₦airaland Forum

melvinjames:
Who is stopping you?
You can't be in Lagos or Kano screaming Biafra, go back to Biafra if you want a Biafra republic.

IamWonderful:
Humiliation? kid keep your pity to your pocket, Yoruba is the presently 2nd and 4rd in the present government and the strongest political man in Nigeria as of today that cut across everywhere is a Yoruba man, just pity how inconsequential and irrelevant you are to today's politics, see how buhari have been debasing you and humiliating you everywhere without consequence, he arrested kanu nnamudi and place in jail like monkey , all you can do is shout

Leverage2021:
Yes it is

Gej was southerner when yorubas connived with non southernerns to displace him

Yoruba didn't allow him complete his 8 years

Their excuse was he is incompetent, but buhari has surpassed gej failures yet Yoruba can't make pemp

Yorubas said gej sidelined them yet buhari has sidelined them ×100 yet they can't make pemp

FakeUnity:
I think I agree with you, we need to start playing yoruba brand of 'sophisticated' politics of hypocrisy and shamelessness that you just described especially when don't really have much to gain or lose.

We have put our necks on the chopping block for ingrates in this country for too long. Ingrates who can never reciprocate same gesture if the shoe was on their feet.

AlexBells:
I was the one that said Awo taking western education to the North was an attack on the caliphate, They wanted to Arrest Zik lol, I don't blame the North for seeming too powerful it is people like you that gives them so much imaginary power,

Stop your assumptions, let it come we are waiting in readiness, to send them back to Futa Jalon with the water of baptism

Who are they, people that was too down to rise when Nzeogwu struck, let's just forget this argument, you can chose to be a caward but like Zik I would always tell the caliphate that the East and indeed the Igbos had never been subjugated and unless they want to loose their throne they should count their blessings the Igbos are not like the Hausas and an Emir crown can look good on an Igbo

Having said that, the North would get education either by peace or by force, we would start from capturing their terrorists and forcefully educating them

Abohboy:
Not every country is strucutred as an autonomous state of different people a country can only exist in such a manner if it's a federalist state England doesn't fit into your description at all there's no autonomous states that make up England and his point is right and is infact what I think will happen with these nation states slowly over time corruption will still be there and so will the rampant poverty so individual groups like Anioma, Aguleri, Ubani etc. Will breakaway and form their own individual nations but still there'll be no progress and I hope if it ever reaches that point they'd have learnt that ethnicity doesn't ensure progress

Deadlytruth:
Awolowo could not have trusted Ojukwu as per sincerity in fighting for secession because just 15 months before he declared his own secession he had thwarted and nearly killed Isaac Adaka Boro for the same "offence" of attempting to secede from Nigeria. And guess what! Ojukwu's sabotage of the Niger Delta Republic's secession was born out of his earlier belief in Zik's fraudulent One-Nigeria philosophy. Awolowo obviously reasoned that Ojukwu's crushing of Isaac Boro's NDR made him a disciple of Zik so his overnight metamorphosis into a secessionist was too sudden to be trusted as coming from a genuine conviction than a mere ego trip.

JaffyJoe:
What do you mean what they discussed isn't his business? That stupid action by Zik led us to where we are today. He had a lot of influence at that time as the Igbos were in a lot of strategic and dominant positions. Refusing to assent to the inclusion of the secession clause is not a historical reality you can wish away. He simply thought his people would continue to be relevant in the scheme of things. He was a man that lacked foresight.

gidgiddy:
Threads like these are laughable but they are sometimes worth responding to so that the younger generation can know how truly stupid topics like this are.

They said that Awolowo wanted secession clause put into the constitution of Nigeria and that even the North wanted secession.

But they want you to believe that Zik was so powerful that he could override Awolowo and the West, Ahmadu Bello and the North, and decide that there will be no session clause in the constitution of Nigeria.

Really? There were 3 Regions, the West under Awolowo, the East under Zik and the North under Ahmadu Bello. But they want everyone to believe that West and North wanted secession clause, but Zik and the East determined if there will be any secession clause? Lol

I thought by now people will start using their head to reason like human beings?

Vado:
Nnamdi Azikiwe was the architect of Southern Nigeria’s misfortunes. So greedy for leadership of a delusional united Nigeria he allowed shortsightedness prevail over logic. Northerners love him more than people in the South. That should tell you something. May he continue to chill in Hades.

josite:
someone wants to be president for another 4 years and you want him to allow a talk that may leads to expirationn of the country he will rather die ruling as president.the soverougn national conference ill only happen in the reign of a leader who truly loves democracy.jonathan is just one of the anenihs.

Deadlytruth:
See who is talking of understanding Nigeria's history. The same you who has not been able to answer the simple question of how Ojukwu expected Awolowo to remain committed to the joint secession arrangement after seeing Zik having a portfolio in Biafra.....the same Zik who sabotaged the secession clause motion all before then.

