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Why should we lower flags and delcare a national holiday.

Does it address the issues we face as a country which Ojukwu pre-warned and foretold which we are now suffering.

The greatest honour we can give him - if at all he wants it - is to address our problems so that the next 50 years will not be a tragedy. Unfortunately we won't as we have rulers who are believe in band-aids instead of surgical operation.

Pazienza : History will always vindicate Ojukwu.

History has already vindicated Ojuwku - over a decade ago before he died.

We see the vindication everyday - in Jos massacres, June 12, underdevelopment of Nigeria, calls for national conference, murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa, transformation of public office to day-light looting etc.

He was alive to see post-Biafra Nigeria become a failed state just as he pre-warned. History is great arbiter.

OCELOT 2006: Nigeria's problem is not its multIple tribes. Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, etc, are also multicultural countries. Yet they've made it, and are now financial hubs and are envied, while we're stupidly killing ourselves here. Our real problem is poor leadership and corruption.

I agree with you totally - our problem is poor leadership and corruption. But the N1 billion question which you have not answered is: Why do we have poor leadership and corruption after 51 years of independence? And why is this poor leadership and corruption more prevalent in some part of the country more than others?

Volasunkan: How can Ibos be scared on Tinubu. Tinubu is correct in advocating for Sovereign National Conference because we need to discuss the basis of our existense as one Nigeria.

If Tinubu is calling for Sovereign National Conference in 2011, that means that Ojukwu was wiser and ahead of his time and contemporaries because Nigeria had a SNC over 40 years ago: ABURI ACCORD which Gowon rejected with the solid support of a lot of Nigerians who fought against ABURI ACCORD and Biafra but today are calling for the ideals contained in ABURI ACCORD.

So how can the IBOS be scared of Tinubu or Awolowo?

Please educate me.

Nigeria will never develop because of thinking and thought-process of people like who think that Nigeria's problem are personality driven. There is a-45 year gap between Balewa/Bello's death and Ojukwu's. In that 45 years, Nigeria has degenerated and reflect the trappings of a nation at war, even though it not at war. Should not tell you that our problem is fundamental and beyond Ojukwu and co?

By the way, 25 people of Beron tribe where massacred the Hausa-Fulani in Jos. Do you think Ojuwku's death will finally stop this bloodletting?

Empty words. What do you expect? Contain Boko Haram first before making a fool of yourself

Nigeria cannot continue is this destructive path. Something has to give in. When it does, your empty threats will be all empty.

As l always say you can have your say but history decides the truth. The verdict has been rendered so all of us here are all arm-chair commentators.

And by the way, alj_harem, an average Ibo is not bitter, we only enjoy shining light on issues and educating those who want to write their own story of the issue when history has rendered its verdict.

" If there were good roads, high speed rail links connecting North to South, East to west, etc, or 24/7 electricity all over the country, would you give a hoot where the electricity was being generated or how it is being distributed"

"I think the typical average Nigerian would careless is "IF"it was an igbo, yoruba, Hausa that gives them light, water, good health care facilities and subsidies for their every day food staples and consumables.

Nigeria is a country of "IFs" while other countries are experiencing the result of "IFs". The generation of Soyinka's are passing on without experiencing the "IFs". My generation born during and after the civil war have come of age waiting for the "IFs". Our children met the "IFs" and will come of age waiting for "IFs"

Sister Dora achievement is an exception rather than the rule. Otherwise Nigeria would be teeming with Doras in all spheres of life and in all its institutions.

"If one region is developing and the other isn't, what makes you think economic migration would not be the order of the day? With economic migration as we are currently witnessing in Lagos, Kano, etc, there will be strain on resources as government would struggle to keep up with the demand for infrastructural expansion that would be required to keep up with such economic migration"

Economic migration is perfectly in order. For example some states in USA (NY, Florida, TX) are more populated and richer than others ( WV, AL). In NIgeria, the region with the best environment will attract labor and capital (both local and international) while the region that fails to control kidnapping or killing of non-indigenes and prefers to loot its resources or fails to plan will pay the economic penalty. They won't have access to free money. Do you think Boko Haram will still exist today if  Nigerians(both southerns and northerners) leave Borno and Yobe state to other peaceful regions and both states gets little or nothing from the federal allocation? No they will be forced to take action and deal with the issues? But as it is now, federal allocation insulates them and every other states( including unitary centre) where  mediocrity and incompetence is the order of the day.

And by the way. we practiced this system during 1960-1966 before military government instituted centralization of power. And guess what? Nigeria witnessed real economic development and  market competition during this 6 years than we have in post-civil war era. In the last 40 years all we have witnessed are :increased economic activity, growth, construction - thanks to oil which is produced by western technology, non indigenous - but no real development. Example: Can you compare our universities and its products 50 years ago to the present day Nigeria, even though we have more universities (quantity) now?

And by the way, we don't have to integrate. Its just a suggestion. 4 or 6 independent regions of present Nigeria economically developed and doing well will have reater contribution to humanity than the present "geographical expression' called Nigeria.

