You try, nwa Aba

What properties?

You want to confiscate other people's property? When your Ngwa people were selling off their lands in Aba and using the money to marry 2 wives and buy those ladies motorcycles, what were they thinking?

ChinenyeN:

Bia, South-East, wetin? You wan kill my hopes and dreams?

LOL

Okay here is the deal. I got this info straight from the horse's mouth. No more than a few non-Abians were affected in the exercise; may be some 1-5% of the workforce. Which makes it insignificant (for the Government, but not for the affected, of course) but nonetheless unacceptable (the number is too low to make any difference).

Why the gov will sack a few workers and then claim it will help pay minimum wage is beyond me. There is no such thing as 50% of the workforce in Abia comprising of non-Abians. It is a big, fat lie.

The Governor is an incompetent nincompoop and the journalist who wrote that article is a blatant liar and a xenophobe.

Except he got in via rigging, all those who voted him in should be ashamed of themselves

Long live Alaigbo.

ekt_bear:

^-- You know that Bolaji Aluko is VC at GEJ's university in Bayelsa? So yes, Ekiti and non-Bayelsans more generally can benefit from development of that state (or anywhere else in Nigeria).

If someone decides to build a $7 billion port somewhere in Nigeria, we all benefit.

Isn't a zero-sum game

So that you yaribas will try to corner that too? I dey laugh oh!. I did not know BA is a company director too in Bayelsa.

[Press Release] @NOkonjoIweala Twitter Does Not Belong To Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
By Tekedia Editors September 16, 2011 Leave a Comment

ngozi 125x125 [Press Release] @NOkonjoIweala Twitter Does Not Belong To Ngozi Okonjo IwealaThis is the full text of the press release from Okonjo-Iweala and her team over a Twitter account that tries to fake her identity.

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The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, wishes to clarify that the Twitter handle @NOkonjoIweala does not belong to her, and is not associated with her in any form.



Whilst the account has not been noted for any negativity, it is yet important to make this clarification for intents of public awareness.



As she first settles to driving the government’s Transformation Agenda for the economy in line with her assignment, the minister looks forward to beginning a conversation, especially with young Nigerians whom she is passionate about, in the coming weeks. That conversation will begin via the handle – @NOIweala.



“We have contacted Twitter to make a formal notification and are also calling on the person behind the account to please contact us immediately,” added her Senior Special Assistant on Communication, Paul Nwabuikwu.

http://www.twitter.com/NOIweala
http://www.facebook.com/NOIweala

Will be interesting to see the Middle Belt face off with their big brothers up North. I dey laugh ohh!!!

Middle belt group warns over Jos, others
Published on 15 September 2011 with 3 comments   
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RAYMOND GUKAS, Jos

The Middle Belt Dialogue, (MBD), a socio-cultural affiliation of all minority ethnic groups of northern Nigeria, has threatened fire-for-fire with other northern based groups that are bent on fomenting trouble in the region.

Also, it is demanding from government, the contents of "Wikileaks ‘leaks’ "to clarify for us the revelation that government has set free all those who were arrested for planting bombs and had even confessed to killings in the name of religion and politics"

It gave this warning in a media briefing, just as President Goodluck Jonathan is mandating the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief Air Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin to take over internal security in Plateau state which has been going through security challenges for a while now.

The MBD said it has to come up with this warning so as to draw the attention of those behind the killings and bombings in parts of the north to note that "no single group has the monopoly of violence. Our silence and dependence on government does not mean that we are not capable of defending ourselves"

Addressing the media in his office, the Plateau state co-ordinator of MBD, Hon. Aminu Zang disclosed that MBD has noted with concern that in Plateau state in particular, the mass murder of villagers by Hausa\Fulani militia has now reached a frightening dimension and that must stop.

He noted further that the goals "of these jihadist is to drive them (indigenes) from their fertile ancestral lands "He wondered why the middle belt was being treated as if its not part of the north but yet each time the Hausa\Fulani will use it in order to achieve their selfish agenda.

In particular, the hatred towards Goodluck Jonathan during the pre-election period and even now, has shown that these crises being witnessed in the northern part was a ploy to make the country ungovernable for him, which they said it won’t work.

According to MBD, what the Boko Haram sect is planning is to cause a state of total insecurity, social chaos and underdevelopment in Nigeria to give its backers enough reason for the destabilization of the government because the far north was against the Presidency.

