₦airaland Forum

Juchii:
Igbo's should not overlook the benefit of operation pathon dance. They always offer free medical treatment to everyone.

I am an Igbo guy and I support it 100% my reasons are but not limited to;

(1) the hate and hate speech is now spreading so rapidly that it is now affecting the younger ones. I want them to have the mind of their own.

(2) the instability in the region is now chasing investors away thereby increasing unemployment rate. No investor would like to invest in such area.

(3) the agitation is as a result of total ignorance and greed. Even if you give them everything, they will still ask for more.

(4) it is dragging people away from business because of lost in focus. This people no longer do their normal business. They keep running from one IPOB meetings to another. Chest beating on how they have the capacity to build nuclear weapons, how their BSS is the best in the whole world, how they can burn Nigeria in 24 hours. What a world of fantasy .

(5) the Biafra would be the worst country; the division within the Biafra land, the hatred because they have taught themselves how to hate instead of love.

(6) Biafra land is not economically viable. The revenue we generate can not feed two states out of five state we have. They are landlocked, they don't produce enough food that can feed a state out of five. They will import every but with which money

(7) 70% of Igbo don't want Biafra, they don't subscribe to it. They are not prone to deception from Nnamdi KANU. But the 30% that want Biafra are more vocal thereby overshadowing the 70%.

My father once told me that, "it is possible to wake up a sleeping person but impossible to the one pretending to be asleep.
True knowledge is the knowledge of ones own ignorance."


FTC for the first time in 5years. I am not gonna celebrate until I see alert

gbishman:
This is one sensible Igbo guy, there are better ways of getting recognition. I suggest u form a party name it Biafra and fight your cause in the political arena.

kaymart:
Without mincing words, one can confidently say that the southwest is simply the most peaceful region in the country..... Call them Afonja or whatever. The yorubas are peace loving people worldwide. Lest, I forget, education is indeed a light. When u r literate, u behave with some sort of rare distinction.

I've never been the one that talk on tribal issues but I love the Yorubas. I schooled in the south-south, Edo state to be precise. I have been so fortunate to interact with peace loving individuals. Edo state is the most peaceful state in the South-south region. I passionately love the Binis and generally the Edos as a people. They love themselves too amidst the disparity in cultural heritage.

donier:
brother please any Igbo man living in aba who has witnessed the tension in the last 72hours now knows the true motive of ipob.Destruction.death.extortion. It is now clear that Nnamdi kanu is being sponsored by the opposition. I'm an IBO man living in Ana.I don't support Nnamdi KANU.I don't support ipob.I support restructuring

JimD:
Many people saying Ipobs have been non-violent up till now. They have not declared war. The path of secession is a path of war; Ask UK and US, Yugoslavian countries, India and Pakistan, North and South Korea, Czech and Slovakia. Either the country is bought by another country in the case of Alaska, and recently Scotland (still negotiating) or is ready for full-blown war. If you will build a house, you sit down and count the cost. Many of these Ipobs haven't. Howeber, Buhari has been undiplomatic. Makes me wonder if he's really military. Very untactical move.

clarocuzioo:
I was born in aba, I am in aba right now, it is a well known fact that anytime there is tension of this nature in aba, people always seize that opportunity to exhibit their criminal tendencies, in 90's when Ariaria market got burnt, criminal elements seized the opportunity to loot, my Aunty 's shop was burgled, that's always the case anytime we have such situation, even in America, people saw the hurricane Irma as an opportunity to loot and miam, please do not give it a political inclination please let us be logical,

laudate:
Bros, you sabi lie o!! When did these meetings take place, and who were those present there? So you think an average Edo man or Itsekiri would entrust the political destiny of himself and his people into the hands of an Igbo man, or an Igbo-dominated republic? Chai!

cc: Sanchez01, Kingovoramwen, Bornstunner

dane15:
I keep asking myself what happened to this NK?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mlKqSJeHgRo&app=desktop

This NK had the opportunity to write his name in the history books with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela through the use of a focused, refined, calculated and strategic approach.

I am not a Biafran and I really would love Igbos to continue in Nigeria but if they wish to leave, they need to start seeing Biafra as a project and not a task. A project is long term in nature and strategic. They need to start developing LEADERS, a thing which is enormously lacking among the touts and hooligans chanting Biafra everyday.

They say the average Igbo man does not have the patience to think strategically but just wants self gratification and wants things NOW regardless of the cost but I think it is not true. If an Igbo man can start a business from wheel barrow and grow it to a Shopping Mall in ten years, that is strategic thinking.

I believe there are people in the North, South, East and West who are slightly sympathetic to to the cause but the name calling and crude approach is a No, no for them.

