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How a thief is welcomed back in Nigeria

Ise!

This is not the first time I have seen this map and it wont work at all. Both my parents are Igbos but this map has put my father side in Biafra and my Mothers side in united Niger Delta.

On the 4th and 5th of January 1967, Gowon and Ojukwu met in Aburi to find a way to avoid the impending bloodshed. Everyone agreed with Ojukwu that the 4 existing Regions should become 'confederate' in nature. Basically, each of the 4 Regions would assume greater political and fiscal responsibility for its self while the center (Lagos) would become very weak in its control of the Regions. Ojukwu and Gowon signed the agreement and each returned home.

We all know what happend next. Gowon broke the Gentlemans agreement he signed in Ghana which forced Ojukwu to secede and civil war followed.


The problem with 'confederation' is that it is more of a SE/SS thing. All the major tribes in the SE/SS are confederations. Igbos still remain a confederation of clans to this day. Ijaws reman a confederation of clans to this day. The entire Akwa-Cross area remains a confederation of clans and linguistic neigbours to this day.

However, Yorubas and Hausas are 'empire builders' who find the idea of 'confederation' a strange one. Thats why both of them united to fight Ojukwu to remove it


Eventually, for Nigeria to have any chance of surviving, it must be run as a confederation or a confederacy.

Linzo:
I watched and followed the nation wide protest and how Nigerian youths from all tribes, ethnics, religions, states and all supported 2face from the unset, when he announced a date for a national protest against the government I STAND WITH NIGERIA. This protest sparks and heat up the polity, this show that Nigerians are ready to corporate and work with any genuine agitator who will not work for his/her selfish interest to the expense of the followers who supported his/her course.
Nnamdi Kanu could have been the Moses God created for Nigerians to liberate the citizens and youths from the shackles of poverty imposed on us by the wicked old vampire politicians, but the man Nnamdi Kanu misplaced his God given priority and ordinances to do so but rather go for the wrong priority by fighting for Biafra Republic instead of for good governance for Nigeria. By now, if Nnamdi have fought for a better Nigeria and good governance in Nigeria, believe me he could have been a world icon and celebrity this is because the whole world has interest in Nigeria and they will support any move for Nigeria to achieve its great height.
Before anyone call me names, I'm a full born Biafran from Anioma in Delta state

Sorry bro but Nigeria is beyond redemption. The people that went on protest today are hoping and praying for a better Nigeria, something that has not been obtainable since 1960.

Even a fool will know that after hoping and praying for something for over 50 years with no answer, it is time to stop.

As much as it must have hurt the Mother, she has accepted that her son died for Biafra.


However, his killing was murder by the Nigerian armed forces

Protest what? How can a right thinking Igbo man follow in this useless protest?

When we were telling them 2 years ago, they shouted change!

Now things have 'changed for the worse', they are looking for who to join them in protest?


Nkita racha unu nile anya!

These people make me laugh. They voted for 'change', now they are protesting against the same change they voted for.

The worst is that they will queue up in 2019 to vote for the 'continuation of change'

Odingo1:
Take it or leave it,the curse will remain until Nigeria atone for its injustices against the Igbos.
Nigeria will continue to decay.
This protest have no meaning and is a selfish protest.
The injustice must be visited for Nigeria to move forward.

I dont think Nigeria is cursed, I just think that it is not workable. Igbos have already seen that it cannot work. When Lord Lugard brought Igbo/Hausa/Yoruba together, he actually brought fuel, diezel and fire together.

Those protesting are the ignorant ones who dont know that Nigeria cannot work as a nation.

ericsmith:
if yu really wonna know..fr d record we ddnt vote fr APC we voted fr change .. we succeeded!!
same people that voted change today are same people protesting & clamoring fr gud governance... do yu see d hausas cry "naa our brother " because both d hausa nd yorubas place #nigeriafirst ...
we yoruba & d hausas started these change,,change is a continuous process nd we wonnt rest until d change is gud n conducive fr evrysoul that pray fr one nigeria. the masses ar gaining power more nd more evryday .. i see the politicians trembling ,,sumhw we av gotten our voice ..
#OneNaijaNigeriaFirst ...OurMumuDon-do

The same people protesting are the ones who voted for 'change'.

