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Absolutely!

atiku4President:
No body needs his useless apology

Totally agree with you!

humilitypays:
The counter coup which led to the brutal death of then Igbo head of state and other top Igbo military officers was enough reprisal, the pogrom was uncalled for and with what is happening in Nigeria today, can't u see that it wasn't the 1966 Igbo led coup that really led to the pogrom but Hausa-Fulani love for violence and bloodletting of innocent people at slightest provocation

Benue, Taraba, Southern Kaduna, etc killings are examples of their love for bloodletting for no justifiable reason.

Why did he back track on his words that if East seceded, West and Lagos will opt out of Nigeria?


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vicadex07:
Yorubas have been so open and democratic in their dealings with people in other tribes in this present union.

Its a general trait among yorubas to be accomodating, wise, patriotic, loyal but yet decisive and brutal when harmed. Our history speaks for us.

Pa Awolowo you have represented us well and youre a shining example amongst omoluabis. Am almost moved to tears when the ibos on this forum denigrates your name out of shame ans regret of what they couldnt acheive despite your best intentions.

You warned them but they failed to listen because a typical iboman would rather commit suicide by drowning in the lagoon instead of heeding to words of wisdom. Fastforward to 2015, the ibos still have turned deaf ears to voice of reason and rationality. They all commited political suicide and voted enmasse for PDP. Now they are struggling for relevance by issuing one ultimatum after the other and also threatning to revive the same biafran struggle you warned them against.

Most especially you told them to employ reason and dialogue by involving their top polititicians in their agitations and do it peacefully, but know they have decided to tow the path of violence once again.

The funniest thing is that the yorubas are now the main focus of their hate campaigns despite our non connivance and involvement back then and right now.

I hope they backtrack and reconsider their stance before its too late hence history might repeat itself.

Totally agree with you!

Kobicove:
Vanity upon vanity crew will soon land

Ojukwu commited treason according to who?

flokii:
Gowon is a kind man.. he wasn't as power drunk as the coup plotters and that was why the mantle of leadership fell on him at barely 31yrs of age instead of Murtala Mohammed..

Gowon released Obafemi Awolowo unconditionally from Prison and gave him position in his government.. Man still went to Aburi to meet with Ojukwu on talks to avert the civil war but all pleas fell on deaf ears and Ojukwu still went ahead to commit treason by declaring the biafra republic.

We saw the jubilation after the war and how Nigerians quickly embraced Igbos back into their societies as if no war ever happened. Same Gowon introduced the NYSC scheme to unite all Nigerians.
Give it to that man, he is a rare gem.

Who bullied and killed leaders like right in the 60s?

It is the Hausa-Fulanis, not Igbo.

Yet, you went into alliance with them in 2015 to grap power.

flokii:
Stop peddling lies.. Yakubu Gowon released Pa Obafemi Awolowo from Calabar prison where Azikiwe ganged up with the Northern Prime Minister to lock him up over trumped up charges..
The internet is there, free to use.. Go on youtube and watch Awolowo's visit to Gowon while still on prison uniform shortly after his release.

Walahi the days of Yoruba docility are over.. no Yoruba leader will be bullied or killed like rat as was in the 60s'.

Western Region was ahead of United Arab Emirates as of 1959 when Awo stepped down as premier to contest for the prime minister position in the federal election to form the independent govt. whither Nigeria?

Happy with darkness, noise pollution from generators and suffering from heat rashes

Totally agree with you. Na Land Cruiser!

quote author=Shawarmagirl post=136602413]Even the so called economic reform is cruise. Anything APC said ends on newspapers and media, you can't see it physical.[/quote]

Which constitution would have given guidelines and procedures for peaceful withdrawal from the constitution?

oyatz:
You don't have understanding of the subject.
Awolowo and the Acton Group (and indeed several other stakeholders) at the constitutional conference were unsure of the future of a new country put together by the British Colonislism and suggested a secession clause in the constitution to give guidelines and procedures for peaceful withdrawal from the Federation.

