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Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 1:32pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
yorubatic:Letting Biafra or any region go is not up to you or me. IT IS UP TO NIGERIA. AND AS IT STANDS, IT IS TREASON TO DECLARE IT. So what would you suggest ? 1 Like |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by funlord(m): 1:33pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
coolitempa: There's a reason women have been unequal for so many years and that is women like YOU! Take it or leave it child you are an inherently _stupid being! Stop embarrassing your parents with your display of world class foolishness all over this thread! Try and go to the celebrities section and comment on maybe tiwa savages gown or something like that because you will only receive mega embarrassment here! Live and learn! 3 Likes |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 1:38pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
whitecloth:I have long suspected it. Some people deliberately fan the embers of tribal fires for political expediency. Since the advent of democracy -even before- the call for secession is often use to draw attention to particular region/tribe. I have been to the east, south - south and west and the ordinary man/woman on the street isn't that secession - minded. Nairaland paints a very distorting image of reality with this Biafra and zoo chanting. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by StunningCEO: 1:38pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
funlord: Why are you picking on Ms. Coolitempa for advocating a clearly well thought out argument. You sound like a[b] sexually frustrated pervert[/b] in my opinion. 2 Likes |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by funlord(m): 1:46pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
StunningCEO: There are 2 things wrong with this post! It is either 1: you are also a _moronic _idiot like her, or 2: you are also an insecure and frustrated tribal bigot! Either way your assumption that such tripe is a "clearly thought out argument" has given me my answers! Exchanging banter with you would be a waste of time and mb so there is no need! Just kindly _FUCK OFF! 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 1:59pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
coolitempa:Lol my dear, As long as Lagos is the economic capital and social hub of Nigeria, it will always be overcrowded - even if Biafrans go. That's why there should be a restructuring of Nigeria. Lagos can be decongested by opening other ports of the country which have access to the Atlantic ocean. But every capital - be it political or economica l- does have its price to pay. The residents of Makoko are of other west african citizens than Nigerians. And if you were to conduct a census on foreigners in Lagos, you'll be amazed at the findings. Other parts of the country should be opened up. Who says Nigeria can't have our own New York, Los Angeles and Washington or Pretoria, joburg and Cape Town? 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by FTBOY: 2:08pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
lezz:i wish. let them do it quickly so i can go back to delta. i think there's one in anambra...let them open it na |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by coolitempa(f): 2:09pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
funlord: Illiterate....its 'there'...... ...now get lost.... |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by thezoomustfail: 2:10pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
The ZOO MUST FAIL 1 Like |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by FTBOY: 2:14pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
coolitempa:very soon u'll come back with another moniker and quote him....and u want people to believe ur a girl. smh! 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by yorubatic: 2:17pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
lezz:You are simply a diabolical coward...optimism with those who don't want you...optimism with those who want you ruined or is it optimism with those who want you dead...I hate diabolical hypocrites like you....simply learn to be on own your own....you are evil, very evil...you have a ritualistics aura, so full of deceit and evil, very incestuous...you smell like a betrayer you are ... 4 Likes |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by oloyede252(m): 2:27pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
yorubatic:like seriously Mr man, |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by FTBOY: 2:37pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
yorubatic:don't u think all this is unnecessary? what has diabolism got to do with someone's personal opinion for a one nigeria? like say if war start now u go fit stand |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by SUBWAY101(m): 2:43pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
Anyone against biafra will be thrown in the lagoon. Ibos must get there biafra by Gods grace. So shall it be. |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by Nobody: 2:49pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
If any section of Nigeria feels marginalized, they have the full right for self determination. Such right should not be traded on the platform of emotions when real issues triggering them aren't attended to. Confab would have help to relax all the agitations but I think some feels more important than other sections of the country and want to remain parasitically to the detriment of others. 1 Like |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 2:49pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
