₦airaland Forum

obailala:
The same way in which Jigawa receives more allocations than it pays to the centre is the same way the SE states receive more allocations than they pay to the centre so this your last question really has no basis. It is the SS that feeds the entire nation; if any group should be protesting that states like Jigawa receives allocation, it is the SS states. If the FG stops sharing monthly allocations and implements 100% resource control, the SE states together with almost other states in Nigeria will be poorer.

I am still yet to hear an explanation from anyone about how things will be better for the SE following secession especially if the SS isn't involved. If there is any wonderful thing that can be done overnight to raise the income, I wonder what stops such from being implemented now by the individual SE states and I wonder why we must wait till we create an international boundary from Nigeria before such ideas are brought forward or implemented.

Everybody is making sense. It is good as everyone is bringing out their own thoughts about this issue. To me, It still boils down to the fact that " Africans seems to be unsuccessful when it comes to leadership" and that's the simple truth. Till we tackle that problem, even if we split to tiny units it will continue to mess us up.

cheruv:
Babe,
Biafra wouldn't be like Nigeria this I promise you... You know why Kos they'd be answerable to Enugwu and not Abuja.
When you know as a public office holder that a single slip would lead to your ostracism and a serious flaw would lead to execution of you and your family, you'd not wanna fukkup!
Check this piece of history....
By 1966(before even oil became a serious ish in our politics), Eastern Nigeria was producing 35% of Nigeria's GDP and was ranked as the fastest growing regional economy in the world. Infact it was from this economic boom that the East coughed out £8M to pay the balewa govt for the creation of Midwest. All these happened kos Azikiwe and later Okpara weren't answering to Lagos but Enugwu!
Igbos have lost faith in Nigeria..and only sovereignty can guarantee our progress. Igbos are Republican in nature and our elites know that that's why the so called Igbo elites aren't in support of Biafra kos they know in Biafra, they'd not even have a chance and even if any of them gets there,he'd be walking straight from his office to the guillotine.

Leaders emerge from followers. Nobody became a leader on his own. Ponder on that.

soulpeppersoup:
No solution in fighting our leaders. We may developed if we divide. This is why, the truth that two cannot walk together except the agree comes to play.

We are largely undeveloped because of our selfishness to allow any section of the nation which is not ours as a tribe spear head the developmental trend of the nation. How many Hausa men will like to see an Igbo head the custom? How man yeruba will like to see an Hausa man head the aviation? How man Igbo will like an Hausa man head the oil sector? We all want it to our tribe. So divide them into their tribe to let them live or die.

I believe if we go our separate ways we will lead African development. Because I see healthy development competitions between the nations that will emerge from Nigeria.

No tribe is more bless than the other in Nigeria. It is short sightedness that make us see a certain part of the nation more resource bless than others.

Very correct. But also look at it this way. On nairaland and in many real life situations, I have seen fights within ethnic groups. Igbos might be more vocal about it but I tell u even among yorubas there is unsaid conflicts. It is not pronounced because we all believe we have a bigger tribe to fry. That time u would no one person is ijebu and the other is egba. Right now we see all of them as Ogun people. Even during the Abia elections or so. I followed a thread where it was ngwa and another smaller tribe. The truth is even if we divide, if we coninue to be docile, we would have d same stupid problem. This time we won't have anyone to blame.

Shymm3x:
These folks are just mostly ignorant and utterly disrespectful. Why blame the "black man" for being in a quagmire that's not workable and call him mentally enslaved - when the idiotic faux-diversity you're campaigning for, is the creation of the white man to keep the black man in perpetual servitude? The absurd paradox. These clowns don't read what they write most times - intellectual scums.

Why not give the black man the same structure the white man created for himself in Europe, to maintain territorial integrity, and to propagate nation building and growth? These folks don't even know why Europe fought two world wars and why anywhere in Europe where there's over 1million people from an ethnic group - they always grant them semi-autonomy. I guess they think all white people are the same and they don't know that Europeans are also from different ethnic groups, hence the countries were created the way they're.

