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ON THE BIAFRAN BROUHAHA…
I have watched with keen interest the
brouhaha generated by the call for
secession by the “Biafran people”.
Some days back, I saw a picture of some
South Sudanese eating grass as food (I do
not have empirical evidence whether it is
true or not). One thing immediately struck
me. Some years back, when the agitation
for the creation of South Sudan was at the
peak, we all thought that by now, South
Sudan will be in a state of
“oyunua”(wonderment), especially because
of the abundance of oil. Alas, we all know
the true story. No sooner had they
achieved independence that they
remembered that they were not only South
Sudanese but belong to diverse tribes.
Today, the newest African country is
involved in a state of “wadoghe” and “filaga
filogo”(apologies to Hon. Patrick
Obahiagbon).
Today, all the promises the nascent nation
once held are no longer there. There is no
more Omar Al-Bashir to blame for their
calamity. Every mallam is now with his
kettle.
Similarly, in the build-up to our
independence, Ahmadu Bello, Obafemi
Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Abubakar
Tafewa Balewa were ALL Nigerians, they
were not Ibos, hausas, yorubas etc.
Immediately we became a nation, everyone
suddenly rem remembered his tribe.
For those who have studied the BH
phenomenon, you will discover that one of
the factors that aided the acceptance of the
sect in the north=east is what I call the
“gbogbonise effect”. This is the belief that
should Sharia’h law become implemented,
then most of the problems would
automatically die a natural death.
Methinks it is the same factor driving the
quest for Biafra- the belief that if Biafra
secedes, all the problems facing the igbo
people will automatically vanish. Fa-fa-fa-
foul!!! So, the Aguleri man and the Umuleri
man will suddenly become chums? The
Abia/Imo mnn will permit his child to
marry from Enugu/Anambra?
Ask the igbo man what his problem is and
he will tell you he is suffering
“marginalisation”. I laugh whenever I hear
this. You want to know what
marginalisation is? Let me tell you. The
Idoma man hails from Benue state, but can
never dream of governing the state. Same
for the Igbirra man, the Irigwe man, the
Akoko-Edo, the Ogoni man cannot dream
of ruling Kogi, Plateau, Edo and Rivers
states respectively. And you talk of
marginalisation? Which tribe is not being
marginalised? Some tribes have not gotten
as much as a special adviser in their state
not to talk of Commissioner or minister.
Therefore, your cry of marginalisation is
not peculiar to your tribe alone. Besides,
who said access to political appointment is
a sine qua non to the development of an
ethnic group? By now, the north would be
a paradise of some sort. A state like Ogun
would have been a paradise having had
their son rule the nation for over eleven
years, minus other appointments that may
have been made from the state. The idea
that once Biafra is attained, everything will
be transformed is nothing but laughable.
When you bicker about how the federal
government has treated your region, what
have you done to your governors and local
government chairmen? Are you not the
same people who have consistently elected
a clown like Rochas, and inefficient
governors like Ikedi Ohakim or T.A. Orji?
The igboman should stop blaming every
other person for his woes. I do not think I
would be wrong if I say the south-east has
the worst network of roads as a region
(perhaps, excluding Enugu state). Have the
governors done anything to fix these
roads? Just in case you do not know, some
state government have been fixing federal
roads.
Truth be told, the igbos as we speak hold
the economy of this nation in their hands.
They control almost all the business
ventures in Nigeria. Go to any state
nationwide and remove the Ibo investment
and see what happens to that state. One
time the ibos closed shops in protest over
a member of theirs who got killed, the town
got grounded. That is how powerful they
are economically.
The question that needs to be asked is, why
does the Ibo man find it more convenient
to invest outside the South-east that at
home? I have met some ibo people who
told me they will rather remain in the north
than return home, because they do not
want to be killed in their primes. As we
speak, more people are still coming to the
north from the east.
For the igbos, I would recommend what
Ichie Benjamin Amaechi would call
“economic Biafra”. This refers to the
economic development of the South-east.
The Igbos should invest more at home and
develop the region, rather than being cry-
babies shouting “marginalisation” and
“secession”. Imagine if Aba were to be a big
manufacturing hub like Guangzhou in
China and Onitsha a huge market hub,
Imagine if Ndigbo built more industries at
home, rather than abroad or outside the
region. Take a cue from the Jews. They are
hardly interested in governing America but
because of their economic powers, they
play a critical role in who governs America.
I stand to be corrected but I think Joe
Liebermann is the only Jew I know to have
sought a high-ranking office (and he even
ran as vice-president. Yet, the Jews control
almost every facet of the country’s life. That
is why the USA will are not take any step
inimical to the interest of the Jews in the
Middle East. Dem wan die?
Another interesting factor is how the
proponents abuse every other person
(including Ibos) who does not buy their
ideologies. They keep referring to Scotland
and Cataluna. While the Scots were going
about the referendum for independence, I
never heard them refer to the Unite
Kingdom as a “zoo”. Neither did they abuse
the Welsh, English or Northern Irish. They
went about it maturely and in a civilised
manner, till they got what they wanted. I
never heard the Catalans blames or insult
the Basques or threatened them. They went
about it till they got what they wanted.
Here, the Biafran agitators would insult the
yorubas, the hausas and everyone and
blame everyone minus themselves for their
woes
One other funny thing I must say that most
of the people carrying the matter on their
heads are people who would probably not
have a total net-worth of u-p to a hundred
thousand naira an some who still feel
pained that the man they supported in the
last elections (who has moved on with his
life) lost the election.
The part I do not understand is how they
want to co-opt the south-south by fire, by
force into their Biafra. Ojukwu did it in
1967, running away to Ivory Coast when the
heat became too much and left Phillip
Effiong, a S/Southerner to do the job of
handing over, only to return years later,
when they smoke had settled. Nnamdi Kanu
is in the UK, enjoying all the good things of
life because there is a government that
works am you who do not have up to
N5,000 in your pocket, you are joining him
to make noise about war and succession? I
pity you. I have witnessed a little bit of
crisis in Jos an I do not need a dibia to tell
me that war is a more horrible situation
that must be avoided at all cost. Try and
watch Al-Jazeera, CNN. Fox CCTV and other
international stations and see what was
does to a nation. Even those wey bi say
when dem dey school, frat men show
hostel, dem go enter under bed still join
dey make mouth say they are ready for
war.
Dem dey count meat for soup, “kpomo” sef
dey raise muscle. Dem dey count animals
with horns, Snail go mark register (Albert
Einstein, 2005)
Assuming without conceding (Go forbids!!!)
that it happens, so na Nnamdi Kanu go be
una “Onye-isi?
If succession must be done, it should be
one in line with internationally agreed ways
of so doing, and not to threaten violence
and insult people
Meanwhile, those wey come dey lament say
FG no give dem job, yet call Nigeria a zoo,
una case ehn Amadioha still dey research
wetin im go d o to una.
Una ndooooo!!!!
As an aside, why has Nnanmdi Kanu not
been able to meet his bail conditions? So,
no Igbo man can come forward to be a
surety? Also, why are the Igbo elites not
expressing support for the Biafran cause?

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Good

I can see

Crieff:
They ain't sleeping OP...just mulling the message being passed to one side or another.

I don't want to mention names, but the pictures say it all.
Source: http://www.dailygossip.ng/uncategorized/5-politicians-who-were-caught-sleeping-in-public-photos/

keep dreaming its allowed

Busolami2015:
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