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 Politics › Re: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu by zendy: 5:39pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
chrisblack:[b]I think you are wrong. What killed 3 million people was Nigeria not Ojukwu. Nigeria murdered all those people. What Ojukwu did was declare Biafra. If this was unacceptable to the Nigerian Government, fine. But to use hunger as an instrument of war to starve millions to death in the name of one Nigeria was pure evil. "One Nigeria" was not worth starving children to death. What has food got to do with fighting a war? Another thing Which people may not know is that is that Ojukwu went on numerous peace meeting with Gowon or his representatives where Ojukwu told Gowon that he would call a halt to the war and ask Biafra to lay down it's arms if Gowon agreed to a UN monitored referendum of the eastern region( the videos of this are on YouTube). But Gowon said no, it must 'one Nigeria' and for this many people died. Has Nigeria become any better than with its 'one Nigeria' since then till now? No. Today, the same referendum is used in civilised countries. Even Britain that created Nigeria used the same referendum last year to resolve dispute with Scotland, nobody had to starve anyone to death. The real culprits of the civil war was Nigeria not Ojukwu [/b] 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zendy: 11:01am On Sep 27, 2015 |
emmatok:Which one is direct access to the sea? Do you think Porthacourt or Apapa wharf are on the coastline or by the sea? They are not. The are inland and ships go through waterways to get to them. It is not having coastline that is important, what is important are waterways. Anambra has the river Niger running between the borders of Onitsha and Asaba. Imo has the Imo River, Abia has Obuaku. Even Ebonyi has the river at Ikwo which I completely forget about. Of the 5 Igbo States, 4 have waterways through which they have access to the Ocean 4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu by zendy: 10:24am On Sep 27, 2015*. Modified: 8:30pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
oncoded:[b]Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was an enigma. Ojukwu was the first son of one of the richest men in Africa. Ojukwu was well educated, attended the prestigious Oxford university. If Ojukwu had wanted, he could have chose not to fight, submitted himself to Gowon and Northern oligarchy just as everybody else did, or even accepted a plum position in Gowons Government. Or he could have just retired and enjoyed his fathers wealth. Instead, he chose to deny himself those things to fight for the freedom of his people. Nothing can be more noble. The only reason why people criticise Ojukwu is because he did not win the fight. It is not every fight that a man will able to win. Some of it, he will lose for no one is perfect. Nobody in Nigeria will ever have the backbone to do what Ojukwu did. Nobody will ever be able to challenge the Northerners like Ojukwu did. The day Ojukwu was buried, funerals for him we're going on in London,New York, Canada,Australia, Germany and so many others as people trooped out in their millions to celebrate the life of this man. Besides Nelson Mandela, there is no other African who has received the kind of 'global funeral' Ojukwu got and we are not likely to see it again in our life time. Ojukwu was a great man, the fact that he did not win the war does not diminish this . I love him because he fought, not because he didn't win The one good thing that happend is that Ojukwu was vindicated while he was still alive. Today, the same Nigeria that Ojukwu fought against is an even bigger shambles than it was the day Ojukwu declared Biafra [/b] 13 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Should Ndi-igbo Suspend Seccesionistic Agenda For Now? by zendy: 9:23am On Sep 27, 2015 |
It would be a grave mistake to suspend secessionist activities for one simple reason, Nigeria does not work as a nation. It has never worked since 1960 to date. Building bridges and reaching out to other people is an exercise in futility. It will only help to enrich some political rogues out there. We should strive harder to bring about the restoration of Biafra because frankly, the people of the SS/SE have nothing to gain and everything to lose in Nigeria 5 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zendy: 9:08am On Sep 27, 2015 |