I ignored u the first time because I thought u were just trolling. Other people who disagreed wiv me have very good reasons. We all don't have to agree but to sound sarcastic and disrespectful is just making nonsense to this thread and I don't like it.

cheruv:
Setazh,Afrika isn't working bkos of colonization and neocolonialism. Apart from Ityoppia, and Nkwo Afrika(South Africa) to an extent all other African states are lagging behind seriously kos those nations didn't evolve but were patched together.
Look at Nihon(Japan), Kaori(Korea), Sina(China) etc...these nations record amazing progress bkos they've evolved over time and so there's sense and unity of purpose among their populace.
The worst geopolitical catastrophe the Blackman had was the demise of Biafra.in Biafra were its hopes buried bkos despite the war,the people still lived their lives normally.
Igbos have nothing in common with the other two Nigerian majority tribes... In fact the only Nigerian tribes Igbos have something in common with are the Mmoño(Ibibio/Efik). The other SS tribes viz Ijo,Edoids are more related to Yoruba than they're to Igbo.
So setazhe my sweetheart, pls go back and produce a more balanced article

Look I am against what the Europeans did. Especially as regards to Nigeria. You people are still been drawn back by emotions not logic. None of you can name one african country that is advanced. Just name it. Even if some countries are of the same ethnic group in africa why is their case not different from other Africans? Don't compare other developed countries to africa. Look at the economy of the people that want to break away. They have good leadership. This is the bigger picture. They can stand on their own. leaders and followers speak wiv one mind. Can u honestly say that Biafra would be free from sycophants as leaders? Can u beat your chest wivout sounding emotional that some idiots will not hijack the struggle.


This is what the write up is about. Black man fighting the wrong battle

obailala:
Good thing that you are aware it is the government that has failed us, and not 'other tribes' as is always peddled. This government we talk of is made up of people from every single tribe, yet for political convenience and through decades of political manipulations, we have been deceived to believe that the failure of our governments (at the local level) is caused by forces from other tribes. How we have swallowed this lie for decades and allowed it to sink into our psyches is what I term, 'mental slavery.'

If you carry out your investigations meticulously, you will realise that not only does every other tribe in Nigeria suffer from the same injustice the Igbos suffer from but also, the main actors behind the injustice (in the case of infrastructural neglect in the SE) are actually some dubious unpatriotic Igbo leaders who go to Abuja to oil their pockets only. Until we purge our minds of the effects of these decades of misdiagnosis and look inwards, we will never be able to see this glaring fact.

In my opinion, the biggest problem faced by Igbos are Igbo leaders (at the local and national level). Until we learn to look inwards and channel this revolution to tackle this local problem, we will be wasting our time if we continue to fight outsiders. Even if a separation is achieved without FIRST tackling this problem of unpatriotic dubious leaders, Biafra would be nothing but chaos. Before we start talking of what 'others' are doing to us, we must first talk about what we are doing to clean our own house.

This is exactly the point I am trying to raise. I agree that everybody has a right to secede. This is why I did not only dwell on biafra but other african countries. Why must our own be different. South sudan isn't doing any better. If u talk about Korea or former ussr, obviously they are doing something the African man is unable to do. The economy is far better than ours. Both their leaders and followers have d same mind set. The problem of Africa is leadership. Even if we are separated into smaller units. If we do not tackle this problem. We would never move forward. I saw a video of people rushing to greet obasanjo on a plane. It goes to show something is wrong somewhere.

obailala:
God bless you for this beautiful write-up. It is unfortunate that the typical black man's mind cannot reason beyond a certain threshold. That is the exact reason we always misdiagnose the problems, identify the wrong enemy and always fight the wrong battles.

Some say they are fighting firstly for freedom, but what they obviously cannot realise is that they only suffer from mental slavery; and being in this mental captivity, they will never be able to diagnose what the real problem is.

