obowo69:


I agree with your sentiments 100% but I want to tell you something I have observed over the years.

Niger delta republic is a scam ideology.

Hear me out:

If you pay close attention, you will notice that if you leave those who claim niger delta republic alone, they will never organize and fight for it. They have no single active movement. They don’t even trust or like each other. And if you leave them alone for the next 200 years nothing will change.

BUT

The moment you mention Biafra, all of a sudden, they won’t stop disturbing you with Niger delta republic as if it’s something real.

It’s like how the “all lives matter” protesters come out when “black lives matter” protesters gather in the USA.

Nowenuse:


I lived much of my life in the SS and take it from me.
Isokos will never join Urhobos to form one country together. They love their autonomy.

Edos can never form one country together. Esans & Binis will never agree. Even Afemai people cannot be a country of their own cos Owan & Akoko-Edo people resent Etsako. At most, Esan & Afemai can form a country.

Annang & Efik people will never join Ibibios to form a country. They resent Ibibios. Oros on the other hand love Efiks. They and Efiks can form one country.

Ikas & Ndokwas will gladly form one country with each other and even with the Enuanis. Anioma people love themselves, inspite of their pro-Igbo and Anti-Igbo differences.

Northern/Central Cross River people like each other. They can gladly form a country with each other and no one will be afraid of domination cos they are all minority tribes there and no one tribe has a majority status.

The SS will be like 8 countries.

Blackking98:
We are very much interested. The only options on deck for us outside Nigeria is Niger Delta republic or Akwa cross republic. Anything other than that is moonlight story. Some clowns will start asking me what connection I have with you and without them we won't be connected or we will dominate minorities in Niger delta republic, the most stupid ones say there's nothing like SS/ND. They'll still call us traitor's and saboteurs when the time comes just like their ancestors accused ours in 1967. They don't want to get wise,

pazienza:


I have made up my mind that Anioma Might in the end be to Igboland, what Austria is to Germany.
I have conditioned my mind to accept the possibility that we might have to work on Republic of Alaigbo without Anioma, or at least without a significant part of Anioma (Ika, Ndokwa And Ukwuani).

I believe the decision lie 100% on Anioma hands. Every Igbo person in SE want and long for unification with all Igboids in Rivers state (Etche, Ikwerre, Ogba, Ekpeye, Ndoni) and with Anioma (Enuani, Ika, Ukwuani/Ndiosumili).
But I believe SE have been emotionally and politically exploited, traumatized and humiliated by these groups for the greater part of 50yrs (1970-date) for this, and believe after this past 50yrs, SE MUST move on and infact, treat all these groups exactly how they treat SE with no iota of emotion or sentiment.

It is my belief that like Germany moved on without Germanic tribes in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, etc who for one reason or the other opted out of Germany during it's formation. Ndiigbo in SE should move on too. Germany became great without those other groups, Alaigbo will also become great without Igboids. It's all about how hard we work with what we have than about how we wallow in defeat at what we lost or could have had.

When a serious Pan Igbo group that will work for Igbo only Biafra comes up in the nearest future, the first task must be to define the territory of Biafra. To this effect, a delegation should be sent to all Igboid groups in SS (Anioma, Rivers Igboid conglomerate, Isobo, Obigbo) to take a stance on their Igbo identity and willingness to join an Igbo Republic.
The decision of each group will decide the final map of Biafra. Each group decision would be made public by their presence or absence in the map.
The Map would establish the Biafra we are talking about and are going to work for.

This you would think should be the first step in freedom fight, you would think this is common sense. But common sense seem to be a commodity not found in IPOB today, hence why the last 6 years have become nothing but a waste as far as the fight for eternal separation of Ndiigbo from hostile groups in Nigeria is concerned.

horsepower102:


Honestly leave them to sort out their issues. We need to stop caring what happens to them. Its none of our business. Lest focus on ourselves.

Mystiquefia:


I dont even see the rationale behind coercing the territorities of others into d biafrain map without first trying to liase & negotiate with stakeholders whose boundaries have been encrouched. You cant just wake up one morning with a vision & try to foist it on others by hook or crook. worst still they try to force their identities on others & use the most profane and acerbic languages on those who disagree with them. They have failed to learn

Akponmfet:
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You hear things like- we were one people before they split us into SE and SS.SORRY ENYI,WE WERE NEVER ONE PEOPLE AND WE WILL NEVER BE.Please find your level.

