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[quote author=BushidoBlue post=41755313][/quote]Thanks.

awesomeb1783:
Your ignorance is laughable. Prof Sagay a quack?maybe you don't know the meaning of the word quack.

Well,
It he looks like a quack, walks like a quack , and most importantly, TALKS like a QUACK, then he is most definitely a certified QUACK.

Thumbs up @tuale4u. D@mn good read there, with reasonable logic to boot, blowing entrenched canards away

obailala:
This isnt the sort of thing that should be said in public.

Is that all you can say to this bare-faced lie?

drss2:
how did dis mosqito who calls himself prof sagay became a SAN is dat quack lawyer aware dat d right to self determination is enshrine in d united nations chatter on human rights of which d zoo is signatory of d way some pipul talk will one wonder weda some pipul were born with half brain.
how will dis prof feel if he moves in to his uncle's house but began to be treated like a second class member of d family how will he feel if members of d family keep giving him crumps n is made to work day n night like a slave will he like to continue living in dat house when every member of his uncle family treat him like a slave no amount of propaganda will stop d Nnamdi Kanu n ipod from achieving their goals. if Nelson Mandela was treated like an ANC criminal n was listed on america's terrorist list, yet came out bigger than he went to prison, what more of Nnamdi Kanu.

when will you guy grow and learn how to be godly in your thoughts and doings

tuale4u:
I agree with sagay completely.

thank God Prof Itse sagay is from delta state and south south.\
This further proof South South are not willing to be part of crazy Biafra.
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Igbo Marginalisation is a Big Fat Lie. It is Just a Propaganda[/size]

There has been a lot of shout of marginalisation by South East part of Nigeria since after May 29th, 2015. This is a lie that have been said too long which is now looking like true because others have refused to come out and correct this big lie. I will like to address most of the points use in spreading this lie. What we have in Nigeria is tribal competition and not Marginalisation.

1. They Claim Igbo need to score like 70% while the North need to score 5% to gain admission to Federal govt Secondary School

This point is highly flawed. First of all, the requirement of high cut off mark for admission in Federal govt Secondary School is not limited to South East. South west (Yoruba) and South South also require high cut off to gain same admission. This in itself is not marginalization. This in itself is an inclusion policy in order to ensure the educational weak North still have access to Federal govt College. Despite the cut off differences, South east, south west and south south still dominate the federal govt colleges admission. I believe it would have been marginalisation if we subject the north to the the same cut off as us in the south. Because they would not have been able to compete because they are weak in educational capacity. Policy of inclusion and diversity is a global practice. Multinationals companies are compelled to include people of all race, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender in their workforce. This is a United Nation mandate. This means there is a minimum percentage of a group of people that must be in the workforce even if there are more capable people in another group to fill up the space. A society that have no space for the weak is not a fair and just society.

2. The North dominate Federal Civil Service due to quota system

This is another big lie. It has been proven than Imo State has the highest number of federal civil servant followed by kogi and Ogun state in Nigeria. By geopolitical zone, south west has the highest, followed by North central, south south third, south east fourth, North west and north east are the last two. The south is 61% of the total Nigeria federal civil servant while the north is 39%. The only thing I may agree with is that some northerners may have risen faster than some of their southern colleagues. However this has been highly corrected in the last 16 years of Democracy. In the last 16years the South has been in Position of President for 13years and the North 3years. As at May 29th, 2015 there were more permanent secretaries of southern origin than northerners. Currently the head of civil service is a southern woman from Cross river State.

3. Federal road in South east are bad because of marginalization.

This is another lie. Marginalization is not responsible for bad state of south east federal road. Two factors are responsible. Soil type and corruption. In the last 16years almost all the ministers of work have been from south south. From Tony Anenih, to odion Ugbesia to Mike Onolimemhen. Who among this people will want to marginalised south east? To bring my point home on the issue of soil type and corruption, Onitsha -Owerri road was completed less than 8years ago, today the road is already dilapidated. if you spend the same money used for that road in a northern road, it will last 20years or more. Instead of the contractors to do the road by putting the soil type into consideration, because of corruption the roads are poorly done and money are pocketed. If you go and find out who the contractors are you will discover that there are a lot of southerners involve in sharing the money.

4. South east is marginalized because of Unemployment and poverty
This is another twisted statement. I believe there are more poverty and unemployment in the North than in the South. The truth is that unemployment in Nigeria is a national problem. There is poverty everywhere in Nigeria. Unemployed youth are all over the country.

5. There are more northerners in NNPC than Southerners
This is another big lie. There are no more northerners in NNPC. Actually there are slightly more southerners in NNPC. NNPC usually recruit many of their staffs by quota system. Today we have 19 northern states and 17 southern state. This will make it appear you will have slighty more northerners. This may be true before 1999. But since Gaus Obaseki from Edo state became NNPC GMD, he changed the recruitment structure. While about 60% of recruitment are still base on quota system, about 40% are base on merit. This has greatly changed the statistics of NNPC staffs. And also in general in the Oil and gas industries, more than 70% of the staffs are southerners. Yoruba and Igbo dominate the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Those of us from south south even feel marginalized by Yoruba and Igbo when it come to oil and gas Job

6. South east is marginalised because they have five(5) states while others have six (6) states.
This is more of political competition than marginalization. About 13 Northern states each are bigger in size than all the South East states combined. Kogi state is the 13th biggest state in Nigeria. Kogi State size is 29833km sq. If you add up the size of all the south east state it is 29095km sq. Thus the whole south east combined is approximately the same size with Oyo State, the 14th biggest state in Nigeria. The whole of south east is one-third of South south. The argument mostly put forward by Igbo on this topic is that state should be shared by population only and size should not be considered. With the small size of south east in relative to other region, south east is suppose to have maximum of 3 states. It is the consideration of the population and their political strength that makes it 5 states. I believe the population has been strongly considered.