[b]I was at an Ikwere man funeral less than 2 weeks ago. Many Ikwere people came up to eulogies the man that died in the Ikwere language. I have heard the Ikwere language before but not for a long time. Bear in mind, I'm an Anambra man. So how did I understand much of what the the Ikwere people were saying? It was clear that the Ikwere language is an Igbo dialect. All the Ikwere people who introduced themselves at the funeral had Igbo surnames. When a person has an Igbo surname and speaks Igbo as his or her ancestral language, I have to regard them as Igbo. Ikwere anu meka?? (Ikwere ana emekwa?) Opobo was founded by an Igbo called Mbanaso Ozurumba, better known as king Jaja of Opobo who hailed from Amaigbo in present day Imo state. To this day, the ruling house of Opobo is the house of Jaja and his descendants who are Rightly Igbo. It should be noted that Opobo was founded long before there was anything like Nigeria, long before the North and South protectorates. So anyone seeing that place from the eyes of a Nigerian is seeing wrong [/b] 6 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Nigeria In Five Years by zendy: 7:56am On Sep 27, 2015 |
There will be no Nigeria in 5 years 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 8:02pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
aresa:These are all lies. How can anyone say that Ironsi introduced the unitary system of Governance when all 4 regions were in place with resource federal fiscal policies is place as at the time Ironsi died? The unification decree only unified the regions. It did not abrogate it. It was Gowon who abolished regions, created States and took away resource control. A lot of people are truly ignorant |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 3:21pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Awoofawo:How can it be a product of Ironsi's Government when all 4 regions and resource control were still in place when Ironsi died? |
| Politics › Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zendy: 12:59pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Kagawa10:Ijaw land? Nobody owned that land, that's why king Jaja could take it. I regard them as Opobo Igbos because Opobo was founded by an Igbo man. Of course, it is for them to them to decide who they are but I have heard that the main language of the Opobo people is Igbo 15 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zendy: 12:17pm On Sep 26, 2015*. Modified: 3:24pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
zuchyblink:Only an ignoramus will say Igbo land is landlocked. Opobo which is by the Athlantic Ocean was founded by an Igbo man called Mbanaso Ozurumba, better known as King Jaja of Opobo. Even if Igbo land were just the 5 SE States, it still has access to the sea. There is a big difference between being landlocked and having no access to the sea to bring in goods. World class sea ports can be built in Oguta Imo state and Obuaku in Abia state. Both Abia and Imo have tributuaries that run directly into the Athlantic Ocean and can accommodate huge ships. Even Onitsha has an inland port. So when people say Igbo land is landlocked, I laugh 31 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › Re: How Will Nigeria Dept Be Shared If Disintegration Occurs? by zendy: 12:00pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
copiescopy:A lot of people might not know this but Allison Madueke along General Oladipo Diya where amongst the first batch of officer cadets at the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1964. In 1966, Diya was commissioned as an officer of the Nigerian Army while Madueke became a naval officer. Shortly after, the war broke out and Madueke joined the Biafran navy were he fought in Oguta 1 Like 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Pain Of The Minority In Nigeria by zendy: 11:49am On Sep 26, 2015 |
willbob:It's unfortunate how Nigeria is constituted. A country with 3 huge majorities and many Minorities. Someone born in any of the minorities is already disadvantaged at birth but that by no means doesn't mean they won't make it in life. |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 11:23am On Sep 26, 2015 |
Kagawa10:[b]Are you actually this stupid? Or is it the secondary you left the other day that makes you think you're mature enough to discuss politics? Like most of your generation, you don't even know the history of Nigeria. Do you think there was any peace in Nigeria before Nzeogwu and co struck? Do you know the political mayhem and killings that was occurring which made Nzeogwu act? All 4 regions were still in existence when Ironsi was killed and all 4 had autonomy and resource control so how did Ironsi destroy the regions? You don't even know that it was Gowon who abolished the regions, created States, took away resource control and introduced the unitary system practiced today. The Government of Gowon in Lagos was bombarding Enugu with mortars using Yoruba and Hausa Soldiers and you're talking about neutral territory. Nobody is against the White Man coming to Africa to bring us civilisation. What we are against is why the White man had to steal our sovereignty and create Nigeria without seeking the consent of the native people. Don't come online to showcase your ignorance [/b] 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 9:53am On Sep 26, 2015 |