"The hatred for the new government is manifest by deranged groups, who want sharia form of government imposed on the entire country. Anything short of this and Nigeria can as well burn", Zang stressed.

It then called on the federal government to show "genuine commitment to protecting lives and property of Nigerians and securing the middle belt region".

Further, it stated that the "great losers in the end of this barbarism would be the entire north, because as long as the north believe that terror is the best means to force its minorities to support it, the more it misses the mark" even as it declared its beginning its 2015 campaigns for the Presidential election and has no doubt it will produce the next President "GOD’S" grace.

We also know that even from outside the South East, one group of people that gave us most of the votes we have in some of the states in the North are Igbo."

But that is the truth. Same also for Igbos in Lagos. We must attempt to be truthful always, no matter whose ox is gored.

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50% That's just rubbish. My Mom has been in the civil service in Abia state for many years, in different ministries. I'm very familiar with the system, and there's no way anything less than 90% of the civil servants are not from Abia. The few non-Abians I saw are people who are there by appointment and would leave with whatever administration they came in with or whenever the appointment is terminated. Maybe, because TA Orji announced it like it is some big achievement, people are overreacting like some big change is about to happen. There are sooooo many few people that would be affected by this. I doubt you would find many non-indigenes in the civil service of other states, most can barely accommodate their own people not to talk of others. I blame Orji for making it a big deal, its pretty much the status quo in Nigeria. If you are not smart enough to grasp that this only applies to government workers, then I cannot help you.
    @onlytruth, clap for yourself. You are really impressed with this your Anambra, unfortunately we are NOT. It's your type that's driving a wedge in Igbo unity, with your unguarded comments.  You can make your point without trying to insult the generality of Abians.  
   

Thanks for this contribution. If indeed it is 90% Abians out of 100 % staff working in Abia[b] STATE GOV [/b]ministries, then we can all go to sleep. That has been my point. I am done with this thread.

Looks like neither Libya nor Nigeria wants them now. They have become human bats, not birds (Nigerians), not mammals (Libyans)

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/19633-nigerians-in-libyan-army-face-uncertain-future.html

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SECURITY agencies have been placed on the alert against fleeing loyalists of the embattled Libyan strongman, Muammar Gaddafi.

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and other agencies are involved in the blockade operation against Gaddafi loyalists who may want to flee into Nigeria.

The government’s action became necessary, following the revelation that some Nigerians are Generals in the troubled Libyan Armed Forces.

But the fate of such Generals remains unknown, considering the rapid loss of ground by the Gaddafi camp.

The loyalists of the deposed dictator, it is said, prefer to seek refuge in Algeria, Niger and Chad.

In line with its pre-emptive plans, the government specifically ordered that security surveillance against Gaddafi’s loyalists should be intensified in some Northern states, such as Borno, Katsina, Kebbi, Yobe, Kaduna, Sokoto and Kano.

A source, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, said security agencies have mounted surveillance in border towns and cities with Nigeria, such as N’Djamena, Zinder, Maradi, and Dosso, among others.

The source said: “From intelligence reports, no one doubts the fact that these Gaddafi loyalists may be hiding in some desert enclaves not far away from Nigeria. But we are up to the task.

“We are all engaged in a total blockade operation against Gaddafi’s men. It is a 24/7 mandate.

“Besides the Immigration Service, all military formations close to Niger and Chad, in particular, have been reinforced to checkmate the incursion of Gaddafi’s men.

“I think there is no cause for alarm in any way as far as checkmating Gaddafi is concerned.”

NIS spokesman Joachim Olumbah, a Chief Superintendent, said: “So far, we do not have any reliable information that is indicative of the infiltration of this country by Gaddafi’s loyalists.

“If there is any such development, we would get to know in less than five minutes.

“But we have been asked not to be caught unawares. The Immigration Service and all security agencies are on the watch-out for these loyalists of Gaddafi.

“All our men and security agencies have been placed on the alert and asked to be more watchful of movement in and out of the country.”

A diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “It may interest you that we have some Nigerians, from the Northern part, in the Libyan Armed Forces. They have even attained the status of General.

“Although some of these Generals might have naturalised, they are still in touch with their roots in Nigeria.

“This discovery might have caused some anxiety over alleged infiltration of Nigeria by Gaddafi’s loyalists.”

On the fate of the Generals, the source added: “The Transitional National Council of Libya will determine that; it is an internal affair.”

