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I hope that Ode will answer that?

The police did a good job killing the insane 90 rioters. 

God Bless Isreal

Not in support of any military intervention.

BecomePoor,

lol @ ur satellite pix abeg stop disturbing urself coz that will not change anything. Whether Ibusa is as small as ur grandpa's hut will not change the fact that the great Igbos and Delta are waking up. U can't keep em down forever sooooo comot road jare. If u are looking for argument over those pics then I'm sorrt to say but no one gives a rat's ass.

Igbos do not owe Nigeria a single penny from any allocation because we have made our contributions to the state since independence from Coal, Oil, businesses, heck we even built an Airport in Imo and handed it over to the government. The Nigerian state actually robbed Igbos after the war by only giving back to them only 20 pounds so WE OWE NIGERIA NOTHING.

How stupid can people be? Who  pays any country money just to leave the union?

Ohanaeze: The task before Uwechue
By Emmanuel Obe
Published: Monday, 29 Dec 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008 marked another milestone in the history of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex social cultural organisation of the Igbo speaking people in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria and two South-South states and Rivers.

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Agency reporter
Uwechwe

The venue was the Women Development Centre, Awka where the leaders and members of Ohanaeze gathered to conduct election into the soon-to-be vacant national offices of the body.

At the end of the day, eminent diplomat and former ECOWAS representative to Cote d’Ivoire on Peace, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue, was returned as the President General of the organisation.

Uwechue, who has had a successful career in diplomacy and the academia, was before his ECOWAS job, former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Ambassador for Peace in Africa.

His return was facilitated by a shadow election that was conducted a week earlier at the palace of the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Chike Edozien where he was unanimously nominated as the candidate of the Anioma (Igbos) in Delta State for the presidency of Ohanaeze.

By the provision of the constitution of Ohanaeze, which provides for the rotation of the presidency, it was the turn of the Igbo in Delta State to produce the next president general.

Though flowing from the crisis that gave birth to the outgoing leadership of Ohaneze, the atmosphere did not seem quite smooth as it ought to be. The presence of one governor and representatives of three other governors showed that Ohanaeze was united again. The only governor absent was that of the host state, Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi, who the master of ceremony reassured the audience would soon join the party. But he never did.

The Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, who was present, cleared every doubt that the governors were not united behind Ohanaeze. He said they were all working together for the interest of the Igbo race. Two former governors of Igbo states, Ogbonnaya Onu of old Abia and Ndubuisi Kanu of old Imo were present.

At the adoption of Uwechue in Asaba a week before the election, the former secretary general, of Ohanaeze, Col. Joe Achuzia (rtd), was present, thereby removing every vestige of doubt that the body was united. In fact, no court order was issued to stop the election.

Uwechue’s election was smooth. Not so for the election into the next most important position of the organisation. Because of the irreconcilable differences between the national leadership of Ohanaeze and the Enugu State government, a consensus could not be reached on who should be presented for the post.

Apart from the delay in the commercement of the programme, everything at the venue of the election had appeared to be going on smoothly until the outgoing President General, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, announced that there was a deadlock in picking the consensus candidates for offices zoned to Enugu and Rivers States.

Soon afterwards, the delegation and contestants for the posts of vice president and other positions zoned to Rivers State came forward to present their candidates, who were subsequently unanimously adopted by the gathering.

But the Enugu deadlock could not be broken as the backers of the two main contestants for the position of secretary general did not want to yield grounds.

At this point, Ikedife announced that the election into the office of the secretary had been suspended pending the resolution of the deadlock. He however quickly pointed out that the Imeobi (Elders Council) of Ohanaeze had met and taken a decision on the position of secretary.

Though Ikedife did not mention the position Imeobi took on the position of the Secretary, it was all over the place that it wanted elder statesman, Chief Nduka Eya, to occupy the post.

That position stood against the request by the Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, to allow Mr. Rich Ozobu, the younger brother of a former Ohanaeze President, Justice Eze Ozobu, to hold the position.

Ordinarily, when an effort at reaching a consensus to pick a candidate fails, the house would go into election proper where the delegates would vote for their preferred choice.

But the Ohanaeze leadership would not go that far. Ikedife said that election could disturb the peace of the organisation. Therefore, further consultations would be entered into to reach a truce.

But the reality was that Ohanaeze’s candidate would have lost the election because the Enugu State branch of the organisation was under the firm control of the state government.

