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NonsoWow:
Play along to get as much as you can from the centre for the development of your land. Igbo politicians in abuja only steal for their pockets though, so I don't expect much from them. When politicians from west or north find themselves in abuja, they bring back as much federal agencies to their place as possible. But Igbos will be planting more projects in the north. Ekweremadu was deputy senate president for 8 years, he couldn't influence the siting of one major specialized federal agency in Igboland! The problem of Igbos are internal. Igbos are not as smart as they want people to believe.

You are a Yoruba guy that have been trolling and destroying so many Igbo threads for years now. You haven't said anything different outside of what a typical yoruba person will say. You guys are smarter yet refuse to stand on your own. Your Cities and WAEC scores are a testament to your smartness.

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horsepower101:
You are a Yoruba guy that have been trolling and destroying so many Igbo threads for years now. You haven't said anything different outside of what a typical yoruba person will say. You guys are smarter yet refuse to stand on your own. Your Cities and WAEC scores are a testament to your smartness.[/s]

Wawa low-life. Adopted Igbos.

Xander85:
That is assuming other ethnicities in the old eastern region (including the Ikwerre and Opobo) remain in Nigeria if only Igbos leave!

That being said, does anyone actually think the same power dynamics presently at play (where Igbo haters hold sway) would equally obtain in a Nigeria devoid of Igbos? I don’t see the likes of the Opobo sitting by and allowing the Fulani or Yoruba to frustrate our economy by blocking the shipping lane leading to the Atlantic!

I have been saying for years that Igbos are the key that hold Nigeria together. Yes, oil is part of it but every group always base their decisions based on how Igbos react.

If Igbos say that they want to leave Nigeria and starts protesting, All of a sudden, you start hearing Niger delta republic, oduduwa republic, middle belt republic, North-east joining their Kanuri brothers in Cameroon etc...

Xander85:
That is assuming other ethnicities in the old eastern region (including the Ikwerre and Opobo) remain in Nigeria if only Igbos leave!

That being said, does anyone actually think the same power dynamics presently at play (where Igbo haters hold sway) would equally obtain in a Nigeria devoid of Igbos? I don’t see the likes of the Opobo sitting by and allowing the Fulani or Yoruba to frustrate our economy by blocking the shipping lane leading to the Atlantic!

Truly,
The biggest benefactors of a restructured Nigeria are the Niger Delta and Yoruba to a smaller extent. These are the people that should be begging Igbos to help them restructure Nigeria.

That is why i tend to disagree with Nnamdi Kanu because he seemed not to have learned anything from history. The other Nigerians even when they are suffering will gladly accept their suffering once Igbo take it upon themselves to free everybody. For instance, after the 1964 elections, every Nigerian was unhappy because it was rigged. Although Igbos were comfortable in that era. they foolishly led a coup to address the wrongs and solve the problems of Nigeria. Although Major Adewale Ademoyega was a principal proponent and actor in that coup, the coup was conveniently called an "Igbo" coup and it led to unnecessary killing of Igbo civilians and later the civil war. Nnamdi Kanu seemed not to have learned anything trying to put Igbo at the forefront of solving Nigeria's problems. Today as in the past, Igbos are not the worst affected ethnic group by Nigeria's total lack of leadership.

I am in total support of asking the Yoruba, Niger Delta and Middle belt to assume leadership roles in the struggle to amend the 1999 constitution and devolve power to the regions as we had in the 1963 constitution. Afterall, they are the biggest benefactors of that in Nigeria. Yoruba cities stopped developing the minute Nigeria abolished regional government. That alone should let any right thinking Yoruba to understand that the current system truly doesn't favor them. Nigeria developed rapidly under regional governments as second tier of government and no region of the country mischievously under developed another region of the country by denying them critical infrastructure as we have recently seen in the intrigues to downgrade or close down Akanu Ibiam International airport Enugu after several years of deliberately neglecting the airport.

cjrane:
Truly,
The biggest benefactors of a restructured Nigeria is the Niger Delta and Yoruba to a smaller extent. These are the people that should be begging Igbos to help them restructure Nigeria.