7. Igbo Presidency
This is another area where you hear plenty lie on marginalization propanganda. In other to fully discuss this issue we need to look at Nigeria history briefly. In the beginning of Independence in 1960, Nigeria politics was dominated by Igbo and Hausa/Fulani. The Yoruba were the one who were playing Opposition. From 1960 to 1966 before the first coup, Nigeria federal govt was more Hausa and Igbo government at the centre. While Tafawa balewa was prime minister , Nnamdi Azikiwe was President (though ceremonial but he was number one citizen of the country). Then came the first coup which made Igbo man the First Military head of State of Nigeria. After that, it became from one coup to another which was dominated by the North. This in itself was not marginalization. It was simply dog eat dog affair and purely military affair and power struggle. Then came democracy in 1979 to 1983, this again became Hausa and Igbo government. Yoruba was now the opposition. after that came coup. Yes the military govt became northern dominated. but I cant call it marginalization because this were simply power struggle among opportunist. Then came 1999 and democracy. There was a kind of gentleman agreement or understanding of power sharing from south to North. We must understand that the power sharing was not by geopolitical zone but by region. Obasanjo who is from south did 8 years, the govt moved to North in the name of Yar adua. from North it came to south through Jonathan who did approximately 6 years. From Jonathan it went to the North through Buhari. If Buhari do his 8 years it will come to the South again in 2023. This in itself have been very fair and just. Nigeria democracy from 1999 has been fair to both North and South. By 2023, South East need to play the right politics for them to get presidency in 2023. Because 2023 presidency is for the south not for the south east. As far as the Northern part of Nigeria is concern, 2023 should be southern presidency. The truth is that South East, South West and South South will compete for it. Nobody will just give you the presidency just like that without you playing the right politics. If Igbo continue to make almost every other part of Nigeria their enemy, south south or south west will get 2023 presidency. Should South west or South South win 2023 presidency nobody can call it marginalization. It is the same Igbo that are claiming marginalization who are Supporting Wike an Ikwrere man in Rivers state. From Omehia, to Amaechi to Wike are all Ikwerre. Ikwerre and upland have been ruling rivers state for 17 years now (Since 1999). Yet the greatest supporters of Wike (an Ikwerre and upland) are Igbo in rivers state. This is one big hippocracy. You claim you are politically marginalised yet you are promoting exactly the same thing in rivers state. Just as I said, losing in a political competition is not marginalization. Wike (upland) winning dakuku (riverine) is not marginalization but political competition.


In summary, there is only one form of marginalization in Nigeria. That is the marginalization of the masses by the political class. Where the political class eat fat while the masses are left to die in squalor.

U most be a dullard!!!

Eluwilussit:
As a General, he should be magnanimous in victory. I would be. It's about Nigeria and Nigerians, not about PMB. Jona did everything in his power to carry the North along. Even though it was clear they weren't happy with him.

PMB is the president of Nigeria and not the 95% only. SW didn't vote Baba in 1999. Did he abandone them? Nope! Instead he worked hard and won them over. We need to unite our country, at any cost.

The igbos by their nature are not willing to flow with PMB, truth be told hence their antagonistic atitude. The igbos need to learn diplomacy like the yorubas who they call cowards, nobody will come down to your level when you continue to hurl insults on other tribes. I laugh when u say obj did not abandon the sw, how many sw guys do you see praising obj? Obj is only respected as an elder in the sw but not as an hero like awolowo.

tuale4u:
I agree with sagay completely.

thank God Prof Itse sagay is from delta state and south south.\
This further proof South South are not willing to be part of crazy Biafra.
[size=14pt]
Igbo Marginalisation is a Big Fat Lie. It is Just a Propaganda[/size]

There has been a lot of shout of marginalisation by South East part of Nigeria since after May 29th, 2015. This is a lie that have been said too long which is now looking like true because others have refused to come out and correct this big lie. I will like to address most of the points use in spreading this lie. What we have in Nigeria is tribal competition and not Marginalisation.

1. They Claim Igbo need to score like 70% while the North need to score 5% to gain admission to Federal govt Secondary School

This point is highly flawed. First of all, the requirement of high cut off mark for admission in Federal govt Secondary School is not limited to South East. South west (Yoruba) and South South also require high cut off to gain same admission. This in itself is not marginalization. This in itself is an inclusion policy in order to ensure the educational weak North still have access to Federal govt College. Despite the cut off differences, South east, south west and south south still dominate the federal govt colleges admission. I believe it would have been marginalisation if we subject the north to the the same cut off as us in the south. Because they would not have been able to compete because they are weak in educational capacity. Policy of inclusion and diversity is a global practice. Multinationals companies are compelled to include people of all race, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender in their workforce. This is a United Nation mandate. This means there is a minimum percentage of a group of people that must be in the workforce even if there are more capable people in another group to fill up the space. A society that have no space for the weak is not a fair and just society.

2. The North dominate Federal Civil Service due to quota system

This is another big lie. It has been proven than Imo State has the highest number of federal civil servant followed by kogi and Ogun state in Nigeria. By geopolitical zone, south west has the highest, followed by North central, south south third, south east fourth, North west and north east are the last two. The south is 61% of the total Nigeria federal civil servant while the north is 39%. The only thing I may agree with is that some northerners may have risen faster than some of their southern colleagues. However this has been highly corrected in the last 16 years of Democracy. In the last 16years the South has been in Position of President for 13years and the North 3years. As at May 29th, 2015 there were more permanent secretaries of southern origin than northerners. Currently the head of civil service is a southern woman from Cross river State.

3. Federal road in South east are bad because of marginalization.

This is another lie. Marginalization is not responsible for bad state of south east federal road. Two factors are responsible. Soil type and corruption. In the last 16years almost all the ministers of work have been from south south. From Tony Anenih, to odion Ugbesia to Mike Onolimemhen. Who among this people will want to marginalised south east? To bring my point home on the issue of soil type and corruption, Onitsha -Owerri road was completed less than 8years ago, today the road is already dilapidated. if you spend the same money used for that road in a northern road, it will last 20years or more. Instead of the contractors to do the road by putting the soil type into consideration, because of corruption the roads are poorly done and money are pocketed. If you go and find out who the contractors are you will discover that there are a lot of southerners involve in sharing the money.

4. South east is marginalized because of Unemployment and poverty
This is another twisted statement. I believe there are more poverty and unemployment in the North than in the South. The truth is that unemployment in Nigeria is a national problem. There is poverty everywhere in Nigeria. Unemployed youth are all over the country.

5. There are more northerners in NNPC than Southerners
This is another big lie. There are no more northerners in NNPC. Actually there are slightly more southerners in NNPC. NNPC usually recruit many of their staffs by quota system. Today we have 19 northern states and 17 southern state. This will make it appear you will have slighty more northerners. This may be true before 1999. But since Gaus Obaseki from Edo state became NNPC GMD, he changed the recruitment structure. While about 60% of recruitment are still base on quota system, about 40% are base on merit. This has greatly changed the statistics of NNPC staffs. And also in general in the Oil and gas industries, more than 70% of the staffs are southerners. Yoruba and Igbo dominate the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Those of us from south south even feel marginalized by Yoruba and Igbo when it come to oil and gas Job

6. South east is marginalised because they have five(5) states while others have six (6) states.
This is more of political competition than marginalization. About 13 Northern states each are bigger in size than all the South East states combined. Kogi state is the 13th biggest state in Nigeria. Kogi State size is 29833km sq. If you add up the size of all the south east state it is 29095km sq. Thus the whole south east combined is approximately the same size with Oyo State, the 14th biggest state in Nigeria. The whole of south east is one-third of South south. The argument mostly put forward by Igbo on this topic is that state should be shared by population only and size should not be considered. With the small size of south east in relative to other region, south east is suppose to have maximum of 3 states. It is the consideration of the population and their political strength that makes it 5 states. I believe the population has been strongly considered.

