₦airaland Forum

Opexzy:
Nope... They are two different thing... One was a voluntary union with very great prospect and explainable reasons... While the other is a union based on our colonial masters selfish interest to bring their colony into a union

YellowSimba:
You dont think they are the same kind of struggle for freedom?

Opexzy:
Brexit isn't about freedom... European union (i mean the rest of the countries in EU) benefits from United Kingdom and United Kingdom benefit from them as well... This is more like a mutual benefit...

People only clamor for freedom when they are in slavery. In the case of Brexit. It's more like a divorce

Brexit is more like a contract termination and you know contracts are bounded by agreements..

Even the case of Biafra can not be likened to that of the United Kingdom because every nation in the UK are bounded by an act that is boldly represented in the constitution therefore can be separated by same act in the constitution...

In the case of biafra there is no constitution binding the regions... Our constitution was created after the amalgamation in 1914... So we started as a sovereign state together. The major issue now is simply because none of the regions exhibit total sovereignty before amalgamation. This is the major reason while any advocacy for a breakup can be treated as treasonous by the federal government

YellowSimba:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-3DbRA0Tzg

YellowSimba:
Do you feel like Biafran agitation is as legitimate as Brexit

ibotic:
I honestly want referendum drafted into the constitution so the ibos can go with their four states....honestly look at the economic data....these people contribute nothing but mass migration to our lands.....we need their visa money and increased taxes as most will still want to stay in Nigeria even as immigrants.

gidgiddy:
I think that BREXIT and the current agitation are similar in terms of the fact that it is an agitation where a group of people want to leave a [b] political union [/b]for something new

Where they differ is that while Britain is a sovereign nation, Biafra isn't.

The lesson Brexit should teach Nigerians is that everybody has the right to decide where they want to be. "One Nigeria" is nothing but "unity by force"

Preshy561:
When Biafra comes, we will have those things that your zoogeria govt denied us of that made some of our kinsmen to migrate to Lagos, due to the fact that we are the highest in importation business.
Lagos will be depopulated, and then, hunger will.set in since you guys won't see anyone to do your owo mida again on.

Opexzy:
Brexit isn't about freedom... European union (i mean the rest of the countries in EU) benefits from United Kingdom and United Kingdom benefit from them as well... This is more like a mutual benefit...

People only clamor for freedom when they are in slavery. In the case of Brexit. It's more like a divorce

Brexit is more like a contract termination and you know contracts are bounded by agreements..

Even the case of Biafra can not be likened to that of the United Kingdom because every nation in the UK are bounded by an act that is boldly represented in the constitution therefore can be separated by same act in the constitution...

In the case of biafra there is no constitution binding the regions... Our constitution was created after the amalgamation in 1914... So we started as a sovereign state together. The major issue now is simply because none of the regions exhibit total sovereignty before amalgamation. This is the major reason while any advocacy for a breakup can be treated as treasonous by the federal government

Preshy561:
When Biafra comes, we will have those things that your zoogeria govt denied us of that made some of our kinsmen to migrate to Lagos, due to the fact that we are the highest in importation business.
Lagos will be depopulated, and then, hunger will.set in since you guys won't see anyone to do your owo mida again on.

Preshy561:
When Biafra comes, we will have those things that your zoogeria govt denied us of that made some of our kinsmen to migrate to Lagos, due to the fact that we are the highest in importation business.
Lagos will be depopulated, and then, hunger will.set in since you guys won't see anyone to do your owo mida again on.

ibotic:
In your myopic mind ......you guys will kill each other,.....and be asking for a return visa.....seriously I just want the SW depopulated even if Biafra comes....Yorubas are too tolerant.....we know Britain has not experienced half of the SW immigration but today they are shouting Brexit.

ibotic:
In your myopic mind ......you guys will kill each other,.....and be asking for a return visa.....seriously I just want the SW depopulated even if Biafra comes....Yorubas are too tolerant.....we know Britain has not experienced half of the SW immigration but today they are shouting Brexit.

wirinet:
You guys have an over exaggerated ego. Lagos with a population of over 20 million will go hungry because 6 - 8 million of you guys decide to leave? Are you guys the farmers that feed the people of Lagos? You guys are not even involved in the food trading business.
Most of the petty trading you guys engage in is not taxable and contribute little to Lagos IGR

In addition, importation business is going out of fashion. Jumia, jiji, alibaba, aliexpress, eBay, payport, amazon, etc, are taking over.

wirinet:
You guys have an over exaggerated ego. Lagos with a population of over 20 million will go hungry because 6 - 8 million of you guys decide to leave? Are you guys the farmers that feed the people of Lagos? You guys are not even involved in the food trading business.
Most of the petty trading you guys engage in is not taxable and contribute little to Lagos IGR

In addition, importation business is going out of fashion. Jumia, jiji, alibaba, aliexpress, eBay, payport, amazon, etc, are taking over.

