₦airaland Forum

Kaysalas:
Hey bro, i see your points but again, i do not like mincing words or jumping from one argument to another. All i am saying is 50 years is more than enough to bounce back after a war. please, i am not here to argue resource control or fallow lying resources with you(as if other regions dont have same issues)
one minute, one of your own is saying:"despite the war, see how we have bounced back", i take him up on that, and you are telling me; resource control. you know what, maybe we should just let this matter rest. cheers

the Igbo individual is successful the region is still struggling against fg retrogression . can't u get it. In less than 10 years after the war igbo s had overcome 20 pounds policy, but the region needs it's autonomy .

deomelo:
Please explain to us how and why you can not compete with the average northerner and also what you mean by deregulation.



See, the problem is in one breath you people boast that you own and control everything from Lagos to Abuja while at the same time playing victim and complaining that you lack opportunities?



Which is which and what do you want us to really believe?

OK u misunderstood me. Were not in control of anything , were just looking for opportunities and not regulations to control sectors by fg. Ofcos were def not scared of competing

walezy85:
hmmm nobody wey no sabi or like better thing as for Me for one to reach the peak of His career is good but in engineering a lot of pple out there that are COREN certified can't proof it.let our Govt do the needful by helping young graduate with programs that can help to improve their skills as we all know most of the engineering related work are capital intensive. like me for example I which to fine tune my skill after I passed out from poly but the resources aren't there.the world is moving @ the speed of light its time we follow suite in Nigeria

So you're saying you're an engineer ? What language were you taught with

deomelo:
All tribal and regional groups in Nigeria are part of this and past administrations.

Including ibo leaders from ZIK as the president to ibo head of state, ibo vice president, governors, ibo senate leaders, house leaders senate vice president, agency directors, ambassadors and so on and on.

Ibo people have occupied all the leadership offices in Nigeria from president to head of state, governors all the way down.


Learn your history and leave bigotry and tribalism alone.

the system being ran can NEVER work......the average Igbo doesn't care who's in power were more interested in govt deregulation so we can compete the average northerner is scared of competing and will do anything to b in power so they can regulate and keep us in darkness Luke they exist

You think Rwanda would hve developed if hutus were in power.......Nigeria has hausa Fulani controlling the govt ..as compared to the real biz population ....whatd u expect

Theories but wen time for practical reach our engineers go haywire. Theory of making garri states " mix hot water into garrium n stir" it doesn't tell u to lve the garri n hot water for bout 6 seconds b4 stir ....we all know how those little details ensure whether ud end up with balls, palp or EBA....get my drift?


Engineering isn't theory. Its practicals n that we lack inafrica ...even aba technicians are more of engineers than our PhD lecturers.

Kaysalas:
Sorry, didn't intentionally evade your point, lumped up my response in my reply to blue20.

I do not understand your raw material / electrical port analogy, pls try to be clearer in subsequent posts.
Now in response to your points, you seem NOT to understand the issue on ground here, lemme go over it... 50 years is more than enough for Any region/ country to recover after a war, but you give me 'reasons' why you lots think the recovery of the ibos is the 8th wonder of the world. Yes, i agree with you that EASTERN NIGERIA has been denied of a seaport and other infrastructures BUT IGBOS were not denied the right to use all of these infrastructures WHERE THEY ARE SITUATED. again, this goes to show that there is nothing special/ extra ordinary in your supposed RECOVERY. I hope you sincerely do see my point
You made reference to Germany, not being meted the same treatment as the Igbo, but I am sure you remember the conditions imposed on Germany after WWI and about 30 years later, this same Germany singlehandedly dragged the world into another war.My point again; 50 yrs is more than enough to recover from d disaster of war. Thank God you are a student of history, pls read up more on the punishment Germany got after WWI to better understand.

You also talked about being COMPELLED to transfer all generated electricity to the central , please, this applies to every region, how then does this validate your false claim that the Igbo recovery after the war is unprecedented? Think logically...
Now, I must commend you on the manner you tackled the Catalonia example, you are one of the very few intelligent ibos on nairaland, others almost always tend to insults and diversionary tactics while responding to facts staring them in the face, that is why I would rather go with the maxim; SILENCE IS......(I leave you to fill in the blank with either 'GOLDEN' or 'THE BEST ANSWER FOR A F**L')
But back to the point raised and your splendid response about Catalonia, can you say the same about the hutus and the tutsis in rwanda ? How about other countries that had also had their share of civil war all across Africa? They all have moved on bro, and when you get to most of those countries now, the gap between the victor and the defeated in the war is almost always NON-EXISTENT.
My point again, 50 years is more than enough for a war ravaged people to bounce back, your Igbo brothers need to stop making it look like 'landing a man on the moon" hope you get my drift?

