It's been long I resolved never to publicly denigrate my tribe or people, no matter what. Never. Igbo people are still the only people who publicly disparage their own to sound 'objective', 'balanced', 'civilised', 'activistic', and like 'something else'. Those who habitually do this hope to carry favour from and win popularity with other tribes who, inwardly and genuinely, see them as losers. And this attitude has never helped any of the grovellers. They always come home, old, crying and full of 'lessons'.
My own pledge!

Culled from David Okoroafor FB wall.

MayorofLagos:


[s]We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria? [/s]

yorubas are now stealing boiling pot of amala to feed and survive if you don't know.

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

For once stop your boufonery and tribalism inherited from Awolowo... fulanis kidnapped falai.... the grazing bill is archaic and every sane person should oppose it

ycat:
It's puzzling!
[s]
They know we really want them to be happy with their choices. They know without Yoruba the country they will end up building will be like we already have all over Africa, uncivilized nations that will repel foreign investors and live in isolation. If they can't tolerate their fellow country men, how will they allow foreigners to have peace of mind in their midst. We just didn't know it, Yoruba made Nigeria what it is today, even the north wouldn't mind to lose SE and SS but will be sad to let SW go. We bring sanity to Nigeria. The international community will listen to Yoruba before any other if civil unrest breaks out cos they know who we are as peace loving, tolerant and much more civilized and fair. All human rights lawyers and activists are Yoruba and have fought for more non-Yoruba. Is it this people who don't even know that they have right to their biafra and can pursue it without resulting in emotional blackmail and abuse that make the agitation looks like some dirty jokes? They are confused, and we have no.medicine for that.[/s]

The north would not mind to lose SE & SS yet they sacrified their young men during the Biafran war to keep Nigeria one!

And yorubas even joined them??

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

So Yoruba land can singlehandedly sustain Nigeria and you people are not doing that, instead you depend on the oil from our land. We have used oil money to develop Lagos and Abuja for you people but it will not last forever. Very soon that your cocoa product will be sustaining South west and Northern Nigeria.

Some people will just come on Nairaland and spew rubbish.....did u know how long the ss oil and se oil hav been sustaining nigeria? Or why u said this is because the oil price is down.....some people self....

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

Wow, maybe yoruba land should be made the national grazing reserve for the fulanis and other cattle rearers

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

SamMilla1:


Maybe we should make a rule that no body mentions any other tribe on this forum, and see who gets banned first.

Once again, nobody is begging you to join anybody. If you have any sense, you will understand that whether you like it or not, we are all in Southern Nigeria; Both West and East.

We can stay apart and hate each other all we want, afterall nobody is begging for food from the other. But whether you agree or not, the South East aren't rushing to borrow money from you any time soon because apart from Lagos that belongs to everybody, I don't see anywhere else better than the rest.

luv how articulate you are wit ur points .have nvr seen a tribe so deluded wit self praise that they confuse it wit reality like d S W

[quote author=YorubaFynest post=47741612]

Who are the beggars of Nigeria?

SE collects allocation funds from oil money
SE has higher poverty rate than SW
SE also owes salaries

What does SE produce?









How wr u able to kp a straight face wen u typed " S E has higher poverty rate dan S W" .
HILARIOUS.

@ MayorofLagos, I can see that you yorubas are truly delusional and foolishly arrogant.

You overrate yourselves.

SamMilla1:
Very good.

I hope our friends from the West will join us.
It's good to have one voice in the entire south.
We need to send a message to the Fulas that we are united too.


....

Watch how my SW friends will tear me apart because of this comment.
They will claim they are fine and don't need Niger Delta or Biafra,

Until a pipeline goes up in flames somewhere in Gbaramatu,
Then Federal Government loses money and sacks people from Ekiti or Osun.
Then it affects everyone.

me sef. the biggest mistake we westerners can make is ceding a reserve to those people. they're no good.

ycat:
It's puzzling!

