kestolove95:
all what am saying is that igbos should stop associating their struggles with the south south..if biafra shud succeed today don't fink we a part of it as we to want our own freedom...igbos are eyeing our oil you think we don't know...no wonder people. Call it Biafra

It's unfortunate you are saying this. OUR PROBLEM IS THAT WE ARE NOT LEARNED. WE DONT READ AND HENCE ARGUE WITHOUT BASIS.
THE Igbo's are not your problem.. who told you we want to be associated with the SS either.
We are only seeking unity for our greater good.

bolanto24:
I am a newbie on nairaland... An Ijaw. I love this trend... I love my Igbo brothers.

You have in me a brother. ...You're highly welcome, and we look forward to exchanging great ideas with you.....

It is very unfortunate that instead of educated Nigerians to concentrate on how to make the APC government deliver, the ethnic divide is yet again created. I expect Barcanista who had belonged to both APC and PDP in the course of the elections to understand that divisive ethnic politics is what defeated GEJ.
Starting a thread on how to hold the PDP and APC accountable will be most appropriate.
Anyways, the Urhobo, Itsekiri, Isoko, Anioma, Afemai, Wanna Wepo Etc will still look at this thread with suspicion.

I feel the pain of people from these areas - because it genuinely seems as if they were being ganged up against this election.

Rather than take the matter personally, there is need to address the specific issues which led to Jonathan being voted out of power. His lack of control over his cabinet and blatant ineptitude.

Buhari is not the solution anybody wanted - but Nigerians rallied round and voted for change!

Times are changing and in the face of global economic development Nigerians refuse to continue suffering and smiling! Which is the sentiment those from the SS and SE continue to have.

It is not 'your turn' to govern for the sake of governing, it is 'your turn' to ensure that your interests are expressed and you are catered for as part of Nigeria!

I will say you should stop this ethnic and tribal nonsense that has brought about the likes of NGO, Madueke and Jonathan, and start demonstrating that you have the capability to lead from the front with competent Nigerians with the countries interests at heart.

Jonathan had the opportunity to do soo much for you and he didn't, why did you continue to support him?

bakila:
It is very unfortunate that instead of educated Nigerians to concentrate on how to make the APC government deliver, the ethnic divide is yet again created. I expect Barcanista who has belong to both APC and PDP in the course of the elections to understand that divisive ethnic politics is what defeated GEJ.
Starting a thread on how to hold the PDP and APC accountable will be most appropriate.
Anyways, the Urhobo, Itsekiri, Isoko, Anioma, Afemai, Wanna Wepo Etc will still look at this thread with suspicion.

Now that Buhari is in power, you guys all of a sudden have remembered that a government needs support

Rose2014:

Especially once they see that SE and SS wanting to drink from the same cup

They've bn dividing and ruling us for too long. We need change biko.
The way they castigated n voted out Jonathan after four years speaks volume of the northern agenda on Nigeria
Right now, Yorubas don't see anything wrong wt it cos they're Vice President. So sad

The defeat in this election was a blessing in disguise, resource control is next.

Mogidi:



bros Musiwa is waiting for you in one of his threads, leave now if you have nothing meaningful to add to the debate.

Gej till 2019 rings a bell?,
dude people like u, who are sycophants and agents of a particular party are in no position to speak for the SS/SE, i bet if Gej had won, a thread like this couldn't have come up

Rose2014:

Now that Buhari is in power, you guys all of a sudden have remembered that a government needs support

Now they need Unity. You have to give it to them, the speed with which they found their love for Nigeria. The love missing in action since 2011.

queensmith:
I feel the pain of people from these areas - because it genuinely seems as if they were being ganged up against this election.

Rather than take the matter personally, there is need to address the specific issues which led to Jonathan being voted out of power. His lack of control over his cabinet and blatant ineptitude.

Buhari is not the solution anybody wanted - but Nigerians rallied round and voted for change!

Times are changing and in the face of global economic development Nigerians refuse to continue suffering and smiling! Which is the sentiment those from the SS and SE continue to have.

It is not 'your turn' to govern for the sake of governing, it is 'your turn' to ensure that your interests are expressed and you are catered for as part of Nigeria!

