LRNZH: I believe that if you were born after the war..... 1970 or later to be precise, you have to learn to shed the bitterness of our past as a nation.
Let's leave history in the history books. The lessons have been learnt a long time ago.

Our problem is currently how to improve our individual, sectarian and collective lots. For me the key pressing issues are:

1. The urgent need for a sovereign national conference discussing and agreeing on how to redefine our federalism (for the decentralising government power and resource control, ensuring security, rule of law and the provision of basic amenities)

2. Replacing the current indigenization rights by ancestry with indigenization by prolonged residency.

If you are ~40 or younger in age, please let's look forward. Looking back for too long never breeds progress. Proffer solutions not irreparable problems.
I see Nigeria if properly administered, at a better advantage than if we split into different countries. Permit me to state that it is apparently a lost generation for our parents. Our own generation is to aspire to change that in our own time.

Long Live Nigeria.

Ubenedictus: what firstblood are u talking abt? U mean ifeajun killing malmaleri his mentor or d canon blasting of d saudana's homes or d death of d prime minster? Do u mean d extermination of all d hausa heavy weight while okpara and osadebe were asleep in there houses and zik was enjoying d caribean. That is wen first blood was drawn, second blood was d northern ibo carry poster of d saudana's head under a military boot, making of music dat d ibo's have killed there enemies and d many and varied insults d ibo men gave their hausa counterpart.

revolt: mr man b4 u strt engaging historians drop ur sentiments! Since ifeajunas coups is 1st blood I guess the igbo massacres in the jos coal mines of 1945 the 1953 pogroms in the north the 1964 n 1965 massacres( all fueled by Sardauna and his cohorts)were all celebrations. Ure history is warped n sentimentally edited to suit ur demagogue traits! The sardauna in the interest of peace was imperatively killed so was the wild west premier the east was peaceful n thriving under okpara! Pls prove otherwise if thts possible

T9ksy:


Am so glad you mentioned the killings in 1945 and 1953! Despite been aware of these killings which unambigously expresses how much the northerns abhor you guys YET it was only you ibos that were all for One nigeria.Imagine how surprised and intriguing he must have felt when told that the same ibos still wants to be one nigeria with him and his murderous kins. The ibos were so desperate to be in one nigeria with the north that have recently slaughtered them like pigs that the even offered their Dr.[/b]Azikwe to be subordinate to the (northerners') [b]grade II teacher, Tafawa Balewa, who speaks english like a member of the english royal family but is clearly as autocratic as his mentor, the sardunna. He probably was wondering what exactly the ibos were up to? Oh well, he finally found out albeit, too late in the early dawn of jan 15, when the ibos finally struck.

The unrest in west at the time was been fueled by NCNC and okpara who finally effected ifeajunna's escape to ghana.

T9ksy:


Am so glad you mentioned the killings in 1945 and 1953! Despite been aware of these killings which unambigously expresses how much the northerns abhor you guys YET it was only you ibos that were all for One nigeria.Imagine how surprised and intriguing he must have felt when told that the same ibos still wants to be one nigeria with him and his murderous kins. The ibos were so desperate to be in one nigeria with the north that have recently slaughtered them like pigs that the even offered their Dr.[/b]Azikwe to be subordinate to the (northerners') [b]grade II teacher, Tafawa Balewa, who speaks english like a member of the english royal family but is clearly as autocratic as his mentor, the sardunna. He probably was wondering what exactly the ibos were up to? Oh well, he finally found out albeit, too late in the early dawn of jan 15, when the ibos finally struck.

The unrest in west at the time was been fueled by NCNC and okpara who finally effected ifeajunna's escape to ghana.

revolt: so I guess tht shows the igbos drew 1st blood? U guys and ure esatz intellect and sentiments! Whether u like it or not there was injustice in nigeria and igbos were massacred out of envy and awo n his cohorts aided tht

dayokanu:

Hausa drew the first blood, Ibos drew theirs on January 15 1966

is that what you are telling us?

revolt: so I guess tht shows the igbos drew 1st blood? U guys and ure esatz intellect and sentiments! Whether u like it or not there was injustice in nigeria and igbos were massacred out of envy and awo n his cohorts aided tht

T9ksy:



I didn't say Ibos drew the first blood so don't deliberately misquote me. Hausa drew many blood before and most especially on you ibos YET you guys were still all for one nigeria with the same hausas who having beem slaughtering you lot for yons OUT OF ENVY.