Exactly.

tonychristopher:
I know a lot of my people who know me will be surprised by my position ...I do not understand what this Biafra thing is ...I mean how can some dude in London will come and start tormenting trouble for us Igbo by establishing a pirate radio that it's aim is to talk down on people both Igbo and non Igbo. To me this Nnamdi KANU isn't the freedom fighter I envisage . you can't want a country on the alter of insulting your neighbours and even your self. To me I see it as infantile and childish approach . Ojukwu never insulted anybody he had an agreement with them

But this KANU approach is something else . I have not listened to him and I do not think I have that time to listen to him. Pls whoever is reading this shouldn't get it twisted ...we can't have it the way of Sudan or that of south Ossetia nor that of east Timor nor that of Eritrea and Ethiopia. We can also have it the way of north and south Korea . I know that Igbo are assets to Nigeria though they won't want to agree with that and Nigeria is asset to Igbo though we igbo won't admit that but the fact is that we have a bigger market and eco space to exploit Biafra shrinks this market from 180 million to 60 million and this we have to understand

If we can have a multi lateral and billeteral understanding between the emerging nations that will be OK instead of going this Biafra way. Biafra is very OK and I as an Igbo dude support it . what I am against is having a pyromaniac in charge of Biafra . this we have to look before we leap.

We as a country have many non violent approach and they varies left for me I think we can go confederation or united nation way. What do I mean ..we can do it like UAE where Dubai, Abu dabi which are different countries but maintain single military and security and imigration..this is workable or we can have it united kingdom way where Wales, Ireland and other independent countries like Scotland have their independent paliarment but with same currency and visa regime .


We must guarantee free movement between independent states , we must guarantee the bond and brotherhood between the constituent nations . we can't fight ourselves again but as we do this we have to develop independently . if north want sharia and Islamic economy so be it , if west want monarchial capitalism so be it and if igbo wants Republican capitalism so be it. The bottom line is that we won't fight and we have to find a way out of quagmire. We may even have independent passport in this unity if it will ever come but there must be automatic residency and business permit in constituent nations


One of the first law of nation is : SELF PRESERVATION


These are few options available and let us rest on this online Biafra and tribal bashing


Que Sera Sera ...what will be will be


If Biafra will be it will be ..if it won't be it won't be

But if it be we have to also know that good neighbour matters and left for me I think confederation of states like USA, UK and UAE is the best . Africa and the world is watching and waiting for Nigeria to crumble

We can't crumble we have to find peaceful ways to get things done


Good morning all

Tonychristopher. Thank God for few people like u and euromber. Please go read my write up and understand why Africa might never get things done. Our emotions are far greater than logic. It is not about having the right to secede. The issue is whatever pursued you from Nigeria will stare at you in the face when you get Biafra. Stop fighting the wrong battle.

kingzizzy:
This long write up but you circumvented the main issue on which the piller of Biafra is built. The inalienable right of people to chart their own destiny. You must first get freedom before you think about what to do with that freedom. Instead, your long write up is all about how to justify the fraudulent amalgamation of 1914 perpetrated by the British armed robber called Lugard.


I'm an Igbo man asking for my freedom and you are asking me why I haven't made things confortable myself in my jail-cell first?

Sorry but I don't have that sort of slave mentality !!

Offcourse everybody has the right to chart it's own freedom. Nobody has a slave mentality. Being logical doesn't equate to slavery. It is the same issue in my right up. The black man's emotion is higher than logic.

soulpeppersoup:
Africa is not the only nation who are agitating for separation. Korea is not Africa and many more nation. But why is Africa different? Because the oppressor look at her lose at separation than her gain.

Now this is while many African nation want separation.

The white man came and bundled different nations into one so the can use the well.

The question is who colonized the white you are using as a yard stick to measure African separation agitation?

You see why I say you are looking at the glass from a side.

I agree. I wonder who gave the white man permission to just come and partition africa the way they want it. It is very very unfair to africa as a whole. My main point is if we cannot fight our leaders now, is it when we divide we would fight our leaders? If we cannot develop now, is it when we divide we would develop? Things don't work that way because what pursued us from a country is still staring at us in the face.

freeradical:
Nice write up but I'm afraid you didn't touch the burning platform in all this struggle for seccession. What is the state of Nigeria doing about the perceived injustice from the south easterners? Remember that an angry man will never think straight

What you term injustice is the igbos are not well represented in the highest level of Government isn't it? Why don't u look at it this way, wiv all the hausas, yorubas and even ijaw man that has ruled this country, what have the average people in that region gained?

This thinking is what leads us to keep fighting the wrong battle.

soulpeppersoup:
Your looking from one side of the glass. If your on the other side you will the championing the course.