7. Igbo Presidency
This is another area where you hear plenty lie on marginalization propanganda. In other to fully discuss this issue we need to look at Nigeria history briefly. In the beginning of Independence in 1960, Nigeria politics was dominated by Igbo and Hausa/Fulani. The Yoruba were the one who were playing Opposition. From 1960 to 1966 before the first coup, Nigeria federal govt was more Hausa and Igbo government at the centre. While Tafawa balewa was prime minister , Nnamdi Azikiwe was President (though ceremonial but he was number one citizen of the country). Then came the first coup which made Igbo man the First Military head of State of Nigeria. After that, it became from one coup to another which was dominated by the North. This in itself was not marginalization. It was simply dog eat dog affair and purely military affair and power struggle. Then came democracy in 1979 to 1983, this again became Hausa and Igbo government. Yoruba was now the opposition. after that came coup. Yes the military govt became northern dominated. but I cant call it marginalization because this were simply power struggle among opportunist. Then came 1999 and democracy. There was a kind of gentleman agreement or understanding of power sharing from south to North. We must understand that the power sharing was not by geopolitical zone but by region. Obasanjo who is from south did 8 years, the govt moved to North in the name of Yar adua. from North it came to south through Jonathan who did approximately 6 years. From Jonathan it went to the North through Buhari. If Buhari do his 8 years it will come to the South again in 2023. This in itself have been very fair and just. Nigeria democracy from 1999 has been fair to both North and South. By 2023, South East need to play the right politics for them to get presidency in 2023. Because 2023 presidency is for the south not for the south east. As far as the Northern part of Nigeria is concern, 2023 should be southern presidency. The truth is that South East, South West and South South will compete for it. Nobody will just give you the presidency just like that without you playing the right politics. If Igbo continue to make almost every other part of Nigeria their enemy, south south or south west will get 2023 presidency. Should South west or South South win 2023 presidency nobody can call it marginalization. It is the same Igbo that are claiming marginalization who are Supporting Wike an Ikwrere man in Rivers state. From Omehia, to Amaechi to Wike are all Ikwerre. Ikwerre and upland have been ruling rivers state for 17 years now (Since 1999). Yet the greatest supporters of Wike (an Ikwerre and upland) are Igbo in rivers state. This is one big hippocracy. You claim you are politically marginalised yet you are promoting exactly the same thing in rivers state. Just as I said, losing in a political competition is not marginalization. Wike (upland) winning dakuku (riverine) is not marginalization but political competition.


In summary, there is only one form of marginalization in Nigeria. That is the marginalization of the masses by the political class. Where the political class eat fat while the masses are left to die in squalor.

You made a whole lot of sense bro

tuale4u:
I agree with sagay completely.

thank God Prof Itse sagay is from delta state and south south.\
This further proof South South are not willing to be part of crazy Biafra.
[size=14pt]
Igbo Marginalisation is a Big Fat Lie. It is Just a Propaganda[/size]

There has been a lot of shout of marginalisation by South East part of Nigeria since after May 29th, 2015. This is a lie that have been said too long which is now looking like true because others have refused to come out and correct this big lie. I will like to address most of the points use in spreading this lie. What we have in Nigeria is tribal competition and not Marginalisation.

1. They Claim Igbo need to score like 70% while the North need to score 5% to gain admission to Federal govt Secondary School

This point is highly flawed. First of all, the requirement of high cut off mark for admission in Federal govt Secondary School is not limited to South East. South west (Yoruba) and South South also require high cut off to gain same admission. This in itself is not marginalization. This in itself is an inclusion policy in order to ensure the educational weak North still have access to Federal govt College. Despite the cut off differences, South east, south west and south south still dominate the federal govt colleges admission. I believe it would have been marginalisation if we subject the north to the the same cut off as us in the south. Because they would not have been able to compete because they are weak in educational capacity. Policy of inclusion and diversity is a global practice. Multinationals companies are compelled to include people of all race, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender in their workforce. This is a United Nation mandate. This means there is a minimum percentage of a group of people that must be in the workforce even if there are more capable people in another group to fill up the space. A society that have no space for the weak is not a fair and just society.

2. The North dominate Federal Civil Service due to quota system

This is another big lie. It has been proven than Imo State has the highest number of federal civil servant followed by kogi and Ogun state in Nigeria. By geopolitical zone, south west has the highest, followed by North central, south south third, south east fourth, North west and north east are the last two. The south is 61% of the total Nigeria federal civil servant while the north is 39%. The only thing I may agree with is that some northerners may have risen faster than some of their southern colleagues. However this has been highly corrected in the last 16 years of Democracy. In the last 16years the South has been in Position of President for 13years and the North 3years. As at May 29th, 2015 there were more permanent secretaries of southern origin than northerners. Currently the head of civil service is a southern woman from Cross river State.

3. Federal road in South east are bad because of marginalization.

This is another lie. Marginalization is not responsible for bad state of south east federal road. Two factors are responsible. Soil type and corruption. In the last 16years almost all the ministers of work have been from south south. From Tony Anenih, to odion Ugbesia to Mike Onolimemhen. Who among this people will want to marginalised south east? To bring my point home on the issue of soil type and corruption, Onitsha -Owerri road was completed less than 8years ago, today the road is already dilapidated. if you spend the same money used for that road in a northern road, it will last 20years or more. Instead of the contractors to do the road by putting the soil type into consideration, because of corruption the roads are poorly done and money are pocketed. If you go and find out who the contractors are you will discover that there are a lot of southerners involve in sharing the money.

4. South east is marginalized because of Unemployment and poverty
This is another twisted statement. I believe there are more poverty and unemployment in the North than in the South. The truth is that unemployment in Nigeria is a national problem. There is poverty everywhere in Nigeria. Unemployed youth are all over the country.

