Since the 1952 elections in the colonial Nigeria till this year’s general elections, about 70 years later, the Southeast and Southsouth have, to a substantial extent, always voted in same direction.

The two regions have been like a woman’s breast where if you are able to suck one, you will get the other one for free. That is that if you can get the Southsouth to support your presidential ambition as a presidential candidate then you are getting the southeast as jara, and vice versa.

This might be because these two regions were historically one region before the balkanization that happened in 1967 at the wake of the Civil War which was intended to weaken the homogeneity of the Old Eastern Region.

But asides the fact that these regions shared same political and regional entity in the past, they are almost, substantially, same people as can be observed from their homogeneous Christianity, similarities in culture, customs, etc. The only substantially separation between these people is dialects.

Now, this near homogeneity is why they tend to share same worldview and are always attracted to same thing, ideas and ideals. Hence the consistency in voting in same direction in successive elections.

This union between SE/SS is why northern politicians have always coveted an alliance between the north and SE/SS. This was the pattern since 1960 when Northern and Eastern alliance birthed the first indigenous government when Tafawa Balewa became Prime Minister and Azikiwe became President. This alliance was sustained in the 1979 and 1983 elections, and between 1999 till 2015.

We can say that that pattern was broken by Buhari in 2015 because he was overly popular in the north. But even Buhari himself courted the North/Eastern alliance in 2 election cycles but failed to get because the Easterners failed to gravitate to him because of the reason we just finished seeing for 8 years.

Now, after the last election where the incumbent president was able to be declared ‘winner’ because Atiku and Obi being on the ballot divided the Northern/Eastern alliance votes, I’ve noticed that Tinubu has commissioned his foot soldiers to start both online and offline propaganda to try to break the bond between the two brothers of Southeast and Southsouth.

That’s why Asari Dokubo started saying gibberish online about how he was selling Igbos and all. It’s obvious the intention was to get the Igbos to react, and from there spark an ethnic friction between the Ijaw and Igbo and from there they will use propaganda to lump other ethnic minorities in Southsouth into it of how Igbos are trying to dominate them and other lies they’ve told since the 1960s.

But the Igbos are always one million miles ahead of these agents of darkness. That’s why till today not even an Igbo baby has responded to Asari Dokubo. You would wonder if all Igbos are in one WhatsApp group where we were instructed not to respond to Asari but we are not. We are just so alike that we reason and react same way to things. We saw through Asari from a million miles and ignored him. Now he has foolishly crawled back to whence he came.

But not only Asari, even here on Nairaland, I’ve seen multiple threads trying to tell Southsouth people why they should stop associating with the Southeast. Some have even created threads to tell Ebonyi people that they are not Igbos just so they would stop adding to the voting powerhouse that is SE/SS.

Now, apart from Asari and online minions, a closer look at the actions Wike, Ibori, Akpabio and co, will tell you that they are trying to re-engineer the Southsouth away from the Southeast and redirect them towards the Southwest so they can birth a SS/SW alliance that would now be going into alliance with the north to win elections. That’s the reason they fought so had to give Akpabio the Senate Presidency just to make it seem that Tinubu cares about the Southsouth.

Hence my question, why is Tinubu and his men trying to separate two brothers?

Do you not know we can see through you from a million miles away?

Do you think your propaganda and shenanigans will separate us?

Do you think this is 1960s when you sold lies and propaganda to cause divisions and succeeded with it?

Who is threatened by the SE/SS unbreakable alliance?

Beggy beggy.

Some of them think there is mighty Chinese wall demarkettimg SS/SE not knowing that looking at the map, SE is nearly inside SS..

The reason for creating SS is to give non Igbos in the region voice at the National politics and Ekwueme made that possible..

Yorubas have been begging for our alliance since time immemorial yet they are not getting it..

Their madness is always at the peak when election is around the corner like they did previously, yet despite seeing the outcome they won't stop creating what doesn't exist..

Inasmuch as there are few disgruntled elements in SS, but even if election is conducted million of times, those disgruntled elements always vote in the same line with SE Igbos.. They will always consider a SE politician ahead of SW politician ..

Tinubu rodents should know that it's easier to divide NE and NW votes (If it's possible) than dividing SS and SE voting pattern during election..

Modified: One clown below me is shouting Akpabio...Even SE Supported Akpabio more than SS senators.. Most SS senators voted for Yari..

Hate has destroyed these people.. They don't even know how NASS elected their principal officers

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What left to severe?

The SS are politically ahead and have already, and still showing support for His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

Why would anybody want to do such at this point when it’s not of relevance, or do we say that is being done against 2031 elections?


