and international airports and nobody will patronize Lagos,which is the only thing keeping them going,look at their other Yoruba states like Ogun state,very dirty and stinking,most of them are ritualists,so if we restructure Nigeria,they will lose of big time....

1) You don't necessarily have to come from an oil rich State to become a Billionaire either in Naira or Dollars.

2) It's a big fallacy to say that anybody that is a Billionaire in Nigeria make his/her money from Niger-Delta oil.

SpaceTour:
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Useless old man just shut up your dirty mouth. The op was specific. Is there any billionaire of Rivers state origin in that list or even presently in Nigeria?

Why do you always feel the need to compare yourself with others?




Did I mention anything about Abia State in my post?

You were given a wrong impression about Osun which I corrected and you are now bringing pictures of Abia State or telling me that a Shopping Mall is occupied or not occupied by ShopRite.

Are ALL shopping malls occupied by ShopRite?

Do you subtly mean a shopping is only a Shopping Mall if it's occupied by ShopRite, a South African retail departmental store?

Beautifulminde3:
That's substandard mall, even Shoprite rejected the mall, justrite local retail is the one using the place and PEP

Abia have two malls

Below is Abia mall in Umuahia the state capital

Oshogbo in Osun State has fly overs and Shopping Mall nau.

NwaAro:
"uncompleted" is how it's spelled you dunce, and which yeye Osun has Mall, the same Osun we both know abi is there another one in the North pole?

But the utterances of Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB and their supporters is contrary to this claim.
Go to Radio Biafra page on Facebook and see the level of hatred against the Fulani and Yoruba people.

hammerP:
I FEEL THE NEED TO STATE THAT WE ARE NOT LEAVING NIGERIA BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID OF YORUBA, HAUSA OR FULANI.

WE ARE LEAVING NIGERIA BECAUSE IT IS A FAILED STATE.

I HAVE NEVER KNOWN NDIIGBO TO FEAR ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE ON GODS EARTH.

FEAR IS XENOPHOBIA AND TRIBALISTIC OR RACIST ORIENTATED.

IPOB IS NOT A RACIST GROUP.

Stop saying what you don't know.



1) Itskeris is partially mutually intelligent with certain Yoruba dialects.

2) Ilaja is a subset of the larger Yoruba language spectrum.

3) Oba, Eko and Ola are proper Yoruba names.

Several kings have reigned in Ile-Ife before Oduduwa and many of these have the word 'OBA' as prefixes to their names and some are now deitified e.g Obatala, Obalufon etc.

The appropriate Bini word for camp is 'Ago'' and not Eko as it's being misconstrued online.

Even the Binis don't bear 'Ola'

Odingo1:
Know you that Egun, Itsekiri and Ilaje language is entirely different from Yoruba language. Somebody that speak Egun or Itsekiri cannot have a conversation with a yoruba man because they cannot hear each other but Ikwerre and Igbo person from south eastern Nigeria will discuss with each other fluently.

Also point of correction, the names that you refer to as yoruba names are actually Bini names because Bini people colonized yoruba land for long time and transfered some Bini names to Yoruba like Oba(king), Eko(Lagos), Ola etc.

Hmn, I understand your feelings but the hard truth is that no tribe has a monopoly over any name and this phenomenon is NOT limited to Igbo-Ikwerre relationship.


There are so many people bearing names like Turaki, Balarabe, Ishaku, Waziri etc that we Southerners wrongly assume to be Hausa but are not Hausa.

There are many people in Edo, Delta and Kogi States that bear Ayo, Femi, Ade, Akin etc but aren't Yorubas.

In Europe, names like Augustine, Frank, Angela, William, Francis, Jane, Alexander, Catherine,Henry etc can be English, French, German etc.

NwaAro:
Thanks for your much anticipated response.

So it's established you're at least aware and proud of your Igbo heritage.

As for the Igbo name bearers who are evidently not Igbos, I personally don't care about them tbh. I wish them all the best in their pursuits of happiness. Where I have a problem however is that the Igbos are tired of been at the receiving end of their "Bleep up's", no be tomorrow one Emeka Wigwe from Ikwerre will commit one type of crime that will headline global papers, and the tribal warriors will then tag him Igbo just to mock us.

Every part of Nigeria has existed before Nigeria came into existence in 1914 and every part can exist after Nigeria.

It's only oxygen that man can't exist without.



Everywhere you see men on this planet, God has already given them what they need to exist.


Your hatred for other Nigerians based on their tribes doesn't make YOU to think deeply about issues and make unbiased judgement.

NwunneWike:
Abbobi, the East is not forcing us in the SS to be Biafrans. Hausa dey drink my oil, yoruba say make I hate Ibo man.

