₦airaland Forum

Metalgoong:
I'm pretty sure that majority of Igbo populace would prefer an Igbo nation or Biafra instead of an unholy arrangement where they will be in the same state with Yoruba traitors.

Metalgoong:
I'm against any referendum that would put Ndigbo and Yoruba people into one state all in the name of Southern Nigeria.

Eziachi:
I am sure that if the likes of Buhari, Balarabe Musa or Abubakar Umar's of this world would explain it to them in their language of the world, their masses will support it. Because I strongly believe that confederation or total independent will revive the abandoned or totally neglected Agricultural Economy of the North and change the fortune of their poor masses in time, as it will lead to massive employment opportunities, whether mechanized or not.
But their elite, drunk on free oil money from South won't allow it. Separation will now leave them isolated with their own people they had impoverished.
They will now had to live without their usual divide and rule game with the south, that they uses as weapon of blind folding on their people while subjugating them.

Becomrichn:
just remove edo,delta, bayelsa, into benin. the idea of a southern country is not possible. To many hundle to cross.  And who told you, we want to be part of a south republic. we want to join other yorubas in benin republic.  if the others want to come alone, they are allowed.

This is our position. we have no time for south republic. If you want to come to benin republic with us, say yes, or no period. we dont have time for any southern republic. If igbos want to come , come.

It is only people who dont know what it takes. that is dreaming of south republic. Republic of Benin. all status is there. we have the right too.

ROSSIKE:
This fool should be arrested.

alj harem1:
the reason why yorubas seem united now is because of the same reason so

alj harem1:
there is no breaking up
for the northerners

i laugh at my arewa people,,,,the only reason for there unity is because of a common enemy christians mostly southerners,,,also this yoruba people are one of the reason also ,

BetaThings:
Sorry. That title goes to Jakande, also of Lagos State. He did just 1 term.
He promised to stop the shift system in Lagos State in 90days. He delivered on that. This means that primary school children were going to school in shifts (some went to school in the morning, some inn the afternoon) because schools were not enough. Jakande put an end to that.
He promised low cost houses. He delivered low cost houses. Consider the no of Jakande estates in Lagos - about 18
He laid the foundation for a metroline but the programme was stopped by Military Governor Gbolahan Mudashiru who took over from him

Musiwa,:
jonathan and all this people saying they want to be president have no idea how to solve nigeria problem instead of them stepping aside so that those of us that have a clue can try to fix it, they refuse. the presidency is not like a chief.

The presidency is about someone who has a solution and want to apply that solution. I have lived with the white man long enough to know the solution.

justise: What exactly did he do wrong?

The last time I checked, "Obeying your superior" isnt a crime.

What is the difference between Al Mustapha and the young US marines sent to Iraq to liberate Iraqis?

tEsLim :
Nigeria has been a failed state since independence. Dubai was built under 37years with oil money. That place was a desert.  THey discovered oil after the Brits left. And used it very very well.

ROSSIKE:
seyibrown said:

You're wrong in your assessment of the principle of African unification.

It CAN work. There certainly is a case for African unification in order to better control the continent's resources.

It's not like we're THAT many. We're only a billion strong, yet China is 2 billion. One country, one govt, one direction. China was once upon a time split up into several ''independent'' states. Their unification under Confucian principles and a single Chinese lingua franca - Mandarin - led to a compete change in the structure and direction of the region, and made them immensely more powerful and influential than they would ever have been if split into say 55 'independent' states, like Africa.

So YES, there IS a case for African political/military unification. Shame it's coming from Ghadaffi, who it must be said, is a fairly dodgy character.

I would not discount the possibility of African unification occurring in the future, and would in fact, highly recommend it does.

The mathematics is simple.

There are several vital minerals and other natural resources exported to the  world that are often highly concentrated in, or unique to Africa. Rather than the current situation where several African nations flood the market with their products, competing for buyers and undercutting one another thus driving prices down, and in effect becoming Price Takers on the international market, a unified govt in control of ALL the continent's resources, creating a mighty continental cartel,  can name its price, dictate price by controlling production, and when necessary, create artificial scarcity by limiting production of one mineral or the other, thus driving up prices.

In effect we become Price Givers, and extract FAR greater returns for the export of the continent's huge resources.

The single African currency would be very strong, backed as it would be by untold natural riches from gold to diamonds and oil.

In fact, nothing scares the hell out of western capitals than the thought of a single, united African nation and government.

It changes EVERYTHING.

Look, I'll tell you something. The reason a tiny, resourceless country like Britain can impose economic sanctions on ZIMBABWE, a country flowing with nature's bounties from gold to diamonds, is African Division.

By right Britain should have NO BUSINESS denying any part of Africa trade or economic access.

Can Britain impose sanctions on any part of China? Even a small village there?

Nope.

Because China is a unified continent with a central government.

Instead Britain is wary of China imposing sanctions on them, and accordingly, tread very carefully in all their dealings with China.

There is immense power in unity!

For it to work though, there would have to be an ideological unifier of some sort. Perhaps a new religion, a new philosophy, a new economic ideology, a new racial ideology (Pan Africanism perhaps?) Something must serve as a unifying factor, for this to work.

DapoBear:
Probably true. I still don't understand why we give Shell so much leway and influence in this country. We are the ones selling them oil and gas, they are not doing us any favors. So why give them that much power? Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba, Iran, India all have capable oil and gas businesses, no? Why not work with countries like that going forward? At the very least to reduce the influence of Shell.

Like, how is Shell negotiating deals and swapping information with the US about Nigeria? Like they are the of the country, lol? It is pretty sad.