Everyone has moved on!

We SE/SS terms was terminated in the just concluded Senate president position. SE chose Yari a northerner over Akpabio who is your neighbor

For how long would you be continue with this wolf crying?

The last bus left, SE is now officially politically stranded

This guy


Y'all should let the president rest abeg

Whatever he is doing is for the betterment of the country

Patience is what y'all need

Penguin2:


This might be because these two regions were historically one region before the

Just like Nigeria, the Eastern Region was created by the White Men

There was no time the Region was One before it was merge by the British

Nobody is trying to severe any bond please, before this election our parent in the ss have always told us to be cautious of the south Easterners. stop trying to drag us into your Biafra, we can inter marry, do businesses together and you can also buy properties and migrate to our region but WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR BIAFRA, develop your 5 states maybe we would be willing to join in your agitation but for now considering the fact that we are better than you economically stop trying to force us to join you, it no surprise though because misery loves company

There is no SE and SS, it really should be one Eastern region.

The South South:

"before Ojuku declared the
republic of biafra in may 1967
Isaac Adaka Boro an Ijaw man had declared the
Niger delta republic in february 1966.
Boro had formed the niger delta
volunteer force an armed militia with
members consisting mainly of his fellow
ethnic group declared the niger delta
republic on february 23 1966 and fought
nigeria's federal forces for 12 days but
they were eventually defeated and then
jailed by the Ironsi federal
military government [and Ojuku eastern governor] for treason"

But it was Gowon from Kanke Local Government Area in Plateau State that later set Boro free and Boro later became a major in the Nigeria army.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVRx3RhN3XE

Ezeama400:
Some of them think there is mighty Chinese wall demarkettimg SS/SE not knowing that looking at the map, SE is nearly inside SS..

The reason for creating SS is to give non Igbos in the region voice at the National politics and Ekwueme made that possible..

They gave been begging for our alliance since time immemorial yet they are not getting it..

Their madness is always at the peak when election is around the corner like they did previously, yet despite seeing the outcome they won't stop creating what doesn't exist..

Inasmuch as there are few disgruntled elements in SS, but even if election is conducted million of times, those disgruntled elements always vote in the same line with SE Igbos.. They will always consider a SE politician ahead of SW politician ..

Tinubu rodents should know that it's easier to divide NE and NW votes that dividing SS and SE voting pattern during election..

Modified: One clown below me is shouting Akpabio... Supported Akpabio more than SS senators.. Most SS senators voted for Yari..

Hate has destroyed these people.. They don't even know how NASS elected their principal officers

You said it all…

It is easier to break the Northwest and Northeast than breaking Southeast and Southsouth.

Meanwhile, the few disgruntled elements in Southsouth that you are talking about, are just characters like Wike, Asari and co, who think Igbos are out to dominate them.

Penguin2:

You said it all…

It is easier to break the Northwest and Northeast than breaking Southeast and Southsouth.

Meanwhile, the few disgruntled elements in Southsouth that you are talking about, are just characters like Wike, Asari and co, who think Igbos are out to dominate them.

They are in minority, unfortunately they are very loud

vanitybutiwanti:
Nobody is trying to severe any bond please, before this election our parent in the ss have always told us to be cautious of the south Easterners. stop trying to drag us into your Biafra, we can inter marry, do businesses together and you can also buy properties and migrate to our region but WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR BIAFRA, develop your 5 states maybe we would be willing to join in your agitation but for now considering the fact that we are better than you economically stop trying to force us to join you, it no surprise though because misery loves company

Where did you see Biafra in what I wrote up there?

Or do you have cognitive difficulties?

SangoOlukosoOba:
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What left to severe?

The SS are politically ahead and have already, and still showing support for His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR)

Why would anybody want to do such at this point when it’s not of relevance, or do we say that is being done against 2031 elections?uni


Everyone has moved on!

Agbados like the one above 👆 are just jealous of the indivisibility bond between SE and SS, hence their resort to begging SS to love them even after what they did to GEJ govt.

Penguin2:

Where did you see Biafra in what I wrote up there?

Or do you have cognitive difficulties?

