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nairalandkachy1:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/09/drop-the-name-nigeria-its-hypocritical-demeaning-wole-olanipekun-urges-fg/

These lawyers constitute the bulk of the corruption and nepotism going on in the country. Denying these is hypocritical.

The people from the land of the rising wailers have turned Nigeria into a zoo and demeans the country, and the earlier they live the better for the rest of us.

Frigga13:
Druggie is a huge disgrace .. even his people want the name change..

Na lie..

E remain Nigeria ..

Why you no get this brain all this while .. matter don Dey be .. SAN eyes open.

This one will soon be nakked on the streets very very soon

[quote author=lailo post=125518061][/quote]Bros speak to the Restructuring message he spoke about. APC in 2014 raised the issue of restructuring Nigeria and won many hearts on that sentiment. Fast-forward 2020, Buhari and the APC denied canvassing such issue.

Tinubu again raised the issue and SouthWest in general has for a while been at the forefront of the messsage. Tinubu now ha s the opportunity, how come he's quiet on it.

That I expect should have been the first point of call for him. Many Nigerians do not believe in the Nigeria project and getting Nigeria to work, most if not all, hands must be on deck.

What is Tinubu doing to reinvigorate the Nigerian spirit?

If you take the pain to check previous posts, you'll find I believe in Tinubu and not a random hater even though I also disagree with some of hia decisions. Take time to go through my post to appreciate how unbiased I am.

nairalandkachy1:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/09/drop-the-name-nigeria-its-hypocritical-demeaning-wole-olanipekun-urges-fg/

True. But are you just waking up? After all these years of losing and wining cases making money as a SAN with the name , you just wake up today all of a sudden, you are begining to think like Nnamdi Kanu. hmmmmm

Omoawoke2:
Yorubas are sophisticated for a reason.

What igbos have been fighting over for years, it won’t take a sweat for Yorubas to achieve it if they want to.
If Nigeria want to form Yoruba nation, they will do it without breaking sweats

They also know that even before you.

that's how the hate and envy for the yorubas came about.

Go back to history and see how yorubas have been defeating them without picking a stone against them, it's beyond their reasonable doubt.

A youruba man lured them to loss over 1 million life's because they tried to be smarter than him, millions of them hate Awo today because he destroyed them with sophisticated tactics..just one man to a whole region, and they cry rigging , but their messiah (Obi) never rigged

Same yorubas gave them life after the civil war, clothed them and have them accomodation in all S/W and unite them with the northerners.

Today they must live in Lagos , then their body taking back to south east for burial, more or less like imperialism on the eastern nigeria by the south west.

Now, another yorubas man has given them another combo..

There unity is not as powerful as the force of a single Yoruba man, not to talk of the Yoruba unity.

This people have really suffered oppression under the Afonjas, it's time to let them go.

Maybe we should rename it to
WA ZO 🤣🤣🤣 the Bia may taint the name and change the name or what did think my good people

Well typed! 💯😢

gaby:
While I agree with part of your submissions, it is imperative to make a correction to one of your points.

The British never created Nigeria as a country.

The British created Nigeria as a business enterprise to be headed by an indigenous CEO/President while the British Royals kept the majority shareholding and control of the board.

If in doubt, ask yourself why is it that anyone who seeks to preside over Nigeria must first go to 10 Downing street to make their intentions known while also submitting their CVs for a possible interview and assurances secured from the applicants on how they intend to make the business enterprise more beneficial and profitable to them (the board of directors/majority shareholders)?.

To pass their interview and to be deemed as fit for the top job, of course, you will have to give them assurances of a prosperous Nigeria under your leadership.

However, it is pertinent to note that "A Prosperous Nigeria" in this context is hugely different for "Prosperous Nigerians".

While the former is what concerns and benefits them as the real owners of the business enterprise "Nigeria", the possibility of the latter goes against their dividends and hell no way you will be getting their support for the top job.

In conclusion:

If you set out to work for the prosperity and betterment of Nigerians, it would mean you starving the shareholders of their premium payouts. No serious business person dey put hand for that kind kalo kalo business.

If you say you get coconut head and want be hero by force to care for your people, them know how to take care of you. Dem get agents for even your household.

You go "chop imaginary apple" by force.

Una doooooh...

Just something to ponder upon...