DonroxyII:
Hero ... If he didn't die alongside Ironsi ... Southeast till date would say Fajuyi/Yoruba lured Ironsi to Ibadan for him to be killed ....

Southeast still blame Awolowo/Yoruba till tomorrow for the defeat suffered by Ojukwu/Biafra ....

The history of federalism in Nigeria suffered a setback in May 1966, when the military government under Major-General J.T.U.Aguiyi-Ironsi abolished the federal system of government and formed a unitary system of government. Thus, the national military government legislated for the whole of the country. After the counter coup-d’etat of July 1966, General Gowon promulgated a decree abolishing the unification decree of Ironsi and restored Nigeria to federal system of government. Nigeria did not go back to the old four regions but dramatic changes took place. According to D.A. Ijalaye; “by breaking the old Northern and Eastern Regions into six and three states respectively, each with extensive semi-autonomous powers, and by the distribution of assets and liabilities of the former regional governments, major changes had been effected in the potential balance of powers within the federation as well as the position and powers of Native Authorities and of many ethnic groups especially the minorities.”


It was Gowon that restored the Federal System

Transcriber:
I guess Lagos is part of china

Your foolishness increases everyday

abhosts:
If British Colonialism was bad, Hong Kong would not have appealed that they extend their stay beyond 1997 handover date. The truth is that the black man is simply incapable of self-governance.

flokii:
I think the poster is a little bit biased... fulanis are grazing and attacking people all over from Plateau to Benue to Port Harcourt to Enugu, Abia and co.

South West governors were the first to float a security outfit code named Amotekun to stop killer herders while other regions like South East went to sleep. A governor there was even asking Igbos to fast and pray over killings by fulanis till their people took up arms and started full-scale terrorism.

Truth be told, Yorubas have put a stop drastically to the violent attacks by suspected herdsmen in the South that even Samuel Ortom gave positive comments and praises to the South West governors. Now we have anti-grazing laws in our states that empowers the various states to apprehend and jail any herder caught flouting the law. Except the poster wants Yorubas to start killing fellow Yorubas in the name of fighting herdsmen like IPOBs are doing to Igbos in South East which of course will not happen.
Once Buhari completes his tenure in 2023, the Fulanis will head back North.

The prayer now is that a reasonable Southerner with balls to reshuffle the security architecture of the country should emerge president in 2023. Our past leaders in the South are very dull and I'll keep repeating it. If not the North won't take over all the security apparatus under their watch. Another big problem is the Igbos who handed over Nigeria to the North in the 50s' when Azikiwe opted for Tafawa Balewa over a well educated Awolowo, same pattern they continue to follow and will repeat in 2023.

So saying Yorubas are a conquered people is baseless and untrue.

tiredoflife:
Well their founder oduduwa was a coward who ran away from heaven
So I am not surprised he would say this
Before 2015
Yorubas screamed restructure
After they got power wit bubu
They no longer talk about restructuring
Smh

LegendHero:
If a Yoruba man criticize Tinubu, I can understand and won't feel any animosity whatsoever because it is their right to critique their leaders.

But someone in far away Abakaliki gnashing their teeth at the mention of Tinubu defy sane logic.

Neddstark:
The man that made Nigeria remain one. Because of him, there are millions of Igbos in the Southwest and North. Not living as aliens but as Nigerians, making billions and making a difference. May you live longer Uncle Jack.
God bless Nigeria.

VEHINTOLAR:
Yoruba will say,if you promise to give me an attire, I'll need to first check the one you're putting on ! Statistically,south east region is one of the poorest regions in Nigeria; second only to the north east - a wartorn region ! A quick check on the website of the federal bureau of statistics will clear whatever doubts you may have.

As for the Yoruba people,they demonstrated their administrative ingenuity and progressive visions during the first and second republic. Western region was even far ahead of some European countries in terms of developments and growths;it is a verifiable fact. We know those who truncated the dreams of those era ! A certain Nnamdi Azikiwe even preferred to be identified with the region or why did you think he,an Igbo man wanted to be the Premier of western region ?

Talking about experiment,the negative impacts of the one conducted by the likes of Ironsi,Ojukwu and Azikiwe have refused to go away,even up till today ! So,why should we allow history to repeat itself by entrusting our lives with another Igbo who is most likely to conduct another terrible experiment ? Igbo people throng on a daily basis to Yoruba and Hausa land. They are leaving their region in droves as if some demons are sending them away yet,you want these same Yoruba and Hausa people to see you (Igbo) as their saviours ? You must be kidding yourself !

If what we see here on NAIRALAND is to be considered, then one can safely say that there is a serious dearth of intelligent people in Igbo land. Most of you guys just don't think or should we say that you're just incapable of thinking !