I will say you should stop this ethnic and tribal nonsense that has brought about the likes of NGO, Madueke and Jonathan, and start demonstrating that you have the capability to lead from the front with competent Nigerians with the countries interests at heart.

Jonathan had the opportunity to do soo much for you and he didn't, why did you continue to support him?

What has the presidents before Jonathan done for Nigeria? Please enlighten me. What Nigeria (including Buhari)failed to achieve since 1960, they wanted uncle Jo to achieve in four years. And they acted their words by making Nigeria ungovernable for him

Jonathan was voted out for obvious reason. All of a sudden, all of you are clamoring for a united Nigeria. Nonsense

queensmith:
I feel the pain of people from these areas - because it genuinely seems as if they were being ganged up against this election.

Rather than take the matter personally, there is need to address the specific issues which led to Jonathan being voted out of power. His lack of control over his cabinet and blatant ineptitude.

Buhari is not the solution anybody wanted - but Nigerians rallied round and voted for change!

Times are changing and in the face of global economic development Nigerians refuse to continue suffering and smiling! Which is the sentiment those from the SS and SE continue to have.

It is not 'your turn' to govern for the sake of governing, it is 'your turn' to ensure that your interests are expressed and you are catered for as part of Nigeria!

I will say you should stop this ethnic and tribal nonsense that has brought about the likes of NGO, Madueke and Jonathan, and start demonstrating that you have the capability to lead from the front with competent Nigerians with the countries interests at heart.

Jonathan had the opportunity to do soo much for you and he didn't, why did you continue to support him?

Rubbish like yours is the reason Nigeria will get nowhere anytime soon. That's why we want to channel our energy inwards.

Rose2014:

Now that Buhari is in power, you guys all of a sudden have remembered that a government needs support

I am not asking for support for Buhari, I suggest rather that his Government be held accountable to the people. A state govern by PDP should also be held accountable to deliver.
The 16 years of PDP supremacy should be ignored and Nigerians should rather ask for better governance from Buhari or any other person moving forward.

Mogidi:


This is news to me that the Yorubas chased out Babangida and Yar'Adua, what did your people do exactly? I also noticed you're taking credit for Abacha's death, please explain.

Do an excursion to Minna and Kano, to make enquiries.

I never mentioned that gentleman of blessed memory -- Yar Adua.

bakila:
It is very unfortunate that instead of educated Nigerians to concentrate on how to make the APC government deliver, the ethnic divide is yet again created. I expect Barcanista who had belonged to both APC and PDP in the course of the elections to understand that divisive ethnic politics is what defeated GEJ.
Starting a thread on how to hold the PDP and APC accountable will be most appropriate.
Anyways, the Urhobo, Itsekiri, Isoko, Anioma, Afemai, Wanna Wepo Etc will still look at this thread with suspicion.

Why not tell EU, AU UEFA, Northern Elders Forum, Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders etc to disband? You should ignore me next time if you keep interpreting everything as tribal supremacism. We are determined(I am) to achieve Eastern integration and not just "mere alliance".

Ps: I ignore illogical comment.

atlwireles:


Rubbish like yours is the reason Nigeria will get nowhere anything soon. That's why we want to channel our energy inwards.

go ahead and channel inwards, let me know how far that gets you

Mogidi:


The defeat in this election was a blessing in disguise, resource control is next.

What were you looking at for 6years?

ebamma:
Gej till 2019 rings a bell?,
dude people like u, who are sycophants and agents of a particular party are in no position to speak for the SS/SE, i bet if Gej had won, a thread like this couldn't have come up

Why wouldn't this thread be necessary if GEJ had won? Do you see anything wrong in forming alliances? Only those who wish the SS/SE ill would advocate something else.

ebamma:
Gej till 2019 rings a bell?,
dude people like u, who are sycophants and agents of a particular party are in no position to speak for the SS/SE, i bet if Gej had won, a thread like this couldn't have come up

Yes there may not have been a thread like this cos everyone should be given a fair share of the national cake. See northerners rejoicing that they used almajiri to vote out Jonathan. Imagine the way Jonathan is not even given 8years like others were given. What do the Hausas really bring to the table for them to think oil belongs to them as birthright

So this election has opened our eyes, no doubt. And it's not late to seek change

I'm still trying to fathom why this thread is deemed as a gang up against north and SW.
Are people seriously kidding me with that ish? Where or what in OP original post gave such suggestions. Are people f2king serious? Una are that afraid of a SS/SE unity seriously? Smh at the hypocrisy.