Now clearly you dont understand the core igbo agitation. Igbos have fully moved on as a people and are very successful and have even surpassed their peers that were given a headstart.

The problem like you stated is THE REGION ie the lands and its resources are lying fallow and mismanaged by the fg. The land use act has denied us the ability to harnessing whatever resources we could put into use for the good of the region. Why are there regulations for what gets into ph port, considering the fact there's a need to decongest apapa.

That way we wouldn't need to emigrate to other places. I wonder why this is so difficult for you guys to understand. If the fg gives us resource control i personally will remain in that region. Germany under the treaty of versailles degenerated so badly that there had to be a rethink in the Lausanne Conference of 1932.

If the treasty of versailles wasnt renegotiated, the germany you know today would have been a third world country. The east isnt particular about secession perse....... all the region requires is autonomy. I wonder why folks in the west and north so much dread this autonomy. For the umpteenth time the igbo man has moved on and even surpassed a lot of ppl that benefited from the indigenisation policy, We're not asking for reparations, all we need is autonomy so we can handle our biz. 50 years is enough IF we had control of our resources. im sure the region would have surpassed its peers drastically.

Kaysalas:
Why do u love to change topic at random? I am talking about Germany being destroyed after the war and you are telling me about east Germany. Don't you know that 'east Germany' is a post WWII creation?
And what exactly do you mean by 'wasn't independent, same people on same soil?"
Did east Germans loose their German origin? Please, let us learn to make healthy comparison that tally with the issue being discussed.

You also talked about Germany being an independent nation, therefore shouldn't be compared to you lots, I knew you were gonna play that card, guess what I have a joker for you already. I am sure you have heard of Catalonia region in Spain. Similar to you guys, they fought and lost the Spanish civil war and AGain, they have bounced back to become one of the most prosperous regions in Spain.
Go figure my friend
My point again: Germany(east PLUS west) have long moved on, well past their WWII defeat, so has Catalonia and other 'regions' defeated in civil wars. 50 years is more than enough for any nation defeated in war to bounce back.

interesting how you tried to evade my point . no w Catalonia was defeated and even persecuted culturally but yet if you've read history you'd realise the Spanish govt invested heavily there and even liberalised the major sectors under its supervision. There was no land use act, no exclusive list etc ie the Spanish govt didn't decide to hold down Catalonia for fear of revolting again. You guys are fund of bringing in sentiments into simple discussions. Wht you cannot take as a group you'd expect us to swallow and smile . why is llthe port at one strictly petroleum products and electrical raw materials (I stand to be corrected). I'd imagine if apapa port was blessed with same status, how you guys would scream blue murder but we are supposed to take it in good faith . as for the oil , gas, coal, and other viable mineral resources the federal government sits on them and they lie fallow. Even when we try to generate our electricity were compelled by law to send it through to the national grid, while were left with the option of darkness...plsss don't ever use Catalonia as an iplustration. As for east and west germany , after WWII you realise the west was allowed to develop indepent of the occupiers influence (US), while east Germany was suppressed and their resources controlled by their occupiers ,(USSR), even after the fall of the Berlin wall, east Germany is still battling at a slow pace . nb same ppl, culture, yet because of different occupier approaches the rwults were different.. Don't come here telling us the east which has even developed rapidly as compared with other regions that didn't experience the civil war, with little or no federal presence...........,.... Sighs.....this is a waste of time .

DONGOYARO1:
I am sort of neutral here but it seems you ibos are missing and mixing things up. The registration figure is based on regions of origin. If an ibo student from abia state who resides in abuja fills his jamb form, will he indicate abuja as his state of origin or abia?

if truly that's what the statistics is about then rest my case but going by election statistics, census and other important exercises our federal govt is too lazy to compute data in such prestine manner. Theyd rather lump everything on regional basis

Kaysalas:
Very funny how you lots almost always salivate over fighting a war. Hahaha! Na una go first fight war? Despite loosing WW2 sorely, Germany is arguably the best economy in Europe, bro! Leave this your CIVIL WAR song, 50 years is MORE THAN ENOUGH for ANY NATION to bounce back. Think , my friend

Germany was independent . and ermmm do u know why east Germany still remained a ghetto as compared to west Germany ? It wasn't independent ie same ppl on the same soil.

so you may never understand why we believe Nigeria's holding us back.