You do not have to write about Biafra, the reason you want this alliance so bad is because of your actualization of a Biafra in the future, wise people can see the end from the beginning

vanitybutiwanti:
Nobody is trying to severe any bond please, before this election our parent in the ss have always told us to be cautious of the south Easterners. stop trying to drag us into your Biafra, we can inter marry, do businesses together and you can also buy properties and migrate to our region but WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR BIAFRA, develop your 5 states maybe we would be willing to join in your agitation but for now considering the fact that we are better than you economically stop trying to force us to join you, it no surprise though because misery loves company

we can inter marry, do businesses together and you can also buy properties and migrate to our region

If you can do this as one then house keeping should not be a problem

You guys should stop deceiving yourself, there's no bond between you guys and we the N/Deltans, you're only tenants doing business in our land

helinues:
We SE/SS terms was terminated in the just concluded Senate president position. SE chose Yari a northerner over Akpabio who is your neighbor

For how long would you be continue with this world crying?

The last bus left, SE is now officially politically stranded

https://sunnewsonline.com/names-of-senators-who-voted-against-akpabio-in-circulation-fake-senator-musa/?amp

Whatever you saw as the voting pattern of the senators in the election of Akpabio and Yari is fake.

Below is a report of then Southeast Senators Elect endorsing Akpabio.

So where did you get your narrative?
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/southeast-senators-elect-endorse-akpabio-barau-to-lead-10th-senate/amp/

vanitybutiwanti:
You do not have to write about Biafra, the reason you want this alliance so bad is because of your actualization of a Biafra in the future, wise people can see the end from the beginning

The guy knows nothing about history.
Historically, Delta and Edo states were under western region administered from ibadan.
If igbos are dragging SS, Yorubas too have the right to drag SS too.

Penguin2:

https://sunnewsonline.com/names-of-senators-who-voted-against-akpabio-in-circulation-fake-senator-musa/?amp

Whatever you saw as the voting pattern of the senators in the election of Akpabio and Yari is fake.

Below is a report of then Southeast Senators Elect endorsing Akpabio.

So where did you get your narrative?
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/southeast-senators-elect-endorse-akpabio-barau-to-lead-10th-senate/amp/

To start with, those list of how the senators voted didn't make it to NL Fp cos it was fake.

Secondly, it's on record that reasonable number of Igbo's on this forum were against Akpabio being SP referring to his corruption case.

Thirdly, for your logical mind, who do you think SS would prefer to be closer to presently between SW and SE, considering how SW championed the campaign for Akpabio both online and offline, the collaboration between SW and SS improved as his Excellency Tinubu received sensible votes from the region.

vanitybutiwanti:
You do not have to write about Biafra, the reason you want this alliance so bad is because of your actualization of a Biafra in the future, wise people can see the end from the beginning

And you think Southeast can’t actualize Biafra without the Southsouth?

Ezeama400:


They are in minority, unfortunately they are very loud

Very infinitesimal minority.

The only difference is that a lousy character like Wike can afford to pay Channels Television to put camera on his face while he spills gibberish for one hour.

But will that change anything? Never!

keymatt:
Agbados like the one above 👆 are just jealous of the indivisibility bond between SE and SS, hence their resort to begging SS to love them even after what they did to GEJ govt.

Beg?

Keep wallowing in delusion!

Elections are over and everyone has moved on!

The SS don’t play bitter politics, they are neither here or there, they are always after interest. Unlike your kinds, you keep playing bitter politics and still end up losing.

It’s now becoming a trend that anything you support loses out. Even the Donald Trump you supported lost out

Penguin2:

And you think Southeast can’t actualize Biafra without the Southsouth?

They can not, the modern proponents of Biafra are always trying to drag the SS into their their agitation, there is a thread on Nairaland where Nnamdi Kanu rejected BIAFRA because some SS states were not handed to him. We are all adults, if you really want your Country, Prevail on your lawmakers to do the needfull. even in Real life, the wealthy friend always have people trying to please him, nobody is a fool, if the SS was a desolate region without resources like the SE under the same same SS name do you really think the igbos will be trying to drag them into their Biafran project?

Ss has no connection with south east....no matter their begs, we don't even reason them.

only ignorant person will write all these..

What today known as south south was carved out from two regions; eastern region and western region.....but ignorant landlocked crying fools will think the whole south south was carved out from Eastern region...see why we don't even look at their tears for alliance because they are too ingenue to us..


In the 1940s The Ijaws were divided into two regions, western region and eastern region.
the Ijaws of Delta state, edo state and Ondo state were from the old western region, which was later midwest and then bendel to now, Ondo, edo and Delta state....Ijaws were the largest ethnicity in the old western region behind the Yorubas.......in the other part, the Ijaws of bayelsa and rivers were added to the old eastern region and later old rivers state to now Bayelsa and rivers.