Changing Nigeria's name is not the answer, what is needed is the balkanization of the zoo so that every component of the zoo will chart their own course and destiny. Another person cannot come from his country and say you, you and you today your are this or that, we have to go back to our original nationalities. we don't love each other and I don't see us loving each other, people kicking against separation, are the ones that have nothing to offer and cannot sustain themselves. The good thing is that Biafra is coming whether the zoo government and their British criminals likes it or not, we are going home. Unity beggar's can salivate all they want, we are living Nigeria.

compoundC:

See as Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom carrying the whole load of this fraudulent nation in your map.

MrSly:
Words of a typical political thief. The civil War was fought not to keep Niger-area but to secure a country called Biafra.

It was Biafra that begged to be reintegrated back into Nigeria when they saw the Niger Deltans was not with them.

onumadu:
The bolded is a lie from the pits of hell, but I don't want to change the direction of this thread by addressing it in detail.
It is one of those lies that some Nigerians habitually tell themselves about Biafra, ensuring that things remain unchanged.
So I pass on that...

As for the
part of your statement ... I laugh.
NOBODY is trembling at the mention of Nigeria anywhere unless you mean people who start watching you closely thinking that you are about to steal something. lol

You just like English too much ... I'm telling You Facts But Whatever "Fact" you hold to Heart is also Respected by me as you have right to your own Facts too ...

As for Biafra, Nobody gives a People Freedom anywhere in the world, You take it if you have what it takes ... That is My Own Fact ...

Most Boss No wan Free Their Apprentice But Once You Have what it takes, You Must Free Yourself & Don't Come Back Crying like a Prodigal Son ....

Biafra should take their Freedom if they can Meanwhile, Some People are already doing the job while the FG is also Responding ....

Freedom is Not Free, That's the Axiom !

As for me Being a Nigeria & People Trembles Watching me closely, Use Whatever Words You wanna Use ....

Everyone around me Must be Smart because They Know if dey Looseguard, They Know I Can Move them or Shift their panties, The Landscape of Nigeria Trained Us That Way From North to South ... Other African Nations ain't like US From West Africa to Sahara, The whole Arab-Africa to Asians, Middle-East Even Western World... Nigerians are Unique ... We are... They Know Us Once They see Us ... They Love Us at the Same time Fear Us .. It Can Turn Sour Anytime even if it's been Sweet for Eon ...
You Can't Looseguard For a Nigerian


Nigeria do not train us to be Jolojolo, YoloYolo Nor Bolobolo ... We are Thoroughbred, God bless our Women for the Trainings Us even When Most Nigerian Men don Runaway from Home...

If you No smart, You Can't Run an Average Naijagirl ... Na she Go Run You She go Run You Down Until The Man in You Evolve to Replace the Adult Boy In You

We Nigerian Men do not know what Our Women Imbibed in us until we go Out there ...

A Simp in Nigeria is a King In Most Countries

A King in Nigeria is an Emperor in Most Countries ...

An Emperor in Nigeria can Snatch Obama's Wife(Michelle) All Na Formating If she Guck am ... No time, She go become Princess in Edo State or Anambra Anyhow e be ... she will be Moved

God bless Our Mothers, Our Women & The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Amen.....

Nigerian Spirit & Ginger Must Never-Ever Die, Amen!

Zooposki:
It was Biafra that begged to be reintegrated back into Nigeria when they saw the Niger Deltans was not with them.

They begged and there was still a fight? Oga are you kidding? Even now Nnamdi Kanu is in prison to beg for Biafra reintegration. Younare not a historian and you are given to reading too.

MrSly:
They begged and there was still a fight? Oga are you kidding? Even now Nnamdi Kanu is in prison to beg for Biafra reintegration. Younare not a historian and you are given to reading too.

They would have preferred to win of course but they opened too many warfronts and if they bring war to your land you are obliged to fight which was how the west and Midwest were dragged into the war. The war would not have happened at all if the Eastern region government had insisted on a referendum before any new state can be created anywhere in the country and everybody would have succumbed to the argument including the people of all the newly created states and that would have set a precedent and maybe we would not be here discussing this matter today but other matters like how to launch a Jupiter probe

tsdarkside:
son of a dish washer....
avoid me....

am not in the mood....

Take correction and learn,

MrSly:
They begged and there was still a fight? Oga are you kidding? Even now Nnamdi Kanu is in prison to beg for Biafra reintegration. Younare not a historian and you are given to reading too.