On the issue of the UN or US support, US benefits whenever there is civil unrest in a Oil producing country. Production will reduce and Crude Oil price will increase, benefiting the US as they will make more money from their export.
Military Hardware producing factories will employ more people because of increased demand still benefiting the US. It will not be in their interest for a war to stop if it starts, God forbid. All the US will do is to advise Biafra Leader and the Nigerian President to dialogue. Just consider that the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria have not really ended.

If you have seen the movie 300, you will understand that Leonidas' military achievements against the Persians was because of his geographical advantage and training. An average Spartan is trained for war almost from birth. When I see those saying that IPOB will defeat the NA in battle I just weep. It can never end well. Ojukwu had the privilege of being in the army and therefore has an head start over NK in case of any war outbreak. Even at that, it ended in a massacre.

Mandela and Gandhi proved that not every noble cause must be achieved by bloodshed. Wisdom will always defeat strength 1 million times.

There is still time for NK to become another Gandhi or Mandela but he has to start by:
1. Calling the criminals who have hijacked the IPOB cause for personal greed to stop their provocative actions.
2. Roll out a strategic plan for Biafra Actualization through doing a proper SWOT Analysis.
3. Since he has the people on his side, any Leader he endorses will likely win any election. He should work towards sweeping all the 2019 political seats from the LG to the National level. (This will kill the excuse of our leaders are sabotaging our efforts).
4. Biafran representatives should continue to push for constitution amendment for both restructuring or secession depending on whichever matures first based on the circumstances at the time.
5. He should continue to dialogue with influencers from the North, West, South and Middle belt while using 2019-2023 to sell the Biafran proposal and prototype to Igbos still on the fence through good governance, innovation, creativity and financial integrity. He should change Biafra from just a map to an ideology.

I believe with the above, the peaceful actualization of Biafran will be a step closer.

#WISDOMISBETTERTHANSTRENGTH

PrecisionFx:
Edo state was NEVER A PART OF BIAFRA.

Itshekiri were in the mid west n were not a part of biafra.

""an Igbo man, or an Igbo-dominated""

It's foolhardy to believe that they would want to remain with nigeria n entrust their entire destiny in a Yoruba n Hausa dominated nation after the Igbos in SE n SS are gone abi..

Innomach:
Igbos have leaders and representatives representing them. Even though we might disagree or dislike them because of their personalities or the process that brought them to the leadership level, the fact still remains that they are constitutionally recognized to represent their people. Anybody or group of persons cannot rise out of the blues claiming to represent the Igbos and start giving ultimatum to constituted authorities on what they want or death. If that is left unchecked, several other group and persons would come up with their own demands, thereby taking us to state of anarchy. I hope that is not what you want.

The solution is simple! If IPOB/Nnamdi Kanu think they represent the majority of Ndi Igbo, let them come up for elections, matching the present leaders tackle for tackle, man to man until they succeed in pushing forward their own candidates who share same ideology. It is only then that IPOB can truly claim to represent the people. Anything outside that is suicidal because the Nigerian government is going to treat them as miscreants and criminals, use them for shooting practice and nothing will happen. And if you keep consoling yourselves that the world is watching, you may just be living a life of fantasy because the world doesn't care about you. You guys have to read and understand international politics to learn that you are just on your own. The least they can do is sending relief items to the injured and displaced victims of war.

Ukpala okpoko gburu, nti chiri ya!

laudate:
The motion for referendum to decide the question of Scottish independence, was moved by Nicola Sturgeon a Scottish parliamentarian. Section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 in the United Kingdom and Scottish parliaments, gives full legal backing to allow a single question referendum on Scottish independence, to be held before the end of 2014. The order puts beyond doubt that the Scottish parliament, can legislate for the referendum.

Unlike IPOB supporters that want others who have nothing to do with their proposed republic, to dash them referendum, it was the Scottish people that put together the political machinery for it, and executed it. After they had followed due process by doing their homework and groundwork politically, the rest of Britain could now accede to it.

plessis:
I was beginning to take you seriously until you typed this nonsense.. ..

so Africa has a different dictionary from the rest of the world?....

You're a lost soul

GrandGarcon:
Fake news! Give a dog a bad name just to have a reason to kill it. Just as we heard that two police men were thrown into river niger. BTW before the cowards cameand caused this mayhem, was there even a protest anywhere in the east? If Police station was burned really, then blame the milliatry. You people live like animals because your politicians treat you like animals, and when anyone decides to open your eyes, you hate that person because you have been psychologically lobotomized.

laudate:
The first correct thing you ever said in a long while was that Edo & Itsekiri were never part of Biafra. And I still do not see them consenting to become part of your proposed republic, now or in the nearest future. The Bini/Edo/Itsekiri people I know, will never allow that to happen! Even if Nigeria breaks up today, they would never join your Biafra. So what was the reason for your earlier post where you claimed that they were having meetings with your members??!



