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Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by AdaFonju: 10:40am On Mar 17, 2018 |
gidgiddy:You said 50% percent was given to who in the Igbo dominated eastern region, be careful let curses not rain on your flat head 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by 7lives: 11:04am On Mar 17, 2018 |
kernel504: Rada rada, you have Azikiwe of blessed memory to blame for your woes. No be today, E don tey. A man who saw the future and asked that secession clause be included in our Constitution was vilified and a NUMBSKULL was glorified, and here we are. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by gidgiddy: 11:22am On Mar 17, 2018 |
AdaFonju: Igbo dominated Eastern Region? What obtains now? Hausa/Fulani dominated Nigeria? |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by Cooly100: 11:23am On Mar 17, 2018 |
Kestolovee95: See shading...lol 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by Nobody: 11:30am On Mar 17, 2018 |
TheSorrowfulMan: How can violence be an option? Do u think Igbo can win anything through violence? I swear u people cannot. Funny enough it was d Igbo domination that started the system. give them an inch they will move miles. You caused d violence and you were d bigger looser after d violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_odAy4rVz8 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by joeyfire(m): 11:55am On Mar 17, 2018 |
gidgiddy: The SS has not enjoyed the level of development it saw under Michael Okpara in the Eastern Region. Since then it has been downhill for them |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by kernel504(m): 1:16pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
7lives: I hate this nation with passion, a nation that promotes mediocre against merit. |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by ecosanders: 3:40pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
gidgiddy: Liar!! The Igbos dominate the military, and other areas in government, even in the North, yet they are not satisfied, they want more, that's y they stage the 1966 coup, killed leaders from other tribes, except theirs..... They didn't stop at that, they were even jubilating in the street of North, this provoked the Northerners, and hence attack them. The Northern soldiers, however staged a counter coup. And avenged the death of their leaders. Ojukwu, greedy for power took advantage of the situation, and declare Biafra, even though he knew the consequences..... 3 Likes |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by ecosanders: 3:46pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Onijagidijagan: You ve summed it all up...... They wanted more. Even after dominating the civil service, military etc... Now it backfired on them, they are claiming to be marginalized. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by Kestolovee95(f): 4:13pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
kernel504: Is it even a nation? |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LIFEisSIMPLE: 4:47pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
The soo called northern leaders where a group of elites who hated igbos. Look at the video above of sarduna speaking ill about all Igbos. Nigeria was not and is not moving at the pace the igbos wanted. ecosanders: |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by kernel504(m): 4:50pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Kestolovee95: An ending nation. |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by kernel504(m): 4:50pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Kestolovee95: An ending nation. |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by gidgiddy: 5:13pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
ecosanders: This is the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media narrative which is false. But even if it were all true, it still didnt answer the question of why Igbos opted for Biafra. Igbos wanted Biafra because of the failure of Gowons government to tmplement the Aburi agreement signed in Ghana and because of the massacre of Igbos nationwide in 1966. Nobody will choose to remain part of a country where they are massacred. |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by TheKingdom: 5:16pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Kemperor: Standing Ovation !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cfZEY3R6Io 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by AdaFonju: 6:00pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
gidgiddy:So are we arguing the lesser of two evils? |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by gidgiddy: 6:14pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
AdaFonju: Always in life, you have to choose the lesser of two evils |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by AdaFonju: 6:36pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
gidgiddy:That mentality is why Buhari is your president |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by Nobody: 7:36pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
GoroTango:And Nigeria has been all about cornering crude oil, stealing the money and taking it to Switzerland cc lzaa 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LiberaDeus: 7:41pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
AdaFonju: Am sure you are from the Niger Delta thats why you sound like this. In case you dont know, Garden City(Port harcourt) city plan and outline was drawn up and implemented by Michael Okpara, how many more PHCs and cities would have been setup in an independent Eastern region? The choice to go with the east was never a lesser evil but a form of good which many myopic eastern minorities couldnt see because of fear of dominance. Well i keep telling them till today that now they are being bleeped from both sides, northerners own your oil wells, yorubas dominate your oil industry and igbos dominate their markets and environs . What do they get in return? 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by ecosanders: 7:42pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