The fight was to liberate the Niger Deltans. Once that was done with, you guys now begged to be reintegrated back into Nigeria cos Biafra without Niger Delta oil and port made no sense.

Dey play. Person wey go d!e there

SpecialAdviser:
Why is Nnamdi Kanu being vindicated every now and then. Remembered how he frowned at the name NIGERIA.

Good morning to all the magas copying him. MNK is a prophet honestly. Many tribes would wish to have him. That's why Jealousy no let them commend his sagacity. Man is a genius.

If Mandela spent years in prison and came out victorious, I believe MNK is already on the footpath. God bless him abundantly

SpecialAdviser:
You guys are daft. The question is would fear ever let you fight for your own country? We know how Igboho ended. And we know how you have been making eternal noise over restructuring and sovereign national conference. But you are never stable on your ways and two faced.

Igbos knows what they want and constantly demand it. Fight to recover ILORIN first and let's know you got the balls. We fought a war for 3 years and never lost a single territory. How easily was ILORIN taken from you?

Sunday igboho came at an immature time, he was using Igbo system. How many Yorubas supported him, and Yorubas don’t even regard him. Unlike your Nnamdi Kanu your hero and messiah.
If Yorubas want to break away from Nigeria, you won’t even see it coming. All you will see that suddenly, yorubaland has formed their own country

Omoawoke2:
Sunday igboho came at an immature time, he was using Igbo system. How many Yorubas supported him, and Yorubas don’t even regard him. Unlike your Nnamdi Kanu your hero and messiah.
If Yorubas want to break away from Nigeria, you won’t even see it coming. All you will see that suddenly, yorubaland has formed their own country

Nonesense bragging. If you want, if you want. The ones you want, how far about that?

Zooposki:
The fight was to liberate the Niger Deltans. Once that was done with, you guys now begged to be reintegrated back into Nigeria cos Biafra without Niger Delta oil and port made no sense.

Niger Deltans? Everybody is desperate for the oils in some part of Biafra land. Many people you call Niger Deltans bear pure Igbo names showing their true cultural heritage. Besides, not all part of Niger Delta belong to Biafra. Why not go with the rest who also have enough oil quantity? Even the mineral in zamfara and IGR in Lagos should help you guys forge ahead if their are honest leaders. But hell no, everybody wants to rule Nigeria like their papa compound and at the same time wants everybody to suffer and smile.

lawani:
They would have preferred to win of course but they opened too many warfronts and if they bring war to your land you are obliged to fight which was how the west and Midwest were dragged into the war. The war would not have happened at all if the Eastern region government had insisted on a referendum before any new state can be created anywhere in the country and everybody would have succumbed to the argument including the people of all the newly created states and that would have set a precedent and maybe we would not be here discussing this matter today but other matters like how to launch a Jupiter probe

There may be wrong decisions taken during the war but the fact remain that these people have said no to one Nigeria that is obviously not working and neo colonialism and wants to self determination. Is there anything wrong with that?

MrSly:
There may be wrong decisions taken during the war but the fact remain that these people have said no to one Nigeria that is obviously not working and neo colonialism and wants to self determination. Is there anything wrong with that?

There is nothing wrong in that and I am in support of that as well because the groups competing in Nigeria are contemporaries by population and the competition is not healthy at all. I only responded to correct the idea that all Nigerians were against Biafra from the onset. The war started as a struggle between the East and the North and may have been avoided easily

The terms of Confederation that the great Ikemba Nnewi, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu presented as his preference and for the good of all the regions in the country for as as far back as 1967 in Aburi meeting but was jettisoned by rulers and representatives of other regions is what many contemporary emergency activists and later-day converts are now advocating for through another nomenclature as restructuring.
Wole's advocacy for renaming Nigeria at this point is completely cosmetic and he should be advised to face reality and not chase shadows.

I thought Chief Wole Olanipekun had something important to say, little did I know he was just show casing redundancy and diminishing return in wisdom. No wonder he submitted that a man who forged a certificate should not be judged based on the certificate cos it's not a basic qualification for election contest. My question still is, how does NBA or NJC issue this SAN title, as in what modality do they employ? Is there any room for withdrawal of the title? We lay Nigerians are asking.

And he's wearing oyibo hair ?