Go NNPC make you see as yoruba pack themselves there. I know one wey hate Biafra pass anything because hunger go finish am.
The idiot no dey pick my phone since him see me change my whatsapp status to Biafra flag last year heroes day.
I blame him papa?

yoruba no go fit survive without Nigeria but them dey lie give themselves. Infact hausa better pass them.

So the criteria for being part of Biafria is any group of people 'if they speak Igbo, bear Igbo names and practice Igbo culture'?



The problem with this criteria will be 'Hiw do you define Igbo language, Igbo names or Igbo culture'?


Each ethnic group will say they speak their OWN Language , bear their OWN names and practice their OWN cultures irrespective of the similarities with Igbo language, names and cultures.

Odingo1:
Referendum will solve this matter, Rivers State is part of Biafra until they decide to pull out through voting.

Ikwerre, Oyibos, Etches, Ndokis, Elemes and Ekpeyes are Igbo people in Rivers state while in Delta State, Anioma, Ika and Igbanke in Edo State are also Igbo people. The can deny their Igbo heritage due to Nigeria politics but they know that they are Igbos because they bear Igbo names, speak Igbo and practice Igbo culture.

Rivers State was one of the twelve States created in 1967 just before the beginning of the civil war.

The division of the Old Eastern Region and the creation of States rattled Ojukwu causing him to declare Biafra without adequate preparation.

ludd2018:
Igbos don't claim river state but River state is Biafra from time immemorial. River state was a creation of Hausa fulanis after the war . There are Igbos in River state and when Biafra comes we 'll go with our cousins in so called River state . Note the original name for Port Harcourt is Igweocha an Igbo name.

It's not only Ikwerres, Northerners also refers to Ijaw, Efik, Ogoni, Urhobos, Anang as igbos.




During the build-up to the 2011 presidential election, educated Government workers I my place of work in Potiskum, Yobe State were telling me that Goodluck Jonathan is an Igboman!

I tried educating them that Jonathan is an Ijaw man and Ijaw is a separate ethnic group but they didn't listen.

SlyCharlie:
LMAO


The need to distance or disassociate yourselves from a particular tribe every darn time is sickening.
If you truly aren't one people or language group, there won't be any need for long epistles once every two weeks from your lot on Nairaland.
But the fact that you keep trying to spin the narrative or revalidate your non igboness or whatever, every time speaks volumes than whatever it is you chose to write.

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And the irksome thing is that we rarely see long epistles on SM trying to do the opposite.
People are focused rn, on how to develop his/her region or direct environment, yet some grown up folks can't still get over PTSD of being grouped alongside people that lost a war 50 years ago.

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On another note, if pogroms in the North were to begin again, - not saying they will- , but if they do,and an Ikwerre man named Chibuike is to find himself among the chaos, do you think the folks leading the charge would want to know if he is Ikwerre or Anioma??...
His name is Chibuike, he is automatically labelled Igbo, whose fault is that??...
Except prolly y'all start calling yourselves Danladi or Danjuma..


Your lot are confused,and should channel this misplaced concern to something more yeilding.

My two cents..

Honestly, I don't know what Tribalists aim to achieve because they act far below their level of education and intelligence in attempts to promote a tribal supremacy or tribal bashing.


A 78 year old civilian and private citizen that was not occupying any position, without an army or militia is planning to planning to engage a sitting MILITARY Head of State in a military combat to overthrow him and the whole country didn't know about it apart from this blogger?

You are very correct.







His children think money is everything.

tripoli007:
Interesting read ,I think one of the sons Of this ejigbadero just bought gowon estate playing ground known as “kuwaitfield “. He is vying for the post of Baale of a certain part of Alimosho ,which the Raji oba street falls in but is meeting strict opposition..wow history is good ..Heading to iyanaipaja from Egbeda .. Ejigbadero now has. B/stop

Bros, there's nothing that concern Yorubas in this matter.

About 99% of Yoruba people don't even know what is Ikwerres.









If you doubt me, just travel around and ask a random guy on the streets of Ijebu-Ode, Ilesha, Iseyin, Aiyetoro, Ila-Orangun, Ilawe-Ekiti, Efon-Alaaye, Ikare Akoko or Ile Oluji what they think about Ikwerres.

Nine, out of ten will first ask you; what is Ikwerres?

ludd2018:
Why can't yorubas mind their business? Why are u denying ikwere their root just to continue to isolate ikwere from their brothers just because of Oil? South South or Nigeria delta was a creation of yesterday. These people had existed over 5000 yrs as one even before Nigeria was created by white man .

Which economic indices are you talking about sir?


Name just 3 economic decisions taken by the PDP that produced the so-called economic indices.


The relatively high prices of crude oil determined the apparent economic indices and NOT any magic wand of the people.