YonkijiSappo:
lol... Competition is good bro.
But it seems the Yorubas will always be a tad bit ahead of the game.

I think ure missing out a very important point. The southwest has a very large number of middle class Igbo's and they make up a significant number of the applixants . I can't say the same about yorubas in the southeast. Same in the south south , middle belt etc so going by that, clearly are way more interested in education.

kendraloops:
Advice noted, thanks a lot!

oya go n get ur manual straight up. Don't be a sissy like most lag drivers that condemn manual cos they simply can't drive it

nurey:
I don't know how long you have been driving the DC but doing 120km in gear 2 will probably have your rpm @ 5 which I feel is stressing the engine and gear at that settings.

Though I know a lot of stunts can be pulled with the manual gear with the right settings.

yes I understand what you're saying but I noticed this particular car can do it without getting to red. I wouldn't dare try that with my 406. Its so powerful when u accelerate at that speed and change to gear three , the car actually screeches while in motion ie u know when u take your legs off the clutch while accelerating on gear one.(that trick every manual driver did as secondary school kids) now imagine that while on motion( 100kmh)... No way any automatic can pull that off.

nurey:
your addition of neutral to the mix is quite funny, reminds me of the first day i actually played arcade game with steering wheel and manual gear. it would even be more funny watching you change gear in 1 minute

I change gear in nano seconds, so i dont know whether i even touch neutral at all, you disengage gear with clutch and switch to desired side and engage gear again i doubt if it goes through neutral (though i may be wrong).

So onto next lesson
you can move a car at rest with gear 1 or 2, but the design is to move with gear 1, when you become a pro, you will ditch gear 1 especially in traffic. Gear 3, 4, 5 to infiniti will not move the car but stall the engine.

Now when upshifting you can skip gears but to be on a safer side i found that for a five speed manual, gear 4 is the most useless gear i have ever come across it serves me no important purpose so you can move your gear in this order 1 to 2 to 3 you can skip 4 and jump onto 5, i have not driven manual gear with settings more than 5, iknow benz, bmw and some high end sports car have upto 6 manual gear settings.

When you skip an important gear like jumping from 1 straight to any higher gear (3,4,5 to infiniti), you are stressing the engine as you will notice the car doesnt get upto speed as intended besides some gear to me are of importance

Gear 1= The gear of unlimate momentum
Gear 2= Keeping the momentum stable
Gear 3= The baba of all gear, used in showcasing the prowess of your engine if you intend to
a) overtake
b) bringout the power in the engine (incase you intend to street race)
Gear 4= Owanbe
Gear 5= To maintain the maximum engine and gear power (especially during highway driving)

gear 3 is the baba of all gears in certain cars ie German, French etc I have a 406, But I acquired a Honda DC manual 4cylinder 2.4 l(ofcos u know the auto of that car runs pretty fast, imagine what I do with the manual)it can take off like a v6. Well I discovered the gear 3 is slightly weaker than usual, and the baba gear is 2, which can take me from 20km/h to 120kmh in 5.7 seconds. Wondering why my gear 2 is that powerful without labouring the engine.

kendraloops:
hello sir. your post caught my attention. I want to know if it's OK to downshift from say like gear 5 to neutral and then gear 1. does it have any negative effect on the clutch or something?
summary.... must I downshift the same way I went up I. e from 5 to 4 to 3 to 2 to 1?
still a learner though and I get quite confused with this aspect. thanks sir.

depends on the speed. Basically gear selection is centred on reducing engine load or stress while attaining or maintaining maximum speed and thrust. For any experienced driver, its easy to determine the appropriate gear for particular sppeds but since ure a learner pls downshift systematically so u don't destroy ur clutch n gearbox. Capish

oduastates:
This guy and his "no get sense" tweets .

Any multicultural, multi ethnic nation or organisation has to continue do ethnic balancing in all considerations.
You either do it or perish.
Nigeria has refused to restructure and we have no minimum acceptable standards.
The MSS is definitely too low .
otherwise, this clown would not have gone as far as he has

very dumb post

soberdrunk:
Hehehehe! Your mechanic just did you a huge favor, your power steering pump is probably leaking but still good and he doesn't want you to keep throwing away money by buying power steering oil every other day, the engine oil will last longer and keep your steering soft, you can even use condemned oil sef

hehe dude.....this was how my mechanic destroyed my 406 power steering system. I go do servicing for the motor, next thing the guys checking brakes and etc. Then he says my power steering oil is a lil low( I had no issues whatso ever with my steering) next thing hung he carries black carbonated oil and pours in there.. I'm like r u sure? He says ofcos he's an expert, that its same as hydraulic oil..I no even go 5 mins my steering lock. That's how for the next few days I was repairing steering. Till today the steering no soft again.