Blackking98:
Oh please save the story. After the body was discovered didn't they round up your kinsmen in that community like common criminals? Shift abeg. You're just really insecure for no reason, no northern/central Cross riverian on NL has a problem with that because they know they are very diverse and it's not a crime to be. You're saying they're more United that Akwa Ibom and Efik people who speak the same language and have the same culture? You have never been to Cross river nor Akwa Ibom but you sit in your dirty hut in jos and know how divided my people are, if an ibibio man Converses with am Efik man in our language or an Annang man conversing with an Oro man will you know who is who? You're just an insecure ingrate, last I checked this thread was for people from the south east and south south only, carry your insecure northern minority ass outta here before i call miyetti Allah on u. Trash

Rodwave:


It is none of our business. They can form 1000 independent countries if they do wish. Let's face our problem and leave them alone. If they can't solve their problems let them live them. Simple.

My own is that Igbo should stop mentioning Igbo and those people in the same sentence. It doesn't make sense.

Let every group carry their own cross.

Mystiquefia:


I dont even see the rationale behind coercing the territorities of others into d biafrain map without first trying to liase & negotiate with stakeholders whose boundaries have been encrouched. You cant just wake up one morning with a vision & try to foist it on others by hook or crook. worst still they try to force their identities on others & use the most profane and acerbic languages on those who disagree with them. They have failed to learn

Nowenuse:


Edoid groups worked together with Itsekiris & Aniomas to break Yoruba domination of old Western region.
How united and loving have you guys been to each other post Bendel & Delta/Edo state? That is the question.

Make no mistake, I would love to see a united Edoid nation or Nigerdeltan nation, however, growing up with you people, I have understood the way you people reason and this would be very difficult.

Actually Binis will be the problem of an Edoid nation because they will insist that the capital must be in Benin which you Urhobos & Esans will fiercely reject.
Benin people have this strong sense of superiority over other Bendelites owing to their ancient Benin empire.

So let me ask you, if there is an Edo nation today, where will the capital be? And don't tell me Benin cos you and I know that Esans & Urhobos will never allow Benin control them.

Also, if Edoids have a country, what will be the fate of Itsekiris & Ijaws? Considering how intertwined Itsekiri & Ijaw communities are with Urhobo & Benin communities. How will Warri be divided?

Infact, nothing will stop you SS minorities from going to war with each other if Nigeria divides.

Nowenuse:


Some Nigerdeltan and Middlebelt leaders have actually met Nnamdi Kanu to include their people into the referendum for BIAFRA.

Few month ago, I met the youth leader of one of the top middlebelt groups in Jos and to my greatest shock, he told me that he has met Nnamdi Kanu and told him that he should include Middlebelt areas into the referendum if it comes.

The problem is that the pro seccessionist Middlebelt & Nigerdeltan people are not vocal and that is why people are thinking that Kanu is mad to include these places.

Cc fhranchez

Nowenuse:


Rounded up like criminals? Were Yoruba traditional leaders not arrested by the law enforcement agencies after the Ife crisis against Hausa fulanis?

You try to kill a general in your Ibibio land and see if you will not be wiped out.


I was born and bred in the SS and I have been to Akwa-cross anyhow. I wanted to school in Unical before I went to Uniben, so if I was a stranger to the region, I wouldn't have involved myself in the region's affairs.

Besides in Northern Cross River, are you aware that we have Yalla, Yache, Igedes and other Idomoid speaking ethnic groups there?
These people are descendants of Kwararafan kingdom which majority of the Middlebelt tribes descend from and some of them still go to Wukari (Taraba) to acknowledge the superiority of the Aku-Uka.

I don't care about your differences among Oro-Anang- Ibibio, all other Nigerians see you guys as one!
There was a thread on nairaland where an American based lady (Ibibiogrl) was dividing your people and I countered her on that thread, supporting you and other Akwa-cross folks who were for the unity of your people.
Look at it below

https://www.nairaland.com/5717435/cross-river-assembly-rejects-ikpeme/15

So I am not interested in the divisions of your people.

However, like I said, I will not tolerate you talking down on Ogoja people cos your people are not as united as they are!
Unity is not based on language mind you!

Anangs, Oros & Ibibios can speak the same language, but u can never compare the bad blood they have among each other to the romance and love Ogoja people have for themselves!

