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Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 8:17pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: Point of correction, I have no tribe; i'm a patriotic Nigerian. Ibos can claim the SS all you want, but the SS remains a complete separate entity with different ethnicities and unique cultures. Keep watching, so you can learn something useful, especially inter-tribal relations because it's obvious ibos really have a hard time getting along with other tribes. You only tolerate other tribes when something of economic value is at stake and you stand to lose big if you don't tolerate them. Stop tolerating other tribes and start showing love. The civil war is long over. This isn't 1967 anymore. It's 2015 for God's sake! Stop the blind hate towards other tribes and spread the love. 3 Likes |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 8:20pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Amazo:yes now and I got d part u said wat else does Nigeria want from d southsouth apart from oil, so wat u re trying to say is dat if tomorrow d oil looses value or dries up, u wud see them as insignificant. And u call urself a patriotic Nigerian, I laugh in swahili. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 8:25pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Igbos are tolerating d southsouth because of oil when igbos also make up a huge chunk of d southsouth... Dats d lies u and ur hench men have been telling dem since time immemorial while u guys corner der oil wells, take away d top posts in d oil industry and leave em with degradation, telling dem dat igbos are d cause....lol... ride on. As urself dz questions for doz if u thinking igbos are after southsouth oil; 1) how many Igbos own oil wells? 2) how many oil firm headquarters are in d East? 3) go and check d list if directors in various oil firms and tell me d tribe dat tops? 4) do a survey of oil staffs and discover d tribe who mk up d majority... Yet igbos are after southsouth oil... lol 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 8:26pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
BuddahMonk: Have you finished crying as you're typing ? 2 Likes |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by sherrylo: 8:28pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
@OP who are the "Vultures"? |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 8:39pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: Unlike you that chooses to live in denial, i'm very realistic! Considering it generates about 85% of Nigeria's revenue earnings, it's only logical to unapologetically say yes, the rest of Nigeria wants SS oil. It's an undeniable fact. But this doesn't imply that other tribes hate the SS people, because they don't and the SS still remains an integral part of Nigeria, and under its sovereignty. Tomorrow, should oil be $1 per barrel and the oil in the SS region can no longer bear Nigeria's financial needs and function as the nation's breadwinner as it were, which ever region of Nigeria the buck is passed to, to have its resources sustain the nation will have to perform excellently well just like the SS have been performing, and the Nigerian nation is eternally grateful to the SS for having contributed its quota to the nation's development. Everything isn't perfect yet, but the nation is moving forward, and the ibos had better evolve and embrace other Nigerian tribes or be left behind. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 8:47pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Amazo:igbos are not embracing other tribes, igbos have been living peacefully in Lagos, they debt wake up one day and start talking rubbish, they go abt der business peacefully without looking for trouble until sm Oba comes up and starts looking for who to throw into d Lagoon and u say Igbo's re trouble makers... patriotic indeed. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 8:51pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: Maybe it's because lots of ibos are more interested in trading and many have become trading juggernauts. Maybe ibos are interested in globetrotting too and that's probably why they are found in many places around the world. Now are you going to blame other tribes for this too? Because it seems the more convenient and usual thing for ibos to do when on the contrary, the results you're experiencing is as a result of your own choices as a people. Moreover, like I said stop living in the past. This is now a democratic dispensation, we're no longer in the military era. Even during that military era, ibos made political miscalculations and it cost dearly. Just barely over a decade in the new democratic dispensation, the ibos are already making another series of political miscalculations that will also have consequences. The ibos really need to stop shooting yourselves in the foot. Let's all progress together as a loving nation. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 8:56pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Check inwardly if you aint one then check outwardly you must surely see one. sherrylo: |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 9:01pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Amazo:I thought dat oda guy was saying we are interested in only Niger delta oil, now u re saying we are interested in trading.. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 9:10pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: Let's not deceive ourselves, the trouble fomenting currently isn't about the Oba of Lagos alleged statement. Even if it's true what is claimed that the Oba of Lagos said, how in the world can the Oba make millions of people drown in the lagoon in 7 days just like that, how? Does it make sense to you? But Ibos in this case don't care about being logical; rather they are more interested in seizing the opportunity to attack the Yorubas that they have openly and secretly hated since the incidence of civil war. Like I said before, this isn't 1967 anymore. This is 2015. The ibos should let go of the inner subconscious hate already. The war is over. Other tribes are not your enemies, quit seeing them that way and competing against them that way. The rest of Nigeria has long moved beyond the incidence of the last civil war, the ibos should too. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 9:12pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Me I don't know who Oba Akiolu is, I just knew him of recent, I know wat he said is just d normal blufs, just like wen Nyesom Wike once said anybody who doesnt like pdp should go back to his state, but it was wrong, wat annoys me is all d yorubas come up and started supporting his statement, if u go tru my past posts I drooped dz tribalism thing a long time ago, nd tried to be a good Nigerian even going as far as voting Buhari and supporting rochas coz he's in Apc, but some comments on Nairaland can turn even d most detribalised Nigerian to a hard core tribalist. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 9:17pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Amazo:we see other tribes as enemies, yet we build houses all over Nigeria, yet others even if they earn millions dat can build dem a house in two months, they prefer to rent than build a house in d East , nigga do d math, who's playing who or hates who here, an igbo man associates with anybody but that can't be said abt other tribes I ve seen and even heard tales abt how ladies left men they were dating simply because they are Igbos,,, let the truth be told. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 9:25pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Nice 1. Ishilove or Seun fp |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by smartigo: 9:28pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Caracta: You better don't let them drag u into their hatred. This is d politics section. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by eaglechild: 9:43pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Ilekeh:Yorubas love Igbos that is why they keep telling them that they are a defeated tribe and can never be president. That is why their Oba said they will perish in the lagoon. Yorubas love Hausas that is why they keep calling them illiterates. Yorubas love Ijaws that is why they keep calling Jonathan a clueless Otuoke fisherman from the abandoned land of fishermen. Yoruba love Ibibios and Anangs that is why they keep calling them house boys Yorubas love themselves so much that is why they keep assassinating one another politically, Bola Ige was killed out of love. Yorubas are filled with love. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by free13: 9:45pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
hmm..... |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Ilekeh(f): 9:50pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
eaglechild: Yorubas are neither filled with Love or hate. They are strategic. They choose sides for their self-interest. They act for their self-interest Yorubas were not filled with hate when they harbored Igbos and kept them safe their the Biafran war. Remeber how you came from the North down to the West? Were Yorubas filled with hate when they welcomed you to their land after the Biafran war? Were Yorubas filled with hate when they gave you high positions in Yorubaland? How quick you forget. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 9:51pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: You're funny in a way ! Let me break it down for you with a bit of history. Between 1967 - 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria that devastated the ibo tribe, left your lands in ruins, and paralyzed economically and politically. In order to survive the harsh realities being experienced, ibos had no choice but to migrate to other more economically vibrant, peaceful and flourishing states in Nigeria. And this was the genesis of ibo migrations to the Southwest and North. So truth is they were forced to move as a result of the anguish the SE was experiencing then, so they could survive and grow. Fast forward, they did survive and grow but unfortunately they carried the hate for the Yorubas and Hausas with them. And the hate remained buried, and kept secret howbeit temporarily till they could stand on their feet again as a people after a most gruesomely humiliating and humbling knockout defeat. They didn't bring money or properties to the southwest or North; rather they came to make money and make a life. Well, they did: through education, through trading, through crime, through whatever was necessary to become strong again as a people. This is nice. But the problem is, the hatred didn't go away, rather as the ibos grew stronger post-civil-war era, so also the hate and it gradually became an open secret. And some of the ibos even somehow nursed the idea of possible revenge in the future. Later they became accustomed to their host lands, and seeing how quick they were able to recover and thrive economically in these regions, most chose to stay and settle in these places. They bought houses, raised families, built businesses (actually mostly took over many businesses being run previously by their hosts, and usually through malicious practices) and gradually began to spread both population wise and geographically in the host regions. Still at this point nursing hate in their hearts for other tribes (who mainly are now their hosts) and waiting for the time the opportunity to explode and unleash the hate will come. The hosts on the other hand received them well to a large extent, partly because it was their culture to be nice to visitors and partly because of probably trying to appease their conscience as to the civil war that had a horrific toll on the ibos. So the ibos didn't build properties and make investments because they liked their hosts. It's because they had no other choice, and there was no other way. This was the best option towards social, economic and political recovery as a people. It was a well calculated decision. Now, fast forward to the present, i'll reiterate again, this is not 1967 anymore. We're in 2015. Let go of the hate for other tribes. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 9:53pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Ilekeh:yorubas ain't filled with hate but only God knows wats u ppl's obsession with anything igbo. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 9:55pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Amazo:wat u re trying to say now is dat Igbos didn't use to travel until after d civil war?... as for d rest it's too long to read not to talk of reply. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by eaglechild: 10:01pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Ilekeh:Yourubas harboured Igbos during the Biafran war? Please which war are you talking about? The one that every light skinned person in Lagos was discriminated against on the assumption of being Igbo even before it started. Igbos returned to all parts of the country after the war and started afresh. From Kano to Kaduna, Lagos to Potiskum Did Yorubas give out free land or food or shelter to them? They started from scratch with nothing and diligently worked their way up and it has nothing to do with Yoruba love. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 10:04pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Amazo u re not a good history student, I hate discussing all dz civil war stuffs coz I ve put it behind me long ago... d only wrong igbos eva did to other tribes is move into there region, and d moment der numbers begin to increase they begin to see us as a threat, someone said earlier dat if d fulanis held dz much numbers as igbos have in Lagos, and they have not being able to produce a governor by now there wud hv been bloodshed in Lagos, wat do u hv to say abt dat? |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by BlackTechnology: 10:11pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
