Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/for-ndigbo-its-thanksgiving-all-the-way/

SINCEPresident Muhammadu Buhari, PMB came to power, people have argued that Ndigbo should be punished for not voting massively for him. Some say it was a political miscalculation by the Igbos, that they put all their eggs in the basket of former President Goodluck Jonathan, they are politically naïve, and all that. Such people do not understand where Igbos are coming from. Igbos are very grateful to God for the turnout of events, because if it were not so, they would have been the victims of post elections violence in the north. Igbos have investments in almost every nook and corner of Nigeria, which would have been torched. Ndigbo are the ones who need a peaceful Nigeria more than any other tribe, because they have more at stake in the unity and stability of Nigeria. We simply continue to thank God for Nigeria, in spite of all.
But these men have continued to goad PMB to do all he can to punish Igbos for not voting for him, and his kitchen cabinet appointments, to the complete exclusion of Ndigbo, confirms his position.
Newspaper reports carry a speculated list of PMB’s Ministers’ nominees, and out of 27, there are only three Igbo names, 10 percent, of which two of them, were major instruments in hacking down GEJ. In essence,and properly too, Igbos have only one person on that list.
The South South has six names, 22 percent; The north has four names,15 percent, while the Yorubas, the owners of APC have 14 names, 52 percent of the list. Subject to Senate clearance, these plus the northern dominated kitchen cabinet will be the face of leadership under PMB for the next four years.
This list explains why all our fiery newspaper and television commentators could not see anything wrong with the last four months as they are mostly on the list. Two Igbo proverbs will suffice here; when your pear roasts, you lick it, and enjoy it, and; If the hunted game escapes today, there will be hunting tomorrow. We thank God for them and for this nation.
President Buhari
During the struggles for Nigeria’s independence, the three major tribes of Igbos, Hausas and Yorubas worked, fought for, and got it, but while the Yorubas and Igbos fought for a Nigeria, that would be a free state for all, the Hausas wanted a Nigeria, that they would rule, dominate, and control politically. Post-independence, the three regions, were in healthy competition, with Agriculture as the mainstay of the economy. Power was delicately balanced between the regions, until there was a confirmation, that abundant oil resources was in the bowel of the South South (Niger Deltans), and South East (Igbos). To dislodge the arrangement they provoked the pogrom against Igbos from 1965 in the north, which lead to the declaration of Biafra, by Igbos and the war that followed from 1966 to 1970, during which Igbos were killed mercilessly, and blockaded economically.
Owelle Azikiwe in the heat of that war made a representation for Peace Keeping, to the world, at the United Nations, but the world looked the other way, engineered by our Colonial masters, and Biafra was defeated. After that war, the UN subsequently dusted Owelle Azikiwe’s presentation, and started applying it for Peace Keeping around the world today. What they laughed at when it was the case of Igbo man, they used to prevent killings in subsequent cases. We thank God that it was an Igbo man who sowed the seed of Peace Keeping to prevent genocide around the world.
Ndigbo must always thank God for General Yakubu Gowon. But for him, some of those claiming to love Igbos more than their own parents today, wanted to wipe Igbos from the face of this earth. They are still around us today, and have continued to make highly provocative statements against Igbos, taunting Igbos, gloating in the victory of PMB. Yes, they have put Igbos out of governance today, but Igbos are grateful to God for this; they have come a long way from 1966, and have made great contributions towards the building of the robust, virile, and growing economy of Nigeria.
God is using these hateful Nigerians, to pull Igbos back to develop their region, which they shall begin to do with the guidance of the same God that kept them thus far. This is why good counsel must be given to MASSOB to remain peaceful, and within the confines of Nigeria’s constitution, because, until the philosophy that places one tribe in Nigeria above the rest, is permanently discredited, lasting peace and stability will remain an illusion.
Wisdom should teach MASSOB to avoid exposing themselves to blood thirsty Igbo haters in power.
It has become obvious that Owelle Azikiwe, and Chief Awolowo played into the hands of the north, and lost their mandate to create, and maintain equal opportunities for all in Nigeria. Forty eight years after that mistake,Yorubas and Igbos have refused to look at where they stumbled and fell from, in order to plan their restoration.
2015 is a year of Jubilee, and Change. All things come beautiful in God’s time, and it is time for the recovery of lost mandates.
So why should an Igbo man expect any appointment from a President they voted against? Igbos are wired differently from the rest. They operate a clean system of Council of Elders. They are republican, and free people. The maxim is when a young person washes his hands he can dine with the elders. They cherish and encourage hard work, and achievement in life. Yes, Ndigbo needs and want money, and they use it well, so let the wealth of all other tribes of Nigeria, who do not like money, flow to Ndigbo in Jesus Name. Can I hear someone say Amen ?
Let Ndigbo weep not for what they have lost, and fight for what they have; Weep not for the one who abandoned them and fight for those with them. Weep not for those who hate Ndigbo, but fight for those who want them. Ndigbo must work with others to recover the mandate that they lost in 1965.