Do Croats, Serbs, Slovenes & Bosnians not speak the same language? Do they see eye to eye? Abeegi.

efe2real:
This thread is really hilarious. It shows Nairaland is different from reality. The question I keep asking myself is that how come a tribe that you can find in every nook and cranny in this country does not know other tribes opinion about them? Anybody that have stayed in Benin, Warri, Yenegoa, and Portharcourt will know that the non-igbo speaking tribes in these states do not want to have anything to do with Biafra. But one IPOB member in Abia thinks otherwise because he thinks life starts and ends on Nairaland. Even, most of the igbo-speaking are yet to accept that they are even Igbos.

The next card that IPOB is playing is that the tribes in the South South or Niger Delta are not united. Sadly, they are right, but everything is all about negotiation and compromise. Even the so-called Igbos are not even united. Of course, anyone that has stayed in Igbo land knows Ebonyi people are the rags used to clean the ground in the South East. Most even view them as inferior Igbos or denied them as Igbos. What about the Enugu (in particular Nsukka) igbos that are viewed as 'wawa' Igbos. Of course, an anambra man will view himself as a superior Igbo compared to others. Let's not forget about the aniomas that are referred to as fake Igbos already. Imagine an ugochukwu from Anambra is referring to an Ugochukwu from Delta State as fake Igbo. SMH. But, you will see Igbos in Nairaland painting themselves like they all love themselves like saimese twins. No one should deceive anyone on Nairaland that the Igbos are united and loved themselves so much. Most of us have stayed in the East before, so we know what's up over there.

One thing people should realise is the Igbos are not different from the Hausas and Yorubas. In fact, they are even worse because of their greediness and cunny way of life. As far as I am concerned, all this Biafra agitation is just a smokescreen to control the resources of the tribes in the South South region all by themselves. Biafra with the tribes of the Niger Delta will be Nigeria all over again, but this time the Igbos will be in exactly the position they have always dreamt of: the sole controller of the resources of the Niger Delta. Most of us can see through their deceits.

I don't have any issue with Biafra as long they go with their Igbo-speaking brothers (those that want to follow them anyway). The non-igbo speaking tribes in the region will decide their fate themselves (that is even if Nigeria should stop co-existing). And personally, I think Niger Delta republic is the best bet for the tribes in the region. There, the tribes can practice true federalism and state should be created along ethnic lines and be in total control of their resources and the center should be made weak. Then, l, as an Urhobo man, will know who to hold responsible when things go bad in my state. Of course, it will not be the president because I don't have business with him. Well it is just an opinion that can be fine-tuned and worked on. But Niger Delta as a country can thrive peacefully and successfully. Biafra is a no no. I believe nobody from the south south wants Nigeria Again Part 2 to happen in Biafra except the Igbos, of course.

Blackking98:
They feel by insulting us or trying to take our identity away they can coerce us into doing their bidding, I remember when Jonathan was president most international news channels like BBC or CNN always mentioned him being from the "oil rich Niger Delta region or the South South region of the country". Yet some clowns sit down in their kiosk and type rubbish on NL and feel they've made sense by saying there's nothing like SS. Mtchewww

Mystiquefia:


Lolzz.. They try to paint everyone who is not in tandem with their domineering agenda bad. i like how they try to make us believe that the west and North are the biggest beneficiaries of one Nigeria and that they are our only problems, i like it when they try to play Saviour, Thinking we've all forgotten who the biggest beneficiaries of the defunct eastern Nigeria were at the expense of our collective wealth. As Far as i'm concerned, there's no difference between an hausa, yoruba or igbo man, they all have domineering tendencies

gidgiddy:


How do you think Nigeria was created? By liaising and negotiation? No. But you Nigerians have accepted it as 'the will of God'

Blackking98:
Wipe out ibibios? you must be high on herdsmen gunshots. Please lead whoever wants to wipe us out to come and do so. You think we're as little and as insignificant in number as you are ? Rest abeg, you're an insecure ingrate and that's all I know, no one was comparing unity, you brought it here and made it the Crux of the matter by comparing the unity of two different groups, you acknowledge the rest of Nigeria see us as the same but you still use that same mouth to say we don't see eye to eye, are you not drunk ? You can praise nothern/central Cross riverians without dragging Akwa ibomites and efiks Mr, but as long as you keep dragging my people you will not rest, I would advise you to write your will and keep because I doubt herdsmen will allow you live to see your grandkids, your tiny and minute ethnic group will soon go into extinction. Rubbish

Nowenuse:


I lived much of my life in the SS and take it from me.
Isokos will never join Urhobos to form one country together. They love their autonomy.