Onlytruth:

@South-East

Like I said before, you can defend Orji and his tunnel-view policy. You are entitled to your views.
I won't even address your comments now because we have reached a stalemate.

Kwere kwa nke ikwere nwanne! 

I am not in any stalemate with you or anyone else for that matter. It is a free world to express your views, as the cyberspace is large enough a receptacle to accommodate all shades. What is not permissible is nak/ed, blatant lies, and covert, selfish motives. Okay Plus, you may do well to stop sticking your Anambra[b]ness[/b] into anyone's face. Nobody cares.

My reply was to South East, who wanted to insinuate that Abia has things Anambra lacks, eg, land, mineral etc.
I'm tired of carrying Igbo cross alone. If other Igbos don't want unity, so be it. Though I think it is re-tarded not to want unity. Anambra gains NOTHING SPECIAL from such unity. Cool

@South East, I really think you should change your username to Abia.
Onye mu na ya n'achu nta siri na ukwu m di ka ukwu ene. Cry
Don't hoodwink us patriotic Igbos with your moniker. Cool

Onlytruth,

Do you mind showing me where I compared Abia and Anambra? On what basis would I do that when I do not even know what state you come from or what states where affected by the Orji action. You have been called Onlylies many times in this forum; I AM FORCING MYSELF NOT TO AGREE WITH THOSE WHO SEE YOU THAT WAY.

Do you really know who South-East was here on nairaland? Otherwise, you will not make that snide remark about my user name.

BELOW ARE THE COMMENTS I MADE ABOUT ABIA

Abia has many things going for it; It is less populated than other Igbo states minus Ebonyi; it has one of the lowest poverty levels in Nigeria; it has the second (or third) highest literacy level in Nigeria; it has median quantity of arable land in Igboland, only second to Ebonyi and Enugu. It has one of the hardest working and industrious human beings that walk planet earth. It has oil and other natural raw materials. It just needs a little push and it will get going. As soon as we do away with Orji and get a competent Gov, see how things unfold. I do not think this redress will worsen Abia's situation. Thank you

Onlytruth:

@ezeagu,

You were talking some sense and giving some flesh to your position here. .

. . and you suddenly said this:

Posted by: ezeagu
You see why some of my Nnewi brothers laugh at me when I talk about Igbo being one. Where did that come from?
I was responding to South-East who is always into statistics about land and space.

After interacting with some of you guys, believe me , I wonder how Ojukwu was able to hold Biafra together for almost 3 years. You always feel funny.

Is Abia state richer than Anambra state? Even potentially? If you believe that, you are deceiving yourself.
Your "Omambara has no ties to the Atlantic ocean whatsoever" remark is the most reta-rded post you ever made on Nairaland. Do you have that access?    mscheeew. 

Nna I'm really disappointed in you frankly,

I have heard of the cliche ''big for nothing''. Does it apply to your claims? The streets of Nnewi are indeed paved with Gold.

Onlytruth:

@South-East

For everything you listed about Abia, Anambra state has it more. In fact Anambra state is FAR richer in terms of human, natural and land/agricultural resources. I won't debate that because it is self evident. Again, such debate is for folks with time on their hands.
I don't have such time. Igboland is more interesting and I can give my time to it.


@Topic,

Governor Orji is a certified GOAT.  

Here is where I leave the thread now.

Signing off.
Yours truly,

Onlytruth.  

Thanks for making it about Anambra. I told you I have dealt with such in the past. Now can you leave Orji to clean up the mess. Thank you.

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
It is self evident. Again, even if FEW Igbos are affected, Orji has put a knife further into the Igbo unity project.
His policy is myopic and almost re-tarded. I'm not even talking about other Nigerians now; just Igbo. The ramifications for other Igbo outside Igboland is even bigger.

Civil service retrenchments are always huge issues. Folks don't forget it fast. He should create jobs for Abians by other means. Populist and ill-thought out policies should be condemned.

My friend, it takes a drastic act to clean up a mess. If this is the harbinger to the cleaning up of the indigeneship mess, so be it. May be when every other Nigerian working in other states civil service are fired, we will then all sit down and talk about how to abolish indigeneship.

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
People (especially lazy ones) are always happy when told that "foreigners" are to be sent packing. Check your history.
I tell you, Abia is in for a very rough ride and for a very long time. I see why a character like Orji managed to hold the state hostage.