And the convention of Ohanaeze is that it is the delegates from the states to which certain positions are zoned that elect the candidates from their state.

Ohanaeze’s grouse with Chime stemmed from the failure of the state government to give any support to the group when it hosted the last Igbo Day celebration in Enugu.

So, though it was conventional for the body to accede to requests and wishes of the governors of the Igbo states, this time around, the national leadership of the organisation is seeing the opportunity as a payback time for what the Enugu Government failed to do for it.

And who is to pay for it? Ozobu, who has had a history of service to Ohanaeze? Though Chime was not there at the election venue, his representative made a spirited appeal that his principal’s position on the matter be accepted.

The situation leaves an arduous task for Uwechue, who might have to start work next month without a substantive secretary.

First, he must have to achieve a rapprochement with Chime and the Enugu government, which must be carried along, if the new Ohanaeze must start on a strong footing of unity and peace.

Coming from Delta State, the new President General must first shake off the minority toga identified with Delta Igbos. As he himself said in his acceptance speech, there was no way the Igbo west of the Niger should not be accepted to lead the Igbo race if the Ijaw could adopt Chief Edwin Clark from Delta State in which they are minority as their national leader.

He recalled the price the Igbos of Delta State had to pay during the Nigerian civil when thousands of its vibrant young men were gathered together at village squares and shot dead by invading federal troops for being Igbos.

The Aniomas are also not known to be fearful. Nigeria’s political history would be gaping wide if mention is not made of radical elements from the area that led the first violent change of government in Nigeria. And mention must be made of the late Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, who after leading the coup of January 1966, died fighting during the civil war.

But he appealed that the rest of the Igbos East of the Niger must provide support in the struggle ahead. He anchored his speech on the need for the Igbo to speak with one voice and join in the regeneration of the Igbo race, which he said had become imperative.

Lacking in central traditional and political leadership, the Ohanaeze comes in to serve as the rallying point for the more than 40 million Igbos spread across the world. What emanates from the leadership of the body could therefore have a great impact on the fate and resolve of the Igbo and indeed Nigeria.

In the past, Ohanaeze had come very close to charting a solid political course for the Igbo. But petty and narrow political interests of its leadership had squandered the legitimacy and strength of the organisation.

Not too long ago, the organisation was split down the line after its leadership voted to support the unconstitutional tenure elongation proposed by Obasanjo.

That slip by the leadership of Prof. Joe Irukwu ruined the effectiveness of Ohanaeze. It was good news that that factions within the body had fizzled out before last month’s election. But Uwechue must watch out for the proverbial banana peel.

Being an accomplished diplomat, observers expect that he would use his skills and experience to unite the interest of the Igbo leaders, who had in the past never appeared to find a common ground to pursue the interests of the Igbo people in the Nigerian polity.

Would the Igbo still pursue the dream of Igbo presidency? What about the cry of marginalisation? How far can the Igbo find markets for their countless traders and businessmen? Male dropout in schools; is the end in sight? Can Uwechue do anything about the rampaging gully erosions across Igboland? These and many more posers are waiting for the diplomat to find answers to as he steps in for the next two years to drive the boat of one of Nigeria’s largest and most vibrant ethnic nationality.


Guys what do y'all think about this and how do you think the new leaders will perform?

I am happy about this development.

Lubrasi is a bonafide Igbo hater. Typical Ijaw fool who have nothing else to show but his shameful display of hate and envy towards anything Igbo. The bagger may even have Igbo blood. DAMN SHAME.

Its like me or an Aro man showing so much hatred towards anything Ibibio. Hopeless.

lol @ the fact that he always talks about Yoruba people yet he is not Yoruba. Please focus on Ijaw and tell us what ur Igbo hating leaders have done and achieved for ur people after all the properties they stole from Igbos in parts of PH? I don't think Nigeria gave Ijaw folks only 20 pounds after the war unless u are an "Opugo".

Ibime,

U are extremely confused. U need no one to commend you that you acknowledge you are also Igbo. Are u stupid or what? Its like commending a mulatto man because he thinks he is also black. U are either Igbo or you are not. Am I asking any Ibibio to pat me on  the back because I do recognize that part of my ancestory? Get the heck out of here with that nonsense.