They know we really want them to be happy with their choices. They know without Yoruba the country they will end up building will be like we already have all over Africa, uncivilized nations that will repel foreign investors and live in isolation. If they can't tolerate their fellow country men, how will they allow foreigners to have peace of mind in their midst. We just didn't know it, Yoruba made Nigeria what it is today, even the north wouldn't mind to lose SE and SS but will be sad to let SW go. We bring sanity to Nigeria. The international community will listen to Yoruba before any other if civil unrest breaks out cos they know who we are as peace loving, tolerant and much more civilized and fair. All human rights lawyers and activists are Yoruba and have fought for more non-Yoruba. Is it this people who don't even know that they have right to their biafra and can pursue it without resulting in emotional blackmail and abuse that make the agitation looks like some dirty jokes? They are confused, and we have no.medicine for that.

We watch you people daily and keep mute,
Not because you're more rational, rather and
Yes, because just people don't do politics.

But with an intelligent mind,
I'll analyze this matter thus:

SW in the interest of national stability has no choice than to toe the line of the SS/SE, not necessarily because they're indispensable in ordinary matters.

If you people refuse, and eventually the grazing bill is passed,
Can you predict what the aftermath will be?

You may not like it.

This is not a case of IPOB youths standing alone,
But their leaders and everyone is involved.

In the interest of national stability and security-commonsense,

SW has no choice.

I won't reply any quotes.

Thanks.

YorubaFynest:


Fulanis own Enugu.

loool hw can u use d name yorubafinest and yet cant come up wit any articulate facts to defend ur arguments, you are embarrassing ur pple nt jus with ur arguments but for the fact u forget great tribes/ races leave there comfort zones to conquer others or make money from them.
roman empire
british empire
chinese
jews etc
no disrespect but how do u think d SW would luk like without the S E venturing over there.
have come to realise most yorubas hv that genetic malfunction of leaving dr comfort zones to make money mayb as a result of fear or laziness.

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

Did u even read and understand what he wrote, he said join hands to stop the impending danger that may result if the bill is passed and u are here talking about what you can't even defend. How do you Pple breath with all this hate

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

Did you even read and understand what he said...he talked about unity and oneness in adressing this issue that may bring disaster if passed into law and u are here talking about what you can't even defend. Sometimes I wonder how you Pple breathe with this amount of hatred

MayorofLagos:


We depend on oil now and SS cant even carry itself, not to talk of supporting the whole country.

If you turn off the oil and dry up the national revenue from oil exports, Yorubaland singlehandedly can sustain Nigeria. No other region or people has capability to do that.

So who are you that we need to join you, what influence or power do you have from SS/SE to shape national events across Nigeria?

without d igboz Lagos is dead. so

YorubaFynest:
In addition to being politically savvy, the SW is currently diversifying her economy while some touts keep shouting "Yoruba Yoruba, we hate you".

[size=15pt]INVESTOR PLEDGES $30M FOR OYO AGRIC INITIATIVE[/size]
http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/investor-pledges-30m-for-oyo-agric-initiative/


[size=15pt]Ogun State emerge as new industrial hub of Nigeria
[/size]
http://tv.guardian.ng/news/business/ogun-state-emerge-as-new-industrial-hub-of-nigeria/


[size=15pt]N4.5 Billion Clay Factory Berths In Ogun[/size]
http://www.ogtv.com.ng/n4-5-billion-clay-factory-berths-in-ogun/


[size=15pt]Ogun State Govt. To Partner With IFAD On Rice, Cassava Production[/size]
www.channelstv.com/2016/06/18/ogun-state-govt-to-partner-with-ifad-on-rice-cassava-production/


[size=15pt]Ondo bitumen to kick off with 10,000 barrel per day
[/size]
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/ondo-bitumen-kick-off-10000-barrel-per-day/


[size=15pt]Ondo set to become medical tourism hub[/size]
http://guardian.ng/features/ondo-set-to-become-medical-tourism-hub/


[size=15pt]
Revival of cocoa industry in Osun[/size]
http://sunnewsonline.com/revival-of-cocoa-industry-in-osun/

[size=15pt]
Osun to Become Hub of Cocoa Production in Nigeria[/size]


[size=15pt]Armoured Vehicles Manufacture Hub[/size]
http://proforcedefence.com/


[size=15pt]Economic and social integration of the South West zone[/size]
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/state-of-the-nation-economic-and-social-integration-of-the-south-west-zone/