Omoawoke2:
Sunday igboho came at an immature time, he was using Igbo system. How many Yorubas supported him, and Yorubas don’t even regard him. Unlike your Nnamdi Kanu your hero and messiah.
If Yorubas want to break away from Nigeria, you won’t even see it coming. All you will see that suddenly, yorubaland has formed their own country

You can not actually compare Igboho to Nnamdi Kanu who concentrated on raining curses on everybody within earshot. Igboho tried his honest best, he was arrested and damages was awarded against the Federal Government. Who you can compare to Nnamdi Kanu is one Adeyinka Grandson based in the UK but he was not as toxic. A leader of Biafran agitation that is most reasonable is the MASSOB leader Ralph Nwazuruike. KANU has neither strategy nor tactics and he can not be said to be the same as Sunday Igboho

NSK4U:
The terms of Confederation that the great Ikemba Nnewi, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu presented as his preference and for the good of all the regions in the country for as as far back as 1967 in Aburi meeting but was jettisoned by rulers and representatives of other regions is what many contemporary emergency activists and later-day converts are now advocating for through another nomenclature as restructuring.
Wole's advocacy for renaming Nigeria at this point is completely cosmetic and he should be advised to face reality and not chase shadows.

The terms of confederation was as it was established by General Ironsi. There was no alteration but new states were created all over the country but the Eastern region government said 'On Aburi we stand!' meaning the new states should be abolished and that led to the civil war when both sides did not compromise. Meanwhile the first civil war in Nigeria broke out in the East led by Major Adaka Boro which was quelled by the FG led by General Ironsi before he was later assassinated by Northerners in Ibadan. On Aburi we stand led to the civil war and no other region apart from the East objected to the creation of new states. Therefore that objection which could have been done civilly ultimately led to the civil war. I mean if the Eastern region government had insisted on a plebiscite, it would certainly have been granted and the civil war would have been avoided or averted

lawani:
You can not actually compare Igboho to Nnamdi Kanu who concentrated on raining curses on everybody within earshot. Igboho tried his honest best, he was arrested and damages was awarded against the Federal Government. Who you can compare to Nnamdi Kanu is one Adeyinka Grandson based in the UK but he was not as toxic. A leader of Biafran agitation that is most reasonable is the MASSOB leader Ralph Nwazuruike. KANU has neither strategy nor tactics and he can not be said to be the same as Sunday Igboho

You are very correct. But Sunday also insulted some Yoruba elders, I think he later apologized. Omoluabi will always be Omoluabi

lawani:
The terms of confederation was as it was established by General Ironsi. There was no alteration but new states were created all over the country but the Eastern region government said 'On Aburi we stand!' meaning the new states should be abolished and that led to the civil war when both sides did not compromise. Meanwhile the first civil war in Nigeria broke out in the East led by Major Adaka Boro which was quelled by the FG led by General Ironsi before he was later assassinated by Northerners in Ibadan. On Aburi we stand led to the civil war and no other region apart from the East objected to the creation of new states. Therefore that objection which could have been done civilly ultimately led to the civil war. I mean if the Eastern region government had insisted on a plebiscite, it would certainly have been granted and the civil war would have been avoided or averted

From which source are you trying to give me this new narrative of the Nigerian history especially the part of Nigeria's history that is so important for her average citizen?

How and when did Ironsi establish confederation please?
For the unbiased records, Ironsi just like Zik was sold to the idea of one Nigeria and thought that unification decree would bring about the needed unity for the country upon his take over of government via coup. He introduced it and many Nigerians especially the political class in the north who he didn't put to jail like he did in the southern part of the country used his unification decree to raise propaganda against the Igbos with the narrative that Ironsi introduced the decree to put other regions of the country under perpetual dominance of the Igbos. Their propaganda worked which led to his overthrow and the rest was history.

But Ojukwu not submitting to Gowon's government which was grossly insensitive and utter neglect to the plight of Easterners being killed in the Northern Nigeria moved for secession and in a bid to stop the disintegration of the country, agreement was made to have a round table discussion to end the unrest of the period. Aburi today's Ghana happened to be the neutral ground for the warring parties and delegates from regions discussed and presented their positions. General Ojukwu's brilliance and preparedness for the meeting made him present valid points and positions which the Gowon's government alongside the regional delegates could not defeat. He proposed confederacy with valid reasons for its benefits to every region and at the end of the meeting, General Gowon alongside others agreed to his submission in Aburi. But upon their return to Nigeria, Gowon was made to understand that the confederation preference would not favour the whole country especially the north but the East. The British were said to be among the major stakeholders Gowon sought the interpretation of the Ojukwu's confederation call and they asked him to reject it. The following morning broadcast announced that Gowon has backtracked from their agreement in Aburi with the reason that he signed an agreement which he didn't understand its terms. This made Ojukwu insist that he and the eastern region stood on the resolution reached in Aburi which birthed the then
chant; "On Aburi, We Stand" before his final declaration of the sovereign state of Biafra.