Meanwhile, lets keep on waiting for the big "IFs"

Technocratic government under what political foundation. Can you build a 3-storey house on a bungalow foundation.

Until the structure of Nigeria is addressed just as South Africa addressed Apathied and USA addressed slavery and racism before their country soared economically, technologically and industrially, Nigeria will still be a fool at 100 years.

What is the structure that should be addressed? Simple. Nigeria unity is not sacred and non-negotiable. Should Nigeria be one? Yes because the population size is a huge potential. But the structure of the union should be redefined so that

1) Each union would control its economical and technological destiny.

2) Each region would pay an economical penalty of its incompetent politcal leadership and lack of security of life and property.

3) Each region would no longer use its resources to subsidize stealing and pillage at the centre and other regions.

However if one nigeria is impossible, we should peacefully go our separate ways. Every region will suffer in the short-term but in the long-run we will better off. And who knows, we might later decide to come back in future as equal partners.

Until then it will be soilder go soilder come.

9ja voice you hit the nail on the head without injecting any of your personal history which l continue to argue is subservient to truth.

Who will ever believe that the sons and daughters of the fathers of those who massacred the Easterners in the North are now victims in their own state. No wonder Gowon prays ceaselessly now!

Dayokanu: From your profile, you live in US as l do. For you to rubbish an entire tribe in your comment " Ibos are the worst things to happen to Africa" says a lot about your make-up. I would never generalize on an entire tribe - not even the Hausa-Fulani who were our enemies during the war. And you live in America where one would expect you to bring reason to bear on discourse.

Please remove Akinrinade and Adekunle from among the Yorubas who put the Biafran people in their place. Both regretted their positions in the war.

Here is Akinrinade's interview's regret: http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/main-square/38635-lt-gen-akinrinade-regrets-fighting-civil-war.html You cannot be more Catholic than the Pope, can you?

I am quite sure if Awo were alive today he would have regretted joining Gowon against the Ibos. He would have asked the Ibos to forgive him. That's why l admire Awo.

As for Obasanjo, you can claim him as a personal hero for putting the Biafran people in their place and also making your tribe - Yorubas - a second class citizens to the Hausa=Fulani. But l am quite sure majority of Yorubas won't.

If Britain thought Nigerians rulers everything they are doing today, how come it did not destroy their economy? How come they have good infrastructures and prudent management of public wealth? How come they still have British Airways while our own Nigerian Airways is no more?

What a tragedy? British left us to our destiny 51 years ago and we are apportioning blame to them?

The first rule of transformation: Accept that you are the cause of your own failure!

To Kusamatu: You did not answer my posers? Again history has rendered verdict on Biafran war. Every posting here stands beneath the verdict of history. You call me dishonest and myopic. I may be 'cause human beings have bias and blind spots. But history does not.

Share your perspective as much as you can especially if you believe you know too much about history but your account cannot override Nigeria history and outcome of today's Nigeria.

You did not address my questions? When questions are asked in discourse, you need to first answer it before.

My question again: What is the fate of Gowons, Awos, Enahoros, Yorubas, Middle-belters, Yorubas, Southern Minorities and Nigeria? The ibos already knew their fate if they lose or win the war?

I believe you are a Yoruba man. I am ibo but schooled and lived in Yoruba all my life. My best friends are Yourba and l speak Yoruba better than Ibo. I admire Awo so much cause he was a thinker and an economic wizard. I benefited from his economic wizardry as a pupil in Lagos. O how l wished Awolowo ruled Nigeria or an Oduduwa Republic! I would have preferred to live in an economically developed Oduduwa Republic as an alien than as a citizen in the present day embarrassment called Nigeria

If Adekunle (Black-scorpion) could say that his biggest regret is fighting against Biafra, who are you or any of the Monday-morning quarterbacks?

Why are you guys splitting hairs. All this is irrelevant. Time and history has given an incontestable verdict on who was on the side of equity and justice and inequity and injustice during the Biafran War

Gowon ( a northern minority) led a Hausa-Fulani dominated Nigerian army and northerners to massacre mostly Ibos from East and finished it up in a brutal civil war. Today his tribe and his people are experiencing the same massacre and pogroms in the hands of the same Hausa-Fulani just as the Ibos. And the beauty of the wheel of justice is that no one will be punished just as non of the perpetrators of the pogrom was punished.

Awo (and the Yorubas) the most intelligent and well-informed  Yoruba who knew that, Nigeria was a "mere geographical expression" and the war was between the Biafrans and the Hausa-Fulani to nib in the bud Hausa-Fulani Fledgling domination of Nigeria, joined the Hausas against the Ibos and reaped momentary economic and political rewards, but died a disillutioned man and conspired his tribe to slavery and misgovernance.

Saro-wiwa [/b]who saw the Hausa during the war as their liberator from Ibo domination was killed by Abacha-his civil war buddy - not an igbo man. His tribe today are not only suffering from mismanagement of Nigeria, their homeland have been permanently destroyed by oil pollution.

