₦airaland Forum

mulattoclaro:
No igbo man will ever rule Nigeria. They can never be trusted with power. Pa Oyegun you hit the nail on the head. Who would want to share power with people that have proven to be enemies of the state and traitors? The day an igbo rules this country he will divide Nigeria. They're not to be trusted. They'll have to wait for the next 500yrs or probably rule themselves in Biafra. Thank God the last elections showed how irrelevant their votes are. South South is in a better position of producing another president than the SE. My advice to my fellow S/Southerners is that we should allow ourselves to be dragged into politics of bitterness and hatred like those from the red soil zone.

can you swear with your destiny that you are from the south south?


seriously what difference would it make if Igbos too voted en masse fro Buhari? would it had made Buhari more effective? this are issues that you should llok at


in 2011 i routed for Buhari ahead of jonathan and campaigned vigorously for him but then, like Odumakin when GEJ set the ball rolling for re structuring Nigeria through the National conference, i had to overlook his many short comings because a re structured Nugeria would generate a faster growth.

Even after another 16 years rule of the APC, without restructuring, we really wont have gone far. for now APC is built o Buhari not any concrete reality

Oyegun and his fellow chietains with their families and friends are the ones who will experience economic change, that is how it will be


i hope for a Nigeria WHERE JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN BE A COUNCILLOR, GOVERNOR OR EVEN PRESIDENT BASED ON THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER AND BROADNESS OF THEIR VISION

ODUBEZE:
You are not getting my point!
Non of these leaders you mentioned threatened the peace of this country.
They all believed in one Nigeria.
Using Yaradua as a case study:
Yaradua is a peace loving man and not biased.
As far as I am concerned, he treated everyone fairly and equally.
Are U not aware that Buhari himself does not believe we are one? Are U not also aware that hr threatened to cause chaos if power did not return to North(him)?
Today he is arresting KANU when he himself was Bokoharam spokesman back then.
He understand the Northerners very well, isn't it?
Put yourself in other peoples shoe!
I hate injustice.
He is not the only one might likely to get that treatment, believe me someone like Atiku might as well because of character. It is not every one that is fit to govern this country and that is the message the SE is trying to pass across!
You remember IBB tried coming out and he got d same reaction! He crawled back.
Even now if you have noticed, if any great thing is happening in the South, he sends Oshibanjo while in the North, he attends!
Is that an attitude of someone who bel8eve in the unity of this country?
D minister stuff came as a matter of necessity!
The bottom line is that you don't have push anyone aside because they carried out their constitutional right or speak ill of them. He is the President for Christ sake!
Isn't always said that customers are always right?
Pushing. the problem away will not get it solved, face it, get the fact behind the problem and get it solved!
That is what a true leader will do.

Last I checked PMB 1st states visit was to Calabar in the SS! Is d SS not part of d South! U see my broda sentiment has a way of blinding sombdy to d trut and that is exactly why u forgot that PMB 1st states was to d SS! Am not attempting to convince u because seeing tins diff is a natural part of life! If Two pple watching same football match can disagree over whether or not penalty shud be awarded, u can then imagine oda areas like religion, tribalism and politics that entails much more controversy! How do we manage our areas of differences? This is wat tells how mentally evolved we re!

disloman:
You are only mentioning Biafra.I doubt it if you know what that mean.Go and study what isbiafra and what it entails.You will be shocked.A country within a country?You guys will be landlocked.How will you survive?

U guies keep fooling urselves with this Rubbish " a country within a country" have u seen the biafran map? How ,pray tell, is biafra within a country?

Am a full blooded Igbo and this is my take on the Current protest for Biafra.

Personally, I don't think we are ready for self Governance yet. I would have loved our people to join hands with the current government to uplift the nation while the whole Igbo race come together to strategize for an Igbo presidency.

Why did I say so?

Our leaders are dis United and they are not even in support of the movement. Our governors are still arguing on the appropriate venue to hold their meetings.While Okorocha insists on Owerri,the rest of the are insisting on Enugu-they don't agree.Are they the ones to provide leadership for us when we eventually get Biafra.

Even Ohaneze which I understand has factions has advised against the protest. My take is that we are not yet ready for self determination. The people protesters should THINK TWICE on the consequences of their actions.