That is why i tend to disagree with Nnamdi Kanu because he seemed not to have learned anything from history. The other Nigerians even when they are suffering will gladly accept their suffering once Igbo take it upon themselves to free everybody. For instance, after the 1964 elections, every Nigerian was unhappy because it was rigged. Although Igbos were comfortable in that era. they foolishly led a coup to address the wrongs and solve the problems of Nigeria. Although Major Adewale Ademoyega was a principal proponent and actor in that coup, the coup was conveniently called an "Igbo" coup and it led to unnecessary killing of Igbo civilians and later the civil war. Nnamdi Kanu seemed not to have learned anything trying to put Igbo at the forefront of solving Nigeria's problems. Today as in the past, Igbos are not the worst affected ethnic group by Nigeria's total lack of leadership.

I am in total support of asking the Yoruba, Niger Delta and Middle belt to assume leadership roles in the struggle to amend the 1999 constitution and devolve power to the regions as we had in the 1963 constitution. Nigeria developed rapidly under such arrangement and no region of the country mischievously under developed another region of the country by denying them critical infrastructure as we have recently seen in the intrigues to downgrade or close down Akanu Ibiam International airport Enugu after several years of deliberately neglecting the airport.

Get ready to wait forever. Some Groups are extremely Docile and will eat any shiiit given to them. Igbos dont like leading revolutions but the problem is that other groups wont do anything either.

It surprising that their docile ways stops when it comes to attacking Igbos. Its because igbos are very tolerant group.

Xander85:
That is assuming other ethnicities in the old eastern region (including the Ikwerre and Opobo) remain in Nigeria if only Igbos leave!

That being said, does anyone actually think the same power dynamics presently at play (where Igbo haters hold sway) would equally obtain in a Nigeria devoid of Igbos? I don’t see the likes of the Opobo sitting by and allowing the Fulani or Yoruba to frustrate our economy by blocking the shipping lane leading to the Atlantic!

You are equally assuming bro, we shouldn't rely on what others may decide to do or decisions they could make pertaining their independence from Nigeria if the Igbos finally leave.
Who ever thought that the same Ikwerres would point out Igbos in PH when the Nigerian army came into town and Igbos had to flee into the hitherlands, who would ever believe that same brothers would seize properties of their Igbo brothers even if they were forced to, yet Igbos having properties in other regions got it back.
So don't rely on anyone when planning for anything, anything could happen.

horsepower101:
Get ready to wait forever. Some Groups are extremely Docile and will eat any shiiit given to them. Igbos dont like leading revolutions but the problem is that other groups wont do anything either.

It surprising that their docile ways stops when it comes to attacking Igbos. Its because igbos are very tolerant group.

I don't think their inaction is due to docility. I think it is more born out of a hatred for Igbos than love for their own wellbeing. Igbos should therefore focus on developing themselves and not let the Nigerian issues perturb them.

If they continue to see that Igbos have managed to focus on themselves and ignore the larger Nigerian sh*t, they would do what is required to free themselves.

That is simply why Igbos must work harder to develop their region via private capital. Those that enjoy Nigeria simply out of hatred for Igbos will realize they have to do something about themselves once they see Igbos continue to progress despite what Nigeria is doing to them. They appear to be docile because in their mind, they feel igbos are the worst affected by the Nigerian debacle.

Igbos MUST STOP HELPING OTHERS TO DEVELOP THEIR REGIONS because it's called "Federal Capital territory" or Commercial Capital" or some crappy nomenclature! That is their biggest scam reason for wanting a unitary Nigeria so that they can force Igbos to come and develop their region for them

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Yyeske:
Access to the sea,
airspace access across Nigeria,
property rights of Biafrans in Nigeria.
Residency rights of Biafrans in Nigeria,
Sharing of assets and debts,
Ensuring that Nigeria does not veto Biafra's admission into ECOWAS so that our large and extensive diaspora population wouldn't be unfairly treated in the region and also enjoy the freedom of movement in the region as we do today, etc. [/s]

Biafra is a story that can sell a book. A history that remains a history. A leftover of unrealistic. fantasies.

cjrane:
I don't think their inaction is due to docility. I think it is more born out of a hatred for Igbos than love for their own wellbeing. Igbos should therefore focus on developing themselves and not let the Nigerian issues perturb them.