[size=15pt]Lagos, Kebbi to Produce 70% of Nigeria's Rice Requirements
[/size]
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/24/lagos-kebbi-to-produce-70-of-nigerias-rice-requirements/


[size=15pt]Lagos to become entertainment hub of Africa – Commissioner[/size]


[size=15pt]Ado-Odo/Ota LG in Ogun generates N103.5m in 6 months
[/size]
www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/ado-odoota-lg-ogun-generates-n103-5m-6-months/



Will update this list later

Hmmn.nice sound track.meet don baba J 4 d beat.even wit al dis u re singing.decades to CME its still oil.or may b since al dis industries Nd we think we can now live independently I strongly advocate for a referendum so we can all ve peace.jst saying bro..!

Children everywhere....... what I clearly got here is 'this will send a message to the Fulani's that we are united'.
But here we have people that are being fully fed by their parents throwing insults, but when the Fulanis starts killing in the east, south and west the voice of these three regions will be so loud as one and united.

To my fellow Yoruba people who are not even from Lagos and doing as if their states are doing well and paying workers, please are you with the Fulanis?

YorubaFynest


You just dey shout upandan like u get sense or know anything but you just foolin itself.. The topic is SE and SS if nor be amebo wetin carry u enter?

2ndly, every country is divided into two North & South or between West and East ( depending on the geographical area of the country) Why you dey sideline Yoruba from Southern Nigeria?


Do you think Lagos can sustain West if Oil and other thing leave South South and South East? R if the country divide, do you think Shell, Chevron and other HQ will be in Lag? What about HQ of banks and other business HQ operating in other region but has HQ in Lag will it still be there?

The Seaport and Airport Do you think it will be functioning as it now that the whole country depends in it.... Don't you think others willbe build I'm other region....let's shun hate and forecast future not now cuz they will never be June 2016 again.



Just think future: Remember Lagos govt ban bike but indirectly ban Mechani, Bke spare part dealer and bike agberos... One thin must affect others Westerners let us think. Thank You


Cc
Mayoroflagos


By the way the post na about Herds grazing bill and una turn am to who need each other most.., we need each other to survive west, south east.. Just shun PRIDE and work together

SamMilla1:
Very good.

I hope our friends from the West will join us.
It's good to have one voice in the entire south.
We need to send a message to the Fulas that we are united too.


....

Watch how my SW friends will tear me apart because of this comment.
They will claim they are fine and don't need Niger Delta or Biafra,

Until a pipeline goes up in flames somewhere in Gbaramatu,
Then Federal Government loses money and sacks people from Ekiti or Osun.
Then it affects everyone.

Suddenly they are your friends? Lols. Laughable people.

People just come online and start mis yarning. A lot of peeps here only see differences or pronlems and don't know how much we've gone into eachother. I remember my days at Olodi-Apapa a lot of brothers and sis from the east, never knew they were that much in Lag, enjoyed my stay, the Ladies were beautiful I no go lie. Go checkout Jikwoyi in Abj same. We need to tolerate each other. If we keep fighting each other to whose gain?

OP made a very strong point by asking for a united south. But some overfed and empty mammals read his post without their brains, because it has been detached from its position in their head. Ndi ara.

mamaafrik:
yioo da fun e laiye yi,the south wont listen,bawo lobo se shori tinaki o se,we handle pig rearing,poultry and fishing better than the north,what stops us from rearing cattles?,where are the state ministries of agric,where are the research institutes?,where are the tertiary instuitions when you need them?,we dont need theories anymore,roll out the improved breeds,feed and structures,you individual too engage in cattle rearing,if it isnt profitable they wont be coming as far as north to sell it here, ...........all of you throwing yoruba-ibo spades and daggers,tell me,have u ever seen the north speak with so much disunity??,ori dedeyin ti yi,do dey limit their attacks on one of yoruba,ibo,ss or even north central alone, north dont care nor respect u and wen they cant go forward without one of you is wen dey connive with one of you and use their divide and rule system,they know they can't compete favourably with south in entertainment,academic,intelligesia,trade,sport industry, but once the throw that POLITICAL apple of discord to the south you people will fall yakata(and dey say,see the intelligent mumus),we have many enthnicities in the north like the south but have you seen it before,The north central,SW,SE,SS,YOU ALL SHOULD DROP YOUR EGOs AND FIGHT WITH AS A COMMON FRONT,do this and send down 3300kv volt down their spine or can you,yes you,can you tell me where it had taken us to all dis while?.