SuperIgbo1:
The same unintelligent drivel. If Biafra becomes a reality, it would be a member of Ecowas and, Ecowas allows movement within member states without a Visa.

And, stop comparing your phantom Odour'dua republic with Britian. As far as, Nigeria remains one, no person can stop Igbos from migrating to Lagos, a former federal capital. You can keep fantasizing like the regular Yoruba person.

Preshy561:
Yes, you guys will be very hungry Just like your brothers in ondo, osun, ogun, ekiti that always look malnourished due to a absense of densed Igbo population.
And I'm sure you are from one of these aforementioned state.
Go and kill yourself.

Preshy561:
Lmao. Leave to kill ourselves naa, is it your killing?
You should be worried about the fast rising of your religious intolerance that will soon escalate to terrorism in your region.
I can see how your region is fairing well with the most profound profession called 'agbero ' that's killing and extorting your people.
Please, worry about yourselves, as you can see, we aren't concerned about whatever happens in your region.
So, fvck off.

wirinet:
Did not know igbos were farmers, that feed areas with dense Igbo population. Heard you feed them also in Banjul, Pretoria, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing.

I am from a state that feeds you and the rest of Nigeria. If your state don't come and collect the allocations we allow you every month, you will die of starvation.

Preshy561:
Says someone from ijebu

ibotic:
His point is still valid...honestly ibos contribute nothing to Nigeria...just fake spare parts which waste our foreign exchange and petty traders by the streets....

I don’t know why this stupid federal government does not grant referendum and let these people go. I just hope it will not become a case like the British who chose Brexit but now refuse to leave the EU....ibos must go....enough is enough.....

wirinet:
European Union is not a political union but an economic union just like ECOWAS or African Union. Political unions are more difficult to break than economic unions.

No lessons whatsoever as comparing an economic union with a political union is like comparing ice with steam.

Once a political unit is formed, it takes great efforts and upheavals (most times war) to break. Even the US fought a civil war to remain united. It will be near impossible for any of the 13 original states that formed the United States or any of the 37 that joined since to just decide to secede, because "everyone has the right to secede"

ibotic:
You cannot have it both ways and lagos is not the only former capital of Nigeria....there was lokoja and Calabar....why no go to those places too...

Besides ibos are all over the SW not just lagos. When we get restructuring....immigration will be made more difficult for those who come in and contribute not thing apart from clog up the traffic with road side sellers after abandoning lands where their leaders embezzle their state funds only to come and invest in the south west....

We don’t hate you people but you people are flooding our lands....lagos island was only capital for 18yrs out on Nigeria’s existence since 1914.....

Preshy561:
Tell your kinsmen to stop antagonizing our struggle, we have always wanted to stay on our own.
Ebonyi is there for us in terms of agriculture, Imo and Enugu, den of entertainment and tourism, Anambra and Abia, China of Africa, you see, we've got nothing to fear.
So, we can't be working on a fruitless country.

SuperIgbo1:
Who says Igbo are not living in other parts of Nigeria? During the oil boom in the 70s, Gowon invested a lot in Lagos with the oil proceeds. The national theater was built, many bridges and roads were constructed also.

Gowon introduced the 3rs policy yet, reconstruction started in Lagos even though, a mortar never fell in Lagos. Lagos had a special attention during Gowon's administration. The funding for the construction of the bridges, roads and, other infrastructures came from the oil producing parts of Igbo land and, other oil producing areas. That been said, Igbos were living in Lagos before the amalgamation and independence of Nigeria and, that was way before your parents migrated from Ile ife. Now you think you can dictate to the Igbos living in Lagos?

wirinet:
You guys have an over exaggerated ego. Lagos with a population of over 20 million will go hungry because 6 - 8 million of you guys decide to leave? Are you guys the farmers that feed the people of Lagos? You guys are not even involved in the food trading business.
Most of the petty trading you guys engage in is not taxable and contribute little to Lagos IGR

In addition, importation business is going out of fashion. Jumia, jiji, alibaba, aliexpress, eBay, payport, amazon, etc, are taking over.

DejiSantos:
You misunderstand economics.

Lagos would collapse without it's Igbo traders stimulating it's economy.