5. There are more northerners in NNPC than Southerners
This is another big lie. There are no more northerners in NNPC. Actually there are slightly more southerners in NNPC. NNPC usually recruit many of their staffs by quota system. Today we have 19 northern states and 17 southern state. This will make it appear you will have slighty more northerners. This may be true before 1999. But since Gaus Obaseki from Edo state became NNPC GMD, he changed the recruitment structure. While about 60% of recruitment are still base on quota system, about 40% are base on merit. This has greatly changed the statistics of NNPC staffs. And also in general in the Oil and gas industries, more than 70% of the staffs are southerners. Yoruba and Igbo dominate the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Those of us from south south even feel marginalized by Yoruba and Igbo when it come to oil and gas Job

6. South east is marginalised because they have five(5) states while others have six (6) states.
This is more of political competition than marginalization. About 13 Northern states each are bigger in size than all the South East states combined. Kogi state is the 13th biggest state in Nigeria. Kogi State size is 29833km sq. If you add up the size of all the south east state it is 29095km sq. Thus the whole south east combined is approximately the same size with Oyo State, the 14th biggest state in Nigeria. The whole of south east is one-third of South south. The argument mostly put forward by Igbo on this topic is that state should be shared by population only and size should not be considered. With the small size of south east in relative to other region, south east is suppose to have maximum of 3 states. It is the consideration of the population and their political strength that makes it 5 states. I believe the population has been strongly considered.

7. Igbo Presidency
This is another area where you hear plenty lie on marginalization propanganda. In other to fully discuss this issue we need to look at Nigeria history briefly. In the beginning of Independence in 1960, Nigeria politics was dominated by Igbo and Hausa/Fulani. The Yoruba were the one who were playing Opposition. From 1960 to 1966 before the first coup, Nigeria federal govt was more Hausa and Igbo government at the centre. While Tafawa balewa was prime minister , Nnamdi Azikiwe was President (though ceremonial but he was number one citizen of the country). Then came the first coup which made Igbo man the First Military head of State of Nigeria. After that, it became from one coup to another which was dominated by the North. This in itself was not marginalization. It was simply dog eat dog affair and purely military affair and power struggle. Then came democracy in 1979 to 1983, this again became Hausa and Igbo government. Yoruba was now the opposition. after that came coup. Yes the military govt became northern dominated. but I cant call it marginalization because this were simply power struggle among opportunist. Then came 1999 and democracy. There was a kind of gentleman agreement or understanding of power sharing from south to North. We must understand that the power sharing was not by geopolitical zone but by region. Obasanjo who is from south did 8 years, the govt moved to North in the name of Yar adua. from North it came to south through Jonathan who did approximately 6 years. From Jonathan it went to the North through Buhari. If Buhari do his 8 years it will come to the South again in 2023. This in itself have been very fair and just. Nigeria democracy from 1999 has been fair to both North and South. By 2023, South East need to play the right politics for them to get presidency in 2023. Because 2023 presidency is for the south not for the south east. As far as the Northern part of Nigeria is concern, 2023 should be southern presidency. The truth is that South East, South West and South South will compete for it. Nobody will just give you the presidency just like that without you playing the right politics. If Igbo continue to make almost every other part of Nigeria their enemy, south south or south west will get 2023 presidency. Should South west or South South win 2023 presidency nobody can call it marginalization. It is the same Igbo that are claiming marginalization who are Supporting Wike an Ikwrere man in Rivers state. From Omehia, to Amaechi to Wike are all Ikwerre. Ikwerre and upland have been ruling rivers state for 17 years now (Since 1999). Yet the greatest supporters of Wike (an Ikwerre and upland) are Igbo in rivers state. This is one big hippocracy. You claim you are politically marginalised yet you are promoting exactly the same thing in rivers state. Just as I said, losing in a political competition is not marginalization. Wike (upland) winning dakuku (riverine) is not marginalization but political competition.


In summary, there is only one form of marginalization in Nigeria. That is the marginalization of the masses by the political class. Where the political class eat fat while the masses are left to die in squalor.

Your last paragraph sums up the reality of the Nigerian political situation. Every propaganda is meant to advance the cause of the political class.

PreyingMantis:
Is that all you can say to this bare-faced lie?

You this preyingmantis, why cant you leave me alone?... What do you want me to do to please you?... attack the man to prove Igboness?... Sorry!... If you really want to hear my opinion, what the man has said might be unfortunate, especially coming from a notable personality, but then, it isn't completely false. The ressurection and escalation of the Biafran agitation is a direct consequence of the 2015 election result. Forget the fact that NK and ipob existed before 2015, the agitations before 2015 was ignificant and unworthy of attention. A lot of people were simply just angry that their beloved GEJ was unseated by an Hausa-Fulani Buhari, that was the match which ignited the renewed agitations in 2015. The unfortunate statement of 5% and the lopsided appointments were just 'extra' fuels which are used as an excuse/justification to sustain the agitation. It is not up to you to agree with this or not, it is a fact!

The issue of blackmailing for appointments may however not be completely true because most of those agitating on the streets are actually the common men. But that is not to say some elite are not backing the agitations strictly for their selfish gains.

Breeze don blow we don see the yansh of Kanu nnamdi and members of the ipob. Nothing for una for this government and this country

Goke7:
The igbos by their nature are not willing to flow with PMB, truth be told hence their antagonistic atitude. The igbos need to learn diplomacy like the yorubas who they call cowards, nobody will come down to your level when you continue to hurl insults on other tribes. I laugh when u say obj did not abandon the sw, how many sw guys do you see praising obj? Obj is only respected as an elder in the sw but not as an hero like awolowo.

You can't compare OBJ with Papa Awo. One was a visionary, the other is simply opportunistic.

I don't understand how we all arrived at the idea that Igbos hate other tribes. Does any tribe in Nigeria love any other tribe?

When they voted massively for Obasanjo, was that hate? They voted massively again, for Yar'Adua in 2007 and subsequently,Jonathan. None of these aforementioned is Igbo. Why is it now that the opposition won, that everyone has turned against the Igbos? Why is it so difficult for Nigerians to understand that the SE and SS are/were predominantly PDP?

Did anybody condemn the North or SW for voting in any direction of their choice? I don't think so. Do Igbos not vote for their preferred candidate? I think they did. Just like the north and SW voted for their preferred candidate.

If the SE had refrained from participating, then you can accuse them of hate and tribalism. Lookin back from 1999, these folks always almost voted uninamously for PDP. Kini big deal?

I still believe that PMB has a great chance to unite Nigeria. He should play Madiba, the great statesman. If Mandela could forgive his jailers and embraced peace and unity for the good of the greater South Africans, one will expect Bubu to do likewise and prove the Igbos wrong. A great opportunity to be great, lies ahead of PMB. He can grab it with both hands and be remembered kindly as the man who United Nigeria. The modern father of the nation, or be remembered as just one of the opportunitic few that derailed the nation.