It's not just about going about protesting, they should sit down and think.

In my sincere opinion, what our people should do is to convene a stakeholders meeting that will see all political, religious, sociocultural,traditional etc. Leaders of Igbo extraction come together under one roof to discuss about the fate of the Igbo race and how to unite us-we are too divided to make progress politically.

In such a conference, we will strategize on how to better our political lot and achieve Igbo presidency. We need to work together with ethnic Groups and parties to achieve this vision and then correct all forms of marginalisation against us.

That is my take and I think the right time for such a conference is now.

49cents:
can you swear with your destiny that you are from the south south?


seriously what difference would it make if Igbos too voted en masse fro Buhari? would it had made Buhari more effective? this are issues that you should llok at


in 2011 i routed for Buhari ahead of jonathan and campaigned vigorously for him but then, like Odumakin when GEJ set the ball rolling for re structuring Nigeria through the National conference, i had to overlook his many short comings because a re structured Nugeria would generate a faster growth.

Even after another 16 years rule of the APC, without restructuring, we really wont have gone far. for now APC is built o Buhari not any concrete reality

Oyegun and his fellow chietains with their families and friends are the ones who will experience economic change, that is how it will be


i hope for a Nigeria WHERE JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN BE A COUNCILLOR, GOVERNOR OR EVEN PRESIDENT BASED ON THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER AND BROADNESS OF THEIR VISION

what will I gain from lying about my region? I'm a proud Edo man though my mom isn't Edo but my dad is and I'm proud to be a true son of the Niger Delta. Some of your fellow igbos here have even tagged me as a yoruba man cos I don't support their Biafra pipe dream. Let me categorically make it clear that I don't give a damn about what you or any igbo man has to say. Igbos are very greedy. They never asked for biafra when Gej was president. They occupied the best position in government more than the S/Southerners whom their son was the president. Why are they now complaining? They're even threatening the sovereignty of the country with their uncalled call for secession. I just hope I'm alive to witness the genocide of that cursed tribe once and for all.

ALISMILE:
Last I checked PMB 1st states visit was to Calabar in the SS! Is d SS not part of d South! U see my broda sentiment has a way of blinding sombdy to d trut and that is exactly why u forgot that PMB 1st states was to d SS! Am not attempting to convince u because seeing tins diff is a natural part of life! If Two pple watching same football match can disagree over whether or not penalty shud be awarded, u can then imagine oda areas like religion, tribalism and politics that entails much more controversy! How do we manage our areas of differences? This is wat tells how mentally evolved we re!

Read my post again!
Don't pick one out of many!
I don't hate PMB but I don't like his leadership style.
They are two different thing!
Given another opportunity I still will not vote for him because he has not impress me.
Its a personal decision which others are equally entitled to! deal with it.

superstar1:
How I wish I could stretch my hand and give you a dirty slap for that statement.

How many ethnicities have shops in Ariara market or any of your markets, apart from y1bos?

How many ethnicities have you sold land to in your gully eroded land?

You are the worst thing to happen to Nigeria because you are the most hostile to foreigners and the worst vagabond littering other regions.

AM NOT PRO BIAFRA BUT AM IGBO

IF YOU COME WITH CASH TO BY LAND IGBOS WILL SEND TO YOU AND WE DONT HAVE OMONILE THINGS HERE

IGBOS WILL BUY SWAMPS IN LAGOS AND PAY FOR IT. ITS NOT LIKE YORUBAS GIVE DISCOUNTS TO IGBOS


IGBOS ARE, BY DNA AND CULTURE, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND THESE MOVES THEM FAR AND WIDE TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS


BUT WHAT IF FIND CONTRADICTORY IS THIS: YOU DESPISE WHAT YOU THINK IGBOS REPRESENT; YOU TELL THEM TO THEIR FACE THAT NO IGBO MAN WILL EVER RULE NIGERIA BUT WHEN THEY SAY THEY WANT OUT OF NIGERIA YOU GET ANNOYED AND UPSET!!!!!

IF YOUR TROUBLESOME NEIGHNOUR TELLS YOU HE WANTS TO PACK OUT WOULDNT YOU BE HAPPY?


WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT FROM THE IGBIS?

