₦airaland Forum

sukkot:
GEJ was your igbo brother na. abi why una dey cry for him ? you mean to tell me all this noise you igbos are making over gej and he is not one of you ? gej done use and dump una abi ? walahi this gej na real cunny man

kingzizzy:
I'm an Igbo man not a South Sudanese. There are many examples of countries that seceded and are doing well, the biggest being America that seceded from Britain in the 17th century but are the greatest country in the world today. Nigeria is illegal entity. You would not be a Nigerian today if a British thief called Lugard had not come to west Africa to bastardise you with that name. So in essence, Nigeria is a British contraption made up of a forced Union of many unconsenting ethnic groups with different ideologies, norms, customs and traditions but it is from this 'burning house of Lord Lugard' that you hope that salvation will one day come? Cure your self from this colonial mentality that had griped you and many like you who are still answering "Nigerian", the slave name the White man bestowed on them.

kingzizzy:
After all you write up, you do not have the brain to understand the obvious, even after 55 years of disastrous nationhood. You will never have good Governance under Nigeria. Only you can give your self good Governance and that is why you should aspire to your own country. With what you know about Nigerias history, why do you still believe in this British contraption called Nigeria that had never worked? You need another 55 years of no light, no water, no good roads and bad Governance before you realise that Nigeria should be broken up into smaller units so it can work rather than one big unit that is a faliure?
Wake up from your slumber

yommen:
And aren't ibos part of the Nigerian system? Jonathan was the candidate of ibos' choice yet he did nothing for you. You ibos are more greedy than any other part of Nigeria.

Whynotthetruth:
How old are you?...Can states mine or diversify their economy outside of the template of the centre

lukaino:
Op, your brain is working at full capacity.
You have just told the truth which no on wants to hear. Leadership remains the problem not Biafra.
I visited Aba recently and i was close to tears even though i am not from eastern Nigeria. What i saw i can dare say is a product of wickedness of man over a people who are supppsed to be his blood. Igbos should start this revolt by holding all those leaders who have brought the east to its knees accountable for their deeds while in power. God bless us

MaziOmenuko:
Lol...read the paragraph I quoted from your post again, you were the one agitating for oil that is not inside your Biafra states. Now you are changing the goal post after being called out.

You are the one that needs growing up because you evidently haven't read up on the Biafra war and how the oil rich states you are currently hoping on abandoned your Biafra struggle when the chicken came home to roost.
For your info, it is still the Igbos at PH that are disturbing the peace of that state with silly street march. Stop decievibg yourself. What we elders see while lying down, you kids will not see even I'd u climb an iroko.

Whynotthetruth:
Always being a Biafra hater...How can you love me more than myself? ...Whatever leader you have is a function of the system producing them...Grow up babe!!!...Who controls whatever agency or system that will prosecute any corrupt leader?...Can they deal with these leaders outside of the way allowed by the dysfunctional Nigeria system?...BTW Having an individual thread for most of their states here is also a testament of holding their leaders responsible...

kponkedenge:
Igbos are d most confused tribe in nigeria. During election gej was their broda now they are dis owning him. Men dose guys across d niger are really mean. Imagine dem saying dat kachukwu d minister of petroleum isn't their brother. Who is even begging to be a part of that erosion ravished region sef?

damton:
Your stupidity is amazing.


Despite the highpoints in the write-up detailing the rigors and adversities of secession, you still chose to be foolish.

perhaps, you should learn from the case of South Sudan as an example .

laudate:
Aren't those leaders part of your larger SE community? Are you saying the entire adult citizenry of a state that run into millions, cannot hold their leaders accountable? Are you saying one man can hold the entire citizens of a state to ransom?

So why do your people keep turning up in their thousands to vote them into power??

If you are so afraid of holding your leaders accountable now, what magic would you then use to hold them accountable when you finally achieve Biafra Just wondering.

Whynotthetruth:
Life isn't about oil...My freedom irrespective of cost is worth it...Not the son of a coward bro...

Stangeneral:
taaaa close ur mouth .when an elder(op)speaks u suppose to listen . U must be a dullard for u to be opposing dis .am from anambra state i ll nt support biafra .so when elders nd learned men speaks just listen nd grab some points

bukster:
What report? The only report I remember is the UN report that showed that th SE has the highest level of poverty on the south. I also remember statistics from the national statistics agency showing that the SE has the lowest GDP figures in the south as well.