LIFEisSIMPLE: How did they hate Igbo? This is a Man that practically raised Nzeogwu, before he discover the Igbo dominitary tendencies. The Man simply say the truth, while the Igbos were heading top positions even in the North,how many Northerners enjoys the same privilege? Give an Igbo an inch, and he will take a Mile, is that not what they are still doing now? Claiming Lagos as no man's land? Even as we speak, Igbos are given appointments in other states, Lagos, Kaduna etc, how many Igbo states replicate the same gesture? The last time a postal of a northerner Contesting for a position in Ebonyi goes round, we all know how the Igbos were cursing, and insulting all over the web.... Besides, as at the time Ahmadu Bello make the speech, we still operating regional system of government.... 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by durangokid: 7:51pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Onijagidijagan:. If what you said is the truth why didn't the north and west allowed Igbos to go then and even now to avoid the Igbo domination, stupid bigot 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LiberaDeus: 8:02pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
ecosanders: The igbos were not holding top positions in the north young man, the igbos held positions that required advanced education or skill which many northerners lacked at the time. Even today 2018, how many northerners in percentages can boast of proper tertiary education then imagine 1960. If the northern regional government needed technocrats then it was clear that they could get them from the south, which southerners were the most travelled and readily available for those jobs? As it stands, the only state that has given an igbo man a govt appointment is Kaduna state which am not so sure of now. Please tell me where igbos are given appointments as state commisioners. And as for your statement of give igbo an inch and he will take a mile only shows how backward you think. Any business man that progresses must move from occupying an inch to a mile. If i have the freedom to live and do business in my country then dont complain that am taking a mile that am totally paying for. Is the igbo man forcing people out of their farmlands and slaughtering them, is the igbo man not paying for the land and shops he uses ? You people will die of envy and will blame everything except your own laziness. How can somebody come from a region over 500 miles away, see a business opportunity in your backyard and become a millionaire in a decade and the only thing you do is to say he wants to dominate you. Why are you pointing one finger at somebody when four are pointing back at you. If you claim an igbo man living in your community peacefully who has never forced you out of your land is trying to dominate you then your worst enemy is not that igbo man but your LAZINESS and MYOPIA. Nigeria is one country now, since 1970 we have been one country All human beings have the right to live and do business everywhere as long as they respect the state and federal laws governing that part of the country. All opportunities are open for everyone to enjoy and invest in. If someone is progressing in your own enclave while following the laws then look in the mirror my friend and stop complaining. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LiberaDeus: 8:04pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
durangokid: Leave the bigots. Shameless people. If this people are so bad for you why didnt they just bomb them to smithereens and leave them to go. |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by joeyfire(m): 8:06pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
ecosanders: You have swallowed too much wrong information and propaganda. This man Umaru Altine was the first Mayor of Enugu our regional capital. He was from Sokoto and a descendant of Usman Dan Fodio. He ran for election in 1956 and 1958 and won both times against sons of the soil. 1 Like
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Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LIFEisSIMPLE: 8:10pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Whao well written sir. Bless you. You hit the nail on top of the head LiberaDeus: |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LZAA: 8:45pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
imhotep:zombieism is deep with Gorotango but detox must be achieved 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by ecosanders: 8:51pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
joeyfire: because they have no choice, he had the backing of Nnamdi Azikiwe . Besides That is like one in a billion..... 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by joeyfire(m): 9:23pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
ecosanders: Mayor of the capital of our region (like FCT minister today) is one in a billion?? You are just trying to shift the goalpost. An election is a choice....besides Igbos have been republican in their politics since the beginning of their history nobody orders us to vote like sheep. While Ahmadu Bello was proudly giving hate speeches against Igbos and talking about "northerner first" , Azikiwe was extending hands of friendship and nationhood...We did not say "fulani are trying to dominate us, yen yen yen". That is sophistication Before you label people try and do some research |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by LIFEisSIMPLE: 11:22pm On Mar 17, 2018 |
Kudos. You have silenced that uninformed thing joeyfire: 1 Like |
Re: Why Did The Igbos Want Biafra In 1967? by freeze001(f): 5:53am On Mar 18, 2018 |
Kyase: The old Eastern Region comprised what is kiwn today as SE and SS. That is common knowledge so stop with the rubbish attachment claim. |
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