yorubatic:lolz with you stop cracking me up with laughter here!!! You ooze of a dark humour. I see you're of the southeast or Igbo and you use a yoruba moniker to do tribal trolling? Is that right? I'm not yoruba, can't even speak the language beyond monosyllabic mumblings. But I like its people, they add to the rich heritage of this country. I have an in law in Brasil, sometimes I phone him to have his host know that they have Nigerians as indigenous people of Brazil and their culture is of Nigeria too. Isn't that something to be proud of? In international politics, if harnessed, it is called soft power. And look at the Igbos, I can understand its sense of humour and language from Nollywood which has showcased Nigeria to the world and has caught the attention of CNN and Hollywood. The Gambia has even made igbo an official language in that west african country. And when I think of all the human and material investment in lagos and other parts of the country by the Igbos, I see a people who love diversity and adventure. All I see is a country with people who can dominate the world. Igbos and yorubas as frenemies no more no less. And all the hostilities are no more than chest beating and vain banter. Do not forget igbos have commissioners and legislators in lagos state. Follow the silent beat that carrys the true pulse of Nigeria. Do not be a shaft blown by every wind. 6 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 3:00pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
FTBOY:True word bro! Our people go to Benin republic and Togo to import cars because Lagos port is over crowded and resultantly costlier and takes more time time to process goods. If other ports are opened up with the dredging of river niger as an inland port, the economy of Nigeria will quadruple with employment souring. There's an international cargo airport in Asaba and it's in the right direction. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by nisai: 8:04pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
lezz:That's my hero. |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by odunH(m): 9:10pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
So blessed and grateful to Almighty God for being a Yoruba girl! 3 Likes |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by Duru1(m): 9:55pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
lezz: If you like, you can become oblivious to your ethnic identity in Nigeria. However you must understand that Nigeria is an epitome of tribal bias. As for empty statement accredited to one Kofi Annan, he is bound to say the same thing if he would visit Biafra tomorrow. When I read statements such as the one banked for Kofi Annan about Nigeria and destiny of Africa, I conclude that so-called elites from Africa constitute major problem of the continent. How could such a man deliver such a feel-happy and fallacious sermon to crowd of people whose country cannot manage a gutter? |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by nwannaeto: 10:11pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
ibedun:can you start it. |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 10:26pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
Duru1:One can still be a Nigerian and yet hold onto his tradition and ethnicity. It's a balanced approach that has worked in other countries that are more diversed than Nigeria . You cannot fault Kofi on his statement if you take it into full perspective. Before and during the last presidential elections, Africa stood literally still in anticipation of the aftermath. The world held its breath as the promise of violence and unrest seem certain no matter the outcome. And Kofi came to Nigeria and in a keynote address to Nigerian leaders, he made a comment that is often absent in the consciousness of Nigerians and our leaders: "We are more important and carry more influence than we care to admit or even see" Some of our leaders do know this but perhaps they shy from such enormous responsibility. Kofi 's statement wasn't a "feel-good" cometary, it was to draw to our attention the effect our decisions have in all of Africa. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 10:28pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
nisai:My Oga!!! What's happening? 1 Like |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by Curlieweed: 11:22pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
@op Mr Lezz, The main planks of your argument for the continuation of this abominable zombie empire are that; a) Igbos are bound to people in the NC and the SS while the Yoruba have ancestral linkages with people in the NC and SS b) Some fantasies about a possibly glorious future. Regarding the first point, while you remember that ethnic groups within nigeria are linked with their neighbours, you conveniently forget that 70% of Niger Republic is ethnically Hausa. The Fulani exist in almost all west African countries from Cameroon to Senegal. You can also get bye speaking Egun and Yoruba from Badagry right up to the borders of Togo with Ghana. Regarding your fantasies of an "African Super Power", you should perish that thought. I don't think we have 50% of the resources available in Congo DRC. It is said that just one dam on one River in Congo has the potential to provide 40,000 MW of electricity but notwithstanding that the vast majority of people in that place have no access to electricity. Additionally, the country is sitting on a veritable treasure trove of strategic minerals. Yet most of the residents are desperately poor. It suffers from a somewhat more acute flavour of the same systemic virus we suffer in Nigeria. As a much younger person, I was also infinitely proud of our potentials, happy to interact with the rich diversity of people from accross the country and revel in the rich diversity of our geography, cultures and languages. I also lamented about how our apparent lack of progress was due to our bad luck with leadership. However as I got older (and possibly wiser), I started questioning my assumptions. if you continue selecting black beads from a closed bag of beads, after selecting 10 black beads in succession, you may be right to conclude that most of the beads in that bag are black. Like Warren Buffet said, when a great manager takes on a fundamentally bad business, the manager loses his reputation while the business keeps its bad reputation intact. That is the case with Nigeria. You can confidently predict the failure of every national government in Nigeria as currently constituted and you will be right 95% of the time. Our country is fundamentally flawed at its very core. You can't have a successful organization without a single sense of self or single vision or culture. Every successful organization on earth has a dominant culture, a dominant vision. An organism