@topic.
I don't trust the OP one bit and based on his past utterances he's nothing but a hypocrite. But that does not mean, I do not agree that SS and SE need to work together if we actually ever going to achieve our desires. It was my best friend, an ibibio that opened my eyes in terms of all gang ups against SS and SE. For some una, it was this past election that cleared una eyes but there were some of us that was enlightened prior to the election. All the election did was prove my believes once more. I've always maintained SS and SE need eachother to achieve whatever they desire. If we stop pushing against eachother, stop fighting against eachother we can achieve greatness. I'll use my people for example. For years now, delta north have tried numerously to obtain the governorship of Delta and for years, our work has been in vain. It was a year or was it two years ago we allowed SE Igbos to put a voice in our fight. Though they didn't invade delta governorship, they spoke up multiple times about it and from what I heard, it was Peter Obi that pushed for a deltan northern to be PDP flag bearer. How accurate that is, I'm not sure. Just a rumor that my cousin told me. Anyway, in the short period of them getting involved, a task we sort for years has finally become a reality.

What did that teach? It thought one voice can never achieve anything. The more people you have in your circle pushing for the same agenda, the more likely it's going to become a reality. That is something north learned and worked on hence when MB where showing signs of breaking off from the "united north", they worked deliberately to appease them and bring them back in the fold.

We needed eachother to survive in that country and I laugh that both regions, SS and SE, allowed others to create a rift between eachother and continue pushing that rift till well this election cleared una eyes.
You allowed others to constantly narrate to you how both of una "hated" eachother, don't have the best interest for eachother, and trying to steal from eachother yet you all have lived next to eachother for centuries with barely any conflict, intermarried with eachother till the point many of your cultures are mixed yet you allowed outsiders to tell you about your own neighbors? Smh!!!.
Funny enough those same neighbors have no regards for una. They claim to save SS oil from the greedy SE Igbos yet ironically every oil plots in SS is not owned by a SS and likewise the same for SE except maybe 3 or 4 igbos. They told you SE Igbos they love you more that your SS neighbors and even your SS igbo brothers yet they kill you and even spread fiticious rumors about you in order to damage una names.
I swear, I'm shocked it took both of una this long to actually realize you have no friends in that country and the way your ancestors lived was the RIGHT F2king way.

If we actually serious about this whole unity thing then una need to start from within ourselves.
SS ethnic groups needs to stop attacking and killing eachother over little things. SE need to stop with the state vs. State mess. You all f2king igbo for Godsake. You would think it's the Igala in Anambra and idoma in enugu that'll be getting you all discrimination due to their tribal differences but No, you all are attacking your own selves based solely on states. In my opinion, fixing SS and SE indigenous mentality is first thing to do in this "unity" if you all are truly serious of advancing both regions into one of the most developed in Africa. Both region have the potential, it just when do you ppl plan on unlocking it is the question right now.

queensmith:


go ahead and channel inwards, let me know how far that gets you

You are already on a thread advocating this agenda, that should tell you something.

Super1Star:


What were you looking at for 6years?

Our sword was sheathed because of GEJ, now its apparent the Yorubas/Hausas voted for someone that will maintain their interest and dominance.
We will be fighting for our interest starting with the PIB.

Rose2014:

What has the presidents before Jonathan done for Nigeria? Please enlighten me. What Nigeria (including Buhari)failed to achieve since 1960, they wanted uncle Jo to achieve in four years. And they acted their words by making Nigeria ungovernable for him

Jonathan was voted out for obvious reason. All of a sudden, all of you are clamoring for a united Nigeria. Nonsense

Who is clamoring for a united Nigeria? I for one will be happy if we got to see the backs of the bigots that will not allow someone to rest because of oil that is leagues away from their fathers land.