TooNoisy:
One thing that is very clear is that the Yoruba are the most accommodating tribe in Nigeria; no one can deny that. However, what have we got in return - hate and envy especially from the Igbos. The Hausa/Fulani are suspicious of the Youruba but they do not hate the Yoruba. The are also accommodating to the Yorubas.

The Edo/Isekiri/Urhoro are siblings to the Yorubas even though they have their own identity. The Efik/Ibibio are somewhat indifferent to the Yoruba but that is fine. The Igbos outright hate the Yoruba and it is time Yorubas become very conscious of this hatred.

Everyday they are castigating Tinubu, Fayemi and Osinbajo; and other potential Yoruba presidential candidates. The other day they were calling Yoruba women undesirable and dirty. All of them were hating on Peter Okoye for marrying a “dirty Yoruba woman” - a woman who is more educated and exposed than anyone in their generation. They insult the same Lagos where they live - why don't they just go back to Onitsha and Aba.

They insult anything Yoruba- from Anthony Joshua, Wizkid, Tiwa and everything Yoruba. These insults are not unnoticed. Yoruba will not forget and will surely retaliate!

basty:
Because you are a stark illiterate. No person, I repeat, no person in your village has ever attain Osinbajo level in every area of life.

Bloody son of a drunk.


A bloody labourer in Brazil is even talking. What is in Brazil to be proud of?
See what an illiterate is calling an achievement?

TooMuchStuff:
The people who took him to public hospital have questions to answer

Of all the good Private Health facilities in ABUJA na Fulani run National Hospital dem carry am go!!

Una no try at all

Sirjamo:
That's why they are next to north east in every negative indices. Poverty, insecurity, Joblessness.....

NGpatriot:
They don't care, as long as they get to play spoiler against Yoruba people and their APC party. PDP spent 16 years in office with igbo votes, but they still did not commission 1 single project in igbo land, not 1single gutter and they'll still vote for the PDP all over again.

Hatred and tribalism dictates their actions, even though they are always at the short end of the stick.

Biodun556:
They focused more on Nigeria challenges rather than convincing themselves how Biafra is better off. Of course Biafra cannot offer anything in better than Nigeria.

In terms VAT and IGR south east is the poorest in Nigeria. Their politicians and elite know better that's why they will never support
the nonsense called biafra

Igboid:
But we all left those jobs in 1966 and headed home to Biafra yet it never stopped the blood tasty demons who came chanting the incantation "To keep NIGERIA one is a job that must be done".

We are more than ready to give all those up, once we have Biafra.
We lost all of them in 1966 and still didn't get Biafra.
Imagine how fast we will give them up knowing we already have Biafra!

Biodun556:
If referendum is scheduled in 2 months time, this is how ipobians will loose in a referendum:

1. Federal government places over one million Ibos in federal civil service on one month leave for them to prepare for referendum.
( this news will send shock down the spine of some ibos and they will be telling their family members the consequences of forfeiting their jobs some of them will withdraw support for biafra)


6 weeks to referendum

2. States and local governments all over the federation will place all their ibo civil servants on one months leave . This means about three million ibos are already jobless. ( with this news, some ibos will be shedding tears)


4 weeks to referendum

3.state governments except those in South East withdraws C of O of all ibos who have landed properties in Nigeria. This news will make some ibos to start selling their properties at give away price while others will be campaigning against biafra referendum.

3 weeks to referendum

4. Nigerian Immigration Service announces that all illegal migrants should prepare to leave Nigeria in one months time ( after referendum). By this time reality will set in and they will then realize the beauty of Nigeria and start asking questions whether biafra could offer better lives.

A week to referendum

5. Nigerian banks, telecommunication services, electricity etc would have started readjusting to changes that may soon happen. This will make them to reduce services in the South East due to currency, political and logistics issues. This means that their will be poor or no services in South East, consequently millions of more ibos will loose thier jobs.

Referendum modalities

Should referendum be conducted in South East alone or through out the federation for Ibos who are leaving outside South East?

In the end, it will be agreed that ibos outside South East must be allowed to vote.

What is population distribution of ibos in Nigerian?

South East 15 million

Ibos outside South East 30 million

Result of referendum


90% for Nigerian 10% for Biafra

Aderewah:
We all know ibos are inferior to yorubas in all these fields.

BlowYourMind:
Igbokwe understand his tribe more than I do, if he says his tribe is incapable, unreliable and unreasonable, who am I say otherwise

Aufbauh:
My man dey form 'Biafra unit head'!
The truth is that Chiwetalu Agu was just acting a script to arouse sympathy among the Ipob faithfuls & ultimately climb the ladder of hierarchy.

He has achieved his script, and what he saw or will see in the hands of the military will be nothing compare to his ultimate goal of 'Cashing out'.