APC should receive them all. Afterall they are political refugees. Refugees..... Yes Like France etc received refugees......then Bataclan, Saint Denis etc! More refugee decampees please!

49cents:
can you swear with your destiny that you are from the south south?


seriously what difference would it make if Igbos too voted en masse fro Buhari? would it had made Buhari more effective? this are issues that you should llok at


in 2011 i routed for Buhari ahead of jonathan and campaigned vigorously for him but then, like Odumakin when GEJ set the ball rolling for re structuring Nigeria through the National conference, i had to overlook his many short comings because a re structured Nugeria would generate a faster growth.

Even after another 16 years rule of the APC, without restructuring, we really wont have gone far. for now APC is built o Buhari not any concrete reality

Oyegun and his fellow chietains with their families and friends are the ones who will experience economic change, that is how it will be


i hope for a Nigeria WHERE JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN BE A COUNCILLOR, GOVERNOR OR EVEN PRESIDENT BASED ON THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER AND BROADNESS OF THEIR VISION

My bros am I swear by anytin u want that am also frm d SS and I share in dat mans opinion! But the only area where I don't exactly agree wit him is where he said dat d SE will neva rule Nig! That is not the best of visions!u said that GEJ wanted to restructure Nig but I tell u that it ll take somone one wit a very strong character to do that!

You talk like a senseless lad. Is it your father that determine who becomes a leader?

disloman:
You are only mentioning Biafra.I doubt it if you know what that mean.Go and study what isbiafra and what it entails.You will be shocked.A country within a country?You guys will be landlocked.How will you survive?

the wealth of any nation is her people. African most successful economy, most politcal stable, one of the strongest currency etc still remains the landlocked BOTSWANA. Goggle and read about Botswana lol. Japan, taiwan etc without any thing. Believe in God and dont trust in him. Is not landlocked by WISDOM/INGUINITY WITHIN. You know that they are landlocked but you cant do without them.

menix:
Oga Oyegun carry the basket of Egg nd allow us govern ourselves..

We re tired of being governed by Infidels, Gentiles, we want to Leave this Egypt to a Land Were the world leaders will come to seek for counsel..

Biafra is all we ask...


Signed;
End Time Pikin..

I will gladly vote for Biafra independent in a referendum not via any violence or war and igbo people get ready to loose their property all over Nigeria and move to their 5 landlock state

GstringAngela:
Chukwu okike abiama blaster your intestine.

By 2019, all heeebos will be in Biafra already.

Amadioha fire any heeebo that participate in the 2019 Nigerian presidential election

No thanks ,we will achieve biafra even before then ,we dont need any dirty,ugly smelly,ass licking so'n of a bitc* like u to tell us.
See ya life sango has already destroyed u with oshogbo weed .

Politics without ideology. When was the last time a Democrat became a Republican? I thought GMB said not to accept these people? Stay in your party or quit politics. Jumping into APC's ship simply means your being in PDP all these while was never about service to anyone but yourself. Like I always said, APC should only keep accepting these turncoats at their own detriment.

mulattoclaro:
what will I gain from lying about my region? I'm a proud Edo man though my mom isn't Edo but my dad is and I'm proud to be a true son of the Niger Delta. Some of your fellow igbos here have even tagged me as a yoruba man cos I don't support their Biafra pipe dream. Let me categorically make it clear that I don't give a damn about what you or any igbo man has to say. Igbos are very greedy. They never asked for biafra when Gej was president. They occupied the best position in government more than the S/Southerners whom their son was the president. Why are they now complaining? They're even threatening the sovereignty of the country with their uncalled call for secession. I just hope I'm alive to witness the genocide of that cursed tribe once and for all.

OK FINE

If igbos are very greedy like you say and now they want to leave Nigeria why should upset other tribes? shouldn't everyone be happy that the troublesome tribe is finally leaving Nigeria for good? instead what Biafra gets is opposition and anger from other tribes?


i can bet you that if the North says they want to leave Nigeria, the entire south will be very happy or if the south south is allowed to leave Nigeria wont you guys jump at it? but you cant because you guys arent either united or you are to cowardly to fight for your God given rights to self determination and ny friend that is appalling


mark it anywhere, once this Oil is dried up or of no value, the North who always preach "wan Nijeria" will leave


am igbo but not seccessionist

benzion72:
I will gladly vote for Biafra independent in a referendum not via any violence or war and igbo people get ready to loose their property all over Nigeria and move to their 5 landlock state

