₦airaland Forum

Any geologists in the house know how salt finds its way into that lake at Okposi?

Tranquil pic of Uwana beach...Afikpo and Okposi salt lake.

These type of places should be used to promote tourism in the state. See how clean and clear the waters look!

Pic of Nkalagu cement Factory, 1959-60.

Notice the steam train waiting to evacuate cement to the ports and the rest of Nigeria? Just imagine...a train in Nkalagu, present day Ebonyi state! Just shows you how we've retrogressed as a people since the 60s!

Abakaliki at night.

Abakaliki rice field.

Abakaliki golf course (pics courtesy outravelandtour.com):

Kahujadekadura:
Inasmush I try not to wound ur deluded heart more, I won't keep quiet looking at u exceeding d boundary u suppose to bemoan.
First, from u writeup, I will say dat d betterment of Igbos is not ur priority rather d victory of PDP. When Buhari was sending battalion of soldiers to killed Biafrans, u never wrote an article, leaking the claimed agreement between FG and Nnamdi Kanu, in order to prevent IPOB members from loosing their lives. For u to leak d claimed allegation against Kanu shows that u are not only a pier but also a deceit one. U are so irritating dat even d rotten of our dead ancestor will reject u.
U claimed dat FG paid millions of naira to swiss bank for Kanu escaped to Israel. On what ground can u tell a reasonable person to accept this rubbish. U didn't even mention d exact amount nor any written agreement uses for d payment. U never stated d particular swiss bank d transaction was done. What a wasteful energy used in constructing dis fallacies.
U claimed that FG and Kanu met and reached agreement. My question is,how can a popular man like Kanu meet his rival; FG without any phote coverage or video from one of many bloggers we HV in dis country. Do u think dat secrecy can reach to dat extent of Kanu meeting wit FG can't be seen.
U claimed dat Kanu never think of meeting d families of theses dead ones. Bros when a Nig soldier died and its division commander goes to his family and pays homage, what will be d caution of d news. Isn't it dat FG paid homage to d family of our dead soldier? IPOB family memebe of these deceased ones do pay for d burial ceremony expense, they train their children to the highest level, they paid homage to their family and yet u are not satisfied. Wen Kanu came out from prison, the first thing he did was that he went to those strategic spot where these IPOB members were killed and pray for them. Is that not enough for a leader. Has ur president did half of that to our soldiers.
U claimed also that Kanu never met our elders. Pls u should first state the kinds of elders u are talking about bf I see what I will reply to u. But bear it in mind dat Kanu met many elders as possible. He went to Aguleri kingdom, he met wit Achuzie, he met withBen Nwabueze and co.
Bear it in mind that, u will continuing waiting until d day Kanu will be politicized and u won't see. He don't care about thaes dirty politics played in dis zoo. What he cares about is freedom of his people.
No political party that wins dis election that will restructure dis country talk less of granting us our freedom.
If u have personal hatred for Kanu based on his stand on 2019 election. Go and start ur own struggle and do wit it d way u want. U can't be placing order on a leader of a group on what to do and what not to do. Hw is old enough to know what is best for him.
Thanks

Bros, just ignore all the fools on here!

The ones on here that are actually Igbo and abusing Mazi Kanu don't have the wider interest of their people at heart, rather their intentions are a bit more self-centred as they think only of the elections and Atiku/Obi winning! They know within their hearts that even if Atiku/Obi manage to overcome the rigging machine the APC have placed before them and emerge eventual winners on the day, that nothing will change in relation to Ndigbo and their place in this cursed country!

Is anyone actually thinking that Atiku (even if he genuinely wants to) can see to the restructuring of the Nigerian polity in such a way that each region/state/ethnicity will be in control of their destiny (which is what the Biafran agitation is all about), and be free to use their resources as they deem fit, only paying a tax or remitting 50% proceeds to the centre?

discusant:
But that's how Tinubu has managed to get Lagos all the years.

You know this...i know this...but i wonder why Agbaje doesn't know it!

It will take nothing short of a miracle to wrest Nigeria from the firm grip of the ethnic-religious entrenched interests holding it to ransom!

Realist2:
I am writing this for PDP to hear, APC have rigged the election. If you have anything other than crying wolf do it now, if not the Osun episode is a child play.

Word!

obicentlis:
This is a serious allegation that should be looked into.

For where!? For this Nigeria!?