Nonsense by a Biafran

This is not a biafran speaking this is an Apc south westerner. What does he mean by Igbos shoud be thankful? This write up 2 me is Trash fit only for the dustbin. G.I.G.O

We should stop writing all these "cry baby" articles on national tabloids. Its really annoying.

op you are just confirming that igbos hates themselves and actually there is no single igbo on the face of earth.
i thought tribe cannot be changed no matter what. its not about action but by the accidental birth. because nobody was given a chance to choose his/her parents before being born.
what is your basis for deciding who is igbo or not?
also in terms of voting did the SE vote APC more than the SS? also is jonathan an igbo or ijaw man? the SS have their son out of office and are busy trying to get the federal government to solve their problems while the Igbos are busy trying to destroy their best shots at the federal level.
why did the igbos cry more than the bereaved?

Ndigbo are the ones who need a peaceful Nigeria more than any other tribe, because they have more at stake in the unity and stability of Nigeria.

if truly you need peace as posulate from the article, pls why all the unrest you guys are creating because of biafra, even in lagos,

So why should an Igbo man expect any appointment from a President they voted against?

I so much fall in love with this sentence.
if you are not expecting any appointment, why are you guys creating so much tension around the politics.

the other days, you guys are the one that stage a protest in support of saraki.
why saraki people are in kwara waiting to stone him again yesterday, and he refuse to celebrate oct 1st with them.

igbokwesampson:

SINCE President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB came to power, people have argued that Ndigbo should be punished for not voting massively for him. Some say it was a political miscalculation by the Igbos, that they put all their eggs in the basket of former President Goodluck Jonathan, they are politically naïve, and all that. Such people do not understand where Igbos are coming from. Igbos are very grateful to God for the turnout of events, because if it were not so, they would have been the victims of post elections violence in the north. Igbos have investments in almost every nook and corner of Nigeria, which would have been torched. Ndigbo are the ones who need a peaceful Nigeria more than any other tribe, because they have more at stake in the unity and stability of Nigeria. We simply continue to thank God for Nigeria, in spite of all.

Total rubbish. Is the author trying to suggest that Igbos that voted Jonathan despite their belief that violence would erupt if Buhari lost, did so so that they would not be victims of post elections violence and wanted to protect their investments? Such senselessness and mischief is not unexpected from an author desperately seeking any excuse for the SE's myopic political decisions.

igbokwesampson:

But these men have continued to goad PMB to do all he can to punish Igbos for not voting for him, and his kitchen cabinet appointments, to the complete exclusion of Ndigbo, confirms his position.
Newspaper reports carry a speculated list of PMB’s Ministers’ nominees, and out of 27, there are only three Igbo names, 10 percent, of which two of them, were major instruments in hacking down GEJ. In essence,and properly too, Igbos have only one person on that list.

How many states are there in the SE in the first place? How about the over 250 other tribes? So the ministerial candidates are no longer Igbo because they worked against Jonathan? Is he Igbo?

igbokwesampson:

The South South has six names, 22 percent; The north has four names,15 percent, while the Yorubas, the owners of APC have 14 names, 52 percent of the list. Subject to Senate clearance, these plus the northern dominated kitchen cabinet will be the face of leadership under PMB for the next four years.

What was expected after the party was totally rejected by the region? Suddenly the SS as a region is no longer a political trick used by the North to divide the east, but is now a legitimate competing region now that it favours the SE's argument.

Nonsense.

igbokwesampson:

During the struggles for Nigeria’s independence, the three major tribes of Igbos, Hausas and Yorubas worked, fought for, and got it, but while the Yorubas and Igbos fought for a Nigeria, that would be a free state for all, the Hausas wanted a Nigeria, that they would rule, dominate, and control politically.

More lies and mischief. Who destroyed federalism and introduced the unitary system of governance in order to ensure Igbo dominance? Ironsi.

No mention was also made of the murder of Northern leaders which triggered the massacre in the first place.