At last, all mortals have their different weaknesses.

silibaba:
$2.1BILLION LIKES

I sight you bro

This Sagey of a man IS Very hungry For appointment hence HIS ranting Since He was compensated With This Position.hungry Professor of Law Pls close Ur dirty mouth

If Itse Sagay really said all these things, then he is not qualified to be a leader. How can you just open your mouth and castigate an entire tribe because of their political belief. That majority of the Igbos voted for Jonathan is not out of place, so many did so, because they were been fed with negative things about Buhari's agenda, then the fact that GEJ is from the south south plays its part. Now will it take away the fact that they are equally Nigerians like Sagay.

When Jonathan won in 2011, Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa and Kano all went up in flames in protest of his election. But it is on record that majority of the little work that he did, is in the North east and North west. Even the goats that benefited mostly from his open barn policy are from the North west. Can you then say that they reaped where they did not sow? We are all Nigerians for crying out loud.

Let's stop this senseless bragging about who voted Buhari, and who should benefit and who shouldn't, all hands must be on deck if we really want to move forward as a nation.

Biafra is for the Igbos, but majority of the Igbos are not in support of Kanu's IPOB or whatever approach. It is this kind of senseless and stupid statements from people like Sagay ( if he truly said so) that brought about the agitation for Biafra in the first place.

May God deliver Nigeria from the hands of sycophants and tribalists.

God bless Nigeria.
God bless PMB.

NgeneUkwenu:
Even the quoted above, Muhammadu Okechukwu EnyiKaNwanne Buhari has shown us magnanimity in Victory by appointing/Still appointing our Sons and Daughters into Strategic and Important posts in this administration.

Just Take A Look At The Ones Below:

Chris Ngige (Minister Of Labour): He is going take care of the teeming Jobless IPOB Youth residing On Nairaland, who still dwell on the fantasy Country of Nnamdi Kanu.

OkeChukwu Enelemah Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment): Now all the indigenous and local industries dotting the land of South East and beyond owned by the Igbos will receive the financial and technical supported needed to compete with their counterparts abroad.

Geoffrey Onyeama- (Minister of Foreign Affairs) This automatically put Ndigbo in the World map. At least we now have something to brag about.

Ogbonnaya Onu (Minister Of Science and Technology) All the craftsmen, local technicians, and all the local fabrication companies abound in ABA and Onitsha will be giving a lift courtesy of our son (ONU).

So I ask again just like Buhari: What else do the IPOB want?

Nigeria has given Igbos everything but the
thing the Igbos deserve most - self determination and freedom from systematic discrimination. Give them Biafra and see if they will ask for anyother thing. As for the stateless and tribeless Sagay, I see him as an Igbo hater. The respect I had for him shall be cast into the pit toilet tonight. I wish him well.

Eluwilussit:
You can't compare OBJ with Papa Awo. One was a visionary, the other is simply opportunistic.

I don't understand how we all arrived at the idea that Igbos hate other tribes. Does any tribe in Nigeria love any other tribe?

When they voted massively for Obasanjo, was that hate? They voted massively again, for Yar'Adua in 2007 and subsequently,Jonathan. None of these aforementioned is Igbo. Why is it now that the opposition won, that everyone has turned against the Igbos? Why is it so difficult for Nigerians to understand that the SE and SS are/were predominantly PDP?

Did anybody condemn the North or SW for voting in any direction of their choice? I don't think so. Do Igbos not vote for their preferred candidate? I think they did. Just like the north and SW voted for their preferred candidate.

If the SE had refrained from participating, then you can accuse them of hate and tribalism. Lookin back from 1999, these folks always almost voted uninamously for PDP. Kini big deal?

I still believe that PMB has a great chance to unite Nigeria. He should play Madiba, the great statesman. If Mandela could forgive his jailers and embraced peace and unity for the good of the greater South Africans, one will expect Bubu to do likewise and prove the Igbos wrong. A great opportunity to be great, lies ahead of PMB. He can grab it with both hands and be remembered kindly as the man who United Nigeria. The modern father of the nation, or be remembered as just one of the opportunitic few that derailed the nation.

At last, all mortals have their different weaknesses.

The Igbo's are the ones to prove PMB wrong by accepting him as the President, the average Igbo guy still does not want to accept PMB as President, their utterances shows it. Acceptability comes before true reconciliation, don't get it twisted. The day the igbos finally accepts PMB as President, there will be no more qualms but if the blackmail continues, well am sorry

It's not surprising that it came from a yoruba id*iot. Yorubas hate Igbos with passion, even though Hausas always f*uck them up big time!

The Sagay id*iot failed to mention that Yoruba and Hausa have been in power hence the biggest election riggers? Who rigged Johnathan into office? Wasn't it Obasanjo, a typical Yoruba man, the biggest election rigger and most corrupt politician in recent history. A man who publicly declared in 2007 that elections were a do or die affair for his party PDP and made sure it happened! Why didn't this as*shole, Sagay say something?

To claim Johnathan's cabinet was 50% Igbo is a terrible lie! He claimed he studied elections since 2007 (skipping 1999-2006, Obasanjo's years, who knows why) and still came up with a wrong data. A so-called "prof." and "SAN", anyone can buy those nowadays.

The Sagay id*iot also claimed that "Igbos resurrected Biafra to intimidate Buhari and as a ploy to negotiate with the federal government for appointments they don’t deserve". What an imb*ecile! As if MASSOB wasn't in existence during both Obasanjo and Jonathan's administrations. Obasanjo arrested many MASSOB members and killed many, while Jonathan declared MASSOB an extremist group and killed 16 of them in 2012!

Did Igbos force Buhari to have the following Igbos in his cabinet?;
1. Gregory Onyeama - Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2. Enyinnaya Okechukwu Enelema - Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment.
3. Chris Ngige - Minister of Labour and Employment.
4. Ogbonnaya Onu - Minister of Science and Technology.
5. Udo Udoma - Minister of Budget and National Planning.
6. Rotimi Amaechi - Minister of Transportation.
7. Anthony Onwuka - Minister of State for Education.
8. Ibe kachikwu - Minister of State for Petroleum.

