SEFAGO:

proof? Whats the motive?


You don't expect people in the north to kill themselves? If my family got killed then it would be painful and I might have a problem with Hausa people and hate them. But I cannot go to the UN and ask for a secession. That's my point.

One of the points I was trying to make was that if hypothetically Nigeria seceded, igbo people will still be killed in the North because they are not wanted there lol. So things wouldn't change.

~Borat~:

Bull[b]sheet[/b]. . .
Nobody wants war. . .

skyranger:

u don't need ppl abroad to instigate a revolt or civil disobedience, the populace react to policies of the govt, positively or negetively,
from Iran, Greece, France, South Africa, Ghana and even Niger lately,
if we understood the meaning of liberty, we would march on every single street while coursing unrest in our clamour for good governance

~Bluetooth:

these diasporians should be mindful of their acts and utterances.if there is a unity of purpose,then nigeria would be a better place for we at home.the thais have been on protest asking for the resignation of the president,the greeks have come out en mass to protest against the austerity measures adopted by their govt and here wa are,there was not a solid protest aginst an absent president for over 3 months.the few protests around we saw never yield any positive objective.if i may ask why cant 50 percent of nigeria pour out to the street to protest the injustice in the nation.people's opinion are never on a national objectivity but their ethnic dominance over the other.what nigeria need is not and never would be war,we need a system that would guarantee equal opportunities to all tribes ireespective of the president's tribe.it is time we saw things from another angle entirely,shun and protest aginst tribalism,nepotism and othet social injustices

morpheus24:

Tis really strange how once Disaporans are put ina negative light on Nairaland na all out WAR.

I say if you are not inthe country and cannot make a sligth of difference to the countries welfare other than ranting and raving behind a computer screen you are no more than a TALKING HEAD!!

I am actually not in the diaspora as I clearly stated. The only reason I go to the diaspora from time to time is to finish at my university in Washington DC

I actually took a semester off.

Exactly.

The ppl begging for separation are either outside of the country, know nothing about Nigeria, or hardcore christians hating Is-Lam on a personal level [fueled by Jos incident].

Separation ko laceration ni

This thread is silly in my opinion, a great majority of those abroad have family back home (at least I can speak for myself and a lot of my friends here in the UK) there is none of those I know who doesn't dream of going back home someday so why should anyone associate war mongering with Nigerians in the diaspora if such a person isn't out of his senses?
All we ask for is improvement in the quality of life back home and I'm sure there are a great many people living in Nigeria who want the same. Individuals may differ in how they believe this can be achieved but only a mumu like the OP can automatically equate an healthy interest in the development of your place of birth to war mongering for selfish purposes.
It is people like the OP who obsfucate issues and create unnecessary divisions which prevent us from moving forward as a people. A Nigerian in the diaspora is still a Nigerian at heart, I wonder why some blockheads simply can't understand something so simple, to paraphrase Arsene Wenger, "It is either they are mentally deficient or just plain malicious".

davidylan:

@ FL Gators . . .

and the people talking about "togetherness" are in the country, know something about it and are softcore atheists who love islam on a personal level?

As duduspace said . . . this thread is meaningless, it isnt helped by people with scanty knowledge populating it with essentially spurious posts.

Most of the southerners asking for separation LIVE IN NIGERIA. The advocates for an SNC were mostly political bigwigs living IN NIGERIA! For those who are calling for "one Nigeria" . . . i guess you will start thinking differently when YOUR OWN FAMILIES have borne the brunt of the ethno-religious chaos called Nigeria. Until then you can all keep waxing poetic while sitting in your comfy chairs in the west.

duduspace:

I wonder why some blockheads simply can't understand something so simple, to paraphrase Arsene Wenger, "It is either they are mentally deficient or just plain malicious".

OP had his visa application denied or something?

This thread is silly in my opinion, a great majority of those abroad have family back home (at least I can speak for myself and a lot of my friends here in the UK) there is none of those I know who doesn't dream of going back home someday so why should anyone associate war mongering with Nigerians in the diaspora if such a person isn't out of his senses?

healthy interest in the development of your place of birth to war mongering

and the people talking about "togetherness" are in the country, know something about it and are softcore atheists who love islam on a personal level?

adeoflagos:

I am not sure many of the respondents here are familiar or aware of the daily frustrations of Nigerians in the diaspora. Let me educate you. This writer is not just any Nigerian roaming the street of Europe or North America.

Just imagine yourself after so many years in Nigeria you find yourseif in the West, and you become conscious of the reality that you don't need rocket scientists to build an organized society with all the basic requirements of life. You realized that the so-called developed "first-world" are inhabited by human like you who does not have some "super-human" capability. Do you know the strength of people coming/working together to acheive a common goal. Everyone add something, and that why Western countries are where they are now. A single person in the West does not make a whole. What you see today is a result of years of toiling. At this time there are people toiling and working to advance things or solve basic human problems. Until we redirect our mind to face the real challenges once we deal with the issue of corruption. Have you ever wondered how much effort it took to come up with the computer you are now using. Have you really questioned anything? If you like, break Nigeria into hundred parts, all those parts or sections are doomed if individuals does not respect one another or place value on life.

I came to Canada without a penny. I was educated with Canadian money up to the highest degree possible. Canadians were not sayng that I couldn't benefit from their system because I was not an 'original" Canadian. I think a lot of Nigerians are sick in the head to a large extent. They believe practicing tribalism empowers them or would solve their problem. Will tribalism or breaking up Nigeria eradicate corruption? Is that not what you believe?

Many diasporans placed their hope on Nigeria; they are hoping to come home to start businesses. But there may be few who for myopic reasons may be interested in pursuing wars, but definitely not many. Come join our gathering, we talk about Nigeria from "morning till night". Last year I came home to organize a conference with a team of scientist from here; I lost money because I simply want to help share knowledge with Nigerians like myself. So, I think many people have to correct the wrong impression that diasporan Nigerians want war. The question is why would they?

Tippy Top:

@ogajim
I don't associate with people of your ilk in my every day business, but am  making an exception today.
Me jealous of your monkey azz? I've lived in the UK for nearly 20yrs f.o.o.l.
I travel most European cities monthly, have business concerns in the US, in short am the geezer you dream of in your fantasy. Your silly azz couldn't decipher my gripe is with those trumpeting war/separation as a solution to all are problems.
Your silly azz didn't see this in my post "For those dolts living abroad who constantly advocate wars, come home and fight, you losers."

## Dude, put the bottle down!

" Don't argue with an IDIOT, he'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience, " that sums up what I think of OP.
I don't care if you've lived in Peckham for over 20 years as it doesn't come with any expiration date or guarantee that you still might not be a fool after all those years, it is hard to be objective when you're drunk as seems to be the case here. I might not spend too much time on NL or else I would have come across the war drums of the so called diasporans but you seem to have seen it but somehow can't seem to publish the thread.

Your "business" in the US remains just that YOURS and has no VALUE to me, why in the World would I fantasize about another guy gay? Slow your roll dude and get some education because you seem to need it after "20 years in the UK"

This is the prevailing mentality in the former South-Eastern region of Nigeria.

Growing up in PH, all our elders used to talk about how good it would be if the South could seperate from the North.

Are those elders also living in the diaspora?