If they continue to see that Igbos have managed to focus on themselves and ignore the larger Nigerian sh*t, they would do what is required to free themselves.

That is simply why Igbos must work harder to develop their region via private capital. Those that enjoy Nigeria simply out of hatred for Igbos will realize they have to do something once they see Igbos continue to progress despite what Nigeria is doing to them.

The bolded is the saddest thing that I have realized in my adult life about Nigeria. SMFH

Edit:
on your second point about privately financing our development, I 100000% agree with you. We need an Igbo-Land Development Fund managed by someone like NOI. We need to accelerate Aku-luo-Uno mentality.

NonsoWow:
[s] Biafra is a story that can sell a book. A history that remains a history. A leftover of unrealistic. fantasies.

You didn't get the message, what I meant was that getting a Biafra is nearly impossible at least for now

horsepower101:
The bolded is the saddest thing that I have realized in my adult life about Nigeria. SMFH

Edit:
on your second point about privately financing our development, I 100000% agree with you. We need an Igbo-Land Development Fund managed by someone like NOI. We need to accelerate Aku-luo-Uno mentality.

GBAM! Those doing their best to force Igbos into a mentality of viewing their lands in favorable light as "Federal Capital territory or Commercial territory are simply doing so to use Igbo industry to their advantage.

That is part of their reason for desperately wanting Igbo in Nigeria. Sadly, many Igbos have already succumbed to that mentality.

Yyeske:
You didn't get the message, what I meant was that getting a Biafra is nearly impossible at least for now

We are cool then. Biafra is a scam taken too far. It has taken everything from Igbos and given nothing back.

horsepower101:
The bolded is the saddest thing that I have realized in my adult life about Nigeria. SMFH

I don't think others hate Igbos, I think it's rather the way we play politics.
We believe we must always have it our way and not considering how others would feel and when they react negatively, we play the victim.
The last two presidential elections says a lot, the Igbos and the north helped in the election of 1999 which OBJ won.
In the 2007 election, we participated in electing Late Yar'adua
In 2011, the Igbos and Yorubas were instrumental to the election of GEJ
And the Yorubas seeing how the Igbos have always been close to power because they always align with another region did same in 2015 and 2019 and they are now benefiting from that.
In essence, the Igbos must have an ally/allies to further their interest, power is key irrespective of our wonderful achievement as a people.
Who still remembered how OBJ seized the importation license of Ibeto and allowed only Dangote to be the sole importer of cement? Late Yar'adua rescinded the decision later, so power is key.
The Jews in Europe never realized this till the holocaust descended on them, they felt they were accomplished and needed nothing more till it happened.

NonsoWow:
Play along to get as much as you can from the centre for the development of your land. Igbo politicians in abuja only steal for their pockets though, so I don't expect much from them. When politicians from west or north find themselves in abuja, they bring back as much federal agencies to their place as possible. But Igbos will be planting more projects in the north. Ekweremadu was deputy senate president for 8 years, he couldn't influence the siting of one major specialized federal agency in Igboland! The problem of Igbos are internal. Igbos are not as smart as they want people to believe.

What is there to get from a federal government whose entire budget is not up to the defense budget of some countries or the R and D budget of some foreign companies. Average company revenues from medium sized companies are now more than all Nigerian makes from oil receipt and taxes.
As if that's not enough, Nigeria power sector has been plunged into a never ending crisis of epileptic power supply ,leaving existing companies gasping for survival on power and fuel expenditures.

Anyone who puts his hopes in Nigeria needs a rethink.

horsepower101:
The bolded is the saddest thing that I have realized in my adult life about Nigeria. SMFH

Edit:
on your second point about privately financing our development, I 100000% agree with you. We need an Igbo-Land Development Fund managed by someone like NOI. We need to accelerate Aku-luo-Uno mentality.

The problem with twisted Igbos like you is the foolish belief that money will solve all problems Igbos are facing. Igbos need a total overhaul of their weird mindset and mentality. What will one useless aku luo uno fund do to change Igbo mentality toward Igboland? It is only in Igboland you see big residential mansions padlocked with rusted chains showing the owner hasn't stepped foot there since the last christmas from his base in Kano. Is that not aku lugolu uno? Of what use is that ?