Which of the above forced Bughari or doesn't deserve the portfolio? In fact, if we must talk about credibility, Yoruba and Hausa have no credibility to govern a country. They're very incompetent, inept, murderous and corrupt! Nigerians are suffering today and the country a total mess because of these two ethnic groups.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi publicly said that "Yorubas are the problem of Nigeria". I agree with him even though Hausas are also the problem.

obailala:
You this preyingmantis, why cant you leave me alone?... What do you want me to do to please you?... attack the man to prove Igboness?... Sorry!... If you really want to hear my opinion, what the man has said might be unfortunate, especially coming from a notable personality, but then, it isn't completely false. The ressurection and escalation of the Biafran agitation is a direct consequence of the 2015 election result. Forget the fact that NK and ipob existed before 2015, the agitations before 2015 was ignificant and unworthy of attention. A lot of people were simply just angry that their beloved GEJ was unseated by an Hausa-Fulani Buhari, that was the match which ignited the renewed agitations in 2015. The unfortunate statement of 5% and the lopsided appointments were just 'extra' fuels which are used as an excuse/justification to sustain the agitation. It is not up to you to agree with this or not, it is a fact!

The issue of blackmailing for appointments may however not be completely true because most of those agitating on the streets are actually the common men. But that is not to say some elite are not backing the agitations strictly for their selfish gains.

No need to get into a hysteria.... Absolutely no need! I've not asked you to attack Itse Sagay to prove your 'Igboness'. I can hardly care if you're from Futa Jallon. You are what you are. I can't change it and I can't change you. I'll only leave you to your devices.

I only wanted your opinion on that amount of garbage churned out by that quack and half-baked professor. Men like Itse Sagay are the problem with Nigeria and we need to get rid of them. They're political jobbers, rabble rousers and always on hand to cause disaffection within the polity.

PreyingMantis:


No need to get into a hysteria.... Absolutely no need! I've not asked you to attack Itse Sagay to prove your 'Igboness'. I can hardly care if you're from Futa Jallon. I only wanted your opinion on that amount of garbage churned out by that quack and half-baked professor.

Men like Itse Sagay are the problem with Nigeria and we need to get rid of them. They're political jobbers, rabble rousers and always on hand to cause disaffection within the polity.

They can actually be ignored and disregarded. That's the easiest and fastest way to stop such statements from coming forth in the future.

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chuose:
[size=14pt]Yoruba people make me laugh!

They want ibo to leave Lagos but dont want them to leave Nigeria.

Then Ibo say people they are leaving Nigeria and we will join them
all the yoruba's get scared.
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You guys are clowns I swear!
Who's holding you people? Wasn't it your biafrans men that beg to be allowed back into Nigeria after the kwarshiokor menace? Imagine a biafra country that couldn't provide food for his people due to their erosion non-productive soil nor import food due to having no access to the sea! LOL!
If you're really serious about secession, you would appoint secession-minded senators who would help to pass the referendum bill! Taking up arms, making hate speeches and protesting on the street like lunatics are just foolishness!
Shameless Kwarshiokor people!

spinoff:
Thumbs up @tuale4u. D@mn good read there, with reasonable logic to boot, blowing entrenched canards away

Thanks

DedeNkem:
It's not surprising that it came from a yoruba id*iot. Yorubas hate Igbos with passion, even though Hausas always f*uck them up big time!

The Sagay id*iot failed to mention that Yoruba and Hausa have been in power hence the biggest election riggers? Who rigged Johnathan into office? Wasn't it Obasanjo, a typical Yoruba man, the biggest election rigger and most corrupt politician in recent history. A man who publicly declared in 2007 that elections were a do or die affair for his party PDP and made sure it happened! Why didn't this as*shole, Sagay say something?

To claim Johnathan's cabinet was 50% Igbo is a terrible lie! He claimed he studied elections since 2007 (skipping 1999-2006, Obasanjo's years, who knows why) and still came up with a wrong data. A so-called "prof." and "SAN", anyone can buy those nowadays.

The Sagay id*iot also claimed that "Igbos resurrected Biafra to intimidate Buhari and as a ploy to negotiate with the federal government for appointments they don’t deserve". What an slowpoke! As if MASSOB wasn't in existence during both Obasanjo and Jonathan's administration. Obasanjo arrested many MASSOB members and killed many, while Jonathan declared MASSOB an extremist group and killed 16 of them in 2012!

Did Igbos force Buhari to have the following Igbos in his cabinet?;
1. Gregory Onyeama - Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2. Enyinnaya Okechukwu Enelema - Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment.
3. Chris Ngige - Minister of Labour and Employment.
4. Ogbonnaya Onu - Minister of Science and Technology.
5. Udo Udoma - Minister of Budget and National Planning.
6. Rotimi Amaechi - Minister of Transportation.
7. Anthony Onwuka - Minister of State for Education.
8. Ibe kachikwu - Minister of State for Petroleum.

Which of the above forced Bughari or doesn't deserve the portfolio? In fact, if we must talk about credibility, Yoruba and Hausa have no credibility to govern a country. They're very incompetent, inept, murderous and corrupt! Nigerians are suffering today and the country a total mess because of these two ethnic groups.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi publicly said that "Yorubas are the problem of Nigeria". I agree with him even though Hausas are also the problem.

You are simply a bunkum for that statement!
How about talking about Ironsi, an Ibo man who abolished our true federalism!
Bunch of losers!

wirinet:
it is you guys that are fooling yourselves, if indeed Kanu is that popular among Igbos, why not he register his IPOB as political party and canverse for votes. He could sell his ideologies and present himself for Governor of Abia state and make sure his members are elected into the house of assembly. From there he can promote his party and Ideology throughout Igbo land. If Uzor Kanu could form a political party and win governoship and other political offices throughout Igbo land, why can't Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB youths?
Declaring war on Nigeria and everyone against his IPOB ideology is an act of cowardice, he is afraid to test his popularity.

No point.

Low articulation of issues

Mbediogu:
Nigeria has given Igbos everything but the
thing the Igbos deserve most - self determination and freedom from systematic discrimination. Give them Biafra and see if they will ask for anyother thing. As for the stateless and tribeless Sagay, I see him as an Igbo hater. The respect I had for him shall be cast into the pit toilet tonight. I wish him well.

Nobody is holding you clowns from seceding! After all, It was your biafra men that beg to be allowed back into Nigeria after Poverty and Kwarshiokor wrought in Ibo land!
If you truly want to secede, you know how to go about by asking ibo senators in the house to pass the referendum bill! Dancing unclad on the street like lunatics won't solve anything!

byteHead:
Constitutional lawyer and Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) on Thursday came down hard on proponents of the agitation of Biafra Republic, saying they are doing so for selfish reasons.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent on why the agitation for Biafra became so serious after former president Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure, Sagay said those clamouring for Biafra are doing so in order to intimidate President Muhammadu Buhari into giving the Igbos positions they don’t deserve having rigged themselves out of contention in the present administration.