Onlytruth link=topic=760174.msg9155209#msg9155209 date=1316115732:





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Abia has many things going for it; It is less populated than other Igbo states minus Ebonyi; it has one of the lowest poverty levels in Nigeria; it has the second (or third) highest literacy level in Nigeria; it has median quantity of arable land in Igboland, only second to Ebonyi and Enugu. It has one of the hardest working and industrious human beings that walk planet earth. It has oil and other natural raw materials. It just needs a little push and it will get going. As soon as we do away with Orji and get a competent Gov, see how things unfold. I do not think this redress will worsen Abia's situation. Thank you

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
People (especially lazy ones) are always happy when told that "foreigners" are to be sent packing. Check your history.
I tell you, Abia is in for a very rough ride and for a very long time. I see why a character like Orji managed to hold the state hostage.

Again, education statistics don't play much role in Nigerian politics. Igbos are perhaps the most educated of the majority tribes in Nigeria, but we are the least powerful politically in Nigeria; and yes even other groups dominate the federal civial service more than us, despite our education. There is a reason for that.

Can you at least answer my questions? How did most of the kidnappers in Anambra become Abia indigenes?
Nobody has sent anyone packing from Abia; the Gov simply redressed a long-standing anomaly. I agree he should have done it more subtly.

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
I doubt that we've met in real life.   I don't dwell on statistics because it is a windy issue especially when it deals with who is more educated that the other. I am more into real issues.

The issue here is "INCOME" not education. Maybe he feels that other Igbos are making money in Abia state more than Abians. I doubt whether he understands the full import of that mindset.

Therein lies the problem: understanding. He cannot feel that other Igbos are making money in Abia more than others because those he sacked are civil servants whose salaries will not be different from those of their Abia equivalents. Got it? BTW, how did you draw the conclusion that those sacked are all Igbos? Did you read about the Yoruba man in the first article? I know people from Akwa Ibom working in Abia State.

Abia should not, cannot and must never be for Abians only. But 50% of Abia State's workforce should not, cannot and must not come from outside Abia. 20% is okay.

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
Again, you have no credible source to back that up. But like I said, it is not the issue.
The way a rat addresses a water socked skin is different from the way a lizard address the same problem.
We Igbos are rats in Nigeria. We cannot afford to swim or play with water.
Orji should see the larger picture or else he is endangering Igbo unity. Nuff said.

As we speak, many are happy in Abia about this. And how did you arrive at your own conclusion that those non-Abians are more educated than Abians or that most kidnappers in Anambra are from Abia?

Those crying wolf here must be those whose brothers dominated Abia workforce. Now the Gov wants to redress the anomaly. I support him to the extent I have stated here. Let's see data for how many Abians work in other states.

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
Like I said, statistics is a powerful tool in the hands of deviant and failed administrators. Anybody can pull statistics from anywhere to justify evil. I strongly doubt that those workers were not more qualified than Abians. Normally that is how such things happen. But like I said already, the issue is "income". If Orji wants to improve the economic fortunes of his people, he can support an aggressive job creation with massive investments. He can do that, but he won't because he is busy stealing.

I can now understand why SE governors can't come together to do regional economic development.
How can a Peter Obi and Rochas Okorocha work with a tunnel-visioned Theodore Orji? Or even an Enugu-only visioned Chime?

Igbos should kick these governors out if they want to be relevant in Nigeria, or if they want to develop SE into an economic giant.
I don talk my own o!

If you think Abians are less educated than other Igbos, even when JAMB/other literacy records stare you in the face, then I think I know whom you are in real life? I have squared up with such parochial argument in the past.

afam4eva:

@Onlytruth
You're right. I think Igbos should start seeing themselves as one inseperable nation. I for one have been praying for the day any part of Igboland will experience a renaissance and I will be the first person to move to AlaIgbo. Whenever I look at Igbos, I don't see Owerri, Enugu, Onitsha, Aba, or Ikwerre. All I see is a greater Igbo nation. At least I'm not as myopic as Chinenye.

Nobody dreams such a dream more than me. But first, this particular anomaly (a whopping 50% of Abia workforce not coming from that state) has to be redressed. I have nothing personal to gain here; I do not live anywhere near Nigeria.

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
You do not burn down your house just because a snake entered it. What you do is to find the snake and kill it. What Orji did is burning down the house of Igbo and Eastern Nigeria. It is brainless.
BTW most of the kidnappers in Anambra are from Abia state. If Orji wants to help his people, he should give more education and training to them like the Imo governor is doing.