Thief ,if thats where u are aiming u are wasting Ur time .
Our properties cannot n will never be touched,never.
U lazy mora fuckers always want to reap where u did not sow.

benzion72:
I will gladly vote for Biafra independent in a referendum not via any violence or war and igbo people get ready to loose their property all over Nigeria and move to their 5 landlock state

Nah,.boss!! Many countries have many of their citizens outside either married to other nations or doing business. Does Nigeria today not having many of its citizens doing business in Ghana, SA and elsewhere some even married there. So what will be wrong if Biafrans are married to Nigerians and even have properties in Nigeria and Ghana?

ALISMILE:
My bros am I swear by anytin u want that am also frm d SS and I share in dat mans opinion! But the only area where I don't exactly agree wit him is where he said dat d SE will neva rule Nig! That is not the best of visions!u said that GEJ wanted to restructure Nig but I tell u that it ll take somone one wit a very strong character to do that!

it will take a systematic, non violent agitation by the people to achieve that; this is where IPOB is missing it big time time, that is why am not in support though am Igbo and i believe in the freedom of self determination


even the yorubas will progress far better in a restructured Nigeria than in this current system; what the Nirth is doing is handing in sub subservient positions to any willing southern ally; tapping into their Human resources something which they have in abundance thanks to the eductional vision of Awolowo

Now Fashola and Fayemi and Kemi Adeosun will work hard to fix Nigeria of which 70 oercent is North.................

I have Always said Nigerian politicians do not know what democracy is, only in an uncivilised country will you hear such statements from a government of official, so it is now a crime to vote for a candidate of your choice...

Biafra will not aim to take properties from anyone. Biafra will continue to have igbos in diaspora including those who will be having properties in Nigeria and they will be gladly granted citizenship of Biafra. Once Biafra is realised everyone who has a property and businesses in Biafra or married in Biafra will be granted permanent citizenship.

mulattoclaro:
what will I gain from lying about my region? I'm a proud Edo man though my mom isn't Edo but my dad is and I'm proud to be a true son of the Niger Delta. Some of your fellow igbos here have even tagged me as a yoruba man cos I don't support their Biafra pipe dream. Let me categorically make it clear that I don't give a damn about what you or any igbo man has to say. Igbos are very greedy. They never asked for biafra when Gej was president. They occupied the best position in government more than the S/Southerners whom their son was the president. Why are they now complaining? They're even threatening the sovereignty of the country with their uncalled call for secession. I just hope I'm alive to witness the genocide of that cursed tribe once and for all.

See hatred emanating from u like venom.u shud be ashamed of urselve how u exhibit Your jealousy of
the igbos.am sure an igbo guy or chik has dealth with u One way or the other .
I wud not wish u death like u wish us ,cos dat wud be a lesser punishment for a cretin like u.
U will be alive to witness biafra fluorish above all other countries especially the Zoo called Nigeria.
N den slowly n painfully u will perish of Ur hatred n jealousy of that great Nation BIAFRA.

IGBOPRINCE:
people like you shouting landlock have not being to the east.
There re three mighty rivers in the east they will soon dredge soon.

One is obuagu river in abia state, the other one Is imo river in imo state, the third is river niger, the most popular river which I think you must have seen on the tv cos your people don't like travelling at all.

To me that landlock is a stale news by now.

There re countries without rivers or seaports and they re surviving
So definitely,biafra will surely survives cos we re not from a lazy tribes, we believes in human endeavour or development.

So take it or leave it.
Our minds is made up, with or without the denials.

Without lagos, which belongs to eguns or egbas , the five southwest is landlocks .
Hope you know.


Yeye dey hang.

Caveat: Don't take this as a tribal slur.


The reason people are hammering on the land-locked thingy is because the current Igbo is largely seen as a trading people. I.e, they need the ports to import products since most products sold are largely manufactured outside of the country. No one is saying the Igbos can't manufacture their own products, but that won't happen in a day or for years to come.

Wise thing to do would be for some of these problems to be solved before the clamour for a separate country. You don't want your new country to be entirely dependent on another (Nigeria) for survival, do you? Because that will just be a colonialism of sorts, worse than what you were running from in the first place.