Edos can never form one country together. Esans & Binis will never agree. Even Afemai people cannot be a country of their own cos Owan & Akoko-Edo people resent Etsako. At most, Esan & Afemai can form a country.

Annang & Efik people will never join Ibibios to form a country. They resent Ibibios. Oros on the other hand love Efiks. They and Efiks can form one country.

Ikas & Ndokwas will gladly form one country with each other and even with the Enuanis. Anioma people love themselves, inspite of their pro-Igbo and Anti-Igbo differences.

Northern/Central Cross River people like each other. They can gladly form a country with each other and no one will be afraid of domination cos they are all minority tribes there and no one tribe has a majority status.

The SS will be like 8 countries.

Nowenuse:


See this one, with your significant numbers yet you people have been hiding behind your mother's wrappers while Ijaws & Ogonis have been dying in thousands fighting for the entire region.
Can u see how the fulani army have dealt with the Ijaw militants mercilessly times without number? Ijaws are the only ones who have shown any form of braveness in that entire SS region.


Ogbeni, my people were the ones who withstood the greatest jihad in Subsaharan Africa (Fulani jihad) from the 18th century, while you people were jumping in forests.
Did Igbos not chase you people away from Arochukwu and took over the area?

If we could not be completely conquered by the fulanis for over 200 years, tell me why we will end today? Mugu.


Don't laugh at other minorities and you are sure not to see me in your mentions. Ciao.

Blackking98:
They feel by insulting us or trying to take our identity away they can coerce us into doing their bidding, I remember when Jonathan was president most international news channels like BBC or CNN always mentioned him being from the "oil rich Niger Delta region or the South South region of the country". Yet some clowns sit down in their kiosk and type rubbish on NL and feel they've made sense by saying there's nothing like SS. Mtchewww

IDENNAA:


What is your problem? Havent you been addressed ? And , pray tell, show me one post by an Igbo on this thread that attempt to "coerce" you into doing their " bidding" ?

Take your ignorance , jealousy and hate which you are using your pitiful lies to mask and shove it down your throat. Nobody needs you but you. SS was a coinage that was politically motivated....stop being a wimp and use your brain muscles.

Nowenuse:


Edoid groups worked together with Itsekiris & Aniomas to break Yoruba domination of old Western region.
How united and loving have you guys been to each other post Bendel & Delta/Edo state? That is the question.

Make no mistake, I would love to see a united Edoid nation or Nigerdeltan nation, however, growing up with you people, I have understood the way you people reason and this would be very difficult.

Actually Binis will be the problem of an Edoid nation because they will insist that the capital must be in Benin which you Urhobos & Esans will fiercely reject.
Benin people have this strong sense of superiority over other Bendelites owing to their ancient Benin empire.

So let me ask you, if there is an Edo nation today, where will the capital be? And don't tell me Benin cos you and I know that Esans & Urhobos will never allow Benin control them.

Also, if Edoids have a country, what will be the fate of Itsekiris & Ijaws? Considering how intertwined Itsekiri & Ijaw communities are with Urhobo & Benin communities. How will Warri be divided?

Infact, nothing will stop you SS minorities from going to war with each other if Nigeria divides.

hammerP:
I ADVICE YORUBAS THAT KEEPING OPENING THREAD LIKE THIS TO LEAVE SS AND SE ALONE.


FOCUS ON ODUDUWA OR A YORUBA NATION WITH HAUSAFULANI.


THIS IS BECOS, HAUSAFULANI WILL MOST LIKELY, OPT FOR A NATION WITH YORUBA WEN BIAFRA EXIT.


SS-SE CANNOT BE SEPARATED, THEY ARE ONE ENTITY.



THEY CAME TO NIGERIA AS ONE AND WILL LEAVE AS ONE.



AS SE DEY GO, SS FOLLOW.

hammerP:
I ADVICE YORUBAS THAT KEEPING OPENING THREAD LIKE THIS TO LEAVE SS AND SE ALONE.


FOCUS ON ODUDUWA OR A YORUBA NATION WITH HAUSAFULANI.


THIS IS BECOS, HAUSAFULANI WILL MOST LIKELY, OPT FOR A NATION WITH YORUBA WEN BIAFRA EXIT.


SS-SE CANNOT BE SEPARATED, THEY ARE ONE ENTITY.



THEY CAME TO NIGERIA AS ONE AND WILL LEAVE AS ONE.



AS SE DEY GO, SS FOLLOW.

Genoa:

Why are you barking all over the thread?


Do you want to be unfortunate in this life sir?