Describing the Igbos as die-hard loyalists of Jonathan, he said the Igbos who occupied 50 percent of federal positions in the country under the Jonathan administration resorted to rigging for the PDP in the last general elections.

According to him, having lost out due to their lack of principle, opportunism and rigging, the Igbos decided to resurrect Biafra as a ploy to negotiate with the federal government for appointments they don’t deserve.

“I have been studying elections very closely in this country since 2007. The Igbos were committed to Goodluck Jonathan. But they didn’t leave it at that just convince people to vote for him”.

“They decided to rig for PDP and Jonathan. They did that yet, the party still lost out at the federal level. So, they lost out”.

“If you look at Jonathan’s government, the Igbos were in almost 50 percent of positions in this country. But they lost out because of their rigging and opportunism and lack of principle”.

“And now they want to take it out on Buhari by resurrecting Biafra. They want to intimidate Buhari so much. They will now want to negotiate with them and start giving them things and positions they don’t deserve. That is intimidation and threat for no just cause”

“In summary, they rigged themselves out of contention in the present administration and they are not prepared to accept the consequence of their own actions” he said.



http://dailyindependentnig.com/2016/01/igbo-intimidating-buhari-biafra-get-appointments-sagay/

How itsey sagay became a lawyer eludes me!
If Igbos are die hard loyalist to Jonathan, that he now air his personal opinion, does that make him PMB die hard loyalist?
Lord have mercy!

if he really said it,cos i doubt,then he is a forest fool with a latrine SAN and sapele weed infested brain with deranged mentallity,no apology.

byteHead:
Constitutional lawyer and Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) on Thursday came down hard on proponents of the agitation of Biafra Republic, saying they are doing so for selfish reasons.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent on why the agitation for Biafra became so serious after former president Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure, Sagay said those clamouring for Biafra are doing so in order to intimidate President Muhammadu Buhari into giving the Igbos positions they don’t deserve having rigged themselves out of contention in the present administration.

Describing the Igbos as die-hard loyalists of Jonathan, he said the Igbos who occupied 50 percent of federal positions in the country under the Jonathan administration resorted to rigging for the PDP in the last general elections.

According to him, having lost out due to their lack of principle, opportunism and rigging, the Igbos decided to resurrect Biafra as a ploy to negotiate with the federal government for appointments they don’t deserve.

“I have been studying elections very closely in this country since 2007. The Igbos were committed to Goodluck Jonathan. But they didn’t leave it at that just convince people to vote for him”.

“They decided to rig for PDP and Jonathan. They did that yet, the party still lost out at the federal level. So, they lost out”.

“If you look at Jonathan’s government, the Igbos were in almost 50 percent of positions in this country. But they lost out because of their rigging and opportunism and lack of principle”.

“And now they want to take it out on Buhari by resurrecting Biafra. They want to intimidate Buhari so much. They will now want to negotiate with them and start giving them things and positions they don’t deserve. That is intimidation and threat for no just cause”

“In summary, they rigged themselves out of contention in the present administration and they are not prepared to accept the consequence of their own actions” he said.



http://dailyindependentnig.com/2016/01/igbo-intimidating-buhari-biafra-get-appointments-sagay/

These are very brave, and brutally honest things to say, Professor Sagay, and, as it were, they can't be dismissed by a wave of the hand. I sincerely hope these words of yours give The President further ammunition to continue in the noble and fair path he has chosen to guide his administration.

Come to think of it, there are at least 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria. If some people clamor for Federal offices on the basis that theirs is supposedly the third largest ethnic group in Nigeria, what will be left for the ethnic groups close to number 200 in terms of population/size, fro instance?

God willing, Nigeria will now start to properly develop, growing from strength to strength.

P34c3
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tuale4u:
I agree with sagay completely.

thank God Prof Itse sagay is from delta state and south south.\
This further proof South South are not willing to be part of crazy Biafra.
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Igbo Marginalisation is a Big Fat Lie. It is Just a Propaganda[/size]

There has been a lot of shout of marginalisation by South East part of Nigeria since after May 29th, 2015. This is a lie that have been said too long which is now looking like true because others have refused to come out and correct this big lie. I will like to address most of the points use in spreading this lie. What we have in Nigeria is tribal competition and not Marginalisation.

1. They Claim Igbo need to score like 70% while the North need to score 5% to gain admission to Federal govt Secondary School

This point is highly flawed. First of all, the requirement of high cut off mark for admission in Federal govt Secondary School is not limited to South East. South west (Yoruba) and South South also require high cut off to gain same admission. This in itself is not marginalization. This in itself is an inclusion policy in order to ensure the educational weak North still have access to Federal govt College. Despite the cut off differences, South east, south west and south south still dominate the federal govt colleges admission. I believe it would have been marginalisation if we subject the north to the the same cut off as us in the south. Because they would not have been able to compete because they are weak in educational capacity. Policy of inclusion and diversity is a global practice. Multinationals companies are compelled to include people of all race, disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender in their workforce. This is a United Nation mandate. This means there is a minimum percentage of a group of people that must be in the workforce even if there are more capable people in another group to fill up the space. A society that have no space for the weak is not a fair and just society.

2. The North dominate Federal Civil Service due to quota system

This is another big lie. It has been proven than Imo State has the highest number of federal civil servant followed by kogi and Ogun state in Nigeria. By geopolitical zone, south west has the highest, followed by North central, south south third, south east fourth, North west and north east are the last two. The south is 61% of the total Nigeria federal civil servant while the north is 39%. The only thing I may agree with is that some northerners may have risen faster than some of their southern colleagues. However this has been highly corrected in the last 16 years of Democracy. In the last 16years the South has been in Position of President for 13years and the North 3years. As at May 29th, 2015 there were more permanent secretaries of southern origin than northerners. Currently the head of civil service is a southern woman from Cross river State.

3. Federal road in South east are bad because of marginalization.

This is another lie. Marginalization is not responsible for bad state of south east federal road. Two factors are responsible. Soil type and corruption. In the last 16years almost all the ministers of work have been from south south. From Tony Anenih, to odion Ugbesia to Mike Onolimemhen. Who among this people will want to marginalised south east? To bring my point home on the issue of soil type and corruption, Onitsha -Owerri road was completed less than 8years ago, today the road is already dilapidated. if you spend the same money used for that road in a northern road, it will last 20years or more. Instead of the contractors to do the road by putting the soil type into consideration, because of corruption the roads are poorly done and money are pocketed. If you go and find out who the contractors are you will discover that there are a lot of southerners involve in sharing the money.

