₦airaland Forum

Good job with the map.

My people we can rare own cattle. We can have our own livestock. I am amazed at how we still depend on the North for meat. All we need is our government to buy them out in large numbers and begin regulating the meat industry in our region. We don't need to go to Cameroun. We gain more if we keep the business within our region to add to our revenue instead of having them sell their livestock to us and then move back to their communities without investing back into ours or even paying taxes on it. Our money flows away instead of floating within our region.

If its under the constitution that he has the right to burn a piece of paper then so be it. There is nothing the US government can do. How does this concern Northern muslims? Its high time people let em know that they are not the only ones capable of violence. Why should Christians answer to them for the action of one Pastor?

Can Igbo parts of Bonny and Opobo be one of the provinces? I know some will say that to get there u have to pass through Ogoni and other areas but hey Alaska is a bonafide member of USA and is sandwiched btwn Russia and Canada.

Now na where u fail am tawaii. If u know any mixed Igbo try attending so u can know more about Igbo issues. U seem to not know much outside Ngwa land and in this day and age it aint gon work and u can't go too far. I told u that before.

Chinenyen, are u a part of a mixed Igbo association or just solely Ngwa Association?

Btw!!b Chinenyen, I hope u know our disagreement or my criticism of you is nothing personal. I think we've had some discussion like that on facebook so like I said what I discuss with u on NL stays on NL and besides I am only watching for the better of all Igbos. You should try to do the same and see issues beyond ur clan.

People so what qualifies one to be a bonafide resident of a community who should be allowed to pursued his political dreams and help and serve his community? For example tho I am Oka and Aro-Ajali native I was born and raised in Enugwu and if I were to go back home Enugwu will be the first place to visit. Can I still be able to help serve Enugwu or will I be told to head to Oka where I never lived in, only visited and not even fluent in the dialect. Do I enjoy a sort of dual or tripple residency in Enugwu, Oka, Aro-Ajali and Arochukwu or should my residency be soley based on one place?

Lol Chinenyen, late in what way? I am addressing one of ur comments where u said u have no business contesting election elsewhere. My friends? I agree and disagree with everyone just like I do with u so there is u vs us thing going on. I disagree with OnlyTruth and EzeUche on some issues even with Dede so guy I have an independent mind.

There is no need for clan based provinces. The provinces and towns within it will enjoy their levels of autonomy. Besides no group not even in the US enjoys 100% autonomy. Like Ezeagu pointed out, if we go by simply clans then I wonder how we will group Arochukwu, Aro-Ajali, Aro-Ndizuogu, Aro-Ikwere, etc.

Chinenyen, if an Ngwa man was born and raised in Asaba and have contributed his quota he can contest in any election in Asaba. No one should be denied or deny him/herself the opportunity to pursue his political dreams just because he is Ngwa or Agbo so u are quite on your own with that archaic mentality.

I dont think its so necessary for Igbo land to be structured just solely based on clan coz honestly some communities are like so similar that they can be in the same province. Like Oka (Awka), Amaobia, Nibo, Nise, can be under the same province. They can have mayors to represent each town. The dialect is practically the same.

I mean do we really need a cluster of so many entities?

EzeUche22:
I was wondering that as well. The main gist of this thread was about the TRUE EXTENT OF ALAIGBO. This is political in nature and has nothing to do with Racism, Tribalism, & Sectarianism.

I wondering why the mods waited to move this ground breaking thread. When have they ever moved a non tribalistic thread even though people may have some questionable post? Normally they clean up a thread, not move it entirely.

It is my opinion that any thread that gathers a lot of Igbos to congregate fears the powers that be.

Word!!!!!

overly violent creatures.

Chineyen, and who told you the thread is dead?

BTW!!! Why was the thread moved? I see no reason so please kindly put it back where it belongs. Thank you.

EzeUche22:
Anyways it is IGBO FIRST AND FOREMOST. Even before my clan. That is why I want to get rid of these foolish lects. Let us follow the Owerri and Umuahia lect. I have no problem with this.