Nigerians rate the performance of their Governments based on minimal Infrastructural development (like building of railways,Zamfara roads, power stations, estates, hospitals etc) and not any reasonable economic decisions.

nameo:
The funny thing is that most of the projects listed above were started by the PDP and much of the work in a lot of them was even done before APC came to power.

If after 5 years, and if these projects that APC met on ground(some of which have not even been completed) is the reason you wanna give the present Govt a pass, i really feel immerse pity for you and yours.

And then when you compare both parties in terms of basic economic index( inflation, exchange rate, poverty rate, employment rate, hunger rate, stock exchange performance etc), security and running an inclusive Govt, APC even fails behind the PDP, as bad as PDP was.

Just see how the APC FG Govt has completely malhandled the corona crisis in Nigeria!!!!

Both parties have failed Nigerians.

But APC is even the worst in my view, esp as they were voted in to significantly correct the ills of the PDP.

Most likely he is from Osun State.



I think I knew him many years age when he was a Prophet in a Cherubim & Seraphim Church.

Simplyleo:
Pls, who is he?

Looks like a rastafarian.

The criminal variety.

If MC Olumo's children are hooligans, fighting on the streets or are being arrested by the Police for rape or smoking Marijuana, so people will talk bitterly about him and abuse the Yoruba people.

Now that the man is sending his children to good schools and are graduating in flying colours, some people are still complaining bitterly and abusing the Yoruba people.

Not lucky per se but hardwork and determination to see that his children get the best education that he didn't get while growing (I guess he must have sat down one day and wept secretly for what poor education must have cost him).

Bola146:
Congratulations girl.. MC is just lucky having good children

This is a very fake news.


250 people working in a HOTEL?

Is HOTEL the same as a Factory?

As what exactly?

How many How many receptionists, Bar Men, Security Men, Laundry and Kitchen Staff do you need in a Hotel?

Which credible media is carrying this News?

1) Poverty index of a State measures poverty and NOT wealth in a particular State.

For instance, if the poverty index in Kogi State is 15%, this doesn't mean that the remaining 85% of the people in Kogi State are wealthy.

2) A particular administration of a State is not exactly the same thing as the State just as the Buhari Administration is NOT exactly the same thing as Nigeria.

Why is this very difficult for some people to understand?

SLAP44:
At least it's the the state government giving resident doctors sleepless nights in Ondo despite their billion naira IGR and rich populace.

This governor is stingy gan

Innoson Motor Company working days and nights to meet the demand for vehicles by the Nigerian Army and FRSC in 2019.

ProT:
Do u have stats to back up ur assertions, or u just rely on ur discretion?
I would love to see numbers relating to those two things u scribbled up there.

What is the rice production capacity of Ebonyi state, before and after the ban on importation of rice?

What special support did the FG provide to ndi Ebonyi, or is it a case of "the lion not wanting to feed on grass, no matter the policy in the jungle"?

Also, do same for Innoson and Aba garment patronage.

P.S:
Before u respond to this, remember the timeline in view is THE PAST FIVE YEARS; ur stats should take cognizance of the state of these ur PoLiCiEs within that period.

Then compare

Innoson Motor Company working days and nights to meet the demand for vehicles by the Nigerian Army and FRSC in 2019.

ProT:
Do u have stats to back up ur assertions, or u just rely on ur discretion?
I would love to see numbers relating to those two things u scribbled up there.

What is the rice production capacity of Ebonyi state, before and after the ban on importation of rice?

What special support did the FG provide to ndi Ebonyi, or is it a case of "the lion not wanting to feed on grass, no matter the policy in the jungle"?

Also, do same for Innoson and Aba garment patronage.

P.S:
Before u respond to this, remember the timeline in view is THE PAST FIVE YEARS; ur stats should take cognizance of the state of these ur PoLiCiEs within that period.

Then compare

What is the poverty index of Enugu, Abia or Ebonyi States according to your own research that is better than that of NBS?

reality1010:
OP, the poverty index is fake. Those who gave that index lack primary data on what they gave.This is OLUWOLE statistics which of course you know is fat fake. Please go on a research of production in Aba and Onitsha you will know better. Because south east doesn't post fake data does not mean the region is poor. Aside Lagos and Kano no other region can boost of economic activities like Abs and Onitsha.

Where did you get this impression that those in the S/west are looking up to Government?

How many people in Ode-Ogbolu, Alagbaagba, Okaka, Fiditi, Edunabo, Ajaawa,Ilogbo, Idanre,Ilaro, Iresi,Afao, Ilawe, Owena, Ijero, Iloko, Ifon, Oka-Akoko did any Government reach?

Every family love and take care of their people.