So much dishonesty is one article it's nauseating to go on reading. This article is complete rubbish.

igbokwesampson:

[s] Post-independence, the three regions, were in healthy competition, with Agriculture as the mainstay of the economy. Power was delicately balanced between the regions, until there was a confirmation, that abundant oil resources was in the bowel of the South South (Niger Deltans), and South East (Igbos). To dislodge the arrangement they provoked the pogrom against Igbos from 1965 in the north, which lead to the declaration of Biafra, by Igbos and the war that followed from 1966 to 1970, during which Igbos were killed mercilessly, and blockaded economically.
Owelle Azikiwe in the heat of that war made a representation for Peace Keeping, to the world, at the United Nations, but the world looked the other way, engineered by our Colonial masters, and Biafra was defeated. After that war, the UN subsequently dusted Owelle Azikiwe’s presentation, and started applying it for Peace Keeping around the world today. What they laughed at when it was the case of Igbo man, they used to prevent killings in subsequent cases. We thank God that it was an Igbo man who sowed the seed of Peace Keeping to prevent genocide around the world.
Ndigbo must always thank God for General Yakubu Gowon. But for him, some of those claiming to love Igbos more than their own parents today, wanted to wipe Igbos from the face of this earth. They are still around us today, and have continued to make highly provocative statements against Igbos, taunting Igbos, gloating in the victory of PMB. Yes, they have put Igbos out of governance today, but Igbos are grateful to God for this; they have come a long way from 1966, and have made great contributions towards the building of the robust, virile, and growing economy of Nigeria.
God is using these hateful Nigerians, to pull Igbos back to develop their region, which they shall begin to do with the guidance of the same God that kept them thus far. This is why good counsel must be given to MASSOB to remain peaceful, and within the confines of Nigeria’s constitution, because, until the philosophy that places one tribe in Nigeria above the rest, is permanently discredited, lasting peace and stability will remain an illusion.
Wisdom should teach MASSOB to avoid exposing themselves to blood thirsty Igbo haters in power.
It has become obvious that Owelle Azikiwe, and Chief Awolowo played into the hands of the north, and lost their mandate to create, and maintain equal opportunities for all in Nigeria. Forty eight years after that mistake,Yorubas and Igbos have refused to look at where they stumbled and fell from, in order to plan their restoration.
2015 is a year of Jubilee, and Change. All things come beautiful in God’s time, and it is time for the recovery of lost mandates.
So why should an Igbo man expect any appointment from a President they voted against? Igbos are wired differently from the rest. They operate a clean system of Council of Elders. They are republican, and free people. The maxim is when a young person washes his hands he can dine with the elders. They cherish and encourage hard work, and achievement in life. Yes, Ndigbo needs and want money, and they use it well, so let the wealth of all other tribes of Nigeria, who do not like money, flow to Ndigbo in Jesus Name. Can I hear someone say Amen ?
Let Ndigbo weep not for what they have lost, and fight for what they have; Weep not for the one who abandoned them and fight for those with them. Weep not for those who hate Ndigbo, but fight for those who want them. Ndigbo must work with others to recover the mandate that they lost in 1965.[/s]

No thanksgiving until Biafia stands.

Igbos can thank only but not giving.

Nigeria allow Biafia to go!

This I am disapointed that vaguard published this trash.

When you see this kind of writeup from a jobless Igbo brother, be sure that it will be followed by vain comments from idle Yorubas.

The real igbo and yoruba men are on the streets doing their own things and going places. Sadly, most southerners are missing out on the wonderful opportunity of the Internet to engage in constructive dialogue instead of raining abuses and childish comments.

What really qualifies the writeup as thrash. To me its a great essay of encouragement for all Igbo. Days will pass and the years with it. There will be an aftermath of Buhari's tenure. One thing is clear. The governance of Nigeria was always built on bigotry and never advanced the life of ordinary or majority of Nigerians. When development is denied the South East, they will always move in droves to where the opportunities exist. Hence we should not expect a decongested Lagos anytime soon. Trust me my people will always struggle for their own in the shop floor and repatriate the money back home. The knock on effect of this wickedness will be clear to our bigoted leaders an all hatchers of ethnic wickedness in a couple of years.

