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Everybody knows that the founder of Ahaba (present day Asaba) was Nebisi who migrated from present day Anambra. I am Yet to see an indigene of Asaba who has denied being Igbo |
T9ksy:There seems to be this erroneous belief amongst Yorubas that Ojukwu was interested in Yoruba land. The only thing Ojukwu was interested in was Lagos which was at that time, a separately administered capital territory from the 4 regions. |
new2020:Really? Where are you streaming it from? |
Gowon took the Niger-Delta people for a ride. They were sold the story that Igbos are the enemy who are after their oil. Now we know was really after the Oil. I pity the Niger-Delta people. These are people who's Oil and Gas wealth has been stolen for the last 45 years since the war ended. And all in the name of "one Nigeria" |
Obiano, one of the very few politicians who came to work for his people. |
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Fulamafia:So you think it is Rocket science for the SS man to realise it is much better share his oil wealth with only one Geo-political zone than 5? Aside from that, the bigger question is, how will the SS zone ever get their own country? |
obailala:Well at least you now know why we Igbos are tired of Nigeria and want to go. Nothing historicaly connects the Igbo man with the Yoruba or Hausa man. However, it almost seems that the Igbos have to seek their consent before getting what is due to them in the name of "One Nigeria". Nothing can stop Biafra from being actualised. If you like, you can stay in Nigeria and keep hoping for federalism, we Igbos have gone past that. |
obailala:Listen man, I'm an Igbo man. I would definitely want true federalism as would all of Southern Nigeria. But the reality is that true federalism can only come by way of a sovereign national conference or if it is passed at the National Assembly. The North has perished any thought about a sovereign conference. When it comes to th National Assembly, the North have more delegates. A federal structure bill will need 2/3ds vote to pass. So how will be done? You think a northerner will vote for it when he finds out it will mean that people from the Niger-Delta will get as much 50% of their oil and Gas money while decreasing the revenue coming to the north? Face reality, regionalism isn't ever coming back. |
ayokellany:Yes an Igbo man orchestrated the first coup, but the entire Igbo nation cannot take responsibility for what a few of its officers did on their own. Ironsi did not bring in the unitary system we practice today, it was Gowon that did that. What Ironsi did was to promulgate a unification decree to allow him Govern as a military ruler. All 4 regions were still functioning under a true federal structure as at the time Ironsi was killed. It was Gowon that dismantled the regions, created States and brought in the unitary system. Some people may not know it but this callous act by Gowon was the immediate reason Ojukwu declared Biafra and the subsequent war that followed. Isn't it funny that the North who listed one of the reasons for killing Ironsi as "tampering with federalism" are now the ones who are now hell bent on federalism never coming back? |
obailala:At the time that Nigeria kicked Ghanaians out, the ECOWAS free movement and trade agreement had not yet been enshrined in its charter. Now, it is obligatory that at all member nations must sign up to this. This basically means that all those Ghanaians can come back and without any fear that they can be unjustly sent back. Should Biafra join ECOWAS, which is most likely, every Igbo can go anywhere in Nigeria that pleases him and with any visa. Unless Nigeria opts to get out of ECOWAS. As for the hate propaganda on Radio Biafra, frankly, if there was something similar against Igbo on another Radio station, I would agitate even more for Igbos to go as Biafra. |
phantom:If you are hoping to get federalism in Nigeria, forget it. The northerners will never agree to it. They are hugely benefiting from the current unitary system and they will never agree to change. You can bet that they will use their numerical strenght to vote out any bill Sponsoring federalism at the National Assembly because federalism weakens the North politically and economically because they are too dependant on the Government for survival. Another reason why the North will never allow true federalism or regionalism is because it will easier for Nigeria to break up and for Biafra to emerge. |
obailala:Who cares about your business? Who cares about a few comfortable Igbos? I'm a relatively comfortable Igbo man who will also be affected by the emergence of Biafra but I still want Biafra because the political and economic emancipation of my people is far greater than any selfish desires I may or may not have. This is about the future not the past and I believe in the ingenuity of my people. I believe that Biafra will be greater than Nigeria ever was. |