Whynotthetruth:
How old are you?...Can states mine or diversify their economy outside of the template of the centre

kingzizzy:
Don't make me laugh. Igbos have been fighting to get out of Nigeria back when it was still a protectorate in the 'Ekumeku war'. We also fought the Biafran war. On both occasions, we gave a good account of our selves but we were outgunned. Igbos are part of Nigeria not out choice but out of 'enforcement'. The bad Governance in Nigeria is out of the inability of Nigeria to work as a nation. Sometimes in life, there are things that cannot work despite the best of intentions. Nigeria is fundamentally flawed, it will never work. The Hausa/Yoruba/Igbo man are as different as day and night and all 3 don't even like each other so where is this miracle you are hoping for going to come from? In Biafra, if my fellow Igbo steals public money, I know where to go and get him. In Biafra, there is no where to hide. Nigeria is a failed British experiment and it is time to divide it into smaller manageable units for effective Governance and one of those units is Biafra.

melzabull:
Truthful about what? Of all your epistle, I didn't see anywhere you addressed the fundamental issues that gave rise to the renewed agitation for Biafra. Issues bordering on marginalisation, failure to implement the 3R after the civil war, deliberate neglect of the SE region from infrastructural devpt, absence of FG presence(ministries, departments, parastatals, agencies of govt). Refusal to create additional state for SE, uniform/discrepancy in admission requirements etc etc why is the Nigerian FG afraid of equity, justice and fairness?

nightmile:
No body will even miss them , surprise to see many Yorubas in to advance car repairs already into genuine spare part business. With time,the confidence people are building around them, they will have big patronize.

MaziOmenuko:
Good luck with your freedom. I am not a slave, I have already found my freedom here in Nigeria. I have a sense if belonging and don't depend on the government for my daily needs.

Maybe you should get useful too and don't wait on the governemt to prepare a table before you.

CrazyMan:
Its no longer news hearing the ongoing protests in various part of the SE by the IPOB youths. In as much as I'm of the SE extraction, I want my fellow South Easterners to be rational and objective in their thinking. Biafra shouldn't be our priority now.

The reasons why I'm of the opinion that Biafra shouldn't be our priority are:

1. Most powerful Igbos leaders are against it: Those of us with strong memories would agree with me that Nnamdi Kanu isn't the first person to follow this path.

Years ago during Obasanjo's administration, Mr Ralph Uwazurike the leader of MASSOB attempted something similar. What was the result...he spent years locked up in an underground cell, his members were jailed many are still in jail as we speak, some even lost their precious lives.

The then igbo leaders who even had the senate leadership then did nothing, why cos they weren't ready to relinquish their positions and Federal Government appointments for Uwazurike's movement.

If nothing was done by the SE leaders then, what makes the youths so certain that they'll lift a finger towards their course now considering the fact that most of our leaders are self centered?

2. Thousands and even millions of South Easterners are likely going to be plunged into the job market upon declaration of Biafra: Its most likely that if the biafran dream is actualized today, Igbos working in various Nigerian government parastatals across the federation would automatically loose their job. Starting from Igbos in the military (Army, Airforce and Navy), to Civil Service, to the Nigerian Police Force, NSCDC, Customs, Immigration, FRSC, EFCC, ICPC, The Ministry, Ministers and Senators from the biafran territory will no longer be recognized in the Nigerian Senate, ...etc.

Can we cope with that, noting that the current economy of some SE states isn't something to be proud about, and we can't even secure employment for those living there how much more when you have a mass exodus of people relocating home. How will they survive?

Germany requested for thousands of Syrian refugees because they have a very good economy to settle them in months.

We should understand that if Biafra is declared, a similar mass exodus would be experienced.

Question is do we have a plan to absorb the thousands who probably would be relieved of their duties by the Nigerian Federal Government into the biafran economy and create such parastatals for them with a short period of time so they can work and take care of their families?

These are questions we need to ask ourselves.

3. The SE is improvised: We deserve a good leadership in the SE not biafra: Currently, we lack good roads, we lack constant electricity, we lack well equipped government primary and secondary schools, we lack portable drinking water...etc. Why should secession be our priority?

Few months ago, Afikpo youths comprising of Amasiri, Edda, Uwanna...etc blocked the roads to protest 2years of blackout in Afikpo. (The thread was even on Nairaland) I witnessed that protest live cos I was in Amasiri (Ebotrans park) en route Abakaliki and was delayed by the protesters for over an hour because the whole roads leading to Abakaliki were all blocked.

If Afikpo which is agurably the second largest town with the best economy in Ebonyi state after Abakaliki can be in darkness for 2years, then I think its time for us to go back to the drawing board. Cos we can't expect the biafra economy to survive in darkness.

We should also be bothered about the number of our educated minds finding their way to other geopolitical zones outside the SE in search of greener pastures. That's another indication to tell us that our economy needs serious rehabilitation.

If we're so bent on making biafra a reality then we should beginning to hold our leaders accountable to every promise they made to us during the past elections

Great nations are ruled by great minds not thieves, crooks and heartless looters camouflaging themselves as leaders to enrich their 20th generation.

It is time for the Igbo youths to come together and reverse the trend of ubiquitous leadership ravishing igbo land and put up a system that would enable the best of us emerge as leaders.