This was totally different from the civil war.
Awolowo was aversed to the civil war which was NOT about peaceful withdrawal from the Federation under any laid down rules (which a secession clause in the constitution would have achieved).

Where did Zik recommend that secession should be treasonable offense?

yommen:
You are still as dull as your Azikiwe. You are blaming Awolowo for the crimes of Azikiwe, the greedy Igbo man. Awo supported seccesion but Zik opposed it. Zik even further recommended the talk of seccesion to be a treason. Treasonable offences are punishable by death in Nigerian law. This means that anyone who would want to secceede will be killed. You people made the law through Zik and you still blaming Awolowo for attempting punish you because you broke the law you made yourself. Are you this daft?

Totally agree with you. That’s the divides of the one Nigeria Saro Wiwa and his fellow anti-Igbo Minorities fought for.

Newsmills:
Niger Delta oil money in strangers hands,while people of the region are dying in environmentally degraded areas and abject poverty,Aboki is gallivanting with people’s futures in the name of one nigeria.

Totally agree with you. Awo will be weeping in his grave

stanluiz:
They are doing agbero work. What do you expect ? Education has taken a back seat in that region.

They also have the highest numbers of out of school children in the South after NW,NE and NC.

Agbero is now a hustle. Everyone what be MC Oluomo.

That's why you see most of them exhibiting gross ignorance on everything. Because the teachers that taught them are less qualified.

The whole of 5 SE states is bigger than Oyo State
And second, your line of argument is irrelevant to the subject matter of Bola Akinyemi’s letter.

Softmirror:
Imagine Oyo State alone getting the allocation of 5states altogether to build Oyo State. Wouldn't the development in Oyo State make a great difference in the whole of Nigeria so much that the indigenes of Oyo State will be so proud of themselves bearing their state of indigene and doing as much as possible to remain at home?

The whole of South East equals Oyo State and with 5 Governors. I wonder why is that region what it is that people are not happy to claim their region except been obsessed with Lagos?

If Africa decides? OLODO! A beggar has no choice

Chubhie:
If Africa decides to keep all natural resources and manpower in Africa, do you think those you mentioned can still survive?

You should not be suprised. That’s the nature of the average Yoruba.

Shawarmagirl:
If it has choose Yoruba, those accusing it of been bias will be the first to gaslight the Igbo. Because it's didn't favour their tribe they tag it Igbo bot.

This was what ABURI ACCORD did but the North and Yorubas reneged on it.

orisa37:
"NIGERIA RONU".
THE NIGERIA MILITARY ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN THE. EQUATION CALLED NIGERIA.
LET THE NASS, BY THE PROVISION OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION, SCRAP THE EXCLUSIVE LIST OF DECREE 24 AND SIMPLY REPLACE IT WITH

1, FULL AUTONOMOUS POLICING SECURITY FOR EACH OF OUR 36 CURRENTLY EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL STATES. EACH STATE MUST HAVE OWN SPC AND IGP RESPONSIBLE DIRECTLY TO STATE GOVERNOR.

2, FULL AUTONOMOUS RESOURCES SECURITY, OWN CENTRAL BANKING FUNDING AND SPENDING SYSTEMS RESPONSIBLE DIRECTLY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENTS AND

3, FULL AUTONOMOUS STATE ELECTIONEERING COMMISSIONS TO HANDLE ELECTIONS OF STATE, INDEGENES FOR ALL OF STATE RESPONSIBILITIES. THERE MUST BE SPSC-STATE POLICY SERVICE COMMISSION IN EACH STATE TO
PROPERLY HANDLE ALL OF THE ABOVE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. DANGEROUS DELAY MAY CAUSE IRREPARABLE DENIAL THAT MAY CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF NIGERIAN SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RESTRUCTURING TRANSFORMATION AND GAMBLE.

You said Yoruba nation now and in the same breath did piling on Nnamdi Kanu? Shouldn’t you be a core supporter of Kanu because his fight for Biafra will directly lead to emergence of Yoruba nation you desire.

