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so that the Fulani will come and overthrow you like the way they did in kwara....
I pity the southerners because they will suffer it most especially my tribe...Yoruba...
think twice o

PRYCE:
Perfect! Just perfect!

As much as I support this, Nigeria is too fragile for this!... Our various ethnic groups can't even stand each other... how do they hope to make it work?

Cos this means A Northerner can go become a governor in the east, an easterner in the west, A westerner in the north and so on!

Tribalism will so increase cos peoples will now have this zeal to look out for their tribesmen if they feel they are being Dominated "in their own land"!

You are on point. If we pass such as law, then a bigot like PMB will appoint everybody in his cabinet from Daura. We are not one tribe, and we can never be one tribe. if we respect each other and show love everytin will be fine.

Oshobanjo

IF and WHEN our-

- President
- Senators
- Representatives
- State Lawmakers

amend our CONSTITUTION to allow for this we would have made plenty of PROGRESS as a nation.
The residency status should be tied to 3-5 years of TAX payment compliance.

ToyinDipo:
This is fundamentally wrong. If you want to kick against tribalism (if at all it's possible), you start from the basis. I'm not necessarily being tribal, but I'm a Yoruba first, before I'm a Nigerian. That's fact, and no one can take that identity away from me. It's a pity that the colonial masters formed Nigeria (African countries) the way they did, grouping major tribes(people with different identities) together. Though we've got to live with that. This is not so in most western countries. That's why we hardly here of tribal unrest among them. If western countries were formed like we have in Spain and such, they will also be singing the same song we sing in Africa. Left to me tribalism can't be ended, same with racism, this act will only create an avenue where tornado meets with volcano.

It is mediocrity to say that 'we have to leave with that'. Leave with a hurriedly arranged and motive based system of coexistence?

It took america, Lincoln and co, almost a decade to package a good enough constititution such that the great multiplicity of ethnicity in America makes no difference, even till tomorrow

Now that we are better civilized why not everyone sit and draft a near perfect referandum to help us stay together.

MathsChic:
Until Nigeria makes people like you sound like Pamela Geller and her likes, we certainly still have a long way to go.

MathsChic? So Mathematics is literally your B****? I like that!

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Yoruba people won't allow this .

Lionsclaw:
It is mediocrity to say that 'we have to leave with that'. Leave with a hurriedly arranged and motive based system of coexistence?

It took america, Lincoln and co, almost a decade to package a good enough constititution such that the great multiplicity of ethnicity in America makes no difference, even till tomorrow

Now that we are better civilized why not everyone sit and draft a near perfect referandum to help us stay together.

I hope you know what you are talking about. Even in America, policies favour a black man and a white man in different ways. What do you say of countries like Spain. Please know what you are talking about

What is wrong with having both state of origin and state of residence on the same document.

E go really make sense front to front. All these intimidation go stop. Equal right ti take over

[quote author=Lionsclaw post=41851231]It is mediocrity to say that 'we have to leave with that'.

I am not in support of this. Such census done by using 'state of residence' instead of 'state of origin' will never tell the true ethnic population figure of each ethnic group and will only help to swell South West and North figures given that up to 40% of Igbos do not reside in Igboland but in other regions of Nigeria. This so-called plan is to only take advantage of the huge Igbo population living outside Igboland.

ToyinDipo:
I hope you know what you are talking about. Even in America, policies favour a black man and a white man in different ways. What do you say of countries like Spain. Please know what you are talking about

Learn to follow the line of discuss.

My summary is that great nations today at some point took their destiny in their hands and designed what was best for them. [b]There is no utopia anyweher[/b]but you limit a problem to the bearest minimum within your capacity. So dont tell me about blacks in america. If the founding fathers did not work on coexistence things would have been worst off there.

I maintain that is mediocrity stupidity to say "we have to live with so so and so" when there is a better way to live; when you have absolutely no reason not to try a possibly better method.

shota:
Modakeke bitter war with the Ife is due to the same problem . Yoruba people will never understand that their tribalism is the cause of Naija problem . They want another man's resources to develop their land for themselves . Fools can't even see that they can be Yoruba in England USA or even in China and still be citizens of those places . They are too daft to understand that residency status does not remove their Yoruba ID .

I pray ur hatred for that particular tribe won't devour you someday! Oponu agba!

Common Federal appointment, it was filled with Fulani / Hausa. Then if we throw away our birth right, that means we are finished completely Abi na completely finished. Useless government. We can't throw away our states of origin and our Village names. Infact all my children must answer Ubong, Chidima, Ajoke, Salamatu, Ibinabo, Woyengibara, etc

its long overdue,at least it will give all those yanmirins a sense of belonging in Nigeria

Ugosample:
India you
India is not only more populated than Nigeria
and not only divided along ethnic lines
It is also divided along religious lines e.g.. Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh etc
If you are ignorant, keep it to yourself

You're the ignorant one here. Keep groping in it.