I will be back to complete this thought, I need to shit, my bowels are moving

Yyeske:
I don't think others hate Igbos, I think it's rather the way we play politics.
We believe we must always have it our way and not considering how others would feel and when they react negatively, we play the victim.
The last two presidential elections says a lot, the Igbos and the north helped in the election of 1999 which OBJ won.
In the 2007 election, we participated in electing Late Yar'adua
In 2011, the Igbos and Yorubas were instrumental to the election of GEJ
And the Yorubas seeing how the Igbos have always been close to power because they always align with another region did same in 2015 and 2019 and they are now benefiting from that.
In essence, the Igbos must have an ally/allies to further their interest, power is key irrespective of our wonderful achievement as a people.
Who still remembered how OBJ seized the importation license of Ibeto and allowed only Dangote to be the sole importer of cement? Late Yar'adua rescinded the decision later, so power is key.
The Jews in Europe never realized this till the holocaust descended on them, they felt they were accomplished and needed nothing more till it happened.

And the Yorubas seeing how the Igbos have always been close to power because they always align with another region did same in 2015 and 2019 and they are now benefiting from that. 
In essence, the Igbos must have an ally/allies to further their interest, power is key irrespective of our wonderful achievement as a people. 
Who still remembered how
At the bolded,
I am not understanding, what really has yoruba gotten from the federal government from 2015 till date besides political appointments and the never ending rail expansion project which from the look of things is turning into another Ajaokuta white elephant project

kettykin:
And the Yorubas seeing how the Igbos have always been close to power because they always align with another region did same in 2015 and 2019 and they are now benefiting from that. 
In essence, the Igbos must have an ally/allies to further their interest, power is key irrespective of our wonderful achievement as a people. 
Who still remembered how
At the bolded,
I am not understanding, what really has yoruba gotten from the federal government from 2015 till date besides political appointments and the never ending rail expansion project which from the look of things is turning into another Ajaokuta white elephant project

AFONJAS benefit many things from federal government Lagos is now having 3 international airport and and sea port + the railway station trade moni school meals etc .

I am back. To cut the long story short, what Igboland needs is a re-evaluation of who we are, what our priorities are as a people, an active participation in local and national politics(not social media noisemaking please), and a conscious and deliberate effort to improve and expand public infrastructure that will in turn attract not just attract diaspora Igbos to live and work in Igboland but other Nigerians as well. Massive investment in education at all levels is the key and not one stupid aku luo uno fund .

omadeltason:
AFONJAS benefit many things from federal government Lagos is now having 3 international airport and and sea port + the railway station trade moni school meals etc .

Lolz that's funny. The last time I checked i saw only 1 airport which is not comparable to any international airport.
The rail project might end up like Ajaokuta. Trader money is not a wealth making scheme. School meals will not produce brilliant students.

kettykin:
Lolz that's funny. The last time I checked i saw only 1 airport which is not comparable to any international airport.
The rail project might end up like Ajaokuta. Trader money is not a wealth making scheme. School meals will not produce brilliant students.

By the way, the Yeske moniker is not even Igbo. So why bother about his opinions?

If he is sincere, he would present himself as non Igbo he is and air his opinions as such. Why pretend to be Igbo just because he lives in Igbo land? That's insincerity.

Yyeske:
I don't think others hate Igbos, I think it's rather the way we play politics.
We believe we must always have it our way and not considering how others would feel and when they react negatively, we play the victim.
The last two presidential elections says a lot, the Igbos and the north helped in the election of 1999 which OBJ won.
In the 2007 election, we participated in electing Late Yar'adua
In 2011, the Igbos and Yorubas were instrumental to the election of GEJ
And the Yorubas seeing how the Igbos have always been close to power because they always align with another region did same in 2015 and 2019 and they are now benefiting from that.
In essence, the Igbos must have an ally/allies to further their interest, power is key irrespective of our wonderful achievement as a people.
Who still remembered how OBJ seized the importation license of Ibeto and allowed only Dangote to be the sole importer of cement? Late Yar'adua rescinded the decision later, so power is key.
The Jews in Europe never realized this till the holocaust descended on them, they felt they were accomplished and needed nothing more till it happened.