You are a ball of contradiction!

Kukutente23:
Yoruba nation now!!
I wonder what's worse
Having an Nnamdi Kanu or a Kemi Badenoch

SW & Lagos is the parasite on Nigeria.

UncleAyo:
Enough of overdependency on South West and Lagos. All the region and states must equaly be aswell develop.

Apt response!

englishmart:
That is not up to grok. That's where the 3rd and 4th arms of government come in (The Judiciary and EFCC)

I agree with you!

atobs4real:
Irrelevant eye opening. What will this bring to the table for the poor?
The man don't have any thing new to say again
Mr. Man japa

This is an awesome and remarkable story that should be shared among us. NYSC is a USELESS program but stories like this want to make you change your mind about the program.

Youngadvocate:
HOW I STARTED LOVING THE IGBOS.

THE MYTH:
As a boy growing up on the street of Port Harcourt, I was told so many horrible things about Igbos.
I was told that Igbos were planning to push Rivers people to Abia State for the people of Abia to inhabit Rivers State because of our resources.
I was told that Igbo people enslaved and ruled over my people in Bori the traditional headquarters of Ogoni Kingdom.
I was told that Odumegwu Ojukwu, Onyeka Onwenu and other prominent Igbos brazenly rejoiced over the execution of my uncle Ken Saro Wiwa because of the role he played during the Civil War.
I was told that it is better to be slaves to Hausa-Fulani than to be brothers to Igbos because, Igbos are worse than Hausas.

THE EFFECTS
These things made me to terribly detest Igbos beyond what you can imagine, I was always skeptical, cynical and suspicious while dealing with Igbos. It also affected my friendship with Igbo guys, I was always careful not to be a victim, no matter how they value the friendship, as long as they are Igbos, they were bad eggs to me .

It also severely affected my relationship with Igbo girls, 70% of the girls I have seen are Igbos girls but I have never treated any of my Igbo girlfriends fairly because, I programmed my mind not to be interested in anything beyond the fun attached to the chemistry of boys and girls stuff while dealing with an Igbo girl, I didn't want to make the mistake of dating an Igbo girl to the extent of marrying her.

THE DISCOVERY.
I was posted to Akwa Ibom State for my national youth service in November 2013, there I made so many Igbo friends, almost 60% of Akwa Ibom corps members are from Igbo extraction, mainly from IMSU, FUTO, ABSU, UMUDIKE, ESUT and IMT. There I saw how determined a typical Igbo youth is, there i saw the natural tendency for economic success in a typical Igbo guy, there I saw the reason why Igbos are entrepreneurs allover the globe, there I saw that God specially gave them the metaphysical eyes to see money in things and where you don't even think of smelling money, there I saw that even though the Igbos have had severe political travails and marginalization, they will forever remain the economic salt of Nigeria, even after the restoration of Biafra.

While we were serving, those of us who are Port Harcourt breed UNIPORT/RSSUST corps members were always complaining that Akwa Ibom is beautiful but not groovy like Port Harcourt, we were always complaining that the town is dry with no night life like Port Harcourt. But our friends from the Igbo extraction were seeing things differently, they saw Akwa Ibom as a beautiful virgin land highly in need of economic exploration, they saw huge business opportunities in where we saw boredom.

We were complaining of the insufficient N19,800 alawi while they were seeing it as potential small scale business capital. We used our alawi to club in one night because, we didn't see it as good enough to help us, while our Igbo friends inject it into their small scale businesses. We were always going to Tropicana to see movies while our Igbo friends are busy going to Lagos to bring wears and jewelries for us to buy. We were always calling home for money but our Igbo friends were sending money home instead.
At the end of my service year, I said I was going back to Port Harcourt because I believed Uyo was too dry for me to hustle, but my Igbo friends stayed back because they saw Uyo as a land lacking business and as such, it's good for them to make money through the introduction of different businesses.