Well said!! Guy, I am impressed , o! Where were you hiding your brand of wisdom all this while? Chai!! So people like you with brains, understanding, intelligence and swagger still exist on NL?

attackgat:
Well since you seem to be quoting history. It might interest you to know that Scotland signed the 1707 Act Of Union that brought the kingdoms of Scotland, England and Wales together as the United Kingdom.

So at least Scotlabd agreed to be part of them

The Igbo nation never agreed to be part of any union of Nigeria. Like most ethic groups, we were forced into an illegal colonial contraption called Nigeria against our will.

This why it is not necessary for us to do what Scotland did.

The basis of us asking the Nigerian state for a referendum is that we never gave our consent to be part of Nigeria in the first place and we now wish to formally withdraw from the British colonial arrangement called Nigeria which we were unfortunate to find ourselves in

laudate:
Well since you never gave your consent to become part of Nigeria, why ask Nigeria to give you a referendum that you never gave them powers to conduct, in the first place? Just asking! You do not want to do what Scotland did, to hold its own referendum. Una go wait, tire!

IamaNigerianGuy:
I am not Igbo either but the way I see it, IPOB is now more than an Igbo thing.

1.Nobody needs your permission to agitate for a decent existence and failing that,to seek for an alternative arrangement. You may as well start your own group if you are unhappy with IPOB and content with the conditions in Nigeria.

2. The ex Soviet republics are all happy with their independence. What is your point? Have the Ukrainians, Georgians, Armenians, Lithuanians, Estonians and others told you they are unhappy ?

2. There is very little wrong with the constitution. For example Buhari the senile, sick, bigoted president makes appointments to his kinsmen against the articles and spirit of the constitution. There is no passage in the constitution that mandates looting but the governors, ministers, senators et al do so. Is there any support in the Nigerian constitution for the Army murder of Shiites ? Constitution is a minor issue.

Nnamdi Kanu is not perfect but why while we await the perfect man, let us give him kudos for his courage and action.

laudate:
Why are you talking about Kogi and Benue? Where were you in 2015, when the army launched Operation Awase to flush out militants from the Lagos creeks who were breaking pipelines in the region? They even shelled the area with the help of the Airforce. Did residents of Ikorodu and Arepo hurl stones, bottles and missiles at the army? No. The army came in, conducted their operations and left peacefully.

In March 2017, the army conducted Operation Ex Harbin Kunama II specifically in Southern Kaduna, Birnin Gwari, Kyambana Forest and some volatile areas in Plateau State, Lame Burra Forest in Bauchi and Falgore Forest in Kano State. no record of assaults or skirmishes were recorded, to the best of my knowledge.

Operation Lafiya Dole also took place in the North, which entailed massive movement of personnel and military hardware across the region, but nobody confronted the army and told them not to pass a certain area. Why the one in the SE ended in a skirmish is what needs to be investigated. Your IPOB chaps unwittingly turned themselves into combatants by hurling stones, missiles bottles etc, at the army and things escalated from there.

Aniomadei2:
PLEASE FOR YOUR INFORMATION, 99% OF IGBOS DO NOT LIKE IPOB EVIL AGITATION. IT IS JUST THAT WE ARE HELPLESS. IF YOU TRY TO TALK OR ADVISE THEM, THOSE TOUTS WILL CALL YOU SABO OR ZOO. THIS IS HOW BOKO HARAM STARTED THEIR OWN AGITATION FOR ISLAMIC STATE AND THE FORMER LEADERS HANDLED IT WITH KID GLOVES. NOW IT IS A FULL BLOWN WAR THAT IS CONSUMING LIFE AND OUR SCARCE RESOURCES. I THANK OUR ABLE AND PRUDENT LEADER MOHAMMED BUHARI FOR ALWAYS TAKING RIGHT DECISION AT THE RIGHT TIME. MAY GOD BLESS U, BABA. THE REAL NDI LOVE YOU. SAI BABA

laudate:
Bros, you sabi lie o!! When did these meetings take place, and who were those present there? So you think an average Edo man or Itsekiri would entrust the political destiny of himself and his people into the hands of an Igbo man, or an Igbo-dominated republic? Chai!

cc: Sanchez01, Kingovoramwen, Bornstunner

attackgat:
That is why Nigeria is an instrument of bondage. We could conduct our referendum but Nigeria wont recognise it. So we shall continue the agitation until such a time that the Nigerian government abd political establishment jointly agree to conduct a referendum in Igbo land. It will be long and hard but the agitation is working as the Arewa youths have even supported the Nigerian government giving us referendum. We shall get there and exit this burning house of Lord Lugard called Nigeria.

laudate:
_(sigh!) You still don't get it, do you? Agitation will not get you a referendum! you have to follow political processes to get one...
Arewa youths never mentioned a referendum. What they gave you was a quit notice. They do not have the power to give a referendum!

attackgat:
You better google the Arewa statement again because the Arewa youths urged the federal govt to grant Igbos a referendum and that the quit notice was part of the process of helping Igbos get referendum

As for following a political process to get a referendum, the Biafran agitators will not go through this process, not just because Nigeria was created via an illegal colonial process, but also because it is a waste of time.