Trash writeup..
It seems our National Dailies are running out of business ideas..
That's why I'll remain 100% loyal to Guardian Newspaper alone

igbokwesampson:
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/for-ndigbo-its-thanksgiving-all-the-way/

SINCEPresident Muhammadu Buhari, PMB came to power, people have argued that Ndigbo should be punished for not voting massively for him. Some say it was a political miscalculation by the Igbos, that they put all their eggs in the basket of former President Goodluck Jonathan, they are politically naïve, and all that. Such people do not understand where Igbos are coming from. Igbos are very grateful to God for the turnout of events, because if it were not so, they would have been the victims of post elections violence in the north. Igbos have investments in almost every nook and corner of Nigeria, which would have been torched. Ndigbo are the ones who need a peaceful Nigeria more than any other tribe, because they have more at stake in the unity and stability of Nigeria. We simply continue to thank God for Nigeria, in spite of all.
But these men have continued to goad PMB to do all he can to punish Igbos for not voting for him, and his kitchen cabinet appointments, to the complete exclusion of Ndigbo, confirms his position.
Newspaper reports carry a speculated list of PMB’s Ministers’ nominees, and out of 27, there are only three Igbo names, 10 percent, of which two of them, were major instruments in hacking down GEJ. In essence,and properly too, Igbos have only one person on that list.
The South South has six names, 22 percent; The north has four names,15 percent, while the Yorubas, the owners of APC have 14 names, 52 percent of the list. Subject to Senate clearance, these plus the northern dominated kitchen cabinet will be the face of leadership under PMB for the next four years.
This list explains why all our fiery newspaper and television commentators could not see anything wrong with the last four months as they are mostly on the list. Two Igbo proverbs will suffice here; when your pear roasts, you lick it, and enjoy it, and; If the hunted game escapes today, there will be hunting tomorrow. We thank God for them and for this nation.
President Buhari
During the struggles for Nigeria’s independence, the three major tribes of Igbos, Hausas and Yorubas worked, fought for, and got it, but while the Yorubas and Igbos fought for a Nigeria, that would be a free state for all, the Hausas wanted a Nigeria, that they would rule, dominate, and control politically. Post-independence, the three regions, were in healthy competition, with Agriculture as the mainstay of the economy. Power was delicately balanced between the regions, until there was a confirmation, that abundant oil resources was in the bowel of the South South (Niger Deltans), and South East (Igbos). To dislodge the arrangement they provoked the pogrom against Igbos from 1965 in the north, which lead to the declaration of Biafra, by Igbos and the war that followed from 1966 to 1970, during which Igbos were killed mercilessly, and blockaded economically.
Owelle Azikiwe in the heat of that war made a representation for Peace Keeping, to the world, at the United Nations, but the world looked the other way, engineered by our Colonial masters, and Biafra was defeated. After that war, the UN subsequently dusted Owelle Azikiwe’s presentation, and started applying it for Peace Keeping around the world today. What they laughed at when it was the case of Igbo man, they used to prevent killings in subsequent cases. We thank God that it was an Igbo man who sowed the seed of Peace Keeping to prevent genocide around the world.
Ndigbo must always thank God for General Yakubu Gowon. But for him, some of those claiming to love Igbos more than their own parents today, wanted to wipe Igbos from the face of this earth. They are still around us today, and have continued to make highly provocative statements against Igbos, taunting Igbos, gloating in the victory of PMB. Yes, they have put Igbos out of governance today, but Igbos are grateful to God for this; they have come a long way from 1966, and have made great contributions towards the building of the robust, virile, and growing economy of Nigeria.
God is using these hateful Nigerians, to pull Igbos back to develop their region, which they shall begin to do with the guidance of the same God that kept them thus far. This is why good counsel must be given to MASSOB to remain peaceful, and within the confines of Nigeria’s constitution, because, until the philosophy that places one tribe in Nigeria above the rest, is permanently discredited, lasting peace and stability will remain an illusion.
Wisdom should teach MASSOB to avoid exposing themselves to blood thirsty Igbo haters in power.
It has become obvious that Owelle Azikiwe, and Chief Awolowo played into the hands of the north, and lost their mandate to create, and maintain equal opportunities for all in Nigeria. Forty eight years after that mistake,Yorubas and Igbos have refused to look at where they stumbled and fell from, in order to plan their restoration.
2015 is a year of Jubilee, and Change. All things come beautiful in God’s time, and it is time for the recovery of lost mandates.
So why should an Igbo man expect any appointment from a President they voted against? Igbos are wired differently from the rest. They operate a clean system of Council of Elders. They are republican, and free people. The maxim is when a young person washes his hands he can dine with the elders. They cherish and encourage hard work, and achievement in life. Yes, Ndigbo needs and want money, and they use it well, so let the wealth of all other tribes of Nigeria, who do not like money, flow to Ndigbo in Jesus Name. Can I hear someone say Amen ?
Let Ndigbo weep not for what they have lost, and fight for what they have; Weep not for the one who abandoned them and fight for those with them. Weep not for those who hate Ndigbo, but fight for those who want them. Ndigbo must work with others to recover the mandate that they lost in 1965.

Beautiful