Okunoba,

does it pain you that after all the ethnic cleansing Nigerians committed against Igbos we still bounced back yes yes yes to dominate in many sectors that many of you thought that with only 20 pounds they will amount nothing but mere beggars? Thank God that never happened like Awo and the rest of the devils leading Nigeria planned. Igbos and other progressive Easterners are not dominating anyone. WE are simply good at what ever we work hard to do so please quit whining about racism. If it hurts you please go learn how its done and join those Igbos instead of hating and envying Igbos. That is the reason why Nigeria never made use of those talented Biafrans that could have improved al ot of things instead they are in other countries doing it. By the end of the day who is losing? NIGERIA.

GOD BLESS ISREAL.

LMAO @ da story

lol Nna Osisi,

Some years ago I was reading some article and Igbos were mentioned as one of the few groups of ppl out there who recovered so quick after major genocides and defeat in a war.
Too proud of my people abeg. Bleep what any idiot got to say. I also noticed that the least anti Igbo groups / states in the East are doing a whole lot better than the ones who still remain bitter and hateful and they are the ones still poor, lazy and loud. If you can't beat us join. Rather than try to kill all us off just learn from Igbos or better find that talent in you and use it to uplift your people instead of hating and betraying Igbos/East and thinking that will you will be rewarded by the North.

Osisi said it right. Awolowo failed because with only 20 pounds Igbos and others were still able to bounce back. Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Aba town recovered after all the destruction. Imo pp; built their own Airport. With 20 pounds our parents went back to work, opened businesses and now have properties accross Nigeria. WE still dominate in many places. Businesses, education, entertainment, movies and even music. U just can't KILL THE STRONG SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE.

Awolowo is a villain and a tribalist. But he took care of his own people unlike Zik who ran back to sip wine and tea with the same men responsible for killing his own people.

Zik is a controversial figure in Igbo land / East and never was an Igbo leader unless it was for his own benefit. Example, instead of staying in the East he ran to the West to run for election when he should more concerned with Efik, Igbos, Ogoja people in the East, When the tribalist Awolowo reminded him that he is IGBO he then ran back to the East to commit the same offense he accused of Awo of committing against Eyo Ita and dragging Igbos into it.  Igbos were too gullible back then because I'm sure if it was now they woulda seen his nonsense and simply shunned him. But I'm glad they shunned him when he started another nonsense with Effiong in Biafra. Eyo Ita and Effiong represented Igbos and eastern minorities more than Zik did. When he was in the West he wasn't representing us but relied on us as a cushion to fall back on when Awolowo pushed him back.

Awolowo is a DEVIL.
Zik is TRAITOR.

Both men deserve to rot in hell.

Long live AREWA REPUBLIC. AREWA PEOPLE WILL BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL. YOU HAVE ALOT TO GAIN WHEN YOU BREAKAWAY FROM NIGERIA. ABEG HURRY UP AND leave. If you like take the name Nigeria with you sef. You will now have all the Sharia you want. If you want sef make una fill Lake Chad with limbs, fingers and many body parts. You can now make sure your women stay in their place coz as for now u know these yeye Southerners with western education and influence are polluting the minds of ur kids and ppl. Long live Arewa Republic. AMEN.

nuzo:
"In Germany, they came first for the Communists, and I did not speak up because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the trade-unionists, and I did not speak up because I was not a trade-unionist. Then they came for the Protestants, and I did not speak up because I was a Catholic. Then they came for me, and by that time, there was nobody left to speak up."

--Martin Niemoeller

ZiddyZiddy should read this. When all these new criers saw Igbos, Efik people getting hacked to death all these years they simply said na Igbo abeg no be our problem but now everyone is crying fowl. UNITY THIS UNITY THAT. I STAND BY MY POSTS.

NIGERIANS WILL NEVER ADMIT THEIR FAULTS. THE REST OF YOU NON IGBOS SHOULD NOT BLAME HAUSA people FOR THE DEATHS BUT yourselves because WHEN U DID NOTHING BUT TURN THE OTHER WAY OR EVEN SUPPORTED THEM U SIMPLY EMBOLDENED THEM TO GO THIS FAR AND NOW THEY are THIRSTY FOR YOUR OWN BLOOD. WELCOME TO NIGERIA.