4. South east is marginalized because of Unemployment and poverty
This is another twisted statement. I believe there are more poverty and unemployment in the North than in the South. The truth is that unemployment in Nigeria is a national problem. There is poverty everywhere in Nigeria. Unemployed youth are all over the country.

5. There are more northerners in NNPC than Southerners
This is another big lie. There are no more northerners in NNPC. Actually there are slightly more southerners in NNPC. NNPC usually recruit many of their staffs by quota system. Today we have 19 northern states and 17 southern state. This will make it appear you will have slighty more northerners. This may be true before 1999. But since Gaus Obaseki from Edo state became NNPC GMD, he changed the recruitment structure. While about 60% of recruitment are still base on quota system, about 40% are base on merit. This has greatly changed the statistics of NNPC staffs. And also in general in the Oil and gas industries, more than 70% of the staffs are southerners. Yoruba and Igbo dominate the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Those of us from south south even feel marginalized by Yoruba and Igbo when it come to oil and gas Job

6. South east is marginalised because they have five(5) states while others have six (6) states.
This is more of political competition than marginalization. About 13 Northern states each are bigger in size than all the South East states combined. Kogi state is the 13th biggest state in Nigeria. Kogi State size is 29833km sq. If you add up the size of all the south east state it is 29095km sq. Thus the whole south east combined is approximately the same size with Oyo State, the 14th biggest state in Nigeria. The whole of south east is one-third of South south. The argument mostly put forward by Igbo on this topic is that state should be shared by population only and size should not be considered. With the small size of south east in relative to other region, south east is suppose to have maximum of 3 states. It is the consideration of the population and their political strength that makes it 5 states. I believe the population has been strongly considered.

7. Igbo Presidency
This is another area where you hear plenty lie on marginalization propanganda. In other to fully discuss this issue we need to look at Nigeria history briefly. In the beginning of Independence in 1960, Nigeria politics was dominated by Igbo and Hausa/Fulani. The Yoruba were the one who were playing Opposition. From 1960 to 1966 before the first coup, Nigeria federal govt was more Hausa and Igbo government at the centre. While Tafawa balewa was prime minister , Nnamdi Azikiwe was President (though ceremonial but he was number one citizen of the country). Then came the first coup which made Igbo man the First Military head of State of Nigeria. After that, it became from one coup to another which was dominated by the North. This in itself was not marginalization. It was simply dog eat dog affair and purely military affair and power struggle. Then came democracy in 1979 to 1983, this again became Hausa and Igbo government. Yoruba was now the opposition. after that came coup. Yes the military govt became northern dominated. but I cant call it marginalization because this were simply power struggle among opportunist. Then came 1999 and democracy. There was a kind of gentleman agreement or understanding of power sharing from south to North. We must understand that the power sharing was not by geopolitical zone but by region. Obasanjo who is from south did 8 years, the govt moved to North in the name of Yar adua. from North it came to south through Jonathan who did approximately 6 years. From Jonathan it went to the North through Buhari. If Buhari do his 8 years it will come to the South again in 2023. This in itself have been very fair and just. Nigeria democracy from 1999 has been fair to both North and South. By 2023, South East need to play the right politics for them to get presidency in 2023. Because 2023 presidency is for the south not for the south east. As far as the Northern part of Nigeria is concern, 2023 should be southern presidency. The truth is that South East, South West and South South will compete for it. Nobody will just give you the presidency just like that without you playing the right politics. If Igbo continue to make almost every other part of Nigeria their enemy, south south or south west will get 2023 presidency. Should South west or South South win 2023 presidency nobody can call it marginalization. It is the same Igbo that are claiming marginalization who are Supporting Wike an Ikwrere man in Rivers state. From Omehia, to Amaechi to Wike are all Ikwerre. Ikwerre and upland have been ruling rivers state for 17 years now (Since 1999). Yet the greatest supporters of Wike (an Ikwerre and upland) are Igbo in rivers state. This is one big hippocracy. You claim you are politically marginalised yet you are promoting exactly the same thing in rivers state. Just as I said, losing in a political competition is not marginalization. Wike (upland) winning dakuku (riverine) is not marginalization but political competition.


In summary, there is only one form of marginalization in Nigeria. That is the marginalization of the masses by the political class. Where the political class eat fat while the masses are left to die in squalor.

U just wasted your time writing rubbish. Whether marginalisation or not Biafrans want to leave this entity called Nigeria. Are you so unlearned that you cannot understand this.

duwdu:
These are very brave, and brutally honest things to say, Professor Sagay, and, as it were, they can't be dismissed by a wave of the hand. I sincerely hope these words of yours give The President further ammunition to continue in the noble and fair path he has chosen to guide his administration.

Come to think of it, there are at least 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria. If people clamor for Federal offices on the basis of how they are supposedly the third largest ethnic group in Nigeria, what will be left for the ethnic groups close to number 200 in terms of population/size?

God willing, Nigeria will now start to properly develop, growing from strength to strength.

P34c3
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Justify the nonsense you put up there with the facts below . . . . .

obayaya:
Prof. Sagay is just blabbing to please his paymasters..

South East was rigged for PDP? That's the height of it.. when Abia gave PDP less than 400k votes despite voter population of 1.3 m

Anambra gave PDP 600k votes despite voter population of 1.9 m

Enugu gave PDP 500k votes despite voter population of 1.3 m

Ebonyi gave PDP 300k votes despite voter population of 1 m

Imo gave PDP 500k votes despite voter population of 1.7 m.

Does this look like rigged figures?

Prof. Sagay has affirmed John W. Gardner's statement that "The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."

Nigeria is such a society Gardner was talking about.. and Sagay is one of the shoddy philosophers.

All these anti igbo dull brains here. Do you expect Isaac Sagay to speak against his principal or criticise the actions of his principal? The answer is of course NO.

He is in government and needs to do the needful to let his boss know he is supporting him. Even if he knows the truth, he will still be blind on it and speak in favour of his boss.

We all know the truth that igbos are marginalised. Some persons are of the argument that, why must the agitation for Biafra escalate during Buhari's tenure. It had to because, Buhari refund to let sleeping dogs lye. He came to power and made his appointments with non from the South East. The South Easterners only got appointments from the compulsory constitutional requirement of federal representation.

The same Buhari opened his mouth to further show hatred on the igbos by classifying them as haven given him 5% votes and will so benefit from his government.

The marginalization has been and eyes have been turned away from it not until Buhari made his intentions known.

Anyone who says he is not seeing the marginalization and hatred for the igbos in the country is a hypocrite.