theDEVILisHERE:The 1914 amalgamation was the single biggest act of fraud Africa has ever seen. It is unbelievable that Lugard could even have conceived the idea of bringing the Igbo/Yoruba/Hausa-Fulani people together. What was Lugard thinking? Was he high on cocain? We must undo this disasterous and illegal act of Lugard. Nigeria is a 100 year old ongoing fraud case which has run its course. We must do away with the Zoological Republic of Nigeria and go and find our individual countries. As an Igbo man, I have already found mine in Biafra |
| Politics › Re: Chief Olu Falae's Kidnap: Is Fulani The Most Influential Tribe In Nigeria? by zendy: 4:29pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
The only reason why Fulani still operate the way they do with impunity is because of the way Nigeria is. It has been put into their head that they are children of Uthman Dan Fodio and Nigeria is their personal estate. A Fulani man once told me in Onitsha that Igbos are very stupid and that all the buildings and structures Igbos are putting up in that city will eventually belong to Hausa-Fulani. When Ojukwu declared Biafra, one of the first things he did was to kick all of them out of the eastern region back to North. When we get Biafra, nobody will even need to tell Fulanis to stay clear because anyone of them who steps his foot into Biafra will not be going back. Then they can bring on their madness lets match it with Igbo madness and see who is crazier 5 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 2:50pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
jonnieoneng:What winning side? A$$lickers of the North? What a winning side indeed 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Again Buhari Disappoints Nigerians, International Media - September 30 2015 by zendy: 12:58pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
It was when Buhari refered to Chancellor Angela Merkel as "President Michelle of West Germany" that I knew that the Daura cattle rearer was beyond redemption. 11 Likes |
| Politics › Re: What Wrong Did Igbo People Commit ? by zendy: 10:17am On Sep 25, 2015 |
QuotaSystem:Regions? Who told you there are regions? Are you talking about the SS/SE which are just geographcal terms invented by past administrations that are not even recognised in the constitution? What we have are are tribes. Biafra will be made of tribes who wish to join Igbos in a new nations. There are over 30 tribes in the SS. While not all of them will want to go with Igbos in Biafra, rarely have I heard any of them say that they love Nigeria enough to want to stay in Nigeria 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: What Wrong Did Igbo People Commit ? by zendy: 9:59am On Sep 25, 2015 |
WhiteTechnology:I think the OP pretty much said it all. Nigeria is an instrument of exploitation set up by the British. The exploitation still carries on,the only thing that changed is the skin colour of those doing the expliotation. I think that those who believe in Biafra should start aknowledging that Urohbos, Itsekiris and Isokos may not be down with Biafra and belong with their Edo brothers in Nigeria. A Biafran is someone who it shouldn't be too difficult to convince about the importance of freedom. I think we should stick with ones who have shown commitment to Biafra in the past such as the Ibibios,Efiks,Anangs, Oron and the rivers people, and of course, Delta-Igbos 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 8:34am On Sep 25, 2015 |
lastpage:Life is short, try to free your self from colonial mentality. You can't spend your whole life answering a slave name the White man gave you. Who knows, maybe you might even one day get a sense of self determination like Ojukwu had |
| Politics › Re: Igbos Should Wake Up. There Will Never Be A Biafra. by zendy: 8:27am On Sep 25, 2015 |
emmapetit1:Nobody has been there before? Nobody knows what it is? My parents have been there before and they know exactly what it is. Biafra was a country with its own coat of arms,flag, Army, Police force,Navy, National anthem and currency. Wake up from the slumber Lord Lugard came from Britain to put you inside and embrace freedom. Biafra is not negotiable because we Igbos must be free 21 Likes 3 Shares |
| Politics › Re: The Biafra Map. by zendy: 7:54am On Sep 25, 2015 |
This map is just a proposal. When a referendum comes, anyone who isn't ok with it can vote to stay in Nigeria and they will be delisted from the map 11 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 7:30am On Sep 25, 2015*. Modified: 10:07am On Sep 25, 2015 |