Its like raising a child. If u don't discipline him, he grow to not respect you.

lmao @ bawolomo

people like him dey hallucinate. Efiks and Igbos were killing each other in Calabar. Effiong simply chased Ojukwu out of Biafra and oppressed Igbo people in Biafra. 2000 Ijo men were slaughtered in Odi by Igbo militants. Ibibios turned to cannibalism and started eating Oron people. Annangs did not like Effiong. Biafra lost the war because Igbos would not listen to Philip Effiong because he is Ibibio. Frank Opugo vowed to kill all Igbos in Ijo land. Igbos in return slaughtered Ijo people in PH and starved the ones in Aba to death. Akpan and Madiebo were seen fighting near a Market at Ikot Ekpene.

Oh yeah Biafra was having its own civil war sef while fighting Nigeria. 

Naijex,

lol nna man i bu kwa a very nonsense ingredient. Anyways no I was not born during Biafra. My sister was and my brothers were born like 1 and the 2 years after Biafra. My brother at a very young age used to write to Nigerian Newspapers asking why they treated Easterners the way they did. I never knew all that until he noticed my passion for Eastern people and Biafra issues in years back in Highschool. Any average Igbo man who have researched this issue and see what is going on now will feel very disgusted about sharing an entity with Nigerians. Those leaders who committed those atrocities are still alive getting promoted and u tell me I should honor them. Tufia!!! I used to sing that National anthem and Pledge but I mentally blocked that shit off since Highschool and can't remember it anymore. I don't blame a young Igbo boy in Abia back in 2002 that refused to sing the national anthem at his school and when they threatened to take away his scholarship he still refused (basically telling them to mess OFF!!). We are not asking for war. MASSOB is not asking for war but any sane Igbo, or Easterner knows Nigerians are barbaric and will as usual want to taste blood so we aint naive. Just know this is 2009 not 1960s when Nigerians took em by surprise with their ferocious thirst to kill and the younger generation are not as patient. Why u think Igbos now fight back in the North when attacked? Before they simply ran back to the East and nothing will happen in the East. Even Efik/Ibibios no dey tolerate the nonsense anymore. U remember how they lashed out at Hausa ppl some yrs ago after their usual attacks against Easterners in the North. The only thing holding many back are the older generation who went through that trauma and will not want it again. But I do believe in non violence until you are pushed to ur limit and I think any Biafran should prepare himself for that kind of eventuality.

You say get an Igbo man like as if you hateful Nigerians will vote for him. Please quit the nonsense because we all know damn well that even if Obama was Igbo you will still vote for Sani Abacha just because Obama is Igbo and ur fear and hatred of Igbos is so much that you can't use ur common sense so quit telling Igbos to give you anyone when u know damn well u won't vote for him.

Even the non Igbos in the East won't get the chance at all unless they can beg for VP position that is nothing. How come una no elect Jonathan Ebele Goodluck as President? They just give am VP like they gave Ekwueme and Ebitu Ukiwe who actually was not corrupt and left the post coz he wouldn't cooperate with corrupt IBB. Ukiwe ran in 2007 but you ppl still did not vote for him even though he got a better track record than the rest and would not let political gains corrupt him. Ekwueme ran and still didn't get it even though he helped set up PDP. The fact is that whether an Igbo / Easterner is a devil or not you will still not want him. Even the bonafide Igbo haters from the East like Edwin Clark haven't been able to gain any political prominence except on local levels. lol. *reason why I laugh at Ijaw / Urhobo / Isoko ppl who think that by professing their PASSIONATE HATRED TOWARDS IGBOS they will be rewarded. LOL U ppl are still being relegated to state politics and Niger Delta militancy. NA THE SAME BASKET WE DEY BUT UNA DEY MAKE UR SITUATION WORSE COZ U SABI SELL UR LAND AND UR BIRTHRIGHT. SEE HOW HATRED AND SUSPICION CAN MESS UP PPL'S SENSES.

oh yeah!!!! good lord so everyone is now seeing that unity is under threat coz 3 yoruba corpers were killed.wat about thousands of easterners killed since da bloody nation was created by britain. ooopppsss unity of nigeria is about the shedding of our blood. right? now that yorubas are getting it we should fear coz now there is no unity. oh i forgot na dem and fulani wey been holding nigeria together. bollocks .

Either have a weakened Central government with greater autonomy or SIMPLY QUIT HOLDING US BACK.