It's those that still believe in Nigeria and say we should try to change things via the ballot box that would be surprised, frustrated and angry! Me, i've given up on Nigeria about a year ago...nothing surprises me anymore!

cucumbae:
You cannot hear complain of northeners not being able to collect their PVC.Even underage children have a PVC.Why is it different in the south and east?And nobody is raising an alarm.

Because our politicians in the south (not including the efulefu southerners rooting for Buhari/APC) are so daft and gullible! They actually think they can beat APC fair-and-square at the polling booth, not knowing that the devilish and sneaky APC have started rigging even before the voting begins!

I would imagine that as PVC collection is going on relatively smoothly in the core north...even as Nigeriens, Chadians and underage kids line up to get handed PVCs with ease; down south, it's a different kettle of fish entirely as possibly up to 30% of the over-sabi and gullible electorate (a conservative estimate) would have been disenfranchised using a myriad number of tricks!

sotall:
Millions of Nigerians are being deliberately disenfranchised by INEC.

It's all part of the grand rigging plan!

The OP should just forget collecting his PVC as it's either been handed over to some APC politician by compromised INEC staff, or they've gathered some of the PVCs they think may vote for PDP/Atiku (those with southern or Igbo names) and chucked them in the dustbin!

globemoney01:
Obiano didn't say Buhari will create another state for SE, he said he showed emotion towards it. Desperate and dying PDP will remain in pains

Given the wicked treatment Buhari has dished out on Ndigbo since becoming president, if Obiano is asking Ndigbo to vote for this very same bigot based solely on emotions he may have expressed, then he (Obiano) is more daft and gullible than i actually gave him credit for!

abduljabbar4:
Lets see what the idiots that were hailing benue thugs will say now. There is no room for Atiku in Nozern Naijeriya

We can understand why Benue people no wan hear anything Buhari or APC! Care to tell us why Bornu people (that have never had it so bad to the extent their governor was shedding tears recently) would reject Atiku?

jchioma:

There is a plot to disenfranchise people from collecting their PVCs to vote out this mistake in power today.

Seriously, why are people being turned back, especially in southern Nigeria?

And the ones they can't use to rig for Buhari (because they're located in 'unfriendly' regions/states) they burn!

Glorymax:
There're just 2 of them. Am not surprised anyway, because recruitment of Igbo sons and daughters into the police force, promotion and compulsory retirement is always treated as a special case.

I blame no one but the selfish Igbo politicians who see it happening and kept quiet. There's no issue without solution anyway.

Spot on at the bolded! I've always posited that our useless and subservient elite is a big part of our problem in Alaigbo! It beggars belief that there are Ndigbo in APC still shouting 'next-level' and 'sai-Buhari' when this gross injustice is going on! I hope neutrals can see why calling these bastards 'efulefu' is justified?

The subjugation and marginalisation of Ndigbo has been elevated to party policy under this evil Buhari/APC regime!

JFT24:
So Igbo having 5 slots outta 36 isn't enough?
You guys are so dumb. Bunch of Selfish deplorable

Care to point out the FIVE?

majamajic:
u can even see States they post them, zamfara, Bornu

That's like rubbing salt into injury and telling you, 'you're third-class Nigerians...do your worst'!

ollah2:
Man, you are very dumb to say the least and tribalism and bigotry has eaten your life so deep. You are comparing a tribe to a whole region, is this the result of your failed education? There are 19 Northern states but you are comparing 5 Igbo states to it, are you this stvpid?

There are 14 Southern names on this list out of a possible 17, you didn't only failed your sponsors and yourself but also the society

Shut up! You guys champion federal character when it suits you, and ignore it when it suits you!

There are 6 geo-political zones, so commonsense and strict adherence to federal character dictates there should be at least 6 Igbo names on that list....possibly even more, if they were fair and considered those states in the south-south like Rivers and Delta that have Igboid groups!

wise2odd:
they use Yoruba's to replaced people from the whole south. they put northern Muslim in charge of states of block votes

Noticed that as well! Southerners, na who do una this thing!?

Of course, some southerners who consider themselves slaves to the northern muslim oligarchy would see nothing wrong with this pathetic and lopsided list!

I don't care for traditional Igbo haters that insult Mazi Kanu on here, but any free-born Igbo that joins them to insult Mazi Kanu should take up the gauntlet...walk their talk, and show us their own alternative way!

Any Igbo that actually thinks getting rid of that evil man Buhari, and replacing him with Atiku would see to the emancipation of the Igbo race in Nigeria and lead to us competing with the likes of Singapore, Japan and Dubai in the next 4 to 8 years....such a naive person has another think coming!