T8ksy:[b]In contemporary history, have you ever read or seen a head of state leading a charge at the war front? Was that Ojukwus job? Despite this, there are many instances where Ojukwu went to the war front, and at great risk to his own life. The Oguta battle and the invasion of Enugu are examples of this. Many of you people who say that Ojukwu led millions of Igbos to suffering and death never take a second to ask themselves why we Igbos are not pained by this. Why is it that the people who were led to their deaths in their millions still revere the name of Ojukwu even death? The answer is simple but can only be understood by people with a sense of self determination, something Yorubas don't have. The answer is why Nelson Mandela is a highly respected man even though he was once an ANC militant who led many to their deaths while fighting white minority rule. The answer is why Winston Churchill and Roosevelt are the most respected men of their countries despite leading the allies in a war that claimed over 50 million lives. The answer is that no price is too great to pay for freedom and sovreignty. Ojukwu stood up against Northern tyranny when other leaders like Awolowo chose to become 'boy-boy' to Gowon. Ojukwu fought with everything against an enemy that was vastly superior in size, far more well funded and equiped and still gave a good account of himself for 3 long years. How anyone can call such a man a coward is incredible. Only an incredibly stupid person would have expected Ojukwu to stay back and be slaughtered over a war he had already lost. Ojukwu may have lost, but we love him for having the backbone to stand and fight in the first place despite overwhelming odds. That is what shows the true mettle of a man. [/b] 8 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Ojukwu Bunker Facts With Picture.. by zendy: 6:19am On Sep 25, 2015 |
Prixus:[b]Its quite unfortunate that a lot of people don't know much about the war. The average Yoruba does not know anything about the war except whatever propaganda he or she was fed on newspapers over the years. Ojukwu was one of the few leaders of a nation who often went went to the war front at great risk to his own life. The invasion of Enugu and the Oguta battle are examples of this. Ojukwu left Biafra 2 days before it collapsed on the advice of his commanders. I have often asked what would have been the point of Ojukwu staying back to be slaughtered over a war that was at an end? It would have been pointless. Infact, Ojukwus departure shortend the war and saved countless lives on both sides. People like my father, an ex Biafran captain, and his men where still armed to teeth in their trenches. It was only on the announcement of Philip Effiong that Ojukwu had left Biafra and the war had come to an end that my father and his men lay down their guns and disbanded. They were quite prepared to carry on fighting. As for the war its self, go and read books. Ojukwu only declared Biafra, he never started any war. Before then, Ojukwu had done everything possible to see to it that there was no war including going to sign a peace agreement in Aburi, Ghana which Gowon broke. War is something people fight when all voice of reason has failed. The same thing is playing out again now with the vast majority of Igbos calling out for a referendum to decide the fate of Nigeria, but as usual, they will be shouting 'one Nigeria'. But when Igbos take up arms to defend their sovereignty, they will wonder why. [/b] 7 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Willie Obiano Donates Gun-boats To Navy (photos) by zendy: 6:04pm On Sep 24, 2015 |
chino11:Biafra is not about a few rich Igbo men. Biafra is about what the vast majority of the common man out there wants. No matter what you think or how you look at it, the will of the majority must always prevail no matter what. If the majority of Igbos don't want Nigeria and prefare Biafra, then Nigeria has no business being with Igbos. As for the Igbo billionaires and their investments in Nigeria, if their money means more to them than their people, they should stay in Nigeria when Biafra is created |
| Politics › Re: This Is How The Republic Of The South South States Should Look Like by zendy: 12:56pm On Sep 24, 2015*. Modified: 1:21pm On Sep 24, 2015 |
spanishkid:Why did you put all the SS Igbos, particularly the Delta and Rivers Igbos, in your so called SS Republic? Did you ever ask the Ikwere-Igbo Man who owns Portharcourt if he wants to be part of this SS Republic? Before you cannot draw a map based on states, you must draw it based on ethnic groups. In the event that all Igbos and Igboid groups in the SS decide to join their SE Brothers in Biafra, which I think they will, this is what the map of the lower Niger will look like below. As you can see, the Igbo majority clealy separates the SS Republic into two. 14 Likes 1 Share
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| Politics › Lower Niger Congress Proposes 2017 As Year Of Referendum by zendy(op): 5:57pm On Sep 23, 2015 |