I don't agree with u on that part. I enjoy the fact that we have so many dialects and try to learn and use em when I communicate. One Igbo guy that works with us is from Ndokwa area and its interesting trying to figure out his Igbo when he talks to his relatives and when he is done he reverts to central Igbo lect. I really love Southern Igbo dialects like the Ikwerre and will hate to see is it die all in the name of speaking one dialect. No matter what part of Igbo land u come from u can understant the next Igbo person so its not necessary. In an Igbo country it will be best to teach the central dialect in schools and then allow others to stick to their dialects if they choose to at home. We just need to support a standard official form of Igbo to be spoken and used for business, government, etc and still maintain these unique dialects.

The diversity is not the issue but the people who use it as a reason to prop up silly divisions.

Chinenye, Mr Ngwa clannish man ofcourse you must agree with that. mchew

EzeUche, nkita tapiakwa ghu ike nsi ghu. Are you forgetting that in Aro culture anyone even with one drop of Aro blood is bonafide Aro native?

EzeUche, nnam bu onye Oka, nnem bulu onye Aro so I claim both.

And how is our domination of commerce an issue for anyone? Did they get there by the barrel of the gun? Weren't the Aro quite dominant in commerce through out ala Igbo before. They dominated during their own time. Anambra people were definitely dominant politically in the 60s but they didnt get there by force and still are to an extent today.

EzeUche, I feel no rivalry. Na only your type that still talk about rivalry in 2010. If there is any rivalry I will rather see it as individual rivalry not my Aro vs Ngwa vs Awka.

I am from Awka and I don't even understand what this silly fear of Anambra Igbo is all about. *hiss*
One minute I am defending the Aro and next I'm defending Awka-Anambra axis or whatever due to people and their unnecessary fear of other people's level of success.

Biko get like us or hush. One day another side of Igbo land will also rise and dominate more but I really don't get what the whole dominance thing is all about. Igbu wu Igbo to me so the success of the Nnewi is an Igbo success to me.

Like he really deserves any form of respect? mchew

EzeUche, be like say u are new to facebook. I have discussed this Igbo-Ijaw so much I think I've gotten almost tired of it. Some of our Ijaw brothers are such complete block-heads I so don't feel like engaging them in any discussion coz next thing they'll start whing about oil. I aint never seen a group so lazy that all they want you to know is that they have oil even when the oil has gotten them nothing but misery. Ugh!!!

The only Middlebelt group that I won't mind forming a Biafra nation with are the Idoma and Igala. Over my dead body will I want to form even a state with the Tiv. I don't know if Igala and Idoma played much of a role during the war but if they did I will like to get some enlightenment concerning that.

Why can't we do the same for our heroes like Philip Effiong, Frank Opigo, Sam Mbakwe, etc.

No Igbo should support IBB and his arrogance. Blabbing simpleton. So na him go determine when the Igbo must contest? Chaiiii insult

@OnlyTruth and EzeUche, so the North-Hausa are Kingmakers while you the East / South-Igbo are the subordinates? Later u go dey for "Extent of Igboland beating ur chest about Igbo superiority yet come here to practice Northern blind worshiping. Anyone who thinks IBB will hand over ones he gets his on Aso Rock need to think deep.

EzeUche, and Igbo will be fighting that war squarely on their own because they went on their own to make a useless pact with Fulani North who are not known to live up to their promises. Now do u see where Igbos are heading with your strategy?

Nonsense!!!

Ibime, even the Ikwerre alone can send the whole of Bayelsa minus the Ekpeye running to the sea talkless of a whole Igbo nation. Lol even common OPC and Itsekiri fit whip una butts from Lagos to Warri and u think na Igbo u fit challenge? Like EzeUche pointed maybe the Igbo have been way too gentle on ya asses coz if it were another ethnic group Rivers state would have known no peace after abandoned property saga. Na for sea una for dey asking for Tamuno to come help una so chill.

The North will not hand over to any Igbo come 2015. Honestly I am highly disappointed with OnlyTruth and EzeUche. Are u guys this gullible? The North na King makers? U see until u southerners and Igbo quit thinking the North na the Alpha and Omega u will forever treated like slaves. Look at how insolently the North is dangling some chicken drum stick in our faces like we are some hungry puppies and u see nothing wrong with it. Why can't the Igbo contest now? So the North tells you when you should run and like servants u say yes sir. You are no different than the Yoruba and Ijaw who for a while have made it a culture to suck on Northern balls.

@EzeUche,
Idioko. Sosong!

"Uwem eyo" is that "welcome back" or "my brother"?

Well next year don't miss UIA Chicago or UIU.