sankky:
Here they go again
Can never understand why yorubas feel extremely insecure (almost to the point of wetting their pants) when issues concerning Igbos arise?
Is this not the so-called unity in diversity. You got to accept the other tribes and their ways of life (so long as that way of life obeys the Nigerian Constitution) or you should call for a split if you are truly honest about rejecting them. Its not a favour and it's not to be begged for.
In all the cities in the worls there always an Eze Ndigbo. But it's only in Yoruba land that people shiver, pee and poo upon hearing it.
in igbo land, there are Serikis all over the cities and nobody cares despite the fact that occasional tribal clashes between Igbos and Hausa's which also happens nationwide.
There are also Serikis in Yoruba land
Tomorrow, out of arrogance, someone will start telling us that they are very accommodatingb, simply because Lagos was made the nation's capital without our consents and was therefore developed with everyone's money. The
attendant result is ripple effect that also spread to neighbouring Yoruba lands. It has nothing to do with being nice or tolerant because any other part of Nigeria that was made the
capital will still have the semblance of what u see now in the West including even the North East.
Some will raise the nauseating poo that people
easily buy land in the West. That's the most asinine argument anyone has ever heard. How does selling land as business to make a living show that you love the
buyer? Why not give out for free? Where will u not buy land in any part of this world if u have your money and can afford it?

saintandsinnerz:

Stop writing like a tout, nobody wants to the obaship of your town, the ezendigbo or whatever is just a ceremonial title and doesn't have any traditional recognition. Moreover, there is an Oba in Abuja and I have not seen anybody bitch*** about it. You guys should stop making a mountain out of a molehill

Shegebanti007:


No is your parents fault that made you useless, because if you were not useless, you will comment with good sense of human. look at you, if igbo people have good upbringing will they have problem with other tribe in Nigeria. Don't worry, we will teach you morons manners on this Nairaland. Oponu oloshi.

sankky:
Here they go again
Can never understand why yorubas feel extremely insecure (almost to the point of wetting their pants) when issues concerning Igbos arise?
Is this not the so-called unity in diversity. You got to accept the other tribes and their ways of life (so long as that way of life obeys the Nigerian Constitution) or you should call for a split if you are truly honest about rejecting them. Its not a favour and it's not to be begged for.
In all the cities in the worls there always an Eze Ndigbo. But it's only in Yoruba land that people shiver, pee and poo upon hearing it.
in igbo land, there are Serikis all over the cities and nobody cares despite the fact that occasional tribal clashes between Igbos and Hausa's which also happens nationwide.
There are also Serikis in Yoruba land
Tomorrow, out of arrogance, someone will start telling us that they are very accommodatingb, simply because Lagos was made the nation's capital without our consents and was therefore developed with everyone's money. The attendant result is ripple effect that also spread to neighbouring Yoruba lands. It has nothing to do with being nice or tolerant because any other part of Nigeria that was made the capital will still have the semblance of what u see now in the West including even the North East.
Some will raise the nauseating poo that people easily buy land in the West. That's the most asinine argument anyone has ever heard. How does selling land as business to make a living show that you love the buyer? Why not give out for free? Where will u not buy land in any part of this world if u have your money and can afford it?

braine:


Imagine. Can a Yoruba or Hausa hold a traditional office in Igboland?

director1900:
there is smething u ibos dnt understand,in ur land yoruba or hausa man has never became a chairman in ur market bt whn u go to alaba in lagos who is their chairman or ladipo or GSM villige,u dmt sell land to other tribes yet u wnt to claim right on sme1 land is dat popssible?

zuchyblink:
That is our way of life,our culture is not rigid and this is one Nigeria. we install Eze ndi Igbo in diapora to maintain our culture. If they are not comfortable with that,they should call for disintegration. As far as there is one Nigeria,we shall continue installing Eze ndi Igbo outside our territories

harmless011:
I dont why we made issues out of nothing the eze ndigbo of a thing is just ceremonial title, the title bearer is still subject to the laws and customs of the host community.
So no need to blow the whole thing out of proportion.

laprince:


Its just ceremonial. Don't take it personal or make it blown out of proportion.

Hollaniyii:
Eze, Oba,Igwe, Emir etc This titles are for traditional rulers in their domain; does that mean the Igbo cannot be under a non Igbo traditional ruler?

sainty2k3:

its supposed to be ceremonial but believe me your people already took it out of proportion. they disobey the law of the land, involved in supremacy battle with the original king. that's absurd. even Igbo's won't take that in their own land

Holyman3:


I guess the Obas and other kings were thrown down from Heaven. They started at a time as well.
The point here is not when anyone started, it is that they have their kings now.
There are over 500k Igbos in Oyo State, Enough to form a country of their own. So, yep, they are entitled to have their leader and call it whatever they like as long as they obey the laws of the host community.

OPCNAIRALAND:
In Yoruba culture an Oba has a spiritual root. During his coronation he is taken to a shrine where certain rites are performed to divinity, the deities of heaven and of earth and also the ancestors. After that he is consecrated using palm frond and water. This is the covenant! This act is uniform throughout Yorubaland.

Our Obas are not elected at a village meeting, there is no voting or constitutional power conferred on an Oba. There is no term of office. His crown is ancient and so is the throne and the Oriki of his seat of power. He was not created by a white man or any foreign authority. These are all aspects of how an Eze gets power. Very strange to us in Yorubaland.

We do not, and we refuse to accept as king on Yorubaland or even recognize as king anyone that was never instituted with a divine order of priestly covenant.

An Eze does not posess a covenant order and therefore must not be accepted in our land as a ruler of any order of society.

laprince:


I don't know the main beef between Yoruba and Ibos. Am not an Ibo.

However, its suppose to remain ceremonial. Not to cause ethnic rivalry, but promote peace.

sankky:
Here they go again
Can never understand why yorubas feel extremely insecure (almost to the point of wetting their pants) when issues concerning Igbos arise?
Is this not the so-called unity in diversity. You got to accept the other tribes and their ways of life (so long as that way of life obeys the Nigerian Constitution) or you should call for a split if you are truly honest about rejecting them. Its not a favour and it's not to be begged for.
In all the cities in the world there's always an Eze Ndigbo. But it's only in Yoruba land that people shiver, pee and poo upon hearing it.
in igbo land, there are Serikis all over the cities and nobody cares despite the fact that there could be occasional tribal clashes between Igbos and Hausa's which also happens nationwide.
There are also Serikis in Yoruba land
Tomorrow, out of arrogance, someone will start telling us that they are very accommodating, simply because Lagos was made the nation's capital without our consents and was therefore developed with everyone's money. The attendant result is a ripple effect that also spread to neighbouring Yoruba lands. It has nothing to do with being nice , hardworking or tolerant because any other part of Nigeria , including the North East,that was made the capital would still have the semblance of what u see now in the West.
Some will raise the usual nauseating poo that people easily buy land in the West. That's the most asinine argument anyone has ever heard. How does selling land as business to make a living show that you love the buyer? Why not give it out for free as a sign of love or friendliness? Where will u not buy land in any part of this world if u have your money and can afford it?

lestat:

My dear don't generalize, that man is probably an illiterate trader whose low self esteem can only be stoked by answering an irrelative title such as eze ndigbo. Trust me when I say for too long these illiterates have paraded themselves as representatives of Igbos and given us a bad name because we the educated ones have kept silent... But no more, I for one do not recognise any eze ndigbo in any state outside the South East, so relax and don't loose any sleep. Just take these guys the way you take agberos because that's how we see them.
Igbos are peace loving and friendly but like other tribes we have miscreants who go around claiming some sort of status like nnamdi kanu.