Actually they all do totally hate Igbos!
Infact, the Fulani has learnt to play on Yoruba hatred of Igbo to help them coerce Yoruba into some type of coalition. The sad thing is that when Yoruba asks to be made leader, they will simply jettison the coalition and ask for Igbo support.

There is nothing wrong with the way Igbos play politics. Infact, they are the most tolerant of the three major tribes and will gladly vote for a good Nigerian even if he isn't Igbo.

I feel the biggest problem of many Igbo youths is that they do not know how Nigeria got to where it is and why the unwarranted hatred for Igbo. I saw a youtube video called the tragic chronicle of africa's big failure which analyzed the Nigerian issue, my only problem with the youtube video is that it gave more credit than necessary to Nnamdi Kanu, whom i also think does not truly understand the mistakes of the past Igbo leaders. Igbos always think in the sense of saving Nigeria rather than saving themselves and their interest.

Igbo must LEARN to think first about her interest before the interest of Nigeria just like other ethnic groups! Igbo must begin to emancipate themselves from the mental slavery that investing in Lagos or Kano is better for them because it has international airports and all sorts of self pity arguments. Unless Igbo begin to think of their area first when they say "Nigeria" instead of thinking Lagos,Abuja or Kaduna, what is happening to them will not cease.

Two reasons why Igbo are in Nigeria are:
1. The fear that a change in status quo might make the north lose control over Niger Delta oil resources
2. Nigeria is a good tool to hold back Igbos and exploit their talents to develop other parts of Nigeria

Any situation that makes nonsense of the 2 above reasons, Igbos will actually be chased out of Nigeria.

horsepower101:
I have been saying for years that Igbos are the key that hold Nigeria together. Yes, oil is part of it but every group always base their decisions based on how Igbos react.

If Igbos say that they want to leave Nigeria and starts protesting, All of a sudden, you start hearing Niger delta republic, oduduwa republic, middle belt republic, North-east joining their Kanuri brothers in Cameroon etc...

You are 1000% right!
The reason others suddenly want the same Igbos they hate in the federation called Nigeria is because they know the Igbo person is fair and hardworking. He will develop anywhere he finds himself regardless of how he is treated.

Igbos should at-least target to develop their own HOMETOWN & STATE CAPITAL at the barest minimum!

The more Igbos join Fulani rulers of Nigeria to treat their own homeland as the backyard of Nigeria, the worse their predicament will become after they have developed those areas they think are the "frontyard" of Nigeria because the rulers of Nigeria said so. Therefore, all those noisy wealthy Igbos parading themselves in Lagos and Abuja and with almost nothing in their hometowns and State capitals should begin to be called out. Nigeria is highly capitalist place and the less useful the Igbo make themselves as a willing tool to be exploited to develop strange areas outside their region, the more likely and quicker they will get their freedom.

Pharoh:
Thanks I have seen the part you showed and also the part relating to innocent passage of ships. I was actually referring to part 10 of that same document concerning transit goods. I think these convention in addition to whatever Ecowas and AU have is favourable to future landlocked biafra. I would have preferred though if biafra pursues a non import dependent economic development. So that they would have restricted their import dependence to raw materials and industrial goods.

That is it... they should be export oriented than import oriented ! That was why I told them and naysayers that they don't even have to worry about Biafra been landlocked be use Biafra isn't they have three main channels to Atlantic

1. Obuaku /Azumini blue sea
2. Oguta lake
3 River Niger


And the international laws covers these and NIGERIA or no African nation is bigger than the UN

pazienza:
By the way, the Yeske moniker is not even Igbo. So why bother about his opinions?

If he is sincere, he would present himself as non Igbo he is and air his opinions as such. Why pretend to be Igbo just because he lives in Igbo land? That's insincerity.

We know the dude isn't Igbo

Yyeske:
You didn't get the message, what I meant was that getting a Biafra is nearly impossible at least for now

You aren't Igbo so what are you doing here ?

Yyeske:
Access to the sea,
airspace access across Nigeria,
property rights of Biafrans in Nigeria.
Residency rights of Biafrans in Nigeria,
Sharing of assets and debts,
Ensuring that Nigeria does not veto Biafra's admission into ECOWAS so that our large and extensive diaspora population wouldn't be unfairly treated in the region and also enjoy the freedom of movement in the region as we do today, etc.