Even if Igbos some how got all its political representatives to suppport the idea of a referendum, they would still have to go back to the Nigerian national assembly to move a motion which just the Nw has enough votes to stop

Even if the entire Southern Nigeria reps wanted referendum made part of the constitution, just the NW and NE have enough votes to stop it. The Nigerian national assembly has already been rigged in such a way that the NW abd NE have enough bloc votes to stop any bill, this why restructuring will never be possible in Nigeria.

So a political process is a waste of time nobody is going to indulge in

PrecisionFx:
""The first correct thing you ever said in a long while was that Edo & Itsekiri were never part of Biafra. And I still do not see them consenting to become part of your proposed republic, now or in the nearest future""

very baseless talk.
I never said they were, they have never been mentioned as biafra so unhave no point.

Juchii:
You are the Angel of beauty. If you give me your contacts, I will not refuse to accept

girl4rmspace:
Am no angel, just an alien

attackgat:
Well since you seem to be quoting history. It might interest you to know that Scotland signed the 1707 Act Of Union that brought the kingdoms of Scotland, England and Wales together as the United Kingdom.

So at least Scotlabd agreed to be part of them

The Igbo nation never agreed to be part of any union of Nigeria. Like most ethic groups, we were forced into an illegal colonial contraption called Nigeria against our will.

This why it is not necessary for us to do what Scotland did.

The basis of us asking the Nigerian state for a referendum is that we never gave our consent to be part of Nigeria in the first place and we now wish to formally withdraw from the British colonial arrangement called Nigeria which we were unfortunate to find ourselves in

Juchii:
Igbo's should not overlook the benefit of operation pathon dance. They always offer free medical treatment to everyone.

I am an Igbo guy and I support it 100% my reasons are but not limited to;

(1) the hate and hate speech is now spreading so rapidly that it is now affecting the younger ones. I want them to have the mind of their own.

(2) the instability in the region is now chasing investors away thereby increasing unemployment rate. No investor would like to invest in such area.

(3) the agitation is as a result of total ignorance and greed. Even if you give them everything, they will still ask for more.

(4) it is dragging people away from business because of lost in focus. This people no longer do their normal business. They keep running from one IPOB meetings to another. Chest beating on how they have the capacity to build nuclear weapons, how their BSS is the best in the whole world, how they can burn Nigeria in 24 hours. What a world of fantasy .

(5) the Biafra would be the worst country; the division within the Biafra land, the hatred because they have taught themselves how to hate instead of love.

(6) Biafra land is not economically viable. The revenue we generate can not feed two states out of five state we have. They are landlocked, they don't produce enough food that can feed a state out of five. They will import every but with which money

(7) 70% of Igbo don't want Biafra, they don't subscribe to it. They are not prone to deception from Nnamdi KANU. But the 30% that want Biafra are more vocal thereby overshadowing the 70%.

My father once told me that, "it is possible to wake up a sleeping person but impossible to the one pretending to be asleep.
True knowledge is the knowledge of ones own ignorance."


FTC for the first time in 5years. I am not gonna celebrate until I see alert

drefe2real:
You IPOB members are a pathetic bunch. Since you are saying you didn't sign any agreement to be part of Nigeria, why did your forefathers fight for the independence of Nigeria, instead of that of Biafra from our colonial masters? Wasn't Azikiwe the first president of Nigeria? Why didn't he fought for the independence of Biafra from the British?Or did IPOB told you guys that Azikiwe was a Fulani man too?

kaymart:
Without mincing words, one can confidently say that the southwest is simply the most peaceful region in the country..... Call them Afonja or whatever. The yorubas are peace loving people worldwide. Lest, I forget, education is indeed a light. When u r literate, u behave with some sort of rare distinction.

I've never been the one that talk on tribal issues but I love the Yorubas. I schooled in the south-south, Edo state to be precise. I have been so fortunate to interact with peace loving individuals. Edo state is the most peaceful state in the South-south region. I passionately love the Binis and generally the Edos as a people. They love themselves too amidst the disparity in cultural heritage.