[b]Enahoro - the spokesman of Gowon during the war who declared that Biafran surrender was non-negotiable condition for the end of the war died an unhappy and sorrowful man. Ojukwu advocated for only 4 regions. Enahoro said NO. But during his last years alive, he advocated for Nigeria to be divided into 6 regions- 40 years after Ojukwu position.

Name them: All the folks that were against Ojukwu are all disillusioned, regretting or died frustrated with the Nigeria whom they fought for on behalf of the Hausa-fulani

The Middle-belt who fought the war for the Hausa-Fulani have been systematically wiped out in the military by the same Hausa-Fulani.

How about the Southern Minorities? Their oil blessings have become a curse.

And finally, the country unpatriotic Ojukwu sought to "destroy" is a fool at 51.

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Samsung sees record 2010 sales, operating profit

By KELLY OLSEN, AP Business Writer – Fri Jan 7, 1:56 am ET

SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics said Friday that both sales and operating profit likely rose to record highs in 2010 despite sluggishness at the end of the year amid lower prices for televisions and semiconductors.

The manufacturer of the 7000 Series 3D flat panel TV estimated that consolidated revenue during 2010 came to 153.76 trillion won ($137.31 billion), which would be an increase of 13 percent from the previous year's record performance of 136.32 trillion won

A testament of the power and primacy of Knowledge-driving economy.

Whither Nigeria?

After 50 years of independence and over $700 billion in oil revenue that offered us the time and resources to become a "top dog" in the comity of nation, we have to depend on a foreign nation to unravel the bomb blasts which have shaken the marshy foundation of a fraudulent  nation called Nigeria.

No military intelligence capacity! No police intelligence capacity! No forensics capability! No robust fingerprint system! No criminal profile capability!Yet we have a police, army and intelligence force with billions of naira allocation every year and twice in stolen and misappropriated funds.

Do we need anybody to tell us that Nigeria is an accident of history and would never become. The answer is NO! Time rendered the verdict 40 years ago, January, 1970!

I love the phenomenon called "Time"

"Time" according to William Shakespeare, " is the justice that examines all offenders.”

"Time" according to Senaca  "discovers truth.”

"Time" according to  Aeschylus ," brings all things to pass"

"Time" according to Yevgeny Yevtushenko, "has a way of demonstrating that the most stubborn are the most intelligent".

"Time" according to  Delmore Schwartz, " is the fire in which we burn".

"Time" according to Lord Bryon,  "is the corrector when our judgments err".

"Time" according to Astrid Alauda,  "is the only thief we can't get justice against".

" Time" according to Louis Hector Berlioz " is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils".

" Time" according to Shakespeare , " unfold what plighted cunning hides">

And most important of all, l love Time on Ojukwu: Time has rendered the verdict that Lt.Col. Ojukwu of the defunct Eastern Nigeria, "the power hungry maniac , coward and secessionist who  deceived his people into war and massacred over 1 million in  a war they never could have won", is the only real McCoy of Nigerian National Question.

Atiku is a joker and clown by thinking that his support for the emergence of an Igbo man as the president by 2015 is the only way of putting an end to the post Biafran fall-outs against the Igbos and consequently sway the their votes. This position shows he is merely power drunk and cares little about Nigeria's fundamental problems.

An Igbo presidency will  only benefit one vision-less deal-maker politician who happens to be Igbo (with his cronies) who will revel in his new found power-drunk position like Jonathan who desires  the presidency merely because he is a minority - not because he has any compelling vision on rebuilding Nigeria. It would not uplift the Igbos just as successive Hausa-Fulani and Yoruba presidencies did not uplift their tribes, much more Nigeria.

If Atiku wants to see the re-mergency of the Igbo race from the civil war fall-outs, he should advocate for the fundamental restructuring of Nigeria for economic development and creation of enduring institutions of democracy that will make immaterial whether the president is Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Ogoni, Ijaw.

Unfortunately, Atiku will not advocate for such transformative change because it will consign him and his ilk - especially politicians from his region - into the dustbin of history.
little-minded politician.

Unongo's frustrating comments and disillusionism - another validation of Ojukwu's stance during Biafran war. The truth of any issue will always prevail.

He died a frustrated, bitter and regretful man. He did great for Nigeria. His greatest legacy to Nigeria was if he, instead of joining the North against Biafra, had asked for the same SNC he is asking now during the Biafran Crisis.

Ojukwu would live to see all the Southern fools who fought against his ideals for Nigeria. Biafra still lives, otherwise Enahoro would not be asking for SNC. Nigeria's condition after 50 years of Independence and 40 years after Biafra it is real.

One 1, I agree with you. Ignore! Ignore! Ignore! Ignore! Ignore.  

He/She doesn't seem to have an substantive issue that will elevate our collective discourse discuss except "Ojukwu" "Biafra" "Igbos"

All those who fought against Ojukwu and Biafra are either dead or living dead.

All the tribes who joined the North against Biafra have become tragic victims of Nigeria.

Ignore! Ignore! Ignore! Ignore!

History of Nigeria has already passed a verdict one who was on the wrong and right side of Biafra.

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