Jonathan was voted in the same reason he was voted out, what we thought was a complacent attitude towards grasping for power turned out to be incompetence.

We loved the man Jonathan, who was bullied and insulted by the Northern elders and 'WE' as in the 'YORUBAS' (with not a single ijaw, ss or se leader present) marched the streets to demand Jonathan be made president. We hate the man Jonathan who allowed corruption to thrive under his nose and did nothing to address the insurgency and political disasters rocking the nation!

Nobody expected him to perform miracles - we expected him to be a leader! Make the right decisions and if he cant eradicate corruption and insurgency at least PRETEND as if he cares!!!

He is the architect of his own downfall, remove the ethnic sentiments see sense.

TRIBALSTOOGE:

you are irrelevant . you did not vote for jonathan

Okay.

you are jittery and paranoid for the mere mention ss/se

I'm neither jittery nor paranoid. I simply hate it.

you are not from ss , get out bastard.

I never said I was from the SS, you low IQ having bastard. I said I was Igbo. I am from the South East, MOORON!
Personally, I will have nothing to do with a bunch of iddiots who spent half a century telling my people to stay of "their oil" and branding us "attachee-by-force", only to suddenly regain their sense of "brotherhood" after they failed at the polls and realized how alone they truly are.
Now, suddenly, we have the term "SE/SS" being pushed by the oddest of people.
Hilarious.

atlwireles:



You are already on a thread advocating this agenda, that should tell you something.

*patience jonathans voice* kontinu

I know for one know no more than 10% of Nigerians couldnt care less about the causes I do - that includes pitying the people who claim to be marginalised and believing they deserve some attention.

The best way to fully integrate the Eastern Region is to have a common master plan for development.
Ibaka seaport is crucial and centre to this; in fact it is the most important factor.
Relocation of oil companies' headquarters back to the region is very important too.

With Ibaka seaport and other smaller seaports and cargo ports/bays, our development will be in our own hands; we can dictate how we grow.

Plans are to be put in place to fully develop and utilize all our international airports. I don't need to fly back home from Abuja or Lagos.
One can easily travel by road to any Eastern town in 2/3 hours.

Politically, SE governors forum or her sister SS governors forum should be abolished. We should have Eastern governors forum instead.

queensmith:


*patience jonathans voice* kontinu

I know for one know no more than 10% of Nigerians couldnt care less about the causes I do - that includes pitying the people who claim to be marginalised and believing they deserve some attention.

This thread is about the inward movements between the SS and the SE. I don't care or give a crap about your pretentious postulations.

Rose2014:


Yes leadership is the main reason I keep emphasizing on a well drafted constitution.
Left for me personally, SS can always produce the president of a united eastern region. Afterall the northerners have been president of Nigeria all these years and what has easterner gained from it? And believe or not, northerners are not going to let go of that power without bloodshed. Imagine how they formed BH to destabilize a president that come from an oil producing region(of all places) and yet feasting on their oil

Igbos can leave the president for SS to produce(for all I care). Let Igbos have a conducive business environment. The two regions have what it takes to compete with every other country in the world

True that. Igbos need basically an environment to do their hustle..

Nevertheless, I hope all we want is achieved whether in Nigeria or Biafra. We want a country where everybody matters. A country where there is no minority or majority. A country where religion doesn't matter. A nontribalized country not that where some group are singled out as tribalists while others are regarded as fighting a good course even when it's obvious they tow a tribal line. A country where there is no religious or ethnic violence. A country where no one state or tribe is regarded as hosting another state or tribe. A country where one is free and safe living far away from home. And so much more.

Mogidi:


Our sword was sheathed because of GEJ, now its apparent the Yorubas/Hausas voted for someone that will maintain their interest and dominance.
We will be fighting for our interest starting with the PIB.

I careless about passage of PIB or Resource control.

You had the golden opportunity under GEJ, but you were busy looting the treasury.

Support Regionalism and your resource control will see the light of day. Don't and others will continue rocking your oil. Sorry "our oil " -- Ondo is an NDDC state nah.lmao

francizy:


True that. Igbos need basically an environment to do their hustle..