Our leaders are our problem, therefore we should direct our aggression towards them. Because even if the biafran dream becomes a reality, I doubt we would survive up to 3years considering the kind of crooks we have as leaders.

We should try to understand that Biafra isn't the solution to the problems we're currently facing in the SE. If we fail to address the issue of bad leadership then biafra will be a case of "Dead On Arrival".

4. Inability to stand Independently: A child only thinks of leaving his parents home to cater for himself when feels he's matured enough to survive independently.

If we're sincere enough, you'll all agree with me that most SE states cannot survive without FG allocation. Currently people in Ebony are experiencing serious hardship. No thanks to the Governor (Dave) who has slashed their salaries for no good reason. Imo state isn't left out of the suffering as state workers there are also experiencing hardship as well.

We have FG allocations yet our Governors cannot pay their workers, and cannot make the state habitable for its people by providing basic amenities. What do you think would happen if the allocation stops?

A few years back when Rochas announced that he wants all secondary schools in imo state to put on a particular school uniform. Yes it was a welcome development to reduce discrimination's amongst schools. But most people frowned at him when he contracted the job to a Chinese company.

Why would a governor contract a job to a Chinese company for billions of naira when there are so many indigenous companies in the SE that would do it for a far lesser amount?

If our leaders are interested in developing the SE why have they refused to invest in the numerous untapped resources in the SE?

Or are they scared that their successors would become the direct benefactors when they leave office?

Isn't that a myopic way of reasoning?

5. Dis-unity and inability to make accurate political calculations: From the 1999 till date, while people of other regions had managed to unite behind their candidate of choice in virtually all elections that had been held, we have always failed to do so.

I wasn't born during the civil war so I have very little knowledge about Ojukwu's acceptance by the general Igbo populace then.

But I remember vividly in 2003 how he (Ojukwu) lost that election in the SE to PDP's Obasanjo. It was recorded that Obasanjo had a thrilling 69.46% of votes from the SE. If we sincerely wanted power that year why didn't we rally round Ojukwu and give him our support like we did during the civil war?

Even when Alex Ekwueme contested the PDP primaries against Obasanjo the same year (2003). That attempt clearly outlined the dis unity amongst our leaders, because most PDP governors of SE states openly campaigned against their own son and supported the same Obsanjo.

Ever since I became knowledgeable of the events happening around me, I've never witnessed any election in Nigeria where we (Igbos) emphatically agreed and produced a candidate of the Igbo extraction acceptable to the whole nation and backed him aggressively. Just as President Buhari was backed by his kinsmen and practically other tribes.

In all the elections however from 1999-till date, we (Igbos) have failed to present a formidable candidate.

We don't even have a formidable political party to start with in the SE. The APGA which was created by Ojukwu has only the governorship seat in Anambra state to boast of.

The North and the SW easily formed an alliance because they had formidable parties they were all loyal to.

My point is that if we cannot determine our political relevance here in Nigeria, we'll keep having problems among ourselves should biafra become a reality.

Solution: We are all Nigerians so we should work towards the growth of this country. To my IPOB brothers, I will say sheath your swords. Don't waste your precious lives, MASSOB has followed that path, and today their members in jail are yet to get justice and those that lost their lives as a result of the struggle have been forgotten. If you die in this struggle you will be forgotten, your name wouldn't even be mentioned anywhere as a hero. Our leaders don't care, their kids are all abroad so when a stray bullet from a happy trigger police man hits you, you're gone. No justice!

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obailala:
I specifically asked you to forget the federal level and focus on the performance at the level of states which are dominantly 99.9% Igbos.

EUROBOMBER:
@CrazyMan, God bless you. More of us should continue to speak out before people start mistaking IPOB for Igbos.

IPOB is a cult and should be dealt with by the government.

What we need in Igboland is good governance that's all, not Biafra.


These eediots shouting Biafra everywhere cannot tell you categorically and mathematically how and what this Biafra would look like and how it would run.

How would they provide jobs for the massive army of unemployed Igbo youths if Biafra is declared today?

How will they pay salaries?

How will they provide power, good water and all that assuming Biafra starts today?

Who is their foreign ally? They are busy cursing Britain and others!

Who are your local allies? Everybody should get lost, Biafra can survive, we can do it!

These IPOB people are very daft animals I tell you.

ikevin:
yet again like your brothers, you reply with insults. Does diversification mean only exploration of minerals.? How has your IGR profile being so far, how willing are companies interested in siting in SE, how much tax is collected per month, what of human resources? Very little can be said of the SE, and it is the doings of your governors, senators, representatives majorly.

Vodkka:
I don't tink there will ever b a better Nigeria

WIZGUY69:
is what I posted unreasonable?
lemme reecho it.
your people are ingrsaates.