[b] I want to remind people about something that will be very important in the event of the creation of Biafra. Embossed in front of every Nigerian passport (and any west-African passport) is the acronym "ECOWAS". What this is trying to tell anyone with this on their passport is that they are are entitled to travel, live and settle anywhere in the West-African sub-region without need for any sort of visa. This same sort of system applies in Europe under the "EU" and all member nation can travel at will to each other's countries with no travel restrictions. It is most likely that Biafra,a west African nation, will become a member of "ECOWAS" and any Igbo man will be able to travel and live anywhere in Nigeria without any visa. In the event that the Nigerian Government is crazy enough to pull out of ECOWAS because it wants to Igbos to go, it will also have to ask all ECOWAS citizens living in Nigeria to also go. The mass exodus of not only Igbos but Biafrans and west Africans and the repartriation of their investments will lead to the decimation of the Lagos economy. What makes Lagos s great place is not its sea-port but it's population. Take away that population and Lagos will just be a "coastal town" as it was in the 30's and 40's before the massive influx of people from other regions. Yorubas did not make Lagos what it is, Lagos is the result of the joint effort of everybody. With the Igbo population of Lagos now getting to 50% or half Lagos, take the Igbos out of Lagos and there is no Lagos. Frankly, I want my people,the Igbos, out of Lagos and back home with their investments so we can build the future Biafra. Onitsha, Nnewi or Aba can be bigger than Lagos in a few years if we do this [/b] |
MadCow1:I support that notion too. It should be legalised and regulated and even taxed. If it were not for these women, rape would reach epidemic proportions. |
4ubootyman:Oh come on! You honestly believe that what was holding up power all this time was the relaxed attitude of people working in the power sector? You think those people are happy to be wasting money on generators like everybody else? It is in nobody's interest that Nigeria has no light. Buhari is just someone who came to power as all the money and hard work of the previous administration started to yield result. Buhari should take no credit for the hard work of others. |
There is no going back on Biafra! I am first an Igbo man before anything else because it is the natural identity I was born with. Any other secondary identity has to be the one I choose for myself. I choose to be a Biafran!! You people should ask Lugard to take the "Nigerian identity" he brought with him from Britain and shove it up his a$$ |
Everybody knows that it takes years before the structures that can guaratee improved or steady power supply are put on the ground. But APC/Buhari supporters will now give the credit of GEJs Government to Buhari after less than 3 months in office. The improved light situation has nothing to do with Buhari. Things would have improved wether he had been elected or not |
Everybody knows that it takes years before the structures that can guaratee improved or steady power supply are put on the ground. But APC/Buhari supporters will now give the credit of GEJs Government to Buhari after less than 3 months in office |
T8ksy:You took the time to write this but couldn't come with one reason why Biafra would not have triumphed if Britain had not blockaded Biafra. Just how would the Nigerian Army have defeated Biafra if Ojukwu had had the opportunity to bring in enough weaponry, food and other essential supplies to match what Gowon had? You talk about about Ojukwus incursion into the west towards Lagos. Ojukwu was well within his rights to invade anywhere in Nigeria including Lagos. Infact, I read somewhere that when the Biafran forces got to Ore, Gowon started making contingent plans about how to escape. Many still believe that had that Biafran force under Banjo got to Lagos, the war would have had a very different outcome. It's quite possible that Banjo might have have become the first president of Odua Republic and the Yorubas would not be a$$-lickers of the North which they are today in the name of the fraud called "One Nigeria" |
EdCure:The Igbos also forced the Ikwere people to change their surnames to Igbo abi? |
If this actually happened, the men in this picture committed murder. |
Ojukwu could speak Igbo,Hausa and Yoruba fluently https://www.nairaland.com/2284663/facts-may-not-know-ojukwu#33240800 |
Nobody in the South-East takes Okorocha seriously these days. A man who was once arguably the most popular Igbo politician alive is now a by-word for treachery. The man threw away the goodwill freely given to him by people because of the allure of higher office. Rochas and AOC barely survived the last elections but I have no doubt that APC will be totally wiped out in the next elections, infact, to pickup an APC normination form is same as one signing their political death warrant in the South-East. |
My father was a Captain in the Biafran Army. He still says it to this day that the biggest reason why Biafra lost the war was British support for Nigeria. Had Britain remained neutral, Biafra would have won. It was British Warships that blockaded Biafra not only preventing the importation of Arms, ammunition, food and essential supplies, but also stopped the export of oil that would have gone a long way to adequately finance the war effort. The air cargo flights into Uli airport were not only very expensive, they were also inadequate. I believe that had the international community stayed out of the war, Gowon would have just been fighting until the fruitlessness of fighting would have dawned oh him and he would given up |
atbu1983:Unfortunately, you cannot create countries with the states because the states are articificial creations themselves. Only tribes and ethnic group affiliations can create countries. Igbos or Igbo land is much larger than the 5 states given to them. For e.g, Delta-Igbos or Anioma people make up about 30% of Delta state in size and population. There are Igbo speaking communities in the lower Benue. I'm not even talking about Rivers Igbos. Let's assume all Igbos form a separate nation. What tribes are going to come together to make up the other countries you talked about? Are the Itshekiris/Urohbos/Isoko going to come together to form a country? What will form what? This is very educational for me as an Igbo man |
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