So why protest? You people got what you voted for and tings have changed, for the worse.

AshawoGirl:
What about burning two Dangote's truck?

I already answered that question, read my earlier comment

DaPuncline:
I know you still find a way to justify their acts. Its Alright

And how do you justify the Police and Army shooting unarmed people?

AshawoGirl:
I saw Ipobs they are not peaceful. They burn tires.

Vulcanizers burn tires everyday, are they being violent by doing that?

ericsmith:
Dd ur last vote even count ... GEJ wey u vote whr is he.. one thing is sure let all easterners with there unborn flat heads + all ekiti vote fayose he cannt win!!
taking selfie,,addressing okada riders,,cutting ponmo nd eating eba,, how does that beta ur already miserable life .. yu are entitled to ur foolishness but dnnt share it...
yu wonna proof u r nt a fool tell us one infrastructure fayose as commissioned since is 2nd term apart frm eating evrywhr

You people who voted APC and your votes counted, how market?

Or rather, go and compare market prices when GEJ was there and now you have Buhari then come back lets compare notes.

DaPuncline:
What about the burning of nigeria flags, destructions of properties, forcefully dragging people to protest ? What about the onitsha central mosque that was burnt or the 2 dangote trucks that was set ablaze ?

The burning of the Nigerian flag is not an act of violence, I burn my old cloths all the time, is that too an act of violence?

How do you think it is possible to drag someone to join a protest? You actually believe it is possible to drag an able bodied man to join a public protest? IPOB doesnt need to do this, they are already very popular in the SE/SS and anywhere they hold a protest guaranteed to be a mammoth crowd. Why would a crowd puller need to drag people around?

The Mosque and Dangote Trucks only got destroyed after the Navy, Army and Police opened fire on unarmed IPOB in Onitsha, killing peaceful protesters. That act is what drove people crazy.

Ningi2020:
When will dat happen, I am sure by 2023

Doesnt matter who is in Aso Rock in 2023, wether Fayose or Obasunjo's Grandfather, Nigeria wont be better because Nigeria does not work as a nation.

DaPuncline:
We all see how the "I stand with nigeria" protest went peacefully without no life being lost, no tyre was burnt, no road was barricaded, nobody was forcefully intimidated or humilated to join the protest, no police vehice was burnt, no mosque was burnt; everyone that participated went on with their protest peacefully. I think IPOB should emulate the "I stand with nigeria approach" and stop putting the lives of their protesters in danger or intentionally attacking the security men so that there would be an urprising and they can now use the medium to sell their propaganda. But the truth is lives are being lost and that should make a lot of meaning to them than their propaganda. God Bless Nigeria

IPOB protests are even more peaceful the one being held now. Its the Nigerian security agents who show up, start shooting people, turning it violent.


The only reason why no one has been shot at the current protest is because IPOB has taken the bullets for them.

It is because the Police and Army kept shooting IPOB that Nigeria gained a worldwide notoriety for the killing and shooting of unarmed people.

Nigeria could not afford to make the same mistake in the current protest and confirm it

Israeljones:
Todays protest is sign that A peaceful protest can done in Nigeria without any single evidence of violence.. Even to the point that the lagos commissioner has to join in the protest...
But i still really dont understand why each time the ipobians goes on a self proclaimed peaceful protest there is always shedding of blood and record of deaths...
or could it be as a result of the matured party behind todays protest or perhaps the over aggressiveness of ipobs... something must be missing

guys i need ur comment on this,,, so the ipobs can learn on how to make a peaceful protest without records of violence..
@lalasticlala

Try to explain why Nigerian security personel went into a School were IPOB were praying and opend fire.

I think this protest is peaceful because Nigeria has already a very bad reputation in the international community for human rights violation and the shooting of unarmed people through Amnesty Internationals report on the IPOB killings. They could not afford another.