with two (or more)heads isn't likely to be viable. What is the Nigerian dream? What is the single Nigerian culture? What is the dominant set of values that we share? We aren't talking about random interactions here. We have Igbo, Yoruba, Northen Muslim, SS, Ijaw or Middle-belt versions of culture, vision and values. There are no Nigerian equivalent of these and that it's why most discussions on these boards are little more than arguments between the deaf. To make matters even worse, the actual mental image Nigerians carry of the country differs from the artificial 36 states (plus Abuja) we have in our fake constitution. As far as most people are concerned we have 200 nations here and each nation has defined geographical boundaries. That is why we have indigenes, settlers, hosts and a number of interesting terms. We have Igboland, Yorubaland, Ijawland, Hausaland, Tivland and so on. While these may not exist in your constitution, they are more real than even your Nigeria itself. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by OrIandoOwoh(m): 11:26pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
funlord: cooptempa is male...not female...his former moniker was 'eshinwaju', but I'm sure it got a 1-yr ban.haaaaaaaa 2 Likes |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by Observant: 11:51pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
lezz: Now that is there problem , why wasn't it treasons when Scotland wanted it? Why most black African kill people who have different opinion from them? Why? The Nigerian State has blatantly refused to listen to the call for resource control, true fiscal federalism, and restructuring the country. You have confirm that speaking about it is treason so please help us proffer any solution ? |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 12:40am On Sep 17, 2015 |
Curlieweed: 1) The main "plank" of my argument for a better and one Nigeria isn't based on the geographical fixation of SE to SS and SW to MB. That's putting it in an overly simplistic form. 2) Resources alone do not make for super power 3) It is unfortunate you stopped believing in Nigeria as you got older and wiser 4) Nigeria has a dominant culture easily discernible at home and abroad. It may not be singular as you you wish but it is score for a nation this diversed . 5) I am aware of the problems that bedevil Nigeria and they aren't insurmountable. I think tribalism cripples Nigeria more than any government ineptitude. With everything Nigeria has undergone in political turmoil, tribal unrest and political uncertainty, why has there been no concrete effort to disintegrate and disolve the union? |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 1:01am On Sep 17, 2015 |
Observant:The union between Scotland and the UK or Britain isn't a federation, it is union of quasi independent countries who have their own governments at some level. A federation is an often more rigid and difficult alliance with a lot of sovereignty ceded to the central government. E.g The US and Nigeria. I am an advocate of true federalism ,but then again the proliferation of the states have made them too small and non - viable. But I want to see less power and money ceded to Abuja and with all legislative arm becoming part time. That will kill off the zeal of every Tom wanting to be a politician and becoming popular overnight. If we have more economic activity at the state level and less power to Abuja, political activities will be shifted to the states and will reduce tribal scheming at the center. The problem with Nigeria is that we don't really run a federation. Everything is tied to Abuja. How can the roads be fixed when Abuja has to give the nod? How can the governors not play a blame game when they wait for monthly allocation from the federal government? I could go on. But for a start, state should be given more power and responsibilities with the local government becoming independent. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by pazienza(m): 1:21am On Sep 17, 2015 |
Curlieweed: You nailed it. Kudos. 1 Like |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by pazienza(m): 1:26am On Sep 17, 2015 |
lezz: The British union is legitimate as it was done by the people of the countries involved. Nigeria on the other hand is a colonial abomination, cobbled together by colonists with the sole purpose of exploitation of the indigenous people of the area. The Nigerian union was not done by Nigerians but by aliens, and hence the indigenous people of Biafra owe no allegiance whatsoever to such illegal entity. When and where did Ndiigbo cede our sovereignty to Nigeria? We were more or less forced into the union by the British, like every other group in the Union. The US is a bad example to use in this case, as the original owners were conquered by Aliens who at no time willingly ceded their sovereignty to the US government, rather their lands were forcefully taken from them by Caucasian invaders, who in turn United together to form a nation, the land wasn't theirs( Caucasians) and so there can't be talks of sovereignty. The problem of Nigeria is that Nigeria is not a nation, and,It's and artificial creation that was never going to survive the forces of nature. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by lezz(m): 1:41am On Sep 17, 2015 |
pazienza:Yes the British union is very legitimate but Scotland is still a country in its own right as is England. Yes Nigeria was a creation by the British for its administrative convenience, but as soon as Nigeria had her independence and our leaders agreed to stay in the union, it became a Nigerian creation by acquiescence. The moment former India had her independence from Britain, they split into India , Bangladesh and Pakistan. As did Tanzania and another african country whose name just wouldn't drop on my fingers at this moment. These countries chose to sever the ties of colonial bonding. But Nigeria remained. Nigeria therefore is our own doing. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: An Open Appeal To All Tribal Bigots On Nairaland by pazienza(m): 1:45am On Sep 17, 2015 |
lezz: If it's our own doing like you said, then undoing it is also our own doing. And that is a task that must be done. |
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