Every critics is myopic. I am if am a critics

I have looked from every side of the glass and that is why I have titled it a black man's struggle. It is not a biafran issue. Just look at africa as a whole. which african country is working? Apart from south Africa and that is because of the whites there! The question is are Africans unable to do the right thing? Even when south sudan broke away. They are still fighting amongst themselves. Doesn't that tell you something is fundamentally wrong wiv the black mind.

The Black Man's Propensity To Always Fight The Wrong Battle.
CASE STUDY: (BIAFRA)


As a young Nigerian Woman, I have always wondered if there is something inherently wrong with the black mind. I have often tried to understand what exactly is our utmost desire and why most of the time, our emotions are much greater than logic.

The Biafran struggle is not an Igbo struggle but also a black man's struggle. Our wants most of the time are largely driven by our emotions at that moment and never for the good of humanity. The Biafran dream is a pipe dream that can never be achieved unless the agitators channel their anger to the right direction. As different as we are in Nigeria, we have so many similarities that makes us stand out. A Northern Nigerian is very different from the people in Niger and Chad like wise an average Nigerian seems to stand out in a group of different Africans. The difference is the Nigerian spirit.

I don't believe in co-incidences. It is an Atheist definition of Destiny. We are Nigerians because it was meant to be. We are in the same Country due to a much greater power and reason beyond human comprehension. Our differences is our beauty. Our differences is what makes Nigeria colorful. An average Nigerian has the same hopes and struggles as a "biafran". We all have the same dreams. We all experience the same kind of pain and annoyance. No Nigerian has it easy because he belongs to a particular tribe and even the hausas that ruled Nigeria for many years, their people have nothing to show for it. We Nigerians from different tribes need each other because we are fighting the same struggle. We need each other because we compliment each other. The hausa man is very comfortable in agriculture, the Igbo man is very comfortable in his business, just provide a good environment for his business to thrive, the yoruba man loves knowledge. Many other minority groups are linked to the three major tribes. Add all this strength and you will get a prosperous economy. What is life without food, business and knowledge?

Nigeria is in a bad state because the citizens are fighting the wrong battle. Just as other black nations Like South sudan, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, South Africa and their killing of foreigners. Etc. Whatever an igbo man is going through is the same thing for a yoruba man and an hausa man. No free food, no free shelter and no free health care. Each ethnic group has it representatives in the federal level, state level and local government level. In jonathans government the igbos were well represented yet their leaders could not help in speeding up the completion of Niger bridge or the erosion menace in the south east. Who do you blame for this? The government or your government? Isn't it going to be the same friends and relatives of the "Zoo" that will rule in Biafra? The yorubas had nothing to show for years with obasanjo as the president. The only sense of belonging to an average Nigerian is when their people of the same ethnic group are in the government. That is a misplaced sense of judgement. Equal representation does not mean development.

So What exactly are the Biafran agitators fighting for? What have they put in place in their economy that an average igbo man would look up to? What would happen to the businesses and properties outside the east? Would food become cheaper by having biafra? Would houses become cheaper? Would roads be constructed? Would the Niger bridge be built? Would erosion stop? Would the igbos stop living the south east in their thousands because the government is doing nothing.

•If the ipob youths both in Nigeria and abroad can come out to demonstrate against the Igbo leaders the way they demonstrated against the Nigerian government for the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, that is the beginning of our revolution.

•If kidnappers start kidnapping politicians and their wives and children for a huge ransome, instead of kidnapping ordinary Nigerians who work tooth and nail to get to where they are with no help from the government whatsoever, that is the beginning of our revolution.

•If Bokoharam started years ago by killing the Northern politicians that have deceived their youths, stolen their common wealth and use religion to deceive them into not aiming high in life. That would have been the beginning of our revolution.


But, like the black man and his inherent nature to always fight the wrong battle, we would keep making the same mistake. What you cannot get out of Nigeria, you cannot get it in Biafra.

The Black Man's Propensity To Always Fight The Wrong Battle.
CASE STUDY: (BIAFRA)

As a young Nigerian Woman, I have always wondered if there is something inherently wrong with the black mind. I have often tried to understand what exactly is our utmost desire and why most of the time, our emotions are much greater than logic.