[b]"The disputations around Nigeria's Constitutional arrangements are legendary and of global reckon. The faultlines along which these disputations are often orchestrated are well known even from the very creation of the artificial Union of Nigeria in 1914 by the Colonial fiat of Britain. These disputations had frequently led to bloodshed on a recurring basis, the most notorious being the Nigeria-Biafra War of 1967-1970 which pitched the rest of Nigeria against its Eastern Region, costing the latter over 3 million lives and devastating its surviving peoples who have since been officially reduced to second class citizenship in their very homeland. To compound this master-imposition, sharia was introduced in year 2000 by 12 contiguous States of the far North in circumstances that cast a huge question mark on the sustainability of the Union as One-Nigeria. The agitations thrown up by the strident quest for relief from the siege reality imposed by Nigeria over the years and which was heading inexorably to another massive bloody confrontation, found a potentially peaceful window of settlement when in September 2007, the UN enacted the historic United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which elevated the Right to Self-determination to an inalienable pedestal. The Lower Niger Congress, working with its MNN Partners, has championed the processes that would culminate in the collective exercise of that right by the Peoples of the Lower Niger (being the Ethnic Nations of the 11States of the so-called South South and South East, presently entrapped in the failed Lugardian experiment called Nigeria). The Proclamation for this defining step in the long-drawn processes came at the SOLEMN ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF THE LOWER NIGER held, 27th April 2015 in Port Harcourt. As part of preparations for the aforesaid Referendum which is tentatively slated for the first quarter of 2017 (subject to necessary adjustments), registration of Voters for the Referendum shall Commence in the third quarter of 2015, first on the electronic platform which shall cater for the Lower Niger Diaspora population and later the modified electro-manual registration for the homeland population". "REFERENDUM DATE: TENTATIVELY FIRST QUARTER OF 2017. SPECIFIC DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPTEMBER-END 2015, AFTER DUE CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL NECESSARY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE UN, OBSERVER COUNTRIES AND LOWER NIGER ETHNIC NATIONAL DELEGATIONS. THIS DATE IS SUBJECT TO A SIX MONTHS ADJUSTABILITY, IN ABRIDGEMENT OR EXTENSION"[/b] Source: www.lowernigerreferendum.de
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| Politics › Re: Photos Of Olu Falae's Pickup Van After He Was Kidnapped On Monday by zendy: 5:10pm On Sep 23, 2015 |
Olu Falae is an old man. I really hope his sake and the sake of his family that he can withstand this ordeal 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: How Nigeria Lost The Opportunities Provided By The Civil War(photos) by zendy: 5:02pm On Sep 23, 2015 |
[b]After the war, the priority of the Gowon Government was how to get oil flowing. No one was really interested in technology. To this day, the priority of Government is oil flow and not human development. My father, an ex Biafran Soldier, told me the story of the Ogbunigwe. It actually looked like a metal bucket with wires coming out of it. All they had to do was bury it or keep it somewhere then retreat leaving the Nigerian Soldiers to come ion it then it would explode and kill everybody insight. My father said he lost count how many Nigerian Soldiers he winessed die from Ogbunigwe. Later, Biafrans developed the flying Ogbunigwe. While Nigeria was enjoying a blockade enforced by British Warships and air superiority by Russian Jetfighters, Biafra was manufacturing it's own guns,bombs and tanks. Biafrans fought with nothing for 3 years against a much larger, better equiped and better funded side and gave a good account of themselves. I'm proud of all of them [/b] 14 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Something More Dangerous Than Boko Haram Now In Nigeria (A Must Read) by zendy: 4:40pm On Sep 23, 2015*. Modified: 5:16pm On Sep 23, 2015 |
The problem isn't the normadic Fulanis and all the evil they perpetrate in the SS/SE and other places. The problem is the sophisticated fire arms they openly brandish which no Government has ever even bothered to do anything about. Everybody sees them with their AK 47's. I do not expect unarmed civilians to take on armed men. It's just an open reminder that that any Southern Nigerian who has not started thinking seriously about getting out of Nigeria and away from the northerners is doomed because their numbers will only increase in years to come. 1 Like |
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