IGBOPRINCE:
people like you shouting landlock have not being to the east.
There re three mighty rivers in the east they will soon dredge soon.

One is obuagu river in abia state, the other one Is imo river in imo state, the third is river niger, the most popular river which I think you must have seen on the tv cos your people don't like travelling at all.

To me that landlock is a stale news by now.

There re countries without rivers or seaports and they re surviving
So definitely,biafra will surely survives cos we re not from a lazy tribes, we believes in human endeavour or development.

So take it or leave it.
Our minds is made up, with or without the denials.

Without lagos, which belongs to eguns or egbas , the five southwest is landlocks .
Hope you know.


Yeye dey hang.

Caveat: Don't take this as a tribal slur.


The reason people are hammering on the land-locked thingy is because the current Igbo is largely seen as a trading people. I.e, they need the ports to import products since most products sold are largely manufactured outside of the country. No one is saying the Igbos can't manufacture their own products, but that won't happen in a day or for years to come.

Wise thing to do would be for some of these problems to be solved before the clamour for a separate country. You don't want your new country to be entirely dependent on another (Nigeria) for survival, do you? Because that will just be a colonialism of sorts, worse than what you were running from in the first place.



And when you say Lagos belongs to the Eguns and Egbas, does that mean those people are not Yoruba or Nigerian?

ODUBEZE:
Read my post again!
Don't pick one out of many!
I don't hate PMB but I don't like his leadership style.
They are two different thing!
Given another opportunity I still will not vote for him because he has not impress me.
Its a personal decision which others are equally entitled to! deal with it.

Wit due respect to u, I ll neva attempt to convince u to vote any political party. My point here is that u attempted to win southern sympathy by sspreading falsehood and inciting sentiment by saying that PMB only sends Osinbajo to d South while he attends to the North! And I repeat ones again that PMB 1st state visit was to Calabar, in SS. When u pple start to objectively criticise this govt we will know!

size40:
Good development. This is the more reason why I asked my south-south people to forget this very bitter politics they are now copying from the Igbos. GEJ, our son lost an election for sure. But that does not stop the rest of us from moving on or joining the party in power to move our various states and region forward. Politics in Nigeria is give and take. U can't take when u have not given anything just d way the Igbos are doing in this current dispensation. Supporting the Igbos politically or otherwise will ruin our political future in Nigeria. Let's continue to build bridge across board for a better Nigeria. If we take a close look at today's Nigeria, the south-south region is far more considered to be politically relevant than the south east because of their one sided politics filled with hate, bitterness for other Nigerians. If I may ask, how can a people that behaves and act this way be trusted. With power? Today the Igbos are shouting Biafra Biafra. Protesting on our soil, disturbing business activities in many south-south states making it look as if our zone is not safe for willing investors. Instead of taking such protest to Lagos and Abuja where their Nnamdi kanu was arrested and taken to Abuja. Instead they protesting in port Harcourt, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom etc. This was exactly the same they did during the civil war. B4 Nigerian troops got to our areas, the Biafrans troops were already on ground killing, raping, burning houses and committing all manners of crime with d hope they will win the war to take over our region.

go and sit down, you can never be a SS person. Mention a single SS man that ownes an oil well in the nation. 84% alone is just to the hausas. 13% derivates that SS is is enjoying was fought for the ss by a se man, Ekwueme, this was vehemently opposed by by that your nigerians you are clamouring for. The SS got their strongest support majorly from SE and at thesame time, it was opposed by other zones in the country. You can never be a SS man and still believe in nigeria. Moreover, the SS you are talking about today is made up diverse ethnic groups with the IGBOS AND IJAWS the majority. Lol. There are few ethnic groups that are not sure of where they belong: benin and other smaller ethnics, itshekiri, isoko, urhobo etc will decide where they will be.

disloman:
You are only mentioning Biafra.I doubt it if you know what that mean.Go and study what isbiafra and what it entails.You will be shocked.A country within a country?You guys will be landlocked.How will you survive?