If NL likes had meaning, i'd give u 1000 of 'em. Ure d only person that has made sense on this thread so far. Sometimes I worry about d sanity of some of our youth who chest-beat n boast like they n their families have single handedly helped their respective tribes and states to become what they r 2day. Who made any of 'em spokesmen for their regions? The thread is about a state n region unifying to protest against what is perceived as land grabbing, n not about who is more relevant in the country. Someone even boasted about being proud 2b used by d fulanis #sickening. Delta state n it's indigenes do not support biafra. And by d way, the hausas n fulanis r also polarized. They only come 2geda whn d common enemy is d south, not west or east but d south! If u dnt knw wht 2say, rather than boast n and abuse ur fellow southerner shut up! Except ur name is awolowo tinubu or obj ur words dnt carry weight as regards d decisions of d SW.

SamMilla1:


What exactly does South East import from South West?
Just name one.

You asked for one but I'll gladly name two.

http://www.yohaig.ng/nigerian-newspapers/punch-newspaper/anambra-firm-sign-mou-on-n13bn-poultry/

Obiano said:

“At the moment, all the day-old chicks sold in the South-East are brought in from Oyo State.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1397911306901737&id=312716338754578

According to Professor Chukwuemeka Omaliko:

On top of that, no less than 60% of all the fish sold in Onitsha are sourced from Ibadan

Now you tell us one thing the SW imports from the SE? Oops! My bad! Sorry I forgot you all are landlocked and actually depend on SW ports for all your importations.

Cc: YorubaFynest, aresa, MayorofLagos, ycat, scholes00, whathaveidone, totit, hagm0nd, musiwa419, ba7man, oduastates

SamMilla1:
Very good.

I hope our friends from the West will join us.
It's good to have one voice in the entire south.
We need to send a message to the Fulas that we are united too.


....

Watch how my SW friends will tear me apart because of this comment.
They will claim they are fine and don't need Niger Delta or Biafra,

Until a pipeline goes up in flames somewhere in Gbaramatu,
Then Federal Government loses money and sacks people from Ekiti or Osun.
Then it affects everyone.

This last election had revealed the moral decadence that's taken over those said regions.

The southwest do not share ideology or moral foundations with the southeast and southern parts of this country.

You support violence and division, we don't.

You openly support corruption, we don't and those that do still have enough shame not to publicly defend it.

You select leaders based on sentiments and how well they oppose APC, Northerners and southwesterners, we select based on perception of performance.

This GEJ's administration has proven you guys are just as bad as the northerners you love to hate.

I would prefer the southwest embrace Benin Republic and Togo......... at least they're peaceful.

ba7man:
This last election had revealed the moral decadence that's taken over those said regions.

The southwest do not share ideology or moral foundations with the southeast and southern parts of this country.

You support violence and division, we don't.

You openly support corruption, we don't and those that do still have enough shame not to publicly defend it.

You select leaders based on sentiments and how well they oppose APC, Northerners and southwesterners, we select based on perception of performance.

This GEJ's administration has proven you guys are just as bad as the northerners you love to hate.

I would prefer the southwest embrace Benin Republic and Togo......... at least they're peaceful.

So Biafra and Niger Delta support Violence, while your bed mates in the north support peace. Hypocrite

lordyugo:



loool hw can u use d name yorubafinest and yet cant come up wit any articulate facts to defend ur arguments, you are embarrassing ur pple nt jus with ur arguments but for the fact u forget great tribes/ races leave there comfort zones to conquer others or make money from them.
roman empire
british empire
chinese
jews etc
no disrespect but how do u think d SW would luk like without the S E venturing over there.
have come to realise most yorubas hv that genetic malfunction of leaving dr comfort zones to make money mayb as a result of fear or laziness.