Also to correct the wrong info on Major Boro, he wasn't the first to call for secession. For the records, the first call for secession came from the North who were in great suspicion of being dominated by the south after independence. Thank you

NSK4U:
From which source are you trying to give me this new narrative of the Nigerian history especially the part of Nigeria's history that is so important for her average citizen?

How and when did Ironsi establish confederation please?
For the unbiased records, Ironsi just like Zik was sold to the idea of one Nigeria and thought that unification decree would bring about the needed unity for the country upon his take over of government via coup. He introduced it and many Nigerians especially the political class in the north who he didn't put to jail like he did in the southern part of the country used his unification decree to raise propaganda against the Igbos with the narrative that Ironsi introduced the decree to put other regions of the country under perpetual dominance of the Igbos. Their propaganda worked which led to his overthrow and the rest was history.

But Ojukwu not submitting to Gowon's government which was grossly insensitive and utter neglect to the plight of Easterners being killed in the Northern Nigeria moved for secession and in a bid to stop the disintegration of the country, agreement was made to have a round table discussion to end the unrest of the period. Aburi today's Ghana happened to be the neutral ground for the warring parties and delegates from regions discussed and presented their positions. General Ojukwu's brilliance and preparedness for the meeting made him present valid points and positions which the Gowon's government alongside the regional delegates could not defeat. He proposed confederacy with valid reasons for its benefits to every region and at the end of the meeting, General Gowon alongside others agreed to his submission in Aburi. But upon their return to Nigeria, Gowon was made to understand that the confederation preference would not favour the whole country especially the north but the East. The British were said to be among the major stakeholders Gowon sought the interpretation of the Ojukwu's confederation call and they asked him to reject it. The following morning broadcast announced that Gowon has backtracked from their agreement in Aburi with the reason that he signed an agreement which he didn't understand its terms. This made Ojukwu insist that he and the eastern region stood on the resolution reached in Aburi which birthed the then
chant; "On Aburi, We Stand" before his final declaration of the sovereign state of Biafra.

Also to correct the wrong info on Major Boro, he wasn't the first to call for secession. For the records, the first call for secession came from the North who were in great suspicion of being dominated by the south after independence. Thank you

The first call for secession was the Araba cry or so by the Northern People's congress which they used to force Dr Azikiwe to concede the PM position to the NPC. If not given the position, the NPC would go it alone and they were clear about that. It was negotiation and Dr Azikiwe succumbed and was made a ceremonial President instead of leader of government business but he held a lot of influence over appointments and etc, so the power sharing between the NPC and the NCNC was balanced. The Action Group was in the opposition. It may have been possible that if Sir Macaulay were alive, there would have been no opposition since the AG would be an appendage of the NCNC and so also the NPC but the opposition party system shut out the Yoruba and laid the foundation for problems. Major Adaka Boro's insurrection was a civil war of over two weeks and not a mere political secession threat. It was the first civil war in the country since the threat of the NPC was a mere negotiation tactic and not an armed insurrection. If you say the eastern region was right to insist on the Aburi accord, then I will not debate that with you. I also will not debate on who pushed General Gowon to cancel the Aburi agreement but I strongly suspect that it must have been the survivors of Major Isaac Adaka Boro's civil war since himself was still alive then who pressurized General Gowon to disregard the Aburi accord and create more states all over the country. The majority of people writing PhD theses on this issue in five thousand years time will reach this conclusion even without evidence. The war could have been avoided but nothing happens without having some good side effects and that good side effect is what should be focussed on.
General Ironsi could also have swayed opinion to his side by immediately putting on trial and executing all the coup plotters and also releasing Obafemi Awolowo a political prisoner who was like Nelson Mandela back then. He was daring onlookers by leaving all that undone. Imagine someone like Obafemi Awolowo left in prison even for one hour by someone like General Ironsii?. Those are all the issues.