The issue is a tse tse fly on the scrotum. He and all Abians should thread softly and retract their steps.

Now he wants to give them (Abia kidnappers in Anambra) jobs so that they wont kidnap again in Anambra and you see something wrong with that?

Onlytruth:

Posted by: afam4eva
Our (Igbo) problem in Nigeria is a peculiar one -we are being cheated and marginalized in Nigeria. We may even have to go to war again to either get our fair share from Nigeria or secede altogether. That is why Igbo governors should always handle issues differently if it affects other Igbos. Our governors should be smart enough to see the bigger picture and even the FUTURE picture. This man demonstrated the worst form of myopia. Any Igbo who support him is not even thinking at all.

Do you support that 50% of the state workforce of Abia will be composed of non-Abians when this appears not to be the case in other states?
Are those people in Abia who are happy with what their Gov. did fools, in your eyes?

afam4eva:

@Onlytruth
If Abia state civil service is made up of 50% non-indegenes, then it's a cause for worry because Abia indegenes will loose in all fronts.

That is the bottom line. We can easily link this to the high crime rate in Abia where most of the criminals are actually indigenes.

If I may ask, how many Abians could be working in state ministries in Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Ebonyi and Cross River, all neighboring  states?

Onlytruth:

Posted by: South-East
What I want you to understand is that the issue is a banana peel in the Igbo unity project. You are quoting statistics, but I can assure you that even if 5% of the workers are non-indegenes, goats like Theodore Orji who have run out of ideas of what to do to bring development to their states, would make it seem like 80%. The guy is drowning and is grasping at straws. Tomorrow, other states would also pull statistics out of their @55 and start targeting ALL Igbos.

It is not too late to condemn this.

Let's get the numbers right before I can condemn. If 50 % is correct, then there is no chance in hell I can condemn him for this particular action. He is not my fan/ I am not his fan, and I do not support his other incompetencies.

Onlytruth, I can tell you straight off that you will not find more than 1, 2, 3 Igbos (Anambra, Enugu, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi) working in any specific State Govt ministries outside Igboland. So there won''t be any earth-shaking backlash on the entire Igbo. Nobody here on NL is more Igbo than me.

Onlytruth:

@South-East

I want you to understand that the issue is not state government jobs. The issue is "income". When you lay off workers from other states, you are removing their source of income, and other states reserve the right to retaliate in any way they like.
Lets keep focus on the real issue.

The Gov had said he expects a backlash and the jobs being left by non-indigenes in Abia will be filled by returnees. I read that also here on NL.

Did you read what Abagworo wrote? I would like to know how many Abians work in state ministries in other neighboring states.

Onlytruth,

In any Igbo-only country, indigeneship will be ABOLISHED, so this issue will not even arise

Onlytruth:

I am highly disappointed in these Igbo sons: SE, Chinenye (predictable anyway), Ezeagu and Afam4eva.

I am with Dede1 on this.  

Any Igbo that supports this is either brainless, myopic, dishonest, deceiving himself or all of them.

@Afam4eva, I know you are from Enugu state, so you are supporting this because Enugu state did the same in the past. Have you asked yourself why Enugu international airport idea has remained a joke till date? Have you asked yourself why Igbos are cold to the idea of Enugu being the capital of Igbo and Eastern Nigeria? If you don't know, that idiotic policy and your wawa mindset cause them. The overall loser at the end of the day is Igboland. You are in Lagos and enjoying yourself. When Fashola and Yorubas kick you out tomorrow, you can't even muster enough support from the Igbo homeland because of some of these idiotic anti-fellow Igbo policy that destroy the unity and togetherness of Igbo. Who will cry with you then? I now understand why Enugu state rejects APGA. Y'all are fearful of other Igbo; but then, I advise you to FORGET ABOUT ENUGU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, because Anambra Igbos will switch to Asaba airport if you don't acquire brains.

@SE, I am shocked that an educated Igbo like you would support such brainless policy. Believe me, Igbo as a whole will pay for this dumb policy

@Ezeagu, how can we ever have an Igbo-only country as you espouse when you support this? Is this how we shall live in that country?
Bros I'm speechless at your support for this!  

Please read me more carefully, and see the extent of my support. I do not support that 50% of the state workforce of Abia will come from outside. If it is 20% I am cool with it; am also cool with employing some high-caliber workers from outside Abia, not cleaners and clerks. The 50% unemployed Abians displaced by other Nigerians are Igbos too, right?