Dpharisee:
All Igbos here should stop opening threads with Nnamdi Kanu as it is a bait by Afonjas for baseless arguments

I knew that already! See conc' Igbo haters all over this thread with their vaseline, wanking themselves senseless!

They were hoping most Igbos will stick to Mazi Kanus' no-vote directive so as to limit Atikus votes in the south-east! Now most Igbos are saying they'll ignore the directive, these scum are furious and are trying to bait us with insults!

I still believe Ndigbo have no place in Nigeria, and that Biafra is a better option, but i believe getting rid of Buhari is the immediate issue that confronts us! Though i have to admit, it's fun seeing the surprised, then disappointed look on these bigots faces as they see us doing the exact opposite of what they had been praying for!

There's a special place in hell waiting for any Igbo efulefu championing the return of that bigot for a 2nd term!

MyVILLAGEpeople:
If Atiku wins now. who will now be the first Lady among these women??, because I can see ego and power play between this Jennifer and Titi.

Only fair it should be the first wife, Titi!

Princedapace:
Seriously, I don't know why Yoruba political elites hate igbos so much. The other day, it was Oyo state governor who made a tribal degrading comments about the igbos..

The other time, Fashola. Seriously, I dislike this country with passion. Our elites are capitalizing on the weakness of the millions of illiterates..

There's dislike on all sides, but the difference i see between Ndigbo and Yoruba is that while the Igbos mostly do theirs on social media, the Yoruba on the other hand have a lot of their elite showing their own dislike out in the open! Besides the ones you mentioned, i can recall the Oba of Lagos and one Yoruba doctor in the USA also making wicked remarks about Igbos. And rewinding further back, you have the actions and words of Awo during the uncivil war; the rant by Akintola against Ndigbo (i think there's a youtube video on it); and the actions and words of black scorpion during the uncivil war in which he basically insinuated that Igbos were no better than animals to be wasted at will!

I've come to realise that this country just cannot contain the three major tribes, and this is one of the main reasons i want separation....to have my people live their lives in a country devoid of the Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani elite! Don't get me wrong....the average Yoruba (sadly, not fulani....their own wahala even percolates down to their masses on the street) can get visas and come visit or live and work in our new country that would emerge! I just don't want them in a position to make decisions that would affect Igbo interests!

I don't hate anyone....it's just a survival thing!

I think the whole thing is being done in a hurry just so they have something to show that APC/Buhari has benefited the south-west!

I'll pay good money to help him carry his file of certificates!

When no one's looking i'll open it and take a quick peek!

Hundreddegrees:
Little wonder his wife is not doing much concerning his re-election, it is obvious the old man is weak and has demantia but the cabals will not let him be, his zombie supporters are cheering him cause of personal gains

For crying out loud, Buhari is not fit to even be the admin of a whatsapp group

I've been wondering where his wife went to during this critical period of campaigns! Atikus' wives are seriously campaigning for him and by his side for some events!

Newznow:
I hope it's buhari the lifeless, if it's him then I am not surprise to hear that. I only reserve my Comment till February 16th

Hehehehe

LOL@ Buhari the lifeless! He's been given a tag, kinda like Alexander the great!

EazyMoh:
I thought ATIKU is supposed to divide northern votes.

Mumu! You've not made any point!

APC and Buhari have realised Atiku would 'divide northern votes', and this is why they're going down the unorthodox route to ensure they win!

tuoyoojo:
these APC people are ready to do anything....i repeat anything ,to win this elections

buhari is the thin thread holding APC together, after the election and when he finally loses, watch APC crumble like a piece of fungal infested bread

only the mandate of the people would stand

they say buhari is not corrupt but he is surrounded by extremely corrupt people

can u dip your bare finger in palm oil without soiling it

for those clamouring for buhari, if he wins ,his " thank you for voting me gift " would be a hike in pump price of petroleum products

Buhari is just as corrupt as the corrupt people he surrounds himself with! He may not have a hankering for acquiring much material wealth....or so it seems, but corruption is much more than just using your position in and around the corridors of power to acquire ill-gotten wealth! Buhari is quite adept at pretending to be holier-than-thou, while wearing a fake halo over his head!

Heffalump:
These Nigerien certainly have the brain of Aboki nama. If Atiku wins the election INSHA ALLAHU, every economic ties they have Nigeria will definitely suffer!

You think they've not realised this? This is why they're going all out...hammer-and-tongs, to make sure their brother Buhari wins by hook or crook!