No Nathaniel bassey......imela, onise iyanu.....is this one mad

Ironsi was the mofo that put us in this shit. ....how can u have power and let lower beings take it from you despite extra clear signs of imminent danger....the freaktard led us into this cesspit of retrogression without even putting up a fight. As for danjuma what can I say, he killed a Nigerian leader and is still called to chair symposiums on philanthropy. We've lost. We may yet rise but my brothers don't read history again , whizkid babymama stories and big brother naija is more important than registering in a political party...

Cossy joor...the other girl na yogozuna.....FAT N HUGE...not cool

PaperLace:
No, I would never support this kind of prayer.
People will be quick to say women are problem to themselves_ but, what do we call a man (the Head of the House)who allows his mother and sisters manipulate him into hating and beating his own wife?

I keep saying it that MIL-DIL squabbles tells a lot about the man's leadership and decision-making ability.

ONLY A STUBBORN WOMAN CAN BE HATED BY HER HUSBAND...ABUSIVE WOMEN ALWAYS GET BATTERED N CLAIM VICTIM. WHEN A WOMAN DECIDES TO BCOME A MAN SHE WILL ALWATS HVE PROBLEMS ....

All these kids talking about marriage ... Simple gf that nags or starves you in just a week and the guy DON breakup. When una marry and ur wife cals u useless always telling u you dnt do anything for her or its NVR enuf, after u take 40% of ur income n handover to her. Then age turns around n hides her money. Goes quarreling wt everybody n expcts u to back her up. Every woman that's battered actually fought back. If u see a boxer and u go fytn even if ur right the go showing ppl ur swollen lesions expecting sympathy then you're most foolish..

And its worse when a child grows without both parents. Us is a society of loads of single parented kids. We all know why the society is dysfunctioned

I say No to battering but if you're married to a vicious man then I suggest u learn to shut it and ignore a lot. Except in ur silent state u still get battered which is virtually impossible .

99x ....I no sabi maths o

darknetcom:
the north and west will never vote a halfcast,...

forget the idea...

you must be completly black to become president of nigeria..

thats why theyve destroyed this nation for years...

Only ben bruce

Our engineers cant even build this in 2017......africa shaaa

luvinhubby:
Keeps spoiling means kits instead of whole unit was changed or a China cloned clutch pot was installed.
Replace with an orginal upper clutch pot.

Delayed acceleration can be flat clutch plates or dirty injection system.

how do i fix flat clutch plates and where can i get original upper clutch cylinder...ive evn searched in oyibo...or is there a mechanic that can fix these issues

They always confess..never investigated. Nigerian police can never be trusted. A lot of innocent people have confessed time immemorial.

Hey guys I jes got a 2007 accord. The engine is quite smart but the clutch is giving me hell. Upper clutch keeps spoiling . then lately the car sometimes refuses to respond to acceleration b4 it picks up after few seconds. The oil is still black after servicing. And sometimes it jerks when I enter gear 2........HELPPPPPPPPPPP

RoyalBlak007:
This Guy(Trump) is really going berserk

trump is doing his job.......ie safe guarding his citizens interests. Any immigrant that's not happy should go fix his country..US has a right to live in isolation..I just wish our lousy president made equivalent trump reforms ie reduce tax n ensure FDI inflow by deregulating all sectors instead of northernisation policies n trial by error governance

Qmerit:
[[s]quote author=PaulKillerman post=52990063]. Was our national security under threat? That is the only criteria that such an action can be taken. How does the political turmoil in The Gambia translate into a threat to our national security? [/s]

Shut the fuçk up! You should ve asked who is Nigeria in West Africa and Africa generally... When Nigeria over the years go for peace keeping in other countries across Africa, was Nigeria under security threat! Lobbish

during obj tenure the senate approved ....the other times ie ibb n abacha periods in Liberia there was no senate ....groans ..that's how u ppl voted old papa as presido n now ure crying ....

Qmerit:
shutup bros! So, what Saraki said is false ba as the head of senate.. he should know better than u and I

goat .... Saraki jus played politics with it...it's written ..read it dunno