Stop sounding like clown...give me references from the UN documents not some things that came from your mouth...go and read the UN LAWS that I posted the links and tell me what is faulty ...instead of taking from your mouth. Give me references or do you think I am here to have Amala and Ewedu conversation without reference! Use the highest maritime law UN laws which I posted here...

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pazienza:
Will there really be Nigeria as united country post Biafra?
The way I see it, if Biafra goes, the Niger delta will only stay if granted total resource control and autonomy by the SW and North.

Granting Niger Delta total resource control and autonomy will defeat the entire goal of SW and North wanting a United Nigeria. Which is for free share of petrol dollars from the region, and for maintenance of Lagos supremacy as the gate way (sea and Land) to Africa's most populous nation, which had enabled it corner service sector of the oil industry of Niger Delta, as well as headquarters of oil coys and other big non petrol multinationals entering Nigeria.

If it be true that the Niger Delta would only accept continued union with a Muslim dominated SW and Islamic Northern Nigeria, under total autonomy and resource control. I foresee SW and North Letting them go under such circumstances, as they wouldn't be of any use to them any more. But if they remain part of Nigeria, an automous and totally in charge of its crude oil wealth Niger Delta would pursue it's own seaport access to rival and knock Lagos off. They would build their own International airports and render MMIA redundant, multinational petrol coys would have to be headquartered in Niger delta or see licence revoked. It would in essence be the end of mega Lagos city as we know it today.


It then means we can negotiate deals with this automous Niger delta region without the Igbophobic rancour of SW and Northern Nigeria on areas bothering of smooth sea access for us.

If they opt out of Nigeria, then the better it even becomes.

So, my point is that the big strong centralized Nigeria with Anti Igbo national policy infused by SW and North, will most likely not exist post Biafra exodus.
It will be a Nigeria with a weakened centre, if they must keep Niger Delta. Or a Nigeria without Niger Delta at all, if they insist on current Unitary system.

Think about it. Nigeria will not be same, post Biafra.

The choice or decision will not be up to the Niger Delta. The problem will assume the dimension of an existential crisis for the North. The core North of Nigeria is already as impoverished as Somalia or South Sudan as it is now. Without Niger Delta oyel, they would basically be a walking corpse. They would go to war before allowing the Niger Delta leave with their oyel. The war would be undesirable (as war always is) but they would have no choice than to fight for their survival - and Niger Delta oyel is their means of survival. The fatal mistake was made when Ironsi's dumb ass deconstructed a working system of governance to institute a unitary system of government which has made other regions addicted to Niger Delta oyel: an addiction that will only fade when the Niger Delta oyel expires (which it will in a few decades time). The worst the Niger Delta can do if denied their independence will be to start blowing up pipelines (which will affect their own economy too). They will never be willing to actually go to war with the North.

This is why Biafra is a pipe dream. As I've pointed out severally, the North know that secession of the SE will precipitate similar agitations from the SS that holds the means of their survival (and Northerners often conflate the SE and SS together as an entity). They will never allow any "Biafra" to materialize until the last drop of oyel has been squeezed from the Niger Delta.

Obi1kenobi:
The choice or decision will not be up to the Niger Delta. The problem will assume the dimension of an existential crisis for the North. The core North of Nigeria is already as impoverished as Somalia or South Sudan as it is now. Without Niger Delta oyel, they would basically be a walking corpse. They would go to war before allowing the Niger Delta leave with their oyel. The war would be undesirable (as war always is) but they would have no choice than to fight for their survival - and Niger Delta oyel is their means of survival. The fatal mistake was made when Ironsi's dumb ass deconstructed a working system of governance to institute a unitary system of government which has made other regions addicted to Niger Delta oyel: an addiction that will only fade when the Niger Delta oyel expires (which it will in a few decades time). The worst the Niger Delta can do if denied their independence will be to start blowing up pipelines (which will affect their own economy too). They will never be willing to actually go to war with the North.

This is why Biafra is a pipe dream. As I've pointed out severally, the North know that secession of the SE will precipitate similar agitations from the SS that holds the means of their survival (and Northerners often conflate the SE and SS together as an entity). They will never allow any "Biafra" to materialize until the last drop of oyel has been squeezed from the Niger Delta.