The Ijaws who were the largest ethnicity in old western region behind the Yorubas were given referendum to stand on their ground which is midwestern.....but the Ijaws who were also the largest ethnicity in the old eastern region behind the igbos were never given referendum to join the western Ijaw brothers by the igbo dominated government because of the crude oil.......this sparked grievances and later led to Adaka Boro using arm agitation to an extent forcefully declaring the independent niger delta republic in 1966

To put record straight,,,,the Ijaws were first southern region protectorate in 1900 with the Yorubas and the Igbos,,,,then later nigeria was made three regions,,,,the Ijaws were splitted into two regions, western and eastern regions.

only ignorant ibo youths will have delusion mind that the whole south south were part of the eastern region.....and no one should argue with them because they are born fools and why we Ijaws called them piri ama abu.....yes, the igbos are piri ama abu... everyone know it... because they behave exactly like forest beings.


Another record about the voting pattern..
To debunked the lies of this piri ama owei write up..
South south and southeast have never have same voting system until 2010 and 2015...
The records are there...we The igbos in the 1960s have party like NCNC led by Zik,,,Yorubas had Action congress led by Awo and the Ijaws had Niger delta congress led by Dapper Biriye..

Niger delta congress and NCNC were dreaded enemies due to the NCNC refusal to grant referendum for the Eastern Ijaws.
The niger delta congress in entirety aligned with the northern party till all the parties at then desolved..............then later, the Igbos had a party called apga led by ojukwu and all igbos rally round their apga party but the Ijaws as usual join their northern alliances for PDP..........

To make it straight,,,,the Ijaws in their entire lives never give one vote to NCNC and APGA which are the two igbos party.....rather, the Ijaws formed their niger delta congress party to teach the NCNC a bitter lesson by aligning with the northern party........then later when apga came, the Ijaws join PDP to teach apga lesson....

It was 2010 that the igbos out of frustration leave their lonely apga to join PDP.......this is the history of the igbo party system and the Ijaw party system.....

An historical prove below... quite observe the voting pattern

helinues:


To start with, those list of how the senators voted didn't make it to NL Fp cos it was fake.

Secondly, it's on record that reasonable number of Igbo's on this forum were against Akpabio being SP referring to his corruption case.

Thirdly, for your logical mind, who do you think SS would prefer to be closer to presently between SW and SE, considering how SW championed the campaign for Akpabio both online and offline, the collaboration between SW and SS improved as his Excellency Tinubu received sensible votes from the region.

So you think because Southwest supported Akpabio to become Senate President will make Niger Deltans forget how you carried mock coffins of Jonathan and called him goat, buffoon and clueless until he was booted out from power?

Between President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ordinary Senate President which one is more valuable and useful?

limeta:






we can inter marry, do businesses together and you can also buy properties and migrate to our region

If you can do this as one then house keeping should not be a problem

You also marry the yorubas, why can't you live in peace with them?

vanitybutiwanti:
They can not, the modern proponents of Biafra are always trying to drag the SS into their their agitation, there is a thread on Nairaland where Nnamdi Kanu rejected BIAFRA because some SS states were not handed to him. We are all adults, if you really want your Country, Prevail on your lawmakers to do the needfull. even in Real life, the wealthy friend always have people trying to please him, nobody is a fool, if the SS was a desolate region without resources like the SE under the same same SS name do you really think the igbos will be trying to drag them into their Biafran project?

You know it’s quite pathetic that I wrote a piece that dwelt solely on politics but you came to sprinkle the Biafran talk on it because that’s the only defense you lots have been programmed to put up.

But did you just say that the southeast is without resources?

Do you know that Imo State has the largest Gas Delos in Africa?

Are you aware that Abia is an oil producing State?

Are you aware that Anambra has both oil and Gas deposits?

Are you aware that Enugu has the largest Coal deposit in Nigeria?

Are you aware that Ebonyi has one of the largest Limestone deposit in Nigeria?

How did you arrive at the conclusion that Southeast is without resources?

Tukpa8:
Ss has no connection with south east....no matter their begs, we don't even reason them.

only ignorant person will write all these..

What today known as south south was carved out from two regions; eastern region and western region.....but ignorant landlocked crying fools will think the whole south south was carved out from Eastern region...see why we don't even look at their tears for alliance because they are too ingenue to us..


In the 1940s The Ijaws were divided into two regions, western region and eastern region.
the Ijaws of Delta state, edo state and Ondo state were from the old western region, which was later midwest and then bendel to now, Ondo, edo and Delta state....Ijaws were the largest ethnicity in the old western region behind the Yorubas.......in the other part, the Ijaws of bayelsa and rivers were added to the old eastern region and later old rivers state to now Bayelsa and rivers.