[quote author=pixtuk post=41843151]even if it is removed it wouldn't stop any thing because most of our surnames are tribal names!
Correct, dem wan deceive us again!

Is good move

what nigeria needs is true federalism not state of residence cause this will only favour fulani that move about ability to be able to reside any where dey go and that is serious problem for nigeria.

This topic is a hit, back to back. From Lagos to Rivers to Imo na Daura Man go be governor.

I think I like it,it's about time.

OrlandoOwoh:
You're the ignorant one here. Keep groping in it.

Disprove my answer please. You mean to say *in one actor's voice like that* that Nigeria is more diverse than India?

Man

Lionsclaw:
Learn to follow the line of discuss.

My summary is that great nations today at some point took their destiny in their hands and designed what was best for them. [b]There is no utopia anyweher[/b]but you limit a problem to the bearest minimum within your capacity. So dont tell me about blacks in america. If the founding fathers did not work on coexistence things would have been worst off there.

I maintain that is mediocrity stupidity to say "we have to live with so so and so" when there is a better way to live; when you have absolutely no reason not to try a possibly better method.

I still maintain you know nothing about what you are saying, you don't need to get aggressive because I disproof your point. Please argue intelligibly. Like I told you there is still the case of majority and minority in US, note that. Move away from history channel, plug your hand into the nearest electric socket, and get current. I will not continue this argument with you if you continue to sound like ignoramus. I will have liked to discuss with you extensively what happened and happens in America, places like former east/west Germany, north/south Korea, Spain... but you seem not to worth my energy. There are some fundamental/inherent issue that needs to be thrashed out, but unfortunately can't be, when dealing with tribalism... that's fact

hope it will work if well implemented, if not it will be hard for a chukwudi to work in kebbi state government or a ajala to work with enugu state government and a Musa to work with Bayelsa state Government. except if name of applicants are only known after passing test and interview and offered jobs but thats if those doing the interview cannot differentiate.

PRYCE:
Perfect! Just perfect!

As much as I support this, Nigeria is too fragile for this!... Our various ethnic groups can't even stand each other... how do they hope to make it work?

Cos this means A Northerner can go become a governor in the east, an easterner in the west, A westerner in the north and so on!

Tribalism will so increase cos peoples will now have this zeal to look out for their tribesmen if they feel they are being Dominated "in their own land"!

You are funny. You want tribalism to stop but you don't want to do anything to stop it. Normal countries only have state of residence not origin. I see this as a first step to stopping the tribalism issue. In fact i am surprised that buhari is taking the step. Can he really be the "special one?". No. I will wait and see. Let me not get too far ahead of myself.

ToyinDipo:
I still maintain you know nothing about what you are saying, you don't need to get aggressive because I disproof your point. Please argue intelligibly. Like I told you there is still the case of majority and minority in US, note that. Move away from history channel, plug your hand into the nearest electric socket, and get current. I will not continue this argument with you if you continue to sound like ignoramus. I will have liked to discuss with you extensively what happened and happens in America, places like former east/west Germany, north/south Korea, Spain... but you seem not to worth my energy. There are some fundamental/inherent issue that needs to be thrashed out, but unfortunately can't be, when dealing with tribalism... that's fact

Tell me more please. I want to learn

No one goes to the SE.

No one can talk about state of residence in the face of Daggers up north

We already know what obtains in SS.

Yoruba people will regret this!

Can one imagine America going to the meeting of the Americas and declare open border to everyone?

MAY GOD ALMIGHTY PUT THE LOVE OF YORUBALAND FIRST AND FOREMOST IN THE HEART OF YORUBA LEADERS! Can someone please say a BIG AMEN to this!

Wyttcat:
Yoruba people will regret this!

Why?

If this can work it will be very nice. One 9jaria

I have very bad news for the ethnic bigots, the suferers of superiority complex, the racists, and narow minded folks on this thread.

The following provision will become part of the Amended 1999 constitution in a matter of months:

a citizen of Nigeria is an indigene of a particular community of a state in Nigeria if he was born in that state

One day, the governor of Lagos will say yammiri/yim miri (give me water) when he requests for iced water out of Alausa.


Now, since the amendment to the constitution has not yet been ratified by the number of states required (Thanks to GEJ), how does this administration plan to "initiate policies to ensure that Nigerians are free to live and work in any part of the country by removing state of origin, tribe, ethnic and religious affiliations and replace those with state of residence." ?

Osinbajo and Buhari will fall my hand if they try to circumvent our constitution blatantly.

olas24u:
Integration is a gradual process and this is a welcome development that can unite our country.Next step is language and marriage,every Nigerian should be able to speak 1 out of the 3 major languages and i should be able to marry any man from any part of Nigeria ,we can do this by breaking the cultural barriers.

I don't understand. There are no laws saying you can't do any of the things you have said above.