THE REVERSAL.
I came back to Port Harcourt then pondered on my experience with these Igbo brains, I then realised why people hate them, I felt bad seriously for wrongly hating them all these while, I decided to love them because, they have the kind of zeal I'd love to emulate.

THE CONVICTION.
When I was fully convinced that the Igbos are not only my role models but my blood was when they went against all odds to make Goodluck Jonathan their own, they loved him even more than some us from the South South, they gave him their full support at the poll not minding the consequences. Ever since, I couldn't stop loving Igbos but to love them even more.
Continue Reading: http://igbobia.com/?q=calito-felipes-viewplease-read-thisyour-opinion-will-definitely-change-about-the-igbos.html

What will you do with the record?

helinues:
They should allow those who have been abusing late president Buhari to continue. We are keeping their records

If they had proofs. Really!

Katsumoto:
He is referring to the banks in the East. Many Igbos who returned to Lagos were able to reclaim their properties if they had proof.

Yes o! Anything to escape T- Pain and his agbado policies.

PresidObi:
Anything to escape Tpainn

If Ojukwu is a coward, what do you call Ogundipe and the entire Yoruba unit of the Nigeria’s Military who capitulated to caliphate hijack of power, killing of Fajuyi and the denial of 3 Yorubas were ahead of Gowon in the line of succession to Ironsi ran away without a fight. And the entire Yoruba military accepted the Arewa North political hijack of power and domination of Nigeria.

At least, Ojukwu fought for almost 3 years before running away, Ogundipe who was next line to Ironsi

EmperorCaesar:


The hate is legendary

So, not only was this man a coward who fled in skirt to 'Bissau', he was also an extremist like Shekau


That this man is one of their all time great sums up everything you need to know about them as a group

Spits

Daddy Freeze is a Yorubaman. You shouldn’t be surprised.

gidgiddy:
I came across a Facebook post of well known OAP, Daddy Freeze, who said on the Podcast, 'The honest bunch' that he did not support Peter Obi in 2023 because Peter was MD of Nigeria Ports Authority under General Abacha.

For a while now, some people have been running with this wrong narrative despite an existing video where Peter Obi explained the situation. Some of these people claim that Obi was close to Abacha and benefited with appointments. It's ironic that some of these people supported Buhari to be President knowing fully well that Buhari was PTF Chairman throughout Abacha’s tenure. They only rememberd that its bad to get appointment under Abacha because its Perter Obi. Earlier on this year, one of Peter Obi's spokesperson, Ibrahim Umar, released a statement on this in which he said:


“The reputation Obi took into business that stood him out was what he took into politics. Before becoming Governor he never worked or held any government position. He never worked in the Nigeria Ports Authority. The closest he came to late General Sani Abacha’s government was when his petition on port congestion attracted Abacha’s attention and he co-opted him into an advocate committee for Port de-congestion that lasted less than four months.

https://thesun.ng/obi-was-never-a-protege-of-arthur-nzeribes-abn-obidient-movement-says/?amp


Obi was involved in Lagos ports decongestion under Abacha, but this was a nominal role that lasted few months until the port was decongested. The MD for Nigeria Ports Authority throughout Abachas regime was Wali Ahmed

OLODO! White people not intelligent, yet your nation depends on them.

musicwriter:
Well done.

But white people aren't intelligent people to excite me. If you outcompeted Asians that would mean defeating intelligent people.

And it's shocking how we've completely bowed to these people.

Sadly, even if you defeat them, you're still competing with them on their own terms.

You asked right. Nigeria is the most dysfunctional society in the whole wide world.

autoez:
Why should you ever regret leaving a country where criminals are treated as kings?

Where is Gowon, Danjuma and all the Xtian Middlebelters who fought the Biafra War to keep Nigeria one. They kept Nigeria one for the purpose of become Guinea pigs in the hands of Fulani herdsmen

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treesun:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/breaking-about-200-feared-dead-in-bloody-herders-attacks-in-benue/