You ibos were even prepared to play subordinate role to the sardunna's protege, TB in the first republic.

revolt: so I guess tht shows the igbos drew 1st blood? U guys and ure esatz intellect and sentiments! Whether u like it or not there was injustice in nigeria and igbos were massacred out of envy and awo n his cohorts aided tht

amor4ce: Never to the bolded as long as the indigenes are prevented from protecting their interests and determining who joins or not. The Igbo and Fulani have been trampling on the rights of indigenes in this country, they are beneficiaries of the british colonialists/oxy-hominoids and seek to colonize Negroes.

amor4ce: You will get your just reward for calling me a 'lunatic' and with no justification. Prove that I've lied rather than making empty accusations.

amor4ce: The Igbo and Fulani have been trampling on the rights of indigenes in this country, they are beneficiaries of the british colonialists/oxy-hominoids and seek to colonize Negroes.

amor4ce:

Just so you know, people who have attacked me in the past have suffered calamities. You will get your just reward for calling me a 'lunatic'.

amor4ce: Okay, I admit that i referred to the trampling of rights. Perhaps I got engrossed in something else and forgot. But 'deny' is worse than 'trample' so technically your accusation does not stand.

amor4ce: Have you ever on this forum chided those of your people who talk of enslaving and ruling over the Yoruba and taking over Lagos? Have you ever admitted that Igbo did wrong in trying to take over Yoruba land from 1914 till date?

Ubenedictus: dat is interesting. Do u know dat befor d war broke out awo had succeded in convincing d yorubas to b politically neutral? The yorubas kept their distance from d war until ojukwu decided to go on an adventure into ore. At that point, everything fell, it was as if ojukwu wanted to capture yoruba land! He wasnt going to fight d north, he was going to fight d west. When he attacked ore, all d yorubas said enuf is enuf. Dat was how ojukwu added d yorubas to his list of enemies. Ojukwu would have had a chance if he went directly to da north.

Balkan: let me enlighten you dimwit. The seat of government was in Lagos , Gowon was resident in Lagos, it would be stupid to go fight in the North while you coward were harbouring him in Yoruba land. We were coming to take him from Lagos and Ore was the only route to Lagos. Cowards. I have never seen a weak and craven tribe like Yoruba tribe.

aribisala0:
You believe your gospel and I believe mine, short of starting another war we will continue to go round in circles because we simply will not persuade each other. Nigeria prevailed and Biafra is history.Those people who experienced it know it was not a picnic others think it is some macho adventure they can roll the dice again and see what gives.

LRNZH: I believe that if you were born after the war..... 1970 or later to be precise, you have to learn to shed the bitterness of our past as a nation.
Let's leave history in the history books. The lessons have been learnt a long time ago.

Our problem is currently how to improve our individual, sectarian and collective lots. For me the key pressing issues are:

1. The urgent need for a sovereign national conference discussing and agreeing on how to redefine our federalism (for the decentralising government power and resource control, ensuring security, rule of law and the provision of basic amenities)

2. Replacing the current indigenization rights by ancestry with indigenization by prolonged residency.

If you are ~40 or younger in age, please let's look forward. Looking back for too long never breeds progress. Proffer solutions not irreparable problems.
I see Nigeria if properly administered, at a better advantage than if we split into different countries. Permit me to state that it is apparently a lost generation for our parents. Our own generation is to aspire to change that in our own time.

Long Live Nigeria.

revolt: mr man b4 u strt engaging historians drop ur sentiments! Since ifeajunas coups is 1st blood I guess the igbo massacres in the jos coal mines of 1945 the 1953 pogroms in the north the 1964 n 1965 massacres( all fueled by Sardauna and his cohorts)were all celebrations. Ure history is warped n sentimentally edited to suit ur demagogue traits! The sardauna in the interest of peace was imperatively killed so was the wild west premier the east was peaceful n thriving under okpara! Pls prove otherwise if thts possible

amor4ce: Never to the bolded as long as the indigenes are prevented from protecting their interests and determining who joins or not. The Igbo and Fulani have been trampling on the rights of indigenes in this country, they are beneficiaries of the british colonialists/oxy-hominoids and seek to colonize Negroes.

Balkan: let me enlighten you dimwit. The seat of government was in Lagos , Gowon was resident in Lagos, it would be stupid to go fight in the North while you coward were harbouring him in Yoruba land. We were coming to take him from Lagos and Ore was the only route to Lagos. Cowards. I have never seen a weak and craven tribe like Yoruba tribe.

Balkan:
You lack the wisdom to discern the truth. You dont need more analogy than the one you have before you. Nigerians Should thank God for having Igbo ethnic group within them. That Nigeria is Breathing today is Igbo. You refuse to accept that, that is why Nigeria is dying.

Balkan: let me enlighten you dimwit. The seat of government was in Lagos , Gowon was resident in Lagos, it would be stupid to go fight in the North while you coward were harbouring him in Yoruba land. We were coming to take him from Lagos and Ore was the only route to Lagos. Cowards. I have never seen a weak and craven tribe like Yoruba tribe.

dayokanu:

Read the below and tell us what is gentlemanly about that move



The moment Biafra attacked SW at Ore all bets were off

inufele2: These Igbos never cease to display their ignorance and mischievous attitude. To them anything that is not Igbo is wrong, just look at what Dayokanu posted above, Ojuiku who is yet to fully liberate his kinsmen now want to be a Yoruba people's messiah?
Very very deluded, mischievous and power drunk ojuiku! If you like whine for ever you can't change anything, accept your loss like a gallant soldier and learn from it for if you fail to learn expect your arse to be whipped again and again.