The Ijaws who were the largest ethnicity in old western region behind the Yorubas were given referendum to stand on their ground which is midwestern.....but the Ijaws who were also the largest ethnicity in the old eastern region behind the igbos were never given referendum to join the western Ijaw brothers by the igbo dominated government because of the crude oil.......this sparked grievances and later led to Adaka Boro using arm agitation to an extent forcefully declaring the independent niger delta republic in 1966

To put record straight,,,,the Ijaws were first southern region protectorate in 1900 with the Yorubas and the Igbos,,,,then later nigeria was made three regions,,,,the Ijaws were splitted into two regions, western and eastern regions.

only ignorant ibo youths will have delusion mind that the whole south south were part of the eastern region.....and no one should argue with them because they are born fools and why we Ijaws called them piri ama abu.....yes, the igbos are piri ama abu... everyone know it... because they behave exactly like forest beings.


Another record about the voting pattern..
To debunked the lies of this piri ama owei write up..
South south and southeast have never have same voting system until 2010 and 2015...
The records are there...we The igbos in the 1960s have party like NCNC led by Zik,,,Yorubas had Action congress led by Awo and the Ijaws had Niger delta congress led by Dapper Biriye..

Niger delta congress and NCNC were dreaded enemies due to the NCNC refusal to grant referendum for the Eastern Ijaws.
The niger delta congress in entirety aligned with the northern party till all the parties at then desolved..............then later, the Igbos had a party called apga led by ojukwu and all igbos rally round their apga party but the Ijaws as usual join their northern alliances for PDP..........

To make it straight,,,,the Ijaws in their entire lives never give one vote to NCNC and APGA which are the two igbos party.....rather, the Ijaws formed their niger delta congress party to teach the NCNC a bitter lesson by aligning with the northern party........then later when apga came, the Ijaws join PDP to teach apga lesson....

It was 2010 that the igbos out of frustration leave their lonely apga to join PDP.......this is the history of the igbo party system and the Ijaw party system.....

An historical prove below... quite observe the voting pattern

I think you need to go back to school sir.

Even if it’s night school.

But before then, which election was held in 2010?

And where did your Ijaw people vote in 1999, 2003 and 2007?

Again which year did Igbos vote APGA at the center that decided to “teach them a lesson”?

And lastly, are Ijaws the only inhabitants of Southsouth? What about the Ikwerres? The Etches? Annang, Efik, Ibibio, etc? What about them sir?

Penguin2:


You know it’s quite pathetic that I wrote a piece that dwelt solely on politics but you came to sprinkle the Biafran talk on it because that’s the only defense you lots have been programmed to put up.

But did you just say that the southeast is without resources?

Do you know that Imo State has the largest Gas Delos in Africa?

Are you aware that Abia is an oil producing State?

Are you aware that Anambra has both oil and Gas deposits?

Are you aware that Enugu has the largest Coal deposit in Nigeria?

Are you aware that Ebonyi has one of the largest Limestone deposit in Nigeria?

How did you arrive at the conclusion that Southeast is without resources?

You have all those resources yet you generate chicken change as IGR monthly? why are your people so bitter and full of hate despite the phantom resources in your region? how much does Imo and Abia state state get from the FG monthly as as oil and gas producing states? you think if it was the other way round; the SE getting the lion share from FAAC and the SS getting pittance, the SE lawmakers would have gone through the proper channel for secession without trying to drag the SS into the union. Your elders know that if the 5 states are allowed to secede, hunger and starvation will kill the SE. The other day soludo complained about his state generating a measly 2b every month when Rivers easily generate 12b, Delta 7B and Bayelsa 2b every month, why wont failures force themselves to identify with a region with potential?

Penguin2:

So you think because Southwest supported Akpabio to become Senate President will make Niger Deltans forget how you carried mock coffins of Jonathan and called him goat, buffoon and clueless until he was booted out from power?

Between President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ordinary Senate President which one is more valuable and useful?

SE people are just the only one still wallowing ( no disrespectful) about the 2015 election loss. Which year did both GEJ and Madam peace supported David Lyon of the same Apc you and your likes don't want to hear at all. Are you saying the same 2015 GEJ election loss to Apc has been wiped out from Bayelsa state people. This is politics you either win or lose. Moreover, didn't this same SW people supported GEJ in 2011 election?

Between President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ordinary Senate President which one is more valuable and useful?

Of course the position of the president is more valuable and useful . That's why both SW and SS renewed their old friendship to secure the both position. They rubbed our back, we reciprocated