ndoeyopbennet:


By repetition the point is sunked into the heart of everyone who thinks Niger Delta is Biafran territory.

We ddidnt ask for referendum. Our leaders have all spoken. Take it or leave it.

fratermathy:


Omote, ke mavor?

Iskander4:
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kingzizzy:


Whenever I hear 'we south/south', I already know whatever will follow after that will be fraudulent.

The term South/South is not recognised in Nigerian law same as South East. South South is just geopolitical zone, a geopolitical zone is just a group of people who are most likely to vote in a similar way.

A geopolitical zone is not a people. There are over 40 minority tribes in the south of Nigeria , I am yet to see one single authentic organisation that speaks for them all. All we see is one organisation or the other with ridiculous sounding names that always ends with 'Niger Delta' sitting anywhere from Yenagoa to Eket and claiming to be the mouthpiece of all the minorities and never managing to achieve anything.

On the issue of Biafra, not everyone will like the idea. Not every ethnic group will want to be part of it, some may even prefare Nigeria. That is why no ethnic group shoup speak for another. If there should be anyone speaking for each ethnic group, it should be their apex social and political organisations.

Finally, these people who like to think that Biafra is an Igbo thing are really funny. The last president of Biafra, General Philip Effiong, was not an Igbo man.

So if Biafra was just about Igbos, how could an Annang/Ibibio man like General Effiong ever become its president?

In a 1996 interview, Effiong reflected on those events:

I have no regrets whatsoever of my involvement in Biafra or the role I played. The war deprived me of my property, dignity, my name. Yet, I saved so many souls on both sides and by this, I mean Biafra and Nigeria. . . .
I felt that I played a role which has kept this country united till today. . . .
At the end of it all when I saw they (Biafran soldiers) could no longer continue and Ojukwu had fled, I did what was ideal after wide consultation . . . [2]
Efiong died 6 November 2003, at the age of 78 less than two weeks before his 79th birthday.

The vision of Biafra is not Igbo, its eventual capital is not likely to be in Igbo land and there is a good chance that when Biafra returns, its next president might not be an Igbo man.

Blue3k:
All these SS or no SS threads are pointless. Nobody going to force anyone to join. Everyone gets option through referendum. I don't see why nairaland wants to argue about this to infinity. We don't even know if how popular idea is in reality. There's not much data to go on except wor around town.

If SS decides not to participate nobody will cry. Example Scotland decided the wanted to vote on weather to leave UK. Other parts of UK like Wales, North Ireland, and England didn't care to have one. Its honestly not a big deal. Nairaland needs to take chill pill on SS or no SS.

fratermathy:


Your leaders are the ones who said they don't support Biafra. Take up your issues with them.

I'd suggest you call for a town-hall meeting and tender your love for Biafra there and then.

After all, we all have a right to self-determination and if the majority says they need something, NO ONE CAN STOP THEM. Saying you need something when that sentiment has not been expressed by the bulk of your ethnicity/group, is strictly a personal opinion. Personal opinions, however, should be respected even when reminding the opinionated speaker that until the bulk of the group advocates for the cause he speaks for through official statements, public calls, and other forms of mass participation, whatever he/she says remains HIS/HER opinion.

ndoeyopbennet:


By repetition the point is sunked into the heart of everyone who thinks Niger Delta is Biafran territory.

We ddidnt ask for referendum. Our leaders have all spoken. Take it or leave it.

Ibifizzleboy:
y always Niger Delta included in the struggle, does it mean that Biafra will not see the day of light without us?

Sanchez01:

Because whatever follows doesn't sit well with you, yeah? I'm sure you wouldn't term it as rubbish if they all claim they stand with Biafra.


Wrong! The constitution which forms our law recognizes geopolitical zones,and these geopolitical zones are classified grouped based on certain/shared cultural values, beliefs, orientation among many other things.


Again, a geopolitical zone defines a people. No single body can speak on behalf of all the groups in South, this, I believe, explains why they each have representatives and heads who act on their behalf, just as the Ohaneze acts on behalf of all Igbos, regardless of their subsects. While he has no right to speak for all the groups, the article in itself should be your take away; the coming together of various groups and their heads in kicking against a purpose that does not concern them.


Again, fall back to the article. It's just like saying the Yorubas would be a part of Biafra. Ideally, an average Yoruba Yoruba man would kick against the idea as he believes his zone shares no similarly with those who are presently agitating.


That was then. A whole lot has changed now. Effiong might have been a general in the Biafran army, but then we all know that most minority groups were forced to join the war, all thanks to Ojukwu. That said, I believe the Igbos would never allow an Edo/Urhobo/Ijaw man become a governor in any of their states, even though these regions used to be known as one at some point. We are very different and that is the truth.


Save you want to hide from the truth, a whole lot has changed now. Let's not get this mixed up, Ojukwu knew the war was lost and decided to flee, leaving his second-in-command in charge. The war was lost at the time and it was very obvious to both Ojukwu and Effiong. So, saying Effiong was the president from the 8th of January 1970 - to the 12th of January 1970 is laughable. No formal ceremony or handing over was done. It's just like having history record that Osinbajo was once the President of Nigeria. We all know this is false as he didn't take a decision on his own. The same applied to Effiong. Ojukwu fled and simply asked him to surrender five days after.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Effiong


Again, if the vision of Biafra isn't Igbo, how come Igbos have been groaning about wanting to 'control their own destiny'?

The article was first published in 2015,but quite frankly, nothing has changed.

Sanchez01:

To where, please?

ndoeyopbennet:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/biafra-count-us-out-s-south-tells-agitators/

Progressive01:
Tonyebarcanista, stop peeping through the keyhole as though you are trying to see your friend boning his girlfriend. Say what's on your mind.

@ all LiePob yoots: What is soooooooo difficult in your five villages standing alone? Na by force? Na wa oo!

TonyeBarcanista:

This issue is an overflogged one. Since August 2015 o...

My position is already known, repeating myself may not be necessary.

HopeAtHand:
This Biafra issue has been overflogged on this platform and elsewhere simply because the stubborn IPoB never stops hallucinating.

Ive said it severally that a workable model for Biafra is that which is moulded within the 5 SE states framework. Anything other than that will simply be viewed with suspicion, be unacceptable and ultimately renounced.

IPoB come across as being unserious about Biafra as any serious minded organisation will do its diligence, make corrections where neccessary and forge ahead. The decision to stick to unwilling, diverse ethnicities shows they are just a bunch of noisemakers, intent on milking their nuisance value.

biaframustcome:
Stockholm syndrome

feelings of trust or affection felt in many cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim towards a captor.

prince9851:
@op this is old news..november 2015.

Seriously?? Mtchew