Nevertheless, I hope all we want is achieved whether in Nigeria or Biafra. We want a country where everybody matters. A country where there is no minority or majority. A country where religion doesn't matter. A detribalized country not that where some group are singled out as tribalists while others are regarded as fighting a good course even when it's obvious they tow a tribal line. A country where there is no religious or ethnic violence. A country where no one state or tribe is regarded as hosting another state or tribe. A country where one is free and safe living far away from home. And so much more.

Same here o
I want a country where state of origin is just for formality sake

Obiagu1:
The best way to fully integrate the Eastern Region is to have a common master plan for development.
Ibaka seaport is crucial and centre to this; in fact it is the most important factor.
Relocation of oil companies headquarters back to the Region is very important too.

With Ibaka seaport and other smaller seaports and cargo ports/bays, our development will be in our own hands; we can dictate how we grow.

Plans are to be put in place to fully develop and utilized all our international airports. I don't need to fly back home from Abuja or Lagos.
One can easily travel by road to any Eastern town in 2/3 hours.

Politically, SE governors forum or her sister SS governors forum should be abolished. We should have Eastern governors forum instead.

Great suggestion

OneNaira6:
I'm still trying to fathom why this thread is deemed as a gang up against north and SW.
Are people seriously kidding me with that ish? Where or what in OP original post gave such suggestions. Are people f2king serious? Una are that afraid of a SS/SE unity seriously? Smh at the hypocrisy.

@topic.
I don't trust the OP one bit and based on his past utterances he's nothing but a hypocrite. But that does not mean, I do not agree that SS and SE need to work together if we actually ever going to achieve our desires. It was my best friend, an ibibio that opened my eyes in terms of all gang ups against SS and SE. For some una, it was this past election that cleared una eyes but there were some of us that was enlightened prior to the election. All the election did was prove my believes once more. I've always maintained SS and SE need eachother to achieve whatever they desire. If we stop pushing against eachother, stop fighting against eachother we can achieve greatness. I'll use my people for example. For years now, delta north have tried numerously to obtain the governorship of Delta and for years, our work has been in vain. It was a year or was it two years ago we allowed SE Igbos to put a voice in our fight. Though they didn't invade delta governorship, they spoke up multiple times about it and from what I heard, it was Peter Obi that pushed for a deltan northern to be PDP flag bearer. How accurate that is, I'm not sure. Just a rumor that my cousin told me. Anyway, in the short period of them getting involved, a task we sort for years has finally become a reality.

What did that teach? It thought one voice can never achieve anything. The more people you have in your circle pushing for the same agenda, the more likely it's going to become a reality. That is something north learned and worked on hence when MB where showing signs of breaking off from the "united north", they worked deliberately to appease them and bring them back in the fold.

We needed eachother to survive in that country and I laugh that both regions, SS and SE, allowed others to create a rift between eachother and continue pushing that rift till well this election cleared una eyes.
You allowed others to constantly narrate to you how both of una "hated" eachother, don't have the best interest for eachother, and trying to steal from eachother yet you all have lived next to eachother for centuries with barely any conflict, intermarried with eachother till the point many of your cultures are mixed yet you allowed outsiders to tell you about your own neighbors? Smh!!!.
Funny enough those same neighbors have no regards for una. They claim to save SS oil from the greedy SE Igbos yet ironically every oil plots in SS is not owned by a SS and likewise the same for SE except maybe 3 or 4 igbos. They told you SE Igbos they love you more that your SS neighbors and even your SS igbo brothers yet they kill you and even spread fiticious rumors about you in order to damage una names.
I swear, I'm shocked it took both of una this long to actually realize you have no friends in that country and the way your ancestors lived was the RIGHT F2king way.

If we actually serious about this whole unity thing then una need to start from within ourselves.
SS ethnic groups needs to stop attacking and killing eachother over little things. SE need to stop with the state vs. State mess. You all f2king igbo for Godsake. You would think it's the Igala in Anambra and idoma in enugu that'll be getting you all discrimination due to their tribal differences but No, you all are attacking your own selves based solely on states. In my opinion, fixing SS and SE indigenous mentality is first thing to do in this "unity" if you all are truly serious of advancing both regions into one of the most developed in Africa. Both region have the potential, it just when do you ppl plan on unlocking it is the question right now.