The Biafran struggle is not an Igbo struggle but also a black man's struggle. Our wants most of the time are largely driven by our emotions at that moment and never for the good of humanity. The Biafran dream is a pipe dream that can never be achieved unless the agitators channel their anger to the right direction. As different as we are in Nigeria, we have so many similarities that make us stand out. A Northern Nigerian is very different from the people in Niger and Chad like wise an average Nigerian seems to stand out in a group of different Africans. The difference is the Nigerian spirit.

I don't believe in co-incidences. It is an Atheist definition of Destiny. We are Nigerians because it was meant to be. We are in the same Country due to a much greater power and reason beyond human comprehension. Our differences is our beauty. Our differences is what makes Nigeria colorful. An average Nigerian has the same hopes and struggles as a "biafran". We all have the same dreams. We all experience the same kind of pain and annoyance. No Nigerian has it easy because he belongs to a particular tribe and even the hausas that ruled Nigeria for many years, their people have nothing to show for it. We Nigerians from different tribes need each other because we are fighting the same struggle. We need each other because we compliment each other. The hausa man is very comfortable in agriculture, the Igbo man is very comfortable in his business, just provide a good environment for his business to thrive, the yoruba man loves knowledge. Many other minority groups are linked to the three major tribes. Add all this strength and you will get a prosperous economy. What is life without food, business and knowledge?

Nigeria is in a bad state because the citizens are fighting the wrong battle. Just as other black nations Like South sudan, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, South Africa and their killing of foreigners. Etc. Whatever an igbo man is going through is the same thing for a yoruba man and an hausa man. No free food, no free shelter and no free health care. Each ethnic group has it representatives in the federal level, state level and local government level. In jonathans government the igbos were well represented yet their leaders could not help in speeding up the completion of Niger bridge or the erosion menace in the south east. Who do you blame for this? The government or your government? Isn't it going to be the same friends and relatives of the "Zoo" that will rule in Biafra? The yorubas had nothing to show for years with obasanjo as the president. The only sense of belonging to an average Nigerian is when their people of the same ethnic group are in the government. That is a misplaced sense of judgement. Equal representation does not mean development.

So What exactly are the Biafran agitators fighting for? What have they put in place in their economy that an average igbo man would look up to? What would happen to the businesses and properties outside the east? Would food become cheaper by having biafra? Would houses become cheaper? Would roads be constructed? Would the Niger bridge be built? Would erosion stop? Would the igbos stop living the south east in their thousands because the government is doing nothing.


•If the ipob youths both in Nigeria and abroad can come out to demonstrate against the Igbo leaders the way they demonstrated against the Nigerian government for the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, that is the beginning of our revolution.

•If kidnappers start kidnapping politicians and their wives and children for a huge ransome, instead of kidnapping ordinary Nigerians who work tooth and nail to get to where they are with no help from the government whatsoever, that is the beginning of our revolution.

•If Bokoharam started years ago by killing the Northern politicians that have deceived their youths, stolen their common wealth and use religion to deceive them into not aiming high in life. That would have been the beginning of our revolution.


But, like the black man and his inherent nature to fighting the wrong battle, we would keep making the same mistake. What you cannot get out of Nigeria, you cannot get it in Biafra.


Seyi E

Hmmmn. Many things are better left unsaid. Hope nobody was hurt!

lightswitch:
I was asked to introduce myself, what a typical day is like on my desk and what I know about ikedc? They did not even let me finish off my sentences before throwing another question....and the salary question

My interview didn't last 5 minutes too. Wonder why!!!!!

Infact ehnn. When I saw the picture. Afraid catch me. I heard she was a virgin. Wetin kon happen. Anyway when u claim good girl, the joke is always on you. Cus everyone will always be waiting for u to Bleep up. E better make u keep your morals to yourself.


I always say though. Anything you do that isn't to the glory of God is futile. Honouring God and glorifying yourself or people around you are two different things.

sukkot:
Hey no problem bro. i will contact you in due time

What are u feeling like .

You people just don't understand anything. The only thing that will benefit us in this country is a revolution. Whether we split o or we go into regionalism. I can beat my chest that nothing will change. The black man only understands force. I was talking wiv my dad the other day and he said even among yorubas, if they decide to go, that is when u will no that one person is more ijebu than the other. You will begin to see differences that didn't bother you before. Everybody will be agitating. Nobody would want to be dominated. It is just the way we Africans are.