Lols how come the igbos DID NOT CROSS INTO YORUBA LAND until nigeria became one?

Sometimes I seat back and laugh when I hear this biafra and igbo superiority ish sha.

Everyone always believes this fantasy that lagos will collapse once the igbos go. I just laugh. There were ports @ calabar and rivers yet the brits chose lagos as the HQ.

U misunderstood business acumen for leadership... have u calculated the number of igbos living outside "biafra"? Have u wondered how come it was so easy to take cross river and akwa ibom? Thus "encircling " the biafran army?

You do not know the basics of war and economic growth, if u did you would realise that EVEN IF PH becomes part of biafra tomorrow cameroon and nigeria would still enjoy the benefits of biafras oil( I won't tell u why). If God forbid biafrans don't get ph then u can forget it that nation would be DOA.

Now to the pertinent issues of resettlement of biafrans in nigeria once biafra gets independence they would become immigrants and thus would have to first return to their countries then officially apply for visas (or WOULD U DELUDE YOURSELF THAT IGBOS WONT WANT TO TROOP BACK INTO NIGERIA IN THEIR MILLIONS??)
Or do u think biafra can contain the vast number of igbos in the north and south? Lol

Lemme not list other key factors, continue envisioning a utopian state.

As for igbo businesses they would become nationalised and handed over to nigerians and after a while things will normalise.

The truth is biafrans cannot do without the WEST. But funny enough the igbos are MORE CONNECTED TO THE NORTH. Take it or leave it.

The NDA bombings are actually being done to undermine the financial strength of FG. A war is coming, if not this year then definitely next year us analytical minds already know this.

I actually want biafra to win so that your eyes can open and see the benefits u enjoyed as nigerians.

Once again I ask you why history tells us that westerners and northerners did interact with each other and fought wars but the igbos didnt. Why

The igbos have been the major gainers from the Nigerian union yet keep claiming naija will fall without them. #grand delusion.

The greatest losers have always been the south-south who have been colonised by the igbos.
I will be seating in my living room watching amanpour report on the igbo-ijaw/efik/ibibio civil war in biafra lol

Small Small them go take over the struggle from the common man.
I will wait for NDA to clear the air

SamMilla1:
Very good.

I hope our friends from the West will join us.
It's good to have one voice in the entire south.
We need to send a message to the Fulas that we are united too.


....

Watch how my SW friends will tear me apart because of this comment.
They will claim they are fine and don't need Niger Delta or Biafra,

Until a pipeline goes up in flames somewhere in Gbaramatu,
Then Federal Government loses money and sacks people from Ekiti or Osun.
Then it affects everyone.

ba7man:
This last election had revealed the moral decadence that's taken over those said regions.

The southwest do not share ideology or moral foundations with the southeast and southern parts of this country.

You support violence and division, we don't.

You openly support corruption, we don't and those that do still have enough shame not to publicly defend it.

You select leaders based on sentiments and how well they oppose APC, Northerners and southwesterners, we select based on perception of performance.

This GEJ's administration has proven you guys are just as bad as the northerners you love to hate.

I would prefer the southwest embrace Benin Republic and Togo......... at least they're peaceful.

@first post:

Some of us understands your perspective to national issues; however, we advise caution when calling for such 'unity'.

The 'unity' is essential but there's a lot of water under the bridge already, and the best is for the two block to stay widely apart; however, they could maintain an invisible communication towards working to a prefered future for Southern Nigeria while working in isolation.

SE/SS has all the leverage to exert its will in this matter and others, and only needs 'unity of purpose' and off course 'stay on course' till the end.

"This joint parliamentary session(s) is heavily pregnant - the wise should urgently start correcting the wrongs/injustices in/of Nigeria else they miss the bus".

@second post
Irrelevant to the discussion.

[quote author=YorubaFynest post=47741371]
CHILDISH COMMENT

Once again Ibos drag Yoruba/SW into this force SS/SE marriage.

Are you guys okay?

Join you kini? A group that hates itself?

Is it by force?

The SW is not interested. Lagos + Osun + Oyo + Ogun + Ondo + Ekiti is not joining y'all. The SW's voice alone is enough to drown these two regions combined.