Nice one bro.

OneNaira6:
I'm still trying to fathom why this thread is deemed as a gang up against north and SW.
Are people seriously kidding me with that ish? Where or what in OP original post gave such suggestions. Are people f2king serious? Una are that afraid of a SS/SE unity seriously? Smh at the hypocrisy.

@topic.
I don't trust the OP one bit and based on his past utterances he's nothing but a hypocrite. But that does not mean, I do not agree that SS and SE need to work together if we actually ever going to achieve our desires. It was my best friend, an ibibio that opened my eyes in terms of all gang ups against SS and SE. For some una, it was this past election that cleared una eyes but there were some of us that was enlightened prior to the election. All the election did was prove my believes once more. I've always maintained SS and SE need eachother to achieve whatever they desire. If we stop pushing against eachother, stop fighting against eachother we can achieve greatness. I'll use my people for example. For years now, delta north have tried numerously to obtain the governorship of Delta and for years, our work has been in vain. It was a year or was it two years ago we allowed SE Igbos to put a voice in our fight. Though they didn't invade delta governorship, they spoke up multiple times about it and from what I heard, it was Peter Obi that pushed for a deltan northern to be PDP flag bearer. How accurate that is, I'm not sure. Just a rumor that my cousin told me. Anyway, in the short period of them getting involved, a task we sort for years has finally become a reality.

What did that teach? It thought one voice can never achieve anything. The more people you have in your circle pushing for the same agenda, the more likely it's going to become a reality. That is something north learned and worked on hence when MB where showing signs of breaking off from the "united north", they worked deliberately to appease them and bring them back in the fold.

We needed eachother to survive in that country and I laugh that both regions, SS and SE, allowed others to create a rift between eachother and continue pushing that rift till well this election cleared una eyes.
You allowed others to constantly narrate to you how both of una "hated" eachother, don't have the best interest for eachother, and trying to steal from eachother yet you all have lived next to eachother for centuries with barely any conflict, intermarried with eachother till the point many of your cultures are mixed yet you allowed outsiders to tell you about your own neighbors? Smh!!!.
Funny enough those same neighbors have no regards for una. They claim to save SS oil from the greedy SE Igbos yet ironically every oil plots in SS is not owned by a SS and likewise the same for SE except maybe 3 or 4 igbos. They told you SE Igbos they love you more that your SS neighbors and even your SS igbo brothers yet they kill you and even spread fiticious rumors about you in order to damage una names.
I swear, I'm shocked it took both of una this long to actually realize you have no friends in that country and the way your ancestors lived was the RIGHT F2king way.

If we actually serious about this whole unity thing then una need to start from within ourselves.
SS ethnic groups needs to stop attacking and killing eachother over little things. SE need to stop with the state vs. State mess. You all f2king igbo for Godsake. You would think it's the Igala in Anambra and idoma in enugu that'll be getting you all discrimination due to their tribal differences but No, you all are attacking your own selves based solely on states. In my opinion, fixing SS and SE indigenous mentality is first thing to do in this "unity" if you all are truly serious of advancing both regions into one of the most developed in Africa. Both region have the potential, it just when do you ppl plan on unlocking it is the question right now.

Well said. Yea this election has opened many eyes to face the realities on ground. It's not late to start the integration now.

And yes I agree with eastern governors and not SS n SE governors ish

How could SS be sold on 'Igbos want our oil' and they bought into it. Yet northerners 8000 miles away are holding on to the same oil since 1960. Yet made Nigeria ungovernable for SSner for four years
Who's deceiving who?

kodlins:


It's unfortunate you are saying this. OUR PROBLEM IS THAT WE ARE NOT LEARNED. WE DONT READ AND HENCE ARGUE WITHOUT BASIS.
THE Igbo's are not your problem.. who told you we want to be associated with the SS either.
We are only seeking unity for our greater good.

You dont need to respond to his kind, most who say such are not truly from the SS or the SE. Their only aim is to create disaffection between the 2 regions