IPOB made this protest peaceful, IPOB already took the gun shots for this clueless crowd of people protesting for a Nigeria that has never worked since 1960 to this day.

baysol:
....because you people are avid failures and will associate with like minds that is why you peps will always be slaves and follow follow people.

Well if you call a people who once declared their own indepedent country and fought for 3 years to keep it follow and slaves then your idea of self determination is something else.

The reason why a lot of Igbos such as me like Fayose is that he is not a 'Northern a$$ licker'

We need more like him in the west

Tifemide2017:
OBJ was only trying to be politically correct here.

I, as a Yoruba man, know he was insincere with that assertion.

Even the northerners will never agree to an Igbo man being president. The highest they can get is the VP (like Ekueme).

We know what they can do when they get access to power, going by the clannish way Ironsi went in 1966.

Since you people know what Igbos can do, why are you people not supporting them to have their own independent country and leave you alone?

Im happy about this, I want Nigerians to feel what IPOB feel when they go for their protests. And if the Police open fire like they do at most IPOB rallies, maybe Nigerians will start asking serious questions such as, "Are security agents paid to shoot unarmed people?"

As an Anambra man, Im happy that I did not see one inch of Anioma on that ridiculous map.


Yorubas aint kidding no one. Oduduwa Republic? Such things require having a sense of self determination first.

Kirigidi:
Ethiope East LGA of Delta State. Okpara is a town founded by the first son of a legendary Urhobo man called Agbon who migrated from Aka [Bini land] in ancient time. Okpara was given birth to during his father's sojourn in Igbo country; hence the name "OKPARA.", meaning first son.

Oh, now that makes sense. I was wondering how an Urohbo town got an Igbo name.

keyanZuzer:
Lol! Yeah, that's why Ojukwu ran away.

At least he fought for 3 years before running away. Many others ran away or surrendered without a fight.



Sometimes I wonder....................... how many of you who claim to believe in "one Nigeria" will be prepared to fight the Northerners if the Northernets decide to opt out of Nigeria?

Fayose once told the world that he will one day return to Government House, nobody gave him a chance, everyone wrote him off. He is now back in Government House.


To be honest, as an Igbo man, Fayose is the only Yoruba man I wound consider voting into Aso Rock.

Okpara Inland? Where is this?

If Gambia, a small country of 1.8 million people (probably the population of the city of Enugu) can be viable, how can Biafra then not be viable?

How can Gambia be more viable than Biafra?

There are a number of separatist groups in Africa. In the South of Nigeria, the majority ethnic group, the Igbos and certain minorities who are comfortable with Igbo seek to secede from a Nigeria which they maintain is structurally skewed to benefit Northern Nigeria. The same Igbos and some minorities seceded from Nigeria in the late 60's which led to civil war.

Right of secession- The Biafrans claim the 1914 amalgamation that created Nigeria was, and is still illegal.


In Cameroon, English speaking Southern Cameroon seeks to secede from French speaking Republic of Cameroon as the "Republic Of Ambazonia"

Right of secession- The southern Cameroonians vlaim that they were a 'British protectorate' that joined French Cameroon as a confederation. However trouble started when President Biya of Cameroon used a decree to change the name of the Country from 'The United Republics Of The Cameroons' to 'Republic Of Cameroon' thereby stripping Southern Cameroonians of their sovereinghty and making them an integral part of French Cameroon against their will.

In Congo, a former Portuguese enclave wishes to secede from French Congo as the "Republic Of Cabinda" also sometimes refered to as 'Portuguese Congo'.

Right of secession- The Cabinda people claim that they were a portuguese colony that was illegally incorporated into French Congo in 1975 after Angola got independence.

Chukwu okike mu anya!

The people Im sorry for ar those who still believe in 'one Nigeria'

Dont worry, by the time Nigerians go through 8 years of Buharis regime of Hell their brain will be finally liberated

MadeInTokyo:



See Ayiri Emami, he also came to pay homage to Ibori his godfather.

Of course! If someone single handedly turns you into a Billionaire, you probably would do the same

Unite with Yoruba? Thats the same as being 'gift wrapped' and sold to the North.