Shurup there; how did biafrans survive after the civil war? Biafrans are not boko haram that kills innocent people, we are agitating for liberation from the illusion of ONE NIGERIA, Is just like asking CATALUNYA how they will survive without Spain or how RUSSIA will survive without SOVIET UNION

Oyegun, Below is the result of 2011 election. What did the NE and NW commit . APC is a big joke . The election was no issue in 2011 , but now if you don't vote for a candidate and you are from the SE , it is a blunder. To imagine that the president of a country admitted in Washington that a section of his country will not be treated equally because of election result is very shameful and immature. Hell would have been let lose if GEJ made such statement after 2011 elections.

disloman:
You are only mentioning Biafra.I doubt it if you know what that mean.Go and study what isbiafra and what it entails.You will be shocked.A country within a country?You guys will be landlocked.How will you survive?

How does Lesotho and Swaziland survive in the middle of South Africa? Lesotho is a country of the Basotho people and Swaziland of the Swazi people of Southern Africa.

mulattoclaro:
what will I gain from lying about my region? I'm a proud Edo man though my mom isn't Edo but my dad is and I'm proud to be a true son of the Niger Delta. Some of your fellow igbos here have even tagged me as a yoruba man cos I don't support their Biafra pipe dream. Let me categorically make it clear that I don't give a damn about what you or any igbo man has to say. Igbos are very greedy. They never asked for biafra when Gej was president. They occupied the best position in government more than the S/Southerners whom their son was the president. Why are they now complaining? They're even threatening the sovereignty of the country with their uncalled call for secession. I just hope I'm alive to witness the genocide of that cursed tribe once and for all.

End shall never wonder


Edo man claiming Niger delta


Only in Nigeria do we see madness like this

tonychristopher:
This is one of the things that make me have sympathy for Biafra

I just don't get the mentality of the Blackman ...some group of people made a choice to vote a party and you start wailing

Now let us see how the fortune of their places will change

Let me see if VP position will stop all the Omo Nile and owo mi da people in south west

Let me see if the president position will stop the bh ,the almajiri and the suck away pit snuffing abbookki to upgrade


If not you have failed badly


But before any thing the Igbo must be president when it reaches the turn of the south


Just look at the mess we are in today ..APC that has started failing before working

I agree that the time is ripe to have an Igbo President, but tell us why we should vote for one with all these Biafra thingy going on. Nobody wants a president that will come and divide the country.

I believe the Igbo can produce the President if they will win the heart of the remaining tribes just like the case of Jonathan in 2011. You can't continue to threaten Nigeria's unity and expect to be voted for, rather appeal to peoples' emotions, build bridges, unite us behind your candidate and show us you mean well for the country and you are sure going to get the votes.

wiseoneking:
go and sit down, you can never be a SS person. Mention a single SS man that ownes an oil well in the nation. 84% alone is just to the hausas. 13% derivates that SS is is enjoying was fought for the ss by a se man, Ekwueme, this was vehemently opposed by by that your nigerians you are clamouring for. The SS got their strongest support majorly from SE and at thesame time, it was opposed by other zones in the country. You can never be a SS man and still believe in nigeria. Moreover, the SS you are talking about today is made up diverse ethnic groups with the IGBOS AND IJAWS the majority. Lol. There are few ethnic groups that are not sure of where they belong: benin and other smaller ethnics, itshekiri, isoko, urhobo etc will decide where they will be.

What is dis growin Igbo syndrome, that wenever we say we re not interested in Biafrag they then resort to say we re not SS! U want to force us to believe in ur selfish quest! It is becoming increasingly obvious that u cannot achieve ur biafrag witout carving us along! And we say we re not interested! My father keeps telling the gory story of ur (Igbo) invasion of d SS! The treachery ur shamelss pple perpetrated in d name of war! My fathers eldest broda died from d bullet of biafrags! Ur hope was to invade d SS,win d war and take over the oil! We clearly seeeeeeee tru ur selfishness! Leave the SS out of ur quest pls!

mazeltov:
tell 'em - biafra will be worst than sudan!! They should forget about dredging of river Niger, it's not gonna work.

yet you wont allow them to go. Afriaca's most stable economy is still THE LAND LOCKED BOTSWANA. Shame! Lol. Stronger currency than Nigeria, most political stable in africa. Google now. You that have all sea ports, who are the people controlling its biz. Lol. Dont be mentally lazy, your greatness is in your people and not in the sea port. I know that you have a secret envy for the igbos. GODWIN!