BuddahMonk: God bless you We Igbos behave like he goats sometimes We refuse to learn from history My Yoruba neighbor asked me who did I vote for. I said nobody He asked why. I said let the yorubas decide He said I am silly I reminded him of how Hausa Berom war erupted in Jos. Igbos of this generation needs re- orientation and deliverance from political shortsightedness. 1 Like |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 10:12pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: It's not my problem if you can't or won't read. There are others out there who can and will read. I'm not writing this because of you. I don't know you and probably never will. I'm writing it for those ibos out there who have been brainwashed from childhood that other tribes are their enemies and should be treated as enemies. I'm writing to let them know that it's untrue. Other tribes are not the enemies of the ibos, but in a sense of it, the ibos are their own enemies because even though ibos are the greatest propagators of their progress, they have also been the major obstacle to their own progress as a people. Also, interpret it however you like. I'm responsible for my statement but i'm not responsible for how you think. What i'm certain of is that any smart people with a proper frame of mind won't find it difficult to understand the true meaning of my words. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Ilekeh(f): 10:13pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
eaglechild: No, they weren't harbored. They were killed as they moved from North to South. Did Yoruba create an hostile business environment? You say Yorubas are hateful, but you're able to thrive in Yorubaland in peace. Please analyze yourselves. How market in Kano? |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by BlackTechnology: 10:28pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: God bless you for this beautiful wisdom displayed. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Amazo: 11:21pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
lygn19: Well, let's take Lagos as a case in point. There are considerable populations, albeit huge numbers of other tribes besides ibos, but I can categorically say that no other tribe is nursing (and actually strategizing to accomplish) the ambition of becoming governor in a Yoruba state, except the ibos. Fulanis abound in Lagos, maybe not as much as the ibos, but it's not about population size. It's about having a character that seeks to takeover other people's stuff. It's a wrong attitude. Ibos always want and actually strategize by any possible means to takeover wherever they go, not just in Nigeria. Whether it's politics, business, assets, or what have you in Lagos, ibos want to take over from the hosts. Even population wise isn't spared and you already have ibos carelessly boasting that they will have the largest population in Lagos. And all these acts are not for mere decoration. They're actually calculated acts and a means to a very specific end or goal. No tribe sees ibos as a threat because of numbers, but because of character being exhibited. Just like Arab Muslims in developed countries, the hosts don't see them as a threat because of their population size because there are other nationalities with larger sizes present. Rather they are seen as a threat because of how they behave and what they are known to do. Many Asian countries like Indonesia weren't originally Muslim countries. They were countries that were Buddhist, the Muslims were immigrants, but gradually they took over and later converted it to a Muslim country and imposed their will and culture on the original hosts. After seeing that this is a "trend" with Arab Muslims, most hosts are wary to have them around. Can we blame them? Of course not. Same principle applies to ibos. Hitler wanted to take over Europe and then the rest of the world, simply because he had the ideology and mindset that the Germans were socially, mentally and biologically superior to other races. He sold his ideology to the German people and they bought it; and the whole of Germany set out to conquer the world, Europe first and others continents would follow. Whether consciously or unconsciously remains debatable but the ibos kind of have this trait too: the idea that they are superior to other tribes in Nigeria and it drives their acts. Hence you find it that ibos subtly have contempt towards other tribes and subconsciously look down on others and treat them with disdain in their faces, if the political, economic and social landscape tilts in their favor. But if it doesn't, then the ibos will tolerate them and play along, yet complaining and ranting against them behind their backs. So it's no wonder other tribes have mistrust towards ibos. The earlier the tribes face reality and issues like this are discussed and everyone can act real (no hiding or pretending) to state what they like and dislike and people find a common ground to forge ahead in peace and have mutual understanding about what kind of behavior is acceptable and unacceptable, then tribalism will continue to significantly limit the progress of Nigeria as a nation. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by Nobody: 7:37am On Apr 12, 2015 |
Amazo:has igbos tried to take over osun or oyo, was lagos not Nigerias former capital, y d unnecessary attacks as if it was d yorubas dat made Lagos wat it is today, I don't want to argue with u any further abt dat fulani stuff as u ve made up ur mind aht ur view of igbo so no need to go further, tomorrow now d ppl of Abuja, a place dat was once a bush wud come out and said they made Abuja wat it is dat oda tribes don't have full rights, dat they re doing dem a favour by allowing dem stay in abuja. Like I said b4 I won't argue with u any further as ur mind is made up abt igbos. |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by MDelgado(m): 8:11am On Apr 12, 2015 |
Blastfinito: Blastfinito Kilode!!!! see grammar |
Re: Open letter to Igbo youths - I Pity This Generation Of Igbo Youths by MDelgado(m): 8:15am On Apr 12, 2015 |
Amazo:God bless you for this.. |
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