Yakubu Gowan created the renters economic system, not Ironsi. Ironsi simply disbanded authority of the regional heads, so that he could rule.

If Northern Nigeria is like Somalia right now, even with access to oil, then what does it matter if they lose oil revenues, as it doesn't look like it's doing them any good. They were doing FAR better when they didn't even know what oil was. That said, as part of the split, Biafra or the Niger Delta could agree to give them a certain percentage of the proceeds, over a period of time, say 10 to 20 years.

Obi1kenobi:
The choice or decision will not be up to the Niger Delta. The problem will assume the dimension of an existential crisis for the North. The core North of Nigeria is already as impoverished as Somalia or South Sudan as it is now. Without Niger Delta oyel, they would basically be a walking corpse. They would go to war before allowing the Niger Delta leave with their oyel. The war would be undesirable (as war always is) but they would have no choice than to fight for their survival - and Niger Delta oyel is their means of survival. The fatal mistake was made when Ironsi's dumb ass deconstructed a working system of governance to institute a unitary system of government which has made other regions addicted to Niger Delta oyel: an addiction that will only fade when the Niger Delta oyel expires (which it will in a few decades time). The worst the Niger Delta can do if denied their independence will be to start blowing up pipelines (which will affect their own economy too). They will never be willing to actually go to war with the North.

This is why Biafra is a pipe dream. As I've pointed out severally, the North know that secession of the SE will precipitate similar agitations from the SS that holds the means of their survival (and Northerners often conflate the SE and SS together as an entity). They will never allow any "Biafra" to materialize until the last drop of oyel has been squeezed from the Niger Delta.

Why have you conveniently left out SW in your analysis? They too depend alot on Niger delta oil. The entire service sector of SW( Lagos) basically depends on petrol dollars the FG makes from Niger delta. Not to mention the demystification of Lagos that would follow when autonomous Niger delta countries (Yes! Niger delta cannot become a single country, it will fracture along ethnic lines,into multiple smaller countries like Yugoslavia), open up their ports and move oil coys and their service sector to their own countries.
SW reckon they need Niger delta as well. Don't you dare try to pretend they don't and won't fight to keep Niger delta attached to Nigeria. Many of them are too comfortable working in oil coys headquarters stationed in Lagos. They have alot to lose too, and won't just fold their arms.

Well, back to the scenario you painted.
A Northern Nigeria and SW hell bent on keeping Niger deltans In Nigeria without granting them autonomy and total resource control will lose the war.

They will not have the advantage of sea blockade. No starvation policy. No Combined USSR and UK support. The world is so much digital now. There is a limit to war crimes you can engage in.

Ndigbo will not allow them pass through our borders to Niger Delta. They would have to redeploy soldiers from Boko Haram war fronts to Niger delta, allowing the jihadists chance to unseat even the sultan in Sokoto
Maybe by the time they had lost the war in Niger delta,, they would discover that the Boko Haram jihadists have hijacked the entire government apparatus in the Caliphate.

With no control of the crude oil wells, since the militants would block it, how exactly can Nigeria hope to make trade for weapons. The militants would easily use the crude oil to make trade deals in the arm deal black market. It's much easier now and there are many players as well, than there were in the 1960s.

Forget it, Nigeria cannot be fighting Boko, and Niger delta same time, with Biafra being a hostile neighbor to Nigeria.

They will lose. Their only option post Biafra is to persuade Niger delta to stay in Nigeria by offering them total resource control and autonomy, then go back and focus on their own regional strengths in SW and North to raise revenues to run their own government, just as Biafra knows she would have to look beyond Abuja monthly allocations coming from Niger delta crude oil.

People are wasting their talent here. Obi1kenobi and pazienza should be writing books by now. Just look at loads of knowledge being unleashed here.

The way I see it.
The Nigeria that will include Niger delta, post Biafra exodus, can only be one with lesser control over Niger delta.
That way,Ndiigbo can negotiate sea access issue with Niger delta, independent of the Yoruba +Northern Anti Igbo current Nigerian centralized government stance.

An autonomous Niger delta would want to keep Biafra on friendly terms, as an insurance against possible Nigeria aggression or withdrawal of their autonomy.

It will also be a region with significant Igboid speaking people.