The worst thing to ever happen to Africa is the arrival of Europeans and carving up of our land into unworkable entities. If small kosovo less than half of Harris county in TX with less than 2 milion in population can gain independence just coz they want and can't get along then I wonder why the same can't apply to Black Africans. I guess we are scared to disobey what our British masters who said you are now NIGERIAN and must remain NIGERIAN. AFRICANS ARE QUITE PATHETIC and until we learn to control our destiny and not rely on European nations carved out for the benefit of Europe we'll never get out of this mess. Its a shame that we still honor nations that we were simply forced into like a pack of cows by Europeans. Africa is not independent until we dissolve all the colonies in Africa. Britain is still our colonial master after all they named us Nigeria even though we are IGBO, IJAW, EFIK, NUPE, IDOMA, YORUBA, ETC.

Why can't Africa have ethnic nations like Europe? Unity should not be by force. If Hausa ppl or Igbos, Ijaws want to be independent they should not be held back. Biafra is about self determination. Africa will experience real UNITY when we realize that u have to independence 1st. You can't force ppl to be who they don't want to be yet expect unity. I'm also in support South Sudan and Darfur gaining autonomy or independence if their existence as part of Sudan is not working for them.

Misplaced priority but yeah Zim ppl need aid but they really need BALLS.

Now thats a silly question. Biafra achieved things that Nigeria till today haven't achieved. Biafra made technological advances that Nigeria have never been able to achieve. Britain knew why they wanted it dead. Black Africans independent and competing with white people is not what they wanted. Those scientists are in Europe now, some committed suicide while others just gave up and dumb Nigeria couldn't reabsorb them into the government just because of their rabid hatred towards Eastern people. My mom's college mate and friend helped manufacture the Ogbunigwe bomb. My dad and his colleagues working in the petroleum sector manufactured fuel/oil by form Palm Kernels when the oil producing regions and facilities were either lost or destroyed by Nigerian troops yet in USA we are debating the use of Corn to power vehicles. Biafra brought about the best in us. People were encouraged to use their talents for our benefit but in Nigeria we don't even promote that. Nigeria imports oil. Damn shame. Nigeria can't boast of making its own tanks, weapons, vehicles, etc. Industrial Designers from Nigeria can't make any living in Nigeria yet Nigeria imports goods when a significant segment of its population have the talents but lack government support. In Biafra they were supported and would be supported if Biafra succeeded. Biafra to me is about Black African self reliance and the ability to be what you can be.

What have Nigeria achieved? NOTHING but the one of the worst nations in the world. GENOCIDES, ABJECT POVERTY, DISEASES, RELIGIOUS ETHNIC VIOLENCE AND HATRED, DICTATORSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS, ETC.

By the way must Igbos and other groups be part of Nigeria? I can't understand why you guys want us so much yet hate us so bad? chineke!!! Abasi mi!!!Nigerians are VERY SICK PEOPLE.

Negro,

Biafra did not want any Hausa or Yoruba so stop lying. Typical NIGERIAN. Biafra was for Ibibios, Efiks, Igbos, Ogoni, etc so what are u blabbing about?

There would peace in our region if we were independent. With our ingenuity which we showed the world and continue to show BIAFRA woulda erased the stereotype that black Africa is incapable of competing with the WEST AND non africans.

Yara dua is only doing this coz his troublesome ppl got their asses served to them this time. nonsense. we all know he is continuing the battle to take Jos North and punish the Birom and others for not backing down to hausa madness

Hajifaty is another confused African slave bitching about Arab issues when arabs don't give a hoot bout her own black ass. LOL PATHETIC african muslims getting misled by their Arab masters. I dare her to go to Isreal and fight or better shut up jare

Hajifaty,

why don't u carry ur terrorist self to Palestine and fight?

So Tomx what is your native language then?

nonsense predictions

Abeg its Christmas so let em rejoice and have fun then go back to work when they tire. U can't work all year round. Gotta take a break so GO AKWAIBOM GO. Do ya thang.

Akwaibom doing BIG.

Pure nonsense why didn't he predict about JOS mayhem in 08, maybe Yoruba people for comot quick because na them suffer heavy casualties after the Hausa trouble makers. Igbos for protect their assets better or just carry every go back to South.

Seriously those ppl are stupid. Abeg I will defend myself by all means possible for I support Isreal. They are just like Hausa / Fulani ppl always thirsty for blood even at the detriment of their own people. They obviously have no value for life.