If you keep blaming hausa and yorubas for your woes and do not see the log in your eyes then you are the biggest fool on earth. Let everybody begin to hold their political office holders responsible. We are not serious in this country and I still stand by my word, no igbo man who is successful wants biafra. The ones abroad are the biggest joke. Shebi they are safe there. How can u be shouting biafra and u are staying in lagos or anywhere outside igbo land. Does it make sense to you? Meanwhile your politicians are still collecting monthly allocation. Won't it be nice if all this agitation were directed to their igbo leaders. Watch and see how other regions will emulate you. Same wiv this boko haram. Won't it be nice if they kill their rich and powerful politicians rather than killing innocent nigerians. Watch and see how nigerians will rally round them.

I just don't understand the way the black man thinks. We keep fighting rhe wrong fight. Nothing will change if you don't fight the people at the top. If we split, it will become worse. What an average igbo an is going through is what a yoruba and hausa man is going through to. No Nigerian has it easy because of tribe. What ever yorubas are enjoying today as per people relocating to their enclave was started by their forefathers who had foresight. Even the fact that porthacourt has a huge sea port, pirates and extortion has still made lagos sea port the best option. Do u blame the yorubas of federal government for that? How about the second Niger bridge which should have been completed. For 8 years jonathan was there. It was a golden opportunity, he Surrounded himself wiv igbo leaders but this same igbo leaders could not push him into starting this project and completing it. Who do u blame for that?

Please Nigeria needs a revolution.

I don't no why I am happy about this news. I just think all foreign companies should be dealt wiv according to the law. Indians, lebanese, s.a and the rest. Maybe then they will stop taking Nigerians for granted.


Next is for labour union to look into the injustice of the Nigerian workers under them.


Why do I see Buharis body language in this

If this is real. Please prepare your armour. Nairalanders don't joke!
Nairaland is so interesting and many celebrities and politicians are actually members but hide under different monikers. Since u have decided to come out for real. I wish you good luck.

PvtParts:
All I know is that Yoruba women account for the highest percentage of baby mamas and the highest contributors to the bastard GDP.

See Tuface's harem for reference.

If you know the highest number of barren women, u will shut up.

TheFatOne:
From where

If u need it send me a pm. I am so so sure of it.

Op buy brazilian slim and fit coffee.
It's 7500. That's all I can tell u.

Yes ooooo.

And why was omo-noah-bi changed to omoluabi?

Sukkot and Mrpresident1.

codebrew85:
bro, just be calm. the questions you'd be asked won't be anything you can't give answers to. questions like 'let's meet you', 'what do you know about IE?'. also, remember to smile. i met a guy there yesterday and he hinted that there will be a second interview more like the final interview. unfortunately, i couldn't collect his number so one can call him for updates. but if you can, by all means, please do. his name is david. all the best man!

What d guy said is true. The interview would not be like the one sales rep did. The next stage might be meeting wiv management.

saintandsinnerz:
Jezebel who fears your curse? You are foolish really! Nothing concern your coward father with Biafra yet you and your coward father cannot stay off Biafra issues. If nothing concerns you and your coward father with Biafra then stop commenting on their issues.

From your older post I can see where your problem is coming from. Shame!

Goodboiyy:
Have you forgotten how they plotted to kill David Ejoor ?, if not for the Help of an Edo chief who rescued him.. I don't need anybody to tell me about the war, my mom always tell me about it, they always blamed Yoruba of twisting fact.. but majority of what Yoruba said about them are true.

if you have anybody that withness the war just ask them about the atrocities commited by Igbo soldiers

We ARE Watching

Hmmmn. Uncle Temi ejoor. leave story make them dey talk.

saintandsinnerz:
And why didn't they kill your coward father? Or was he hiding behind your mum? Some men can be lily levered

Are u mad? Don't let me lay curses on you this morning. Wetin concern my papa wiv anioma or biafra. He is a pure itshekiri man and my mum is yoruba. Am sure ur father didn't bring u up hence u can comfortably utter such statements. Be careful.