Churches and wealthy Indigenes of each town distributed foods items to their peoples.

Stop staying in Aguleri or Mbaise and be posting wrong information about places you know little or nothing about.

Luckymama:
Personal experience. In my husbands village somewhere in Owerri, there were so many individuals who sent money home from all over the place to assist their brothers who were based at home. My husband’s extended family alone contributed over a million Naira. Foodstuffs were bought and shared to the young men and family based in the East. That’s a spirit that’s totally lacking in the South West.

What I am trying to say is that hunger was biting everyone everywhere. But while those in the East have developed a communal spirit, the west are looking up to Govt. At the same time it is important to remember that all of this money I am talking about came from people who do not live in the East, so they do not contribute to the economy. These people pay taxes where they live. They employ Labour and pay rent, pay for services etc. So while their brothers may not necessarily starve because they regularly send money home, it’s not really helping the economy.

For instance,

1) The ban on importation of rice has really improve the production and consumption of local rice popularly called 'Abakaliki rice' I the S/East.

2) Increased Government patronage of Innoson vehicles and Aba Boots and Garment productions.

ProT:
I asked for SPECIFIC POLICY, but u seem more interested in ad nauseam.

I'm done with you!

The answer is simple- The land and people on it.

The Land: Osun State has a larger land mass than Enugu State.

Most of this land is used to plant Cocoa, Timber ,Cashew and Palm Trees which are producing Agricultural products that are EXPORTED.

The Land in Enugu may not be utilized for cash crops production. They plant Ugwu ,maize and cassava for local consumption



The People: A significant number of the people in Enugu are employed by Government and it's agencis which are less pronounced in Osun, meaning the people of Osun have to embrace alternative means of livelihood- Agriculture.

Poultry and cat fish farming are also widely practiced in Osun State. Proximity to Ibadan/Lagos ensure good market sales.

manuelreports:
Kaduna and Enugu are almost mate, the issue is how can Enugu be poorer than Osun State.

You are making the same mistake by reacting bassd on emotional feelings.


Do you know the methodologies used in the research? What are the factors considered?




As per Osun State, what do you exactly know about Osun?

Don't look at things just from face values, take time to read the report before reacting.

Beautifulminde3:
I don't know why our people are so dull, they concocted figures nobody is asking questions , they didn't involve any international body, they told us they took samples of 22,110 households who and who is involve? He placed his tribe on top with samples of 22,110 household, they place Osun 4th what is in Osun that richer the state richer than states that are viable

You keep making the same mistakes, your method of assessing poverty is by taking selective pictures of few streets which is NOT the method used by any reputable research institutions.


If the NBS statistics are wrong or you feel are manipulated to make your region look bad, the most appropriate it to refute this is by publishing the results of your own research works or that of other reputable organizations like the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

horsepower102:
lies!!! If you mean accepting reality by accepting those NBS statistics Yemi pull out of his arse, then to hell with you and him.

Erecting building is for those who have money and can afford to. Dont force me to open a thread posting aerial views of your so called cities.

There is no scarcity land in the east. Lagos state is the smallest state but contains over 20million Nigerians and still has more space to build.

Okay, what exactly do you think is the correct statistics if the one by the NBS is wrong?

cjrane:
Believe Nigerian statistics at your peril!

I don't understand the younger yoruba generation. Nigeria cannot count even the number of people in Nigeria nor even count the number of votes in a ward election. Yet, you think it's the complex algorithm and calculation of poverty index that they can do?

Keep deluding yourself

Black people always like to give excuses.

Manufactured goods in Onitsha are yet to meet the demands of Nigerians around Onitsha, yet you are complaining about sea ports in far away Akwa Ibom and Lagos.

Please mention just manufactured 3 items produced in Anambra State that is meeting all the demands for the product in Anambra State.

Engine oil, Shoes, Garments, Cement, Vegetable oil, Pharmaceutical produced in Anambra or Abia State aren't even enough for their State consumption and you are complaining that one imaginary FG is preventing you from exporting it with it's high cost.

ificatchmodeh:
Reason why restructuring is to best ..

The cost of manufacturing and exporting to Lagos .. before exporting same outside shores

The federal government Dey systematically dull IBOM sea port.

The understand what that sea port might be the end of Nigeria
A seaport that will kill Lagos Nigeria and give old eastern region total control..
that’s a seaport if successful the north won’t control

Nigeria is a game...

Excuse me sir, why this fixation about the Yorubas and what brought Yorubas into this discussion?

ificatchmodeh:
What’s attract other Nigerians to Lagos

Large market
sea port
International airport
Boarder with other African countries

Na wetin the keep majority of Nigeria in Lagos.

How many none yorubas live in other Yoruba states?

This as a result of 1970 arrangement.